Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[Orange.]

Arky wasn't.

And honestly it might hurt us, but I've always thought it was dumb when teams took credit for beating ranked teams and then they finish poorly. Like you really didn't beat a good team.

It's somewhat complicated in the case where Team B drops because team A beat them, and so A's win ends up somewhat hurting its own metrics because its strength of schedule drops; but in general, yes, end of year numbers are superior.

 

[Orange.]

Enki dropping the truth bomb.

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

No RB from Georgia
That’s interesting.

Georgia is next to last in the SEC in Rushing

 

[BJHSVol]

Just win

The logic here just doesn’t make sense- especially with Ole Miss at 7?? There is a non-zero chance that a 2 loss UT doesn’t make the playoff- but if that happens it won’t be an Ole Miss team with a comparable best win(UGA vs Bama) and a worse loss (UK at home vs ark on the road).

 

[MemphisVol3]

Georgia is next to last in the SEC in Rushing

Yeah their offense hasn't really been that good. Been a nice drop form their previous years OLine (not as much quality depth either) and I think that has a lot to do with it...if we protect the ball I think we win regardless. I think our defense will come ready to play. Our receivers will absolutely need to make some plays though because I know they will try to take away Samson.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Just wanted to see how Nico stacks up against other young QBs.

QBs that have been in college 2 years or less:
**Ordered by passing yards**

Eli Holsten (Pitt):
- 2100 passing yards, 62%
- 17 TDs / 6INTs


Darian Mensah (Tulane): Freshman
- 2059 passing yards, 65%
- 16 TDs / 4 INTs
(Kid will transfer somewhere good next year I bet)


Jalen Raynor (Ark St):
- 2034 passing yards, 61%
- 8 TDs / 8 INTs


Anthony Colandrea (Virginia):
- 1948 passing yards, 63%
- 12 TDs / 8 INTs


Avery Johnson (KSU):
- 1892 passing yards, 61%
- 17 TDs / 7 INTs


Gio Lopez (South Bama): Freshman
- 1891 passing yards, 65%
- 14 TDs / 2INTs
(Another kid that will be on a great team next year)


Nico Iamaleava (UT):
- 1879 passing yards, 65%
- 11 TDs / 4 INTs


Dylan Raiola (Neb): Freshman
- 1921 passing yards, 65%
- 10 TDs / 8 INTs


Nico leads all the underclassmen in the SEC in passing yards, 6th overall.

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

Just wanted to see how Nico stacks up against other young QBs.

QBs that have been in college 2 years or less:
**Ordered by passing yards**

Eli Holsten (Pitt):
- 2100 passing yards, 62%
- 17 TDs / 6INTs


Darian Mensah (Tulane): Freshman
- 2059 passing yards, 65%
- 16 TDs / 4 INTs
(Kid will transfer somewhere good next year I bet)


Jalen Raynor (Ark St):
- 2034 passing yards, 61%
- 8 TDs / 8 INTs


Anthony Colandrea (Virginia):
- 1948 passing yards, 63%
- 12 TDs / 8 INTs


Avery Johnson (KSU):
- 1892 passing yards, 61%
- 17 TDs / 7 INTs


Gio Lopez (South Bama): Freshman
- 1891 passing yards, 65%
- 14 TDs / 2INTs
(Another kid that will be on a great team next year)


Nico Iamaleava (UT):
- 1879 passing yards, 65%
- 11 TDs / 4 INTs


Dylan Raiola (Neb): Freshman
- 1921 passing yards, 65%
- 10 TDs / 8 INTs


Nico leads all the underclassmen in the SEC in passing yards, 6th overall.

Nico should have about 2300 yards and probably around 15 to 16 touchdowns considering how many TDs have been dropped/overthrown. He has had a solid year for a freshman though.

 

[tnvols72]

 

[TrippieRedd]

Nico should have about 2300 yards and probably around 15 to 16 touchdowns considering how many TDs have been dropped/overthrown. He has had a solid year for a freshman though.

I totally agree.

Probably around 2000-2100 yards if he didn’t get hurt this past weekend.

 

[MockingVol]

No, the one down by Wal-Mart.

Szechuan Garden?!?!

 

[MattR11]

If we are going to do preseason polls and polls starting week one then this needs to be ranked wins when you play them... not current.

How do you get penalized for beating a team that was ranked and because you beat them they fell out of the top 25.

That is what strength of schedule is for.

We actually have the most wins against ranked teams this year - and zero losses vs ranked teams.

I agree.
When it comes time they'll look at it whichever way justifies their decision better. They will leave out things that make us look better, although they should be arguing for us with the ratings we bring to the table.

 

[drvenner]

We are not getting in without beating Georgia.

As much as I hate to say it this guy is not wrong in the slightest. Bama will 100% get in over us if we lose this weekend and there’s no doubt about it because we don’t receive any love by most members of the media (No hype) and we don’t play high octane offensive football that wins the minds of the committee (No respect) because we’re winning with a dominant defense.

This is a playoff elimination game and everyone knows it. This might be the biggest regular season game in the Josh Heupel era in terms of ramifications. Win this weekend and everyone will shut up about downplaying our success and CJH can finally get the “No Big Road Wins” monkey off his back.

I am starting to believe this as well. Sucks.

 

[drvenner]

No, the one down by Wal-Mart.

That one's been closed for a good while. The one next to Walgreens isn't bad not they're open hours are weird.

 

[ACvol3]

Not a collarbone or he would’ve been a sling post-game

100% concussion. It’ll probably be the Gaston show

 

[Enki_Amenra]

In what way? Mine seems to be fine. I do have premium though.

The mini player freezes and wont play. Have to close the app and reopen. Sometimes the mini player completely leaves the screen, but still plays sound.

I searched online, seems a lot of people have the same issues, so hopefully they fix it soon.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

 

[Enki_Amenra]

VolNation: I wish coaches would tell us about injuries as soon as they know something!

Heupel: Nico is fine, had a great practice today and will be ready to go Saturday.

VolNation:

 

[BigSteve09]

not as worried about rolling with Gaston if we have to

he's not afraid to let it rip

 

[WesTnVol]

I’ve wondered for 15+ years in the land mediocrity. It is the home of stress free fall football and nothing much to worry about.
CJH has taken that away from me……….and I LOVE IT

 

[Enki_Amenra]

He may get the code red tonight in the dorm.

Socks & soap?

 

[Volfan39]

100% concussion. It’ll probably be the Gaston show

Many people around campus think differently…. He was in uniform at practice today apparently

 

[DD4ME]

not as worried about rolling with Gaston if we have to

he's not afraid to let it rip

That meme i posted about him is true and genuinely I am.cool with it. He got us 3 pi calls doing what we had begged Nico to do. Let guys make a play.

 

[smokeyhuntsgators]

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Enki dropping the truth bomb.

 

[DD4ME]

Gaston Moore - Kitselman

Pasty powers activate.

 

[triadvolfan]

Ummm - down to a pick em on the model folks.

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Model Prediction

17.2 - UGA
17.4 - Vols

Yards Per Play4.49
Passing YPA5.96
Rushing YPC2.79
Consistency Score 82.03
Yards Per Play4.79
Passing YPA6.78
Rushing YPC3.54
Consistency Score87.44

That feels much more accurate to me than the spread. Our defense has been good enough to keep us in every game and UGA has their worst offense in years. Game feels like a coin flip to me. Our defense keeps us in it and a few big plays will decide the game. It could go either way.

I know CJH hasn't been great on the road. This is a big opportunity to leave that concern behind in a game with massive stakes.