Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[engineerVOL]

OK new question, Williams Levis or Richardson is the worst? I thought it was clearly Richardson, but Williams is really trying to compete.

I don’t fault Williams for some of his decisions, his team is down, Levis has lost the lead twice, in part, to his own dumb decisions.

 

[drvenner]

He deserves the absolute best. So proud of him and how he completely embraced everything Tennessee. You can tell he absolutely loves this place.

 

[joevol33]

Finally got time to think about the game last night, and basically everything thus far:

• Crowd energy was insane
• Felt like a top SEC matchup
• The Stroke >>>>>> Friends in Low Places
• We were a hot knife through butter
• Vanilla play calling on both sides
• This is the best setup for a run we’ve ever had
• Nico: learn how to slide
• Mike Matthews. Remember that name.
• The offense can be way better
• The defense is 2002 good…or better
• We can defend the slant

Glad we got to go. Last minute decision when other stuff got moved around.

 

[drvenner]

I’m not gonna lie, for all the hate the Titans receive on here, an awful lot of people are tuned into the game

It was either them or the dang Cowboys

 

[Orange_Crush]

While I really like Josh Pate, is it me or does he always seem to have a middle of the road take on every subject? ... ...

You say that like it's a bad thing. It's so sad that society has come to distrust media takes that are levelheaded and moderate. Pate may be one of the best in the business right now.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Watch this from about 1:05:00 to 1:09:30… if you’re really pressed for time, you can start at 1:08:15 and get the picture

The guy on the right was so excited when he was talking about the VOLS. He grinned the whole time. He's really looking forward to this beatdown. His buddy Ted, not so much.

 

[Pridedad]

Texas is getting a lot of love, mainly because of beating Michigan. Michigan = NCST IMO.

Let them. I like being disrespected.

 

[Pridedad]

So...we got an Oklahoma game thread yet? No?
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[HoleInTheRoof]

 

[jave36]

It's Williams 2nd game in NFL. Not many Rookie QB's do well in inaugural season, I watched plenty that wound up being HOF players and have crappy rookie year.


Richardson is my choice.

Ya I think it's still Richardson. But I do feel a #1 overall pick shouldn't look this unpolished. His INT were either bad throws, bad decisions, or both.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

While yes we have huepel and can beat anyone with him. I still don’t want to see other teams in the SEC do good ESPECIALLY UF

I only care what TN does.

 

[Vfl2407]

By their logic, because they have huge schlongs apparently.

Are you talking about the French pole vaulter?

french olympic pole vaulter youtube - Google Search

 

[jave36]

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[knoxvol52]

By their logic, because they have huge schlongs apparently.

Or lack of.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Well the Bears lose. They ain't getting a stop and then driving and scoring a td to win with 1 timeout.

 

[Brillovol]

I had an amazing view of this throw. Brazzell never broke stride. Once the throw reached its apex, you could see it was landing perfectly. Nico has NFL strength paired with NFL touch.

Top 5 draft pick in 2026. Bookmark it.

 

[jave36]

Lol Williams scrambles for 2 with the clock running instead of throwing it away.

 

[peaygolf]

He probably deserves another 4 games before we judge him, he’s not started a full season and he’s on a new coach already.

But man. Such a knucklehead. And Callahan is already so pissed at him, lol.

I’ll admit I’m still pissed off about today’s game.
I can’t get over the fact that it was the EXACT same thing he did last week.

No excuse for that. His decision making is atrocious.

I’ve been trying to come up with a comparison of another QB that actually looked this bad and turned it around.

I came up with Terry Bradshaw. He was terrible his first few years and was actually benched in 1974 and finally got his job back in week 4 or 5. Four Super Bowls later, we know the story.

Bradshaw learned to play the position without trying to be a super hero. He let his playmakers make plays, relied on his run game and defense.

Problem is, in today’s NFL, you can’t give a guy 4/5 years to learn that. Money is too big. Second contacts and extensions make that virtually impossible.

Tired of rambling……tired of being pissed. On to next week and hope the Titans can beat the Packers, UT beats OU…….and for all that is holy, can my Govs beat Alabama A&M for our first f’ing win of ‘24…..

 

[engineerVOL]

Bears suck. How did the Titans…. Oh nm.

 

[jave36]

I had an amazing view of this throw. Brazzell never broke stride. Once the throw reached its apex, you could see it was landing perfectly. Nico has NFL strength paired with NFL touch.

Top 5 draft pick in 2026. Bookmark it.

60 yards in the air with a ton under it. That's impressive

 

[engineerVOL]

I’ll admit I’m still pissed off about today’s game.
I can’t get over the fact that it was the EXACT same thing he did last week.

No excuse for that. His decision making is atrocious.

I’ve been trying to come up with a comparison of another QB that actually looked this bad and turned it around.

I came up with Terry Bradshaw. He was terrible his first few years and was actually benched in 1974 and finally got his job back in week 4 or 5. Four Super Bowls later, we know the story.

Bradshaw learned to play the position without trying to be a super hero. He let his playmakers make plays, relied on his run game and defense.

Problem is, in today’s NFL, you can’t give a guy 4/5 years to learn that. Money is too big. Second contacts and extensions make that virtually impossible.

Tired of rambling……tired of being pissed. On to next week and hope the Titans can beat the Packers, UT beats OU…….and for all that is holy, can my Govs beat Alabama A&M for our first f’ing win of ‘24…..

I feel ya, he’s infuriating.

 

[Brillovol]

Oh, one other note about the game. It truly was 101k+. All areas were packed at kickoff.

The entire university did a great job. Tons of family events going that brought in family. High school bands playing with POTS at halftime. Massive credit to the entire university executive leadership team for putting on a great weekend.

Folks, we have some great leadership. Soak it in. This is what success looks like.

 

[butchna]

Lol Williams scrambles for 2 with the clock running instead of throwing it away.

Lost by 6 to a damn good playoff team…I’m beyond mortified.

 

[Brillovol]

60 yards in the air with a ton under it. That's impressive

Wind was blowing around as well. It wasn’t an easy throw and catch, but they made it look easy.

 

[Brillovol]

Lost by 6 to a damn good playoff team…I’m beyond mortified.

Y’all can take your Bears talk and shove it up your a$$.