Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[The Dog]

Wade twins, Fisher Anderson, D'Arco Perkins, nd Addison Nichols are 'feeling' UT right now according to VQ podcast. They aren't necessarily near committing, but the new staff and them have connected well.

Dallan Hayden is going to wait a while before committing, which is beneficial for UT.

Patrick Kutas is talking with the staff, but if a school with a better academic setting like Northwestern and Notre Dame comes, UT would be fighting an uphill battle.

Every time I see Fisher Anderson's name, it reminds me of former Rams WR, Flipper Anderson. Anybody else do that or remember him ?

 

[pierce60]

The buzz is the ball flying by while we whiff

Genuine question.....If you have other Power 5 level offers, what would make you pick Tennessee over others right now?

 

[KB5252]

The buzz is the ball flying by while we whiff

We expected a serious downturn to recruiting. We aren't whiffing, just too much to overcome for recruits with a lot of options.

 

[butchna]

Every time I see Fisher Anderson's name, it reminds me of former Rams WR, Flipper Anderson. Anybody else do that or remember him ?

Yes! For a long time he held the single game receiving yardage record. For that short window when Everett’s Rams were pretty salty.

 

[volinbama256]

For those who might miss Eric Gray here is something to consider....It would be nice to have a back who can both pass block and get yards running

and not fall down if someone even looked at him...

 

[UTMVol76]

Yes! For a long time he held the single game receiving yardage record. For that short window when Everett’s Rams were pretty salty.

That record was from a Monday Night game. I'll never forget that from when I was real young.

Also, reminds me of how big (and different) Monday Night Football was.

 

[butchna]

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

Wonder if Atlanta vol was Wes Rucker

that would be awesome

 

[5FingerVolPunch]

So how we feeling about our new strength coach?

 

[Johnny Majors' Ghost]

So how we feeling about our new strength coach?

Strong hire.

 

[Chuckie]

By request, an attempt to change the mojo.

Scheduled reply to let Frank know that it didn't work.

 

[Dudley Smith]

 

[Orange Studs]

So how we feeling about our new strength coach?

I feel like he muscled his way in.

 

[jkleno]

Robert Edwards.

I was at the game back in the late 90s when he was torching us but got hurt down the west sideline. I think we won by 3 on a last minute FG.

 

[Batman1948]

Probably but losing S&C coaches every few years is not a recipe for success.

The positive with this hire is that he's JH's guy. He knows what JH wants to do on offense and trains the players to be prepared for that type of tempo. I don't see anything wrong with this hire. Our guys are not used to the up tempo spread offense and they'll need to be ready for it.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Count your blessings it wasn't for a torn Achilles. That was horrible not to mention the post surgery issues.

Well it’s not torn thank God. I have a bone spur as well by the tendon is still attached. My ortho said Inwill likely have to have the spur removed but he said the tendon is just causing some structural and stability issues. I had to buy some new shoes and orthotics. Hopefully that helps out a lot.

 

[butchna]

I feel like he muscled his way in.

I’d say you’re better than this...but I’ve read your previous work.

 

[Batman1948]

Sorry for being so uninformed but did Kevin Steele ever officially get let go or is he still on staff in some capacity?

He will have to be terminated before the new guy can be signed. In other words----he gone

 

[nicksjuzunk]

"I heard he went off the handle and fired a coach during half-time, and took it back after the game. It was not Brumbaugh. Someone I trust said Pruitt had fired pretty much all of the coaches at some point, and Brumbaugh was the only one who decided to let it happen."

Not exactly the kind of environment that fosters trust and loyalty

 

[nicksjuzunk]

Before any of you guys tattoo my name across your body please ask my permission. Thanks in advance.

Well crap... you could have let me know earlier. Now dude is stuck at “NMV” and I’m not sure what letters to tell him to put next

 

[nicksjuzunk]

Scoring points? Yeah, me too

 

[nicksjuzunk]

UGA will forever and always be... what I step in my backyard.

Half crushed cans of PBR and cigarette butts?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

The positive with this hire is that he's JH's guy. He knows what JH wants to do on offense and trains the players to be prepared for that type of tempo. I don't see anything wrong with this hire. Our guys are not used to the up tempo spread offense and they'll need to be ready for it.

You know that’s some good points and ones Indidnt take into consideration.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Half crushed cans of PBR and cigarette butts?

Empty cans of Schlitz and lucky strikes

 

[nicksjuzunk]

A few rays of optimism from Basilio's recruiting expert "X" this morning:

In an odd sort of way Coach Heupel may be a bit relieved Simpson and Horn chose different schools. It’s almost like hiring a new head coach but not giving him freedom to hire his staff. When Coach Heupel took the job, the top of his quarterback recruiting board was already set. He didn’t recruit either prospect at Central Florida. Now, he can recruit the quarterback(s) of his choosing. Two things I’m sure of 1) there are plenty of quarterbacks that would love to play in his offense and 2) there are more undervalued quarterback prospects available in this cycle, because of COVID (some states didn’t play football in 2020 and some had very limited seasons), than in past recruiting cycles.

The Tony Basilio Show

He goes on to list several potential QB targets, including Drew Allar.

Meh.... spin a dream.

I can promise you Heupel is not thinking “Whew! Didn’t have to settle for top tier quarterbacks. Now I can find a Diamond in the rough that may pan out.”