Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

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tntar heel said:
Will always be Ft. Bragg to anyone who was stationed there. Next they'll rename Sicily, Normandy and St. Mere Eglise, along with Ardennes because of the violence associated with those names.
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Same for me. I don't care what they call it now, but I had Basic at Ft Benning. I have plenty of respect for Hal Moore, but you just don't change place names to suit a new crop of people who choose to be offended by the past.
 
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marcusluvsvols said:


^^^ in case yall missed this in the FF. GREAT breakdown. This guy ³³ not just assignwwements, but especially for Oline players he knows exactly what each players responsible for doing AND the. exact techniques called for.

Heard and Campbell are both liabilities. Thats an understatement. Spraggins sucked for the 2nd game in a row. Sampson is an absolute beast, likely best RB1 in the country. Nico is gonna be fine. The line is killing his footwork, his timing, and his confidence to an extent.
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So I learned that I know even less about football than I thought I did; the guy was interesting, but sometimes hard to follow if you don't speak the language.

One thing that keeps going through my mind after seeing the replays and explanations is why do you put big guys in motion - like one end of the line to the other; fatigue is an issue. Momentum is mass times velocity, and obviously big beefy bodies are highly desirable since momentum is all about keeping things moving in the same direction. However, energy is mass times velocity squared so moving those same big beefy bodies consumes lots of energy, and the analyst seemed to think Heard was getting winded. It's one thing when guys are just big and the mass comes from large stature, but that stuff hanging over linemen's belts isn't muscle. Just seems that it might make more sense to keep linemen more in their own lanes and conserve energy ... but then as I said, there's obviously a lot I don't know about line play in football except line leakage is a big problem.
 
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A-Aron Murray is a closet VOLS fan. He picks us to upset Bama, says the WRs and offense finally get back on track thanks to Bamas suspect secondary. He's a vocal Nico fan too...but thats a little different since they are both SEC QBs. He has talked us up all season though, and picked us in every game either outright or ATS. FWIW, former gump QB McElroy is a VOL and Nico believer as well. Strange though to get so much love from rival QBs that we used to hate lmao!
 
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AM64 said:
So I learned that I know even less about football than I thought I did; the guy was interesting, but sometimes hard to follow if you don't speak the language.

One thing that keeps going through my mind after seeing the replays and explanations is why do you put big guys in motion - like one end of the line to the other; fatigue is an issue. Momentum is mass times velocity, and obviously big beefy bodies are highly desirable since momentum is all about keeping things moving in the same direction. However, energy is mass times velocity squared so moving those same big beefy bodies consumes lots of energy, and the analyst seemed to think Heard was getting winded. It's one thing when guys are just big and the mass comes from large stature, but that stuff hanging over linemen's belts isn't muscle. Just seems that it might make more sense to keep linemen more in their own lanes and conserve energy ... but then as I said, there's obviously a lot I don't know about line play in football except line leakage is a big problem.
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The last rushing TD in OT supports your claim. The same 330lb Tackle that was wearing cement shoes for most of the game and completely gassed sprints at amazing speed for a man his size all the way to the endzone~ 25 yards away. To throw a block immediately to Sampsons left at the 1 yard line so that he enters the endzone clean rather than getting stopped at the 1, or taking a big hit there anyway but still manages to score. The TV timeout coupled with the time the defense was on the field turned him into a totally different player than the guy who struggled mightily for the rest of the game. The guy breaking down the video was amazed...
 
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JJ Redick: Dalton Knecht is 'ready to play in the NBA'

Lakers head coach JJ Redick feels rookie Dalton Knecht is ready to make a contribution.
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Our boy fell into the perfect situation. His coach is Redick, a very similar player to Dalton that absolutely loves him. They are already a good team, that needed a solid outside shooter and rebounder. He was made for this role. Most NBA rookies dont break into the regular rotation for a couple seasons. He has a good chance to be a rotation player from day 1...in fact, its his to lose at this point. He has struggled with his shot a little so far, which I don't really understand with his range. I am sure he will adjust though. So happy for DK.
 
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