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Nieds, Tee, and Ansley on the crootin trail... Pruitt and Simon coming in on cleanup if needed...LOL WGWTFA

If we can get at least 7, maybe 8 wins, we will close strong again for the '20 class and really start making some noise folks. GBO!
 
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I think you overreacted to my post.

I pretty much said he would contribute from here on out.
Banks was ahead of him. And Banks is VERY good prospect at ILB. it's not slighting Peterson at all.
I said he could have 100 career tackls by his RSJr year and not even be a starter.
We need special teams guys. Peterson can play all position at LB so he will play all!

Not sute why you overreacted.
I can't wait for Banks to be the CJ Anderson type hammer RB on this team.
 
Guys, sorry for the long post but also, not sorry.

So I was sitting in a chair facing my wife, catching up on the RF. Started explaining to her about Ansley. I recanted vfinpa's post about what has transpired since the off-season began.
I explained in detail that despite the ranking, what our star avg. per player actually meant.
I went over what landing To'oto'o and Wright etc:; really meant after 4-8 and 5-7.
I moved on to BasketVols, then to @matts42012 posts. On still to what @Atlanta VOL has said and about Jay Graham.. Then to Hubbs and the "All In" article.


As I was explaining that Fulmer's "time to go" wasn't the issue for me but how it was done and the disrespectful way that people like asst AD Curry had conspired.
BUT now it just felt as if everything was full circle, a curse broken. That regardless of Fulmer's coaching end, almost no one questioned his love for TN, his desire to have fb at a place of glory and understanding of what it takes.
Then as I was full blown into my explanation of how Pruitt seemed to be showing his intolerance for anything short of greatness, my wife interrupts me.

"Are you okay?" I hear. I understood instantly.
Apparently somewhere in my *discussion, l was no longer comfortably seated in my favorite chair.
Not now. Instead, I'm in a full on pace about the room
The calm voice that I had started with, replaced with a higher, louder version of.
My hand slightly vibrating and a crack in my voice directly related to the small lump in my throat. The lump that had developed somewhere between the power moves, the unbelievable talent grabs and the statement hires being made.

I was determined to be in wait and see mode but the excitement just keeps building and I can't seem to fight it.
I no longer even want to. It just feels different.
Beautiful!
 
Last year we did as well as we have ever done in the past 10 years at stopping the run on defense, all the while switching from a 4-3 base to a 3-4 base. As I understand it one of the primary benefits of the 3-4 defense is it allows you to get more athletes (speed) on the field. With the exception of Gooden, all of our down linemen will basically be new for us this year so my question for you is this, do you think we improve or regress in our ability to stop the run this year. Is continuity and improved talent and depth at linebacker enough to offset the turnover up front?
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Pruitt effect in full display in these stats.
 
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So you choose to stay there, and you choose not to do something else. So it's your choice.
Yep. And football players have the choice to go to a college to play football if they want to. They have a choice to transfer if they want to and sit out a year. The discussion is about that year, and whether changing that rule within the organization which is better for the individual or not, and what effect it will have on the organization in the long run, and what effect that will have on the individual players if the organization is ruined.
 
Guys, sorry for the long post but also, not sorry.

So I was sitting in a chair facing my wife, catching up on the RF. Started explaining to her about Ansley. I recanted vfinpa's post about what has transpired since the off-season began.
I explained in detail that despite the ranking, what our star avg. per player actually meant.
I went over what landing To'oto'o and Wright etc:; really meant after 4-8 and 5-7.
I moved on to BasketVols, then to @matts42012 posts. On still to what @Atlanta VOL has said and about Jay Graham.. Then to Hubbs and the "All In" article.


As I was explaining that Fulmer's "time to go" wasn't the issue for me but how it was done and the disrespectful way that people like asst AD Curry had conspired.
BUT now it just felt as if everything was full circle, a curse broken. That regardless of Fulmer's coaching end, almost no one questioned his love for TN, his desire to have fb at a place of glory and understanding of what it takes.
Then as I was full blown into my explanation of how Pruitt seemed to be showing his intolerance for anything short of greatness, my wife interrupts me.

"Are you okay?" I hear. I understood instantly.
Apparently somewhere in my *discussion, l was no longer comfortably seated in my favorite chair.
Not now. Instead, I'm in a full on pace about the room
The calm voice that I had started with, replaced with a higher, louder version of.
My hand slightly vibrating and a crack in my voice directly related to the small lump in my throat. The lump that had developed somewhere between the power moves, the unbelievable talent grabs and the statement hires being made.

I was determined to be in wait and see mode but the excitement just keeps building and I can't seem to fight it.
I no longer even want to. It just feels different.
YES!
 
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Yes.



No. First of all, this isn’t about “how much they’re worth” — it isn’t a labor market. Second, even if it was a labor market, labor is labor — revenue of the enterprise doesn’t dictate how much the rank and file labor is worth.



Yes. Bottom line is all of the money in college football is tied to the schools’ brands. It’s tribal identification on steroids. You need somebody to strap the pads on on Saturdays, but it doesn’t much matter who. If all the best high school players went to XFL, college football would still be a billion times bigger than XFL... and that’s how you know these players aren’t really worth that much.
Totally disagree. If all the 4 and 5 star players went to a minor league, college football wouldn't be anywhere near what it is today. There is a floor established by the brand equity, but even that would erode over time if the quality of the product was poor.
 
Top of the morning to y’all. Looking for a great day of UT basketball. May have some gator gumbo to celebrate tonight.

JG coming been in the works a while. That is who swain had been mentioning a while back. You are seeing the future of this program change in front of your eyes. Take it all in and enjoy it...its a nice change from what has been the norm.
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