Recruiting Football Talk VII

[Enki_Amenra]

I think he could make a run at 50/50

AP moves to the edge of his seat. . .

 

[Orange Studs]

He would be perfect there and this should be their first offer.

He had what two good season because of Pickett. I really don't give a flying rip who they get but they can do better than that.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

I won’t secretly, as I’ve said, the goal is to get the advantage in a football game. I don’t want to see a kid taken out by a career ending injury, BUT, if he has to leave the field because he’s bruised and battered, well it’s football and a contact sport. That’s what you signed up for, and I’m a mom of a prior football player.

I don't mind if they get hurt in regular, legal play It's part of it, and I do like the advantage if it happens. . .

I don't like the idea of encouraging players to twist someone's ankle off at the bottom of a pile or spearing someone, etc. to try to intentionally injure them beyond play.

 

[mrMet]

Good edit on your part.

You made a crap argument, then moved onto a new red herring about a 10-3 SEC Champion being left out of a 12 team playoff.

Say that again - “A 10-3 SEC Champion being left out of 12 team playoff”

Lol nah you’re arguing with yourself at this point. I edited it because I’m not arguing with you any longer, little one. You’ll be ok

 

[85SugarVol]

Lol nah you’re arguing with yourself at this point. I edited it because I’m not arguing with you any longer, little one. You’ll be ok

“Little one” says the guy on an anonymous internet message board.
Lmao we got an internet tough guy here.

Internet version of -

 

[Adam Sandler]

Tennessee playbook? ( •_•)>⌐■-■

No that’s just how much preparation it’s going to take. He knows he get skewered if he loses two in a row to us. It’s coming

 

[Orangeredblooded]

I don't mind if they get hurt in regular, legal play It's part of it, and I do like the advantage if it happens. . .

I don't like the idea of encouraging players to twist someone's ankle off at the bottom of a pile or spearing someone, etc. to try to intentionally injure them beyond play.

Samesee, my son played both sides of the ball. Offensive line and DL. He used to tell me all teams played dirty. Sorta like ‘what stays in Vegas’….backwards I know, but I’m tired. When you see a pileup, there’s a lot of eye gouging, subtle punches and hits that will make a man ‘sing high notes’. Sorta like that picture we’ve seen of a UT player
untying a Florida player’s shoe strings. That sorta stuff.

Edit: should’ve added, the twisting of ankle does happen.

 

[Orange.]

So, lets run a hypothetical.

1. What happens if Joe Milton comes out and struggles again? Even if we pull out a win... where are ya'll?

In my mind, if Joe struggles and puts up a lackluster performance or is just sub-par (not even bad, just sub-par), then this season looks rough from here on out. This is the game that makes or breaks Joe going forward. It is also the game that sets the tempo going forward. If Joe doesn't perform to the level he should, we are rapidly coming to the very real decision of throwing Nico to the wolves. The schedule only gets worse from here. I think the coaches are secretly worried about this.

-We thought the simple play calling was because we were trying to hide our plays. That turned out to be not true.
-Some thought it was our receivers not catching the ball or not giving Joe good options. Heupel has guys running wide open all the time and our WR room is actually very good, only Thornton has struggled.
-Some think it is the Offensive line... maybe. But Spencer Rattler is doing FAR more with FAR less.
-Also, our RBs are killing it right now.

There really aren't valid excuses for us to be struggling like this, unless of course you factor in Milton and his leadership. This team just does not play with the same fire and something is off. So far Tennessee has had what should have been a cakewalk schedule up to this point and we have NOT looked good on offense like we should. Nico should have extensive playing time by now but because the offense has sputtered in cupcake games, he has little experience and playing time... not good.

I'm hoping it clicks for Joe, but I have major doubts and I am tired of wondering if Clemson Joe or Austin Peay Joe is going to show up. The inconsistency is a mood killer for this team.

 

[Adam Sandler]

Michigan radio show talking about replacements for Mel Tucker. Hilarious the guy banging his head with the bottle.

“BUTCH JONES IS A$$”

 

[Adam Sandler]

How can you watch that and not believe we’re going to murder them Saturday night.

 

[tnvols72]

Is there a sports person who is worse at their job than Angel Hernandez?

This clown says hi

 

[Adam Sandler]

Gif game skrong

 

[tnvols72]

 

[Weezer]

Time for bed, but final thought of the night....

Vol Twitter needs to campaign for Schiano to get the open Michigan State job. A full circle troll. I want to see if the power of Vol Twitter could at least get him in consideration. It would amuse me.

 

[Orange.]

Freak has made good brief notes of Heup's press conference today and attached the video for anyone who wants to watch the whole thing. Heupel Thursday press conference notes

 

[ReadCT]

I have decided to do grilled blackened chicken and smoked/grilled chicken liver kebabs with a nice chianti and some fava beans.

Where is your tailgate?

I want some of that!

Since my game invite buddy has bailed on me last minute, I will be walking around top level of G10 alone after the Vol Walk playing FMK all by my self (ranking ****, marry, or kill when you see three coeds walking)

 

[nicksjuzunk]

The untold story of CFB's ultimate party crasher: Meet the fan who led the Vols onto the field for the 1998 title game

Twenty-five years ago, Vols fan J.R. Greene talked his way into leading the team onto the field for the national title game. This is his wild story.

www.espn.com

 

[Orange.]

Where is your tailgate?

I want some of that!

Since my game invite buddy has bailed on me last minute, I will be walking around top level of G10 alone after the Vol Walk playing FMK all by my self (ranking ****, marry, or kill when you see three coeds walking)

Note: @SmokinBob is my mentor and owl spirit-animal, as I'm sure you noticed.

 

[Orange.]

An interesting statistic I took from one of Freak's posts.



People apparently "feel" like we are going much slower than we actually are. We lead the nation in plays per game-clock minute this year at 3.01.

And that's not the only shock. Our regular-season plays per minute last year, Freak noted, was 2.91 -- very slightly slower. And that slower speed had the benefit of the old rules that stopped the clock much more often. That meant we could often already be lined up at the moment the clock resumed. This year all of that must be done on a running clock.

Another reason not to be surprised that Sabey pushed for the rule change that many people think was aimed at hampering our offense. Of course, that wasn't the fraud's public sales pitch.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

An interesting statistic I took from one of Freak's posts.


People apparently "feel" like we are going much slower than we actually are. We lead the nation in plays per game-clock minute this year at 3.01.

That's not the only shock. Our regular season plays per minute last year was 2.91 -- and that slightly slower speed had the benefit of the old rules that stopped the clock much more often. That meant we could already be lined up at the moment the clock resumed. Another reason not to be surprised that Sabey pushed for the new rule.

How many plays per game are we averaging on offense this year? Points per play? Would be interesting to see if they are similar to last year.

 

[Orange.]

How many plays per game are we averaging on offense this year? Points per play? Would be interesting to see if they are similar to last year.

None of that was included.

Points are less I am almost sure. Someone can check. (I have to go to sleep!) But the point Freak was making was solely about the tempo of the offense.

But, as for points, I will say last week's game was incredibly impressive before Milton's knee was injured. At that time, Milton was 14-for-16 with 156 passing yards and 2 touchdowns (of 48 and 21 yards), and a career high 89 rushing yards including a record-setting 81-yard TD. Our bad-ass Monsieur La Samp added a TD on the ground. Granted that was not an SEC opponent.

After the knee injury, we settled for 1 FG for the remainder of the half (and suffered the frustratingly dry 3rd quarter). Most of all, I hope Joe's knee is not going to hold him back.

But that was 31 first-half points -- a 62 point pace.

I am interested in finding out how that half stacked up to some of last year's games.

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I just found some info on the attached spreadsheet.

2022 Rank	Team	Plays (12 games)	TOP 12 games)	Plays Per Minute
1	Tennessee (SEC)	879	302	2.91

2023 Rank	Team	Plays (4 games)	TOP	Plays Per Minute
1	Tennessee (SEC)	280	93	3.01

Now if I divide last years numbers by three (12÷4), I get:

2022 Rank	Team	Plays (4 game avg.)	TOP (4 game avg.)	Plays Per Minute
1	Tennessee (SEC)	293	100.7	2.91

I can't be bothered to figure out how to align those columns at the moment.

 

[tnvols72]

 

[Orange.]

The only other thought that occurs to me at the moment is that with respect to the question as to whether Coop is going to be in shape to play. I bet he will likely share time with Lane. I wouldn't guess he will play more that half the game in his first game after the surgery.

Over and out.

 

[volbeast33]

Yet 100+ is practically unobtainable nowadays. The 40/40 club is pretty exclusive. Acuna setting a new standard defies time.

They just changed the rules this season…. that is why there is a huge uptick in sbs….. There will be over 1,000 more sbs this season than last year and success % has increased to over 80%. I bet teams start to value it more and a 100 stolen base guy will appear in the near future.

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

So glad I woke up early to watch us bend over and grab our ankles against the smelly Euros.