Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

[Ulysees E. McGill]

So....I promised my boy years ago that I would go to a Georgia game in Athens with him someday...and now I have to go watch them play Austin-Peay the 6th...ughh...

We were talking the other day and I think we are going to try to go to visit all of the old SEC stadiums over the next few years.

 

[Adam Sandler]

What a nugget.

AP dropping news bombs like nagasaki

 

[SoilVol]

Looks like Gabe Jeudy-Lally is going to make the Titans' final 53

 

[Jack Burton]

Basilio said that the coaches believe GMac has the highest ceiling and overall talent, but is just too skinny to survive the SEC right now. Good for the long term but shouldn’t be a factor this Fall. Not a surprise but encouraging for the future.

 

[MarcoVol]

Looks like Gabe Jeudy-Lally is going to make the Titans' final 53

Another lowly rated DB out of HS making it to the league via WM? How can this be?

 

[Adam Sandler]

Man the WR room is scary. 7 scholarship guys with very little production/experience. 3 are true freshman with one only getting to campus over the summer. Matthews and Brazzell are already missing time and AP said Jefferson won’t be a factor.

Lots of two tight end sets coming this year. Maybe not a popular opinion, but that position has been mismanaged for this year imo.

Yes, we’re all painfully aware.


I vote we sacrifice @TN-POSSUM as tribute for a healthy and dropless WR season.

 

[JCVol00]

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No slight towards you but then you might not of played team sports.
New guy doesn’t just come in and take over for a guy who has been there. The guy who just came in has to earn and fight for that spot. It’s important for the team to see it and feel it too.

have… for several years. Milton was already qb1 5 practiced in, and Hooker/hb/maurer were all above him here seniority wise! If JA was any better than Merk, he would’ve been 1st up more times than just one by now, so imo Merk is at least neck and neck with ja

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Boo was again at practice. This time with a helmet.

That’ll be $9.99

Oh look another lame AP bashing post . It baffles me how some of you all either don’t like AP or just seem to have little respect for what he does. Without him and Hubbs VQ woild be nothing and then there would be no inside info coming out.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Man the WR room is scary. 7 scholarship guys with very little production/experience. 3 are true freshman with one only getting to campus over the summer. Matthews and Brazzell are already missing time and AP said Jefferson won’t be a factor.

Lots of two tight end sets coming this year. Maybe not a popular opinion, but that position has been mismanaged for this year imo.

We will be fine

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I find it interesting that Merk has been the 1st qb in for routes vs air and with the 1st wr’s for 4 of the 5 practices

Why? He has more experience in Heupels system. Probably has more trust and respect of the players and from what reports have said is a vocal leader. What? Did you think just because JA has experience that he would be christened QB1? Merk isn’t a slouch.

 

[Ten_Titans]

No slight towards you but then you might not of played team sports.
New guy doesn’t just come in and take over for a guy who has been there. The guy who just came in has to earn and fight for that spot. It’s important for the team to see it and feel it too.

For sure... In high school. That's certainly not a thing in the NFL. It's a business and everyone who walks through the door understands that at a deep and fundamental level.

So, is college football closer to the NFL or high school?

 

[MarcoVol]

For sure... In high school. That's certainly not a thing in the NFL. It's a business and everyone who walks through the door understands that at a deep and fundamental level.

So, is college football closer to the NFL or high school?

From a structure standpoint, NFL. But each individual program decides how they operate. Heup is a culture guy. So he’s not giving someone a spot without them earning it. Just like he hasn’t given young guys PT that haven’t earned it in practice first.

 

[Jack Burton]

Oh look another lame AP bashing post . It baffles me how some of you all either don’t like AP or just seem to have little respect for what he does. Without him and Hubbs VQ woild be nothing and then there would be no inside info coming out.

AP is 100% trustworthy if the news is positive. If the news is negative it’s just for clicks that’ll be $9.95

 

[Vols4us]

Basilio said that the coaches believe GMac has the highest ceiling and overall talent, but is just too skinny to survive the SEC right now. Good for the long term but shouldn’t be a factor this Fall. Not a surprise but encouraging for the future.

No doubt. Processes what he see quickly and well to go along with the arm and mobility.

 

[LaagerVol]

Looks cheap. Where’s the rustic hand made wood tables? What’s with all the white paint? Abomination.

New (within last few years) woke CEO

 

[Glitch]

Yes, we’re all painfully aware.


I vote we sacrifice @TN-POSSUM as tribute for a healthy and dropless WR season.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Yes, we’re all painfully aware.


I vote we sacrifice @TN-POSSUM as tribute for a healthy and dropless WR season.

 

[csprig9]

Wow, I heard this too.
I also heard Basilio yesterday on his show say just the opposite at least about the QBs. He said everything he is hearing is that none of the three looks good at all. He said the coaching staff secretly knows we must rely on a strong running game and defense much like 2024.
Here’s hoping Ainge is right and Basilio is wrong.

Basillyo creating drama for listeners
Bad news draws

 

[csprig9]

Have been hearing oline is a strength too.

Oline going against our defense should help them become great

 

[UTSuave’]

I don't think Collinsworth watched much of Hendon at UT. Hendon read defenses and predicted throws better than any QB we've had so far. And if it were such an easy-peasy system then Joe and Nico should've easily thrived in it but they didn't (of course, then maybe that's an indication of the quality of WRs since Hyatt and Tillman left).

Point is, if Hendon is struggling to adjust to the Lion's offense that's not because he played at TN and TN is NOT the only college team who spreads it out and simplifies the offensive reads. It also sure as heck doesn't mean other TN QBs won't be able to make that adjustment. It just means the NFL is hard as heck.

This guy has obviously never heard Jon gruden call a play

“rocky top whiskey hot sauce 98 YZ flat x wing Death Star hot route X vert YN slant heckler kosh p30L slant”

…yea id say it’s slightly complicated..makes you wonder how they order food going out to a restaurant

 

[UTSuave’]

Wow, I heard this too.
I also heard Basilio yesterday on his show say just the opposite at least about the QBs. He said everything he is hearing is that none of the three looks good at all. He said the coaching staff secretly knows we must rely on a strong running game and defense much like 2024.
Here’s hoping Ainge is right and Basilio is wrong.

@Enki_Amenra

 

[Aesius]

Can't imagine how frustrated Heupel will be if the passing game struggles again. But I also can't 100% fault him for it being disappointing 2023-2025 (assuming it struggles again this year).

He thought he could fix Milton in 2023. He did... sort of. But not to the level he thought he could. He also had true FR all-world recruit Nico in his back pocket just in case.

Then, he thought Nico would be better than he was as a RS FR. But so did pretty much everyone else in CFB.

And finally, he thought Nico would still be here and taking a step in year two as a starter.

I don't think any of those assumptions are indicative of poor planning or judgement. Milton is on an NFL roster and has incredible arm talent, Nico being underwhelming as a RS FR was unexpected, and obviously, Nico peacing out was extremely unexpected.

 

[UTSuave’]

Man the WR room is scary. 7 scholarship guys with very little production/experience. 3 are true freshman with one only getting to campus over the summer. Matthews and Brazzell are already missing time and AP said Jefferson won’t be a factor.

Lots of two tight end sets coming this year. Maybe not a popular opinion, but that position has been mismanaged for this year imo.

Using the tight ends is what they’ve needed to do for a while ..it’s a smart play taking pressure off the RB,WR’s and opens up our playbook more ..we use our tight ends blocking too much in my opinion…that’s when Georgia has been untouchable the most using all 3 in their game plan..RB,WR and TE

 

[UTSuave’]

Can't imagine how frustrated Heupel will be if the passing game struggles again. But I also can't 100% fault him for it being disappointing 2023-2025 (assuming it struggles again this year).

He thought he could fix Milton in 2023. He did... sort of. But not to the level he thought he could. He also had true FR all-world recruit Nico in his back pocket just in case.

Then, he thought Nico would be better than he was as a RS FR. But so did pretty much everyone else in CFB.

And finally, he thought Nico would still be here and taking a step in year two as a starter.

I don't think any of those assumptions are indicative of poor planning or judgement. Milton is on an NFL roster and has incredible arm talent, Nico being underwhelming as a RS FR was unexpected, and obviously, Nico peacing out was extremely unexpected.

JH will get a pass this year easily unless the bottom completely falls out on both sides of the ball

 

[LaagerVol]

Yeah routes on air versus live fire are 2 different things. Ainge is the only one I have heard that thinks the competition is not close. He will likely end up right regardless how close it is or isn't. Joey has so much more experience he's the obvious choice. But he may not be Hooker accurate either. It may very much look like Nico and Milton.

Besides Ainge, who have you read or heard comment on it that has even watched an entire practice?