Alvin Kamara on the football experience in Knoxville: "F---ed up"

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CMcEver said:
It ended up working out well for him, though. He was able to showcase his skills enough to get drafted high and not put on a lot of mileage, which is huge for backs.
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Exactly. He can say what he wants but in reality the limited touches was a good thing for him.
 
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Only gives credence to the argument that Jones was inept at coaching. I find myself asking what could have been with AK if he had been utilized properly. Also wonder if he enjoyed his time with TN. I would hope he looks back on his college years at UT with fond memories, not sure that's the case. One thing is for sure, he can't deny the fan base showed nothing but love and support.
 
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I’d be pissed too if I averaged 2.3 yards more per touch and still didn’t get many opportunities

Kamara could of been what Percy was for UF If they made him a priority
 
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Love when players blast jones after they leave and are making money.. can’t said a word when you are broke and so asshat controls your future
 
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BIG BOI 23 said:
I’d be pissed too if I averaged 2.3 yards more per touch and still didn’t get many opportunities

Kamara could of been what Percy was for UF If they made him a priority
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That was exactly the mistake. It's not that Kamara necessarily should've been taking all the carries from Hurd. He just should've been on the field somewhere 90% of the time whether it was split out wide, in the slot, motioning into the backfield etc.
 
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Vol_til_I_die said:
You build your offense around your best players. You don't make your best players run a BS offense; or have them on the sidelines for that matter.

I sell insurance btw.
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Butch recognized talent OFF the Field, not ON the field. THAT is why he is gone. Pure & simple.
 
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Eddie Vol Halen said:
I don't agree Hurd was overrated. He ran hard while he was here. I'm biased, but the I-formation plays against Northwestern were things of football beauty. The fact that Butch had to prove he was a man and purposefully take them out the following season and make Hurd take a hand-off 5yds back from standstill irks me to this day.

Gruden would never have done that.
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Gruden went to the Raiders.....just stop.
 
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Not sure why so many people are smack talking Jalen Hurd here. Hurd didn't decide to run the offense Butch put in, because if Butch played to his talent then we would've seen several sets with Hurd and Kamara in at the same time.

A shotgun option offense with Hurd and Kamara on either side of Dobbs would've been damn near impossible to stop, but Butch wanted his system. He refused to change it for Hurd despite it obviously not suiting him, he refused to utilize Kamara for it because it would've changed it, and its ultimately cost him his job in the end.

We just all wish it would've happened a year sooner because maybe a real coach would've used both, or at the least not lied about head injuries and driven away two five stars, because people don't seem to realize, Hurd wasn't/isn't stupid. He knew he'd go to the draft if he waited. He hated Lying Lyle so much that he would rather sit out a year and leave than deal with it a day longer. And if even a tenth of what is said about Butch is true then i's a shock more didn't leave than just Hurd and Williams.
 
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Daloth said:
Not sure why so many people are smack talking Jalen Hurd here. Hurd didn't decide to run the offense Butch put in, because if Butch played to his talent then we would've seen several sets with Hurd and Kamara in at the same time.

A shotgun option offense with Hurd and Kamara on either side of Dobbs would've been damn near impossible to stop, but Butch wanted his system. He refused to change it for Hurd despite it obviously not suiting him, he refused to utilize Kamara for it because it would've changed it, and its ultimately cost him his job in the end.

We just all wish it would've happened a year sooner because maybe a real coach would've used both, or at the least not lied about head injuries and driven away two five stars, because people don't seem to realize, Hurd wasn't/isn't stupid. He knew he'd go to the draft if he waited. He hated Lying Lyle so much that he would rather sit out a year and leave than deal with it a day longer. And if even a tenth of what is said about Butch is true then i's a shock more didn't leave than just Hurd and Williams.
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I bet Pruitt wished he still had Kamara and Hurd...:)
 
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Daloth said:
Not sure why so many people are smack talking Jalen Hurd here.
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1) He often fell on first hit
2) He QUIT on his Team
3) His Mom & (Step) Dad/Uncle made "Rosanne" look like cultured aristocrats
 
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Daloth said:
Not sure why so many people are smack talking Jalen Hurd here. Hurd didn't decide to run the offense Butch put in, because if Butch played to his talent then we would've seen several sets with Hurd and Kamara in at the same time.

A shotgun option offense with Hurd and Kamara on either side of Dobbs would've been damn near impossible to stop, but Butch wanted his system. He refused to change it for Hurd despite it obviously not suiting him, he refused to utilize Kamara for it because it would've changed it, and its ultimately cost him his job in the end.

We just all wish it would've happened a year sooner because maybe a real coach would've used both, or at the least not lied about head injuries and driven away two five stars, because people don't seem to realize, Hurd wasn't/isn't stupid. He knew he'd go to the draft if he waited. He hated Lying Lyle so much that he would rather sit out a year and leave than deal with it a day longer. And if even a tenth of what is said about Butch is true then i's a shock more didn't leave than just Hurd and Williams.
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I get the "jump on the Butch sucked train" and rightfully so, but that is where it should end. I don't care who your coach is you don't cuss him out on the sideline because you screwed up and fumbled the football. I know from people around Hurd and his "camp" that while butch was awful butch wasn't Hurd's problem. Hurd was Hurd's problem and his "camp"
 
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VolFreakJosh said:
Hurd was overrated.

He got away with it in high school when he was faster than everyone else.

In the SEC, it’s a whole another ball game. He was always getting chased down by Defensive Lineman & Linebackers.

Kamara is simply the better RB and should have played more while Hurd should have sat more on the bench.

Damnit Butch!
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Hurd was an extremely good back (as was Kamara). It's all totally Butch's fault what happened in 2016. Hurd, when he was utilized properly (see Outback bowl performance) was a force. Unfortunately not only were our running backs badly coached, our OL was even more poorly coached. None of that poison was good for Hurd.

Did Hurd handle it right? Nope. Was what he did worse than what Butch did in 5 years, nope.
 
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endzone79 said:
Personality. I don’t think Jones liked Kamara. Eccentricity was probably reason enough for Butch to overlook talent. AK is a unique type for this area.
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Butch didn't like anyone not willing to ignore the fact that he was a bumbling idiot with a horrid MAC style scheme.
 
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