Recruiting Football Talk VII

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SoilVol said:
Our defense has allowed 30pts only 3 times this season:
34 to #8 Alabama
36 to #10 Mizzou
38 to #1 Georgia

Last year 3 times:
33 to Florida
49 to #5 Alabama
63 to #23 South Carolina

2021 7 times:
41 to #13 Pitt
38 to Florida
31 to #11 Ole Miss
52 to #2 Alabama
42 to #18 Kentucky
41 to #1 Georgia
48 to Purdue

2021:
<11 - 2
11 to 20 - 2
21 to 30 - 2
>30 - 7

2022:
<11 - 4
11 to 20 - 2
21 to 30 - 3
>30 - 3

2023:
<11 - 1
11 to 20 - 5
21 to 30 - 2
>30 - 3

My interpretation is that in 2021 the defense was just not good enough from position to position. Our offense was capable of hanging with some teams though. In 2022 it was Jekyll and Hyde. Dominated some teams and got torched by others. 2 of the 4 games where we shut teams down were cupcakes (though Martin scored 24). The other two games were Vandy and Kentucky. This season I feel like we've played more consistently on defense. We've consistently held most teams below 20 points, but in the three games against the three best teams we've played we lost stamina and allowed >30. Those games we also got dominated in TOP and our offense couldn't do anything for significant portions of or the entire game. Any defense will start to collapse in those conditions.

I don't see our defense getting worse. We should be better next year even though we will replace some production: Beasley, Baron, Thomas, McCullough. If we make significant portal additions as rumored then we can be much better.

By numbers, the defense may not ever be much better in PPG but as long as our offense is working then that isn't a problem.
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Mizzou, Bama, and UGA were the only teams that we played that had a pulse. We got slaughtered by all 3 plus a Florida team that may not make a bowl.

Our defense is a problem… not the only problem… but it’s a problem.
 
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Revived2002 said:
Milton finally had the breakout game I was expecting- if only he’d played that way before now. Lol

Great win. Never take 8-4, top 25 seasons for granted. You will be glad we had one next time you are cobbling together an argument that Tennessee is a top 10 all-time program.

Now go win the bowl game!
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I really believe Hendon Hooker being in town helped Joe play better. It happened last year in the Vandy and Clemson games and HH was at 1 other game this season and Joe looked fantastic.

Hendon Hooker is the Joe Milton whisperer
 
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drvenner said:
Andy tried to flex
Refs still need specs
Vols crush another
Whiny baby brother
Joe threw for four
And ran two more
Squirrel dashed and darted
Lea screamed and farted
Jaylen got his thou
Keyton Take a bow
Nico next year
Will have no peer
Andy tried to tussle
No jimmies did rustle
Crushing Vandy Each season
Still is very pleasin'
Dore dreams did shatter
It really don't matter
Sings Conway Twitty
Vols by Fiddy!!
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I am sure Andy would cut you a deal on doing a rap version of dis.
 
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2 things

1. I’ve seen the ACL thing with Spraggins. Did we ever have it confirmed it was an actual torn ACL? Or just an unconfirmed injury requiring surgery?

2. I’m sure it is still possible 1-2 guys who participated in senior day will come back. They just wanted to partake in case they go pro. If they get a bad grade, I’m sure a guy like Lott could easily come back.
 
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