Recruiting Forum Football Talk IV

[you]

This is the data that suggests to me that we have good coaching for our run defense but not enough talent and/or depth to hang with good/elite teams. Last year we played 8 unranked teams and 5 AP ranked teams (final AP rankings). The data is from CFBstats. The 8 unranked teams were Bowling Green, Florida, Tennessee Tech, Missouri, South Carolina, South Alabama, Vanderbilt, and Purdue. The 5 ranked teams were Pittsburgh (13), Ole Miss (11), Alabama (2), Kentucky (18), and Georgia (1).

There were only 13 teams in all of FBS that played 5 or more AP ranked teams last year, Georgia (6), Alabama (5), Baylor (5), Iowa State (5), Mississippi State (5), Utah (5), Nebraska (5), Indiana (5), Auburn (5), Louisville (5), Penn State (5), Tennessee (5), and Texas (5). Of course Georgia and Alabama’s numbers are sort of inflated by the SEC championship game and College Football Playoff, not that I wouldn't mind if the same could be said about us.

There were a total of 117 FBS teams that played at least one team that finished in the final AP top 25 rankings. There were 130 FBS teams that played various numbers of unranked teams.

This is how our run defense fared against each group (unranked/ranked) in the respective national rankings:

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Technically when we played Florida they were ranked #13 but that doesn’t count as they finished the season unranked. When they lost to Kentucky Mullen lost what support he had remaining in the fan base and when he lost to LSU he fired the defensive coordinator and offensive line coach. At that point he lost the team which would end with his termination as well.

Three days ago Athlon published an article looking at the returning starters for SEC teams taking in to account what players had left their respective teams up to that point, for whatever reason. It doesn’t count as returning starters transfers who have joined the teams. These are their numbers and explanation:






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We're a year ahead of Florida and we get them at home. LSU is in deep deep trouble. Kentucky lost their offensive line and secondary. Georgia lost their defense. We get Alabama at home. I mean we've got some work to do ourselves but relatively speaking I like where we're at as we approach the coming season. jmo.

That’s some nice work. People pay for MUCH less than you post here…

Can you clarify your first point. That data is fantastic. Are you saying because we did well against unranked teams it shows we have good coaches? In other words we do well against teams we should do well against? Opposed to the past when we allow weaker teams to beat us or nearly beat us…

 

[JCP201]

Tiger shoots a -1 on day one

Likely will be 3-5 shots off the lead but in decent shape to make the cut. Day 2 is where I’m most worried for him though. We will see if that leg holds up.

That and they say when they tee it will be very windy--which could put him at a disadvantage. So good to see him out there playing well, even if he can't bend at the waist like he use too.

 

[SugarCC]

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I like 1951 Club better.

 

[BigSteve09]

We're going to need to add a portal RB after spring, yes?

 

[Devo182]

Glad to know I'm not the only one that calls it "waggles".

 

[Devo182]

Not as good as @Cosmo Kramer guy, but this is also a good follow:

Wow so good. ExciteBike blew my mind. Iirc you could even build your own track.

RC was great too, especially in the arcade version.

 

[Devo182]

In other words, "I hire the best possible candidates when searching for coaches". Groundbreaking stuff.

He's not just talking about hiring a good assistant candidate...he's talking about hiring guys that could be better at him at his own job AND are smarter, more advanced, more technically prepared, more driven than he is. You'd be shocked how many "leaders" want yes men and dummies they can control...or "technicians" that can't rise above that level to be true operators of an organization.

Only the best C-suite folks consistently hire people smarter than them. It takes one to swallow their own pride. It is best practice...but many would rather lean toward their egos.

 

[InVOLuntary]

These come in orange standard or would it be extra?…

TN orange is discounted.

 

[SmokinBob]

Appreciate you all, truly. A few close friends in real life, but I speak with some of you more regularly than them. Been a rough start to 2022, finally saw my best friend getting over his medical crisis and as he's preparing to finish rehab and return home found out about dad.

Hugs

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

We're going to need to add a portal RB after spring, yes?

I don’t think it’s a must. Small, Wright, Williams, and Whitehead can handle it. We need much more help on the backend of the defense.

 

[BigSteve09]

I don’t think it’s a must. Small, Wright, Williams, and Whitehead can handle it. We need much more help on the backend of the defense.

Small already injured, Wright getting a lot of the carries in camp. Williams will be good, but he's a Fr.

 

[BigSteve09]

Man...I hope I have the same level of comfort as some of you that have recently lost your fathers. We found out last Saturday dad has pancreatic cancer, right now just focusing on getting time with him as much as I can and trying to help with whatever him and mom ask of me. He's only 59 and has been in good health until here recently.

missed this, I'm sorry to hear man

 

[Dooby15]

No, but if you are looking for a stabbing, I’m your guy

 

[volbeast33]

 

[Glitch]

Anyone else have Reginald Perry slide in your DMs soliciting donations for his 7v7 team?

Sent me this link

Help the mafia boys 7v7, organized by Reginald Perry

How does he have time to do this?

I do not has the DM's so nobody can slide into them.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

ESPN. . . more like SMDH. . .

 

[tnhunter 10]

ESPN. . . more like SMDH. . .
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ESPN just needs to drop recruiting. They don’t even try.

 

[BigSteve09]

ESPN. . . more like SMDH. . .
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ESPN should lose their accreditation in recruiting. They don't have the staff or knowledge to do this part of the sport correctly. Maybe On3 thinks they'll sell to ESPN.

 

[Glitch]

ESPN. . . more like SMDH. . .
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ESPN has got to have the laziest takes ever.

 

[Paper_Towel]

 

[GiggerVol]

Speaking of Nico, if any of you guys in or around Knoxville get the chance to go watch any of his 7x7 action at farragut, please post what you see.

 

[tnhunter 10]

 

[Leeleesteeth]

ESPN just needs to drop recruiting. They don’t even try.

ESPN needs to give up sports and go full time into political commentary.

 

[Devo182]

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I like it.

I get very old championship teams are great...but focusing the name on something that happened 70 years ago, which to an 18 year old probably feels like an insanely ancient time, probably wasn't the best choice to begin with. Jmo we need to be selling our brand on the future as well, not just the past.

 

[engineerVOL]

Forgot where I read it on the board today, but apparently we lost to Purdue in the bowl game, I had completely displaced that memory. I reject that game’s reality.