Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[Ttucke11]

AA has had tons of misses in the last 2 years lots of fans unhappy

Those grievances may be fair (personally think the front office is 1A as a neutral fan) but the Braves have 7 straight playoff appearances and a WS. Us poor market actually crappy teams think y'all are just spoiled babies

 

[Jackcrevol]

AA has had tons of misses in the last 2 years lots of fans unhappy

Poor farm system, letting very good players go (Max Fried, and Freddy).

Total crap:

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

@engineerVOL

No idea how expensive this is.

That would be great until the pipes inevitably got clogged...

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

@Ulysees E. McGill …. I think the tornado was west of you but checking in to make sure your ok.

That was a whopper.

Alwyas enjoy your posts…..the baseball insight above is spot on.

We are good...we live amongst the big mountains of extreme eastern Kentucky in Harlan County, while the area around Somerset and London just 50-60 miles west of us is pretty flat and they caught it bad this time...the 3-4,000 foot mountains where I live tore that storms circulation and structure apart...it was just a lot of blustery straight line wind and HEAVY rain once it got on this side of the Pine Mountain Ridgeline.

Thanks for the thoughts man...I appreciate it.

 

[85SugarVol]

A large market that's managed like a small market. It isnt Philly or LA or NY. But Braves have the South.

Yea, Atlanta isn’t a mid market imo

2025 MLB team payrolls​

(In present-day value calculated by MLB)

1. New York Mets, $323,099,999
2. Los Angeles Dodgers, $321,287,291
3. New York Yankees, $293,488,972
4. Philadelphia Phillies, $284,210,820
5. Toronto Blue Jays, $239,642,532
6. Texas Rangers, $220,541,332
7. Houston Astros, $220,217,813
8. Atlanta Braves, $214,836,398
9. San Diego Padres, 208,909,333
10. Chicago Cubs, $196,288,250
11. Arizona Diamondbacks, $195,294,235
12. Boston Red Sox, $193,629,093
13. Los Angeles Angels, $190,508,096
14. San Francisco Giants, $173,019,524
15. Baltimore Orioles, $162,314,278

 

[Butch Jones]

Does anyone have a link to the new VolNation app?

 

[Jackcrevol]

Do you remember if it was good?

 

[knoxvol52]

Do you remember if it was good?

TWSS!!!

 

[Jackcrevol]

Does anyone have a link to the new VolNation app?

App? I did get wind there's an elevator down the hall to second floor. Secret handshake is 🫸🫷

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

There's a happy middle ground between a luxury car and an unreliable one lol. Like a 5 used Toyota.

Bewm!...that's me. I got a 2011 Rav-4 and a 2004 Sequoia that are both beasts...they just keep on running. I haven't had a car payments in almost a decade and I'm not going to start.

People ask me all the time how we afford the awesome trips we take...I tell em I don't spend $1,500+ a month on freaking cars like you do because you are embarrassed to drive a car with rusty spots and paint flaking off....I truly don't give a what people think about me.

"Keeping up with the Jones" is just about the most asinine, and most insecure thing that regularly sensible people do in my opinion....they just gotta impress everybody.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

That grill on the 2016-18 is what I like. That's been one of my favorite designs. View attachment 742687
*not this exact truck but I like the looks of it

My baby sister bought her husband (who happens to be my wife's baby brother) that Chevy a few years ago...his is that off-white pearl color though.

 

[Devo182]

Talking heads keep saying 8-4 is Tennessee's win total this year. I just don't see us losing to 4 of these teams even with a shaky QB. Seriously, what 4 teams beat us this year?

We got Georgia, Bama, and the toss ups are Florida, Oklahoma, Kentucky. But I don't see us dropping to OK and Kentucky. Florida and Bama are away games so they may be more difficult.

Hard to see us beating UF for the first time in the swamp in decades with the current QB room. Crazier things have happened, so I'm keeping some optimism in that boat.

Imo -
UGA 20% (home)
Bama 20% (away)
UF 30% (away)

There's 2.3 losses in my book.

OU, Arky, UK are 70-30 type games. Up to 3.2 losses.

Ms State and Cuse are 80-20 types. 3.6.

Spread improbabilities (Vandy, UAB, etc) another .1

8.3 wins - 3.7 losses

9-3 has a chance, but 8-4 is looking mighty strong and I'd be quite happy with this. 7-5 is my worry zone.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Bewm!...that's me. I got a 2011 Rav-4 and a 2004 Sequoia that are both beasts...they just keep on running. I haven't had a car payments in almost a decade and I'm not going to start.

People ask me all the time how we afford the awesome trips we take...I tell em I don't spend $1,500+ a month on freaking cars like you do because you are embarrassed to drive a car with rusty spots and paint flaking off....I truly don't give a what people think about me.

"Keeping up with the Jones" is just about the most asinine, and most insecure thing that regularly sensible people do in my opinion....they just gotta impress everybody.

2011 Highlander - 125,000
2015 Sienna - 129,000

Havent had a car payment, wont.


Car furnished for work. Cars depreciate.

Real estate appreciates.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

The culture here in America is money. People worship it, want to show it off, want to keep up / show they have more than their fellow man.

America prob has top 3 shallowest culture.

We also do more for others than ANYBODY else in the world...in that regard we are kinda like the Vols fanbase..lol

We are the best fanbase...
We are the worst fanbase..
And both are true.

 

[Playdo]

 

[Devo182]

We also do more for others than ANYBODY else in the world...in that regard we are kinda like the Vols fanbase..lol

We are the best fanbase...
We are the worst fanbase..
And both are true.

Halfway there. Rid materialism and consumerism, then we'll be 100%.


As to the fanbase, how does one kill a moran? A stake? Or just shower them with mayo?

 

[Buddy’s Bandit]

We are good...we live amongst the big mountains of extreme eastern Kentucky in Harlan County, while the area around Somerset and London just 50-60 miles west of us is pretty flat and they caught it bad this time...the 3-4,000 foot mountains where I live tore that storms circulation and structure apart...it was just a lot of blustery straight line wind and HEAVY rain once it got on this side of the Pine Mountain Ridgeline.

Thanks for the thoughts man...I appreciate it.

I know exactly where you are from. My wife is from Daniels Branch right outside of Whitesburg. Beautiful area/people.

 

[Ten_Titans]

Damn. Makes me want to fire Heupel right now tbh. The foretold prophecy will come to fruition.

 

[crawdaddyjc]

oh please let the Grumors start again! someone should start a new thread

 

[Buddy’s Bandit]

oh please let the Grumors start again! someone should start a new thread

Where is MIT??

 

[Weezer]

Next OC. Make it happen CJH.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Some yankee woman called me weird earlier today for mixing butter into my honey. . .

 

[JacketVol]

I know. Just seems like every ball he’s hit to SS this series with 2 runners on. Been frustrating to watch.

Imagine how frustrating it is to be the player in a game of failure more than success.

 

[JacketVol]

Some yankee woman called me weird earlier today for mixing butter into my honey. . .

You’re not weird. She is stupid.

 

[crawdaddyjc]

butter and honey is perfect. almost as good as butter and molasses.