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[OGbabyaviVol]

Not sure we'll know until the game.

Yeah I know. I’m wondering if having Lowe put this out nationally on ESPN is a means to put pressure on DA to drop charges or reduce the charge to a misdemeanor? Curious if we can get an announcement today that the charges have been dropped and case dismissed.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

For the gamblers in the room, is all the money coming in on Kentucky? Looks like the line is down to 11.5 now.

 

[you]

It looks good. But the audio always seems off. Maybe it's just me but there seems to be a consistent lag in TNF audio.

Sounds like they’re in a basement with the door shut

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

I've had my crow, being epically wrong about Pruitt, the head coach; but, I'd take him in a heartbeat as a DC...as Saban will, the exact moment he has the chance.

pruiit proved here that he has to have a defense full of 4 & 5* players to succeed. Basically he has to out talent the opponent. Remember when the slant was always an open play for every opponent for 3 years? That doesn’t scream defensive guru to me at all. He looked good at fsu, uga, and bama because he had stacked rosters. I would love to see CJH’s offense against any pruitt defense. CJH would eat that up. Imagine if pruitt was kentucky’s DC…the only way that the Vols would stop scoring on his defense would be if they were too tired from the multitude of long touchdown passes and runs. Would likely set an unbreakable record for most 75 yard one play touchdown drives.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

For the gamblers in the room, is all the money coming in on Kentucky? Looks like the line is down to 11.5 now.

A lot of people are recommending a Tennessee win, but a UK cover.

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

My birthday today. Going out having some seafood and bourbon tonight with homemade cheesecake for dessert later. Have tomorrow and Friday off, picking my daughter up from school early on Friday and heading to Knoxville to watch Kentucky get whooped on Saturday night. Going to be a great weekend.

Happy Birthday!

 

[franklinpence]

Cottonmouths have the visual acuity of about 12". They don't know what boats are, have terrible vision, and have no ears to hear talking (or screaming). They recognize an object floating in the water, and they like to bask on floating objects. They also associate those things as places fish and frogs like to hang out around. They have very strong senses of smell and could possibly investigate smells of bait or fish you've caught.

They're also inquisitive, so they'll investigate objects they don't recognize. I've stood on a bank and watched one swim directly towards me. Most would conclude that snake was "after" them. When it got close enough to make out what I was it bolted away and hid under a matte of grass.

It's all about perception and having a better understanding of these very misunderstood animals. They're never after you. But instinctual fear and lack of knowledge drives perception.

I actually do, but this is too fun.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

For the gamblers in the room, is all the money coming in on Kentucky? Looks like the line is down to 11.5 now.

UK cover has been popular all week. People think the game will be similar to last year.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I was just looking at the slate for tomorrow. I hope Penn St upsets the Buckeyes.

 

[VolGee4]

You have to look at it a different way. Look at UF, let’s be honest they are not good. They are what the 4th best team in the East? They have a new head coach and staff. But look at us. Undefeated, ranked top 3 and we are still being out recruited by UF. Now you can say that UF has an advantage over us because of the state but that’s iffy at best. One would think that seeing us beat Bama and destroy a good LSU team that we would be seeing a pretty good influx of high rated players. But so far it’s not happening.

Hopefully we can jump them by NSD but as of right now they are ahead of us and it’s strange.

Iffy at best? 17 of UF’s 22 commits are from Florida. Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Winter Garden, Lake City, Kissimmee, Ponte Vedra, Eustis, Orange Park, Gainesville- literally all within 2 hours of campus.

They have 1 recruit from a state outside Florida that doesn’t touch the state. It’s not even a debate that UF has an inherent advantage.

 

[volbeast33]

Are you just ignoring Hobbs who is a five star defensive lineman in which we are going to beat out Bama, Georgia, and Ohio state?

We are also getting Lang who the staff is high on….. the safety from Georgia that Bama wants if we decide to take him…. Recruiting has went well…. Running back recruiting is really the only area where we have struggled a little bit.

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

That stupid yell leader garbage is pure gayness...it is freaking weird.

In a studio, I agree.

When the entire stadium is chanting in unison with them, it’s pretty damn cool. You would need to go to a TAMU home game to understand.

I still prefer the raw emotion of Neyland and Vols fans. Nothing compares.

 

[volbeast33]

Still disagree, as the season as the whole would still be on par with a successful season. Not talking "from here" just the entire season like Enki was saying from the start..

Or look at the inverse - what if we started 0-7? At that point, even 1 or 2 wins would be a good finish. Now imagine we won our last 5 games. Amazing! Does that make going 5-7 in Y2 a GOOD season?

Talking full seasons, not endings.

You shouldn’t judge a season based on pre-season predictions bc so many variables are unknown…. If we lose 4 of the last 5…. The overwhelming majority would consider this season a failure.

It’s not going to happen though…. This is the rebirth of UT football… we are announcing to the world that we belong! Go Vols!

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

I'm all for checking out any secondary players.

Nope, Jimbo bought a buncha mercenaries a la kiffin/pruitt. Those types fold as soon as the going gets tough. Don’t want any of their high star, high investment cost and ultimately low return on investment players…

 

[VolNRaleighNC]

UK cover has been popular all week. People think the game will be similar to last year.

I think they’ll cover (*barely*) in a garbage TD at the end. I think it’ll feel like the LSU game a bit but they’ll close the gap in the 4th but we’ll still win 38 - 27. I do think they’ll be able to slow us down at times.

Of course, I hope I’m completely wrong and we annihilate them 63-13.

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

So if we were to go 8-4, you'd rather have wins over Mizzou & SC than UF & Bama?. Preseason, 8-4 would be considered a success.

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

I am simply saying that 8-4 would still be a success, just like it wouldve been in preseason. So you would rather have wins over SC & Mizzou instead of the wins we have, to preserve "momentum."

We're not losing 4 of the next 5, but the season will still be an overall success if we did, based on preseason expectations. . . unless, in the preseason you expected 10+ wins.

The issue would be the potential losses to SC & Mizzou. We expected to beat them in the preseason as well, so losing to them would be disappointing. It wouldn't change the fact we got to the # of wins that was thought to be the marker for success.

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

We are also getting Lang who the staff is high on….. the safety from Georgia that Bama wants if we decide to take him…. Recruiting has went well…. Running back recruiting is really the only area where we have struggled a little bit.

We should be very picky with a the runningback that we take. We don’t lose any running backs after this season so we can afford that. We need a game changing back and we can always portal shop later.

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

So, where were your expectations in the preseason?

Calling the season a success at 8-4 preseason, but not now, means you would be trading Alabama & UF or Pitt, for wins over SC & Mizzou or Kentucky.

15-0 where it’s always been.
Let’s turn your narrative around. Will you feel the season is successful at 15-0 or will you be worried about next year?

 

[Big Orange#1]

How many real difference makers enter the portal? How many schools will be trying to snag them? I'm just not as convinced as some that the portal will be a magic cure-all. I certainly hope it is, I just don't have faith that it will be.

We need to hit on 2-3 Bru McCoy, Jahmyr Gibbs, Zach Evans level transfers

 

[volbeast33]

We should be very picky with a the runningback that we take. We don’t lose any running backs after this season so we can afford that. We need a game changing back and we can always portal shop later.

I agree…. I 100% trust this staff…. Don’t think recruiting is an issue…. They will get what they need to be very successful.

 

[itsme]

NIL is a thing for nearly every recruit. But I absolutely agree that we don’t want the mercenaries currently helping burn A&M to the ground

Let those schools pay the big money and we take those guys when they decide to transfer. They already have their bag and we reap the benefits.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

15-0 where it’s always been.
Let’s turn your narrative around. Will you feel the season is successful at 15-0 or will you be worried about next year?

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I feel it's successful at 7-0. Yes, already excited about next year, irregardless of what happens the rest of the year. I don't think we lose a game in the regular season. If that happens, I don't think we lose in the post-season either!

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Have a good Friday!

 

[Chuckie]

We think it's muscle too. Because when she used a heating pad it actually made it worse and looking online, that indicates muscle. Her pain is in her lower back, likely stemming from her glute or hamstring.
What relaxer did you use? Do you know if there's an over-the-counter version?

When I have milder back pain now (in the same area as when I had that episode), I usually just load up on Advil since it's anti-inflammatory, and that usually keeps it manageable while I get through it.

When I had the episode I described earlier, it was all prescription stuff (don't remember now what it was...flexeril maybe). It was still pretty tough for several days but it got me through it.