Recruiting Football Talk VII

[jave36]

Fair point. One reason I always enjoy track & field and regular swimming the most. Nothing but times and distances to decide.

Yep. Admittedly part of it is my own ignorance of how gymnastics is scored that biases me against it.

 

[Ten_Titans]

The point of blue font is that if you don’t use it, the board should assume that you are saying something that you really believe. I read your post and thought, “Jesus, it seems sarcastic but he didn’t use the blue font so he must be serious. Yikes.” Lol

I usually start to and then say to myself "Nah no one will need blue font for this one". And I'm usually wrong. But it happens to me too. Product of an environment where people say some wild stuff lol.

 

[Ten_Titans]

Not sure if the NCAA football game is really good or just the nostalgia factor. I haven't played Madden in about 5 years. But really enjoying it.

Only negative is we got absolutely disrespected by the ratings. Seeing other teams with our 85 OVR makes me angry lol. Definitely need that roster update to drop after Nico throws the ball all over the yard against Chat and NC State.

 

[Adam Sandler]

who in here was giving restaurant recommendations at dawsonville, ga? I’m back and hungry!

Don’t know but Gainesville or cumming will have better (non-chain) options and neither too far away.

 

[Adam Sandler]

Inflammation is down some, so they should be able to do the surgery this afternoon.

Appreciate the thoughts.

One of the best things about VN is that we genuinely care about each other. I don’t take that for granted.

Prayers sent.

I love that we can unleash a hailstorm worth of shittalking, sarcasm, FUs and Yeti jokes and still know we care about each other. All for one and one for Vol! Except @Weezer. He can take that smelly purple yeti hide elsewhere.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Way too low.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Way too low.

Didn’t read it, but I’m assuming that’s with us 8-4 with us losing to UGA, BAMA, OK, and Mizz

 

[Ten_Titans]

Way too low.

I would pick us 5th. I can understand the other teams being picked ahead of us. I am confident we have a better team this year than Mizzou and LSU.

Obviously I think at our ceiling we could be better than all of those teams.

 

[Dadof2Vols]

 

[Adam Sandler]

Data goes back to 2014:

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I don’t buy these stats as representative of what they’re trying to say. The overall talent level is higher in the SEC vs other conferences. Just look at the amount of draft picks and active nfl players from sec versus other conferences. Look at sec vs the field records. Follow the money too. Who cares how many close games you have if all the teams are garbage. If you take out the outliers, I bet it is the most competitive from an overall talent level. That said, It’s a far cry between the vandys and bama/ugas. One score games and blowout statistics don’t show the talent level in the sec which is what really matters when talking about competitiveness.

 

[Adam Sandler]

Way too low.

Bulletin Board material.

Also, what jerkoffs voted South Carolina and vandy as first place?

 

[knoxvol52]

Didn’t read it, but I’m assuming that’s with us 8-4 with us losing to UGA, BAMA, OK, and Mizz

Can't lose to Missouri. Matter of fact I will guarantee that Tennessee doesn't lose to Missouri.

 

[Orangeburst]

Didn’t read it, but I’m assuming that’s with us 8-4 with us losing to UGA, BAMA, OK, and Mizz

I dont think we play the Dorkowitzes

 

[knoxvol52]

I dont think we play the Dorkowitzes

Correct! Next Question..

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I would pick us 5th. I can understand the other teams being picked ahead of us. I am confident we have a better team this year than Mizzou and LSU.

Obviously I think at our ceiling we could be better than all of those teams.

UGA
Texas
Bama
I think are comfortably top 3 in that order.
Then
TN/LSU/OU in the next group.
I think OM and Mizzou will get a lot of hype but I don't think they're great just products of weak schedules.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

No. It was pretty much sarcasm. Not that hard to see.

Sure it was

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Can't lose to Missouri. Matter of fact I will guarantee that Tennessee doesn't lose to Missouri.

 

[drvenner]

My son has finally decided on a career path. He wants to be a roofer. I will fully support him. He is just beginning to learn the trade, but his boss says he is picking up everything really quickly. I mean, he's not the best roofer in the world yet, but he is up there.

 

[Orange.]

Yeah I understand that. It's also fair to argue that Biles' dominance is well above any judging weirdness margin-of-error.

Doping.

The (WADA) rules for (secret) drug exemption clearly state: "The therapeutic use of prohibited substance [in order to be secretly allowed] should not produce an additional enhancement of performance."

May as well put Lance Armstrong at the top of the list.

 

[TrippieRedd]

I dont think we play the Dorkowitzes

Touché lmaooooo

 

[drvenner]

4 of top 12 Athletes in last 25 years are Tennis player.

#2 Serena
#6 Roger Federer
#11 Novak Djokovic
#12 Rafael Nadal

I think maybe they should add six more, but tennis far as I will go.

 

[DD4ME]

Inflammation is down some, so they should be able to do the surgery this afternoon.

Appreciate the thoughts.

One of the best things about VN is that we genuinely care about each other. I don’t take that for granted.

Continued prayers.

 

[DD4ME]

 

[DD4ME]

Lol

 

[Nash_Vol97]

I don’t buy these stats as representative of what they’re trying to say. The overall talent level is higher in the SEC vs other conferences. Just look at the amount of draft picks and active nfl players from sec versus other conferences. Look at sec vs the field records. Follow the money too. Who cares how many close games you have if all the teams are garbage. If you take out the outliers, I bet it is the most competitive from an overall talent level. That said, It’s a far cry between the vandys and bama/ugas. One score games and blowout statistics don’t show the talent level in the sec which is what really matters when talking about competitiveness.

I think more than anything with looking at this data it’s important to note that the SEC has had Bama mixed in with these numbers during Sabans run and now UGA for the past half decade. Not only have they been beating majority of SEC teams by 1+ scores, they’ve been doing it in the CFB playoffs and against other conferences too. Other conferences have their top heavy teams too but few have been able to consistently stand shoulder to shoulder with Bama/UGA. I’d be more interested to see what the numbers looked like if you took out the top 2 teams from every conference and re-ran them.