'25 Portal Thread

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UTK said:
I’m not saying start freshman you boomer, start the dudes that that have been here for years. I refuse to believe we’ve struck out on every oline recruit from high school, it’s been trasnfer heavy. Where are the dudes from high school the past few classes? LOL

And WR should be the most likely to start as freshman. Get over the stubbornness and throw them out there.
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This whole "boomer" schtick needs to stop. It's a doomed culture that mocks those who have lived long enough to gain experience and wisdom.


* I am not a boomer, by the way.
 
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Orange_Crush said:
This whole "boomer" schtick needs to stop. It's a doomed culture that mocks those who have lived long enough to gain experience and wisdom.


* I am not a boomer, by the way.
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Yeah im not a boomer, but i can't stand when ppl base everything around what generation you come from.

I do call out gen z's a lot tho....might be a hypocrite.

Either way, it's about individuals, more so than ppl from a generation being the same.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
utsports.com

Offensive Line Named Joe Moore Award Semifinalist For Third Straight Year - University of Tennessee Athletics

For the third consecutive season, Tennessee is one of 10 semifinalists for the Joe Moore Award, presented annually to college football's most outstanding offensive
utsports.com utsports.com
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Not to be that guy, but last time I checked they don't hand out 10 championships in college football.

Look, I get that the unit played well at times. But they also got their lunch $ taken at GA and at OSU. I can't pretend the questions about Elerbee aren't justified. If you all can convince yourselves there are no issues in that room, more power to you.
 
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CamVol8 said:
I have this weird feeling it’s Brandon Inniss. I wish it was Tate but he grew up an Ohio State fan and is in line to be their WR2 next year
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Keeping Matthews, and adding Amari Jefferson and Inniss would be huge upgrades to the WR room.

Bring in Pergnon and I’m feeling real good.
 
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vol9799 said:
Not to be that guy, but last time I checked they don't hand out 10 championships in college football.

Look, I get that the unit played well at times. But they also got their lunch $ taken at GA and at OSU. I can't pretend the questions about Elerbee aren't justified. If you all can convince yourselves there are no issues in that room, more power to you.
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Yeah, just 2 of the highest blue chip teams in the entire country. Most OLs had that issue against them.

Top 10 OL 3 straight years means objectively they’re pretty good. I thought that’s what ya asked for?
 
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MrVolton said:
Keeping Matthews, and adding Amari Jefferson and Inniss would be huge upgrades to the WR room.

Bring in Pergnon and I’m feeling real good.
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I am all for Inniss if the coaches want him. When a WR ...especially a 5* WR...ONLY returns kicks and punts though it automatically worries me that they're like CP and arent capable of learning the playbook mentally. Which means they'll never play WR at UT.

I understand that OSU is a special case though and he might not get to play due to having Tate and the 2 starters in front of him. Thats kinda possible...BUT...your #4 WR gets lots of reps normally. Your #5 and #6 WR get plenty of reps...because there are 3 WR spots so thats just being a backup to the 3 starters. So is he the 7th or 8th best WR at OSU as a sophomore? Or is he just not smart enough to learn a playbook? I have no idea. Would like to have him either way though if the coaches want him and think he can contribute
 
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vol9799 said:
Not to be that guy, but last time I checked they don't hand out 10 championships in college football.

Look, I get that the unit played well at times. But they also got their lunch $ taken at GA and at OSU. I can't pretend the questions about Elerbee aren't justified. If you all can convince yourselves there are no issues in that room, more power to you.
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They were definitely inconsistent all year. I will say they were great against the run and I saw some improvement (especially on the unnecessary penalties). Surprised we are in the running for the award though.
 
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Part of me wonders if we would be better off thinking of next year as a year to gain experience. Instead of getting a one-year rental like Prego for our OL, maybe we would be better off playing our young guys and getting them experience. Then convince Nico to come back for another season. It would give the entire offense much needed experience.
 
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Weezer said:
Part of me wonders if we would be better off thinking of next year as a year to gain experience. Instead of getting a one-year rental like Prego for our OL, maybe we would be better off playing our young guys and getting them experience. Then convince Nico to come back for another season. It would give the entire offense much needed experience.
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If we can get Preg and stud Wr we should be looking pretty good next season.
 
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vol9799 said:
Not to be that guy, but last time I checked they don't hand out 10 championships in college football.

Look, I get that the unit played well at times. But they also got their lunch $ taken at GA and at OSU. I can't pretend the questions about Elerbee aren't justified. If you all can convince yourselves there are no issues in that room, more power to you.
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The question you posed was "Has one objective expert say TN's OL play was championship caliber?" When provided evidence of objective, and credible, experts who ranked our OL as one of the 10 best in CFB, you then changed it to "last time I checked they don't hand out 10 championships in college football and followed that up with a statement claiming we are convincing ourselves there are no issues in that room. None of those things are equivalent, at all. For one, "championship caliber" and "championship winning" are two different things. If being championship caliber only applies to the championship winning team, then that's quite an exclusive club. I don't think you will find a person on here that believes there weren't any issues with the OL but that does not mean that no objective experts viewed that unit as capable of competing for a championship. In case you are interested, here is the write up on the Joe More award site regarding the reasons our OL was selected as a semifinalist:
Tennessee (8-1)

  • Only 18% of runs saw contact at or behind the line of scrimmage (9th lowest in FBS).
  • Averaging 2.66 seconds to pressure (14th best in FBS).
  • The Vols are rushing for 257.0 rush yds per game at home this season (9th in FBS).
  • At least 140 rush yds in every game this season.
  • Tennessee offense is averaging, 471.6 yards per game, which is 3rd in the SEC and eighth in the FBS.
  • The catalyst for a rushing offense that is leading the SEC in rushing for the second straight year, averaging 235.1 yards per game, which is also 9th in the FBS.
  • Highlighted by an impressive 214-yard rushing performance against No. 9 Alabama, the most rushing yards allowed by the Tide all season.
Offensive line coach: Glen Elarbee

In case you have any questions regarding the credentials for the Joe Moore selection committee, Cole Cubelic is their selection chairman and guys like Aaron Taylor, Lance Zierlein and Harry Heistand were on the voting committee.
 
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Weezer said:
Part of me wonders if we would be better off thinking of next year as a year to gain experience. Instead of getting a one-year rental like Prego for our OL, maybe we would be better off playing our young guys and getting them experience. Then convince Nico to come back for another season. It would give the entire offense much needed experience.
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Good thing is with a line, you have 5 guys. So even if we get a 1 year deal in Prego, we can develop elsewwhere
 
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TrippieRedd said:
If we can get Preg and stud Wr we should be looking pretty good next season.
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Not convinced. We'll be starting an OL that hasn't played together. Center and RT will have little starting experience. Young WRs. The offense will be so inexperienced. I would love to be surprised, but I don't think we make the playoffs next year. And if that's the case, I can't help but wonder if we should lay off the one-year guys and just get our guys experience so the following season, we'll be ready.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Yeah, just 2 of the highest blue chip teams in the entire country. Most OLs had that issue against them.

Top 10 OL 3 straight years means objectively they’re pretty good. I thought that’s what ya asked for?
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My original post just said that OL criticism wasn't unfounded. I still believe questioning their performance is reasonable based on results

You finding one award doesn't change my position although I admit, I am surprised we made CC's top 10.

At the end of the day, I don't care about winning debate points on here, I just want us to win ballgames.
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
I am all for Inniss if the coaches want him. When a WR ...especially a 5* WR...ONLY returns kicks and punts though it automatically worries me that they're like CP and arent capable of learning the playbook mentally. Which means they'll never play WR at UT.

I understand that OSU is a special case though and he might not get to play due to having Tate and the 2 starters in front of him. Thats kinda possible...BUT...your #4 WR gets lots of reps normally. Your #5 and #6 WR get plenty of reps...because there are 3 WR spots so thats just being a backup to the 3 starters. So is he the 7th or 8th best WR at OSU as a sophomore? Or is he just not smart enough to learn a playbook? I have no idea. Would like to have him either way though if the coaches want him and think he can contribute
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Watching OSU in these playoffs, and I’d say it’s a good possibility their #4 WR is a starter for just about every other program in the country.
 
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