Recruiting Football Talk VIII

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marcusluvsvols said:
I thought this too...until I saw their schedule posted here. We would go 12-0 easily. They might lose to Clemson. Maybe. Dont play Miami, GT, FSU, or Louisville...or Syracuse. They play nobody. Ever. Our 1st game against Syracuse next season would be their toughest game besides Clemson. If their schedule looks like that every season, they go 10-2 or better yearly with even top 25 recruiting classes.
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I’ll be honest, I really hate UNC personally so I am to an extent biased against them regardless of the hire. Grew up around a lot of prickish UNC fans. So naturally I pay attention to them as I’m sure many of us here do. That said, I think they take a significant step back next year. Their schedule looks weak, and it is, but unless they go crazy in the portal they are a depleted team talent wise, and still bleeding. They lost to James Madison, Duke, Pitt, GT, BC, NC State which pre season most thought maaaaybe they would have lost 3/6 at most. Not sure Mr 83-104 without Brady is a good enough ball coach to win 8. They go @UCF, @Cal, @NC st, and then host Clemson, & then Duke. That will be a tough stretch for them. @Cuse & @Wake are no guarantees for that roster. Not buying them next year even with a good coach.

He’s old af and this game is not the same game he was coaching in New England. I think he’s one of the most overrated coaches of all time blessed with the second greatest quarterback to ever play in the NFL. It is what it is. Saban proved that once he installed his system and got his horses he could trample anyone with anyone and he was correct. The moment Brady left Bill he withered. System malfunction or key cog lost?

Oh, and the NIL bump? until it happens, I’m not buying that for a second. That’s a huge capital investment for a basketball school and their big money regents and financiers have never felt comfortable taking resources away from their cash cow.

I think it’s a clever ploy to bring your son in on the spoils too, demanding contract language for succession. Doesn’t feel market driven, as an investment strategy it’s risky. What if both coaches suck? Locked into back to back bad cycles? After hiring Mack Brown? A, let’s be honest, similar feeling hire? Hey look, I think if you can still work and you want to work, or need to work, obviously, you should be able to, no matter your age, given you do the job well… but at a certain point UNC has become a retirement home for washed up coaches.

Ultimately UNC is going to be left holding the bag on this one imo.

My feelings about Deion are similar only as it pertains to having no system. I am very curious to see him next year with no Hunter and no Shadeur. The big difference here is Colorado has shown they will spend for football. No basketball tying them down. Not $20m but significant enough to put together a working roster. Again, two generational players will be gone next year. Next season of College Football 2025 sure will have some interesting plot lines…
 
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tdbigo said:
Fellow Vols I don't post a lot but wanted to share a story. My girlfriends son went to an urgent care Saturday thinking he had strep and 8hrs later we were in a room at UT Hospital in the cancer center. He has been diagnosed with AML an aggressive form of leukemia. He's a healthy hard working 20 year old and this crap came out of nowhere. He has an awesome oncologist and we are hoping and praying for the best. I know how powerful this site can be so wanted to share. Thank yall!View attachment 705434
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I need everyone who talks bull jive about recruiting on occassion to start opening ears when guys that have all the opportunity in the universe talk like this.



Give the credit where it is due.

We make a place where guys are respected and rewarded. They don't all come, they don't all stay, but damn it is proving itself on the field.
 
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Go Fight Win said:
I’ll be honest, I really hate UNC personally so I am to an extent biased against them regardless of the hire. Grew up around a lot of prickish UNC fans. So naturally I pay attention to them as I’m sure many of us here do. That said, I think they take a significant step back next year. Their schedule looks weak, and it is, but unless they go crazy in the portal they are a depleted team talent wise, and still bleeding. They lost to James Madison, Duke, Pitt, GT, BC, NC State which pre season most thought maaaaybe they would have lost 3/6 at most. Not sure Mr 83-104 without Brady is a good enough ball coach to win 8. They go @UCF, @Cal, @NC st, and then host Clemson, & then Duke. That will be a tough stretch for them. @Cuse & @Wake are no guarantees for that roster. Not buying them next year even with a good coach.

He’s old af and this game is not the same game he was coaching in New England. I think he’s one of the most overrated coaches of all time blessed with the second greatest quarterback to ever play in the NFL. It is what it is. Saban proved that once he installed his system and got his horses he could trample anyone with anyone and he was correct. The moment Brady left Bill he withered. System malfunction or key cog lost?

Oh, and the NIL bump? until it happens, I’m not buying that for a second. That’s a huge capital investment for a basketball school and their big money regents and financiers have never felt comfortable taking resources away from their cash cow.

I think it’s a clever ploy to bring your son in on the spoils too, demanding contract language for succession. Doesn’t feel market driven, as an investment strategy it’s risky. What if both coaches suck? Locked into back to back bad cycles? After hiring Mack Brown? A, let’s be honest, similar feeling hire? Hey look, I think if you can still work and you want to work, or need to work, obviously, you should be able to, no matter your age, given you do the job well… but at a certain point UNC has become a retirement home for washed up coaches.

Ultimately UNC is going to be left holding the bag on this one imo.

My feelings about Deion are similar only as it pertains to having no system. I am very curious to see him next year with no Hunter and no Shadeur. The big difference here is Colorado has shown they will spend for football. No basketball tying them down. Not $20m but significant enough to put together a working roster. Again, two generational players will be gone next year. Next season of College Football 2025 sure will have some interesting plot lines…
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I need you to quit sifting through my brain sir on all these fronts. This is a blood letting if I ever saw one.

This x100 and...go to hell Carolina
 
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tdbigo said:
Fellow Vols I don't post a lot but wanted to share a story. My girlfriends son went to an urgent care Saturday thinking he had strep and 8hrs later we were in a room at UT Hospital in the cancer center. He has been diagnosed with AML an aggressive form of leukemia. He's a healthy hard working 20 year old and this crap came out of nowhere. He has an awesome oncologist and we are hoping and praying for the best. I know how powerful this site can be so wanted to share. Thank yall!View attachment 705434
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Praying for a complete healing in Jesus name.
 
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I mean damn my fingers are tired carrying all the awesome ass news over to VN for us right now. We are beyond blessed. Generationally blessed. All those times i lamented why...imma shut up cause we are at the why.
 
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VolsnCards5 said:
Is that Everest? Crazy how touristy that has become
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Those aren't your normal "tourists"...you have to be pretty well off, or have well off sponsors, or save for years and years, and in absolutely insane shape to climb that thing.

From what I understand this is what happens when bad weather forces an already super narrow window that you can climb it, down to a day or two.

Everybody piles up at Basecamp and waits....and nobody wants to waste the massive amounts of money and time, including all the time they have spent training for years on other mountains in preparation for that one narrow window....so they all wait around and try to make it instead of going home.
 
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