The strength and conditioning program

[NighthawkVol]

I haven't seen much mention of this, but Kurt Schmidt deserves a ton of credit for what this program has done from a strength and conditioning standpoint.

A) Tennessee just beat Bama on both lines of scrimmage with much lesser-rated recruits. The improvement of the offensive line has been miraculous and the dline's improvement has been well-documented. That's not only a reflection of Elarbee and Garner, but also the strength program.

B) Remember how half the team would get hurt under Butch by midseason? Yes, we've had the Tillman injury and a few guys nicked up, but this is football. Relatively speaking, they've stayed pretty healthy. Also a reflection of the strength and conditioning program.

 

[17Vols]

Agreed, he’s done well with this group. Low injury rates usually the unnoticed indicator of a well run S&C program.

 

[17Vols]

Also, our water girls are killing it right now too. Very underpreciated

 

[#1n51&98]

I haven't seen much mention of this, but Kurt Schmidt deserves a ton of credit for what this program has done from a strength and conditioning standpoint.

A) Tennessee just beat Bama on both lines of scrimmage with much lesser-rated recruits. The improvement of the offensive line has been miraculous and the dline's improvement has been well-documented. That's not only a reflection of Elarbee and Garner, but also the strength program.

B) Remember how half the team would get hurt under Butch by midseason? Yes, we've had the Tillman injury and a few guys nicked up, but this is football. Relatively speaking, they've stayed pretty healthy. Also a reflection of the strength and conditioning program.

Great post , very insightful ! Coach Ekeler also coaches the D-line , as well as special teams coordinator .

 

[KoachKrab127]

I couldn’t believe how good of a push our o-line got against Bama. We dominated their d-line.

We’ve come a long way from our o-line getting manhandled by Appy State under Butch.

 

[SpaceCoastVol]

I haven't seen much mention of this, but Kurt Schmidt deserves a ton of credit for what this program has done from a strength and conditioning standpoint.

A) Tennessee just beat Bama on both lines of scrimmage with much lesser-rated recruits. The improvement of the offensive line has been miraculous and the dline's improvement has been well-documented. That's not only a reflection of Elarbee and Garner, but also the strength program.

B) Remember how half the team would get hurt under Butch by midseason? Yes, we've had the Tillman injury and a few guys nicked up, but this is football. Relatively speaking, they've stayed pretty healthy. Also a reflection of the strength and conditioning program.

That's precisely what killed the team under butch

 

[WoodsmanVol]

Also, our water girls are killing it right now too. Very underpreciated

HEHEHEH, prove it with pictures of they don't exist.

 

[General Jack]

I haven't seen much mention of this, but Kurt Schmidt deserves a ton of credit for what this program has done from a strength and conditioning standpoint.

A) Tennessee just beat Bama on both lines of scrimmage with much lesser-rated recruits. The improvement of the offensive line has been miraculous and the dline's improvement has been well-documented. That's not only a reflection of Elarbee and Garner, but also the strength program.

B) Remember how half the team would get hurt under Butch by midseason? Yes, we've had the Tillman injury and a few guys nicked up, but this is football. Relatively speaking, they've stayed pretty healthy. Also a reflection of the strength and conditioning program.

Funny, earlier today I was reflecting on how severe our injury issues typically were with Butch. Seems like we had some of the highest injury rates most years he was here. I speculate that our focus was solely pushing weight around and overlooking functional strength and movement.

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

Agreed, he’s done well with this group. Low injury rates usually the unnoticed indicator of a well run S&C program.

To be honest, after last year, I was worried that this would be Heupel's downfall.

 

[Unconditional Surrender]

Funny, earlier today I was reflecting on how severe our injury issues typically were with Butch. Seems like we had some of the highest injury rates most years he was here. I speculate that our focus was solely pushing weight around and overlooking functional strength and movement.

Butch was known to make coming in to lift optional for certain players.