UT hires Indiana’s Derek Owings as its new S&C coach

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temptn said:
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I went to UT in the 70's, so I have been a supporter for a while.
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Being a student or even a ticket holder with 20 hats does not make you a SUPPORTER. You can claim FAN status, you earn supporter with your net actions, not your wallet or any time investment. Discretion and humility are a big part of dealing with the bad stuff as a supporter.

You don’t deny fumbles, drops, interceptions or missed tackles, but you can’t take shots at VFL candidates, regardless of the shortcomings you have to Hope can be overcome. Celebrating top ten plays is the easy part.
 
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VOLINVONORE said:
We about to find out. Hopefully players will welcome the op[ortunety to improve their play and win more games. If not, we needs to recruit players with the attitude that they are here to win and want to be champions.
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As my boss says, we're either going to CHANGE the people, or we're going to change the PEOPLE.
 
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temptn said:
My point is that there was a thread on here a while back, "S&C Coach Wish List - Who Say You?", and all of the knowledgeable football fans on here made their wish list. Owings was hardly mentioned in five pages, and now he is the greatest hire ever.
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I mentioned him in my response. I didn't think we could pull him from IU, but working with Heupel before helped big time. The man knows what he is doing; all you have to do is look at James Madison and IU. The proof is right there in front of your eyes.
 
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orangebloodgmc said:
Not quite. It's closed for guys getting IN to it; not closed for us plucking guys OUT of it.

We've already added 3 or 4 since you posted the above.
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Anybody know if there are any quality guys still in the portal who have been holding out for MORE money that may now be ready to jump on best available opening at new market value? Any inexperienced physically gifted guys that pass a risk/reward test?
 
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GUNTERSVOL said:
Anybody know if there are any quality guys still in the portal who have been holding out for MORE money that may now be ready to jump on best available opening at new market value? Any inexperienced physically gifted guys that pass a risk/reward test?
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Good question. Especially, any DTs like that?
 
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VolQuest’s Austin Price joined 104.5 The Zone’s Ramon and Will on Tuesday for his weekly appearance and he pointed out that it’s a “different vibe” under Owings. “Carnage. He’s hitting it hard,” said Price of Owings’ first week on the job. “The staff is hitting it hard. I think there’s a little bit more accountability than there was in that room a year ago. And just talking to people, it’s a different vibe — a different feel in the strength program right now. And the players are feeling it.

“I think they’re going to love it long term, but I think they’re right now feeling it. And so it’s an adjustment for them. But that first day, I think it was kind of like, whoa, I’m not in Kansas anymore. [It’s a] totally different deal with him leading things. I think he’s trying to change the mindset and make this team a little more mentally tough. That way when it’s third-and-six in the bowl game, you don’t jump offsides and make it third-and-one and give Illinois an easy first down. Little things like that, just trying to change the mentality of this group.”
https://atozsports.com/nashville/vo...ffseason-change-big-way-heupel-rocky-top-sec/
 
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adam.vol said:
Why would we hire a strength and conditioning coach who relies on graduate transfers? Asking because: Is it a great hire or are we making a mistake of hiring anyone associated with Cignetti?

I don’t keep up with Indiana that closely. What is the secret behind their success and which coaches just happened to be there?
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Aren't their linemen much older and more developed physically?
 
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GUNTERSVOL said:
Being a student or even a ticket holder with 20 hats does not make you a SUPPORTER. You can claim FAN status, you earn supporter with your net actions, not your wallet or any time investment. Discretion and humility are a big part of dealing with the bad stuff as a supporter.

You don’t deny fumbles, drops, interceptions or missed tackles, but you can’t take shots at VFL candidates, regardless of the shortcomings you have to Hope can be overcome. Celebrating top ten plays is the easy part.
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True fan police alert.
 
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