Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[UTK]

Playoff rankings have me sick. Not even the fact we are below OSU which is kinda stupid but I get it to a degree… bama being in is absurd. Easily the worst 3 loss resume. Just care about brand and exposure.

 

[fearsvols]

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I only root for bama to go 0-12 every year. I hate Notre dame but not like the bammers. Matter of fact I hate every sec team not named Tennessee and don't want them to win.........ever.

Exactly, I can not believe the committee is going to make me root for ND…. Hell I’ll have to watch Rudy before the game now.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

 

[jave36]

Exactly, I can not believe the committee is going to make me root for ND…. Hell I’ll have to watch Rudy before the game now.

I heard from some speaker one time that Rudy is a complete fraud of a movie. The coach actually had to force the players not to pick on him, they were always horrible to him.

 

[jakez4ut]

Mark Pope ended up being a sneaky-good hire for Kentucky. I'm impressed.

Yeah. It sucks. They move the ball, they play defense... Man I miss Cal already.

 

[InVOLuntary]

It was shocking to me to learn that this is the first time since 2000 that we've started 9-0.

 

[jordan4vols]

Need Oregon to win by 21 plus. A case could be made at that point that Penn States best win is Illinois and they should drop below us and come play at Neyland.

 

[fearsvols]

At this point I wouldn't hold my breath.

What I am gonna root for is Clemson over SMU so Bama gets booted. That would be enough for me. Yes, I know that's petty.

But they won’t boot Bama, they will make an exception for them. I would love to see Clemson win on a late fg and win by one just to see the mental gymnastics the committee uses to put Bama in

 

[engineerVOL]

So his gas mileage is not as good as DK.

 

[SoilVol]

Illinois is STACKED.

That's gonna be a tough game in Champaign

Look at who they added this offseason:

 

[jakez4ut]

But they won’t boot Bama, they will make an exception for them. I would love to see Clemson win on a late fg and win by one just to see the mental gymnastics the committee uses to put Bama in

I think SMU is in unless Clemson blows them out...

 

[engineerVOL]

Hey ACC:

 

[Jackcrevol]

Illinois is STACKED.

That's gonna be a tough game in Champaign

Look at who they added this offseason: View attachment 702838View attachment 702839

MBN to have that kind of recruiting.

fwiw I met an Illinois fan once...

 

[jakez4ut]

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Hey ACC:
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So... We're the SEC of college basketball now?

 

[DD4ME]

Playoff rankings have me sick. Not even the fact we are below OSU which is kinda stupid but I get it to a degree… bama being in is absurd. Easily the worst 3 loss resume. Just care about brand and exposure.

Just win

 

[Smokey123]

 

[VOL608]

I heard from some speaker one time that Rudy is a complete fraud of a movie. The coach actually had to force the players not to pick on him, they were always horrible to him.

Joe Montana has said most of the movie was BS.

 

[DD4ME]

If we have to go to Ohio for a playoff then I am pissed. I lose a chance to see a playoff in Neyland and we lose a huge advantage. The BIG10 already has a lopsided ranking due to their top heavy garbage conference lead by a Michigan AD who allowed cheating. Just pure ass garbage.

 

[Devo182]

Warde just said teams that aren't playing aren't moving

Right.

And teams that are playing will move.

See it every year during recruiting. Simple concept.

If someone drops, someone must rise. And vice versa.

 

[DD4ME]

I completely understand our ranking. Alabama OTOH…. That’s nonsense.


*aside from the automatic conf champ seeding. That’s stupidity of epic proportions.

I don't understand Ohio being over us. Not at all.

 

[Devo182]

It's sucks that we are not going to host...but very thankful we are gonna be in the expanded playoffs the 1st year...we have come a long way since 2020.

UNREAL.

Thank you, Josh Heupel.

 

[VolGee4]

MBN to have that kind of recruiting.

fwiw I met an Illinois fan once...

FYI…Brad Underwood has been past the second round in the NCAAT one time in 11 seasons. Both Stephen F. Austin and Okie State got hit with severe penalties under his watch. He’s a good coach, but I thought that was interesting.

 

[jave36]

I don't understand Ohio being over us. Not at all.

They beat 2 playoff teams and we beat 1? It's not THAT unreasonable. They lost to the #1 team and a scrub and we lost to the #5 team and a scrub. Only difference is their scrub was at home, but it's hard to say definitively that should wipe our an entire extra win vs a playoff team.

 

[UTvol1fn]

I’d be surprised if they can score more than 20 on us.

Put your house on it

 

[TN-POSSUM]

"According to the Big Ten, no other fines or suspensions will be handed out."

A cash slap on the wrist.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/01/us/michigan-ohio-state-football-fight-intl/index.html

It's an NCAA rule. Why would I expect it to be enforced? Especially when the NCAA rule stipulates that the conference [B1G] shall review the video and make any suspension for cases where it may have been missed.

Have you ever wondered why the network video of the start of the fight was never broadcast? Or the game film that teams use?

Oh the B1G actually made an announcement? The entire matter has been swept under the rug for 3 days.

@VFLBerg posted a link.


*I heard about it on Erki Ainge's radio show this morning.