Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[VolNRaleighNC]

Is Alabama the best offense we’ll face this regular season?

Yessir

 

[Orangeburst]

Razors..ie LadyGillettes, are #57 in Defense..might be opposite of what we just faced

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[PlanetVolunteer]

I heard mention that Boo was in street clothes in 2nd half due to concussion.

McCoy and Gibson just as fun as guys you mentioned. Between them, Boo/Harrison and front 7 we barely see the safeties (weakest link but still good, especially Jakobe) have to make more than a couple plays a game.

Gibson barely gets tested because he is lockdown and teams are realizing McCoy is too. Both are also extremely physical and sure tacklers in open field. I saw Gibson came up and stopped a RB in the opens field about 4 yards behind the line. Would have been a 10 yard+ gain otherwise.

Neither have been tested much at all because no one can get a single dang pass off.

 

[vol4eva]

I’m glad we have a week to mend any bumps and bruises. Pili needs to be ready, he’s gonna have like 20 tackles.

Edit: *if they get to him

I think we’ll be ready, but that’s a game we can easily lose if we’re not locked in.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

We need to be ready for Arky. They’re 8th in the country in yards per game and 20th in scoring.

Yeah I expect they'll be able to move the ball some. Only they won't have a defense capable of doing much to stop us, so that means Nico stat padding!

 

[Orangeburst]

This AU dumpster fire is glorious. Warms my bones.

 

[gordonr24]

kind of weird.... reality show "The Kiffins"

Florida fans at the point of falling in love with their dream candidate and lusting over it

 

[LotteryPick]

We need to be ready for Arky. They’re 8th in the country in yards per game and 20th in scoring.

While I agree that they should be taken seriously, they also haven’t seen a defense close to our level. The DL will consistently force Green out of the pocket and Carter will be ready for him.

 

[vol4eva]

Nico may torch Arky. They’re 98th in the country in pass defense

 

[LotteryPick]

Auburn could have been up 21-7 halfway through the 3rd quarter had they not turned the ball over 4 times to that point.

We … are a lot better than Auburn.

I would be nervous if we were playing them this week, but that’s not the case. Should be pretty well prepared.

 

[TN-POSSUM]

Dare I say you stole it from someone?

 

[knoxvol52]

Eric Dickerson didn't take money from SMU Boosters.

 

[Devo182]

In game last night they posted the ESPN percentage to win for the rest of our games. The only two we're not favored in are, of course, Bama and Georgia. Oddly, they gave us a 1% better chance to beat Georgia. It was like 45% chance against Bama and 46% chance against UGA. I say oddly because we play Bama at home and UGA on the road. Seems to me, that between the two teams, they'd give us better odds of beating the one we play in Neyland. Especially when we beat them the last time we played in Neyland.

Easy answer UGA going to the wire vs a UK squad that lost USCjr by 26...

 

[Orangeburst]

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you better retain good counsel

 

[engineerVOL]

How did I never know Theo Vonn doused Coach Heupel after we beat Florida in 2022

 

[Devo182]

I had no idea Skip Bayless was an Oklahoma fan, but it makes last night even better finding that out. Suck it, Skip!

Woody Paige (UT fan) >>> Lil B**** Skip

 

[MrVolton]

Having a good voice is not a prerequisite to be a good singer. Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Plant, Bon Scott, Tom Petty, ...

Don’t know why you’ve lumped Robert Plant in with that, but I agree with the overall idea. Ozzy Osbourne is the first one that comes to my mind; probably doesn’t have much of an octave range but is a great rock singer with a unique voice.

 

[Devo182]

Interesting. Georgia barely escapes KY, falls one spot. Mizzou barely escapes Vandy, falls four spots, and out of the top 10. Don't get me wrong. Mizzou should have fallen out of the top 10. I just think UGA should have at least fallen out of the top 5. KY lost to SCar. Badly. UGA should have fallen further for that performance.

UGA has lasting strength in the eyes of voters. They've seen UGA do this year in and out. Plus their talent is undeniable.

Mizzou was always a flier. So once they showed their first weakness, especially vs Vandy, they were heading downward.

 

[SSVol]

Too late, SSVol is my VuNcle. He took me to the Oklahoma game here in Knoxville when I didn’t get picked in the student lottery.

Still really appreciate you for that SSVol.

I still owe you an apology for my very ill temper after we gave that game away...I was...angry.

But you are very welcome.

 

[Devo182]

Jackson Arnold was rated as the better QB of the two when it comes to Nico by at least some of the services. Can we please quit placing such importance on recruiting rankings? TIA.

If by "some" you mean ESPN, and only ESPN, then sure.

But no one places any importance on them or Rivals anyway...

 

[Vfl2407]

Who is blamed for the two strip sacks that Nico gave up ?

 

[engineerVOL]

Who is blamed for the two strip sacks that Nico gave up ?

Dayne Davis I think. One when he was at LT and one when was at RT.

Someone can correct me if I’m wrong.

 

[jmacvols1]

LSU's defense is about to get worse....LB'er Harold Perkins is apparently out for the year with a knee injury.

 

[Vfl2407]

kind of weird.... reality show "The Kiffins"

Wow, I am so much dumber for watching that.
is that his daughter? Second wife? She can’t be over 21. Geez.

 

[butchna]

Also, anyone else think Venables royally screwed himself, both in offensive production as well as his perception to the fans?

You run Gabriel off when he wanted to stay, because you don't want to spook the 5 star RS Frosh that's sitting on the bench. 5 star frosh has come-apart against UT. You yank him for the true freshman. Gabriel still looking great at his new home. Now you have a QB controversy with the guy you pacified by running off super-senior production.

It's like a microcosm of the Stoops/CJH situation.

Thought that was odd when @sooner_redzone brought it up. Had assumed he left because of Lebby’s departure and the uncertainty of his fit with Littrell’s offense. Reminiscent of when Mack Brown declared Chris Simms the next season’s starter before spring over high performing Major Applewhite…who had the TEAM behind him. The epitome of Coaching&Recruiting Scared 101. Prioritizing promises to a perceived high talent over what you see in game and practice. Something to remember when the inevitable “Heupel should’ve started Nico over Joe from the beginning!” appear.