5th stripe removed this morning

#31
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TechnoVol said:
You know this or speculating? Both of them seem to be pretty humble, down-to-earth guys to me.
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DC Vol said:
I also think
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Context clues.

Also, back in the spring Azzani was talking about being careful about how he approaches Pearson as he didn't want Pearson to get ahead of himself or something to that effect.

We can only look at coaches interviews and tangible things like their position on the depth chart and this "black stripe" thing to grouse how the coaches feel.

The coaches have taken off the black stripe of the guys who are busting their @ss in practice. A guy who is busting his @ss doesn't fall down the depth chart if he had the spring that Malone had.

Again.

You don't know these guys. Neither do I.

The coaches do.

And a black stripe and 3rd Team reps tell me the coaches are probably trying to motivate Malone. That's it.
 
#32
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orange parmejohn said:
I think the coaches have set a high bar for Von, so he has to find his "next level" of play.
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Actually, Von might just be one of the most humble members of this team. Coach Z has said that, in Von's words, he has "been on the other side of things, flipping burgers" and never wants to go back. He feels extremely blessed to be where he is.
 
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Robertson's emergence as a probable contributor is very encouraging but given that we only have 12 scholarship guys on the OL (including Pair, who's shown nothing in his career so far), I can't see our redshirting anyone other than Raulerson unless injuries come into play. Wiesman is probably one of our 5 best linemen when healthy and we'll definitely need him this fall.
 
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butchna said:
Unbelievable how Jashon has immediately excelled...this is turning into Butch's best NSD flip to date (extra credit for it being Vandy :) )....I'm pulling for Weisman to get redshirted to open up future opportunities and options on the line...I could see Dylan as a future replacement for Crowder.
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I doubt we'll be able to redshirt any O-linemen who are ready to play this season.
 
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DC Vol said:
Context clues.

Also, back in the spring Azzani was talking about being careful about how he approaches Pearson as he didn't want Pearson to get ahead of himself or something to that effect.

We can only look at coaches interviews and tangible things like their position on the depth chart and this "black stripe" thing to grouse how the coaches feel.

The coaches have taken off the black stripe of the guys who are busting their @ss in practice. A guy who is busting his @ss doesn't fall down the depth chart if he had the spring that Malone had.

Again.

You don't know these guys. Neither do I.

The coaches do.

And a black stripe and 3rd Team reps tell me the coaches are probably trying to motivate Malone. That's it.
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Coaches do not decide when a black stripe comes off, their player mentor does.

Neither of those guys have an ego. Malone has a fairly shy demeanor and is very humble when he speaks. Pearson worked at McDonald's just a few years ago and got his opportunity out of nowhere. He has expressed how thankful and blessed he is numerous times.
 
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UTFanForLife said:
Coaches do not decide when a black stripe comes off, their player mentor does.

Neither of those guys have an ego. Malone has a fairly shy demeanor and is very humble when he speaks. Pearson worked at McDonald's just a few years ago and got his opportunity out of nowhere. He has expressed how thankful and blessed he is numerous times.
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So their player mentor isn't a coach of some capacity? Also, I'm sure if Azzani, Bajakian or Jones wanted to keep a black stripe on... they'd definitely keep the stripe on.

So do you know these guys personally? A lot of people in here seem to know exactly how these guys are in the locker room and weight room.

You might have either accidentally outed yourself as an outsider or you just outed yourself as someone who doesn't know any more than anyone else in this thread.

I'm not calling them bad, egotistical, arrogant guys. I'm just saying that media personnel that have been to practice have almost unanimously said Malone is hitting a wall and he's just not a good practice player. The depth charts released and WR groups iterate Malone is either struggling or is being motivated by the coaches. The black stripe say someone sees Malone and Pearson as not being where they want them to be.

I think the ESPN clip of Pearson's spring camp catch and Malones high profile entrance to UT have given the coaches a decent enough reason to ensure these guys don't get egos. Not that they have them. Just looks to me like the coaches are keeping them mindful that even 5* studs and ESPN highlight reel WRs need to block and run crisp routes.

Azzani made comments almost right after the Pearson catch about keeping him grounded. I can't remember exactly which day it was but it was this spring.
 
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kamoshika said:
Robertson's emergence as a probable contributor is very encouraging but given that we only have 12 scholarship guys on the OL (including Pair, who's shown nothing in his career so far), I can't see our redshirting anyone other than Raulerson unless injuries come into play. Wiesman is probably one of our 5 best linemen when healthy and we'll definitely need him this fall.
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I don't think I'd put him ahead of anybody in the starting 5. He's definitely the best of the second group though.
 
#43
#43
former wrestlers make good interior lineman. this kid is gonna be a good one. solid 305lbs and one of the strongest on the team as a true freshman. when he develops a little more and gets to about 310-315lbs he is going to be good one.
 
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#44
#44
Can't wait to see these guys! What time is the open practice tomorrow?
 
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