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[UTgrad2015]

It’s nugget season finally.. I wait all damn football season for nugs

 

[Orange.]

I want Hartline to skip town on all the WRs he recruited for this class.

bump

It's happening!

 

[jave36]

Hendon Hooker gone & maybe the best season by a wide receiver in WRU history…. If you’re Hyatt, you’re going pro. No offense but I don’t think I want to hitch my wagon to Joe Milton and a green Nico.

*Jalin if you’re reading this, prove me an idiot!!!

Heupel can scheme open any wr, I'm not worried about that position. OL and QB accuracy are my only concerns.

 

[Weezer]

His only relevance is that tweet or any goofy tweet. Despite beating us and Clemson, his team is in the running for nothing of significance. Next year will be brutal for him.

Next year, he'll probably have Tennessee and Clemson both looking to annihilate his team.

 

[Devo182]

Definitely a Skinwalker...or some other alien shiz

 

[Devo182]

It’s nugget season finally.. I wait all damn football season for nugs

Time to fire up the ole #VolNugz twitter

 

[Ron Swanson]

I'll say this, We are very active behind the scenes in the portal.

15-0

 

[Enki_Amenra]

I didn’t think it was possible to make me more excited for a South Carolina game than the Florida or Alabama game each season, but I think I’m reaching that point. This clown has 2 good games and is insufferable.

Guaranteed Heupel is gonna hang 100+ on him if it's possible.

 

[VOLSONLY]

Tennessee: Nicholaus Iamaleava, QB
2023 ESPN 300 ranking: 32
Iamaleava is a 6-foot-6, 195-pound quarterback from Downey, California, and is ranked as the No. 6 pocket-passer in the country. He is the highest-ranked commit in the class and followed his 2,244-yard, 33-touchdown junior season with 1,986 passing yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior.
Both Hendon Hooker and Joe Milton III are seniors and coach Josh Heupel will need a new quarterback. The staff have sophomores Gaston Moore and Navy Shuler, as well as freshman Tayven Jackson, but none have a significant amount of experience.
Given the lack of depth, Iamaleava should have an opportunity to come in and compete right away.


ESPN doesn't know that Milton is returning? Holy crap!

ESPN

 

[engineerVOL]

Definitely a Skinwalker...or some other alien shiz

Graboids IMO.

 

[Devo182]

Just remembered we landed Hobbs! Boooom!!

 

[VflPT22]

You get one free transfer. Graduating doesn't give you extra.

Actually it does. One free transfer as an undergrad and then you can transfer as a graduate transfer and play immediately. They were talking on the pod about this scenario and Wesley walker

 

[nicksjuzunk]

Oklahoma finishes 6-6 LOL

 

[UpstateVol613]

Crazy. He just signed an NIL deal with an AC company.

 

[NMVol]

I'll say this, We are very active behind the scenes in the portal.

How are things going in the vortex?

 

[butchna]

Actually it does. One free transfer as an undergrad and then you can transfer as a graduate transfer and play immediately. They were talking on the pod about this scenario and Wesley walker

With a waiver. It's not automatic. LWS posted the language on here.

 

[nicksjuzunk]

I’d be fine extending him. He’s a good guy, kids like him. Let’s ride with him for 10 years and see where we go. We need stability in the worst way.

 

[Nash_Vol97]

I'd feel better about a shootout with Hendon. I have serious doubts about the offense with Joe.

I would like to say I have no idea what to expect from him, but after his Vandy game performance...I am pretty sure what to expect and it ain't good.

I hope I am wrong and the Joe we have seen dropping dimes all year plays a full 60 minute game.

If he had hit those wide open passes the other night we would have hung 70+ and 700+ on them.

All he has to do is hit those passes and we will roll on anybody.

Yeah I don’t disagree. Still don’t know what to expect with Bazooka Joe this year and moving forward. If he plays well, we can easily win a shootout. If he is still overthrowing everyone, then he is who he is. I’m not going to fully judge off Vandy game though. Less than ideal conditions and this time he will have a month to get ready.

 

[Devo182]

Actually it does. One free transfer as an undergrad and then you can transfer as a graduate transfer and play immediately. They were talking on the pod about this scenario and Wesley walker

Anyone can transfer any time they like, but not for a free transfer exception. It is a one time exception. Lots of people didn't believe me last year and then they finally saw it with our own transfers needing waivers.

It's just that most GTs have an easy-out, insofar as there's a well-known waiver excuse that if your new school offers a grad program your old one didn't (just choose one) they'll basically always approve your waiver. But it is not an exception. It's a waiver.

 

[VflPT22]

With a waiver. It's not automatic. LWS posted the language on here.

 

[PYSCHO]

UNC with Maye will put 50+ on this defense.

ok so we win 72 to 50

 

[nicksjuzunk]

So here is the best idea you’ve heard all month.

The top 8 teams send a representative to the Selection Committee for a 30 minute presentation with statistics and notes, making their case for inclusion.

Here the very best each argument a team can compile and then weigh it out and vote

 

[butchna]

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Stand corrected.

 

[VflPT22]

Anyone can transfer any time they like, but not for a free transfer exception. It is a one time exception. Lots of people didn't believe me last year and then they finally saw it with our own transfers needing waivers.

It's just that most GTs have an easy-out, insofar as there's a well-known waiver excuse that if your new school offers a grad program your old one didn't (just choose one) they'll basically always approve your waiver. But it is not an exception. It's a waiver.

The only transfer that needed a waiver was bru who has transferred 3 times

 

[UTProf]

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This is what happens when engineers and computers design cars and tell them to base their designs on maximum manufacturing efficiency instead of letting artists and designers design a vehicle with x demographic in mind or for x usage. It's more efficient to do it the first way but you often get better results (more creative options and styles) when you let the artists and designers take the first pass at design and let your engineers figure out how to make the design work and suggest changes for designs that either won't work or turn out to be cost prohibitive.

Unfortunately, the push to streamline everything and maximize profits has pushed us into an era of 'ok' or simply 'good but not great' design in cars and most consumer products. One thing that Steve Jobs was very aware of when it came to everything Apple did was design and aesthetic and it absolutely paid off.

Apple had an aesthetic that was above and beyond every other company until his death and the exit of Apple's main designer (I can't remember his name but he left Apple right around the time of Jobs' death). Apple is still really good but not quite on the same level they used to be. They'll lose their identity and quite possibly their niche if they keep on the path that they're on currently which has far less focus on design and much more focus on cutting costs and maximizing profits. Auto manufacturers, especially ones that are considered luxury brands are in the same boat.

If I buy a Porsche, BMW, Mercedes or even a Lexus I want it to look like a Porsche, BMW, Mercedes, and/or Lexus. I'm not paying luxury prices for something that can be mistaken for a Kia or even just a domestic car like a Ford, Chevy, etc. Those manufacturers put out good vehicles too and sometimes actually make better vehicles if you're just looking at how they perform vs others in their class. So if you're asking me to pay a premium you better put out something that warrants it. Otherwise, I will buy the plain brand with the luxury package instead of the luxury brand that puts out something plain and worse, I'll realize I got more fancy buttons to push and a longer warranty at half the price and wonder why I ever thought Porsche and BMW were so great.