Recruiting Football Talk VII

[Enki_Amenra]

Clark Griswold came by and helped me set up the Halloween lights. . .

 

[volinexile17]

Wes's first sentence was good reporting. Wes's second sentence was making it all about himself. Even his mom can see that.

"Wants to play a game with info..." WTF is wrong with you today?

When it comes to injury and player health info, which isn’t really our business, I am always reminded of the words of the immortal Francis Underwood: “You are entitled to nothing.”

 

[SSVol]

This is what all the vapors are about?

Decaf, folks. It's usually in the green package.

Apparently some would prefer free postings on social media to be more Joe Friday.

Which is really ironic, since 99% of what is done on social media (VN, for example) is to complain, call out, or criticize things deemed incorrect, unclear, or unbelievable.

 

[StoVol]

Cognitive dissonance for a sec then lol

 

[Orange.]

It shouldn't have to be explained to anyone with even a modicum of reading comprehension, but what Wes is doing is finding a trite, narcissistic, and hackneyed way to willfully misconstrue everyone who likes Heup's news about D Slaughter as having "liked" Wes's prissy, witless "wit."

 

[Adam Sandler]

"So yeah ... we'll see."

Wes displays here an absolute ignorance of football, leadership, tactics, prudence, and common sense. Reader appears compelled to choose between troll and idiot as an assessment. But the combo is not logically excluded.

Why are we not allowed to have decent local media? Why does he think anyone wants to hear him snark at our coach?

Wes’s issue is that he’s more of a fan than a reporter.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Wes’s issue is that he’s more of a goober than a reporter.

 

[kemotoe]

 

[SSVol]

When it comes to injury and player health info, which isn’t really our business, I am always reminded of the words of the immortal Francis Underwood: “You are entitled to nothing.”

To be clear...CJH is completely entitled to do what he does with respect to player availability. No criticism from me on that.

With that said...he does have a history of giving information that may or may not be true...and one might consider his interaction with the media to be a bit of a game. Which is totally fine with me. I deserve nothing and he's free to do what he wants.

By extension, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the media to present info offered to them tongue-in-cheek with a certain degree of skepticism.

By pointing that out I guess I am a bad person.

 

[Orange.]

Wes’s issue is that he’s more of a fan than a reporter.

Eh, he's insufficient as a fan imo. He could save his snarks for our rivals. When he's not all about himself, he's ok. I've seen him tweet some decent, good, and even very good things. There really are no "reporters."

 

[Orange_Crush]

By pointing that out I guess I am a bad person.

Of course not.















There are lots of other reasons that you're a bad person.

 

[volinexile17]

To be clear...CJH is completely entitled to do what he does with respect to player availability. No criticism from me on that.

With that said...he does have a history of giving information that may or may not be true...and one might consider his interaction with the media to be a bit of a game. Which is totally fine with me. I deserve nothing and he's free to do what he wants.

By extension, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the media to present info offered to them tongue-in-cheek with a certain degree of skepticism.

By pointing that out I guess I am a bad person.

I don’t think anyone cares what you say. You are a fan posting on a Vol message board. Rucker is a media member. His tweets don’t bother me, but to many, as a media member doing his job, appear unprofessional. I don’t think that’s an unreasonable conclusion.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Of course not.















There are lots of other reasons that you're a bad person.

 

[smokeyhuntsgators]

My post-bye mood is trending...

Never gets old..

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

Hey Phillies

 

[UTgrad2015]

That Atlanta crowd was on full tilt.. electric stuff

 

[SSVol]

I don’t think anyone cares what you say. You are a fan posting on a Vol message board. Rucker is a media member. His tweets don’t bother me, but to many, as a media member doing his job, appear unprofessional. I don’t think that’s an unreasonable conclusion.

Not even sure what media member means any more. He's a guy with a laptop, not Walter Cronkite.

I'm a boomer. I think virtually everything in the modern era is irreverent or unprofessional, but in the interest of seeming less "get off my lawn" and a touch more in tune with the culture, I try not to fall in with the "everything and everybody sucks" crowd.

And herbs. Herbs help a lot too.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

That Atlanta crowd was on full tilt.. electric stuff

What a play to end it!

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

Chop Chop Chop! Bravos baby

 

[Orange_Crush]

Not even sure what media member means any more. He's a guy with a laptop, not Walter Cronkite.

I'm a boomer. I think virtually everything in the modern era is irreverent or unprofessional, but in the interest of seeming less "get off my lawn" and a touch more in tune with the culture, I try not to fall in with the "everything and everybody sucks" crowd.

And herbs. Herbs help a lot too.

True. Lemon balm tea really helps with anxiety.

 

[smokeyhuntsgators]

Yeah? . . well. . . how has UT been doing at home?

 

[Enki_Amenra]

I don’t think anyone cares what you say. You are a fan posting on a Vol message board. Rucker is a media member. His tweets don’t bother me, but to many, as a media member doing his job, appear unprofessional. I don’t think that’s an unreasonable conclusion.

Coaches have used injury reports to manipulate game preparation since the dawn of sports. Seems like Rucker doesn't realize this and, in an unprofessional way, tries to paint coach as a dishonest person.

He needs to do his job and leave out the stupid commentary if it's unprofessional or tries to paint a narrative that could hurt the Vols. I'm OK if he wants to do that to bama or any other teams we play, but don't do it to the home team (he'll look like a bottom-shelf "journalist" either way)

Worst case scenario, it makes Heupel seem like a liar & takes away an advantage coach could be trying to create & all advantages help. . . best case scenario is Rucker only makes himself look like an unprofessional hack, trying to start rumours or gossip. It's a no win scenario, so why do it it all. . . unless you are a dimwit, 2nd rate hack?

 

[tnvols72]

Atl pulled it out

 

[butchna]

I just asked for 1 lousy run! They said ok then added 4 for the hell of…

 

[BigOrange15]

WhAt A cHoKe