Recruiting Football Talk VII

[DD4ME]

Wonder if we'd have any interest here. Fisher struggled a little this year compared to his freshman year, but he closed strong and has a big arm.

 

[peaygolf]

Fernando was a shell of himself, great accomplishment for Fernando.

His rookie year was something to see..............absolute mania.........

 

[KittenVol]

We’re building the trenches needed to beat uga regularly.

“Staff can’t close.” - HoleInTheRoof

 

[DD4ME]

Me, when I try to stack a beer and Petros at the game after eating the free hotel breakfast earlier.

 

[peaygolf]

Me, when I try to stack a beer and Petros at the game after eating the free hotel breakfast earlier.

That same thing happened at Austin Peay's football field years ago..............Wild.

 

[GoodTimeVol]

Ever think that scheme was utilized because the DBs weren’t good enough to play right up on the WR?

Yes and we know that’s what happened after Hadden got injured

 

[NighthawkVol]

You can’t say for a fact that Taylor and Jackson wouldn’t have gotten drafted without Willie. Theo was a fifth year SR and Taylor was a SR in 2021. Let’s not pretend like Willie developed these guys into drafte picks out of high school. Now Hadden? I can probably give you that one.

But bottom line is the secondary has been the weakest position group on the team since WM got here.

Taylor and Jackson were both back for their senior years because they weren’t going to get drafted if they’d left after their junior years. That is a fact.

Jackson especially made a HUGE jump under Willie. He was a non-factor prior. A greyshirt recruit who did next to nothing under DB gurus Pruitt and Ansley, then exploded under Willie.

Given the development of those 3 under WM, the “Martinez can’t coach” narrative is stupid. He wasn’t a good DC at UGA, but he can teach CBs. He’s finally got a room with high end ceiling potential now.

 

[eVOLve]

That same thing happened at Austin Peay's football field years ago..............Wild.

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Imagine that happening under grandstands of a stadium

 

[NighthawkVol]

Ever think that scheme was utilized because the DBs weren’t good enough to play right up on the WR?

Yep. And it changed when Hadden got hurt.

Tennessee hasn’t done a great job (at least until signing Gibson in 2023) of recruiting dudes at that position. McCoy, Gibson, and Thomas/Carter should allow UT to play more aggressively on the band end in 2024.

 

[walkenvol]

Are you guys really arguing about the DB coach in a DL recruit’s thread? Holy off topic Batman!

 

[peaygolf]

Is this @Weezer ?

 

[NighthawkVol]

Are you guys really arguing about the DB coach in a DL recruit’s thread? Holy off topic Batman!

To be fair, we know this kid isn’t going to Tennessee, so blowing the thread up is fine.

 

[DD4ME]

That same thing happened at Austin Peay's football field years ago..............Wild.

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That is wild. They should stop serving Petros.

 

[peaygolf]

Imagine that happening under grandstands of a stadium

The running joke at the time (due to a 1-34 record) was, "Who cares. Peay never gets to the endzone anyway."

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

This is me getting way ahead of myself but I’d anyone else concerned that Nico’s likely last year at Tennessee, 2025 season, the roster will be mostly freshman and sophomores?

Iirc the way our roster is built, it’s very senior heavy and freshman heavy. Not a lot in the middle because od the 2021/2022/2023 attrition.

 

[chavisut]

Rivals has clearly reestablished themselves as the premier service.

 

[butchna]

 

[SSVol]

This is me getting way ahead of myself but I’d anyone else concerned that Nico’s likely last year at Tennessee, 2025 season, the roster will be mostly freshman and sophomores?

Iirc the way our roster is built, it’s very senior heavy and freshman heavy. Not a lot in the middle because od the 2021/2022/2023 attrition.

Concerned? In the era of the portal? No.

 

[headhunter15]

Tennessee would mop the floor with the bottom 2 rows.

 

[vols 30]

8 to 10 yard cushions is scheme nothing to do with talent…most likely was playing zone, no offense have you played football in your life?

Yes. I sure know when something isn't working. You change it

I understand that many posters won't offer criticism of a coach wearing orange, But the DBs have struggled since he's been here. Ask Georgia fans what they think of WM. Same thing

 

[utkevdawg1]

Like I said, when is recruiting gonna pick up?

2 PM

 

[#Vol4Life1991]

Tennessee would mop the floor with the bottom 2 rows.

In addition, we would undoubtedly beat clemsux, penn st (offense real shaky), lsu (lost all their offensive firepower), bama (they lost a lot of production in the portal), and utah.

 

[Orangeburst]

I have 3 in a row, so my record is safe.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I have 3 in a row, so my record is safe.

Gonna need video proof or it didn’t happen

 

[GoodTimeVol]

Yes. I sure know when something isn't working. You change it

You can’t change to man unless you have the players to play it, after hadden went down we didn’t