Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[Enki_Amenra]

Go Vols!

 

[Mullins2010]

Why are you Danny White? You gonna make a hire.

I’ll defer to you if you are , you’ve got an impressive list of hires in your career.

Exactly

 

[UTK]

Lowkey it does make the day better that Kentucky fans have to celebrate when we will lose in basketball now. How far that program has fallen does make me a little happy, not going to lie

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Also, not to bash one player…but Dubar was a big letdown. From not being close to 6’8” to then missing so much time & not really doing much to help move the needle.

Chaz clearly delivered. Felix also more than expected as well.

Igor a very solid addition, but his inconsistency became frustrating. With his size & skillset he should have easily been a 12 & 8 guy…wish he was returning for one more year.

I’m only sad I won’t get to see ZZ or Shack in O&W anymore.

 

[SoilVol]

To win against Houston today? DK would have been the difference.

JP is by far the best scoring big on the team…I am really hoping he’s gonna be 100% for his remaining 3 years here.

Well yeah, but DK wasn't an option to return. Estrella just not getting hurt would've been helpful

 

[VolGee4]

Well yeah, but DK wasn't an option to return. Estrella just not getting hurt would've been helpful

DK was 9 months away from returning,

 

[Jimmy Football]

Exactly

We’re hiring Next Coach. One of the best in the business.

 

[tnhunter 10]

 

[SoilVol]

Also, not to bash one player…but Dubar was a big letdown. From not being close to 6’8” to then missing so much time & not really doing much to help move the needle.

Chaz clearly delivered. Felix also more than expected as well.

Igor a very solid addition, but his inconsistency became frustrating. With his size & skillset he should have easily been a 12 & 8 guy…wish he was returning for one more year.

I’m only sad I won’t get to see ZZ or Shack in O&W anymore.

Dubar is a dude that probably would've balled at Bama where he has a simple scheme and no defending responsibility. He never got into a grove here to perform at the level he did at Hofstra.

But maybe that's an example of for every DK, Lanier, Gainey there's a Dubar that doesn't translate.

 

[SoilVol]

It's a choice that the Vandy fan admins of said page choose to make.

 

[SoilVol]

DK was 9 months away from returning,

Meh, he would've gotten Bertoed because the NCAA sucks

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

Truly enjoyed basketball season.
Great mens team. Incredible season for the women too. How many first year coaches coach to a sweet 16? It’s great to be a Tennessee Volunteer! It would have been great to make the final four, but today houston held the upper hand. I am disappointed in the outcome of the game but not in the team or coaches.

In two days, we have transitioned from a memorable basketball season to the baseball and softball season.

Softball took the series from Oklahoma.
Baseball swept south carolina.
Baseball and Softball CWS anyone?
Yes, please!

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Why are the games so early today?

 

[Govolsman98]

I look forward to the day where that reddit admin gets what's coming to him

 

[UpstateVol613]

Also, not to bash one player…but Dubar was a big letdown. From not being close to 6’8” to then missing so much time & not really doing much to help move the needle.

Chaz clearly delivered. Felix also more than expected as well.

Igor a very solid addition, but his inconsistency became frustrating. With his size & skillset he should have easily been a 12 & 8 guy…wish he was returning for one more year.

I’m only sad I won’t get to see ZZ or Shack in O&W anymore.

What is the story behind that? Did his profile say 6’8" and when he showed up to campus they saw he was 6’6"?

Igor was frustrating. He actually regressed the last month of the season/playoffs.

 

[Girth Brooks]

 

[mr.checkerboards]

Why are the games so early today?

Always are this time on Sunday

We tipped against Purdue at the same time last year.

 

[UpstateVol613]

I really wish Gainey had another year of eligibility. He really came into his own this season.

 

[Volnut]

Please lord, make sure Duke beats Florida. I don’t think my heart can take this ending and a gata national championship.

I don't think you'll need prayers for Duke to beat Florida.

 

[Volnut]

I really wish Gainey had another year of eligibility. He really came into his own this season.

Maybe he will. I don't understand what the holdup is on this NCAA hearing. Teams have to go portaling now, and how do you know your needs if you are in limbo with players like ZZ and Gainey?

 

[UTProf]

I know it’s been a hot minute but this was supposed to be a rebuilding year and we made the Elite 8 for the third time in school history. Not a bad season at all.

 

[CABVOL]

Listening now at an event. I may never watch this game. Lol

Don’t. It was brutal in person.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

I really wish Gainey had another year of eligibility. He really came into his own this season.

I would bring him back.

 

[Jimmy Football]

I look forward to the day where that reddit admin gets what's coming to him

He’s a Vandy guy, it’s a never ending reckoning for him.

 

[BigSteve09]

I'm not sure I expected an Elite 8 run out of this team. I didn't think we had the depth and I was worried about health/wear. Especially after the Estrella and Carr stuff. I thought that just put a ceiling on the season's potential.

They played with a ton of heart. No shame in losing to Houston, or Duke, or Florida, or Auburn, or Mich St, or any other team that we could have come across.

I am proud of this team and I am proud of Barnes.

The Mashack 3 to beat Bama was worth it. The win over Kentucky in the SWEET SIXTEEN was worth it.

Only ONE TEAM can win the tournament. Just one. You have to be great, you have to be deep, you have to be consistent, you have to be lucky. You have to somehow avoid officiating catastrophes. All of those things have to happen for a championship run. I'm not surprised we couldn't keep those factors where they needed to be for an extended period of time. It's HARD. It's even harder when you don't have the ingredients that several other teams have.

Yet and still they still made an elite 8 run and it remains impressive and should be admired. You would be a willing fool to dismiss where this team ended the season.

I felt terrible after some of our previous tournament exits. I couldn't understand how THAT team with THOSE players lost to teams I felt were inferior or got lucky or were blessed by ridiculous officiating.

I don't feel that way today. I feel that a team that we should all take pride in and be thankful for came up against a better team and lost. There is no shame in that. I won't call it acceptable but it certainly isn't unacceptable.

I hope we can load up again. It was a fun season. The highs outweighed the lows. Ill miss ZZ a ton.