Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[MemphisVol3]

I may have missed this but with Ekeler gone, is Coach Chop officially moving in his on-field role?

 

[JT3]

I may have missed this but with Ekeler gone, is Coach Chop officially moving in his on-field role?

We all assume that's the logically move but nothing has been made official as of now.

 

[SergeantVol]

I sat courtside for the UF game. I can attest that they are not. I can also attest that some of the snobby rich folks were cheering just fine.

The populist outrage gets tiresome. Don't like how we fan? Pay what we pay and come show us.

Whoa there richie rich! Will you buy us a new O-line coach? (A populist outrage item)

 

[MrVolton]

I may have missed this but with Ekeler gone, is Coach Chop officially moving in his on-field role?

Good question. Have Hubbs, Price, or any of them said anything about potential replacement?

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

Regionality is the way.

Totally agree with this sentiment!
Gimme that old time CFB and the classic conferences!

 

[SSVol]

In general, there's absolutely a reason for populist outrage....but not for this forum.

I assume that most folks on this forum embrace the concept of supply and demand, populists or otherwise. Tickets are expensive because there is more demand than supply, much like beach houses and Bitcoin. Expensive tickets are also the direct result of winning. Perhaps you'd like to return to mediocrity?

 

[ugg]

Good question. Have Hubbs, Price, or any of them said anything about potential replacement?

On the podcast earlier Hubbs eluded to Chop being a likely replacement, but said he hasn't heard anything official yet. He also said he thinks Banks wants Chop to have more of an on field role.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

????

It's hard to see such a white snake. . .

 

[Jackcrevol]

It's hard to see such a white snake. . .

youuuuuuuu!!!

 

[Enki_Amenra]

youuuuuuuu!!!

 

[Enki_Amenra]

 

[Enki_Amenra]

 

[DD4ME]

No stats are irrelevant for anybody who watched the games. All box scores do is give people who didn't watch information about what happened in the game. However, that information will always be limited compared to actually watching the game.

Do you really need to see the box score from the Bills vs Chiefs playoff game last Sunday to know who did or didn't play well? When you watch a game closely you will have superior information to any stat sheet.

I judge players exclusively on the eye test. I watch them play and determine how good they are based on what I see in game rather than basing my opinion on what I see after the game on the stat sheet.

 

[DD4ME]

Gotta love cherry picking stats. The Lakers were 28-27 with LeBron in 2019. Just one game above .500

Lebron Record In 2018-19 | StatMuse

 

[DD4ME]

No you can be a superstar as a weak defender. I would never dare say someone like Magic or Dirk weren't superstars. But they're not getting in any GOAT or all-time debate with guys who played elite on both sides of the ball.

Jokic is a superstar. But he'll never be in the same class as Hakeem.

 

[DD4ME]

Do you really want me to start posting footage of Jokic on defense. Please don't make me do it cause it's putrid to watch. Saying he's an average defender lets me know you don't watch him play much.

I think Murray, Gordon, and MPJ are 3 really good borderline all-star caliber players. I don't think Jokic is carrying a weak supporting cast. I think they're a really good supporting cast that would be an all-time team if Jokic was better defensively. Hakeem Olajuwon with this Nuggets roster wins at least 3 championships.

 

[DD4ME]

Well AD not in any GOAT conversations. If he were then the mickey mouse ring would pale in comparison to a real championships like those won by Hakeem.

Everything is about context. In the context of GOAT debates everything gets parsed.

 

[DD4ME]

No. But I did grow up watching almost every playoff game. And to me there's not a better judge of how good or not good a player is than the playoffs. It's why I usually wait until the playoffs to truly rate guys in the NBA. With the NFL and college there's a limited sample size so I tend to watch the big games every Saturday and Sunday.

 

[DD4ME]

I think the NBA and or ESPN should hire D4H

 

[DD4ME]

I may have missed this but with Ekeler gone, is Coach Chop officially moving in his on-field role?

 

[DD4ME]

Let him

 

[DD4ME]

 

[screenthis]

I assume that most folks on this forum embrace the concept of supply and demand, populists or otherwise. Tickets are expensive because there is more demand than supply, much like beach houses and Bitcoin. Expensive tickets are also the direct result of winning. Perhaps you'd like to return to mediocrity?

It's not quite as simple as Supply and Demand meaning what impacts supply or demand is of interest (devil is in the details). As was the initial reason for the post, ticket prices (and rising fees) are going up to support ever increasing costs (NIL, Renovations, etc.). If prices go up enough, quite possibly, 'regular fans' will be priced out of attending games in person (or as many games). For me personally, that's not a good development.

 

[MarcoVol]

I assume that most folks on this forum embrace the concept of supply and demand, populists or otherwise. Tickets are expensive because there is more demand than supply, much like beach houses and Bitcoin. Expensive tickets are also the direct result of winning. Perhaps you'd like to return to mediocrity?

Part of it is also this is a business, like it or not.

And businesses interested in making money don’t care about the poors. It’s an unfortunate and ugly truth. Too much money involved for this thing to be ran any other way. At the end of the day they just want to increase revenue.

 

[Jackcrevol]

I think the NBA and or ESPN should hire D4H

Anything, anything NBA related.