Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[MoCo_Vol]

The best part about the Butch Jones stat...

Brian Kelly technically did it, he left Central Michigan in 2006 before the bowl game though.

Edit wait, I see the "multiple bowl games" line now... talk about a cherry picked stat lol

 

[Aesius]

The best part about the Butch Jones stat...

Brian Kelly technically did it, he left Central Michigan in 2006 before the bowl game though.

Edit wait, I see the "multiple bowl games" line now... talk about a cherry picked stat lol

I can just see Butch Jones scouring Wikipedia late at night looking up other head coaches' pages trying to cherrypick a stat that makes him look great.

 

[rikberry31]

Not a vfl, but former etsu rb jacob saylors is balling out so far

Great kid. He was always the best player on the field when I watched him all the way from little league up, including when he came to Neyland. Go Warriors.

 

[Jackcrevol]

On behalf of old, white, racist, Larry Bird/VOL fans everywhere, we would approve the swap from Nike to New Balance.

GBO

Honest.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Used to be a lot cheaper to bust out a unit.

 

[Jimmy Football]

Used to be a lot cheaper to bust out a unit.

We need those buck-fifty x-rays back.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Honest.

I'm the most sweetest, racist, GOD fearing, nazi you'll ever reply to.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Craziest part is even adjusting for inflation that would still only be $1264.50

 

[Jackcrevol]

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I'm the sweetest, racist, GOD fearing, nazi you'll ever reply to.

Truth.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

@Jackcrevol
Did yall ever watch "Ducktales". . . did you ever notice what the eye-chart on the wall says?

 

[BigOrange15]

Why are people making a big deal about Nike or Adidas? I mean does it really matter?

Yes, to various degrees.

 

[walkenvol]

I don’t want to be fired. I wanted to stand my ground and fight back. I tell my kids to stand for what is right and I will do the same.

I worked in Tennessee and the main plant was in Texas. By threatening I mean he would take you to HR over minor things then try to gaslight you into making another mistake.

He legit had HR present me a form to sign stating that I called someone “Judas” and to “grow some balls”. Which I did and got wrote up for. In the write-up he wanted me to sign it stated that and that I and my detailing department would provide 600,000 lbs (steel) of jobs to the shop every month which we had no control over, sales did.

I was labeled a malcontent because I wouldn’t sign. In the 25 year history of the company that had happened 2 months total. So I refused to sign it because he would use it to have the grounds to have me fired. We didn’t have that much weight on the entire detailing schedule.

It worked out because I am getting the vacation owed. Plus, others in the company and I got him investigated for mental and emotional abuse. He was fired 2 days later.

Truely hope you end up in a better place. What you described above was in line with what I meant. Don’t just resign because your new boss is a tool. Instead keep doing your job to the best of your ability and force him to fire you (unjustly). Don’t make it easy on him.

 

[screenthis]

Truely hope you end up in a better place. What you described above was in line with what I meant. Don’t just resign because your new boss is a tool. Instead keep doing your job to the best of your ability and force him to fire you (unjustly). Don’t make it easy on him.

I so agree with this. I've worked with bosses in my career that were terrible to the staff (most of us have). I worked with one that was described as a 'cancer in the company' by some partners of the firm. I stood up to him many times and eventually, he was 'moved on'.

 

[Jackcrevol]

@Jackcrevol
Did yall ever watch "Ducktales". . . did you ever notice what the eye-chart on the wall says?
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no way.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

I’ve been rewatching a lot of highlights and full games from last year.

It’s given me a lot of confidence going into this upcoming year.

Nico was not good. We literally won 10 games with a liability at QB.

And Dylan Sampson wasn’t an elite, irreplaceable back.

I think we’re gonna be fine in 2025 on offense.

 

[screenthis]

I’ve been rewatching a lot of highlights and full games from last year.

It’s given me a lot of confidence going into this upcoming year.

Nico was not good. We literally won 10 games with a liability at QB.

And Dylan Sampson wasn’t an elite, irreplaceable back.

I think we’re gonna be fine in 2025 on offense.

And Dylan Sampson wasn’t an elite, irreplaceable back.

Agreed on a QB. Many issues there. But Dylan wasn't elite?

 

[Go Fight Win]

I’ve been rewatching a lot of highlights and full games from last year.

It’s given me a lot of confidence going into this upcoming year.

Nico was not good. We literally won 10 games with a liability at QB.

And Dylan Sampson wasn’t an elite, irreplaceable back.

I think we’re gonna be fine in 2025 on offense.

Dylan Sampson? The 2024 offensive SEC POTY? That Dylan Sampson? From the University of Tennessee?

 

[Jackcrevol]

I’ve been rewatching a lot of highlights and full games from last year.

It’s given me a lot of confidence going into this upcoming year.

Nico was not good. We literally won 10 games with a liability at QB.

And Dylan Sampson wasn’t an elite, irreplaceable back.

I think we’re gonna be fine in 2025 on offense.

Truly just think Nico was a freshman. He worked but relied too heavily on talent. It showed in his reads. He didnt see the whole field, and honestly how many QBs do as frosh/soph?

He wasnt a leader. Wasnt a hard worker (pajama pants), and couldnt handle the pressure of this job.

So, that is why we will be better off:

 

[MarcoVol]

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Truly just think Nico was a freshman. He worked but relied too heavily on talent. It showed in his reads. He didnt see the whole field, and honestly how many QBs do as frosh/soph?

He wasnt a leader. Wasnt a hard worker (pajama pants), and couldnt handle the pressure of this job.

So, that is why we will be better off:

What makes you think he wasn’t a worker? Maybe the kid just doesn’t have it between the ears to play QB in the SEC but is a hard worker.

 

[Ace]

We need those buck-fifty x-rays back.

I have traveled quite a bit in Ecuador. I travel with a translator who has become a friend. On one trip about 10 years ago he informed me that he had dental problems and did not have extra funds to go to a dentist. I was paying him a fair wage for his service, but he was supporting his wife, children and his own parents.

I told him I would pay for the dentist. I had met a dentist on a previous trip and she examined him. She sent us for a whole set of x-rays at another dentists office. They did a full set of x-rays, developed them and gave us the X-rays for $5. He ended up getting a crown for $35.

 

[Vol423]

It's not about a history lesson, it's about knowing who you are and where you came from. As my daddy said to me when I left home, "Son don't forget who you are and who you come from."

That's a good reminder to never forget the milkman.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Dylan Sampson? The 2024 offensive SEC POTY? That Dylan Sampson? From the University of Tennessee?

Yes that Dylan. The 4th rounder, 12th back selected in the draft.

I’m not dumping on the kid. He was great for us but let’s not pretend he didn’t benefit from light boxes and getting the lions share of touches - especially near the goal line.

He holds a ton of Tennessee records but there’s probably 5-10 elite former Tennessee running backs I’d take over him when ranking the best backs in school history.


—- to help make my point - Hendon was elite here and we’ve not been able to replicate what he’s done since. Few QBs have played to his level in school history.

Our run game in previous years and going forward will be able to, for the most part, replicate what Sampson did. Just not by a singular individual most likely due to our tendency to rotate. Which we weren’t able to do entirely last year because of injuries to Lewis and Bishop.

 

[OrangeMoundTNVol]

I saw this today on X. Enjoy
Wonder who wrote this!!

Love how he puts his name over two championship winning coaches. Mid major Butch is the only coach who hasn’t moved on to a bigger program at Arkansas State. It was a pipeline for P4 programs before him lulz

 

[orangemadam]

we don't care.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Yes that Dylan. The 4th rounder, 12th back selected in the draft.

I’m not dumping on the kid. He was great for us but let’s not pretend he didn’t benefit from light boxes and getting the lions share of touches - especially near the goal line.

He holds a ton of Tennessee records but there’s probably 5-10 elite former Tennessee running backs I’d take over him when ranking the best backs in school history.


—- to help make my point - Hendon was elite here and we’ve not been able to replicate what he’s done since. Few QBs have played to his level in school history.

Our run game in previous years and going forward will be able to, for the most part, replicate what Sampson did. Just not by a singular individual most likely due to our tendency to rotate. Which we weren’t able to do entirely last year because of injuries to Lewis and Bishop.

I would use the same argument your using for Sampson for Hooker.

Watch Hookers highlights here. 90% wide open receivers and now the Lions are saying the 2nd string position is still up for grabs. Scheme has helped the RB's just as much as the QB's.

I think Hooker could start and be okay in the NFL since his legs don't translate to the practice field, but arguably, Sampson had a more impressive season than Hooker since he was the entire offense and teams did stack the box against him.