Recruiting Forum Football Talk IV

[Bassmaster_Vol]

We can lose to anyone with Hooker at QB. Teams will start making him throw.

Also this:

LOL. We had receivers running wide open on that dominant D. We just didn't have a QB who could connect with them

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

They didn’t turn the ball over on offense, and we got 34 points on gifts? Something wrong with that data.

Yeah that's a bunch of bologna

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Lol, so they are bad on offense against our defense, but we get gifts when we score on offense? That’s ridiculous. We had guys running open all day.

How to identify trolling 101

 

[engineerVOL]

Would be nice if Titans had drafted a couple of OL the past two years.

 

[butchna]

Who pissed Garoppolo off?

 

[JacketVol]

Ok, so we’ll start over in 5-6 years. Better? Regardless of the # of years you put on it, he’s still just a “filler” or “stop gap” coach.

If that is all he ends up being then we will be bottom dwellers in the SEC 20 plus more years. No one wanted this job worth a dang and no one will want it again.

 

[VolGee4]

Milton chose to go to Michigan and Harbaugh over many top schools. He chose to stay there 3 years. Does that not speak to his state of mind and personal ability to analyze? They are related, bud.

If you actually review his recruitment, the final 5 schools on the list included Michigan, Florida, and 3 scrubs. Any other offers were most likely not committable. Mullen took Emory Jones, who was rated higher. My guess is Michigan was the best offer he had when it came time.

I know it’s frustrating, but fans discuss it like they know better. All I can say is that I saw more competent coaching yesterday than I have in 4 years. So, I trust they will figure it out.

 

[johnfnkelly]

Nebraska still packs their stadium. Michigan still packs theirs.

Tbf, Nebraska only packs their stadium because there’s literally nothing else to do in their state.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

We need Byron Young to be Chandler Jones.

 

[JacketVol]

Seats are empty because UT is having trouble selling tix even with creative packaging and bargain bin prices. A lot of season tix holders can't even give them away. My parents had six to give away outside Neyland and no one wanted them. My dad left them outside the stadium with a note. No one used them.

Fan and donor apathy has been growing for a while. COVID has cloaked it. If you're looking for a silver lining, families who want to take their kids to a game can benefit from cheap or free tix.

It took me till Late Friday to give a couple of them away in a good section with a pass. Now, they are saying renovations are complicated and may be raising the cost for seats on the west end. I'm about ready to stay at home. I will always pull for them but I am probably going to lower my donations and do enough just to keep what I have in basketball. I can spend less money and still get great seats and only go when I want to and just sit in seats I've been either giving away or eating them for nothing.

 

[De La Cloobs]

I'm still positive after yesterday. We were not given any "gifts" yesterday like some are saying. Anything we got, we earned. Pitt on the other hand was handed multiple gifts by the refs alone. We then handed them gifts in absurd penalties.

Saying this offense is weak is foolish. From 2019 through this year only 4 teams have put over 34 points on Pitt. One was Clemson, one was Notre Dame, and 2 were from Heupel (UCF and UT).

We went against a very dominant defense yesterday, killed ourselves in penalties, sub par QB play, they had the refs wiping their A** for them, we were projected to lose by everyone that matters, had a 3-0 turnover deficit, we lacked some of our best impact players, Pitt made almost no mistakes, and despite practically handing them the game we took it to the wire and put 34 points on the board.

If our players execute like a highly seasoned Pitt team loaded with super seniors, that game is a blowout in our favor.

We may have lost, but there is a lot to look forward to. Some of y'all need to chill out.

 

[EdEcEko77]

My college team is bad. My (adopted by marriage) NFL team is bad. My fantasy team is bad.

I don’t know why I always look forward to football season.

 

[Vols4us]

If you actually review his recruitment, the final 5 schools on the list included Michigan, Florida, and 3 scrubs. Any other offers were most likely not committable. Mullen took Emory Jones, who was rated higher. My guess is Michigan was the best offer he had when it came time.

I know it’s frustrating, but fans discuss it like they know better. All I can say is that I saw more competent coaching yesterday than I have in 4 years. So, I trust they will figure it out.

I agree on the coaching. For example, Special Teams were special. I am hoping to see some major adjustments going forward. I have a lot of confidence in DC Banks and that staff. They just need to focus on front four pressure - they are giving the opponent QB too much time. Heup needs to be realistic and adjust the O to what he has until he has what he needs to run his full O.

So you are saying most of the teams listed in the link below were not committable? Source for that?

Joe Milton - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

BYU has found their QB. Can’t wait to
See him light is up in Provo.

I’ll be there. Provo is Mormon as hell obviously but pretty cool town. Where do we drink

 

[volbeast33]

I agree on the coaching. For example, Special Teams were special. I am hoping to see some major adjustments going forward. I have a lot of confidence in DC Banks and that staff. They just need to focus on front four pressure - they are giving the opponent QB too much time. Heup needs to be realistic and adjust the O to what he has until he has what he needs to run his full O.

People keep saying stuff like that but we scored the 2nd most points against that defense the past two years.

 

[Dudley Smith]

Is Atlanta this horrible or are the Eagles a lot better than I thought they’d be?

 

[volatil]

Who pissed Garoppolo off?

Trey Lance

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

LOL. We had receivers running wide open on that dominant D. We just didn't have a QB who could connect with them

He’s sitting bench.

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

Is Atlanta this horrible or are the Eagles a lot better than I thought they’d be?

Falcons are horrible and I’m a Falcons fan.

 

[Jack Burton]

We desperately need to get lucky on a QB recruit. We need someone who can make all the throws and can at least be a threat to run. Do that and we will take the next major step forward. Don’t do it and the rebuild is over.

 

[butchna]

People keep saying stuff like that but we scored the 2nd most points against that defense the past two years.

We were 3 and Out U the last 4 seasons. That was different yesterday.

 

[Jackcrevol]

We were 3 and Out U the last 4 seasons. That was different yesterday.

maybe its just because we arent very talented at key areas?

 

[zhangliao04]

We did score 34 points against a defense that had only given up that many 1 time in the past two seasons.

But did we win? That's the most important thing. Just win. Don't care how. Seen this happen for 10+ years. Just. Win. And they didn't.

 

[VolGee4]

I agree on the coaching. For example, Special Teams were special. I am hoping to see some major adjustments going forward. I have a lot of confidence in DC Banks and that staff. They just need to focus on front four pressure - they are giving the opponent QB too much time. Heup needs to be realistic and adjust the O to what he has until he has what he needs to run his full O.

So you are saying most of the teams listed in the link below were not committable? Source for that?

Joe Milton - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN

In looking back, maybe the other schools were alphabetical. But he committed in May, 2017. UF was after Jones, and FSU was a mess.

Milton is quoted as saying that Pep Hamilton treated him as more than just a recruit. He liked Michigan’s academics and may have actually graduated. Just reviewing it, I just don’t think he was going to any other place like UGA, LSU, or the like. UGA took Fields. We all know those offers don’t mean you can actually go there. Anyway, at this point, it doesn’t matter.

 

[butchna]

maybe its just because we arent very talented at key areas?

Or we are and we’re not used to it.