Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

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#84,279
Jimmy Football said:
Dear VolNation Recruiting Forum Morans,

Seeing as VolQuest has now released an official DC hotboard, I am resigning from my responsibilities as the official VolNation Recruiting Forum DC hotboard custodian. You never dream as you’re coming up that one day you will be trusted with such a sacred task as this, and I truly appreciate all of your support along this incredible journey.

Thanks, everyone. It’s been a heckuva ride!

Go Vols,
@Jimmy Football
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You'll still do edits for our portal commits, yes?
 
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Box scores can be misleading at times, but Walter’s defense played Oregon, Illinois, Michigan & Ohio State this year

Highest point total given up was 25 (in a W over Illinois). I know some may wish that # was lower, but I like the fact that he seems to at minimum keep his team in the game.

I would definitely be excited about the hire if it’s him.
 
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KB5252 said:
I'm neutral on Banks, I would like to upgrade but not sure if that's possible.

Here are my issues with Banks

1) His responsible for position is probably the weakest, least developed on the team. Now is that coaching or recruiting misses? I don't know

2) Blitz heavy, I don't mind blitzing for obvious reasons but you have to mix it up, especially when those blitzes aren't resulting in a good success rate.

3) In game coaching, all too often Banks is slow or simply unwilling to adjust. It's obvious coming out of the half that it takes Banks at least two to three series to adjust
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Our guys were always out of position. That’s coaching.
 
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Outofmyvolcanmind said:
I am thrilled with coach Heupel's comments about staying at Tennessee. I have realized from day one that Heupel chooses his words carefully. He typically doesn't say much of anything and stays on script. There are only two times I can remember this not happening. One was the infamous mic turn incident following the loss to Georgia 2024. The second was Sunday dispelling the rumors of him leaving. His direct comment posted below are what makes me most excited.

"I wouldn't want low expectations. That's part of why I want to be here. We'll win big."

This is a covenant not a comment. I think things will be changing on Rocky Top. Sometimes a loss is the best thing for you. Vandy shook this program up. It starts today on signing day, and we've seen some momentum since the loss. It will continue in the portal and at coaching conventions.

I believe him. He's the underdog. He's the under recruited kid that played for championships and almost won a Heisman. We're growing in his image. Once coach learns to not just take the underdog to the next level (Hooker, Milton, Aguilar), but the uber talented (Iamaleava, Macintyre, Brandon), we will win big.
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Two down, portal to go!
 
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rockytop25 said:
Box scores can be misleading at times, but Walter’s defense played Oregon, Illinois, Michigan & Ohio State this year

Highest point total given up was 25 (in a W over Illinois). I know some may wish that # was lower, but I like the fact that he seems to at minimum keep his team in the game.

I would definitely be excited about the hire if it’s him.
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We are likely undefeated if we held everyone under 27pts.
 
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rockytop25 said:
Box scores can be misleading at times, but Walter’s defense played Oregon, Illinois, Michigan & Ohio State this year

Highest point total given up was 25 (in a W over Illinois). I know some may wish that # was lower, but I like the fact that he seems to at minimum keep his team in the game.

I would definitely be excited about the hire if it’s him.
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Better than giving up 40 ppg..
 
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Step one... hire Walters

Step two.... sign his former NG from the portal

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Okay okay doesn't exactly have to be step 2 but I do like the idea of a monster space eater in the middle of the defense again
 
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ETNVolunteer1 said:
I don’t think anyone should make a judgement based on his time at Purdue. First time as a HC and put in a really bad spot.
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The natural flow of things, including coaching is you get promoted until you've hit your ceiling, then you fail back down to the prior level.

So he's not a head coach, there are a bunch of damn good position coaches and coordinators that got promoted and didn't get it done. Not a knock on them at all.
 
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