Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

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#82,551
peaygolf said:
Miami is getting left out.......... book it
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And ND gets in which honestly they shouldn’t even get a chance for playoffs unless they join a league. I despise ND Always getting in because a name from LONG ago Love their coach but ND doesn’t deserve to even have a shot in playoffs
 
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knoxvol52 said:
DE – Mikail Kamara (Class of 2020 0-star, not ranked). Thought to be an undersized defensive lineman, Kamara had no Power 4 offers.

DT – Tyrique Tucker (Class of 2022 0-star, not ranked). Tucker joined has older brother at JMU. His other offers appeared to be FCS schools.

DT – Hosea Wheeler (Class of 2022 0-star, not ranked). Wheeler went to junior college out of high school.

DE – Kellan Wyatt (Class of 2022 3-star, No. 1,033 overall, No. 99 LB). Wyatt chose Maryland out of high school over Syracuse and Buffalo.

LB – Aiden Fisher (Class of 2022 0-star, not ranked). Fisher narrowed his options down to JMU and Old Dominion.

LB – Rolijah Hardy (Class of 2024 0-star, not ranked). The Florida product spent a year at Navy Prep before being discovered by the IU staff.

S – Amare Ferrell (Class of 2023 3-star, No. 578 overall, No. 53 safety). Ferrell was a solid win for then head coach Tom Allen. He had several Power 4 offers.

S – Louis Moore (Class of 2019 0-star, not ranked). Moore did not have offers out of high school and went the junior college route.

S – Devan Boykin (Class of 2020 3-star, No. 833 overall, No. 66 CB). Boykin committed to N.C. State out of high school. His other offers appear to have been non-Power 4.




Here's a look at the key contributors of Indiana's defense and their star ratings out of high school... Star gazers let it soak in.
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Now you've done it
 
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#82,553
I'm sure this has been opined to nauseam but nevertheless here goes. After watching the games yesterday the glaring fact that a great defense is a must. Not a good or serviceable defense but an elite one if you plan on getting to the next level. Defensive backs that actually tackle with some ill intent and linebackers who have little if any regard for personal well being along with a defensive line that are determined to make a play on every down and not trying to just stand and control who is in front of them. Those things along with a game plan that is specific to the task and the ability to change as the game dictates.

That little list of needs are as basic as it gets but it seems to have been forgotten by some on our side. The Vols have long been known for a defense that makes you pay by playing a physical brand of football no matter what the outcome you knew it came with a physical cost to your team. No trying to roll under somebody's legs, no being knocked backwards after initial contact and no standing and waiting for the offense player to dictate your next move.

I am not at practice, I have never had a discussion with the players or coaches about game planning and I have no idea what the role of the defense is supposed to be under this staff but I do know with our offense week in and week out that if we had any of the defenses that played in any of those games yesterday we wouldn't be wondering what bowl we were going to but instead be wondering who was coming to The Hill to play us in the first round......these musing come from my lounge chair.....in my living room.......GO VOLS
 
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Enki_Amenra said:
I wasnt. I liked the hire. I liked the idea of his offense at UT. It seemed like, worst case scenario, we'd at least be fun to watch. Glad he turned out to be a lot more than that.
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I hated it at first but watched a lot of videos about him and game film. He started to grow on me. The concerns that I had about him have proven true but he has been successful enough that it doesn’t matter as much, yet.
 
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Not surprised Miami is in, figured they’d want an ACC team.

Bama being in & being a 9 seed is pretty unexpected.

The positive, only Vandy is likely to get a better bowl than us now.
 
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peaygolf said:
it shows total bias......
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It shows a stupid system/set of parameters.

Once again this year.

Similar to how dumb it was to have the top 4 spots gtd to conference champs and us having to travel to OSU as the #7 team last year.

Luckily they fixed some things, but not all. Still have 5 conference champs gtd spots.
 
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