Recruiting Football Talk VII

[mrmax86]

Pate:

A&M played a war with Bama, down to the wire. Tennessee propped their feet up and watched the game. External dynamics play in here. A&M 0-7 on the road. Vols 12-straight at home.
Tennessee 2nd in America in rush yards per game.
A&M 6th defensively against run.

A&M could win off of Milton Turnovers.
A&M could win if they stop us rushing the ball, force short possessions, and rattle off long drives against our D.

Both teams top 3 in sacks defensively.

The recipe is for a low-scoring game

Vegas says Tennessee -3.5

Pate and his Model say we cover, but not confident about it.

He is confident in the under.

He posted the video now.

 

[Orange_Crush]

¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ maybe one of these number crunchers can tell you...I'm more of a bean counter myself...

I'm a bean cruncher.

 

[Dudley Smith]

 

[jakez4ut]

how is there not a game thread yet?

 

[Orange_Crush]

how is there not a game thread yet?

Noted. @Glitch is on it.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Noted. @Glitch is on it.

@Weezer moves to the edge of his seat.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Devils advocate here. We are 15-3 in our last 18 games. Researching your predictions, what did you have us at?

I think if I remember correctly that I had us 8-4 last year if we stayed relatively light on injurues...I had us at 7-8 wins depending on injuries this year..

I also said we could win 10-11 if the defense was better, the OL played well and Joe and Co played anywhere near the level of the passing game last year.

I thought the OL was suspect and would hamper the offense, especially if we had injuries.


Defense is better, but the passing game is much less capable than I thought it would be...I said I expected SOME dropoff, but I honestly did not expect it to be this mediocre, that has surprised me.

I hope that sort of answers your question.

 

[Jackcrevol]

how is there not a game thread yet?

@nicksjuzunk is busy.

In the immortal words of John Bean, 'I cant just take awf any time I want too, *******.'

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Milton has not been THE weakness of the offense. Cooper Mays being out was the biggest weakness of the offense. That contributed alot to the poor OL play and conservative play calling. He's probably the single most important player on that side of the ball. Milton definitely hasn't been perfect, but we've also had way too many uncharacteristic drops from the WRs and TEs. I think we'll see the offense hit it's stride if Cooper stays healthy. Still, don't expect it to look like the '22 Hendon Hooker/Jalin Hyatt offense. What we saw last season was much more special than I think many people realize. This year's offense is built different, but has the potential to win out if it can compliment a much improved defense.

You are 100% right...Milton has not been THE weakness of this offense...but he hasn't been THE strength of it either.

I still think he could be....he just has to have that light knocked on.

 

[drvenner]

Lots of the Bars in Wrigleyville were charging several hundred dollars to enter during that series due to Fire Code.

It is wild of you to post this today. I had dinner with a customer Monday night who was a student at Loyola at the time and he told the exact same story. He said he just went to the liquor store and loaded up and watched the game at home, LOL.

 

[Glitch]

Noted. @Glitch is on it.

 

[TheRain]

 

[bigorange]

 

[drvenner]

Noted. @Glitch is on it.

I will stab you in the eye.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

You are 100% right...Milton has not been THE weakness of this offense...but he hasn't been THE strength of it either.

I still think he could be....he just has to have that light knocked on.

I'd like to see that light come on with Dont'e Thornton

Maybe match Thornton up with a slow safety all Jalin Hyatt style and we torch ppl again

 

[UTProf]

Sounds like a nightmare. My condolences.

Thanks. Just a whole lot of bad luck that I'll eventually get sorted out.

 

[itsme]

If you all would pray for my friend Brandon, he is in Israel at this moment. He was scheduled to fly out today but they cancelled the flight and he has no idea as to when he will leave. He is with a group of tourists.

Also pray for his wife and 3 kids. They are at home and really concerned with what is happening.

Brandon was able to get out of Israel. He is in Boston at this time with a flight to Tennessee later tonight. Thanks for the thoughts and prayers.

 

[UTProf]

If you all would pray for my friend Brandon, he is in Israel at this moment. He was scheduled to fly out today but they cancelled the flight and he has no idea as to when he will leave. He is with a group of tourists.

Also pray for his wife and 3 kids. They are at home and really concerned with what is happening.

Keep us informed. If it makes you feel any better, the law of hospitality is still quite strong in the region. People will help foreigners, guests, and strangers. Middle Eastern culture demands it.


ETA: I see your post on him getting out - whoohoo. What a relief!

 

[Jackcrevol]

Braves were Maddux second choice...was wanting to sign with Yankees...and they never offered him a contract...

Which team did he enter Cooperstown as? Anyone? I cant recall...

 

[UTProf]

Wait, wha...

Is that real? That's crazy.

 

[UTProf]

So glad Jennings was able to make it in the NFL, especially after people claiming he was too slow or would be a practice squad player at best.

What I never understood (and still don't) is that you had him on tape owning top DBs every year. When you have a player owning 1st round draft picks on the field knocking him down because he doesn't do well in the ONE time underwear Olympics is just nuts and yet the NFL does this every year with players. I get the questions on players like Jennings when they come out of lesser conferences or even a lower division but not when you have him on tape scorching guys you know you're taking in the first 3 rounds in actual games.

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

It is wild of you to post this today. I had dinner with a customer Monday night who was a student at Loyola at the time and he told the exact same story. He said he just went to the liquor store and loaded up and watched the game at home, LOL.

I tried to get my wife to go just to be there. She wouldn't go unless we went to the game. I just wanted to be there for the experience and atmosphere. She lived a few blocks south of Wrigley Field for a few years. Postseason Baseball is the most stressful sport by far. October 2016 was so nerve racking. That's all I could think about every single day at work.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

You are 100% right...Milton has not been THE weakness of this offense...but he hasn't been THE strength of it either.

I still think he could be....he just has to have that light knocked on.

One of my biggest concerns, from a fan's point of view, is. . .

You know a&m is gonna get through our OL and get to Milton a few times this game. I'm worried that they get through early and knock the piss out of him from the blindside, then he just completely shuts down and goes into a shell.

We've seen him collapse mentally after tweaking his knee and seeing Bru get hurt. I hope he doesn't fold up like a Japanese fan when someone gives him a good shot.

 

[pismonque]

To quote Jerry Seinfeld:

Well, of course it could be done! Anything could be done! But it only is done if it's done.

As I Dodgers fan, I realize it's possible, but highly, highly unlikely.

That's my take too, except I'm only going with one "highly".

 

[Orange.]

There should be some way the people of Tennessee could seize the team from ownership, so we could focus on winning games and not have to look at this. I think this photo was taken on draft day this year. Priorities?