First black stripe is off!

[TreeSnake]

While I agree that it is a nice touch...it doesn't mean we are going to win any more games.

What you are calling a "nice touch" I like to call another brick.

A 'nice touch" is what my wife gives me every month or so whether I deserve it or not.

 

[utvolpj]

College football is full of things like this and it's part of the fun imo. Some like it while some don't. To turn it into some name-calling blame game is beyond absurd

 

[FenianVol]

You are right.
Instilling a system of competition and achievement of goals through hard work is very detrimental to building a winning football team.

That post owns this thread, board AND the internet today :good!:

 

[BigPapaVol]

I don't pay attention?
You say that anyone that supports the stripe deal was a Dooley supporter, no?

reading not a strong suit?

 

[GoobieVol]

Aaaah did he really? I'm sure he was the very, very first coach to ever, ever do that sort of thing. Being the genius he is and all. God forbid that this has happened at other institutions before Urban. Him being the Messiah and all. :crazy:

Who cares if he did it there, too. It's a new facet of our team and even though Slurpan Cryer did it in Florida, its a good way to build camaraderie and set goals for any young player.

You deserve to get your orange stripe just for this... good stuff. :good!:

 

[StoVol]

College football is full of things like this and it's part of the fun imo. Some like it while some don't. To turn it into some name-calling blame game is beyond absurd

Word. The tactic not only gives the new players something to work for, it makes the older players invested in the newcomers. It gives them ownership of the team. So the stripes help team chemistry for the entire team. Smart move IMO

 

[pavol74]

I like the idea. Like others have said, it gives them something to work for.

 

[hmanvolfan]

If he wins, this will look really smart. If he loses, it will look like a goofy orange ceramic dog

Nothing could possibly be as bad as the orange dog.

 

[orangebloodgmc]

You all know that Urban Meyer did the same thing at Florida, right? It's not anything new.

No, I think he put your car in an impound lot until you threatened the lot gate-keeper ... then you were a true Gator.

 

[chattavol420]

You all know that Urban Meyer did the same thing at Florida, right? It's not anything new.

His was a little different though. They got theirs based on street cred. They got theirs by drive-bys on rivals!

 

[tntitan]

Yes, freshmen only. They have to earn the Orange stripe. Once they have, their mentor removes the stripe and it's replaced with an Orange one.

I'm sure someone pointed this out before, but I didn't read through all the posts. It's actually all newcomers, not just freshmen.

 

[82_VOL_83]

Actual footage....Cam on left, Coach on right....

Red Stripe White Friends Dancing - YouTube

 

[hmanvolfan]

Actual footage....Cam on left, Coach on right....

Red Stripe White Friends Dancing - YouTube

 

[Weee'rre Baaccckk]

So north still has his stripe?

Bust.

 

[BIGcrowd]

Maybe? I figured out the quote function myself though, I know that.

Good for you....

 

[tnvols72]

You all know that Urban Meyer did the same thing at Florida, right? It's not anything new.

there is a difference though , B Jones uses a helmet with a stripe and Urban was pulling stripes off of one of these


http://images.halloweencostumes.com/products/5045/1-2/mens-prisoner-costume.jpg

 

[butchna]

Cam Sutton is going to be a beast for us the next 3-4 seasons...cb prospects in 14 and 15 are going to have to wait for starts at his spot IMO :aggressive:

 

[beasley11]

Black stripe fever!!

 

[frkwls]

when I was in Marine corps. boot camp at Paris Island,we had to earn the privlege to unbutton the top- buttona on our uniform.That ment we had earned the wright to be a Marine boot.Guys worked their ass off for that privledge,it seperated them from the rest. It created competitio.n

 

[JDogInDaHouse]

and OBTW, you're in here now acting like this program is somehow revolutionary and an indicator that this staff is going to win big. The premise is absurd.

I bet you're fun at parties. :no:

 

[84vol]

If he wins, this will look really smart. If he loses, it will look like a goofy orange ceramic dog

Not much could look as goofy as an orange ceramic dog-- unless it was a pot of bamboo that you hauled down to the field and watered daily. Personally, I think we need to dig up that staff that Coach Fulmer had in the '98 season as he was leading the way to the Promised land of the National Championship

 

[ainge10heisman]

I can see this being very motivating for the new faces on the team each year. It would just really suck being the last player to get the stripe removed. Coach Jones needs to be careful how he handles the situation, its kind of like playing with fire. Being last could be a good thing for any particular player because surely it would make them work that much harder. At the same time though it could be bad thing, being last could really be damaging and get into a players head and effect him badly.

 

[D.C. Vol]

I agree. I'm just ready to stop talking about bricks, stripes, fist up, Butch getting it and who is VFL and want to see some football.

My sentiments as well. August 31st cannot arrive soon enough.

 

[D.C. Vol]

I don't know what to say...other than...you must watch the whole thing.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa-kJrgzEb4[/youtube]

I'd like to offer these guys a bid to perform for my friend's birthday party. Fantastic.

 

[AJeray4TN]

Urban gets it: Ohio State walk-on Joe Ramstetter 1st in 2013 to lose black stripe; Andrew Norwell fine - Land-Grant Holy Land