Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[SSVol]

Seconds ago in SS.

 

[MarcoVol]

So I am seeing too many clips on X of Heard and Campbell, especially Heard, just half ass blocking like they are going through the motions and not even trying. This is very upsetting and weird. One play Heard looks like he is just standing flat footed and lets the guy whizz right past him and doesn't even pursue...

Is there something going on where Heard didn't want to play and was made to play and so he just went 50 %? No way this could be true, but the tape doesn't lie.

I also saw Sampson running wide open free out of the backfield on the second to last play or last play and Nico instead focused on the covered WR and missed. Sampson could have jogged into the endzone. Hopefully the staff went over this play with Nico because it could have easily meant a W instead of the L we got.

This game is the perfect example of why I never truly believe we've made it to the next level and wonder if we ever will... We apparently played bad teams that made us look good and we fooled the media and ourselves into thinking we'd taken the next step. You clearly can't be a championship team and 'ish the bed from start to finish in a game like Saturday. Had my hopes that we truly turned the corner, but until Heup and this team proves me otherwise, I think we are going to be stuck in just that above average tier but not good enough to get to the championship for the foreseeable future.

Love the players we have, love the coaches and the staff, love the culture he has brought to this program, total class act and it's exactly what this program needed. But we still have a long way to go, especially with developing some position groups (Oline) and fixing this blah, vanilla, predictable offense we put on the field the last two games.

FL this weekend will tell us a LOT as to where this team is mentally and physically, along with just how good are our coaches... Have they been working above their ability in the #1 conference coming from UCF, "fake it till you make it" with this offense, this stage is too big and they've maxed out, or will they learn from their clear mistakes/shortcomings and bounce back and lift this team higher? We have the damn talent on this roster to blow out anyone. Period. But will this team be coached to reach that potential?

I can say this for certain, with the new ticket prices and "talent fee", if we pull another performance like we did last week, this week with FL at HOME, Neyland will sit at 60% occupancy for the remainder of the year and our recruiting will drop off, killing ourselves to hold onto who we have... does this movie sound familiar?

Fix the Oline issues and fix the offense. The rest will take care of itself.

You’re drunk if you think Vols loss to FL means 60% capacity at Neyland

 

[Orange.]

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Perfect!

 

[MarcoVol]

I listened to Swain running his mouth today, bad mistake...probably just like logging back in on here...I wonder if he was so quick to dog out his own teams and coaches.

Who is he to be so critical?

We are what I said we were in pre-season...a really good team with flaws and weak spots that could go anywhere from 8-11 wins.

I hate the Idiot Margin, and they are running wild and free on VN, louder, dumber and more obnoxious than ever, so I'm gonna leave again, but before I do..

I want to ask my many respected friends on VN to please pray for my daughter and son-in-law, she can not leave Clearwater due to her job as head of nursing staff at a rehab facility that is also a county Hurricane shelter...what sucks is she is due to leave Thursday on a 10 day vacation, but that will be after the storm, and if the long talked about, deeply dreaded nightmare scenario happens to T-Bay, it could be too late.

My nerves are shot....football doesn't mean that much to me right now.


Adios muchachos

Thoughts with your daughter. Hoping something changes and it weakens more than expected before getting to the coast

 

[The Dog]

I listened to Swain running his mouth today, bad mistake...probably just like logging back in on here...I wonder if he was so quick to dog out his own teams and coaches.

Who is he to be so critical?

We are what I said we were in pre-season...a really good team with flaws and weak spots that could go anywhere from 8-11 wins.

I hate the Idiot Margin, and they are running wild and free on VN, louder, dumber and more obnoxious than ever, so I'm gonna leave again, but before I do..

I want to ask my many respected friends on VN to please pray for my daughter and son-in-law, she can not leave Clearwater due to her job as head of nursing staff at a rehab facility that is also a county Hurricane shelter...what sucks is she is due to leave Thursday on a 10 day vacation, but that will be after the storm, and if the long talked about, deeply dreaded nightmare scenario happens to T-Bay, it could be too late.

My nerves are shot....football doesn't mean that much to me right now.


Adios muchachos

, McGill

 

[smokeyhuntsgators]

Please, oh please, beat Florida. C'mon, now that we are the better team, we simply can not allow Florida to keep beating us. And, we owe them for last year. My lease fav opponent.

From your lips to God’s ears!!

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Before I go...just want to say thanks in advance for thoughts and prayers.

 

[Midas]

Boy if Nico knew there was a **** load of Benedict Arnold's on VolNation.

 

[smokeyhuntsgators]

dude didn't we leave you in arkansas?

 

[Jackcrevol]

All jokes aside, Huep says none of injuries are season ending to DL, and two WR.

That said, really interested to see a youth movement on O.

 

[smokeyhuntsgators]

I'm on board.

 

[InVOLuntary]

All jokes aside, Huep says none of injuries are season ending to DL, and two WR.

That said, really interested to see a youth movement on O.

Sit the non-performers on the OL and put the young guys in. I don't care how much they are paid.

 

[Midas]

All jokes aside, Huep says none of injuries are season ending to DL, and two WR.

That said, really interested to see a youth movement on O.

Thank God. So Thorton is good to go this weekend? Would be sick to see him Brazzel and Matthews on the field at the same time. Also Ethan Davis needs more targets his speed at his size would give anyone trouble.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Sit the non-performers on the OL and put the young guys in. I don't care how much they are paid.

100%

(sips his metamucil in agreement with invol)

 

[Fairacres Vol]

What’s the synopsis?

OL bad in pass protection a lot of the time, other times Nico is just holding the ball and not letting it go on time. OT are not good right now and Spraggins was not good. Nico is still learning/adjusting to quality defenses.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Thank God. So Thorton is good to go this weekend? Would be sick to see him Brazzel and Matthews on the field at the same time. Also Ethan Davis needs more targets his speed at his size would give anyone trouble.

Article didnt mention Houdini

 

[InVOLuntary]

Update on my guy's trip to the effected area. They had about 100 people show up. They are mostly military/former military so they had a base and plan. THey were able to push to the TN/NC border which was their goal. They used side/sides and other all terrain vehicles. They are planning to go back in two weeks to push on further.

A cool story happened... evidently a blackhawk helicopter came in and landed. On board was Dr. Phil and Elon Musk's lead Starlink engineer. They were bring Starlink systems to the area. He showed me pictures with his crew and Dr. Phil.

 

[Adam Sandler]

I fully expect us to lose Saturday and honestly you can’t blame me. Gonna be a long week..

Go to heII

 

[tnhunter 10]

Right now, there are 4 military aircraft in the region, all Chinooks.

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They are using Mtn Home VAMC as LZ's

 

[tnhunter 10]

I listened to Swain running his mouth today, bad mistake...probably just like logging back in on here...I wonder if he was so quick to dog out his own teams and coaches.

Who is he to be so critical?

We are what I said we were in pre-season...a really good team with flaws and weak spots that could go anywhere from 8-11 wins.

I hate the Idiot Margin, and they are running wild and free on VN, louder, dumber and more obnoxious than ever, so I'm gonna leave again, but before I do..

I want to ask my many respected friends on VN to please pray for my daughter and son-in-law, she can not leave Clearwater due to her job as head of nursing staff at a rehab facility that is also a county Hurricane shelter...what sucks is she is due to leave Thursday on a 10 day vacation, but that will be after the storm, and if the long talked about, deeply dreaded nightmare scenario happens to T-Bay, it could be too late.

My nerves are shot....football doesn't mean that much to me right now.


Adios muchachos

 

[OrangeMoundTNVol]

Addison & Slaughter knew our entire 6 play playbook

 

[OrangeMoundTNVol]

Just watching some replays of Heard....my lord...I'm all for giving Davis more playing time...atleast he will play with some passion and grit.

A whiff is a whiff, give me more LJIII

 

[Ashevolle]

I fully expect us to lose Saturday and honestly you can’t blame me. Gonna be a long week..

Like hell we can't blame you

 

[Jack Burton]

He's really just now experiencing live fire. I think the game will slow for him.

I think so too. Nico only has 2 SEC starts and they’ve both been on the road at night. Unfair expectations are recalculating.

 

[MarcoVol]

I think so too. Nico only has 2 SEC starts and they’ve both been on the road at night. Unfair expectations are recalculating.

Talk about drinking from a firehose. First 2 conference starts are road night games in raucous environments lol. Pretty crazy when you think about that.