Recruiting Football Talk VII

[BigSteve09]

So south florida is where, in relation to the rest of the US?

you're doing compass vs culture, which was the point of that picture and Lowe's original post

 

[Enki_Amenra]

I would cut it in half at I-4.

Tampa and Orlando have some southern traits. Lord knows Daytona does. Everything south of that is south Florida.

I'd go as far as alligator alley. There are some severe rednecks in south central Florida.

 

[BigSteve09]

I'd go as far as alligator alley. There are some severe rednecks in south central Florida.

even Miami used to be redneck as recent as the 50's/60's

 

[knoxvol52]

Kentucky, Virgina, West Virginia, and Florida, all yankee states. And don't tell me about Florida, there's more yankees in Florida than there is in New England.

Tennessee has its share of "half backs" ....

 

[Christian Lowe]

even Miami used to be redneck as recent as the 50's/60's

What happened in the 50’s that cause a flood of Cubans to cross the channel over to the US of A I wonder

 

[Odiodin]

USCe is a bargain basement SEC football program. Several experienced coaches turned them down before Beamer took the job. They promoted the idea that Beamer was their main target, but that was just not the case.

They've been doomed since Spurrier just decided he'd rather go play golf in the middle of the season.

 

[Christian Lowe]

Tennessee has its share of "half backs" ....

Call it what it is. Say it wit ya chest.

They carpet baggers

 

[tnvols72]

 

[volbeast33]

this seems like a bit much.

 

[tnvols72]

 

[ConwayFitty]

Bold Prediction: Deion at USC in 2025.

Lincoln Riley might get the blade next season. Highly disappointing season this year with the Heisman winning QB (7-5; 7pt win vs Colorado, 2pt OT win vs Zona, 1pt win vs Cal). Didn't even finish in the Top 25.

They just lost the #1 QB in the 2023 class Nelson to the portal. They have 0 QBs committed in the 2024 class. They'll have to hit the portal for a QB now and several top transfers have already made their picks. Their incoming class is sitting at 17th overall. And they're playing in the Big Ten next year, and their first game is a neutral site vs LSU. Their other 2 non-conference games are Utah State and Notre Dame. They play at Michigan next year, while also drawing Penn State, Wisconsin, and Washington.

I think he may land at UCLA. They may have a vacancy a bit sooner than USC but the same markets and conference

 

[Ashevolle]

You don't think he would jump at the chance to recruit Florida? Recruits are the lifeblood of college football.

Depends on the state of the program and roster. If Florida is in shambles and Ole Miss just played in the playoff, it may not be attractive.

 

[JohnnyD1024]

 

[crawdaddyjc]

how am i 150 pages behind. sheesh

 

[DarthVol1]

What that thread revealed is that now you can have a poster on ignore and still view a thread they started without viewing their participation. Game changing for some of our recruit threads.

I may try that out!

 

[Jack Burton]

Danny White is an aggressive fundraiser. The upside of that is an aggressive strategic plan that includes multiple funding buckets. The downside of that is aggressively tapping donors to fill those buckets. Donors are being asked to fund major facilities improvements for virtually every athletic facility. They're being asked to support academics. And endowments. And building funds. Staff salaries are up. Season ticket prices are up. And annual giving is up.

But eventually donor fatigue will set in. It is setting in, which is where fan initiatives come in. While NIL has donor support, it's basically a fan initiative. While many UT campaigns are top-down, NIL is bottom-up.

I’d rather have new trophies than new buildings but I get why DW focuses on it. This is his resume and he’s setting himself up for the future. It’s great for our university but not necessarily for reaching football elite status.

We would also have higher enrollment through winning as 2022 showed us. Winning improves everything else for the university but doesn’t seem to be the absolute top priority like it is at Alabama and Georgia. That’s the pivot I’d like to see us make.

 

[DarthVol1]

FF + Offseason = people speculating about how Heupel's personal appearance impacts recruiting. Why oh why do I ever go in there?

Same people that worshiped Fulmer while calling him the Great Pumpkin.

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

What about the JUCO DL we just got? That one legitimately confuses me.

We need more depth at SDE. If you watch his film, he is a menace. I’ll trust RG more than almost any coach when it comes to finding talent.

 

[smokeyhuntsgators]

Vols moved up to 8th in the latest AP poll…and we’re the highest ranked 3-loss team.

 

[Weezer]

Same people that worshiped Fulmer while calling him the Great Pumpkin.

To be fair, he was shaped like a pumpkin.

 

[rikberry31]

Depends on the state of the program and roster. If Florida is in shambles and Ole Miss just played in the playoff, it may not be attractive.

He'd go anyway.

 

[Vol423]

FF + Offseason = people speculating about how Heupel's personal appearance impacts recruiting. Why oh why do I ever go in there?

I've seen the same idiocy in the Recruiting forum.

 

[Jimmy Football]

CB to good guys for McCoy

From Colin Kennedy

 

[jakez4ut]

Vols moved up to 8th in the latest AP poll…and we’re the highest ranked 3-loss team.

that's great...but i still don't trust our offense. but, it's December. so i'm not panicking or anything. i'd just like to see more consistency on the offensive end, especially from all these vets we got. i don't see any appreciable difference in Santi's or Z's game, and that's not necessarily a bad thing mind you. just feels like they should be.....'more' offensively. JJJ, i think he's been pretty good and he certainly looks like "that dude". if he can contribute more like he did the other night, that bodes well.

the newer pieces will start to figure things out and get better as the season goes on. Knecht can be something else, but we have to prove we're more offensively to get him better looks. right now, defenses can key on him, and we still struggle to find a shot, and when we do, we're not awfully consistent.

i don't see this dominant team that i think we all thought we might see, given who all was returning this season.

this team will still rely on the type of match ups we get to determine how far we go, i think.

 

[jakez4ut]

CB to good guys for McCoy

From Colin Kennedy

who's that?