Recruiting Football Talk VIII

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#124,826
SoilVol said:
Vols a 4.5pt favorite tomorrow over Florida.

Interesting line considering we've dropped 3 of our last 4 and I think home court advantage is typically 3pts? So despite a rematch over a team that beat us by 30, ranked higher, and having lost 3 of 4 recently, Vegas still thinks we're a point better than them?

I'll take it. Vegas don't think these Vols can be kept down forever.
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We played #1 Auburn, on the road, insanely well and very well could have won. Same for UK.

That said, the line is maybe a tad curious. Tough to tell. Since our last match, they got past Arky by 8 on the road, lost to Mizzou at home, and could only scrape by USCjr on the road by 1. We'll see.

Hope we put them to bed and begin our rise towards the light. No more being Bane in the darkness. It's February. Time to go or get left behind.
 
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Devo182 said:
Sorry all for all of the career talk, but a quick follow-up question for the moran braintrust:

Assuming there's some version of an interview/sitdown - how does that go? I'd assume it's something smelling like an interview, but far less formal and just...different. For those with experience, please share.
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It really depends on the competition. Are they just doing a cursory check in with you to see your interest and job fit? Are you the lone candidate? If so it will be casual. If they are bringing in other candidates (especially external) then you need to treat it like a real interview. I would rather be overdressed and over prepared than the alternative.
 
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Devo182 said:
We played #1 Auburn, on the road, insanely well and very well could have won. Same for UK.

That said, the line is maybe a tad curious. Tough to tell. Since our last match, they got past Arky by 8 on the road, lost to Mizzou at home, and could only scrape by USCjr on the road by 1. We'll see.

Hope we put them to bed and begin our rise towards the light. No more being Bane in the darkness. It's February. Time to go or get left behind.
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Always seems like we are firing on all cylinders early January. Lag late Jan through early Feb, kick it up again to end the month. Then SEC tourney is hit or miss for us. I expect to see us get back in gear soon.
 
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knoxvol52 said:
My oldest grandson asked me to take him to his grade school Elementary basketball game last night. Well when we got there we sat down to watch the game and low and behold about 3 minutes into the game a parent started bitching about the refs.🤦🤦🤦
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cool that you got to meet another VN'er in the wild
 
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knoxvol52 said:
My oldest grandson asked me to take him to his grade school Elementary basketball game last night. Well when we got there we sat down to watch the game and low and behold about 3 minutes into the game a parent started bitching about the refs.🤦🤦🤦
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Are you sure it was another player and not just @InVOLuntary ?

Oh wait. If it had been @InVOLuntary , he'd have been yelling at the coaches.
 
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Devo182 said:
12% and I would be flipping the table over 😅🤣

This is a really big jump promotion. Major corporate exposure (we are a MNC corporation to give an idea of our size). I also think they can save on my replacement, as I'm on the higher end of my current role range I believe. This will be a part of my negotiation of course.

From what I'm hearing, internal candidates tend to get screwed over in promotions and their new salary. I'm going to have to bring a strong local market argument.

And if they want to deeply lowball me, I also know plenty of jobs elsewhere in my current role and area that pay just a bit less than this new position would offer. But I tend to be a loyal employee and would prefer to grow in a new role. But I'm not going to go in scared or take the job with a low offer either. I'll walk if that's how I'm valued by them. Because I know I can do better than the previous person. Even she said that. But I hope it doesn't come to that.
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I didn’t know you were talking about that big of a vertical jump you big-timer! Hope you get it!

Now you have really gotten me curious. I also work for a MNC; moved to DC suburbs for it. I have worked on government contracts for almost a decade and negotiate rates often. I have never seen anything over 20% given and that was due to a promotion. If you don’t mind keep us posted.
 
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volinexile17 said:
Pau was arguably better than Kobe in 2009-10 and his career numbers aren’t that far off Kobe in two fewer season.
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Are you intentionally lying or just completely uninformed? Here are the actual numbers behind your fallacious claims.

2009-10 Regular Season
Kobe: 27.0 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 5.0 APG (3rd in MVP voting, 1st team All-NBA, 1st team All-Defense)
Pau: 18.3 PPG, 11.3 RPG, 3.4 APG (3rd team All-NBA)


2009-10 Playoffs
Kobe: 29.2 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 5.5 APG (Finals MVP)
Pau: 19.6 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 3.5 APG

Career Totals
Kobe: 33,643 points, 7,047 rebounds, 6,306 assists
Pau: 20,894 points, 11,305 rebounds, 3,925 assists

Pau Gasol was not as good as Kobe at any point in his career and his career is nowhere close to Kobe. You must have misspoke cause this is maybe the most insane take I've ever heard someone make.
 
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Funny story about Skullbone. I was 16-17 years old, so around 74-75 my dad, my bother and I were deer hunting in the area. We walked out of the woods and could see the old country store so we walked in got a sandwich and something to drink. Leaned our deer rifles against the wall. Nobody noticed or said anything except “seen anything” different times, different world.
 
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Devo182 said:
Sorry all for all of the career talk, but a quick follow-up question for the moran braintrust:

Assuming there's some version of an interview/sitdown - how does that go? I'd assume it's something smelling like an interview, but far less formal and just...different. For those with experience, please share.
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I have seen it go both ways depending on the company culture and how well interviewers know the internal candidates. You'll have a better feel for those two things than any of us.

Regardless of the form of the interview, the substance will be about showing your skills (technical, managerial, leadership, personality) translate from here (present job) to there (promo job). Even if it's informal, that's what they want to take from it.
 
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SoilVol said:
Recent events made me realize Tennessee basketball's issues this season can be blamed on Biden's DEI initiatives. Had to give up Knecht for Lanier.


(Disclaimer: I make this joke at risk of it being taken too politically and making too much light of recent serious events. Everyone, regardless of political flavor, should at least chuckle at that I'd think... I thought it was decently clever.)
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I am not overly political but I did not find this funny. Lanier is playing his ass off. He just isn’t shooting well the last couple games. And not being DK is something almost every player can be guilty of
 
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