Recruiting Football Talk VII

[Orange.]

This idjit Lanning threw a duck of a pass incomplete on 4th down instead of punting, setting up Wash on the 47 with 2 minutes to go. I am laughing at the fighting Lannings

 

[Ashevolle]

Everyone:
A&M has the best rush defense in the SEC, giving up 84 yards per game and holding Bama to 23 rushing yards on 26 carries last week.

Jaylen Wright:
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Pretty sure he had his avg per carry too. So efficient.

 

[Odiodin]

I literally have no idea what this team might or might not do…

A repeat next week is possible… Kentucky, UConn, and. Vandy are bad

Georgia is not impressive, especially on the road and against the run…

 

[VOLED]

Game thoughts...

#27 stands out the same way Derek Barnett stood out. It's honestly insane. Double teams and getting held all game. Still, back there taking the snap.

Backend gets a B+. Second level gets a B+. Front four get an A+.

Props to Ekeler for setting up the punt return there. Very easy to go all out to block that but I love giving Dee the opertunity and taking a roughing the punter off the table. Special teams had a great game.

Now then... I am officially in the "The staff doesn't trust Milton" club. Obviously, the defense was playing out of their mind so that's part of it. But so many chances to put the game away. Milton either botched them or they didn't give him a chance. And can you blame them? His INT in the end zone was as bad as you'll see. The safety wasn't disguised... He simply never bothered to find him. Running out of bounds on a free play... I've just accepted Milton is going to inexplicably run out of bounds on average every other game. How much trust can you have in someone doing bone headed, inexplicable things? A heap of blame has to go to the Oline for awful penalties, but still..

Oline had a great day if you don't count penalties, which were back breaking. But I felt there were many plays that were blocked up and the RB just couldn't make one guy miss or find the hole. Don't know why Small is playing so much over Sampson. I'm sure they have their reasons. Small is a good player. Sampson and Wright are great players. They got home a few times on Milton but they were going to, they have a great front 7. Still, many plays where he had time, had open WRs, and could not make the throw.

I think Milton has regressed. His receivers didn't do him any favors, but he does some of the most bizarre things.

 

[volbeast33]

DEFENSE!!!!! You fire Coach Banks crowd can kiss it.

give willie some love too!!!

 

[gordonr24]

Hope ND takes down USC tonight. USC reminds me of TCU last year. Fake contender.

 

[UTSuave’]

He looks so little,

Cancer usually does that to you

 

[knoxvol52]

Offensive Line opened holes for over 200 rushing yards so cudos to them...Penalties way to many..need to tighten up on those....Defense has made strides big strides....Go Vols...also Joe is Joe

 

[drvenner]

I think fans will accept Nico learning as part of a transition year over Milton who just doesn't have it.

Good thing Heupel puts winning games ahead of fan acceptance on who the QB is.

 

[Paper_Towel]

I figured Anias Smith was going to be a problem in this game.

He's the type of guy who would've torn UT apart in the past.

No mas. VAMOS VOLS!

 

[Orange.]

I think we get the calls next week. Makes GA/TN and AL/LSU bigger games.

From your lips to the ears of the god.

 

[knoxvol52]

Well Kentucky doesn't seem to look like they have quit on Stoops...so far..

 

[VolGee4]

Our WR’s just don’t get much separation. Like what I saw from nimrod tho

Keyton does

 

[Revived2002]

To Heupel’s credit, not close to his best called game by a long shot, but that’s a game we lose 10/10 times before he got here.

100% true

Heupel is proving he can win many more ways than one - which is something we haven’t had in a long time

 

[drvenner]

That assumes the rest of the locker room and culture is backing Joe.

Of course they are

 

[KPT_VFL]

We are a running and defensive team. RIP to all the biker who said we were they air raid. National champ good? Absolutely not.

 

[Revived2002]

When is the last time we won at least 5 of our first 6 two years in a row?

 

[Ten_Titans]

I think Milton has regressed. His receivers didn't do him any favors, but he does some of the most bizarre things.

I don't necessarily think he's regressed.

It isn't just that Hooker set the expectations for the QB here sky high. It's that it set the expectation that the staff could take a QB who was average to below average for half a decade and make them look like a superstar.

You can pull up Joe Milton clips from Michigan and it will look very familiar.

 

[Volsdeep4]

Hellova game. Finding ways to win in ugly games are games we always lost. I thank these coaches and players

 

[knoxvol52]

When is the last time we won at least 5 of our first 6 two years in a row?

Fulmer Era...

 

[Ashevolle]

If we somehow go 9-3 Banks is THAT guy.

 

[Leeleesteeth]

Big enough sample size now:
1. Milton is a likeable kid but he is not a QB who can carry a team. Doesn't mean he's "trash" (HATE that term) or a bad leader. He just processes too slow and gets overwhelmed at times.
2. Team can go a long way on Running the ball and playing Defense.
3. Hadden is turning himself into a legit DB.
4. Young LBs are fun to watch and will be for the next few years.
E. Still think this is a transition year, BUT there is not a game on the schedule that can't be won. After the last decade or so, this is still fun.

 

[Revived2002]

We need a bump in the polls

Florida is proving they are a little better than folks said they were

 

[Pepe_Silvia]

Hope ND takes down USC tonight. They remind me of TCU last year. Fake contender.

They've already lost two games so I don't think you can call them a contender at all.

 

[MemphisVol3]

Going to enjoy this win today but I expect the zebras to be in full effect in Bama’s favor next week. Expecting it to be criminal.