Change coming?

[Volunt33rs]

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

I'm sure you are right. CJP has said all along the plan has been to get the backups some snaps. Guess he just assumes we will have a big lead.

Like he assumed we’d have against Georgia State?

 

[sona]

It's UTEP
It's UNCC
It's any non power 5 team Tennessee has played in the last 5 years

It's any team with a pulse at this point. VOLS can't afford to sleep on any team that wants and believes they can win.

 

[revjayp]

Bold of you to assume UT will score 63 points

Ha... very true.

 

[WoodsmanVol]

well, since we're talking about last year how about Vandy, Florida. We could speak to this year, this game is more than about stats on a sheet of paper. Do his individual stats mean a damn thing in the win department? No, he is what his record says he is.

What I responded to was this:
Volsfaninva917 said:

It would kill you if BM came in and had a productive day. You would go on and on about JG meaningless stats and how it was just UTC.


Now, admittedly, you weren't talking to me. But I made the glib remark that JG had a productive day and question if anyone died as a result. This implies, glibingly speaking, no one will die if BM had a productive day either. The expected response was: HA HA HA. My bad.

 

[secking]

It's Georgia State, everybody should be playing tomorrow including walk ons.
It's BYU, everybody should be playing tomorrow including walk ons.

If UTC stays within 14 points, Pruitt would follow them back to Chattanooga then follow I-59 back down to Sand Mountain. Tomorrow is a blowout.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

 

[DNBVOL]

Would be wise to play anyone not named JG at QB

 

[Dudleys87]

Literally just means the fans.

His smirk at the end tells me all I need to know. It would be in his best interest when he goes in late in the 3rd or early 4th to sling the hell out of it and make them at least consider it

 

[FBtime]

Scenario...Brian Maurer comes in for an ineffective JG and does very well leading us to a resounding win. JG enters the transfer portal but locks in on his primary and become the first person to transfer to his current school.

 

[sjt18]

This could possibly mean nothing more than they've named Maurer the solid #2.

Of course it could mean something more if any of the earlier rumors about Chaney wanting to play someone else are true. And no, there's nothing wrong or unusual with coaches having discussions and disagreement over when or whether to pull a starter that isn't performing well.

 

[sjt18]

One thing for sure. If someone else gets a chance then it will either vindicate JG or finish his days at UT. He doesn't seem to be a particularly good teammate when he isn't the starter.

 

[Dudleys87]

I mean we could also pack Neyland to 102,455 and chant Mauer for 4 quarters too...


Hard to ignore.

 

[vols1707]

I do like Mauer’s absolute swagger.

I mean the kid just runs out on the field without being told when he sees JG’s shoe thrown.

Now he hints at him playing tomorrow to get the fans excited and asking for it.

I mean I understand why JG plays. But you have a QB that has seen enough and wants to help his team. Respect the swag. Hell put him in, he has more drive to produce without taking a snap than JG has ever shown in his time at Tennessee.

 

[michael_scott]

I don't think JG has played well at all, but this is petty **** to keep bringing this up. It was three years ago and came after he was in the exact situation Maurer is in now, sitting on the bench while the starter stunk up the joint. And it was compounded by Butch lying to him. Let it go, man.

 

[JohnWardForever]

Key word "I Need"

 

[Halph66]

The fans favorite player, the back up QB. Hope it's a prosperous debut. GBO!

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Ah yes, the backup QB--the most popular guy on a bad team.

I remember the backup QB named Peyton Manning.

 

[savannahfan]

What I've seen of CJP handling the QB situation so far tells me I shouldn't get hopeful of someone besides JG getting meaningful time. But if they do, that will actually be something to be excited about

I wonder if CJP is really handling the QB situation. Seems to me he would at least acknowledge the guys on his staff that have been QBs and a good a handler of offense. Maybe they are just now saying someone else is ready and he will pull the trigger.

 

[orangebloodgmc]

JG had a productive day against Auburn last year. Did anyone die? Just saying.

And KY too, right?

 

[savannahfan]

I remember the backup QB named Peyton Manning.

He was never a "backup" QB. He was being held back until he understood the system and had adapted to the college football environment.

 

[The Original Fade]

Hope so. He’s literally the only thing I look forward to seeing Saturday.

I want to see Chandler and Gray truck and juke all day long

 

[tallahasseevol]

He wasn't pulled. He didn't see the field after apparently being told he would.

I know that. I'm talking about him getting pulled this game when he comes out and misses receivers by 3-feet again.

Saw a stat this morning from PFF where only 42% of his passes against BYU were accurate.

 

[The Original Fade]

This isn't some sort of cryptic nod to fans about him playing or starting. It is what is; an appeal for fans to show up when attendance is expected to be low.

Agree, but the resident tools on the board are taking it as an opportunity to trash JG again and take personal shots at him. JG has done nothing but stay out of trouble and do the best that he can to play QB at UT. So he’s not good enough, most of us agree on that. But to take personal shots at him says more about the immaturity of some of our fans than it does about JG.

 

[Mccage]

Ask Tony B!