Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[MoCo_Vol]

End of the day we've lost games by not finishing this year...at Vandy, vs Kentucky, at Auburn, and last night at Ole Miss.

4 of our 6 losses were clearly in our hands and we blew them more than the other team took them. But we also have games we did finish at the end at Illinois, at Texas, at A&M, at LSU, vs Bama it's part of the grind.


I will say we need Igor at 100% in a bad way though. Our leading rebounder and he hasn't looked the part since the Missouri game and last night came down an inability to defensive rebound.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

This team when on can hold Florida to 44 points...or go into Auburn and hold them to 53

But this same team gave Vandy 76 twice, and let Missouri hang 81 in TBA and also Kentucky 78 with 2 starters missing for them.

Just a different type of team than we normally see. I don't think most of us would expect a Rick Barnes squad to lose any game where they score 73 or more, but half our losses have come scoring that much.

 

[Volsdeep4]

Tennessee fans would love Nate Oats because he's gonna win at least 25 games every season and recruit like hell. I know he's wearing the wrong color, but he's a hell of a coach.

No. He’s a pos scumbag.

 

[Butch Jones]

The landlord is raising the rent....$25

1. Glad it's not more
2. Wtf is the point?

Cant get no more free Randy

 

[rockytop25]

Tennessee fans would love Nate Oats because he's gonna win at least 25 games every season and recruit like hell. I know he's wearing the wrong color, but he's a hell of a coach.

Nate Oats does not coach defense, and his teams are always sloppy. They don't do the little things well.

A well coached team beats us the other day in TBA by probably 3-4 possessions but they lost because of Oats

 

[chavisut]

Midweek game on the road against a good team.

This is the toughest conference in the country for a reason.

 

[Devo182]

BOOOOOOM MFERS!!!

45.1% RAISE

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

Midweek game on the road against a good team.

This is the toughest conference in the country for a reason.

Voice of reason

 

[Volator]

The inability to hit shots consistently is going to get us beat in the tournament. Again

Can be said about every team in the tournament except one ie. the team who wins it all.

 

[B EaZy40]

Telling stats when I checked the score this morning. I fell asleep at halftime.

Lanier 13 pts in the 1st half, finishes with 15
ZZ finishes with 8 pts
Ole Miss 46 pts in the paint to our 20
Ole Miss 20 fast break points to our 2

Ouch

 

[Jimmy Football]

BOOOOOOM MFERS!!!

45.1% RAISE

Get to work on those NIL deals. We’ll need another corner and a big time wide receiver.

 

[knoxvol52]

Lady Vols play Vanderbilt at 11:00 a.m. on SEC Network...

 

[BigSteve09]

This team when on can hold Florida to 44 points...or go into Auburn and hold them to 53

But this same team gave Vandy 76 twice, and let Missouri hang 81 in TBA and also Kentucky 78 with 2 starters missing for them.

Just a different type of team than we normally see. I don't think most of us would expect a Rick Barnes squad to lose any game where they score 73 or more, but half our losses have come scoring that much.

We've also faced some issues and challenges with depth and health this season. Tough to remain consistent at a very high level in the conference this year, with the improved play of many programs.

At our best we are one of the best 1-5 teams in the nation. Sometimes we dip down to average. I don't know if that's exhaustion or because we don't have a deep rotation and if 1-2 guys don't play their A-game we suffer worse for it.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Any of you a mechanic?
2014 Silverado 1500. it wont start. I take out 1 of the spark plugs and it starts, but misses. Sally says: Spark plugs/coils, air intake, sensor, fuel delivery issue or ECM.

 

[Aesius]

Any of you a mechanic?
2014 Silverado 1500. it wont start. I take out 1 of the spark plugs and it starts, but misses. Sally says: Spark plugs/coils, air intake, sensor, fuel delivery issue or ECM.

It ain’t got no gas in it.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

If they foul 50 times and they call 5 of them and we foul 4 times and they call 7 of them then thats cheating.

Blows my mind that so many people don't understand this

 

[Enki_Amenra]

It ain’t got no gas in it.

"bad gas"

 

[mrmax86]

Tennessee fans would love Nate Oats because he's gonna win at least 25 games every season and recruit like hell. I know he's wearing the wrong color, but he's a hell of a coach.

If anything, Tennessee fans would be the last to accept a coach with a history of enabling criminals. Nice try.

 

[knoxvol52]

I am sure the refs planned this scenario out didn’t they . Every time we lose it’s rigged right?

You can go to ANY teams message board and the officials are the scapegoat for every team, it's just the nature of the beast.

 

[knoxvol52]

Blows my mind that so many people don't understand this

Every college sports fan says the same thing...about officiating..

 

[screenthis]

Telling stats when I checked the score this morning. I fell asleep at halftime.

Lanier 13 pts in the 1st half, finishes with 15
ZZ finishes with 8 pts
Ole Miss 46 pts in the paint to our 20
Ole Miss 20 fast break points to our 2

Ouch

For those blaming the refs, this may also have been a factor. I didn't watch so the refs could have been horid as well.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Jimmy Hyams says a lot of things.

Doesn’t mean he is wrong. He was saying there’d isn’t much difference between a #1 and #2 seed other than we have never been a #1 seed.

 

[KB5252]

Any of you a mechanic?
2014 Silverado 1500. it wont start. I take out 1 of the spark plugs and it starts, but misses. Sally says: Spark plugs/coils, air intake, sensor, fuel delivery issue or ECM.

Any spark plug at random or one specific?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Blows my mind that so many people don't understand this

It’s because you and some others say the exact same thing in every single game regardless of the sport. At some point you gotta stop blaming the officials. Officiating didn’t lose us the game against OM. Were there terrible calls? Yes. But it went both ways.

There were guitar a few times we just couldn’t stop OM and we went cold offensively. But EVERY single game when we start losing it’s the SAME thing. Refs. Yet when we win and see other fan bases say oh the refs gave TN that game, we say they are idiots and are just crying.

Officiating sucks in every sport. It’s the way it is. It’s like when people say oh I hope we don’t get this red or the game will depend on who officiates. Who are the good refs in sports? Who are the refs that call it fair all the time? List them.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Any spark plug at random or one specific?

I only tried one. I'll put it in and try another spot.

Edit: Seems like it's just that one.