Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[TheBigOne10]

Keith Whitley is better than George Strait.

10000000000000000000%!!!!!

 

[BigSteve09]

 

[sreveisVol]

All I can say is for next week


Go cats
Go sooners
Go gators

Go Vols

I really think Florida can get ole miss

Include:
Gophers (vs Penn State)
Black Knights (vs ND)

 

[LotteryPick]

So 1 play = elite blocker? I mean...they've had how many practices and other games this year and you cherry pick his ONE good block?

I could pick one of Squirrel's great catches and share that every time people complain about drops... I guess from now on.


To me there is a reason the younger WR talent isn't on the field... and I don't think it's because Heupel's an idiot.

Stoerner’s Fumble posted a month back or so that Matthews is a very good run blocker. (If you believe some of the guys on this site)

And perhaps there is a reason, but Boo likely wouldn’t be playing over Jourdan Thomas if he stayed healthy and not long ago, Peyton Lewis was #4 on the depth chart. The staff generally doesn’t give their freshmen a chance.

The WR’s simply aren’t making plays. At least give Matthews a couple targets a game and see what he does. It cannot be worse than Nimrod’s reps.

 

[TheBigOne10]

Interesting that Ole Miss isn’t on here.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Here's what sucks...

Our best win is Bama at home
Bama's best wins are Georgia at home and at LSU
Georgia's best wins are Clemson, at Texas, and home against us
Ole Miss's best win is at home against Georgia
Texas' best win is at Vandy (lol)
A&M's best win is beating LSU at home

Texas vs A&M will either put Texas in the playoffs or put both out (I think A&M winning then getting waxed in Atlanta would hurt Texas majorly)


Objectively unless they make/lose in Atlanta I think Bama and Georgia both are staring at a playoff birth. I think Texas beats A&M and they're end regardless of Atlanta. A&M has to win out to get in. Ole Miss and Vols both are going to need to win out and do so with some style points.

 

[BigSteve09]

Here's what sucks...

Our best win is Bama at home
Bama's best wins are Georgia at home and at LSU
Georgia's best wins are Clemson, at Texas, and home against us
Ole Miss's best win is at home against Georgia
Texas' best win is at Vandy (lol)
A&M's best win is beating LSU at home

Texas vs A&M will either put Texas in the playoffs or put both out (I think A&M winning then getting waxed in Atlanta would hurt Texas majorly)


Objectively unless they make/lose in Atlanta I think Bama and Georgia both are staring at a playoff birth. I think Texas beats A&M and they're end regardless of Atlanta. A&M has to win out to get in. Ole Miss and Vols both are going to need to win out and do so with some style points.

I follow you. It all makes sense on the field.

Unfortunately, I think it will take a lot to 86 Texas

The CFP is a TV product at the end of the day, and Texas is an enormous fanbase/market. They'll travel well and buy tickets too.

 

[GoodTimeVol]

Here's what sucks...

Our best win is Bama at home
Bama's best wins are Georgia at home and at LSU
Georgia's best wins are Clemson, at Texas, and home against us
Ole Miss's best win is at home against Georgia
Texas' best win is at Vandy (lol)
A&M's best win is beating LSU at home

Texas vs A&M will either put Texas in the playoffs or put both out (I think A&M winning then getting waxed in Atlanta would hurt Texas majorly)


Objectively unless they make/lose in Atlanta I think Bama and Georgia both are staring at a playoff birth. I think Texas beats A&M and they're end regardless of Atlanta. A&M has to win out to get in. Ole Miss and Vols both are going to need to win out and do so with some style points.

How is lsu considered a big win when they lose to Florida, seems like beating Florida is better

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I follow you. It all makes sense on the field.

Unfortunately, I think it will take a lot to 86 Texas

The CFP is a TV product at the end of the day, and Texas is an enormous fanbase/market. They'll travel well and buy tickets too.

I mean they just need 1 win and they're in... beat A&M OR win SEC title in Atlanta...because losing to Georgia is going to be considered the best loss of any team with just 1.

But losing to A&M (and then the Aggies getting waxed in Atlanta) will be a big talking point.

If I was betting....I'd take Texas, Bama, Georgia to be in the playoffs though... as of today.

 

[Vols410]

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Colorado with a better defense than Tennessee / Georgia? Someone needs a new model...

 

[BigSteve09]

I mean they just need 1 win and they're in... beat A&M OR win SEC title in Atlanta...because losing to Georgia is going to be considered the best loss of any team with just 1.

But losing to A&M (and then the Aggies getting waxed in Atlanta) will be a big talking point.

If I was betting....I'd take Texas, Bama, Georgia to be in the playoffs though... as of today.

I do think that you are correct.

I just don't put much past the CFP/ESPN/CFB powers that be in general. As long as there is so much subjectivity, they can do whatever they want, and frame it however they want.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

How is lsu considered a big win when they lose to Florida, seems like beating Florida is better

5-5 Florida isn't a better win than 6-4 LSU now if Florida upsets Ole Miss and handles FSU to finish the season... them at 7-5 it becomes a much closer debate.

Wild to think we're guaranteed to make the playoffs if we win out and Florida does too.

 

[Fun coupon VOL]

Worst case scenario for us is Alabubba, ole miss, and GA win out. Texas a&M wins out (including SEC championship).


We out.

 

[JCP201]

I mean they just need 1 win and they're in... beat A&M OR win SEC title in Atlanta...because losing to Georgia is going to be considered the best loss of any team with just 1.

But losing to A&M (and then the Aggies getting waxed in Atlanta) will be a big talking point.

If I was betting....I'd take Texas, Bama, Georgia to be in the playoffs though... as of today.

In other the same old crap -- even with the 12 team playoff.

 

[barrylee]

I’m old enough to remember when this was a recruit thread.

I’m old enough to remember lots of people saying if somehow we ever get back to winning 9 or 10 games a year and 8 & 4 being worse case scenario we would never bitch about that!

Then you read the last 50 to 75 pages??

 

[Jackcrevol]

10000000000000000000%!!!!!

Chris Ledoux is better than everyone.

 

[Adam Sandler]

It would be great if the narrative around the cfp committee changed and they admitted the sec should be heavily included instead of penalized for being so good overall that none of the teams are clear and above the rest, stark contrast to the big ten.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Yeah, I love Heupel...and want him here for another decade plus if his "floor" is 8 or 9 wins when the QB is inexperienced or not great.

But man...seeing 2022 offense and then having this 2024 defense it's soooo frustrating but also exciting to know we've not touched our "ceiling" under Heupel yet.

 

[UTProf]

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Interesting that Ole Miss isn’t on here.

Losing at home to a bad Kentucky team hurts. Not to mention getting stomped by an LSU team that is looking worse and worse. Meanwhile Florida has been making itself look respectable and may well give OM hell.

 

[BigSteve09]

This week:

> smoke UTEP, make Nico look hot again like early this season. We can't just win by 20 or something. We have to have a classic Heupel offensive showcase.
> Ohio State needs to blow Indiana off the field.
> Florida over Ole Miss would solve a lot for us
> Penn State losing to Minnesota would reframe how people feel about PSU, I think

> I think that we want Miami to win out and secure the ACC's auto-bid, leaving no ACC at-large lingering.

> Big 12: It would almost be better for Colorado to win out and BYU to lose 1-2 more? Same thing with the ACC logic above. We just need 1 team the CFP can love from Big12. If Colorado is hanging around, and starts to build some buzz, the committee will toss them in. Non-football fans will tune in in droves and the CFP knows that.

 

[TheBigOne10]

Chris Ledoux is better than everyone.

At vocals?!?!? Hell no. Keith Whitley has one of the most pure, perfect voices of all time.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Handsome Boy Modeling School (Del) is better than Yasiin Bey.

You'd know

 

[TheBigOne10]

This week:

> smoke UTEP, make Nico look hot again like early this season. We can't just win by 20 or something. We have to have a classic Heupel offensive showcase.
> Ohio State needs to blow Indiana off the field.
> Florida over Ole Miss would solve a lot for us
> Penn State losing to Minnesota would reframe how people feel about PSU, I think

> I think that we want Miami to win out and secure the ACC's auto-bid, leaving no ACC at-large lingering.

> Big 12: It would almost be better for Colorado to win out and BYU to lose 1-2 more? Same thing with the ACC logic above. We just need 1 team the CFP can love from Big12. If Colorado is hanging around, and starts to build some buzz, the committee will toss them in. Non-football fans will tune in in droves and the CFP knows that.

When South Carolina destroys Clemson, that will take care of any 2nd bid hopes for the ACC

 

[BigSteve09]

When South Carolina destroys Clemson, that will take care of any 2nd bid hopes for the ACC

I think right now it's all about Miami and SMU, I think

 

[TheBigOne10]

I think right now it's all about Miami and SMU, I think

True I forgot about SMU. Don’t think they can beat Miami though.