Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[Orange.]

He's going to Columbus. With our team!

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

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Half of that bracket doesn’t look remotely close to the other half.

 

[jakez4ut]

Exactly what I thought it'd be. I'm good with it. Tough path. I think if we can beat OSU and go play in the rise bowl... Great season.

Really happy there was no drama with us getting in. Three only way it could be better is if we got a home game.

Put the ball down! GBO

 

[TrippieRedd]

If we can get up 10-0 or 14-0, we will win.

That stadium will start to Boo and it will sound like a Woodstock Festival in the 60-70s.

 

[Vfl2407]

Hear me out..... Dark Mode to signal Ryan Days final game

We are the road team. We will wear white stormtroopers.

 

[Orange.]

If we get through Ohio State at home in December at night, then we get to go to the number one team. This is some messed up scheduling, but I'm glad to be in it.

It's the worst hand that they could deal us.

WGWTFA. Anyone, any time, any place.

 

[hjeagle1vol]

 

[BigSteve09]

Ladies and gentlemen, not even 4 years since we were left for dead and had clowns coming from all over to piss on our graves, your Tennessee Volunteers are heading to the College Football Playoff

 

[mr.checkerboards]

We are the road team. We will wear white stormtroopers.

Boring

 

[gainesvol82]

Vols team, Vols fans and the CFB world got hosed by UT not hosting in Neyland. This biased committee needs to GTFO. Only things they got right were the top 4 and leaving Bama out.

OSU, PSU and ND have no business hosting. Stupid Big 10+8 and northern Midwest bias has to be eliminated with their weak, pussy schedules. Indiana ever being a top 10 team to boost OSU's schedule is a F'ing joke. Hope all those teams get absolutely run.

If there is going to be obvious bias then make everything in the playoffs neutral site games in FL, Arizona, SoCal or dome stadiums. The bad weather favors the lesser talented and less explosive teams, especially if the more explosive team is more of a passing team.

Thankfully, we are built on a dominant D and run game but the passing game is also key to our ability to run and a bunch of snow can really hamper that and make us more one dimensional....especially with limiting explosive plays. Screw a bunch of freezing cold, snow covered fields for 3 out of the 4 host venues. Garbage but at least we get the opportunity to humble OSU and Nico has progressed late in the season and we get Oregon in warm Pasadena weather if we get past OSU.

Our D, run game and explosiveness should make for a good match up for us against the no defense playing Ducks that are fast but will physically be at a big disadvantage against us. Just need our LB's to be ready to play in space and I would love to see Banks have us in a lot of nickel and dime packages the entire game against Oregon. Only way the beat us is if they can create speed mismatches over the middle on our LB's.

Hell, I'd put Jakobe in as the second LB in nickel packages for coverage and since he can play the run....especially sideline to sideline or coming downhill on run fits. Put McCoy and Gibson outside to shut down Oregon's outside receivers, Harrison/Boo on the slot, Boo/Jakobe on their TE and a rotation of Turrentine, Brooks and possibly Jakobe at safety while our waves of front 4 DL eat their small, weak OL alive.

Our OL will run down their throats....just need Nico to be ready to take off if Oregon's speed rushers get past Heard and especially Campbell. Play Dayne quite a bit at RT and have the RB chip on Edge or other blitzers on playaction. Grown men vs. fast but small, weaker defenders. Lanning learning from Kirby how to stop our O is my only worry.

 

[Ten_Titans]

I think they would have moved 5,6, and 7 wherever they needed to go to avoid SEC/B10 rematches in the first and second round.

It's a tough road, but I like two opponents lined up that have never played Heupel before. What I don't like is that Texas lost to a QB nobody has ever heard of with no impressive wins and gets the 5. Hopefully Arizona St finds a way.

 

[SagginVawls]

Well... if we make it all the way no one will be able to say we didn't earn it. That's for sure.

 

[Orangeburst]

If we get thru Columbus, I think we punch Oregon..just not impressed with their D. In fact, I think it is an advantage to play in and get in game shape form for following week bout and not have the first game nerves.

 

[UTSuave’]

 

[Orangeburst]

Forecast for the 21st in Columbus.

High 37, low 27, 17% chance of precipitation.

Forecast for Columbus

WGBTA

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

Let's wear the orange helmets and orange britches with the white tops....Let's exercise some demons

 

[Orange.]

Of course we get the night game on the road

Just like Nico's first two SEC games. Like Sankey wasn't aware.

 

[UTProf]

Night game on Dec.21st at 8:00 p.m.

Well we at least know our guys are used to night games.

 

[TrippieRedd]

I guess one nice thing is that Banks knows this OSU staff, if I’m not mistaken since he was at PSU prior.…should know their tendencies, etc.

Been going against Ryan Day since he was an OC.

So that’s a plus.

@Christian Lowe what do you think?

 

[CABVOL]

Heupel has us in the playoffs in year 4. How soon so many forget where we were 4-5 short years ago.

Yes, we got hosed with the seeding, but anyone paying attention knew that once we sh1t all over the NCAA in court, they would try to get their pound of flesh anyway possible. So here we are.

Now sack tf up, ladies, get your head right, and let’s go kick some Buckeye ass!

GBO!

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

OSU is a 9 point favorite against the Vols and will have the refs.

What do you mean will have the refs? Please tell me Big 10 refs aren’t calling the game too. Hope it’s a big 12 or G5 crew.

 

[jakez4ut]

1000% ******** system. We should have been hosting and we have the toughest 1st and 2nd round matchup.

Well if it makes you feel better... So does OSU... And so does Oregon... Whoever comes out of those 3 will have earned it.

 

[Christian Lowe]

Let's wear the orange helmets and orange britches with the white tops....Let's exercise some demons

Gotta stay traditional in games like this. I hate going back to the 2016 Florida game and seeing both of us in alt uniforms

 

[Vfl2407]

Only way Tennessee wins this game is to flood their stadium with thousands of Tennessee fans. We’ve gotta show up and take it over

Not sure how that happens.
First round visiting schools only get 3500 tickets which probably includes the band.
Unless OSU fans put a lot of tickets on the secondary market that Vol fans are willing to pay big money for, we won’t have much of a presence.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

SEC refs

Isn’t it supposed to be neutral crews for the playoffs?