Recruiting Forum Football Talk II

[Specks]

Not only from the same hometown, I went to the same high school as Aldra Wilson, albeit a few years behind him. I have always said we won the first BCS title on three things: the back of Wilson and his leadership, the legs of Henry, and the foot of Hall.

 

[BruinVol]

You weren’t unique in that thinking. AA took a lot of heat. Schuerholz would’ve bit.

Not so gladly with Bauer (I think a bridge is still in flames). Wouldn’t sneeze at Degrom.

The long term success for the padres deal could still workout fine for them

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Ive disagreed with Snit on a lot of things he's done this year, but so far in the playoffs he has been really good. My only two complaints so far is the PH thing you mentioned and putting Nick in last night I'm not sure he's much of an upgrade defensively.

I had a problem with Pinch hitting Culberson. I get the idea, but* if you were going to pinch hit him in key situations, you should have given him bats during the season. But I agree Snit has been fine in the playoffs.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

And that talent disparity is getting razor thin...every at bat players like Christian Pache receives.

I never want to see Inciarte again

 

[Brillovol]

Football aside, UT has a decent human being as its head coach. This is from this article: How Tennessee reserved the best seats at Neyland Stadium for a new kind of VIP

"Additionally, Casey Pruitt has helped bring players to the hospital who patients idolize, win or lose, as well as her husband.

“In the 15 years I’ve been here, only one other time have we ever had one of the coaches come here,” Allmon said. “It was a specific request and he came, went up a back elevator, saw one patient that had made a special request, went back down the elevator and he left. I thought it would be something similar when Casey brought Jeremy. But I didn’t think they were ever going to leave. Every room he went into, he’d pull up a chair and just become best friends. He’s throwing a football with patients, all kinds of stuff.”

On one visit, he encountered a 12-year-old girl, and in a rocking chair beside her bed, he signed a football and gave it to her. She was not impressed. She informed Pruitt she was a Florida fan. He asked to see the football and uncapped his sharpie.

He proceeded to write “R-E-S-P-E-C-T” on the ball.

“That’s what you’re gonna owe me when we beat Florida,” he said, handing the ball back with a laugh.

He also helped replace a signed Josh Dobbs football for a patient whose ball was lost in the tornadoes that ripped through the mid-state area in early 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in America."

That’s my coach.

 

[csprig9]

If we come out and take care of business, then we are on the right track. Defense needs to take next step and OL really needs to redeem themselves.

Kentucky sports radio up here talking like we have nothing talent wise
Overrated oline
No WR talent
Rbs not as good as theirs
Defense not as talented as theirs
Gonna be an upset if they lose
Need to start JG but if he doeSnt March us down the field on the opening drive and score Then we need to look at other options IMO
Really need to keep UKs confidence down
Can’t let them get a lead

 

[butchna]

Al played against Herbie.

 

[yourstruly23]

I had a problem with Pinch hitting Culberson. I get the idea, but* if you were going to pinch hit him in key situations, you should have given him bats during the season. But I agree Snit has been fine in the playoffs.

I'll add throwing Tomlin out there for the 9th in game two... I get not throwing your studs out there, but ended up having to use Melancon to clean up Tomlin's mess. Would have rather have seen Shane Greene used there.

 

[gordonr24]

Kirk mentioned Al Wilson and Ed Reed as the two greatest defensive players he’s covered in his 25+ years of doing college football, during this year’s season preview show.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

I'll add throwing Tomlin out there for the 9th in game two... I get not throwing your studs out there, but ended up having to use Melancon to clean up Tomlin's mess. Would have rather have seen Shane Greene used there.

That too

 

[Specks]

Al played against Herbie.

Huh. Kirk graduated in 93 and Al played from 95-98. You sure they played against one another?

 

[Batman1948]

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I mean, I’ll never say it to his face, but Al growing some bitch tits.

I've looked at this picture in at least 10 threads and, not once, did I look at his tits. You may need some therapy

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

Kentucky sports radio up here talking like we have nothing talent wise
Overrated oline
No WR talent
Rbs not as good as theirs
Defense not as talented as theirs
Gonna be an upset if they lose
Need to start JG but if he doeSnt March us down the field on the opening drive and score Then we need to look at other options IMO
Really need to keep UKs confidence down
Can’t let them get a lead

I do not understand why KY thinks they have a good football program and team every year since they won nine games. That was a once a decade at most team for them. I don’t see a single position group advantage for them over us.

 

[butchna]

Huh. Kirk graduated in 93 and Al played from 95-98. You sure they played against one another?

Obviously I’m not. That was Bobby Hoying in 96...thanks.

 

[BruinVol]

Looks like Kentucky is really good against the run. Not what I wanted to see when looking at their stats

 

[Batman1948]

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This kid may have a great future in Baseball or Golf. Maybe even hunting.

 

[Johncarter53]

I think Kentucky will have a hard time running the ball but JG will probably turn the ball over a couple times. Vols 27 UK 17

 

[yourstruly23]

Looks like Kentucky is really good against the run. Not what I wanted to see when looking at their stats

Against an Air Raid..... Ole Miss ran the ball at will... Auburn has looked like smashed butthole and won by two scores.. we'll average 4+ a carry

 

[Adam2014]

Against an Air Raid..... Ole Miss ran the ball at will... Auburn has looked like smashed butthole and won by two scores.. we'll average 4+ a carry

I would not say they ran the ball at will... They ran for 139 yards on 38 attempts for a 3.7 ypc average. Auburn only ran for 91 yards with a putrid 3.0 yards per carry.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

Over/under we see a different QB at some point during the Kentucky game?

I definitely think we may see a new quarterback, but I’m more concerned that it will be for the opposing team, and that stoops has been sandbagging Gatewood until we play this week, so that we will not have any film of him in their offense. I said it multiple times, but I think he thought that Kentucky could beat Mississippi State and Ole Miss with Wilson at quarterback.

 

[InVOLuntary]

He’s already had a new account shut down. He has others.

Yea the other one was too obvious.

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

I met a bama fan today. I told him, even though it makes me throw up when I say this, I hope that bama beats the dog **** (sorry my language) out of UGA Saturday. I’m rolling over my future grave

At this point, bama beating uga helps us.
Heck the gators beating uga helps us.

That caused lots of pain and misery to think and then type. For me, not so much bama but gators.

It will be that much sweeter when bama and gators beat uga then we beat both of them. It would then make our loss against uga meaningless. That would also mean that we get to beat bama twice in the same season!
See there’s your Orange lining to that cloud!

 

[gordonr24]

I really hope Saban has to sit at home and watch the game on Saturday and listen to Gary Danielson analyze the game. I’d love to be a fly on the wall and hear that commentary.

 

[VolGee4]

Al played against Herbie.

No. Herbie played in the late 80’s.

Edit: Got corrected.

 

[BruinVol]

I would not say they ran the ball at will... They ran for 139 yards on 38 attempts for a 3.7 ypc average. Auburn only ran for 91 yards with a putrid 3.0 yards per carry.

Yep and MSU only 1.4 yards for rush

if we aren’t over 4 yards a rush we are in trouble. No excuse for us not to run the ball much better then those 3 teams