Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

[Dadof2Vols]

NBA full blown joke....never mind the push off with forearm

Hence why I don’t watch. A walk, a carry, a push off….all on same play

 

[jmacvols1]

Hence why I don’t watch. A walk, a carry, a push off….all on same play

trifecta in penalties

 

[Batman1948]

*I have never really known exactly what a "push notification" is. . .

That's the sign on a door that says "Push--not Pull"

 

[Dadof2Vols]

Anyone familiar with good stores to get Tennessee gear between, say, Dandridge and the stadium?

We’re driving from Fort Mill SC so it’s already a 4 hour drive and I don’t want to make the drive even longer by heading further west into Knoxville to Alumni Hall etc.

Just need to get some new dark mode gear for the game and I don’t want to deal with the vol
Shop mess at the stadium.

Depending on the selection you are looking for the Knoxville area Walmarts and Sams usually have a selection.

Sometimes great, sometimes limited

 

[Batman1948]

Pancakes for everyone

 

[Batman1948]

another rug?

Looks like a black headband pushing up his hair to me

 

[SpringBokVol]

I am actually okay with this list.

 

[tyonthefly93]

Anyone familiar with good stores to get Tennessee gear between, say, Dandridge and the stadium?

We’re driving from Fort Mill SC so it’s already a 4 hour drive and I don’t want to make the drive even longer by heading further west into Knoxville to Alumni Hall etc.

Just need to get some new dark mode gear for the game and I don’t want to deal with the vol
Shop mess at the stadium.

Bass Pro could have some stuff. If not there then the Dick’s in Sevierville should definitely have stuff.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

If Heupel ever decided to leave (and I hope he doesn't), the first phone call better be to Alex Golesh. Keep it rolling!

 

[SpringBokVol]

We needed to beat UGA or Alabama for Aguilar to be recognized as one of the best. That’s just the way the league works.

I think you are right.

Imagine the narrative coming out of the UGA game if we win that one.

I have no issue with Ty being listed as No .1 - it's crazy how well he is playing after seeing that first game. I really don't even understand it.

Why can't our defense make that kind of night and day change???

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

Serious question. Since G-league players with eligibility can play college basketball. Can Canadian league and practice squad players in the NFL play college football (if they have eligibility)?

 

[ConwayFitty]

Anyone familiar with good stores to get Tennessee gear between, say, Dandridge and the stadium?

We’re driving from Fort Mill SC so it’s already a 4 hour drive and I don’t want to make the drive even longer by heading further west into Knoxville to Alumni Hall etc.

Just need to get some new dark mode gear for the game and I don’t want to deal with the vol
Shop mess at the stadium.

There is a Vol Shop on Cumberland Avenue. Otherwise best bet is to order Academy or Dicks for store pickup. They have some stuff you can pick up at Dicks Sporting Goods in Sevierville

 

[SpringBokVol]

If Heupel ever decided to leave (and I hope he doesn't), the first phone call better be to Alex Golesh. Keep it rolling!

I woudln't be mad about it.

I also feel like DW would make a good hire.

Coaches will come and go. It's how it works.

If you have good leadership and administration you can keep it going.

 

[Jimmy Football]

Serious question. Since G-league players with eligibility can play college basketball. Can Canadian league and practice squad players in the NFL play college football (if they have eligibility)?

NCAA:

 

[volbeast33]

Rococo Becht, Luke Altmeyer, Steve Angeli, Avery Johnson, etc. . .

Is it fair to say we are all idiots and Heupel knew what he was doing going with Aguilar over "the list"?

The majority of those guys would be instantly better playing in this offense

 

[ConwayFitty]

Bass Pro could have some stuff. If not there then the Dick’s in Sevierville should definitely have stuff.

Target stores around Knoxville usually have stuff too

 

[Jimmy Football]

NBA full blown joke....never mind the push off with forearm

So much nonsense that league needs to clean up.

 

[barrylee]

If Heupel ever decided to leave (and I hope he doesn't), the first phone call better be to Alex Golesh. Keep it rolling!

You mean the guy who just lost to MEMPHIS?

 

[triadvolfan]

Going to be interesting to find out who else is involved. I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s hundreds of more athletes involved.

Sometimes it makes you wonder….are these kids actually as good as we think or do they just look better when someone with BIG money is betting on them? Hmmmmmm

I suspect we'll never find out how deep it goes. The pro leagues do everything they can to bury these kind of scandals. Tim Donaghy, Pete Rose, Ohtani, all seemed to go away with a very limited scope. I never really bought it.

This one feels different but I could still see some kind of settlement happening where a few people get hung out to dry and the media plays along pretending it wasn't widespread.

 

[jmacvols1]

So much nonsense that league needs to clean up.

NBA was fun to watch in the 80s...three main teams Cetics, Lakers and Sixers...loved to watch my favorite team the Sixers play the Celtics

 

[volbeast33]

Hope you're right...I sure as heck don't wanna be..but we just made the worst quarterback in the league a 5* transfer portal target. I think that Mateer will suddenly look like the Heisman front runner again against this defense Saturday, and Pavia is licking his lips for the chance to make us eat his offseason words.

I hate bad defense...it sickens me.

Boley took took over for the Texas A&M transfer and has been pretty good. He struggled his first game on the road versus SC. He was pretty decent against Georgia and really good against Texas. Against Texas, he completed 31-39 for 259 yds. He does tend to make mistakes like young qbs tend to do.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

I was curious about Indiana's roster and how they've assembled a winning team. They have 53 portal players from the past 2 years!!!!! 53! What a different world we live in. Recruiting rankings are overrated if you have the funds to pluck out of the portal. Scouting the portal might be more important than scouting high school anymore.

QB - Portal
RB - Top three portal
WR - Only 1 of top 4 not from portal
TE - 1st and 2nd are both portal (shout out to Holden Staes a Tennessee legend)

Their entire starting defense minus 3 guys are portal guys.

Weirder is that JMU is their farm system and someone should probably look into that. They have 8-10 starters from JMU. They also raid Maryland's best players.

 

[jmacvols1]

I like her but she seems to be struggling as a head coach

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

You mean the guy who just lost to MEMPHIS?

Yes. Believe it or not, good teams will lose to good teams on the road at times. He did make a mistake of not taking 3 when 4th and goal from the 3. That would've sent it to overtime. He also beat Florida in the swamp, hammered Boise State, hammered North Texas (who might have the most valuable portal QB next year) and plays Bama tough everytime.

People forget that USF won a whopping 4 games from 2020-2022.

2020 - 1-8
2021 - 2-10
2022 - 1-11
2023 - 7-6
2024 - 7-6
2025 - 6-2

I live in Tampa. He has brought the program back. They recruit better. Alumni are investing. He works in the community. They secured funds and new stadium opens next year on campus. Alex Golesh is a monster! But if you would like to argue otherwise, let me hear your case.

 

[KB5252]

A better lead block and that would have been a score. Have to point out the bad and good...... It wasn't a "bad" block, it just wasn't a really good block.