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chavisut said:
Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.
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bcartervol98 said:
This x 1000. Attitude and effort are great ways to create luck too.

Always find it funny when the luck thing comes out in a loss or a failure in any walk of life. Usually luck only factors into a small percentage of events or plays or whatever, it's the other situations that separate winners from losers where effort, attitude, and preparation are the key factors.
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SCvol333 said:
i could not disagree more - luck is the exact opposite of that

Les miles vs ole miss in 2009 and us in 2010 had nothing to do with preparation - it was the exact opposite - he was not prepared at all and still got away with it (at least against us, not so lucky vs ole miss)

so a better definition of luck would be coming in less prepared, less knowledgeable, not executing and winning anyway - that would better define Les Miles

heck of a motivator and he develops players but noone is less prepared on game day without it costing them
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Luck has nothing to do with preparation in the slightest. If I walk into a casino and drop a thousand dollars on black and hit it, how did I prepare for that?

I get that in sports people like to throw out aphorisms and sayings, but some things just don't fit outside of "sounding nice to make kids work hard."

Gambling is luck (even poker has as much luck as skill or more), hitting that buzzer beater from the other foul line? luck. having 13 guys on the field or refs making an incorrect call at the end of a bowl game? Luck. Tearing an ACL just jumping in the air normally? luck. You can prepare for a lot of things, but most you can't.
 
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Daloth said:
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Luck has nothing to do with preparation in the slightest. If I walk into a casino and drop a thousand dollars on black and hit it, how did I prepare for that?

I get that in sports people like to throw out aphorisms and sayings, but some things just don't fit outside of "sounding nice to make kids work hard."

Gambling is luck (even poker has as much luck as skill or more), hitting that buzzer beater from the other foul line? luck. having 13 guys on the field or refs making an incorrect call at the end of a bowl game? Luck. Tearing an ACL just jumping in the air normally? luck. You can prepare for a lot of things, but most you can't.
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Luck in sports is the same as winning the lottery?

Think what you want but using luck as an excuse is a loser mentality.
 
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volssam said:
Yaaaayyy! Now all we need is Neal to get hurt and we have nothing proven. Awesome
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I have a feeling a solid, scholarship running back transfer of some variety will join us this summer. Not sure who yet, but I get a sense reading between the lines that identifying one is a priority for CBJ and staff.


In terms of losing Lane, this seems typical of a football offseason. I was going to be more surprised if we survived the Spring without any disciplinary problems affecting our starters.
 
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Overall, reading these spring practice reports, I'm not sure yet what the identity of Team #117 will be.

The last few years, the potential for our offense to be great kind of buoyed me through this period and into the summer (only to be disappointed in the fall).

This year, I'm not sure what the story-line is for our team. The defense seems ok, but the offense sounds abysmal. Seems like we have holes in a number of areas.

I guess as I look forward, if we are to have a winning season, it will have to come through just playing hard, giving maximum effort and catching some (or a lot) of breaks. Not sure it will be because we will have a better offense or defense than anyone else.
 
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chavisut said:
Luck in sports is the same as winning the lottery?

Think what you want but using luck as an excuse is a loser mentality.
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Luck by definition has nothing to do with preparation. Luck always evens out if you give it enough time, and no one is using luck as an excuse. If DD had been a better coach, his horrible luck wouldn't have mattered, but the OPis correct that had his luck not been horrible in a couple situations, he'd still be the coach. Doesn't excuse his losing so much, but it's still true.

More importantly, had he not hired Sal, he'd still be our coach.
 
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jave36 said:
Luck by definition has nothing to do with preparation. Luck always evens out if you give it enough time, and no one is using luck as an excuse. If DD had been a better coach, his horrible luck wouldn't have mattered, but the OPis correct that had his luck not been horrible in a couple situations, he'd still be the coach. Doesn't excuse his losing so much, but it's still true.

More importantly, had he not hired Sal, he'd still be our coach.
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Then I am very thankful he hired Sal!
 
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Tux said:
IMO, we have way too many hamstring issues. I am wondering if it may have to do with some of the supplements used by our players, i.e, creatine. If you do not take creatine properly and do not hydrate yourself properly, these type of injuries will most definitely occur.
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The yellow non-participant jerseys still seem to gather quite the crowd includingCurt Maggitt,*Jalen Reeves-Maybin,*Justin Meredith,*Jacob Carter,*Vincent Dallas*andPaul Harris. Tiny Richardson and*Tino Thomas*weren't in yellow, but didn't participate. During practice running back*Tom Smith*also joined the group after working normally during the opening periods.

Former All-SEC punt returner (1996) turned offensive quality control coach Terry Fair was working with the punt returners today.*Alton Howard*had the only muff of the early period.

Coaches from all over arrived early to Haslam Field today as the annual high school coaching clinic is slotted to get started Friday and features keynote speaker and All-Pro quarterback*Peyton Manning.

Former Vols and second-round NFL draft pick*DeRon Jenkins*was in attendance Thursday morning.

-scout
 
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With Lane being out, the No. 2 reps are clearly going to redshirt freshman tailbackAlden Hill. However, after watching and listening to running back coach Robert Gillespie it is evident Hill has a long way to go from a technique standpoint in order to grab significant playing time.

Missing for the second time this spring was running back*Marlin Lane. UPDATE: Lane's absence came due to disciplinary reasons.

During one-on-one periods with wide receivers and corner backs that drops were nothing short of rampant.*Jason Croom*had one nice deep-ball catch, but it was proceeded by several offensive pass interference calls. It continues to be more and more evident that the receiving corps have a long way to go.

-scout
 
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At the very start of practice, Butch Jones called corner*Justin Coleman*to go one-on-one with wide receiver Jason Croom on a fade route. Coleman set the tone with an interception in the corner of the end zone.

Defensive back*Riyahd Jones*was back with the one defense Thursday after missing Tuesday's practice due to injury. However, defensive back coach Willie Martinez spoke to Jones during practice saying that something seems to be missing from his original arrival on campus, adding that he just isn't the same player.

Linebacker*Dontavis Sapp*continues to stick out in the absence of Curt Maggitt. The senior 'backer flies to the ball and is also playing a key role in punt coverage where he helped recover a muffed punt in special teams work Thursday.

Daniel McCullers*still seems to be adjusting to the fast-paced practice under Jones. It seems as though a day doesn't go by that his name is ringing out over the loud speaker to get moving.

-scout
 
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From a long article on ESPN about old fashioned hand written letters and recruiting...Here are some of the quotes from CZA.

That's the exact type of reaction that Tennessee recruiting coordinator Zach Azzanni hopes recruits get when they open up their mailbox and see a thick stack of letters with the Volunteer logo on it. "It's old school," said Azzanni.

"Here's the thing about recruiting -- you never know what's going to peak the kid's interest. You never know. It could be the social media. It could be the email. It could be the handwritten letters. It could be how fancy your business card is. It could be a million different things, but before we identify what is going to resonate with a kid the most, we try to touch on all of them."

"It doesn't take time to send a form letter," Azzanni said. "It takes time out of your day to sit down, take it out of your cupboard or cabinet, address an envelope and write a kid. I think smart kids understand that Coach Z and the staff at Tennessee sat down and took the time out of their day, with their practice schedule, with recruiting other kids, with their family and wrote me, that says a lot about my priority to them."

"I think the personal touch is still valued a majority of the time because kids want to know that you're a priority to them," Azzanni said. "They know that they're not just some jersey number. They want to know. Because of that, we try to make it personal."

"I couldn't say how many letters that a school has written a kid," Azzanni said. "I just know once in a while we think this kid might think it's neat if we all take the time to write a bunch of letters to him and say we took an hour out of the day as an entire staff at the University of Tennessee to make you a priority. By writing you letters and giving you information about the University of Tennessee, we think at times it might make a difference down the road.

"I think on top of that, most good recruiters at the end of the day will say it's still about relationships. You try to build those relationships and peak their interest, and a way to do that is through handwritten letters."

Recruits make decisions for myriad reasons, and good recruiters find what those reasons are and try to capitalize. But there definitely seems to be a growing number of prospects -- like Kamara, Truitt, Barker and Garrett -- who will respond and appreciate the personal attention that receiving a handwritten letter gives them.
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This staff is very organized, detail orientated and motivated. They will continue to land top talent here at UT. Hustle + muscle = success, I did the math.
 
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Tennessee's football coaches said tailback Marlin Lane wasn't at practice Thursday morning as a disciplinary measure, and Lane's timetable for return will be left up to head coach Butch Jones.

Lane, who missed the Monday and Tuesday team obligations coming out of spring break last week with what Jones termed as "family health reasons," has been battling with senior Rajion Neal for the starting tailback position. But offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian and running backs coach Robert Gillespie both were noncommittal about Lane's return.

"That's up to coach Jones," Bajakian answered when pressed on a timetable for the junior Lane to rejoin the team.

Asked if Lane would be at Saturday's scrimmage, Gillespie effectively said he couldn't be sure who would be present for the Vols' final major intrasquad exhibition of spring camp and appeared to cut short his media session.

-VQ
 
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