Recruiting Forum Football Talk V

[drvenner]

Let's say Duggan gets injured on the first play against KSU and doesn't return. TCU goes on to beat KSU. I guess the committee would drop them out of the playoffs because of injuries, right? What a freaking laughable farce.

 

[engineerVOL]

Unfortunately, some goofy Rose Bowl nonsense means we have to hope they somehow make it in. It’s so frustrating.

What are you talking about?

 

[SweetasSoda]

Bring on Tulane or UCF in the Cotton Bowl….

Vintage SEC matchup or CJH reunion tour.
Plus
Easy path to 11 wins

Not if no one cares to play the game and half opt out because what is exciting about that.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Tulane would demolish UT with Milton at QB. UCF would too for that matter. I dont think the Vols would get up for such a letdown matchup either.

UT would smoke either of those teams with Colton Jumper playing QB.

 

[VolByLaw]

Some of you asked about Jackson Lampley in the chat last night. According to his family on social media. Lampley is on crutches and will be in a brace for several weeks and will likely miss the bowl game according to their social media post.

-Hubbs

 

[Jimmy Football]

Winning >>>>Losing

And I’m not saying Cotton is my first choice, but if it happens……could be kinda fun

I appreciate the enthusiasm. But the reality is we would all be a nervous wreck for a game that would be embarrassing to lose, with no satisfying payoff if we won.

We gonna dunk on Tulane if we beat them? We kicked them out of the conference 60 years ago. UCF? We just stole their coach and their AD. What more can we have over them?

 

[Tri-CitiesVol]

-Hubbs

PAT must’ve finally gotten him for good.

 

[VolInDayton]

What are you talking about?

I guess there was some comment on the college football show where the Rose Bowl could take Penn St because OSU has been there several times recently. This would leave OSU at the Orange Bowl and push us to the Cotton bowl against group of 5 (assuming that USC and TCU wins)

 

[Jimmy Football]

What are you talking about?

I asked the same thing when Herbie brought it up.

 

[UTK]

Winning >>>>Losing

And I’m not saying Cotton is my first choice, but if it happens……could be kinda fun

Cotton Bowl is a lose lose imo. Orange bowl is a much more fun match up where a loss with a backup QBwouldn’t be that much of a damper. Plus the Vols deserve the better bowl. Period. People need to raise hell on this all week

 

[peaygolf]

Not if no one cares to play the game and half opt out because what is exciting about that.

With the futility of this program, I doubt many would opt out of a new year’s 6 game….even if it was vs ETSU……

 

[jave36]

Shoutout to Michigan for showing us the path: schedule the weakest OOC games possible, avoid playing ranked teams, protect key players by pulling them in cupcake blowouts and just keep winning. Remember when the heads were laughing at Michigan's SOS. Not losing trumps laughable SOS.

Michigan? Clemson did that for years.

 

[SweetasSoda]

What are you talking about?

We have to hope Ohio St gets in the playoffs so we can go to the Orange Bowl because they have chosen the Orange Bowl for themselves.

 

[jave36]

Dan Mullen instantly regrets the decision to take Florida over Tennessee. Having said that, I like him and don't know why. He's a weirdo that has man boobs and a wife that looks for affection from all the young men she can kiss. He is a savant that I think is on the spectrum and cannot control what comes out of his mouth. I want to see him coach again and will root for him as long as it doesn't hurt Tennessee.

I've always liked him despite his weirdness. Minus the time he was at Florida.

I don't care how the committee ranks us relative to Bama or mullen's opinion of it because only the top 4 rankings matter and we aren't getting into the top 4.

 

[drylo]

What are you talking about?

OSU apparently wants Penn State to go to the Rose Bowl so OSU can go to the Orange Bowl to play the ACC champ and kick us to the Cotton to play Tulane or UCF.

 

[jave36]

Except we didn’t have anything to play for. It’s pretty clear based on tonight that UGA, undefeated TCU, conference champion USC, and both the winner and loser of Michigan/Ohio St were going to get in ahead of us even if we beat SC.

That's not even close to true. We'd have been a shoe in if we hadn't lost to SC.

 

[SweetasSoda]

I've always liked him despite his weirdness. Minus the time he was at Florida.

I don't care how the committee ranks us relative to Bama or mullen's opinion of it because only the top 4 rankings matter and we aren't getting into the top 4.

Obviously the top 4 rankings only matter for the playoffs. The rest of the rankings matter for bowls and matchups.

 

[drvenner]

I would rather go to the Cotton Bowl if it means OSU is out of the playoffs.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

That's not even close to true. We'd have been a shoe in if we hadn't lost to SC.

I don't think so. USC would've jumped is with a conference championship and a Heisman QB. ..

 

[VolByLaw]

I am obviously in the minority, but idc what NY6 bowl we play in or who we play. I have never seen us play in one, so I will be excited about any NY6 bowl. I have only seen 6 bowls in my time watching and this one is by far the best. I want 11 wins, idc where it occurs or who it is against.

 

[bigorangecrush89]

UT would smoke either of those teams with Colton Jumper playing QB.

With Milton starting and the top WRs opting out, maybe more opt outs for UT. And those schools would treat it as a national championship. Are you sure?

 

[Enki_Amenra]

I would rather go to the Cotton Bowl if it means OSU is out of the playoffs.

They should just stick us in the Rose Bowl and osu in the orange bowl.

 

[Jimmy Football]

Obviously the top 4 rankings only matter for the playoffs. The rest of the rankings matter for bowls and matchups.

Sorta. Somehow 8th ranked Penn State might get a better bowl than us.

Why were the other bowls and conferences ok with this, again?

 

[JacketVol]

Good to see Herbie's digs at UT blow up in his face. He was probably still miffed about UT fans calling out his buddy Bear for criticizing UT for running up the score against Mizzou. That divided locker room jab was right up there with him smirking while gator chomping when picking UF over UT.

He’s a prick and we all get mad at him but coach can’t. Coach handled it well. Got his dig in and everyone knew it without him having to name jerk boy. Kirk is so soft getting upset over mean things said that are true about incompetent buddy bear. To be a former power 5 QB, he sure gets his wee feelings hurt and cries like a wussy on TV. He’s a weak minded shill. Used to like him but he’s softer than a troll from the FF.

 

[SweetasSoda]

I would rather go to the Cotton Bowl if it means OSU is out of the playoffs.

I would agree, but I hate USC just as much as OSU so now I would chose what is best for us…the Orange Bowl.