Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[Smokeytom]

I’ll make one prediction:

We could lose 3 QBs after this year unless Maurer proves to be a lifer then we only lose 2.

I think we need to recruit 2 QBs in this years class.

I think QB recruiting can be saved by the transfer portal now. Grad transfer or no. QBs will want an opportunity to play for Heupel given his track record. Should be safe bringing in 1/year.

 

[Jimmy Football]

In case you were wondering how bad our coaching has been...



Guys, under Pruitt, we had no offensive coordinator, no defensive coordinator, no QB coach, no OL coach, no DL coach, and no LB coach.... We're not what everyone thinks we are. We underachieved last year. We're gonna show it this year.

I’m still pissed that the Titans passed on him multiple times with late round picks.

 

[SCvol333]

I’ll make one prediction:

We could lose 3 QBs after this year unless Maurer proves to be a lifer then we only lose 2.

I think we need to recruit 2 QBs in this years class.

This will be the case every year. New norm. Qbs will be transferring constantly. We will Likey pick up a xfer qb almost every year

 

[Smokeytom]

Joe Milton raised a lot of eyebrows on the day – and not just because of his physical make up. The newcomer displayed great mechanics, the quickest release and a really strong arm.

-Eric Cain

Nothing we didn’t already know/expect. It’s his accuracy that is most in question. If he has the accuracy then he’s got the job imo. I think he has the decision making to go with the physical tools, but accuracy is key.

 

[engineerVOL]

Gah Mike Farrethole can step in it

 

[engineerVOL]

Wanna see if Brian Maurer can play receiver. He’s fast and twitchy. Has appropriate amount of arm tats. Could work

 

[Smokeytom]

“Who could’ve seen that coming?”

All of VN that’s who!

 

[Smokeytom]

Wanna see if Brian Maurer can play receiver. He’s fast and twitchy. Has appropriate amount of arm tats. Could work

Does remind me a little bit of Matt Jones. Has the tools to be a better QB than Matt, but his athleticism and build probably fits better at WR.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Wanna see if Brian Maurer can play receiver. He’s fast and twitchy. Has appropriate amount of arm tats. Could work

Mr. Glass though... honestly just hope the kid can stay healthy. He's further behind than people realize because of all the injury issues.

 

[Weezer]

I think every Vol fan pretty much saw it coming, so that's who saw it coming.

 

[SweetasSoda]

It’s not racist to say or use “y’all.” She’s being criticized for using AAVE and using a “black accent” for personal gain or IOW cultural appropriation. But much of AAVE shares commonalities with general southern vernacular. Y’all is one of those words that black Americans carried with them during the Great Migration. Northern Americans and whites in other regions didn’t adopt these words but a lot of southern speech stayed in black communities outside the South. Y’all became popularized by black artists and whites and other ethnic groups outside the south began adopting it. However, as many of you will recall in our own life times white or black it was drilled into us that y’all was not a word and those who used it were seen as uneducated — that includes black communities outside the South who kept the word as a common part of daily speech.

Well, I for one am glad "y'all" isn't considered racist yet because I love using my southern slang that Yankees consider uneducated.

 

[Buddy’s Bandit]

Best practice highlights I have seen in years…..you can see coaching even in this 5 min tape

 

[Weezer]

The last time we lost the Summer Olympics was the Beijing Games in 2008. As the host nation, I just assume China cheated that year. But now we're on the verge of losing to them in Japan. They still have us by 7 golds, and I'm not sure there's enough medal events left where we're actually contenders.

 

[Devo182]

Just read Sunni Lee is Hmong American. Theirs is an extraordinary story stemming from 1000's of years of tradition in China to near Genocidal conditions in Far East. Cool story, did some fantsy paper in college, was fascinating though the story of their help during Cold War, and eventual fleeing to US after Vietnam.

They also turned Clint Eastwood from a grumpy old man to a nice old softie willing to kill for his Hmong neighbors.

 

[Buddy’s Bandit]

Don’t know who the QB will be, but I am 100% confident it will be better than what we have endured over the last 3-4 years.

 

[SpringBokVol]

Trey Smith was the draft steal of the decade if not century - both on and off the field.

I mean, damn!!!!

 

[Weezer]

 

[reVOLution33]

I think there will be a competition in name only. I think the coaches want Milton and will give him the opportunity to not lose it.

It definitely feels that way.

 

[Weezer]

I think there will be a competition in name only. I think the coaches want Milton and will give him the opportunity to not lose it.

Disagree that it's a competition in name only. I think coaches feel Milton is the guy, but I think Heupel will go with whoever runs his offense the best. I don't think he has the stubbornness of Pruitt to continue running out a guy that isn't getting it done and falls apart in games.

 

[Jackcrevol]

They also turned Clint Eastwood from a grumpy old man to a nice old softie willing to kill for his Hmong neighbors.

Do you think he considered himself Hmong friends?

 

[SweetasSoda]

Don’t understand Marley to receiver. Seems like safety or OLB would be better based on need.

We have so many receivers already.

My initial thought was they are seeing how he does there. (Maybe his preferred position.) But since he is not needed there, he could move if he's needed somewhere else.

 

[SweetasSoda]

Also, I’m sold on Milton. All for him having a breakout year, getting drafted and then a smooth transition to Bailey next year.

Would be the best situation for us.

 

[SweetasSoda]

Receiving corp is going to feast this year..

 

[SweetasSoda]

VQ said it was a recruiting promise by Pruitt that Heupel is upholding.

Ahhhhh

 

[SweetasSoda]

I’ll make one prediction:

We could lose 3 QBs after this year unless Maurer proves to be a lifer then we only lose 2.

I think we need to recruit 2 QBs in this years class.

Or recruit one then bring in one from all the free agents that didn't get to start at their school either.