Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[BigOrange15]

Pretentiousness and condescension have nothing to do with syntax.....you either can discern it, or not.

OC is a smart guy, he is sharp...and he knows it and wants you and everybody else to know it too.

I have never claimed to be brilliant...and I never will.

Apparently it does lol

 

[jave36]

No, my opinion of football going to hell began many years back and is partly traced back to Jerry Jones.

That's fair.

 

[jave36]

Oddsmaker on the radio picked NC St OUTRIGHT, not just to cover. He was 9/10 week one, but even with my BVS I can't see us outright losing. Maybe we don't cover in a worst case scenario, but I was floored when I heard that.

 

[bigorange]

 

[peaygolf]

 

[volinbama256]

Oddsmaker on the radio picked NC St OUTRIGHT, not just to cover. He was 9/10 week one, but even with my BVS I can't see us outright losing. Maybe we don't cover in a worst case scenario, but I was floored when I heard that.

We may only win by a point, but we're not losing this game. We lose this and we have some serious issues in multiple areas, both with coaches and position groups.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

 

[tnhunter 10]

 

[Orange.]

France?

Oui.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

 

[SpringBokVol]

He has FSU with 2 losses above TN and others. Zero credibility. Be better

This was before the season started

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Apparently it does lol

My point is..

It is not necessarily not how much you say...it is the what, why and how you say it.

 

[BigOrange15]

Oddsmaker on the radio picked NC St OUTRIGHT, not just to cover. He was 9/10 week one, but even with my BVS I can't see us outright losing. Maybe we don't cover in a worst case scenario, but I was floored when I heard that.

Based on what? They don't have one advantage over us. Non-serious, contrarian take imo.

 

[BigOrange15]

My point is..

It is not necessarily not how much you say...it is the what, why and how you say it.

 

[Aesius]

Based on what? They don't have one advantage over us. Non-serious, contrarian take imo.

Agreed. I don't see any position unit where they're better than us. Maybe their secondary is slightly better than ours, but it won't matter when McCall has 1 second to get the ball out on every passing play. Meanwhile I think Nico will have plenty of time in the pocket, and when he doesn't, he can make something happen on the ground.

The only way I see us losing this game is if Nico is overconfident and tries to fit the ball into some really tight windows and they end up getting picked. But Heupel's offense generally doesn't lend itself to interceptions. He gets guys too wide open for QBs to be forcing throws into those windows, and I trust that he and Nico will be on the same page tomorrow.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Based on what? They don't have one advantage over us. Non-serious, contrarian take imo.

The only analysis that I've seen to defend that has been that their coach is a great defensive mind, and our secondary is new/questionable. Nico is in only his third start, so they may be able to shake him. If anyone can figure out how to shut UT down, it's him...

Not sure I agree. I don't know that he's scheme-elite enough to overcome the talent differences and pressures that Heupel's offense put on someone.

 

[LoudOrange]

Have any of you Morans been to Poland? I have a work trip coming up. I couldn't find an Applebee's anywhere in Poland when I did a google search.

It's called Applebeeski's in Poland . That might be your problem.

 

[Aesius]

The only analysis that I've seen to defend that has been that their coach is a great defensive mind, and our secondary is new/questionable. Nico is in only his third start, so they may be able to shake him. If anyone can figure out how to shut UT down, it's him...

Not sure I agree. I don't know that he's scheme-elite enough to overcome the talent differences and pressures that Heupel's offense put on someone.

I mean, Nico had no problem with Iowa's vaunted defense. And that was 8 months and a lot of practices ago. Granted, he didn't torch them through the air but he didn't need to. We may see a similar game tomorrow with Nico connecting on some early deep shots and then the running game taking over.

 

[rikberry31]

The new kickoff rule will probably create more returns. I don’t know how that’s flag football. They just don’t allow guys to run 60 yards at full speed.

But I know, you want everything to be like the 80’s.

The thing I hate about it is that it allows for a lot more room for the officials to insert themselves into the game and affect the outcomes . I don't watch the NFL nearly as much as I used to because of the many rule changes have changed the game. NFL is now a glorified 7v7 league. And the corruption makes the NCAA look like Salvation Army.

 

[JT3]

We may only win by a point, but we're not losing this game. We lose this and we have some serious issues in multiple areas, both with coaches and position groups.

I agree. I'm not worried about this game. NCST will play better than their week 1 performance no doubt. As long as we are beating ourselves I think we pull away in the 2nd half. Jump on early then pull away late in the game. Got us winning by 18.

 

[rikberry31]

There is no fallacy in saying the game is getting softer. That is fact. They've eliminated the big hits, gone to great lengths to protect QBs, as "violent" as the game is, it's nowhere near as violent as it once was. There is a clear progression toward more of a flag football approach. Will it ever reach flag football? No idea. But it certainly has progressed in that direction.

It already has in the "Pro Bowl."

 

[knoxvol52]

It already has in the "Pro Bowl."

All Star games are stupid anyway. I wouldn't want my multi million dollar players playing a meaningless game to start with. Should discontinue every All Star game.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

 

[engineerVOL]

I mean, Nico had no problem with Iowa's vaunted defense. And that was 8 months and a lot of practices ago. Granted, he didn't torch them through the air but he didn't need to. We may see a similar game tomorrow with Nico connecting on some early deep shots and then the running game taking over.

He also was protected by practice squad OL on the way to being sacked 6(?) times by those corn-fed fatties and didn’t break in half like I was told would happen.

 

[jave36]

Based on what? They don't have one advantage over us. Non-serious, contrarian take imo.

He's not a contrarian, he's an oddsmaker. He went 90% week 1, so he's not just offering hot takes. I think he's mistaken, but he's definitely being serious.