Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

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SoilVol said:
Every SEC road game for pretty much every team in the league is an opportunity to lay an egg. If State starts 4-0 (possible, Arizona State at home) they'll be feeling big and we will be coming off the Georgia game 2 weeks prior.

I think we handle them just fine, but maybe I'll feel different if we've looked like booty and Lebby has them firing on all cylinders the 1st 4 weeks.
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Right.

Same could be said about Arky 2024, USCjr 2022, hell Mizzou 2023 was ugly too.

One thing to expect to beat a lesser team, but when you face a handful of them each year, and they still have some talent, the cumulative odds are there for 1 surprise out of the bunch, unfortunately.
 
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PlanetVolunteer said:
Did Boo do something else bad? All I've seen and heard is he's been doing things right.
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He's climbing the ladder, but by some reports not as quickly as he might be. Played with the 3's in the scrimmage and almost pick sixed GMac. Didn't help that he dropped the pick. Has not sniffed offense. Rumored to have been late to a practice or two. He just needs to keep stacking good days. He might be a starter by UGA. Don't think he starts before ETSU.
 
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25vol said:
I’ve had a few different people tell me today and I even heard sports talk. Jay talk about it on his YouTube show that there was a $35 million donation made to the football program over the weekend. Has anyone else heard the same?
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Would be nice if they used it to subsidize the expensive tickets so a family five can afford
 
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DD4ME said:
Bartoo not a Joey metrics fan. We shall see. I think Heup has made the most out of his QB's.

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Touting some esoteric stat about “QB effect” is…nothing I don’t think anyone really cares about and is definitely not some proven metric.

I’m not 100% sold on JA or anything but this is just a pathetic post. Especially in one that makes Nico to be some great QB.

This same metric that had Kurtis Rourke ahead of Cam Ward.
 
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Vols2DaWall said:
Touting some esoteric stat about “QB effect” is…nothing I don’t think anyone really cares about and is definitely not some proven metric.

I’m not 100% sold on JA or anything but this is just a pathetic post. Especially in one that makes Nico to be some great QB.

This same metric that had Kurtis Rourke ahead of Cam Ward.
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It is complete nonsense and these people don't actually understand how actual football works. Just a bunch of NERDS.

Look at what Brooks Austin (Film Guy) put together on Nico and Joey. Nico...couldn't go through a simple second progression in late december 2024...after coming here in 2022 for the Orange bowl practices.

Any game you watch of Aguilar he does that. He doesn't take off in a clean pocket when his first read isn't there.
 
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UpstateVol613 said:
I hope George is getting the second team reps.
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I just hope we get to see Merk take the incredibly valuable 2nd team game reps, because he’s looked marginally better in practice - even though George is clearly the future.

That would be awesome to see, again.
 
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I ran all the recent UT football coverage videos from this week through chat to see if that could replace listening to them and the report is not really it you want the read between the lines stuff.

Here are the five most “insider-level” nuggets that came out of today’s UTK football coverage — the stuff that goes beyond surface headlines and feels like leaks, coaching whispers, or bold predictions:


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1. Aguilar’s Rapid Playbook Mastery

Local sources hinted that coaches were surprised by how quickly Joey Aguilar picked up Josh Heupel’s system, which is why he jumped Merklinger despite being the newer transfer.

Suggests staff confidence is higher internally than most national analysts realize.



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2. Receiver Depth = Hidden Weakness

While national coverage focuses on Aguilar, insider chatter notes the wide receiver room is thin beyond Mike Matthews and Braylon Staley.

Coaches may be reshuffling roles, and some less-expected names could see early playing time.



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3. George MacIntyre Already Creating Buzz

Even though he’s a freshman, multiple reports say MacIntyre has impressed enough in camp that he could move into the QB2 spot by mid-season if Aguilar falters.

This wasn’t an expectation going in — feels like something leaked from practice evaluations.



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4. Staff Sees “Boom or Bust” Season Too

Insider analysis (like from Sports Source and RTI) mirrors what Saturday Down South called out: internally, UT knows this roster could win 10 games if the offense clicks, but also could stumble to 6–6 if Aguilar doesn’t deliver.

That kind of acknowledgment usually doesn’t get voiced outside coaching circles.



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5. Position Leaders Are Already Identified Internally

RTI’s “projected stat leaders” segment is based on internal scrimmage feedback.

Word is RB Dylan Sampson is being prepped for heavy touches, and DL James Pearce Jr. is viewed inside the building as the defense’s stat anchor.

These aren’t official, but they align with what coaches have hinted in private evaluations.



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✅ So the most insider thread today: Aguilar wasn’t just the “safe” QB pick — he actually forced the staff’s hand with how quickly he took control of the offense.
 
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