Recruiting Football Talk VII

Status
Not open for further replies.
#63,129
#63,129
Ulysees E. McGill said:
I always used to freak out about recruiting good and bad...but a couple of years ago something changed and I just got over it...now I'm just like we get who we get and then we will find out if they are worth a damn or not.

I think the busts have made me that way more than the misses...you get so excited about landing highly ranked players and then they either outright suck or end up role players..🤦‍♂️
Click to expand...
The 2005 class signed by Fulmer is the one that made me rethink the highs and lows of recruiting along with following it as closely as I did in the past. My initial reaction was we were brining in some serious talent on top of a legit SEC contender from the season before and that class was going to have UT winning it all in about 2 or 3 years from that point. It just never came to fruition.
 
  • Like
Reactions: VolsDoc81TX, Ulysees E. McGill, volsfan_17 and 1 other person
#63,132
#63,132
LA Vol said:
I'm not sure there is a graceful solution-- at least not one with any likelihood of happening. It's a political hot potato, and IDT anyone is eager to take it on.
Click to expand...
So you think Harper stays? Good lord maybe UT isn’t as forward thinking as I had thought. So much for changes. Lmao what a joke
 
  • Like
Reactions: knoxvol52
#63,134
#63,134
The weeks leading up to the Seaton announcement weren't encouraging..... Didn't feel like it was going to be us. Then get sucked in by AP and Fong and start to believe it possible........ Should have known in hindsight.

It is what it is. We've got some really good prospects for the o line committed though.
 
  • Like
Reactions: knoxvol52 and Jimmy Football
#63,135
#63,135
EdEcEko77 said:
Seems we have some coaches that aren’t built for recruiting either.

Haven’t had a commitment since August, but we’ve been the bridesmaid a dozen times during that time.

Staff can’t close but at least the staff is likeable and feels like family.
Click to expand...
Pretty crazy this hasn't been discussed more at this point in year 3--- coming off an awesome season last year with our hype and elevation of our brand, folks seeing where we fell short in areas on the field this season, seeing where coaches fell short/got out-coached by competition during this season, and watching other teams (lesser or even) beat us out on recruits we wanted... Most figured we would see a dip/down year, but some of the losses and how we lost were disappointing to say the least with the talent we supposedly have, even with our injury bug.

Wonder how long this will last before the natives get restless... I can remember the goal and expectations finishing up year 3 were much higher in terms of recruiting class rankings than they are settling out to be. The portal and NIL have changed things up quickly...Guess more on here are settling in and getting ready to accept 8-9 win seasons and a bowl, or I would think there'd be more talk of why we are finishing where we seem to be headed at the end of this recruiting cycle and why. Guess time will tell.
 
#63,136
#63,136
Plz pray for me and the OH and well my family too. His mind just isn't there and IDK if it's ever coming back. The spells he has last longer and longer. He got mad and hit me today (not hard or anything) but still he got aggressive and combative. He finally calmed down but my parents are now pushing a nursing home and I don't want that - hell I can't deal with that. He doesn't know what world he's in right now and I feel so completely helpless. I just want him to calm down so I can care for him. That's all I want. I'll do everything else.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Brillovol, DD4ME, butchna and 49 others
#63,138
#63,138
UTProf said:
Plz pray for me and the OH and well my family too. His mind just isn't there and IDK if it's ever coming back. The spells he has last longer and longer. He got mad and hit me today (not hard or anything) but still he got aggressive and combative. He finally calmed down but my parents are now pushing a nursing home and I don't want that - hell I can't deal with that. He doesn't know what world he's in right now and I feel so completely helpless. I just want him to calm down so I can care for him. That's all I want. I'll do everything else.
Click to expand...
Praying that God will comfort your mind and ease your fears. God Bless!!
 
  • Like
Reactions: VolsDoc81TX, UTJoe, beneVOLence and 17 others
#63,143
#63,143
cHiZzLeVOL said:
I mean outside of our crappy DBs our defense isn’t bad. Our DBs couldn’t have covered a non-moving barn door……

If we even get semi decent DB coverage next year our defense will improve immensely
Click to expand...
Funny, didn't we say this exact same thing last year? Hopefully we are going to make moves finally in the portal that pay off and move the needle in the right direction in the secondary.
 
  • Like
Reactions: All_Vol87 and cHiZzLeVOL
#63,144
#63,144
BigSteve09 said:
Still laughing at myself and how dumb I felt turning on FS1, and seeing Seaton seated between Keyshawn and freaking Skip, and being like "alright, here we go!"

And then literally like a split second later it all hit me all at once how obviously not Tennessee that thing was going to break. 😂😂😂

It felt like showing up for a meeting with your boss, and HR is sitting in the room too. "Oh, hey! What are you doing here? Hey, wait a minute."
Click to expand...
I remember when Byron Moore committed in 2010 on the Keyshawn show live. Keyshawn the entire time kept asking him "why Tennessee man. You know how things are in the south right?" I thought Keyshawn was completely classless and stealing the kids moment.
 
  • Like
Reactions: VolsDoc81TX, SmokinBob, TN-POSSUM and 5 others
#63,145
#63,145
UTProf said:
Plz pray for me and the OH and well my family too. His mind just isn't there and IDK if it's ever coming back. The spells he has last longer and longer. He got mad and hit me today (not hard or anything) but still he got aggressive and combative. He finally calmed down but my parents are now pushing a nursing home and I don't want that - hell I can't deal with that. He doesn't know what world he's in right now and I feel so completely helpless. I just want him to calm down so I can care for him. That's all I want. I'll do everything else.
Click to expand...
🙏♥️
 
  • Like
Reactions: VolsDoc81TX, UTJoe, TennacJed and 12 others
#63,149
#63,149
UTProf said:
Plz pray for me and the OH and well my family too. His mind just isn't there and IDK if it's ever coming back. The spells he has last longer and longer. He got mad and hit me today (not hard or anything) but still he got aggressive and combative. He finally calmed down but my parents are now pushing a nursing home and I don't want that - hell I can't deal with that. He doesn't know what world he's in right now and I feel so completely helpless. I just want him to calm down so I can care for him. That's all I want. I'll do everything else.
Click to expand...
Prayers and positive vibes sent your way.
 
  • Like
Reactions: VolsDoc81TX, UTJoe, TennacJed and 11 others
New posts
Status
Not open for further replies.

VN Store



Back
Top