Recruiting Forum Football Talk II

[volfaninpa]

Do any of the 5 star prospects UT is going after drop UT from consideration if they lose on Saturday? (If they haven't already?)

 

[pismonque]

He's been awful since year 3. Titans will win enough games to not be able to draft anyone worth a damn, though. Mediocrity....REIGNS.

You know, as a Dolphins fan for nearly a half century, I can tell you that mediocrity just poisons your soul. 20 years we’ve been mired in it.

Sometimes you just have to laugh at it — went to see them play the Rams at the Coliseum a couple years ago, guy in front of me had on a Jay Fiedler jersey, just celebrating the torchbearer of it, loved that! But mostly it just eats your soul.

I’m actually taking a perverse pleasure in seeing them tank this year. Hey, right or wrong, it’s their first freakin bold move in two decades! Maybe the overhaul will work. But I just can’t take many more 7-9 to 9-7 seasons that bring nothing but middling draft picks and propagate mediocrity.

Ah hell, yes I can. They’re still my team, the bastards. I don’t know how to change that.

 

[SmokinBob]

Anybody watching Houston and Tulane.
Tulane has our checkerboard end zones and NCarolinas uniforms.

They were sooo confused!

 

[Devo182]

Bball recruiting is getting just silly.

VQ posted we have visited 3 2021 guys this week, all 5*s. Also got an OV locked up for Kennedy Chandler, the #12 overall 2021 prospect visiting Oct 12th...the same day #2 overall prospect Paolo Banchero is coming. CHRIST. Are we even talking to 4*s at this point? Lol

 

[Catbone]

Bball recruiting is getting just silly.

VQ posted we have visited 3 2021 guys this week, all 5*s. Also got an OV locked up for Kennedy Chandler, the #12 overall 2021 prospect visiting Oct 12th...the same day #2 overall prospect Paolo Banchero is coming. CHRIST. Are we even talking to 4*s at this point? Lol

we joke that we are now a Basketball school. But that's what we are now. Crazy

 

[Nash_Vol97]

You know, as a Dolphins fan for nearly a half century, I can tell you that mediocrity just poisons your soul. 20 years we’ve been mired in it.

Sometimes you just have to laugh at it — went to see them play the Rams at the Coliseum a couple years ago, guy in front of me had on a Jay Fiedler jersey, just celebrating the torchbearer of it, loved that! But mostly it just eats your soul.

I’m actually taking a perverse pleasure in seeing them tank this year. Hey, right or wrong, it’s their first freakin bold move in two decades! Maybe the overhaul will work. But I just can’t take many more 7-9 to 9-7 seasons that bring nothing but middling draft picks and propagate mediocrity.

Ah hell, yes I can. They’re still my team, the bastards. I don’t know how to change that.

I’m a Dolphins fan as well and I’m fully on board with the tanking. A rebuild is much needed.

 

[Devo182]

we joke that we are now a Basketball school. But that's what we are now. Crazy

All I know is better to be a something school than a nothing school. And 1 can always boost the other a bit too.

 

[Devo182]

Speaking of basketball, any way too early predictions?

I perused our schedule and lazily came up with a 17-15 record and NIT bid. I think we'll struggle mightily downlow and have a lot of variance due to relying on streaky shooting guards like Bowden and Turner and having a true freshman in JJ. Think we could've snuck our way into the tournament with the VT transfer Blackshear though. Will be a shaky rebuilding year before we utterly reload the next 2 years for deep runs.

 

[UTSuave’]

Bball recruiting is getting just silly.

VQ posted we have visited 3 2021 guys this week, all 5*s. Also got an OV locked up for Kennedy Chandler, the #12 overall 2021 prospect visiting Oct 12th...the same day #2 overall prospect Paolo Banchero is coming. CHRIST. Are we even talking to 4*s at this point? Lol

Tennessee basketball is NWO

 

[Geaux_Vols]

On the way back from New Orleans. One of the craziest games I’ve ever seen in person. That last McCleskey TD was 10 feet from me. Total chaos.

 

[Devo182]

I’m a Dolphins fan as well and I’m fully on board with the tanking. A rebuild is much needed.

All for Tua? I have a sneaky feeling he just isn't tankworthy. If I'm the Dolphins I just invest in a 2 year tank and get Lawrence or Fields next draft.

 

[UTProf]

we joke that we are now a Basketball school. But that's what we are now. Crazy

We can be both. Our best years in football coincided with the LV's going on a run for a three-peat and fielding one of the best women's teams to ever play the game. That's one of the reasons I've always rolled my eyes at the conspiracy theory some fans held for a while that the LVs were somehow holding the men back both in basketball and football. There's no reason we can't have a strong men's basketball (and women's basketball) alongside a strong football team. Success breeds success.

 

[Volbucky]

In his defense, you respond to almost every one of his posts.

No I don't, at all. I've had him on ignore for a long long time. Somehow I still saw one of his bs posts though.

 

[rekinhavoc]

Safe to come back? Thought this was interesting

Wait is that a 32" Mac on a cherry wood desk? Or was it mahogany

 

[rekinhavoc]

machine slamming guy is sooo 2000!

we've progressed to stretching for attention guy, spandex guy, puffed out chest for attention guy, and finally old dudes standing around checking out girls.

I have names for all the annoying people at the gym.

 

[KokoBVol]

My daughter still plays travel ball. We were in gulf port a few months ago. There was a team there without parents from Florida. It was awesome.

I’m pretty sure those orphans didn’t think it was awesome.

 

[HankHill]

No...much like Mehlan..I think he us a good coach, but he has proven beyond a shadow of any doubt...whatsoever...at all...zero...zilch..nada...none..

That he absolutely was not, and is absolutely never going to be a championship coach...ever...ever...ever..

I don't think he is ass, but I don't believe for a damnable second that he would "kill it" at Tennessee., but I guess that depends on your definition of "killing it" is.

Just like I have said a million times about Mehlan...Mehrk Richt is a good coach and he would do...OK...at UT, or at least I think he would have a long time ago...I believe he is a washed up has been now, and will remain that way.




All that freakin unbelievable talent, fir all those years..and nothing to show for it...

Mehrk Richt i love it

 

[nicksjuzunk]

Good. Got some pillz hopefully gone in two weeks.

One weird trick.... (brown banana ad)

 

[drvenner]

Happy for Jalen and JJ McClesky.

 

[Vfl2407]

Bball recruiting is getting just silly.

VQ posted we have visited 3 2021 guys this week, all 5*s. Also got an OV locked up for Kennedy Chandler, the #12 overall 2021 prospect visiting Oct 12th...the same day #2 overall prospect Paolo Banchero is coming. CHRIST. Are we even talking to 4*s at this point? Lol

Yes, people over there are really melting down.
Saying while basketball is blowing up that football is falling apart. Argh.
Saying Georgia State was a crusher that even Nieds might not overcome.
One poster asked “what genius made the Georgia game our biggest recruiting weekend instead of MSU or USC.”

 

[chargervol]

No...much like Mehlan..I think he us a good coach, but he has proven beyond a shadow of any doubt...whatsoever...at all...zero...zilch..nada...none..

That he absolutely was not, and is absolutely never going to be a championship coach...ever...ever...ever..

I don't think he is ass, but I don't believe for a damnable second that he would "kill it" at Tennessee., but I guess that depends on your definition of "killing it" is.

Just like I have said a million times about Mehlan...Mehrk Richt is a good coach and he would do...OK...at UT, or at least I think he would have a long time ago...I believe he is a washed up has been now, and will remain that way.




All that freakin unbelievable talent, fir all those years..and nothing to show for it...

It's been crazy how much recruiting has taken off there since he's been gone.

 

[jakez4ut]

It's been crazy how much recruiting has taken off there since he's been gone.

That year 2 run, set up by all those richt recruits staying their senior year, really helped the shiny new toy in Athens out....

 

[chargervol]

That year 2 run, set up by all those richt recruits staying their senior year, really helped the shiny new toy in Athens out....

I'm sure there's a little wink wink going on down there also.
But either way, 17 years vs the few since he's been gone and the story of Pruitt getting Ga some of the stuff in his short time..
I like Richt as a person, just seems to be missing that killer instinct.

 

[BruinVol]

Happy for Jalen and JJ McClesky.

I ain’t. My ML bet on houston was looking dang good at 28-7. Lol

 

[Newman]

All for Tua? I have a sneaky feeling he just isn't tankworthy. If I'm the Dolphins I just invest in a 2 year tank and get Lawrence or Fields next draft.

I think Tua is special and the amount of premium draft picks and cap space we will have this year provide us an opportunity to bring in a solid group around him.