Recruiting Football Talk VII

[rikberry31]

Many of our fans complain about the media. Most of it is warranted. Here’s a guy who loves pumping the Vols. The only thing he doesn’t do is wear orange to the games. I’m surprised there’s not more love here for Jimmy Dykes.

Jimmy is one of the better game announcers, he's knowledgeable and a pretty straight shooter but they're gonna put Dickie V in the hall of fame. I have almost taken my own life several times listening to DV.

 

[Jimmy Football]

Next years DK…….

Somehow how he managed that stat line while having the appearance of someone that’s never played except when forced to during phys ed.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

WHY ARE KRYSTALS SO FREAKING EXPENSIVE?!?

 

[rikberry31]

WHY ARE KRYSTALS SO FREAKING EXPENSIVE?!?

They gots the meats.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

They gots the meats.

 

[DD4ME]

 

[knoxvol52]

Jimmy is one of the better game announcers, he's knowledgeable and a pretty straight shooter but they're gonna put Dickie V in the hall of fame. I have almost taken my own life several times listening to DV.

Jimmy does a good job, just like others though he window licks for whatever games he works.

One night praising Tennessee,next night praising Kentucky or Alabama that's his job though I'm okay with it.

Now Vitale has been with ESPN since 1979 color commentator and in studio analyst.

The hatred for the older announcers is obvious at times. Everybody always complaining about poor old Lee Corso and now about Dickie V.

Rather listen to Vitale slobber and holler get a T.O. baby than listen to Bill Walton ramble about smoking pot from 50 years ago and The Grateful Dead.

 

[UTSuave’]

Bobby approves

 

[volbeast33]

 

[Jackcrevol]

Bobby approves

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he's never seent me drop dimes on the playground.

 

[UTSuave’]

he's never seent me drop dimes on the playground.

Pocket change has always been annoying I felt this.especially on a playground you probably spent hours trying to find it in the mulch or gravel

 

[rikberry31]

Jimmy does a good job, just like others though he window licks for whatever games he works.

One night praising Tennessee,next night praising Kentucky or Alabama that's his job though I'm okay with it.

Now Vitale has been with ESPN since 1979 color commentator and in studio analyst.

The hatred for the older announcers is obvious at times. Everybody always complaining about poor old Lee Corso and now about Dickie V.

Rather listen to Vitale slobber and holler get a T.O. baby than listen to Bill Walton ramble about smoking pot from 50 years ago and The Grateful Dead.

I couldn't stand Vitale when we both were young. As far as Walton goes, the choice between him and Vitale is like choosing between having your eyes removed and the cavities filled with salt and vinegar or having a glass rod broken off in your penis.

 

[DD4ME]

This dude is so humble too.

 

[peaygolf]

Somehow how he managed that stat line while having the appearance of someone that’s never played except when forced to during phys ed.

The dude is pure fundamentals. Not saying he’d actually be DK, but I’d roll the dice…..
He’d be an instant fan favorite……

 

[Enki_Amenra]

WHY ARE KRYSTALS SO FREAKING EXPENSIVE?!?

Gas prices

 

[Jackcrevol]

Pocket change has always been annoying I felt this.especially on a playground you probably spent hours trying to find it in the mulch or gravel

I dont have to worry about that. Draining three's uncontested above the double rims, just hard to stop.

unless a gust of wind kicks up.

or i miss the rim all together.

or the double rim blocks the shot.

other than that i'm good.

 

[UTSuave’]

I dont have to worry about that. Draining three's uncontested above the double rims, just hard to stop.

unless a gust of wind kicks up.

or i miss the rim all together.

or the double rim blocks the shot.

other than that i'm good.

Bet you’re a dangerous man with a shotgun..you’re just all over the place

 

[knoxvol52]

The dude is pure fundamentals. Not saying he’d actually be DK, but I’d roll the dice…..
He’d be an instant fan favorite……

Plays like European players which is fundamentally sound.

 

[knoxvol52]

Gas prices

Those Krystal buns aren't going to steam themselves.

 

[ChattaTNVol]

Future NFL draft picks –

I was listening to Mike Elko a couple of weeks ago and he said that it is commonly understood in the coaching profession that if you want to compete with the elite teams in college football you need to have 17 future NFL draft picks on your roster, i.e. 20% of the 85 scholarships.

Using the metrics 65% of top 100 recruits end up getting drafted, maybe 20% of lower 4-stars get drafted, and 10% of high 3-stars get drafted, I wanted to see how that might play out for us this year since I made the claim that this would be the most talented roster we have had in many years. This is jmo.

Note: Incoming transfers are assigned to the year we got them and their high school evaluation follows them throughout their college careers. I looked at how our guys have performed since and including the 2017 class.

In 2017 we signed two recruits that one or more services ranked as a top 100 recruit, Smith and Chandler. Both were drafted to the NFL.

In 2018 we signed three recruits that one or more services ranked as a top 100 recruit, Peterson, Emerson, and A. Taylor. Taylor was the only one drafted.

In 2019 we signed six recruits that one or more services ranked as a top 100 recruit, D. Wright, Morris, Crouch, To’o To’o, Gray, and A. Solomon. Four were drafted, Wright, Morris, To’o To’o, and Gray.

In 2020 we signed five recruits that one or more services ranked as a top 100 recruit, H. Bailey, Wideman, Lawrence, O. Thomas, and Cade Mays. Cade was drafted, Malachi is playing pro ball in Canada, Lawrence is at Ole Miss this year, Bailey is still at Louisville, and Big O is back on our DL for his super senior year.

In 2021 we signed four recruits that one or more services ranked as a top 100 recruit, Willis, Salter, Charles, and Turnage. After 2 years at Houston Willis is back in the transfer portal and still looking for his next gig (he has 2 years of eligibility remaining). Salter of course is balling out for Jamey Chadwell at Liberty, Charles is back for his redshirt junior year with us, and Turnage will suit up for Lane Kiffin this year.

In 2022 we signed five recruits that one or more services ranked as a top 100 recruit, Pearce, T. Jackson, Josephs, Webb, and B. McCoy. We still have all those guys except Tayven who is back home competing to be QB1 for the Hoosiers this year (5 starts last year).

In 2023 we signed seven recruits that one or more services ranked as a top 100 recruit, Iamaleava, Hobbs, Leacock, C. Herring, Seldon, Bradley, and Thornton. They’re all back for this year.

In 2024 we signed eight recruits that one or more services ranked as a top 100 recruit, M. Matthews, Staley, B. Carter, P. Lewis, Merklinger, Jordan Ross, Warren, and Lance Heard. Matthews, Staley, Carter, and Merklinger got to participate in the latter portion of bowl practice, Lance is enrolled and will participate in spring practice, Ross and Warren should be here for summer workouts, and Peyton is enrolled but recouping from some medical “clean up” work he had upon arrival.

All total right now we’re expected to have at least 21 former top 100 recruits on our roster this year. Around 65% of top 100 recruits on average get drafted to the NFL which suggests of this group we may have around 14 future NFL draft picks. It looks like we’ll have an additional 24 lower 4-stars of which close to 20% can be expected to have their names called on NFL draft day, so maybe an additional 5 future NFL draft picks. With high 3-stars and a good development staff around 10% can be expected to make the draft, so for us this year, maybe 4 more guys from this pool.

That’s a total of perhaps 23 future NFL draft picks on our roster for this year, as it stands right now. I think Mike Elko would say we can probably compete with anyone in the country. jmo.

Heupel said in his submission to the court in the case against the NCAA that recruiting had improved at Tennessee since he took over the program and it would have improved even more if not for those meddling idiots in Indianapolis. Okay, so he didn’t exactly call them idiots but that was how it read to me. jmo.

 

[drvenner]

In honor of today being Leap Day, I decided to celebrate by eating out for breakfast.


Yep, I went to IHOP.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Humans will never be good at reffing. It's at every...single...level...of...every...single...sport. Fans of every team on earth repeat the same.

Folks can keep accepting that, like they have since the beginning of sports, or push for real change...


In the meantime, I'll give credit to players for winning, not because of the refs. It takes away from the players tonight and they don't deserve that.

Robots will call a foul on every freaking play...this is dumb.

 

[Jimmy Football]

The dude is pure fundamentals. Not saying he’d actually be DK, but I’d roll the dice…..
He’d be an instant fan favorite……

Oh, don’t get me wrong, the name of the game is putting the ball in the basket. How you look doing it doesn’t really matter.

But if I saw that guy warming up and didn’t know who he was, I would predict he might see a minute or two in garbage time if the game was out of hand.

 

[UTSuave’]

In honor of today being Leap Day, I decided to celebrate by eating out for breakfast.


Yep, I went to IHOP.

 

[screenthis]

I'm surprised Vesco hasn't done a little more, I thought DK would really open the floor up for him.

If you look at my posts from back in the summer, I wasn't thrilled about JJJ coming back, I just don't think his body has held up well for him. If he's getting 15 minutes or so a game he's fine, but he doesn't need to be playing 30+.

Well that's scary. If his body isn't holding up...I guess I'm downright decrepit.