Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[headhunter15]

The “2025 Roster is Concerning” thread in the FF is beyond depressing. Heupel, Boyd, Plowman, & White have to know that last night needs to be a wake up call to improve and fast. If Heupel goes 8-4 or God forbid 7-5, it’s going to get ugly,

 

[JT3]

Doug Mathews mentioned Brazzel as iffy during his show this morning. I'm not sure if he was talking injury-wise or portal-wise.

Let him go. I'm out on him.

 

[VolGee4]

Yep, all these teams haven’t really hit the meat of their schedules yet.

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The SEC is going to be rough. But Mizzou beat Kansas and currently playing Illinois tight. MSU just won at Memphis. Ole Miss and Vandy haven’t beaten many decent teams, but it will be tough to play at all those schools.

 

[Christian Lowe]

The “2025 Roster is Concerning” thread in the FF is beyond depressing. Heupel, Boyd, Plowman, & White have to know that last night needs to be a wake up call to improve and fast. If Heupel goes 8-4 or God forbid 7-5, it’s going to get ugly,

Not much we can do about it even if it is a problem. Portal recruiting has been well underway for a while. We’re behind the 8 ball there.

 

[VolGee4]

Didn’t say they were, Nico having 10+ “attempts” means OL isn’t protecting & WRs aren’t getting open.

Or Nico gets antsy. OL did break down a few times, but Nico bailed some and didn’t keep his head up.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Welp...the VN blame gaming and hating on everyone associated with our program is back. I will check back in a few months.

Merry Christmas. Happy New Year. Blessings on each of you and your families. Embrace them and cherish your time with them.

I blame Invol.

See you tomorrow, moran.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Or Nico gets antsy. OL did break down a few times, but Nico bailed some and didn’t keep his head up.

Has great pocket presents!

 

[Jackcrevol]

Let him go. I'm out on him.

Have a gut feeling WR room finna see a purge.

 

[JT3]

Have a gut feeling WR room finna see a purge.

Just keep MM. At this point let's roll with the young guys.

 

[VolNRaleighNC]

Oof. Titans. Nice knowing ya Brian and Ran.

 

[VolGee4]

Chip Kelly called a perfect game last night. Surprised no teams have contacted him. Everything Ohio St. did from formations, shifts, and audibles was near perfect.

Chip isn’t the charismatic type that helps in recruiting. Other than Oregon, he’s failed at 3 stops. OC is probably good for him,

 

[peaygolf]

The only things I will say about yesterday...............

#1. In 36 years of following Austin Peay basketball.........That was the worst f'ing performance I've seen
#2. That was the worst I've ever seen a "Good" UT team look in my lifetime.

Yesterday was a waste of time.

Holy $h!+

#3. F'ing Titans Blow A$$

 

[peaygolf]

Oof. Titans. Nice knowing ya Brian and Ran.

Amy can not keep this crap show together another year.

She screwed up. Take the hit and move on.

 

[headhunter15]

Heupel is a smart coach and knows he needs to retool the team. I don’t care if UT has to tamper, they need to begin talking to players.

 

[Orange.]

2 years ago I meant

Kip Johnson as F definitely F'd us again. The Ohio State defenders made contact before the ball arrived all night long without one call. Finally, they called it once late: against "Mod" McCoy, who did what Ohio had done all night. Really DPI when merited was our best hope.

 

[headhunter15]

Amy can not keep this crap show together another year.

She screwed up. Take the hit and move on.

I think Callahan should get a pass. Not impressed at all with Ran.

 

[Orange.]

We pushed Bama around. So glad Bama was not in the playoff. They would have drawn a cakewalk bracket.

 

[Revived2002]

Here’s a thought: maybe we don’t need to blow everything up trying to win yesterday’s game.

What are the odds we face that scenario ever again?

Elimination game on the road against a top 3 program who was coming off a bad loss, playing a home game with the world against them, two weeks to prepare, in 15 degree weather. Honestly I have a hard time imagining very many of the elite teams from recent years winning that game. Maybe 2019 LSU? But even then I’m not sure.

 

[Aesius]

Here’s a thought: maybe we don’t need to blow everything up trying to win yesterday’s game.

What are the odds we face that scenario ever again?

Elimination game on the road against a top 3 program who was coming off a bad loss, playing a home game with the world against them, two weeks to prepare, in 15 degree weather. Honestly I have a hard time imagining very many of the elite teams from recent years winning that game. Maybe 2019 LSU? But even then I’m not sure.

Exactly. We played a really damn good team. One of only 3 that I think has a chance to win it all alongside UGA and Oregon. And they probably beat those teams at the Shoe at night. The Michigan game gave us false hope. It's like the times Gus randomly beat Bama despite fielding an 8-4 team or whatever. Rivalry games are weird.

 

[Revived2002]

Exactly. We played a really damn good team. One of only 3 that I think has a chance to win it all alongside UGA and Oregon. And they probably beat those teams at the Shoe at night.

Agreed. And Georgia and Oregon weren’t winning in Columbus yesterday. No way in the world.

 

[OldVolMan]

Here’s another thing I’m mulling: is college football really that interesting of a sport?

Lots of blowouts. Vast talent disparity still exists, favoring a small handful of programs. Clunky playoff that is killing the significance of rivalry games and has produced only a handful of memorable games. Most programs are doomed to unending irrelevance as the rich get richer. Meanwhile, programs like Tennessee can get close to the top, but may have a glass ceiling without the resources of Texas or the recurring footprint of Georgia.

Still love the Vols and I will still watch. But I have asked myself that a lot in recent years.

No, not since they started changing it to copy the NFL. For me, they turned it into more of a business than a sport.

 

[tnvols72]

Ofc they do.

But I'll say this - if we had them in Neyland at night it would've been a different story.

Even on a neutral field, I think it would've been competitive.

After that 1st drive face mask, the momentum was overwhelming. From Q2-Q4 it was a 17-21 game. That Q1 momentum just put us in such a big hole.

Our class talent is improving. Will take time to see the field, but it's coming up across the board.

This might be true but the development is not working. Heupel better put his friendships aside and make changes. He needs better coaches across the board. There are only 3 coaches that should be kept and the rest needs to be gone. Heupel needs to better himself also. He has to figure out how to get his teams ready for games coming out of by weeks and when he has 2-3 weeks to prepare for a big game. His teams look uninterested and lazy and thats on him. I would feel better if Tn never had a by week. Can Heupel put his friendships aside and do what needs to be done or is he willing to let it get him fired sooner or later.
Banks is a decent DC against bad teams but against good teams he has no answers. His resume is inflated by bad teams.

 

[Revived2002]

No, not since they started changing it to copy the NFL. For me, they turned it into more of a business than a sport.

Yep - and it can never be the NFL with so much of a talent disparity. We need to institute salary caps and a high school draft before we can pretend this is a mini-NFL.

 

[peaygolf]

I think Callahan should get a pass. Not impressed at all with Ran.

Honestly.............I've been saying that the last several weeks, but I really don't think so now.

He said Levis was the guy for the year. Made the move to Mason, and he's just as bad.
Maybe it's the entire freaking staff.

There are only five, maybe six, guys on this team that give a dang. That is unacceptable. Ran has to go..........but I'd cut bait with Callahan as well. His dads hasn't done squat with the OL either.

Total crap show.

 

[Orange.]

Slathering a piece of grilled salmon in my raw nuovo olive oil. Hope this helps my mood. I didn't even drink and I feel hungover.