Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

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TN-POSSUM said:
tracking says "arrives by Wednesday, Nov. 12th". I guess free shipping comes with a tour of the Southeast.

I expect this out of USPS but not UPS.

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we have a package that has been sitting 10 miles from our house for almost a week and UPS has no clue when it will be delivered even though it was supposed to be a week ago.

Maybe Disney can help UPS actually charge more for nothing.
 
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Dadof2Vols said:
It is a cop out way to say it. They are technicaly saying I don’t want him fired this year but if he has not become one of only 4 active coaches to have a NC within 3 years he has to go without saying they want him fired.

It allows them to play both sides of fence while looking like Angels
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Self perception vs reality. They think they look like angels but in reality they look like fools.
 
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Volsdeep4 said:
Going in for a 6 hour tattoo session. Longest session I’ve had in one sitting. What’s a good $ tip? Do they normally go by hour or percentage?
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Have done 4+ hour sessions twice, agreed upon a total price for the session upfront & I paid that plus tip.

But hourly or per session is the only way I’d pay for a piece.
 
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SmyrnaATLVolisback said:
Lost kid with a bad parent.

Without my in laws and some friends, I would likely have been labeled a bad kid. I wasn’t bad. I was lost and needed help. But without help, I would likely be somewhere completely different now. Luckily, I turned it around and I hope he can too.

I see it differently as my mom was an addict and I dealt with craziness as a child. I had major anger issues and got into trouble as a teen. Once I had people to look up to and helped me, I turned everything around. I hope he can too as he seems lost to me.
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I've seen this story many times and I hoped it would happen for Boo. Thank the Lord that he put people in your life. It is kids( I know your not a kid, but to me you probably are) like you that keep me going doing what I do.
 
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Jackcrevol said:
Alex Golesh is going to get an SEC job
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i'll keep my opinions of his time here to myself. but i've watched his offense at usf for two seasons. A) In American Conf. think you can be more creative, and be successful. They ran it 15 consecutive times for a score. Including a beauty of a run by QB Brown.

B) They line up and execute playing fast, even do 'look at me', and are able to not get a procedure penalty.

Now how much of that is refs at American level not being told to look for things hyper vigilantly.

C) I saw wrinkles
 
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rikberry31 said:
Younguns never heard of know of Condredge. He was light years ahead of his time, electric. I have often thought what would Heup do with Condredge? Best Jerseys ever too.
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has condredge not been on the small ish side he would have balled out in NFL. Think he had a long career with the Inuits, or Roughridgers of CFL.

Much like Spurrier, you have to wonder what his life would be like had he chosen baseball.

Unlike Spurrier, if he had been white you have to wonder what his life had been like had he chosen baseball.

As an aside; anyone who hasnt needs to watch the 30:30.
 
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Sorry for being late. This is one i needed today.

NOVEMBER 2025 November 7, 2025: Count this day as a new beginning. Old things have passed away and all things will become new. This is a benchmark season when you will establish and organize where you want to go from here. Be sure to give careful thought to what you want the outcome to be, and strive to do what it takes to make that happen. Ephesians 5:15-17 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
 
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The Vols got in three days of work this week with some guys like Colton Hood and Arion Carter getting some down time to recover from nagging bumps and bruises. There was certainly some extra work for young guys this week, but there was also work for guys playing plenty of snaps as defensively they look to build off last week especially on the tackling side of things. Tennessee only missed five tackles against Oklahoma. Building off that is a priority.

Offensively there is work to do to clean up things particularly in the offensive line. Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar has been sacked nine times the last three games.

“There’s some things we handled well,” head coach Josh Heupel said. “(Some things) Didn’t execute. It might have been one guy or we’re throwing a tag on that play. There’s some things that we didn’t, where we got beat. And ultimately, that’s us as a group being a little bit better.”

It’s imperative that the Vols stop leaking up front. This offense is simply not going to run the ball as effectively as they have in previous years so protecting Aguilar is a must. Aguilar has to take care of the ball better, but when he’s had a clean pocket he’s been really good. Tennessee has to clean things up in the trenches so that can continue.

One guy who did practice some this week is cornerback Jermod McCoy. No one is saying he will be back, but he’s certainly continuing to try. He has not just shut things down. And he’s not just going through his own rehab. We will see what McCoy does next week when he returns.

In addition to practice and going out recruiting, there’s obviously been some staff discussion about roster management and what’s coming down the line as financial decisions will have to be made in the coming weeks.

With all the coaching movement in college football, the thought from people in the industry is that there is likely to be significant player movement which will include tampering and recruiting for sure. With the ability to front load deals before revenue sharing kicked in on July 1, 2025, schools have more money for their recruiting class and portal class which could make for a pretty wild two months.

With front loading gone, the available money for next year’s class and portal class is expected to be around half of what it is for schools now. That is why the third party NIL money will remain a huge deal through the revenue sharing model.

Tennessee is looking for a new director of scouting as Brandon Lawson has left the program to pursue things outside of college athletics. Lawson started his career in athletics at Tennessee under Phillip Fulmer. Lawson left the Vols and worked as the director of player personnel at MTSU and Eastern Kentucky. Lawson was hired by Heupel at UCF as the director of player personnel and returned to Rocky Top when Heupel got the job.
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Friday will see more coaches hit the road.

Heupel is expected to start his day by checking in on Dre Quinn before visiting the mid-state to check in on Kenny Simon and Kesean Bowman.

He will then head further west to stop in to see Cooper Witten in Texas before joining Kelsey Pope to watch Legend Bey’s game on Friday night.

Pope will spend his day in Texas checking in on Bey and stopping in at a couple of schools in the Dallas area.

Tim Banks will make multiple stops in North Carolina on Friday. His travels will see him check in on 2027 DB Marquis Bryant. The Vols have done a nice job early with Bryant

Banks is expected to check in on a number of other prospects throughout the day, including Tre Geathers. Banks will also check in on five-star CB Joshua Dobson on Friday evening.

Tennessee DL Coach Rodney Garner is expected to check in on some remaining DL targets including JJ Finch and JUCO prospect Jaylen Thompson.

Levorn ‘Chop’ Harbin is expected to check in on Dre Quinn and some 2027 prospects throughout the day in the Atlanta area.

Tennessee linebackers coach William Inge will check in on some prospects in the Atlanta area while also making stops to check in on Kenny Simon and Cooper Witten./quote]-VQ
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HoleInTheRoof said:
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Hmm. My overly analytical brain is out thinking its own coverage.

Ok, i'll bite. Big donors have spent $ on Nico, and this roster. A 30 year tenure, just up and...quits? Ya know what today I feel like selling insurance...no no, real estate. Ya I dont buy that. It very well may be him chucking deuces. Either way, kudos on a helluva career.

I will add that watching USF, this system can win at any level.

I will also add that I think our defense is incredibly young. And we have whiffed on some players. One of the things I do think our coaches are good at is finding players. Not sure why the dir of scouting got the axe.

Here's my real, no frills opinion on this staff.

Still lacks ace recruiters. Finding a diamond in the rough, not wanting to overpay is fan freaking tastic. But you do have to have a player with Boo's talent on the roster. When Tennessee is at its best it matches or outpaces other team speed.

We have that at WR, and no where else. I just dont think we are that talented. No more projects.

Its disapponting to hear about the rev share $. I thought our deal with Adidas would change that.
 
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