Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

#11,576
#11,576
RiseToTheTop said:
Hes been getting alot more hate than Nico just in general and it sucks.
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Haven't seen any hate.

But there's palpable skepticism from the outside that going from the Sun Belt to s-tier SEC football could be a bumpy ride.

Premiere chance for The Hype Effect to show out.
 
#11,580
#11,580
PlanetVolunteer said:
JG still had horrific overthrows, the sack fumbles, and throwing into triple coverage. If Nico plays against Ga St or BYU...we probably win. JG was a catastrophe everywhere he played. Hopeless.
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JG had the worst situation for a QB at TN that I can remember. He never had a QB coach. Terrible OL and terrible coaching. Imagine having a different OC almost every year.
 
#11,582
#11,582
PlanetVolunteer said:
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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Couldn’t agree more.
 
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#11,585
DD4ME said:
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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WTH is up with #5? AI can't be relied upon.
 
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