Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Orange Studs]

I’m sorry to hear. I think everyone is tired of 2020. Everyone has dealt with something. I lost my mom and spent two days in quarantine at the hospital for a false positive. Life throws you punches, but you have to get up and fight back.

We got hope coming now at least.

 

[BJWeeks]

Come on LA VoL you know we wanna hear what you think about non recruiting matters and swinging for the fences

 

[Jackcrevol]

I don’t buy that. I get JG was exactly that to our team. But he should be smart enough to scheme around his ineffectiveness. We never had a solid offensive gameplan it seemed

I think Chaney is fine.

Restrictor plate: Bald headed egg shaped noggin' who knows everything.

 

[Orange Studs]

It was the Battle of LA this weekend. We are a house divided, so...

Not going to ask the obvious cause I am afraid I might get an answer I might not like. LOL

 

[RikidyBones]

I don’t buy that. I get JG was exactly that to our team. But he should be smart enough to scheme around his ineffectiveness. We never had a solid offensive gameplan it seemed

JG was trash in a million ways. No way to scheme around that effectively. I also think there are differences in methodology with the OL. Got to get that on the same page.

WR is the best offensive group and may be the best position group in the team in terms of development.
Then RBs
Then secondary
TEs/DL/Lbers are on the same level
OL
QB

In that order!!

 

[appyvol]

It was the Battle of LA this weekend. We are a house divided, so...

Which side of that division are you on?

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

I want to believe OB about swinging for the fences, but 13 years of mediocrity has me skeptical. I want them to prove me wrong and trot out a sure fire winner. If Pruitt is back next year, I don’t want to hear anything about this university caring about winning.

I think at this point all we can hope for is that the powers that be have finally reached a tipping point of being sick and tired of having a mediocre program. Hopefully, they are like us and are tired of the experiments, and are about to put their money where their mouth is to go out and hire an elite and proven head coach. Let’s just hope so at least.

 

[Skizer41]

That is the thing...some believe we still don’t know what he is and isn’t. I’m one of those people. Don’t need to argue about that, just a statement that some people have seen flashes and a young HC who is learning how to be an HC. One who has set a decent formation and made a few deadly mistakes, QB namely. I’m not saying he’s the guy, I’m just saying I don’t know that he isn’t the guy yet.

Speaking of formations he can't even get his guys lined up consistently.

 

[Geronimo]

It was the Battle of LA this weekend. We are a house divided, so...

That doesn’t excuse your behavior. You have an obligation to prioritize our rampant speculation and childish rants over any other facets of life.

Don’t let it happen again. We know where you live.

 

[Batman1948]

- Hubbs on if someone on staff reads the chat

I doubt someone on staff reads message boards but I can see maybe a low level person in the football office scanning the boards and passing the information to someone on staff. That would seem to be the logical way to it.

 

[LA Vol]

The aTm outcome doesn't matter. What matters is if UT can make a hire it wants. I'm hundreds of posts behind so IDK who the VN flavors du jour are now. But many of these names are unrealistic-- not because UT hasn't inquired or won't pay, but because some guys are simply not going to come, for whatever reason. So it comes down to how far down the list do you go before Anybody But Jeremy isn't enough.

Some things happened this weekend. But as we've seen, there aren't that many white whales out there. Others are looking, too.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

No coaching search is complete without @BaldBiker. Where the heck are you, baldy?

Hopefully, he is on AV’s plane...

 

[Jack Burton]

We all know what will happen on Sunday/Monday. There will be a change at a couple of position coaches and possibly a coordinator. You’ll convince yourselves that this is the fix we needed. Then season ticket renewal calls will begin and you’ll let the university trick you into believing their lies once again.

Don’t fall for it this time.

 

[Blake25p]

The aTm outcome doesn't matter. What matters is if UT can make a hire it wants. I'm hundreds of posts behind so IDK who the VN flavors du jour are now. But many of these names are unrealistic-- not because UT hasn't inquired or won't pay, but because some guys are simply not going to come, for whatever reason. So it comes down to how far down the list do you go before Anybody But Jeremy isn't enough.

Some things happened this weekend. But as we've seen, there aren't that many white whales out there. Others are looking, too.

Who does UT want is the real question?

 

[Geronimo]

I doubt someone on staff reads message boards but I can see maybe a low level person in the football office scanning the boards and passing the information to someone on staff. That would seem to be the logical way to it.

Two questions I’ve been meaning to ask:

1. Are you Adam West?

2. Do you see the “POW” “ZAP” “BOOMS” when you fight or is that only on tv?

 

[McGeesPub]

The aTm outcome doesn't matter. What matters is if UT can make a hire it wants. I'm hundreds of posts behind so IDK who the VN flavors du jour are now. But many of these names are unrealistic-- not because UT hasn't inquired or won't pay, but because some guys are simply not going to come, for whatever reason. So it comes down to how far down the list do you go before Anybody But Jeremy isn't enough.

Some things happened this weekend. But as we've seen, there aren't that many white whales out there. Others are looking, too.

Thanks for the information.

I’d just like to go on record to say that a white whale is not needed for me. The nearsighted beluga in Finding Dory will do.

 

[i2amavol]

Is Lewis in the expected category?

I'm frustrated (twss?). I appreciate this post, but here I am, spending 30 minutes looking for some current recruiting information, and it's hard to come by. The format we have in the Recruiting Forum isn't working very well for me right now. Sure, I can go into every player's thread, and just maybe find some information, but nowhere can I go to get any overview.

Finally, a post about recruiting. Yay!

 

[Govolsman98]

The aTm outcome doesn't matter. What matters is if UT can make a hire it wants. I'm hundreds of posts behind so IDK who the VN flavors du jour are now. But many of these names are unrealistic-- not because UT hasn't inquired or won't pay, but because some guys are simply not going to come, for whatever reason. So it comes down to how far down the list do you go before Anybody But Jeremy isn't enough.

Some things happened this weekend. But as we've seen, there aren't that many white whales out there. Others are looking, too.

Is Freeze unrealistic?

 

[Kingston Vol]

The aTm outcome doesn't matter. What matters is if UT can make a hire it wants. I'm hundreds of posts behind so IDK who the VN flavors du jour are now. But many of these names are unrealistic-- not because UT hasn't inquired or won't pay, but because some guys are simply not going to come, for whatever reason. So it comes down to how far down the list do you go before Anybody But Jeremy isn't enough.

Some things happened this weekend. But as we've seen, there aren't that many white whales out there. Others are looking, too.

Do you think Malzahn would be a big enough candidate to get everyone on board?

I tend to think he would be, but I want your opinion. We are the only school with a possible opening that would make any sense for him.

 

[volatil]

We haven’t learned anything.

Set your expectations at rock bottom and hope for a pleasant surprise.

By pleasant surprise I mean slightly better than rock bottom.

 

[SweetasSoda]

Cool. Haven't seen that interview with Hugh yet. When was it exactly. I would like to view it.

You know, we are trying to have fun here. It may end up being the only fun we have for quite some time. Why are you trying to ruin it for us? It doesn't happen we will move on to the next thing.

 

[Rishvol]

We haven’t learned anything.

Set your expectations at rock bottom and hope for a pleasant surprise.

By pleasant surprise I mean slightly better than rock bottom.

Freeze?

 

[Orange Studs]

The aTm outcome doesn't matter. What matters is if UT can make a hire it wants. I'm hundreds of posts behind so IDK who the VN flavors du jour are now. But many of these names are unrealistic-- not because UT hasn't inquired or won't pay, but because some guys are simply not going to come, for whatever reason. So it comes down to how far down the list do you go before Anybody But Jeremy isn't enough.

Some things happened this weekend. But as we've seen, there aren't that many white whales out there. Others are looking, too.

Thanks LA really do appreciate the info.

 

[Grey_pilgrim]

100 million vaccines coming by February. Let’s hope they work and get back to life and not lose anymore lives.

My job is supposed to start them sometime before the end of the month I believe. If what I heard is correct the hospital I work has the second highest covid patient to bed ratio in Tennessee. Knoxville is the highest. Again I don’t know if that’s true. Just what I heard. I work in Murfreesboro.

 

[Kingston Vol]

My job is supposed to start them sometime before the end of the month I believe. If what I heard is correct the hospital I work has the second highest covid patient to bed ratio in Tennessee. Knoxville is the highest. Again I don’t know if that’s true. Just what I heard. I work in Murfreesboro.

Our county mayor here said Tennessee hospitals will get access on December 18th. It can't come soon enough.