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norrislakevol said:
I think that's reading too much into it. Recruiting services have scouts that evaluate players the exact same way that coaching staffs do.
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Back in the old days when we could help coaches recruit. I have accompany coaches and attend high school games on Friday nights. The coaches would take extensive notes and if they are impressed with the player, request film of games and practices if they existed. Now, they bring the players in for camps and get even a better evaluation of the player's skills. There evaluations are their own and are the bases for their interest or lack there of, in players. I agree their evaluations are very often similar to those of the scouting services, but you will also see that different scouting services have different ratings for the same player.
 
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In the Art of War authored by Sun Tzu, legendary military general, strategist, philosopher, and writer, some 500 years Before Christ, in the first section, the laying of plans, the general declared that there are seven considerations (measurements and calculations) that must be performed prior to war if one is to intelligently predict the outcome in advance.

This is perhaps the earliest and most ancient version of what today is known as a Power Index. It is remarkable the degree to which the AOW Power Index has stood the test of time, so much so that it is still in widespread use by nations all over the world, in a vast variety of organizations.

We’ve looked at ESPN FPI, Bill Connelly’s SP+, and now maybe for the first time on VolNation, I present a high level view of the AOW Power Index as it forecasts the matchups we have scheduled for the upcoming season. The idea is to discover your advantages and then through a process called balancing seek to mitigate any advantages your opponent may have.

In the table below, the color orange indicates a Tennessee advantage, the color yellow signifies no initial overall advantage to either side, and the color pink represents advantage to the other side in that consideration.

The AOW Power Index, using my measurements and calculations, suggests we have the overall advantage in 10 of our contests and, with the proper balancing to offset advantages a couple of our opponents may have, we could go 12-0. jmo. YMMV. TIFWIW.

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InVOLuntary said:
All I got out of that is you served during the Civil War.
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With pride, Brother. I won't say which side I was on as being I am from East Tennessee, it could have been either side. I read somewhere that during the War, you could enlist in the Union Army and Confederate Army both at the same time on different sides of the street.
 
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I was reading a little about High School players and their NIL 's.......really ?! This whole thing has gone off the deep end.
 
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Enki_Amenra said:
Did some work for a guy who had a full body grizzly rug. I can't remember if he left the head on the pelt as a rug or had it mounted, seems like it was on the rug. . . anyway, it is unbelievable how massive their heads are until your are standing next to one. Maybe about 2 basketballs wide. I won't get started on their claws. . . I'm just saying, hearing their dimensions and seeing pictures doesn't remotely convey their sheer mass.
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I looked up the size of a basketball (9.5 inches) and the size of a grizzly's head (avg 17.9 inches). So I guess this guy had a big one, since he turned it into carpet. No joke, I bet it's head was 20"+.

Also learned some more interesting stuff about the cuddly bears.

Their sense of smell is 7 times great than a bloodhound's.

They can eat 100lbs of food every day.

They don't really hibernate, they're just in a dormant state.

Newborns are the size of a guinea pig and they will stay with their momma for around 5yrs.

Their fangs avg 3", claws over 6" and as thick as a cigar, and males weigh over 1,300lbs with a giant shoulder hump of pure muscle that powers their front arms in attacks. They can kill a mountain lion or wolf with 1 swing and their only real competition is other grizzly bears. . . even a large pack of wolves avoid conflict with a grizzly. . . just one swipe of their paw can kill an animal as large as a moose. . .

Grizzly Bear Facts - Animal Facts Encyclopedia

Ok, back to football. . .
 
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ChattaTNVol said:
In the Art of War authored by Sun Tzu, legendary military general, strategist, philosopher, and writer, some 500 years Before Christ, in the first section, the laying of plans, the general declared that there are seven considerations (measurements and calculations) that must be performed prior to war if one is to intelligently predict the outcome in advance.

This is perhaps the earliest and most ancient version of what today is known as a Power Index. It is remarkable the degree to which the AOW Power Index has stood the test of time, so much so that it is still in widespread use by nations all over the world, in a vast variety of organizations.

We’ve looked at ESPN FPI, Bill Connelly’s SP+, and now maybe for the first time on VolNation, I present a high level view of the AOW Power Index as it forecasts the matchups we have scheduled for the upcoming season. The idea is to discover your advantages and then through a process called balancing seek to mitigate any advantages your opponent may have.

In the table below, the color orange indicates a Tennessee advantage, the color yellow signifies no initial overall advantage to either side, and the color pink represents advantage to the other side in that consideration.

The AOW Power Index, using my measurements and calculations, suggests we have the overall advantage in 10 of our contests and, with the proper balancing to offset advantages a couple of our opponents may have, we could go 12-0. jmo. YMMV. TIFWIW.

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How many wins did it predict for us last season?
 
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