Recruiting Football Talk VII

[TheRain]

 

[Buddy’s Bandit]

Thanks to those who discussed Band of Brothers last week. I watched it over the past couple days and really touched by what I saw. I wish more people would watch it to understand the sacrifice that was laid out for the liberties and freedoms we enjoy today.

I have seen other WWII movies, but curious on other shows that center around D Day and the march to Berlin. Thanks !

 

[Buddy’s Bandit]

And I have a hard time building bird houses…..

 

[Jack Burton]

I missed the first quarter Saturday and rewatched it last night

If Joe Milton can bottle that up and play like that for four quarters, we won’t lose another game this year

It was great but I think it’s more exception than rule for him. Not that the loss is all on him. It was a total collapse and failure across the board.

 

[VolGee4]

This is my ultimate point @VolGee4

410 just said it better.

They are swinging for the elite, so misses will happen. Aside from Jefferson, we need more instate WR’s. Location and NIL are factors.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

We will beat UK and Mizzou. Quit being big fat wussies

Those games are on the road at difficult spots… Kentucky after the Alabama game, and they had an bye, and Missouri before the Georgia game. I would feel much better if we were at home, but so far being in a true road environment hasn’t been a good recipe for us. However, I will admit that the road environments of Kentucky and Missouri aren’t quite like the last couple we’ve been at.

 

[volinbama256]

Politics and money. UT has no desire to leave the SEC, and DW and DP are unlikely to censure publicly. It would have to come from Randy Boyd. IIRC, UT gave up 26 and 27 uncontested points against UF and Bama -- two heated rivalry games-- which does not effectively counterpoint the narrative that UT was outplayed and outschemed in two uncompetitive losses.

UT is a school that goes along. I don't think Randy is at all afraid to speak up, but UT has been handcuffed by the NCAA investigation. UT needed Sankey's support and got it, because it benefited the conference. That’s over, but UT remains an out of favor program. The conference has been displeased with UT in multiple sports and has made an example out of UT numerous times. UT needs to get its power back. Sankey may not like UT, but we're a Big 6 School and can make him respect our value. I think we'll do that.

I would be interested to know more about this and what we have done to be considered "out of favor" and what sports? I am guessing our brashness in baseball year before last, but what else have we done that other teams haven't? And I hope it is not the latest NCAA investigation/Pruitt because everyone cheats and AL and GA get away with it by Sankey looking the other way...

 

[mr.checkerboards]

We will beat UK and Mizzou. Quit being big fat wussies

It's South Carolina all over again.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

It’s early but so far the money and % of vets favor Tennessee…. yet the line shrinks .5 at some places?

 

[TheRain]

 

[LouderVol]

So we don’t have a shot at uga? Let’s just forfeit and stay healthy for the music city bowl then.

there is a difference between accepting that Georgia is a better team than us, and giving up on the season.

rational people knew Joe wasn't going to be Hooker. People knew our offense was going to take a step back, it did. people were also hoping for an improved defense, we got that too. most people knew we were going to be somewhere from 8-4 to 10-2, and that's right where we are.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Politics and money. UT has no desire to leave the SEC, and DW and DP are unlikely to censure publicly. It would have to come from Randy Boyd. IIRC, UT gave up 26 and 27 uncontested points against UF and Bama -- two heated rivalry games-- which does not effectively counterpoint the narrative that UT was outplayed and outschemed in two uncompetitive losses.

UT is a school that goes along. I don't think Randy is at all afraid to speak up, but UT has been handcuffed by the NCAA investigation. UT needed Sankey's support and got it, because it benefited the conference. That’s over, but UT remains an out of favor program. The conference has been displeased with UT in multiple sports and has made an example out of UT numerous times. UT needs to get its power back. Sankey may not like UT, but we're a Big 6 School and can make him respect our value. I think we'll do that.

So, Sankey really does have something against UT?

There is waay too much money in this conference to allow grammar school bullcrap.

I mean, hth does someone who has that kind of bias to one school (presumably), allowed to be in a position like that? Sankey is an employee.

Schools should get together and purge the entire thing. This isnt the galactic empire. He needs accountability also.

 

[Jackcrevol]

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It’s early but so far the money and % of vets favor Tennessee…. yet the line shrinks .5 at some places?

Def going with who the vets pick, thank you for your service.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I know it's the NFL, but stuff like this makes you wonder what's going on at other levels.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

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It’s early but so far the money and % of vets favor Tennessee…. yet the line shrinks .5 at some places?

That’s a very bad sign when the line goes the opposite way of where the money is coming. Vegas is begging people to bet TN. Prepare for another screw job by the refs again. It’s coming.

 

[Orange.]

Please be informed that TB was never held a single time, either, on the solemn word of Sankey's band of racketeers. Just admire the long game-changing completion.
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I apologize to the board for under-stating the game-changing impact of this criminal no-call.

In my post I referred too vaguely to "the long game-changing completion." In case some people might have been unaware, I should have pointed out that this occurred on Alabama's first touchdown of the second half. That TD should have been called back. This is indicative of what some have referred to unfairly as "complete breakdown and total collapse."

 

[drvenner]

And don't forget the bama basketball player should have been charged with accessory to murder and didn't even get suspended. "But hell far, that fur coat and daddy hat is reprehensible!"

That is because Tony V. and his goons have no respect for the game.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

I have a great idea for people that need a laxative and hate the taste. Just add the laxative to your alphabet soup. I call the solution letter rip.

 

[Smokey123]

There are many of y'all who trust AI even less than the humans you believe are against us, but AI would be the ideal tool to expose bias in officiating. I would like to see somebody put together a tool for evaluating officiating. I'm sure it's possible, and it would be impossible to ignore if it found such. Could explore not consistent application of standards, but also determine whether there was a pattern of penalties affecting the outcome more or less often.

It’s definitely possible. They’ve had stuff like that for baseball for a while now. Umps missed over 21,000 balls and strikes this year, which happens to be their most accurate season

 

[letsgoUT29]

Why in the world would Saban want to stop playing UT? He is 16-1 against them. That argument just makes zero sense

Josh Heupel. He is not 16-1 against Heupel. When Heupel has a qb he has proved he can score a lot of points.

 

[Revived2002]

It was great but I think it’s more exception than rule for him. Not that the loss is all on him. It was a total collapse and failure across the board.

Yeah - hard not to agree with you based on what we’ve seen so far

I just think there is another level Joe can get to that he hasn’t put together yet, and he’s shown little flashes of it in every game this year. That first quarter was the most I’ve seen of it. I remain optimistic he will pull it together at some point and we will lay the wood to somebody when he does. Time will tell!

 

[Jackcrevol]

I know it's the NFL, but stuff like this makes you wonder what's going on at other levels.

there is a layer of accountability there

 

[mr.checkerboards]

there is a layer of accountability there

It's wild how he went from suspension to NFL white hat just 6 years later though. That's a pretty quick jump.

 

[mrMet]

Those games are on the road at difficult spots… Kentucky after the Alabama game, and they had an bye, and Missouri before the Georgia game. I would feel much better if we were at home, but so far being in a true road environment hasn’t been a good recipe for us. However, I will admit that the road environments of Kentucky and Missouri aren’t quite like the last couple we’ve been at.

UK can’t pass the ball, Mizzou can’t stop the run. I’m not very worried at all. The boys gonna eat!

 

[volsagain]

No way, he was just hugging him ask bama .