Recruiting Forum Football Talk IV

[BisonVol]

There's no benefit from beating Akron either.

Yes there is. It's a guaranteed win. Army wasn't.

 

[GoBigOrange86]

No one wants to end up like us. However, unlike FSU, Tennessee has never lost to an FCS program.

 

[headhunter15]

Oh, no. Prayers to DeBord and his family. Strokes are so, so dangerous. My grandmother suffered a mild one during Thanksgiving week 2015 and it took months of rehab to get back to normal.

 

[volsfan_17]

No one wants to end up like us. However, unlike FSU, Tennessee has never lost to an FCS program.

Don't know who this guy is, but F him!

 

[Revived2002]

No one wants to end up like us. However, unlike FSU, Tennessee has never lost to an FCS program.

That article is spot on. Great summary here:

“Tennessee is stuck in a disastrous cycle. Coaching turnover leads to roster turnover, which leads to more losses, which leads to more coaching turnover. A Vols program that won the fifth most games in the 1990s has eight losing seasons in 13 years.”

 

[UTProf]

We should just go ahead and drop football if we're that scared. Not wasting time on prepping for the option when no one else runs it - I understand but worrying that Army would beat us but Akron wouldn't? I've never seen us in a sorrier state as a fanbase than that.

 

[BigSteve09]

We won't see HB anymore unless both qbs are injured.

Exactly

 

[volatil]

No one wants to end up like us. However, unlike FSU, Tennessee has never lost to an FCS program.

Dooley would still be our coach with 10-2 record in sorry ass ACC. “Don’t want to be another Tennessee”. Wtf has FSU done in the past few years?

 

[Vols2DaWall]

We should just go ahead and drop football if we're that scared. Not wasting time on prepping for the option when no one else runs it - I understand but worrying that Army would beat us but Akron wouldn't? I've never seen us in a sorrier state as a fanbase than that.

I don’t think they are worried per se but just that the game won’t help them for the rest of the year. Nobody plans triple option and cut blocks are ripe for injuries. Not worth it

 

[Devo182]

Oh, no. Prayers to DeBord and his family. Strokes are so, so dangerous. My grandmother suffered a mild one during Thanksgiving week 2015 and it took months of rehab to get back to normal.

They sure are. My grandfather had one...he was slowly recovering over the first year, but then just kept running into complications and could NEVER fully recover. He went from a spritely, very intelligent man (he came to the "secret city" of Oak Ridge, as it was opening, right out of NYU and was...either in engineering or finance...we have never really known and he was never able to speak on it) into a smiling, but speechless man. You could just tell this sharp 90 year old man was inside of his body, unable to do anything on his own. Strokes suck!

 

[InVOLuntary]

All depends when they leave. Many of the current proposals only count those transfers the leave after either the ESD or NSD. Which is really freakin dumb imo.

It is dumb. Kids won't wait around to see how things shake out in spring practice.

 

[Devo182]

Yes there is. It's a guaranteed win. Army wasn't.

Injuries injuries injuries.

And a waste of time planning...

 

[mr.checkerboards]

If Oklahoma isnt in the SEC yet, can we get rid of them in 24?

 

[UTProf]

I don’t think they are worried per se but just that the game won’t help them for the rest of the year. Nobody plans triple option and cut blocks are ripe for injuries. Not worth it

I hope you're right but with everything else that's been said over the past week I'm not so sure about it being the option. I'm sure that's the reasoning for UT but I don't think that's the reasoning for some of our fans.

 

[BigSteve09]

Some of you talking about not backing down from the US Army have me questioning your patriotism

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

No one wants to end up like us. However, unlike FSU, Tennessee has never lost to an FCS program.

Great article reminding us we should give Heup lots of time. 5 years no matter what.

 

[KPT_VFL]

We for sure beating LSU next year.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

We for sure beating LSU next year.

Just like Florida this year?

 

[KPT_VFL]

Just like Florida this year?

They’re not Florida and they’ll be in a coaching crisis/change.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

They’re not Florida and they’ll be in a coaching crisis/change.

Just asking

 

[GoBigOrange86]

We for sure beating LSU next year.

I could see that as a possible upset if Ed O is still there. Even if he's not, a first year coach might just be getting settled and Heup could steal that one.

 

[KPT_VFL]

LSU is after a bye week too.

 

[Christian Lowe]

They’re not Florida and they’ll be in a coaching crisis/change.

I’d rather have played them this year before they hire a good coach

 

[volfanCLT]

That schedule sucks lol

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

Also with the expansion with OU and Texas...if they keep East and West divisions...that means they will go to West and more than likely Bama and Auburn will get pushed to the East. Then throw in a 10 game conference schedule because you would have to play 2 from the West andthis could be a possible conference schedule:

UF
Mizzou
UGA
Bama
Texas
SC
Auburn
UK
OU
Vandy

Yeah....I'll play TN school for the deaf and Mount olive elementary for our non conference....don't care.