Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[Glocker_Alum_2005]

One? Haha

Every 10-2 SEC team will get in. It's a 1-off lucky 3 loss team that is the real question. Probably not every year, but every so often.


We were #6 in 2022 at 10-2 heading into bowl season. Alabama was #5. For context. And now it's down to a P4 and more cannibalism than ever before.

Need Nebraska to beat IU this weekend as well.

 

[OrangeBlood4life]

So , after trying the -500 odds challenge. I'm amazed at how many times it doesn't hit. Smh

 

[JCVol00]

Watching the Florida game and we need to target brazzel more. Guy has really good hands and body control

The catch he made in the 1st quarter while getting drilled by 2 uf defenders was great, lowkey a hospital pass though

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

3am thoughts

Bama can rot.

Vols by 69

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

After rewatch… I have to say the flags Heard and Campbell drew for holding early in the game were ticky tacky as hell.

I don’t know what to make of the whole lack of live ball penalties being called vs Tennessee opponents - but if they were calling what heard and Campbell did as holds then Florida should’ve had several holds as well.

 

[Jackcrevol]

politics aside, this is what leaders do. they step up as they're able. pretty badass.

Boyd Foundation announces $3.5M donation toward East Tennessee hurricane relief

Those with Knoxville’s Boyd Foundation announced Monday that they plan to donate more than $3 million to Hurricane Helene relief efforts in several areas of East Tennessee.

www.wvlt.tv

 

[DD4ME]

Do I have to turn in my Vol Fan Card if I watch the bammer game after the fact and only if we win? Da Florida game bout broke me.

No, been there for mental health before.

 

[DD4ME]

Nice reminder for us all.


October 16, 2023: You can look back and reflect and regret the things you have done until you are exhausted. It will change nothing. You were not perfect then, and you will not be perfect today. But, you can put the past behind you, and set your heart to be the best version possible of yourself today. Seek God for guidance and direction. Philippians 3:12-14 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

 

[OrangeMoundTNVol]

Do I have to turn in my Vol Fan Card if I watch the bammer game after the fact and only if we win? Da Florida game bout broke me.

After watching the pre Heup era Bama games?

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

I’ve been listening to Austin Price for years.

I don’t know how I missed it, and I don’t recall which one of you pointed it out last week but I wish you hadn’t.

AP really does say “you know” almost as much as Simonton used to say “uhhhhh”

 

[OrangeMoundTNVol]

After rewatch… I have to say the flags Heard and Campbell drew for holding early in the game were ticky tacky as hell.

I don’t know what to make of the whole lack of live ball penalties being called vs Tennessee opponents - but if they were calling what heard and Campbell did as holds then Florida should’ve had several holds as well.

It’s like coaches(Saban) complained to Sankey to watch out for UT tackles the past few offseason. That Heard hold was straight up BS, he didn’t cause the defender to miss the play at all. Hands got a little high but I didn’t see any jersey pull away from the body. Just two guys locked up.

 

[rikberry31]

That’s when you fill a condom with the hottest hot sauce you can find and wait for the show to start

I love hot sauce. I could eat a blue flame.

 

[DD4ME]

 

[rikberry31]

Sorry I’d this question has been answered but is it all but assumed Sampson is going pro next year? What’s his draft status looking like?

His draft status is milestone number 2 and WGWTFA.

 

[engineerVOL]

That’s so cool. They should have an even larger screen right there or at circle park.

 

[OrangeMoundTNVol]

Holeintheroof got me thinking, everytime Nico rolls out in the pocket and completes a pass it’s either been a holding call or illegal man down field. It’s beyond frustrating at this point. And I’m not one to blame refs, but it’s very noticeable this season for whatever reason.

 

[mrMet]

Let’s go! @Enki_Amenra @TrippieRedd @jave36 @Midas @Jackcrevol

 

[Jack Burton]

Exactly. Though it seems to not dawn on some posters until an "analyst" says it.

All I can say, once again, is trust your eyes. There are receivers open on nearly every play. Some are in check downs or short patterns. Nico is not seeing them, not wanting to throw it to them, or inaccurate. As the pocket collapses, sometimes too soon due primarily to OT play, he panics. This is all fixable by the staff. Nico needs to play more and the game needs to slow down for him. He needs to execute how he has been coached. Heup can simplify the reads as he did in OT against UF until he figures it out.

The OT's need to get their footwork right and be helped by chip blocks outside as needed. If these two cannot do it, put in the next guys. Competition has a way of improving performance. The interior O-line need to stand their ground and not create lanes for rushers by helping the OT's until they know for sure no rushers are entering their assigned area.

The ultimate goal is still in sight.

Nico is rushed because the OL sucks, so he’s making quick decisions in a game that’s already moving too fast for him anyway. Then you add in WRs that are dropping the on target passes (especially Nimrod). It’s a domino effect in some ways. I believe Nico will continue to improve but we need drastic changes at the OL, and we need an elite WR.

 

[GoodTimeVol]

Nico is rushed because the OL sucks, so he’s making quick decisions in a game that’s already moving too fast for him anyway. Then you add in WRs that are dropping the on target passes (especially Nimrod). It’s a domino effect in some ways. I believe Nico will continue to improve but we need drastic changes at the OL, and we need an elite WR.

And that’s not even mentioning the penalties

 

[rikberry31]

Games6

96

132

72.7

1483

12

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72% completion 12 td’s and 4 int’s through 6 games.

Milroe is a runner first end of story. Stop him running and make him beat you with his arm and Alabama is screwed. Any success in the passing game is due to fear of him running.
This is why it is imperative that Nico be more of a threat to run. The offense is predicated on the qb run threat. That would change everything. You’d see no more light box looks with the safties crashing.

 

[Adam Sandler]

If we're good enough to win the SEC we're good enough to beat the best the rest of college football has to offer. Beyond wins and losses, atmosphere and moments matter. You're telling me you wouldn't love seeing Tennessee playing in the Big House against Michigan or a white out game at Penn State or Ohio State coming here to Neyland? I'll take those games any day over a sure win against Rutgers.

We’ll get that moment in the playoffs, if we make it there. Just get us there with as good a chance as possible.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Hubbs trying to soften the blow in 300000 words or less.

Ive said if this team cant get up for their biggest rival at home, esp how theyve played at late. It will be a huge indictment on leadership, and coaching if they lay an egg.

This Alabama team has holes. Our defense is very good, and physical. We can it finally take it to them. Run the damn ball.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Sprained ankle is less of an issue with straight line running. Side to side blocking a DE is where it slows him down. Pretty sure he cut off his good leg in that run.

Why would he cut off his good leg especially when he has bad ankle on the other leg. This makes no sense. Is this some kind of weird, voodoo doctoring?

 

[rockytop25]

I’ve been listening to Austin Price for years.

I don’t know how I missed it, and I don’t recall which one of you pointed it out last week but I wish you hadn’t.

AP really does say “you know” almost as much as Simonton used to say “uhhhhh”

When he gets to ramblin' on I bet he says it at least 5 times in a minute. It's pretty distracting once you catch on to it haha

 

[Adam Sandler]

Hubbs trying to soften the blow in 300000 words or less.

Ive said if this team cant get up for their biggest rival at home, esp how theyve played at late. It will be a huge indictment on leadership, and coaching if they lay an egg.

This Alabama team has holes. Our defense is very good, and physical. We can it finally take it to them. Run the damn ball.

They’ve proven they can do it before. I don’t think it says as much about leadership as it does personnel and more so coaching (specifically- how to adjust to what the opposition is doing and also to cater to your personnel and put them in the best position to succeed - regardless of what your scheme typically needs).

Let’s see what happens before casting indictments.