Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

Status
Not open for further replies.
#167,209
#167,209
UTK said:
I usually don't feel too comfortable sharing personal information online and such but I spend a lot of time on here.

My grandfather passed away today. I've had great grandparents pass when I was a kid and teen. But this is an indescribable pain at the moment. He was my papaw. But growing up without a dad he also stepped up in that role so much throughout my life. It hurts because he was only 63, I never thought this would happen anytime this soon. He never got to see me marry or have a kid of my own, I have a lot of regrets but deep down I know he wouldn't want me feeling guilty about anything. He would want me to live. That's what I plan on doing.

Oh by the way, BIG ORANGE FAN UNTIL THE VERY END. He always joked he wanted to be put in the body farm in Knoxville. But hes being buried with a beautiful power T. This is why no matter the state of the program, I'll never give up on UT. It was one of things I bonded with my papaw the most.
Click to expand...
Prayers for you and your family.
 
  • Like
Reactions: InVOLuntary, BigOrangeGoose, drvenner and 7 others
#167,211
#167,211
UTK said:
I usually don't feel too comfortable sharing personal information online and such but I spend a lot of time on here.

My grandfather passed away today. I've had great grandparents pass when I was a kid and teen. But this is an indescribable pain at the moment. He was my papaw. But growing up without a dad he also stepped up in that role so much throughout my life. It hurts because he was only 63, I never thought this would happen anytime this soon. He never got to see me marry or have a kid of my own, I have a lot of regrets but deep down I know he wouldn't want me feeling guilty about anything. He would want me to live. That's what I plan on doing.

Oh by the way, BIG ORANGE FAN UNTIL THE VERY END. He always joked he wanted to be put in the body farm in Knoxville. But hes being buried with a beautiful power T. This is why no matter the state of the program, I'll never give up on UT. It was one of things I bonded with my papaw the most.
Click to expand...
So sorry to hear of your loss. Prayers sent for you and your family.
 
  • Like
Reactions: InVOLuntary, BigOrangeGoose, T Dog and 5 others
#167,213
#167,213
scvolfan7 said:
Our defense is fecal matter. No one at LB, safety play has been awful, and little depth at CB. DLine is ok. Gotta hope we can work the transfer market after spring practice
Click to expand...
We were actually a pretty good defense the year before putting some crap bag men as coaches and firing our DL coach mid game. I think they will pleasantly surprise and see some youngsters play their natural roles.
 
  • Like
Reactions: SugarCC, Smokey X, captainfalcon777 and 6 others
#167,215
#167,215
UTK said:
I usually don't feel too comfortable sharing personal information online and such but I spend a lot of time on here.

My grandfather passed away today. I've had great grandparents pass when I was a kid and teen. But this is an indescribable pain at the moment. He was my papaw. But growing up without a dad he also stepped up in that role so much throughout my life. It hurts because he was only 63, I never thought this would happen anytime this soon. He never got to see me marry or have a kid of my own, I have a lot of regrets but deep down I know he wouldn't want me feeling guilty about anything. He would want me to live. That's what I plan on doing.

Oh by the way, BIG ORANGE FAN UNTIL THE VERY END. He always joked he wanted to be put in the body farm in Knoxville. But hes being buried with a beautiful power T. This is why no matter the state of the program, I'll never give up on UT. It was one of things I bonded with my papaw the most.
Click to expand...
Prayers for you UTK!
 
  • Like
Reactions: InVOLuntary, BigOrangeGoose, drvenner and 4 others
#167,216
#167,216
UTK said:
I usually don't feel too comfortable sharing personal information online and such but I spend a lot of time on here.

My grandfather passed away today. I've had great grandparents pass when I was a kid and teen. But this is an indescribable pain at the moment. He was my papaw. But growing up without a dad he also stepped up in that role so much throughout my life. It hurts because he was only 63, I never thought this would happen anytime this soon. He never got to see me marry or have a kid of my own, I have a lot of regrets but deep down I know he wouldn't want me feeling guilty about anything. He would want me to live. That's what I plan on doing.

Oh by the way, BIG ORANGE FAN UNTIL THE VERY END. He always joked he wanted to be put in the body farm in Knoxville. But hes being buried with a beautiful power T. This is why no matter the state of the program, I'll never give up on UT. It was one of things I bonded with my papaw the most.
Click to expand...
Very sorry for your loss. He sounds like a great man and I hope and pray you and your family have peace and 6 comfort as you all grieve. Lean on the good people here.
 
  • Like
Reactions: InVOLuntary, T Dog, VolsDoc81TX and 9 others
#167,217
#167,217
Smyrna ATL Vol said:
We were actually a pretty good defense the year before putting some crap bag men as coaches and firing our DL coach mid game. I think they will pleasantly surprise and see some youngsters play their natural roles.
Click to expand...
Agree I don't think anyone was coached properly last year, especially on defense. I don't think we know what we have on the team right now good or bad.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Smyrna ATL Vol, SweetasSoda and Vols4us
#167,222
#167,222
UTK said:
I usually don't feel too comfortable sharing personal information online and such but I spend a lot of time on here.

My grandfather passed away today. I've had great grandparents pass when I was a kid and teen. But this is an indescribable pain at the moment. He was my papaw. But growing up without a dad he also stepped up in that role so much throughout my life. It hurts because he was only 63, I never thought this would happen anytime this soon. He never got to see me marry or have a kid of my own, I have a lot of regrets but deep down I know he wouldn't want me feeling guilty about anything. He would want me to live. That's what I plan on doing.

Oh by the way, BIG ORANGE FAN UNTIL THE VERY END. He always joked he wanted to be put in the body farm in Knoxville. But hes being buried with a beautiful power T. This is why no matter the state of the program, I'll never give up on UT. It was one of things I bonded with my papaw the most.
Click to expand...
So sorry for your loss. I have lost all my grandparents and lost my dad about 20 months ago. I will be 62 in August and my son and his wife have yet to get started on children. I told him just this past weekend that I hope they get started soon so I could enjoy spending time with a grandchild before I either go to a nursing home or pass on myself! But prayers up for you and your family.
 
  • Like
Reactions: InVOLuntary, BigOrangeGoose, T Dog and 6 others
#167,223
#167,223
Orange Studs said:
I hope our Governor follows suite with what the TX Governor did in lifting restrictions. Would love to go the the Orange and White game.
Click to expand...

The trend line has been dropping at a significant rate since early January and vaccine distribution has ramped up. No reason not to IMO, other than Lee seems to play small ball at times. Even Sevier County with all of its tourism is planning to lift on 4/15.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Smokey19rt, Kristy*, VolsDoc81TX and 4 others
#167,224
#167,224
Jack Burton said:
Reddit says 5-7

Actually it was 6-6 but they’ve recognized a 1 game positive bias in the Win column after all these years so 5-7 is the consensus. Take it to Vegas!
Click to expand...
Haha! Even dropping Pitt, UK, and Mizzou all to 50/50 and 7-5 is most likely.

To get down to 5.0 wins as the expectation, you would have to believe in this type of abomination:

Screenshot_20210303-182058_Sheets.jpg

JMO but I would throw the BANK against a 5 win prediction.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Smokeytom, FBtime, mikemist and 6 others
#167,225
#167,225
UTK said:
I usually don't feel too comfortable sharing personal information online and such but I spend a lot of time on here.

My grandfather passed away today. I've had great grandparents pass when I was a kid and teen. But this is an indescribable pain at the moment. He was my papaw. But growing up without a dad he also stepped up in that role so much throughout my life. It hurts because he was only 63, I never thought this would happen anytime this soon. He never got to see me marry or have a kid of my own, I have a lot of regrets but deep down I know he wouldn't want me feeling guilty about anything. He would want me to live. That's what I plan on doing.

Oh by the way, BIG ORANGE FAN UNTIL THE VERY END. He always joked he wanted to be put in the body farm in Knoxville. But hes being buried with a beautiful power T. This is why no matter the state of the program, I'll never give up on UT. It was one of things I bonded with my papaw the most.
Click to expand...

I lost my papaw between my junior and senior year of high school, it'll be 29 years this July. He was 60 yrs old and I was working with him when he had the heart attack. I think about him all the time and all the things he missed, but he's in a better place now and so is your papaw. It took me a long time to get over being mad at GOD but I finally realized everything happens for a reason, even heartbreak, like what you're going through.


If you ever have children, name one of your kids after him (my oldest son's middle name is after papaw) or if he gave/made you something special, then put it somewhere where you can see it every day. (I've got his old Beechnut hat on a shelf in our rec room and a ring he made for me out of a silver dollar on my keychain.) That's some things that's helped me for a lot of years. The hurt is still there but the good memories are too. I know it's tough friend and I'll be praying for you.
 
  • Like
Reactions: SmokinBob, InVOLuntary, BigOrangeGoose and 8 others
New posts
Status
Not open for further replies.
Advertisement



Back
Top