Recruiting Football Talk VII

[headhunter15]

Don’t like reading this. Have all the faith in the world in Heupel but I hope he’s not losing anyone.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Don’t like reading this. Have all the faith in the world in Heupel but I hope he’s not losing anyone.

I dont think so, I actually think it's a good thing when the team comes together without the coaches.

I will say though if Nico is showing out in practice then I guess some could be upset that Joe is playing over him when he is struggling

 

[Devo182]

Don’t like reading this. Have all the faith in the world in Heupel but I hope he’s not losing anyone.

These happen mutiple times a year. Not that big a deal and a good thing. I'd be more worried if they weren't concerned on their own volition.

 

[Glitch]

you start a game thread on their board as well? If not snap snap

Yep. My screen name over there is Jorts&NattyLight347. I had to add the 347, because there were already 346 posters with that name.

 

[VolNash17]

Sobering stat

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11/45 to be exact

 

[BigOrange15]

Don’t like reading this. Have all the faith in the world in Heupel but I hope he’s not losing anyone.

Players only meetings have nothing to do with the coaches losing anyone. Its an accountability thing. If we are going to be having meetings, it's actually a good thing that we have this kind of player leadership.

 

[JCVol00]

Don’t like reading this. Have all the faith in the world in Heupel but I hope he’s not losing anyone.

This is absolutely a good thing. It means the team leaders didn’t like what they saw Saturday and are wanting to fix it. It shows to the culture and accountability that Heup has brought in

 

[Orangeburst]

11/45 to be exact

that is really bad when you run the ball so well

 

[Orange.]

Psy-op? He was warming up because that's what backups do but he wasn't getting any snaps. Hardly a tinfoil hat thing to say.

Joe ran twice.
-Once to end the half with the score.
-The other was right in the middle of the third quarter where he went down and took a late shot straight to the back.

Compare to how much we ran Hooker through the first two games last year, I think there is a decided mitigation of QB vulnerability.

And the fact that he took a cheap shot shows it was a good idea not to run him. The officials were so crooked they were encouraging cheap shots.

 

[Weezer]

ATM digging for some Title IX dirt as we speak.

Or some other scandal they can use to fire for cause and get out of a bad contract without paying.

 

[VolNash17]

that is really bad when you run the ball so well

That’s exactly why the entire offense looks so disjointed. Same thing in 2021 early on

 

[Devo182]

that is really bad when you run the ball so well

Makes me think we need to be riskier and go for more chunk plays. Moving the ball methodically can't work when you're less than 25% on 3rd down.

 

[Orange.]

@Glitch Look at how you damaged confidence in Joe with your game thread!

 

[Devo182]

Imo #5 was a great ball. 4 was fine too.

1 wasn't great, but catchable.

2 was way too high and had his wr in danger.

3 was like 1. Bad ball, but catchable.

4 was just good defense mostly. But WR should've held on.

5 was all WR. Perfefectly placed.

 

[Orangeburst]

Makes me think we need to be riskier and go for more chunk plays. Moving the ball methodically can't work when you're less than 25% on 3rd down.

I don’t remember us being particularly good on 3D last year. Just looked it up, we were 41% for the year. 25% with cupcakes so far

 

[Orangeburst]

drop but he was freaking wide open so bad for both

 

[BigSteve09]

And the fact that he took a cheap shot shows it was a good idea not to run him. The officials were so crooked they were encouraging cheap shots.

That's a good point. Maybe the staff learned from the Akron game last year or got a read early that AP was diving at knees or playing with malice.

Joe has to run at least 6 times against our better opponents, like Florida. Our running game depends on the threat of him taking off. Our passing game too.

We'll see what's really going on this weekend.

 

[Big Orange#1]

bad throw and a drop

 

[Orangeburst]

bad throw and a drop

people seem to view issues as singular

 

[turdherder11]

So far I've been impressed by Pearce's speed but thought he was a bit skinny, but the way he just destroys the LT here...

Good lord!!

 

[Devo182]

I don’t remember us being particularly good on 3D last year. Just looked it up, we were 41% for the year. 25% with cupcakes so far

Yeah we were pretty dang solid. Just below 45% under HH was good for 20th. We still finished 43rd despite being 3-20 vs Vandy and Clemson.

Sitting at 109th rn...so much room to improve.

 

[BigOrange15]

And the fact that he took a cheap shot shows it was a good idea not to run him. The officials were so crooked they were encouraging cheap shots.

Only Tennessee could play an FCS school in Knoxville and THEY get the benefits of biased reffing. Unreal lol

 

[Orange.]

That's a good point. Maybe the staff learned from the Akron game last year or got a read early that AP was diving at knees or playing with malice.

Joe has to run at least 6 times against our better opponents, like Florida. Our running game depends on the threat of him taking off. Our passing game too.

We'll see what's really going on this weekend.

I think he will have a big day running and throwing.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Don’t like reading this. Have all the faith in the world in Heupel but I hope he’s not losing anyone.

Please explain your concerns.

That's good news. The team is unhappy with their performance, and leadership within the locker room is calling the team up. This is exactly the kind of culture staffs try to build, and it's a great sign.

 

[Orangeburst]

What is the old saying? You expect your biggest improvement to be in the 3rd game.