Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[tnvols72]

We need more Albright's and less Henry T's.

Agreed. If the goal is to never ever ever win the SEC ever again.

Blame UT and Pruitt for this mess.

 

[Vols4us]

Kid may not be SEC calibur but was tuff in high school .

He was. He helps even if he only contributes on scout team.

 

[LA Vol]

Aren't you just the bearer of good news?

Hey, buddy, I don't make the sausage-- I just give it away.

But if you want good news, they're churning the MBB roster. And as soon as Fulky makes up his mind, they'll finish it. If KJ would get to churning, WBB could be looking up, too.

 

[delfonic]

Hey, buddy, I don't make the sausage-- I just give it away.

But if you want good news, they're churning the MBB roster. And as soon as Fulky makes up his mind, they'll finish it. If KJ would get to churning, WBB could be looking up, too.

There's about to be a ton of churn across the board. Regardless of how they implement paying players it's going to look like the wild, wild west.

 

[Vols4us]

Guess I'm too old. Or maybe competing only for Atlanta made everything else meaningless. Then the playoffs made even more things meaningless..... At least there was a time when the players wearing O&W were not ridiculed.

Same here. It's an honor to wear that jersey. The disrespect for the kids that put in the time and effort to be Vols disgusts me. If a guy chooses to leave, it affects the entire team as well. For every action there is a reaction. I'm glad we've got kids that stick it out and try to be a part of the solution instead of contributing to the problem.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Yep - Bowling Green is a bottom 10 FBS football squad. Their defense gave up 45 points a game last year (2nd worst behind Kansas), with the offense not much better. If we're not sloppy or completely out of sync on O, we should hang close to 60 on them. Gunna guess like 56-14 type game.

I remember saying this about Georgia State

 

[Devo182]

Dunning–Kruger effect in action here

McGill calls nonsense

 

[jpope9]

I just don’t understand why UT hasn’t dropped pants and let Peyton do whatever he wants with the football program.

he's been on record saying he doesn't want to coach.

 

[Devo182]

I remember saying this about Georgia State

 

[UTMVol76]

I remember saying this about Georgia State

Not Believing the Heup?

 

[ChattaTNVol]

 

[Orange Studs]

I remember when fans used to love a situation like this.

If he wins a starting position then he deserves to be on the field the way I see it. I hope he is a pleasant surprise.

 

[Ten_Titans]

Blame UT and Pruitt for this mess.

I do. 100%.

I just don't want to hear anything from the "I want players that want to be here" crowd when we are getting smacked this Fall. Because something tells me a bunch of players who love TN and sing Rocky Top all night long isn't going to be enough for those fans after we lose to Bama, UGA, and Florida by 60+ combined.

I want players who are good. I don't care how they feel about Tennessee. If our coaching is actually elite and not all talk like it was under Pruitt, they won't leave and we won't have to have this conversation anyway, so what difference does it make?

 

[engineerVOL]

Guess I'm too old. Or maybe competing only for Atlanta made everything else meaningless. Then the playoffs made even more things meaningless..... At least there was a time when the players wearing O&W were not ridiculed.

I don’t anyone is ridiculing Albright, SaS. Or maybe someone is and I missed it. Just the current state of affairs. The arrests thinning the position... the pedestrian recruiting... the transfers... it’s quite obvious why Albright is taking snaps. Albright is probably having the time of his life. I’m jealous. That would be a blast. Our roster is not great. That can also be true.

 

[headhunter15]

I do. 100%.

I just don't want to hear anything from the "I want players that want to be here" crowd when we are getting smacked this Fall. Because something tells me a bunch of players who love TN and sing Rocky Top all night long isn't going to be enough for those fans after we lose to Bama, UGA, and Florida by 60+ combined.

I want players who are good. I don't care how they feel about Tennessee. If our coaching is actually elite and not all talk like it was under Pruitt, they won't leave and we won't have to have this conversation anyway, so what difference does it make?

Nick Saban and Urban Meyer were and are hired mercenaries. Now they may have ended up loving Alabama and Florida., but they were only hired to do one thing. Win.

 

[Catbone]

Which is why we will always be second tier or lower.

Fact

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

Only thing I don't really like about Heupel's QB teaching is how he teaches them to plant their feet before throwing. Triggers my JG-PTSD. I want light feet not heavy feet. Doesn't have to be the jittery hopping around like Peyton, but I like at least a soft bounce like Brady or Rodgers.

You realize they were doing like half speed drills right? (To be able to work on mechanics)

And at one point were doing motion after motion drills.... (also mechanics)

As a QB you are supposed to plant your foot to throw, gives you more power, levels out your body which gives you accuracy. (Every QB is taught to plant their feet before throwing)

That doesn’t mean you cant be moving right before you throw lol.

 

[Smokeytom]

You realize they were doing like half speed drills right? (To be able to work on mechanics)

And at one point were doing motion after motion drills.... (also mechanics)

As a QB you are supposed to plant your foot to throw, gives you more power, levels out your body which gives you accuracy. (Every QB is taught to plant their feet before throwing)

That doesn’t mean you can be moving right before you throw lol.

Yes I'm aware of all that. Go watch some UCF tape and watch it in game. I don't really like it, but I won't care one bit if were dropping 40 a game.

 

[Smokeytom]

Nick Saban and Urban Meyer were and are hired mercenaries. Now they may have ended up loving Alabama and Ohio St., but they were only hired to do one thing. Win.

Urban is from Ohio and OSt was where he got his first college gig. Pretty sure that was his dream job.

 

[Batman1948]

You really do have to mortgage all morals and cheat your butt off to win big in college football.

Evidently we already tried that approach and it didn't work out very well

 

[VOLSONLY]

This is where I wish we'd emulate Alabama and Georgia.

FIFY. Cannot leave Georgia out, one of the top dirtiest programs.

 

[UTMVol76]

You really do have to mortgage all morals and cheat your butt off to win big in college football.

I would never suggest going full on Dave Bliss, but there's no reason that lower level issues have to be broadcast to the world (as with any other student at the school). Problem with us is that we have a local media that makes it their duty to crucify this football team whenever the chance is even remotely available (facts be damned in a couple incidents even).

OTOH, when's the last time you've heard of any incident out of Tuscaloosa? The last I vaguely recall was Cam Robinson and that was because it was in Louisiana (and that later disappeared).

 

[Catbone]

Bowling Green is TERRIBLE. Not losing that one.

We are close if we're being honest.

 

[engineerVOL]

Evidently we already tried that approach and it didn't work out very well

Yikes. That’s true. Dang whistleblower tho.

 

[UTMVol76]

We are close if we're being honest.

No, not at all. Group of 5 bad and Power 5 bad are not on same level. On top of that we've recruited well enough over the years to boat race a team like that without much effort as long as we have competent coaches who can build and motivate.

Obviously, we didn't last year (but we have to remember that was an all SEC schedule)

I have no doubt that game will be a blow out, and this crew will need that to start building the confidence back and the knowledge of how to win.