Recruiting Football Talk VII

[BigSteve09]

Year of the Vols continues

 

[volpack2]

Can’t believe i am discussing this but they obviously hit pretty hard…. the other girl feet came off the ground after contact… I don’t see how anyone can make a definitive statement one way or the other.

Feet were not set before contact. Obviously blocking and not charging.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

So what are thoughts about Jake Merklinger? Highly rated QB sitting behind Nico and likely George.

I like him, probably tries to RS next year. Going into Nico's 3rd (and potentially last) season here he'll have a leg up over George for the starting job assuming Nico leaves.

If Nico doesn't leave I could see Jake transfer to get some playing time... he'll have 2 years in the SEC and likely some tape running a few series with 2 years eligibility left wouldn't hate the kid for doing that. George would then be entering year 2 in Nico's senior year as the backup/next man up.

Or if Jake is just a dude and wins the job can't say that's a bad situation either.

End of the day we should see starters like this for the foreseeable future.

24 - Nico, SO. (Jake FR backup)
25 - Nico, JR. (Jake RS-FR backup if we don't have to burn it, George FR)
26 - Nico, SR. Jake RS-SO backup and George RS-FR
27 - Jake RS-JR or George RS-SO

 

[volamite86]

just saying

Yeah that fan stayed on the ground for a long time too. Bet other fans had to help her walk out of the stadium after that horrid collision.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

So should you get 5 points if you get stopped on 4th down at the 1 inch line. Fair is fair.

Only alternate FAIR ruling to me MIGHT be a reverse safety.

So whoever loses a fumble while in legal possession and it goes out of bounds in either endzone gives up a safety.

OR the other team gets the ball at the point of the fumble. That is reviewable anyway.

I agree with the bold point. If an offensive player fumbles at the 50 yard line and it rolls out of bounds who gets possession? (the offense at the spot the ball was fumbled)

I don't know why that rule is changed if it's fumbled through the endzone...it's inconsistent, but I also don't mind it because it creates some excitement. Cause if a defender intercepts in the endzone and is tackled they aren't punished with a safety.

 

[SweetasSoda]

Why reward the defense for having the ball crammed down their throat...I've always hated that stupid rule.

If you fumble out if bounds you don't lose possession, so why the f should you lose it for fumbling out of the end zone and the defense doesn't recover it?

Why should the defense automatically get possession when they did not recover the fumble?

I think the offense should retain and the ball spotted at the 2 or 3 yard line.

Why reward the offense though? Maybe 10 yard penalty and loss of down?

 

[SweetasSoda]

Because the end zone is different than the field of play. It is like "home base" or a "protected territory" for the each team. Mistakes in the end zone have punishments for each team. If you lose possession into the defense's home base, they auto recover if it is a live ball going out of bounds in their protected territory. Similar to getting a safety by tackling an offense in their own end zone or them stepping out in their own end zone.

That makes sense.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

My only comment on the Clark situation is the fan shouldn't be on the court. Just like when our fans ran on the field. The difference was just that Burton instigated the contact where as in this case the Clark simply didn't have time to avoid/react.

End of the day at the VERY least the opposing team should be given time to get off the court/field before the fans rush in. I get that's not always what happens, but I have no sympathy for the fan who is on the court/field.

 

[OrangenSC]

Now you can do that with MacIntyre now that it’s official.

But he wasn't a take for our big brothers.

 

[Orange.]

Reserving judgment until Sankey tries to use this as a pretext to levy ever more draconian penalties against field rushing.

But this is ok with Birmingham and Nick Saban.

 

[StoVol]

Feller be tall

 

[Glitch]

Feller be tall

 

[knoxvol52]

Might need to gain a pound or two

 

[Jimmy Football]

Bama is now a golf school.

Sorry, @peaygolf and @Tennessee Golfer

 

[Glitch]

Bama is now a frisbee golf school.

Sorry, @peaygolf and @Tennessee Golfer

FYP

 

[Leeleesteeth]

MacIntyre, Heard, Moi, 91-71, Baseball and Softball around the corner. Dang. Almost seems like the Professionals know what they're doing. Deeply Sorry to the constant recliner experts that you have lost relevance. Please close the door on your way out. GO VOLS!!!

 

[SweetasSoda]

i, honestly, can’t tell one way or the other… I don’t see why people spend so much time discussing whether she faked it or really got the breathe knocked out of her.

Maybe because she faked it to get attention. People just want to know what kind of attention to give her. Should it be the Saban attention of my poor terrified players? Or should it be she actually created the contact then did a triple loop and was bruised from head to toe from the contact and fall? Or something in between? Y’all talk about everything on here. Why can’t this be discussed?

 

[seaofORANGE22]

my official stance on the Iowa girl is who the hell cares? We just landed the prince who was promised. Go Vols.

 

[vol4eva]

Elite QBs are everything in today’s game. The way Hype has recruited at QB is a great sign for our future success.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

BOOM!

6'5" 190lb, hopefully he can add some weight this upcoming off-season and keep it on. Get him next Spring as an Early Enrollee around 200-205lbs and let him have a RS year.

Future is bright, hopefully having a top 3 ranked QB will help the momentum for the '25 class. If that's a top 10 fringe top 5 class we could be really looking good in Nico's 3rd year. A little weird 247 only has 6 5 stars in their 2025 composite class...usually there's 25-30.

Meh. . . I consider any player ranked in the top 32-35 a 5*. They'll add that many as the season goes on.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Yeah that fan stayed on the ground for a long time too. Bet other fans had to help her walk out of the stadium after that horrid collision.

If they had just won the game and the same collision occurred, she wouldnt have flopped. Idk how you can watch that and not see the flailing arms and the flop fall to the ground.

 

[volbeast33]

Maybe because she faked it to get attention. People just want to know what kind of attention to give her. Should it be the Saban attention of my poor terrified players? Or should it be she actually created the contact then did a triple loop and was bruised from head to toe from the contact and fall? Or something in between? Y’all talk about everything on here. Why can’t this be discussed?

I said i didn’t care to discuss… the reason being is bc i have no idea if she is faking or not… The contact was obviously hard enough to knock the bigger girl off her feet… In the interview, Clark didn’t make a huge deal out of it… She stated that she had th le wind knocked out of her which seems entirely possible.

 

[drvenner]

Rule number 1.) don’t panic

2.)practice swimming by laying on top of a float focus on the kicking aspect of it followed by the arm movements..and once you think you’re ready ditch the float…this is how I taught my son and he thinks he’s ready to compete in the Olympics now it’s the mental aspect of it that’s the biggest hurdle.

There's a Suave' Jr? Lord help us all.

 

[SweetasSoda]

see, if i was ever good enough to play college football...that very well could have been my commitment video.

not a decision, a calling? are you kidding me?

 

[VOLociraptorr]