Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[VolsnCards5]

I wonder what the back story will be on this sudden retirement after having signed a contract extension during the offseason.

I take that as Dude wants no part of NIL and where college sports is headed

 

[MarcoVol]

I take that as Dude wants no part of NIL and where college sports is headed

Or a scandal or his or a family member’s health or he just woke up and decided he didn’t have to prove anything anymore and didn’t have the drive. Could be plenty of reasons.

 

[screenthis]

I take that as Dude wants no part of NIL and where college sports is headed

As a fan, in many ways, I agree with him. I don't believe NIL is good for college athletics overall.

 

[jave36]

If it was just a regular water main break not during a major natural disaster, yes.

But you have to figure the first week every person, including all the individual workers, engineers, planners, etc. were just trying to survive in their own lives...their own family and friends. And the area was cut off in every direction.

Then you had search and rescue efforts that were first and foremost. Priorities and all. We had water distribution centers within 3 days, that was the critical lifeline.

The entire set of resevoirs we are reliant on were wrecked and demolished. This was the worst natural disaster in the entire history of the area, as known to modern man. Entire substations and lines were completely washed away. It's really quite amazing what they've done in short order. Some engineers were saying November-January originally. They took a gamble and went for repairing a shortcut line and are now looking to treat directly from the resevoir to get to potable water quicker.

Far smarter people than myself have figured out things on the fly and with real-life complications. Not just a "war games" simulation. Everyone is very grateful for sure. 1-4 months without water sounded absolutely awful.

This entire region, from the surrounding nonprofits, communities, officials, businesses, and leaders have responded amazingly well for what it was. Could have been so much worse.

Water distribution is an incredibly difficult infrastructure. Even if (big if) all the underground piping was kept intact, the usual water sources are almost certainly disrupted and/or contaminated.

And like you said, getting power to all the treatment facilities given that entire electrical stations were wiped out is another tall order. If they get potable water flowing through the pipes by year end, that's a really amazing feat and the local utilities people should win an award. Rebuilding the electrical grid alone seems like it would take longer than that.

 

[jave36]

Or a scandal or his or a family member’s health or he just woke up and decided he didn’t have to prove anything anymore and didn’t have the drive. Could be plenty of reasons.

I don't know any coach that would say "screw my team I don't need to prove anything to them I'll leave them in a lurch right before the season starts."

 

[swchandler1988]

AP on a free video said he was cleared by UT. He also said something about a second opinion.

He did not travel.

If we was cleared by UT to play and did not travel that is a player agent decision.

Wrong. He said he was cleared Monday, his ankle acted up and he was in a boot by Wednesday. The whole truth is important

 

[Enki_Amenra]

That wasn’t VQ bud

Every time I see one of yall call somebody "bud" on here I read it in Jim Lahey's voice,

 

[Jackcrevol]

Water distribution is an incredibly difficult infrastructure. Even if (big if) all the underground piping was kept intact, the usual water sources are almost certainly disrupted and/or contaminated.

And like you said, getting power to all the treatment facilities given that entire electrical stations were wiped out is another tall order. If they get potable water flowing through the pipes by year end, that's a really amazing feat and the local utilities people should win an award. Rebuilding the electrical grid alone seems like it would take longer than that.

Just by layout alone, Asheville has be a nightmare. Lots of nooks and crannied accessible by bridge.

 

[berryvol]

The point is the line opened at -2. Close to 90% of the money is on Alabama and the line only moved a point.

If Vegas was worried about losing their ass, the line would continue to adjust until it was closer to a 50/50 split.

They didn’t build those hotels in the desert by giving money away.

Fair, but they likely expect some buy back on Tennessee at some point this week. I’ll be stunned if a 3.5 doesn’t pop by Saturday.

 

[Devo182]

VT still playing Thursday night games halfway through the season?

Feel like that just cannot be a good sign for your program or brand.

 

[VolsnCards5]

College football is wild. If Nico hits on a couple of the passes he missed in the Arkansas and the Florida game, we are 6-0 and averaging 45+ points a game heading into a home showdown with Alabama.

 

[jave36]

Just by layout alone, Asheville has be a nightmare. Lots of nooks and crannied accessible by bridge.

And of course the mountains lol

 

[MarcoVol]

I don't know any coach that would say "screw my team I don't need to prove anything to them I'll leave them in a lurch right before the season starts."

Just throwing out potential reasons.

Could be he didn’t feel like he had the drive to give the team what they deserve as a leader.

That’s another potential reason.

 

[screenthis]

College football is wild. If Nico hits on a couple of the passes he missed in the Arkansas and the Florida game, we are 6-0 and averaging 45+ points a game heading into a home showdown with Alabama.

Still 'flummoxed' that we only scored 3 points in the first half of both of those games. Three Points with a stud QB and several stud WRs.

 

[Devo182]

College football is wild. If Nico hits on a couple of the passes he missed in the Arkansas and the Florida game, we are 6-0 and averaging 45+ points a game heading into a home showdown with Alabama.

Yup he was about 2 feet long on the Arky pass and we are undefeated imo.

He'll get there.

Vols by 24 Saturday. Put your cups on Bammers

 

[knoxvol52]

Just throwing out potential reasons.

Could be he didn’t feel like he had the drive to give the team what they deserve as a leader.

That’s another potential reason.

Maybe just burned out like Jay Wright of Villanova was when he retired.

 

[Devo182]

Yall go check out Billy Strings new album and enjoy music the way it was intended

6 shows over 2 weekends in Asheville incoming in February.

Cannot wait. BMFS!

- MORBUD4ME off that album is a pretty funny song

 

[rikberry31]

This staff rather play terrible older players.

Go away you whiney metro. Save for when we lose a game and then you can come in here and get your rocks off. WGWTFA.

 

[BigOrangeGoose]

Has anyone used TickPick to buy tickets before?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Yall go check out Billy Strings new album and enjoy music the way it was intended

Also check out Marcus Kings new album Mood Swings.

 

[Pridedad]

Has anyone used TickPick to buy tickets before?

Thought that was photo swapping site

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

This staff rather play terrible older players.

Who are the terrible older players?

 

[rikberry31]

I agree, especiallt if you look at the block he made late, but he has appeared slow too. Could be ankle for sure in some scenarios, but it also looks conditioning based.

I’m with you DD, I think it is a combination of injury and out of game shape.

 

[Devo182]

Just pee in the shower that’ll get’’em clean

*Wafflestomping will get them real clean I heard

 

[DD4ME]

Wrong. He said he was cleared Monday, his ankle acted up and he was in a boot by Wednesday. The whole truth is important

There were many statements around this issue, some were more nuanced after. What I posted was what was stated at one point. It was also unusual for AP to even wade into this topic so specifically and then tip toe carefully after. Which is my primary point.