Do the Maxims matter?

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WaywardVol said:
Fewer mistakes isn’t going to be a difference maker? Wow, can I quote you on that? Penalties is only one form of mistake. I think fewer mistakes is an indicator of a larger truth. That being the discipline of your program. Hell, Failing to get lined up is a mistake.
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Atta boy! - telegraph that agenda.

WaywardVol said:
When all you have is personal attacks, you’ve lost. Go troll somewhere else. I’m on to your act.
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You chose personal attack by completely editing his response, so you could attack a figment of your own imagination. And try to softball it as you protecting "the General's legacy".
Laughable, son.
 
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VolPack22 said:
I think The General was a very innovative coach and adapted with the game. He would have taken one look at that offense and hired Heupel as his OC on the spot to pair with his defense and they would have beaten every team 63-0.
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That Vols script on the helmet looks awesome and should be on there with an alternate uniform.

Don’t know why I haven’t noticed it before.
 
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WaywardVol said:
Bank rolling James Madison transfers. Other than the ND Olinemen, who was any UT team interested in?
When I said, “impressed? Not as much as you should be,” it looks like you raised your hand up high and said, “that’s me!!”
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Not quite. When you have the money to throw at players that Indiana did thanks to Mark Cuban, an orangutan randomly picking out plays on a board could be successful.

The bigger question is who’s really interested in coming to Tennessee? We have signed maybe 6 transfers out of the portal, and maybe one would deemed elite by the sportswriters.
 
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sonofUT62 said:
They said after the game that IU has more sixth year seniors than total underclassmen. When Heupel is fielding a team with 40 23 year olds on it then come back and we’ll talk about “the Generals Legacy “.
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What I came to say. It's impressive on the surface, but when you realize his roster is mostly made up of MEN that should be 2 years removed from college, it puts things into perspective.
 
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I would say 1 3 and 7 are genuinely helpful.

the other ones might be helpful but then again they might be obvious. Or they might be debatable bits of philosophy.

I guess it's fair to say that Heupel's teams haven't really embraced them. I guess that's fair.
 
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VolForLife83 said:
What I came to say. It's impressive on the surface, but when you realize his roster is mostly made up of MEN that should be 2 years removed from college, it puts things into perspective.
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So he can build an experienced roster in one year and Heupel has the youngest in year five? I don’t think you’re seeing the forrest for the trees my friend. They chose to go soft in the portal.
ftsandersvol said:
Not quite. When you have the money to throw at players that Indiana did thanks to Mark Cuban, an orangutan randomly picking out plays on a board could be successful.

The bigger question is who’s really interested in coming to Tennessee? We have signed maybe 6 transfers out of the portal, and maybe one would deemed elite by the sportswriters.
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This is just a false narrative. Their roster isn’t comprised of big gets. They have the ND transfer at oline.
 
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WaywardVol said:
This is just a false narrative. Their roster isn’t comprised of big gets. They have the ND transfer at oline.
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It’s obvious that Matt Wilson, Indiana’s GM, and Cignetti did a tremendous of evaluating their needs and the talent available in the portal last year. They identified the PROVEN performers they knew would fill their needs, and with Cuban’s financial backing they simply outbid everyone for those identified players. When you have done your homework, properly evaluated the talent that fills your needs, and then are able to sign all the players you KNOW will add value that’s a big get.
 
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ftsandersvol said:
It’s obvious that Matt Wilson, Indiana’s GM, and Cignetti did a tremendous of evaluating their needs and the talent available in the portal last year. They identified the PROVEN performers they knew would fill their needs, and with Cuban’s financial backing they simply outbid everyone for those identified players. When you have done your homework, properly evaluated the talent that fills your needs, and then are able to sign all the players you KNOW will add value that’s a big get.
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I agree that they did a good job evaluating, but what other playoff teams were competing for those transfers? They weren’t. So, who exactly were they outbidding? Lesser teams. It’s even more remarkable that this was done in less than two years. It also shows that it’s gaslighting to keep excusing Heupel for having the youngest team.
 
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The General took tackling ability for granted and did not deal with the forward pass to defend against. Also each man played offense and defense so he could concentrate on 11 good men to carry the load. This allowed for the tailback to quick kick, drop kick a field goal and play field position. There were no tv timeouts either to give guys a breather. This was not exactly the dead ball era but perhaps it was. You needed a real good trainer back in those days.

 
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ftsandersvol said:
Not quite. When you have the money to throw at players that Indiana did thanks to Mark Cuban, an orangutan randomly picking out plays on a board could be successful.

The bigger question is who’s really interested in coming to Tennessee? We have signed maybe 6 transfers out of the portal, and maybe one would deemed elite by the sportswriters.
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I do think this is flawed. The scapegoat is always “Cubans money”. While probably partly true, tag team is doing much more right than just a bank account.

And honest question because I don’t keep up with a ton in the portal world, how many players on the current IU team were teams absolutely fighting over in the portal? I’m sure there are a few of the main ones, but I suspect them to be like Vandy, doing more with less. That’s the difference in their staff and our staff.
 
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EastTNVol6240 said:
I do think this is flawed. The scapegoat is always “Cubans money”. While probably partly true, tag team is doing much more right than just a bank account.

And honest question because I don’t keep up with a ton in the portal world, how many players on the current IU team were teams absolutely fighting over in the portal? I’m sure there are a few of the main ones, but I suspect them to be like Vandy, doing more with less. That’s the difference in their staff and our staff.
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I tried to find that data, but it is not easy to come by, or my search didn’t yield the proper website.
 
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Raebo said:
Not every team can have a Heisman QB. It helps to have receivers that don’t drop the ball and they made some great catches. Also as has been mentioned, a senior laden team. Yes, Cignetti is a very good coach but let’s see how it goes next year.
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I would go along with this, if this was Cignetti's first coaching gig. But the man has a track record. He has won everywhere he's been and its not like IU isnt restocking the cupboard for next season already. They're recruiting in the portal too. I would not be shocked at all to see them right back in the playoffs again next season.
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
I would go along with this, if this was Cignetti's first coaching gig. But the man has a track record. He has won everywhere he's been and its not like IU isnt restocking the cupboard for next season already. They're recruiting in the portal too. I would not be shocked at all to see them right back in the playoffs again next season.
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It’s funny that the “let’s see about next year” folks said that last year. Well?? Now, all the shade throwing is starting trying to explain away how he is rewriting the game before our eyes.

Deboer, Heupel, it doesn’t matter. They’re all going to be evaluated with Cignetti in mind.
 
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