Recruiting Forum Football Talk IV

[SmokinBob]

Poking around the marshes and barrier islands of Mississippi on the fly today....a nice 30” bull red and two Black Drum over 30 LBS. Biggest was probably closer to 40 LBS. Had that 10 weight and my arm begging for mercy lol.

Dang! Teach a man to fish!

 

[jakez4ut]

Casey is it. And Peyton would obviously be assumed to be one.

Crompton was top 60. He's the closest in 20 years we've come to another.

I feel like Crompton was 5 in one of the services at some point too

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Tyler Bray was a top 100 4 star.
Joshua Dobbs was a top 160 4 star.
Jarrett Guarantano was a top 100 4 star. (higher rated than Bray, but not as high as Crompton)

 

[bignewt]

What bugs me is the constant conversation about player safety.

If a guy can drop like a fly then return a play later how is that safe? Even if he's faking an injury if you're going to justify the inability of the officials to do anything "because they aren't doctors" then isn't that the same justification for keeping the guy out for the rest of the series?

I mean it's not like our series are really that long exactly. I think 7 snaps is about the average so the injured player isn't missing that many plays either way.

It the same as concussion protocol. It should just be called injury protocol. An independent physician checks the player out before he can come back in. Minimum is the next series. That would stop a lot of the flopping right there.

 

[jave36]

When i say series, I’m thinking until the ball changes possession…is that not what y‘all meant?

That's the definition of a series, so I'm not sure how anyone else would mean it differently haha

 

[volbeast33]

That depends on how much it will cost LOL

My advice is not to get four together but still sit together…. Just pay to get into the stadium…. The more requirements you make the more they will keep the prices above what you want to pay….. still much cheaper than buying them at one of the ticket vendor offices…if you come up for a game…. I can help you to seats….. I haven’t sit in my assigned seats in twenty years since they moved me from seats I liked to some others…. Nobody has shown up at my seat to make move yet.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

It the same as concussion protocol. It should just be called injury protocol. An independent physician checks the player out before he can come back in. Minimum is the next series. That would stop a lot of the flopping right there.

Yep, agreed. And if the number 1 concern of the NCAA and conferences is player safety then how do you argue it?

 

[Rizzo924]

ok, so state there are options.

if you can keep the "foolish" comments out, and maybe actually have an actual conversation instead of it devolving in to whatever it ultimately becomes.

if your motivation is only finding the best deals and saving as much money as possible, then sure, your plan is an option.

others, like myself, put more in to the entire experience, so when i do go, i don't mind spending "more"....even if that's paying face value like i did for USCe. but that usually means we're not going to more than one game a season, unless we include the OW game.

so anyone that's a little peeved about not having that opportunity this year, i get that. we were considering going too.

I see both sides of this argument - but the O-W game isn't really a game (more like an event or experience I guess) so it's not apples to apples. It IS a free way to get inside Neyland but these price comparisons aren't really valid. I also agree with volbeast in that you can do OOC games for about the same amount of money you spend going to O-W game. The only difference to me is how much you spend for parking (he said he parks free - I don't know of any place anywhere close to stadium that's free (& if I did, I wouldn't post it on here! )

 

[GiggerVol]

This reminds me; if someone was looking at short or long term rentals for yachts to host clients, where would you look in the Knoxville area?

I would start by checking out places with water.........and marinas.........

 

[Bruce Wayne]

I would start by checking out places with water.........and marinas.........

This is absolutely the helpful recommendation I was looking for when I posed the question. Thank you!

 

[Batman1948]

I’m not sure…. I know they have an expanded first base in a lot of leagues to allow the first baseman more room but not sure the need for wider bases in general.

They're just trying to make it easier on the Umpire crew because they make so many bad calls

 

[Devo182]

That's the definition of a series, so I'm not sure how anyone else would mean it differently haha

That could be one instance of a series (change of possession), but not exclusive. I'm thinking of a series vs a drive.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

This is absolutely the helpful recommendation I was looking for when I posed the question. Thank you!

There is a place in Farragut, it's not really a boat rental place though. It's like a membership thing and you then request to borrow one of their available vessels.

Ya pay for the membership and it's kind of first come/first serve on "rentals". I think it's the Nautical Boat Club (they have a few locations, the one I am talking about is at Concord Marina)

Concord Boat Club – Don't Buy a Boat, Join the Club!

 

[drvenner]

What bugs me is the constant conversation about player safety.

If a guy can drop like a fly then return a play later how is that safe? Even if he's faking an injury if you're going to justify the inability of the officials to do anything "because they aren't doctors" then isn't that the same justification for keeping the guy out for the rest of the series?

I mean it's not like our series are really that long exactly. I think 7 snaps is about the average so the injured player isn't missing that many plays either way.

This is a good point. Guys have been trying to get back in games and play hurt for a very long time.

 

[drvenner]

My advice is not to get four together but still sit together…. Just pay to get into the stadium…. The more requirements you make the more they will keep the prices above what you want to pay….. still much cheaper than buying them at one of the ticket vendor offices…if you come up for a game…. I can help you to seats….. I haven’t sit in my assigned seats in twenty years since they moved me from seats I liked to some others…. Nobody has shown up at my seat to make move yet.

I am local. I will hit you up when I decide what game and how many tix. Thanks.

 

[drvenner]

I see both sides of this argument - but the O-W game isn't really a game (more like an event or experience I guess) so it's not apples to apples. It IS a free way to get inside Neyland but these price comparisons aren't really valid. I also agree with volbeast in that you can do OOC games for about the same amount of money you spend going to O-W game. The only difference to me is how much you spend for parking (he said he parks free - I don't know of any place anywhere close to stadium that's free (& if I did, I wouldn't post it on here! )

I will post it. The market square garage and the other behind the movie theater downtown are free on game day but you have to get there early.

 

[volbeast33]

I am local. I will hit you up when I decide what game and how many tix. Thanks.

No problem

 

[bignewt]

I will post it. The market square garage and the other behind the movie theater downtown are free on game day but you have to get there early.

and you can take the shuttle from market square to the stadium.

 

[omghulkhands]

I will post it. The market square garage and the other behind the movie theater downtown are free on game day but you have to get there early.

And a shuttle runs from market square all day back and forth to the stadium

 

[Devo182]

Shuttle DN

 

[SSVol]

This is absolutely the helpful recommendation I was looking for when I posed the question. Thank you!

www.InVolsFloatyTrailers.com

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Heard you can get a shuttle from Market Square to the stadium on game days.

Pass it along!

 

[Batman1948]

May be related to Calvin Ridley news OR maybe he’s transferring or got recruited over. Who knows.

Every ball player should know that he's going to be recruited over every year. If that's not happening, the team is not getting any better. Egos are soft in sports

 

[jave36]

That could be one instance of a series (change of possession), but not exclusive. I'm thinking of a series vs a drive.


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I stand corrected, possibly. I'm seeing conflicting definitions on a quick google search, but it's definitely not as cut and dry as I thought.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

19W X 80L

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I lived on a houseboat one year. One of the best and most fun years I remember. It was nowhere near as nice as that one though. I could live on that permanently!