Recruiting Football Talk VII

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PlanetVolunteer said:
Joe has missed some of those slants, but I think there are two bigger reasons.

Slower tempo and a gazillion red zone penalties.

Take 2nd and 3rd drive of the UK game. A holding call killed the 2nd drive where Milton would have scrambled for a first.

The second drive Wright gashes them for three runs of 11, 18 and 5 then subs himself out which let UK catch their breath, substitute, then we followed that up with a false start. Then there was a false start on a 3rd and 9 then a conservative play call.

Guys subbing themselves out when we've been rolling and red zone penalties I think are a huge reason.
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Fair points. I do feel like I've seen more "head taps" from our RBs this year (asking to come out). Ofc my own perception isn't a real data point...but assuming this is reality...then extra extra special conditioning should be a focus next year.

They don't play a ton of snaps, but do need to be able to play 10+ snaps straight to keep the ball rolling. Not jealous of being in that position 😅
 
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In no way do I think UConn can beat us, but they are not the push over they use to be. They have not played anyone as good as us, unless you count their early season game with Duke (41-7 loss for UConn). They do not quit and they will fight.
They gave Boston College and NC State a pretty good game. Duke is the only team able to fully pull away from them and completely dominate them. They are run heavy on offense which plays into our hand.
Vols 45
UConn 14
If we win by a larger margin, then it bodes well for the rest of our season.
 
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volbeast33 said:
our rushing success is based on spreading people out…. the closer we get to the end zone…. the less spread out the defense becomes and the less successful we are at running it.
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Also fair point.

So this tells us we need to still lean on passing in the RZ? Then they need more go-to plays like HH was so good at. If too late for Joe, I have no doubt Nico will be good at such plays.
 
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Glitch said:
So the Peay players are poor judges of character. He is a douche canoe.
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In all honesty........

I know he rubs opponents fan the wrong way, but if you know him and are around him at all......you find out he's a great family man. Solid Christian. Great coach. Great person.
Peay is fortunate to have him.
 
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Orange. said:
Sorry, double posted. I'll just drop this in here. Go defense!View attachment 592489
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Lol will never forget watching this with my stepdad from Michigan. Great guy and roots for the vols, but he has major "midwestern sensibilities".

He began scoffing when this happened...and I was busting my a** laughing cheering him on. Like bro...it's 56-0, let em have some fun 🤣
 
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knoxvol52 said:
Tiger was really good.....but who was his competition???..Phil Mickelson..,..and Rory later on....
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MarcoVol said:
You’re not really trying to downplay Tiger Woods…
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He's the second greatest player of all time...........IMO. Easy to say he's the best.......
Nicklaus did play against better competition, but Tiger would have been great in any era.



Watching Tiger hit balls in his prime (2000-2001) was a religious experience.
 
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TrippieRedd said:
What?!?


I can keep going
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peaygolf said:
In all honesty........

I know he rubs opponents fan the wrong way, but if you know him and are around him at all......you find out he's a great family man. Solid Christian. Great coach. Great person.
Peay is fortunate to have him.
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The way he acts on the sideline, you would never know it. Acts like a complete @$$. Doesn't line up with your assessment.
 
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Orange. said:
It varies depending on whether the team is on the protected list

But I was referring specifically to Michigan's own explanation of the grounds on which they fired Conor. One of the reasons was that he didn't cooperate with the NCAA. I'm saying if that's right, then Harbaugh needs to be held to the same standard as his second fall guy this year.

I'm glad Conor is out of the way. The media repeating that Conor and not Harbaugh was at the center of the scandal is an intentional deception imo.
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Dickey stood his ground plenty of times against the NCAA….
 
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Mizzou fans have been thumping their chests all year about how good they are. I do think they are a good team and next week will be tough for us, but today I have a feeling that fanbase is going to be humbled and Georgia will beat them by 30-40.
 
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peaygolf said:
In all honesty........

I know he rubs opponents fan the wrong way, but if you know him and are around him at all......you find out he's a great family man. Solid Christian. Great coach. Great person.
Peay is fortunate to have him.
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I think he is a commie ba$tard.

Just sayin'
 
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engineerVOL said:
Love the guy. His teams kindled my love for Tennessee. Golden years that seem hard to imagine will ever be reached again. And he did some things personally for me and my family that I’ll cherish.
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That's good...Majors and that glorious 85 team did the same for me just as I got off the boat from Texas in my teens, and my pappaw was a good friend of Majors.

I understand younger Fulmer fans that think the golden years started with him...they didn't.

Johnny did what Heupel has done, the hard work of bringing the program back from being nuked into oblivion in the late 70s to national prominence...do you see what I'm saying and why I (and many others) was not ever a huge Fulmer guy?
 
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peaygolf said:
He's the second greatest player of all time...........IMO. Easy to say he's the best.......
Nicklaus did play against better competition, but Tiger would have been great in any era.



Watching Tiger hit balls in his prime (2000-2001) was a religious experience.
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No offense but Tiger in his prime vs Jack in his is still no competition. Tiger is taking the 18th flag, impaling Jack with it, putting it back in the cup and walking off with his winnings.

There’s honestly no debate to be made about this.

If Tiger didn’t get hurt, he would have blown Jacks 17 wins out of the water and any other record.
 
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peaygolf said:
He's the second greatest player of all time...........IMO. Easy to say he's the best.......
Nicklaus did play against better competition, but Tiger would have been great in any era.



Watching Tiger hit balls in his prime (2000-2001) was a religious experience.
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That was the point I made a horrible attempt to make ... competition in the 70's and early 80's was better... Not knocking Tiger just stating a fact....Lol Tom Watson was almost 50 when Tiger became ..a pro...and Segio Garcia was a head case on the course.....I was a big Watson fan and saying he was competition against Tiger at almost 50 🤨.....but he did almost win the British Open at 59...
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
That's good...Majors and that glorious 85 team did the same for me just as I got off the boat from Texas in my teens, and my pappaw was a good friend of Majors.

I understand younger Fulmer fans that think the golden years started with him...they didn't.

Johnny did what Heupel has done, the hard work of bringing the program back from being nuked into oblivion in the late 70s to national prominence...do you see what I'm saying and why I (and many others) was not ever a huge Fulmer guy?
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I understand your fanhood began with another. Johnny was before my time, but I know the chronicles of Vol history and love him for what he did. Fulmer stands on the shoulders of what Majors did. So no I actually do not get your disdain for Fulmer. You’re choosing a favorite at the expense of hating the other. I don’t get that.

But I don’t have to. You have your thoughts and opinion. We should leave it at that. Screw the clowns that came after him though, right? Lol. GB🍊
 
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