Recruiting Football Talk VIII

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85SugarVol said:
What are they saying? What’s the word on why Matthews can’t get on the field?
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From what I remember coaches are saying (with different words) that Matthews isn't picking up the offense. He could be reading the defense wrong and running the wrong route. I don't know the play book so I won't speculate how difficult it is.
 
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Rishvol said:
From what I remember coaches are saying (with different words) that Matthews isn't picking up the offense. He could be reading the defense wrong and running the wrong route. I don't know the play book so I won't speculate how difficult it is.
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Hope this doesn’t discourage him to look around. He will be needed.
 
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This is a Jermod McCoy/Rickey Gibson appreciation post…they locked KY’s passing game up.

Key (a really good WR IMO) had 2 catches for 43 yards. After Brown got hurt I’d have started force feeding him the ball, but TN’s DBs held him in check. Really good game!

***The late TD was a really good catch around really good coverage.
 
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pierce60 said:
This is a Jermod McCoy/Rickey Gibson appreciation post…they locked KY’s passing game up.

Key (a really good WR IMO) had 2 catches for 43 yards. After Brown got hurt I’d have started force feeding him the ball, but TN’s DBs held him in check. Really good game!

***The late TD was a really good catch around really good coverage.
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kentuckys WR did what our guys couldnt seem to do and haven't consistently done all year... make really difficult catches.

Guys were covered and they still made plays. Fortunately our defense is stifling.
 
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I couldn’t be more happy with the win especially watching Nico start to really find his groove but I just can’t help but be disappointed by the way some of the WRs played (Not Bru or Donte).

The biggest thing you can do as a WR if you have drop issues is to get some reps catching. Jugs machine, air routes, or ladders there’s plenty you can do to solve this but we’re 8 games into this thing and we’ve still got guys dropping wide open passes.
 
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Nico was outstanding, the line was okish, receivers were absolutely awful putrid dog 💩 whatever else you want to call them. Need the next crop of receivers to be a heck of a lot better than this the last two seasons.
 
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Devo182 said:
Vandy is going to be a tough tough game. And I know nobody wants to hear that. But they're good and we're very struggly. And on the road.

It is what it is. We either take care of business or go 9-3 as expected.

Hopefully we can keep overachieving though.
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Vandy will be 85% Tennessee fans, not a true road environment.
 
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knoxvol52 said:
Nico spread the wealth around to the receiving group last night but it seemed like Nico and the Alabama transfer TE had a good connection.

Maybe Nico has found his go to guy in certain situations.
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That's a pro move I hope they keep. A quality TE can be the QB's best friend.
 
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Happy Sunday. Nice to be waking up winners. I know I had my doubts at times.

November 3, 2024: Take care of your spiritual ife like you would care for an infant child. You need to feed it, protect and nurture it. You need to keep it alive and growing. When you neglect it, it will wither and die and become a thing of the past, a dim memory. Your spirit life is your future, your destiny, and your eternity. John 17:3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
 
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Good:
> I think Nico played a mostly good game. Seemed to take his confidence from the Bama game and roll it over. I thought he did his job.

> Will Brooks

> The home crowd was a factor again. Love the fans bringing it. I don't think wearing all black is as intimidating as all orange. The crowd disappears in all black at night but as long as they bring the noise who cares

> are we starting to take the defense for granted?

Bad:
> WR drops. Help your QB

> 1st Quarter offense is terrible.

Ugly:
> god awful kicking
 
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Good morning Vols!

This game should not have been close. We left 27 points on sideline (3 dropped TD's and 3 missed FG's). I said 27 because if you count the second missed field goal as dropped points then you are saying Kitslemen should not have held on to his TD. If that's your argument, we left 23 points on the sideline. That being said, our only consistent deep threat has been Thornton and we did not target him once downfield. Someone else will need to start making plays deep or opposing defenses will not change their gameplan. There have been consistent shots down the field in all of the last 3 games and we are not capitalizing. Message to all WR's out there that can fly and have good hands,,,,You would be a first rounder if you transfer here. Of course, the better path is developing our young guys (Matthews specifically).

Our defense is so clutch. I was miffed with Kentucky's drive at the end of the first half and the one right after Sampson scored his first TD, but those drives for Kentucky were credit to untimely penalties. Oh well. When we need them, this defense has been there every single game.

Nico! By far his best game for me. He should have had 130 more yards and 3 touchdowns easy. Simply need to catch the ball. Had that happened, he would have had the best stat line for a Tennessee QB against an SEC foe ever (I think). Regardless, he only made two mistakes. In the first half he should have thrown the ball out of bounds instead of taking a sack and we got lucky on his dropped pick in the second half.

Now for the rankings. Ultimately, I do not care. We will end up where we need to and I am mature enough now to realize sports enhance my life, they don't dictate them. But.......... based on performances and what happened to us after Florida, shouldn't Georgia drop below us being since they were tied with 4 minutes to go against a FL team playing with a 3rd string QB? I thought Florida sucks (obviously they do not). If Florida didn't lose their top 2 QB's (which we faced for 60 minutes) I think they would pose issues for every team on their schedule. Clemson lost! Iowa State lost (although they never should have been considered for the playoffs anyway). Penn State again is a fraud, and I hope they get one more loss and don't sneak in. Kansas State lost! Texas A&M lost! 6 teams in the top 18 lost (a third). It was the same thing that happened week 6 (except we won this time). People forgive early season losses. I think that will play well for us. Especially if Vandy is ranked when we play them.
 
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