Recruiting Forum Football Talk IV

[OGbabyaviVol]

Despite all the complaint worthy problems, why in the world would UT leave the ultimate group of college football competitors? You cannot find an better place to build a team that can compete for championships. I wouldn't be surprised if the SEC had 3-4 teams in the college playoffs when they expand...

That is the exact problem! How are we ever going to compete for championships, when we continue to get screwed in every big game that we play? Do you really think the same officials are going to let us beat Alabama or Georgia if it means keeping that team undefeated or with one loss with a chance to get to the playoffs? Never!

 

[Vols2DaWall]

You know the crowd had to have a positive effect on recruiting….. I’m hoping we get some new commits soon.

It seems like we're closing down 22 and starting to focus more on 23 and 24

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

I find myself wondering if the sheer number of bad injuries is a function of the system's tempo.

No, it’s a function of an extremely thin roster.

 

[drvenner]

Just when I thought I was plum out… I reached into my pockets and discovered not one, but a pair of Gauldens for Bama this week

You can't have too many Gauldens for Bama. No need to save them up for anyone else.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Mayo mixed with mustard was/is a go-to for french fries still to this day.

 

[volbeast33]

Hilarious!!

Did you see the new story where he hit on a high end LSU officials pregnant wife at a gas station?

 

[volbeast33]

It seems like we're closing down 22 and starting to focus more on 23 and 24

What do you mean by closing down?

 

[drvenner]

95% of the people in here ( if not more) do not even know what you said.

I googled it and my safesearch at work said Hell naw.

 

[drvenner]

95% of the people in here ( if not more) do not even know what you said.

Actually, I feel bad now for not knowing who this guy was. Holy crap what a freaking marines and patriot!!

 

[GoBigOrange86]

No, it’s a function of an extremely thin roster.

That’s probably closer to the truth.

 

[jave36]

As bad as Milton’s final play was, his endzone pass was nearly perfect and should have been caught for the win.

WR got 3 full inches in his vertical

 

[MarcoVol]

Fine then, rally other schools that will hit them where it hurts and go form a new conference. Get Auburn, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, and some other big schools. I’m sure there are plenty of schools in the SEC who are like us and are sick and tired of being screwed over with other schools being given preference. I would venture to guess that you could probably persuade one of Texas or Oklahoma to join instead of joining the SEC.

You are out of your mind

 

[MoCo_Vol]

One reason I'm glad DW & UT got out ahead of the fans trash situation. The media won't keep harping on us for that and will direct attention where it should.

Cause if you keep talking about the trash throwing after the AD/university/SEC have commented and determined a punishment then you're just beating a dead horse. Now the question of "what lead to that" is being asked and I hope more media folk keep that pressure up.

 

[BigSteve09]

WR got 3 full inches in his vertical

Everyone was dead by that point in the game

 

[BigSteve09]

Fine then, rally other schools that will hit them where it hurts and go form a new conference. Get Auburn, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, and some other big schools. I’m sure there are plenty of schools in the SEC who are like us and are sick and tired of being screwed over with other schools being given preference. I would venture to guess that you could probably persuade one of Texas or Oklahoma to join instead of joining the SEC.

 

[Z06VolinWV]

We love our LG OLED. It's a great TV. We have an outdoor area with a wall mount we are buying a TV for but can't decide to go cheaper or get a QLED

I just got a LG nano for outdoor. Better picture for glare of the sun from my research.

 

[chargervol]

Money trumps all, no doubt. It does create a dilemma though. It's hard to see how Tennessee will ever be in contention for championships when the conference is intent on keeping you down. There is no doubt in my mind that the conference favors certain teams and intentionally tries to hold down others. It happens in all aspects of the system. Recruiting violations have different standards, events like Saturday are handled differently, obviously officiating favors certain teams. It's ludicrous to think we'd ever leave this cash cow but I guess because of the cash, we just have to accept the screwing we get.

Used to the fans that filled Neyland stadium wielded a big stick. Ungodly amounts of TV money have neutered the fans.

Yep.
I won't say as *fact if it's corruption or just biased refs with no accountability. But despite some suggesting otherwise, it happens. And not just fan bias either.
We had plenty of other SEC fans defending us on Twitter because they know how it feels.

I'm damn sure not a fan of KY or SC, as examples, but I see them get the treatment when playing certain teams, same as they see it with us.
Don't know if it will ever change but if there's any chance, it'll be with multiple fan bases calling attention, together. Sometimes even rivals.
As is, they count on all fans to just appear as disgruntled losers blaming refs. They lose that advantage when opposing fans join in making the squeaky wheel louder.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Real talk if ya want to just buy one TV probably the last big purchase I'd say look at the LG OLEDs.

But they are pricey, picture is unmatched though. My only gripe is the smallest size they offer is like 50" (I want one for an office/bedroom TV)


After my recent vacation though I'm pretty impressed with Onn & TCL TVs and the built in Roku is a huge selling point. I like the "one remote to do it all" especially in a bedroom where ya want limited cords/boxes sitting everywhere.

I love my TCL..it looks pretty dang good, it works well with the built in Roku, and best of all..it was really cheap, so if someone breaks in and steals it like they did my expensive 5 month old Samsung, it won't won't hurt very much...it will not take much to replace it.

 

[drvenner]

damn it feels good to be a Tits fan

BOOBIES!!!!!

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Ultimately it's a lack of accountability. That's the core issue with officiating at all levels, and it's a high stress career but also the pay is pretty good. But it's like any job if you don't hold people accountable then they'll continue to do what they do. If the mistake is incompetence, intentional, or something else there has to be some sort of accountability.

I mean if the players are fined or suspended why can't the officials?

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

We win last Saturday if we had Cade and Evans. You'll never convince me otherwise. Davis single handily costed us multiple possessions. That OL we were forced to play changed play calling as well.

 

[Volstar65]

If Tillman had came down with that catch and we won the game, I can just about imagine what would have happened. Fans would have rushed the field. Probably half a mil fine which I don’t care about. Also media would blame the ole Miss loss on the trash delay and Lane would fake a concussion from the golf ball.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I find myself wondering if the sheer number of bad injuries is a function of the system's tempo.

Nope...it's because we have zero depth.

 

[SamRebel35]

We win last Saturday if we had Cade and Evans. You'll never convince me otherwise. Davis single handily costed us multiple possessions. That OL we were forced to play changed play calling as well.

We win last Saturday if Tillman jumps more than 3" off the ground on that second to last play.

 

[Jimmy Football]

Ultimately it's a lack of accountability. That's the core issue with officiating at all levels, and it's a high stress career but also the pay is pretty good. But it's like any job if you don't hold people accountable then they'll continue to do what they do. If the mistake is incompetence, intentional, or something else there has to be some sort of accountability.

I mean if the players are fined or suspended why can't the officials?

I think they should do promotion/relegation for officials. You grade out badly, you get sent to to G5 games. Keep screwing up? Go down to FCS. And so on in that manner until you grade out better.

It’s really a travesty that officiating is handled by the conferences.