Recruiting Forum Football Talk IV

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BarnesIsCaliparisDaddy said:
Lets play a game.

Name TWO players, one from offense and one from defense, over the past 10 years that would most likely help this years team.
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Offense- FR year Justin Hunter. ( I would say CP but with his inability to learn a playbook he wouldnt work in this offense with all the choice routes there are)
Defense- AJ Johnson. This team badly needs a thumper at MLB
 
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VolNash17 said:
Bama just announced a plan to have a NIL activation area and a NIL store inside their stadium for their fans. We’ve got to open this up and use everything to our advantage
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We have to have ads and promos on the Jumbotron about it during games. Stations at the games, inside the stadium, outside the stadium. Sponsored parties on campus, tailgates, bars after the games.

Planes flying banners over the games.

Highly visible Vol Club boat in/by the Vol Navy on the river.

Vol Club reps ready to go if/when we beat the Gators.

I'm talking a land-sea-air campaign.

Time to winvest
 
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BigSteve09 said:
We have to have ads and promos on the Jumbotron about it during games. Stations at the games, inside the stadium, outside the stadium. Sponsored parties on campus, tailgates, bars after the games.

Planes flying banners over the games.

Highly visible Vol Club boat in/by the Vol Navy on the river.

Vol Club reps ready to go if/when we beat the Gators.

I'm talking a land-sea-air campaign.

Time to winvest
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@WillAtSpyre hire this man on ideas alone.
 
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Transfer defensive backs ‘on a mission’

Picking up some immediate help in the secondary was important for Tennessee heading into 2022, and after coming up short on all but one of their junior college targets (cornerback Dee Williams) in the last cycle, the Vols had to go to the transfer portal for those additions. They came in the former of Georgia Tech nickelback/safety Wesley Walker and Ohio State safety Andre Turrentine. The two former teammates at Nashville’s Ensworth School are back in their home state and looking to make an immediate impact for the Vols.

Flowers said both Power Five transfers have come in and hit the ground running.

“The most (important) thing that impacted me is how well they fit in so quickly,” he said. “They’ve built (relationships). It’s kind of like they’ve been here. They’re always – those guys, too, are always around. They’re always doing something to make them better and us better, whether it’s extra work or bringing a couple of guys in to watch film, things like that. You can definitely tell that they’re on a mission. They’re trying to help everybody in Knoxville win.”

Added Heupel: “The transfers that have come in, I think they’re in a position physically and mentally, when we start training camp, to push and to compete for playing time, for jobs, on defense and on special teams.”

Freshman makes good first impression

In addition to the two transfers, Tennessee’s group of summer newcomers in the secondary includes a pair of freshmen in cornerback Christian Harrison and safety Jourdan Thomas. The former, the son of former Patriots Super Bowl-winner Rodney Harrison, was originally committed to Liberty, while the latter was a long-time Mississippi State commitment before the Vols swayed him their way. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Thomas started his career at Montgomery Catholic Prep in Alabama as a quarterback before shifting to safety, where he turned into a rangy, hard-hitting impact player.

Already this summer he’s started on his path toward looking the part of an SEC safety, and Heupel has liked what he’s seen and heard from the former three-star prospect.

“Jourdan’s done a little bit of everything,” Heupel said. “Part of what he did on the offensive side of the ball is why you want him. He’s smart, he’s competitive, he cares. Man, he has grown during the course of the summer. He’s very, very, very competitive.

“First week, install, I think he felt a little bit overwhelmed, and he felt really good after week two. He came up to me, he’s going to make a point that I know that he had a great week. I love his energy and how he works as a young guy. We have high expectations for him to become a great player, but a great leader inside of our program, too.”
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-Brown
 
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SSVol said:
Does that even make sense? The money doesn't come from the school.
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Ten_Titans said:
Are we supposed to believe that Spyre is turning down free money, when they are in the free money business?
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More in terms of collaboration. The word is that White has told the coaches and administration to not work directly with Spyre. No direct lines of communication because we’ve had extra eyes on us from the NCAA after the Pruitt fiasco and the Nico NIL rumors made headlines. Basically saying to let the heat die down a bit.
 
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Don’t forget about the running backs

Tennessee may have sent its star quarterback and star wide receiver to SEC Media Days, but that doesn’t mean the Vols are going to be a pass-happy team in 2022. The bread-and-butter for Heupel’s system is the ability to punish defenses with efficient runs into light boxes around the line of scrimmage and force them to add an extra defender in run support, thus opening up opportunities for those downfield shots from Hooker to Tillman. Tennessee finished 12th in the FBS in rushing in 2021, and Tillman said Tennessee’s running backs have looked good this summer and go into the season with something to prove.

“Man, we have three or four running backs who I feel like can produce,” he said. “But obviously Jabari Small’s come back, Jaylen Wright – man, those guys, it’s been amazing to see what they do, especially in the weight room. They’ve both gained weight, muscle, good weight. Both became stronger, so they’re excited. They know that, ‘Oh, Tennessee’s a passing offense,’ but they want the running game to get respect, too, so I’m excited to see what they do.”
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Leading ‘loudmouths’

With two influential starters to replace in the secondary, Tennessee has seen veteran safeties Flowers and Jaylen McCollough ramp up their leadership this offseason and the two seniors have become the tone-setters and examples for the rest of their position group, the defense and even the entire team in some settings.

“Those two are the defensive leaders of the team,” Tillman said. “Those two guys are very vocal. Not just the defense, the offense follows those guys, too. They’re the loudmouths on the team, especially Tre, but in a good way. He’s a competitor. Jaylen’s a competitor, too, so those guys are great leaders for us, and I’m excited what they do this year.”

Flowers acknowledged the Vols don’t have a bunch of young players in the secondary, but their leadership is aimed at everyone elevating their games individually and thus collectively.

“We have a huge role,” Flowers said. “A lot of the young guys look up to us now, and we just had to bring guys along with us. There’s already guys on that side of the ball that understand the standard, though – don’t get me wrong – but just elevating our game, elevating our leadership, doing more on and off the field, building more relationships with each other and with our teammates.

“But definitely just focusing on the little stuff, going back in and watching film, critiquing ourselves and just seeing what can we work on – it can be big things, it could be little things – but definitely just improving, improving, improving.”
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Hyatt hype

Tillman said he has stressed this offseason to the rest of the wide receivers the importance of them stepping up so defenses can’t key in on Tennessee’s No. 1 target. One of the players widely expected this fall to replicate the breakout year Tillman had in 2021 is Jalin Hyatt, who’s expected to step into the starting slot role vacated by Velus Jones Jr., the third-round NFL Draft pick. Hyatt’s rededication to his game was a big story back in the spring, and the Vols are still expecting big things from him.

“I’ve seen Jalin really try to take those strides this year,” Tillman said. “He’s come in with a different mentality. I think he’s up like 15 pounds from last year. He’s coming in, getting catches, routes are smooth, different mentality, watching film, staying after. I’m really excited to see what he does this year. I think he can be a great receiver in college football, so I’m excited.”

Freshman wideouts have bright future
Tillman also had praise for a pair of Tennessee’s freshman wideouts in Chas Nimrod and Kaleb Webb. Both players joined the program in January as early enrollees, and in the case of Webb, the former Top247 prospect, he was on campus for a half-dozen bowl practices last December. So the veteran has been around both for a while and likes what is in store for them with the Vols.

“I like that they work. They work,” Tillman said. “As a freshman you kind of have to learn the ropes, but those guys, really since Day One, they’ve been on the JUGS machine and staying after, running routes, going up there with Coach. Those guys are going to be great players for Tennessee in two, three – whatever years, and maybe even this year. I’m excited to see what they do.”
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BigSteve09 said:
We have to have ads and promos on the Jumbotron about it during games. Stations at the games, inside the stadium, outside the stadium. Sponsored parties on campus, tailgates, bars after the games.

Planes flying banners over the games.

Highly visible Vol Club boat in/by the Vol Navy on the river.

Vol Club reps ready to go if/when we beat the Gators.

I'm talking a land-sea-air campaign.

Time to winvest
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Exactly!
 
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Redleg68 said:
You create bonds that cannot be broken and the character that you see in people thru their sacrifices is beyond amazing. Also thank you for serving. Serving in some form is something that I wish was a National Requirement. Military, Peace Corp, Inner City Service--there is something everybody can do. You seem to appreciate things more when you have some skin in the game.
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Could not agree more about a national service requirement. Thank you for this conversation. I have enjoyed it very much.
 
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Any of you morans have any advice on living in the San Jose area (other than don’t do it). Company wants me to do a 2 year assignment there. They are going to cover my housing costs. California is definitely not my first choice but the career opportunity is difficult to pass up.
 
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BarnesIsCaliparisDaddy said:
Lets play a game.

Name TWO players, one from offense and one from defense, over the past 10 years that would most likely help this years team.
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Justin Hunter would kill it in this offense.
Cam Sutton would give us help at corner.

I think Kamara would be a bigger benefit than Hunter, but him and Tillman with Hooker would be filthy.
 
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