Recruiting Football Talk VII

[StoVol]

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Don't have to break out the amanita muscaria at the first sign of trouble comrade

 

[Jackcrevol]

Don't have to break out the amanita muscaria at the first sign of trouble comrade

ya know, with LED lighting these days...

Kinda makes you wonder

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

Again, I think you're reading comprehension needs some work.
This is the first time I've entered this conversation. I literally posted like 3 times yesterday, one about baseball and twice about Josh Allen.
Some of yall just hate to hate.

That guy is insufferable. He is just attacking everyone in every thread who doesn’t say we are the best team alive and the coaches are the best in the country.

Must be a relative of someone with being so new and going hard at everyone.

 

[butchna]

Wow. Not sure what happened to the RF... but wow.

Freak stopped building the wall and FFers piled through.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

That guy is insufferable. He is just attacking everyone in every thread who doesn’t say we are the best team alive and the coaches are the best in the country.

Must be a relative of someone with being so new and going hard at everyone.

I mean, I get I can be an ass, but I've literally said nothing today that should've triggered anyone. Weird.

 

[StoVol]

My hope for Umarov's development is sky high, if he can secure a guard spot or right tackle I would be very happy, hope spring allays our concerns
And maybe one of the signees turns out to be a true badazz

 

[butchna]

And yet, I still expect him and my Cowboys to fold in the playoffs. Hope he proves me wrong. The beat downs on the road is concerning.

Luckily it’s home all the way unless SF advances to the NFC Championship.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

Atleast Ole Miss is trying to get better and patch up weaker spots while adding as much talent as possible across the board. We are over here with ppl trying to rationalize Dayne Davis at RT and literally no idea at LG.

 

[butchna]

He will continue the same post tomorrow and the day after that until we get someone…not sure what value that brings to the board but there is an ignore function, however I think it’s a cop out to use that function

Don’t underrate it. Ignoring trolling and incessant yapping isn’t fruitless.

 

[butchna]

Atleast Ole Miss is trying to get better and patch up weaker spots while adding as much talent as possible across the board. We are over here with ppl trying to rationalize Dayne Davis at RT and literally no idea at LG.

You’re comparing actual efforts from a college staff to message board mumbling.

 

[Glitch]

Boosters need to get pressure on Willie gone

Too much pressure on Willie and we could have a mess on our hands....

 

[volbeast33]

My hope for Umarov's development is sky high, if he can secure a guard spot or right tackle I would be very happy, hope spring allays our concerns
And maybe one of the signees turns out to be a true badazz

if Lang looks like a legit center candidate then maybe he could play guard as well.

 

[butchna]

I never once slung insults your way, however continually spamming the board with the same “OL worries” when it is January and the roster is obviously not set for the past 3 days is an insult in itself.

You still feel “copping out” of this conversation is a bad thing?

 

[jp1]

The Heard kids visit didn't sound overly promising and the MSST kid is looking for a payday, and it's been said repeatedly thay we offer what we think is right and dont get into bidding wars.

They are all looking for a payday. Thats the reason they are in the portal.

 

[KptVFL]

Do you think the style of fast paced offense Tennessee plays makes it somewhat more difficult to recruit the Offensive Lineman..

2024 class was a good haul of course...

But some big guys don't like running their @$$e$ off up and down the field..

Exactly what I've been thinking. I'm sure there is some negative recruiting going on along those lines as well.

 

[Jackcrevol]

been waiting to melt here allll day
Lets go!!

 

[Glitch]

the O line isn't "not so good". we're missing a couple of pieces.

the thing everyone seems to be forgetting is that the PRIMARY reason we're trying to be so active on the OT position is so that we don't have to play someone there that still needs some development. that isn't a fancy way of saying who we have sucks.

in terms of managing the roster at that position, everybody basically agrees that OL, esp OT, is a development position even for the higher rated guys. how long that development curve is, is the question. and if we can land a couple of dudes right now to help bridge that developmental gap, that's what we're going to do.

that's the goal. not to replace the 'trash players' we currently have. we have some good young talent. and we have some guys that need some work. adding guys that can come in and start right now buys time.

Agree. They may also just want to add some competition/depth to the OL so that who we do have are motivated to continue to improve and if we have injuries some season time we are left in a lurch.

 

[GoodTimeVol]

You still feel “copping out” of this conversation is a bad thing?

Lol I tried to find “evidence” for my argument but I’ll admit I was wrong on mr.checkerboards. He was right he was not part of the fiasco yesterday. Kudos to him that was my bad for assuming

 

[Vol423]

They have said as much in podcasts. Not specifically use the term dead weight, but something along the lines of "the room is crowded." The takeaway I came away with is there is not a lot of separation from several guys. That makes it harder for guys to see their opportunity when shopping us.

"The room is crowded" and "there is a lot of dead weight" in the room aren't even close to the same thing.

 

[butchna]

Lol I tried to find “evidence” for my argument but I’ll admit I was wrong on mr.checkerboards. He was right he was not part of the fiasco yesterday. Kudos to him that was my bad for assuming

Go back far enough…he’s a trollbot.

 

[GoodTimeVol]

Go back far enough…he’s a trollbot.

Trust me I know lol but I got to give him props for being right here.

 

[knoxvol52]

Tennessee Vols still holding strong at #5 in nation in latest polls...

 

[Glitch]

I wouldn't doubt it though. We've heard of frustration from spyre. Swain is saying, right now, that it's not the NIL at all. He mentioned guys who can close but don't want to and guys that can't close being the same thing. Read that how you want but it appears everyone is doing their job in helping improve this roster but OL is not getting it done on a certain end. When that is the weak link, of course thats where the pressure will be focused on.

Do I want Elarbee fired? Of course not. But he needs to turn this around or his job will be significantly harder and so will heupels.

My question is how much are other coaches in on closing? Is Elarbee turning off that many guys and why? Is the OC an issue too? Idk. But everyone thinks the OL roster needs, not wants but needs, immediate help.

What does he need to turn around? We had the #1 offense in the country 2 years ago. We had the #1 rushing offense last year. The passing game was off for a variety of reasons...(Joe, WR's, OL injuries,). We signed a decent OL class in the 23 period with NCAA sanctions hanging over us and we just signed a very good, if not great looking, OL class in 24. So, what exactly does Elarbee need to turn around? Portal recruiting?

 

[jp1]

Too much pressure on Willie and we could have a mess on our hands....

Wait.....who is going to make the obvious post now that you are the OP?

 

[tnhunter 10]

Must watch/listen.