Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

[PlanetVolunteer]

5 losses means we lost the big 3 and 2 of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Miss state, Kentucky, Syracuse.

Which isn’t happening

Especially since we seem to be elite on the LOS.

 

[volbeast33]

My "worry" is no one is separating themselves and getting the needed reps for a starter.

My other "worry" is none of the possible starters are throwing passes to our likely or hopefully starting three recievers.

That's the core concern in a nutshell. Someone needs to be pulling away or at least heading that direction this point in camp. Merk by every account was doing worst, but still took 1st team reps yesterday I believe. That's not ideal for growth of the offense.

If they settle on a guy and a couple recieving starters can suit up on same day i will start pumping sunshine.

I’m pretty sure that the staff has settled on Aguilar as the starter. They are not going to inform the media or us of this decision. I think our receivers and qb will be on the same page. I’m more concerned/hopefully that we have a couple of receivers that will prove to be above average.

 

[Orange_Crush]

We are a coin flip team imo to climb or fall. I can see both happening 100%. I tend to shake my what if's loose pre-season to help me relax in season.

This team is capable of losing 4 games if this offense is worse than last year. Just my opinion. We are not on a great trajectory to be better offensively than last year. Excited to see that change.

Not to be purposefully pedantic, but I respectfully disagree. "Coin flip" means that it's basically up to chance or luck. Just because we don't know enough to form meaningful expectations, doesn't mean that it's a coin flip, chance/luck proposition.

Heck, "chance" in that context isn't even a thing. It's just a term we apply to the fact that we don't have enough information to make accurate predictions. (If you could know and calculate every force applied to the coin, you could predict its outcome every time. It's not luck, chance or statistics. It's literally the effect of combined forces every time it's flipped.)

Basically, this season will be defined by things like coaches'/players' preparation, scheming, adjustments, abilities to overcome unforeseen problems...

A lot of that depends on the coaches, culture, etc... As such, I like our chances.

IOW: Every bit of these results we hope for will be dependent on forces, actions, and reactions, whether we know them or can predict their outcomes. The best we can do is project hope or hopelessness based on what we DO know.

We DO know this staff. That should help us with what we don't know.

 

[MarcoVol]

Since when has the preseason AP poll ever been remotely accurate? For example, in every year of its existence, a top 10 team preseason ends the year unranked

Preseason top 25 last season = 12 teams finished ranked

 

[Orange_Crush]

I have stumbled into the off topic thread and can't get out for some reason.

 

[DD4ME]

I’m pretty sure that the staff has settled on Aguilar as the starter. They are not going to inform the media or us of this decision. I think our receivers and qb will be on the same page. I’m more concerned/hopefully that we have a couple of receivers that will prove to be above average.

Fair they could be mixing up 1st team snaps during open period. Curious to see when team snaps lines up with yours and my guess as to who the true starter likely will be.

 

[DD4ME]

Preseason top 25 last season = 12 teams finished ranked

This was last year. So we are currently in the NC state spot. They had a lot of hype for their transfer QB. Our defense and roster this year is immensely more talented than theirs was. We look more like 2024 Miami or Clemson to me, but we ain't got Cam Ward or an ACC schedule.

Georgia (46)
Ohio State (15)
Oregon (1)
Texas
Alabama
Ole Miss
Notre Dame
Penn State
Michigan
Florida State
Missouri
Utah
LSU
Clemson
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Kansas State
Miami
Texas A&M
Arizona
Kansas
USC
NC State
Iowa

 

[InVOLuntary]

@InVOLuntary

In Ft Myers once, buddy just moved there. Drove around all day looking for a ramp that allows double axles. I would assume that may be what happened here ? @InVOLuntary

A bit of research goes a long way.

Currently moving one. Much bigger equipment.

 

[SagginVawls]

This was last year. So we are currently in the NC state spot. They had a lot of hype for their transfer QB. Our defense and roster this year is immensely more talented than theirs was. We look more like 2024 Miami or Clemson to me, but we ain't got Cam Ward or an ACC schedule.

Georgia (46)
Ohio State (15)
Oregon (1)
Texas
Alabama
Ole Miss
Notre Dame
Penn State
Michigan
Florida State
Missouri
Utah
LSU
Clemson
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Kansas State
Miami
Texas A&M
Arizona
Kansas
USC
NC State
Iowa

We will be either 9-3 or 10-2.

 

[InVOLuntary]

In Ft Myers once, buddy just moved there. Drove around all day looking for a ramp that allows double axles. I would assume that may be what happened here ? @InVOLuntary

A bit of research goes a long way.

He just didnt have enough water to launch that boat. That boat need to be launched with a travel lift. Because that was a sailboat with a large keel, they have to be hauled higher on the trailer thus requiring to be pushed way deeper in the water. You often see much longer tongues on those sailboat trailers.

 

[itsme]

Mama Carter back at it again

You know, most of the times in the past, you had to have a face to face discussion, or 2, with someone to know if someone is stupid and not all there. Social media makes it so easy now to see it all without ever meeting the person now. Boo needs to get away from her.

She is trouble and will ruin his career really quick.

 

[SmyrnaATLVolisback]

Not necessarily true on the speed part. There are plenty of ways to get faster. Especially in football.
I am just so happy that we can now have the discussion about which of our SEC level players should start. It’s reminds me of the good old days when we were getting multiple top players drafted every year!

I said much more speed Doc! He isn’t going from a 4.9 40 to a 4.30 40. He can get more speed and agility from training. He isn’t as natural of an athlete as Carter and Spillman. That doesn’t mean I am not glad to have him as he is a good player. I just think the other two are freaks and draft picks.

 

[SmyrnaATLVolisback]

I’m pretty sure that the staff has settled on Aguilar as the starter. They are not going to inform the media or us of this decision. I think our receivers and qb will be on the same page. I’m more concerned/hopefully that we have a couple of receivers that will prove to be above average.

Yup. It is Aguilar. And it has been. I’m honestly more worried about our receivers. They need to stay healthy and get in sync with him. I hope they have been cross training boo more. We will likely need him some. And with our tight end depth, run more two tight end sets.

 

[volbeast33]

I said much more speed Doc! He isn’t going from a 4.9 40 to a 4.30 40. He can get more speed and agility from training. He isn’t as natural of an athlete as Carter and Spillman. That doesn’t mean I am not glad to have him as he is a good player. I just think the other two are freaks and draft picks.

Where did you see that 40 time for him?

 

[Enki_Amenra]

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Currently moving one. Much bigger equipment.

You can't park there!

 

[screenthis]

"Tennessee is going to have some regrets when they see what Nico does.” AZ sports article. Didn't Nico impress during practice here as well?

 

[Glitch]

fantastic.

 

[Glitch]

You can't park there!

 

[Glitch]

Sounds absolutely miserable.

twss...

 

[itsme]

My opinion: don’t think we have to have great qb play to be competitive enough to make playoffs. And in this system, find it hard to believe heupel wont be able to put an above average or good qb on the field, regardless of the jimmies and joes on roster. In fact, I would say he’s never had a season where he didn’t at least get above average play. And if we can’t get that, halzle might need to go.

I could easily see us going 8-4 with poor qb play, but my expectation is not too different a team from last year. Losing Sampson leadership not great, otherwise I like our guys. And if we have wide receiver injury bug then yeah we could definitely go less than 8-4 being one dimensional with poor qb play, but I’m optimistic these guys put it together enough by end of camp to have us looking at a 9-3 season or better.

We saw it last year. Nico was average last year. Without the D, OL and Sampson it would have been really bad. If the QB can hit a timely thrown I think we are in business.

We really need the defense to step up this year and keep us in games for the first couple until the QB can get comfortable.

 

[tnhunter 10]

Good listen.

 

[headhunter15]

 

[SmyrnaATLVolisback]

Where did you see that 40 time for him?

I made it up. Lol

It was meant as a way to say you can’t change that drastically for people saying he is all the sudden going to be flying around the field like a DB.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

never gambled but UCLA-USC was Nov. 19th and the payment was the following day?



sure

 

[BigSteve09]

Took my kid to her first MLB game tonight. She got a foul ball and after the game we waited by the dugout and Jordan Beck and Chase Dollander were nice enough to come over. They helped make some lifelong memories.

Wow!! That's awesome.