Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[McGeesPub]

AP came off like someone who has friendly relations with the Iamaleava family and didn’t want to speak ill on anything related to them or what went down. Which makes sense because he became close with them during the recruiting process. But definitely felt like damage control by AP.

Plus he said “ya know” 48 times

Been pretty darn disappointed by Vq’s coverage of this since it broke.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Heupel will figure out how to win at least 8 games IMO. He has a 75% winning percentage since he took over a 3-7 Tennessee program. The guy can coach, he will figure out 8 wins.

What gives me hope is that I feel like there's no way we get another QB that has generational accuracy issues.

Before the last two seasons, almost every Heupel offense has been prolific, minus the 2015 UT St and 2016 Mizzou. Talentless rosters.

He had incredible offenses at Oklahoma.

2017 Mizzou
2018 UCF
2019 UCF
2020 UCF
2021 UT
2022 UT

All incredible. He hasn't always needed generational QB's, he's just needed ones that can hit the WIDE open ones.

 

[DD4ME]

This

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

I enjoy Josh Pate's takes and yes, agree with him that the focus should be on what's best for College Football. Yesterday, he spoke of legislation in congress put forth to deal with the NIL era. Sounds positive.

He got me fired up actually. Rallying cry to save the sport.

College football and basketball is at a dangerous spot. All I see are fans being fed up with it or threatening to be.

Doesn't exist without the fans.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I'll say this...if it's UNC or UCLA 100% you'll then see some of their QBs enter the portal as well.

I don't know if any of them would be good fits -here- but just saying, come Wednesday we can expect some chaos!

Also year 1 Heupel went 7-6... and we played 4 top 15 teams. Purdue loss 100% officiating malpractice and then Pitt loss was 2nd game of the year.

Syracuse, ETSU, Georgia, UAB, at Miss State, Arkansas, at Bama, OU, New Mexico State, at Florida, Vandy

Bold = potential losses...and honestly that would be my thoughts even if Gaston Moore was the starting QB. The other games are winnable off rushing game & defense alone (which is basically all we got from Nico anyway).

Syracuse will be breaking in a new QB though so might be a far more winnable game if our DL can take over.

 

[rocktopper16]

Did Nico really try all that hard during the playoffs or did the players turn on him?

 

[De La Cloobs]

The fact Nico threatened to sit for the playoff game to negotiate more money gives me a disdain for the kid I did not originally have. At that point, you can't blame daddy anymore.

It's just a massive character issue. GTFO

 

[InVOLuntary]

I was thinking about the quote Tony V had about Nico after the OM series. He said something about watch on Friday. What was the trying to say? Does he know something?

 

[VFLBerg]

I was thinking about the quote Tony V had about Nico after the OM series. He said something about watch on Friday. What was the trying to say? Does he know something?

He was referencing the movie Friday. "Bye Felicia".

 

[DD4ME]

 

[InVOLuntary]

He was referencing the movie Friday. "Bye Felicia".

Thanks. Not familiar with that movie.

 

[UTProf]

err, Tulane?

They need a QB and have been looking at Rashada. I think they’re afraid we will grab him.

 

[Jimmy Football]

Thanks. Not familiar with that movie.

That’s a movie worth familiarizing yourself with.

 

[InVOLuntary]

That’s a movie worth familiarizing yourself with.

Is there a lot of shooting and killing?

 

[KPT_VFL]

7 wins

That’s just disrespectful. I’ll say most likely 8 with a ceiling of 10. People forget Heup has done well even without an elite QB. We need elite QB play but Heupel has helped mask our deficiencies very well.

 

[VolsnCards5]

Man, it’s going to be absolute cinema to see Belichick’s reaction when his multimillion $ QB runs out of bounds on the last play of the game, needing a TD.

 

[Glitch]

Hip replacement? Those bull riding days of your youth are coming back to collect their due.

Never thought the day would come, but here we are...

 

[Glitch]

We can just get Coach Kilmer to give you a secret shot in the hip and get you back up to full speed for summer ball.

 

[volbeast33]

Ole Miss is crying!!!

 

[Ten_Titans]

Lol this is my beef with Pate. He always acts like he knows best on all things football. I know they kind of all do in a way. He's ok, just not my cup of tea on the regular.

What am I missing here? Self-regulating?

Everything self-regulates in the broadest possible sense. The great depression was just the market "self-regulating" or "self-correcting" if you want to be obtuse.

11 players will take the field on both sides of the ball and the games will start on time, so that is just self-regulation at work, I guess. I think that is an absolutely moronic way to look at the fact that our over-under win total just dropped by three games in April because of an extortion maneuver gone awry. Unless I'm just not understanding what he means by that.

 

[UTProf]

That’s just disrespectful. I’ll say most likely 8 with a ceiling of 10. People forget Heup has done well even without an elite QB. We need elite QB play but Heupel has helped mask our deficiencies very well.

Nico is proof that Heupel can do big things without elite QB play.

 

[Jimmy Football]

Is there a lot of shooting and killing?

I think there’s a scene with some shooting, but I don’t remember anyone dying. It’s a comedy.

Someone can correct me if I misremembered.

 

[InVOLuntary]

I think there’s a scene with some shooting, but I don’t remember anyone dying. It’s a comedy.

Someone can correct me if I misremembered.

Not for me then. I hate laughing.

 

[SergeantVol]

No mowing for me for a while. Having the first of my hips replaced on Thursday, so I will be unable to complete my lawn care duties and responsibilities. Good news is, crocs are not forbidden in the recovery phase.



<insert joke>

You’re a couple years ahead of me. Had mine cleaned up last year after I shredded my labrum and had several impingement. Doc told me in the next 5 yrs I’ll probably have to get it replaced. Prayers for a speedy recovery!

 

[Jimmy Football]

Not for me then. I hate laughing.

You sailors are a joyless bunch.