Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[BruinVol]

I see things from up here that you obviously cant...why would I ever come down?

Well since you see it so well tell us what’s the next 5 years hold for football and vol hoops

 

[CornFlake]

 

[MrVolton]

Yep, and that was the biggest disappointment to me. It could be a potential strength for CJH that he's had to learn how to recruit to less promising programs.

Explains why he appeared to shoot for the moon early only to fall wayyyy down the board when he missed late.

 

[ALStateLineVol]

My daughter and one of my sons plays soccer.... not that big an issue at their level but we have laughed a lot watching pros acting like they had been shot and died in the middle of the field.

I agree at this level as I only coached HS level and below. I have seen a few players be very dramatic about instances and over embellish contact, but for me I see more on the boys side than the girls side (I hope I can still say boys and girls??).

As for the pro level, it is absolutely hilarious to see a player taken off on stretcher and then return at the next opportunity. One minute they have a broke leg and then it's suddenly healed and back on field.

 

[SugarCC]

Well since you see it so well tell us what’s the next 5 years hold for football and vol hoops

Why don't you climb up and see for yourself? Why should I come down to you, and tell you anything? What are you, communist?

 

[drvenner]

Simmons.

That was my thinking. Heard he was really good on go routes.

 

[drvenner]

Steele is Steele in play get it

#steelesharpenssteele ?

 

[De La Cloobs]

After starting this thread, I guess I should follow up now that the dust has settled. My friend has been in the midst of helping a staff member exit, and I’ve been trying to be respectful of that transition. People and families are more important than message boards. That said, there are a couple of things I’ve heard that are non-controversial, while possibly of interest. We negotiated with Franklin, Elliot and Heupel only. Franklin played his hand much longer than anyone expected. He kept leaving the door open, but never accepted reasonable terms. The slow pace of that probably fatigued the Elliot deal. He had a full proposed staff etc. One can assume he was very serious. I just think our inability to act on that deal wore down his enthusiasm. Heupel was genuinely a place DW didn’t want to go, given his affection for UCF. That said, he might be the best choice of the three. He’s a head coach. He has no ego. He is an honest guy who DW trusts etc. my friend has become more optimistic about the NCAA as well. Apparently the aggressive way we intervened was by the book, and lauded by Glazier etc. We would’ve been in much worse shape if we turned the information over without acting decisively. I’ll share more once my friend is on the other side of his exit negotiations. There are several coaches who acted in good faith, and put the kids and the school first. It’s been good to hear that. Hearing how Pruitt ran the staff and the program makes me feel relieved that we’ve moved on. Many of the things my friend told me back in December have come to fruition months later. It’s interesting to see how long it takes for these things to unfold. In hindsight, there is probably no way a Tennessee search was going to be simple or clean, but I’m hopeful about the result. More to come...

News from Stoerner. I’m actually glad we got Heupel at this point. Would you rather have Heupel or Elliot?

 

[Ten_Titans]

He makes a good point

It's just a no brainer. What does JH need? A coach that can run every facet of the defense, coordinate defensive recruiting, and completely take that side of the ball off of Heupel's plate in year one.

What did Steele do at Auburn? Exactly that. In fact, he did it so well he backpacked Gus Malzahn's ****** high school offense and got that man three more seasons than he deserved and a fat contract extension.

The only thing keeping UT fans from being on board is Shakespearian fan fiction written by a handful of Auburn fans that we have decided to take as solid fact.

 

[rdavis007]

I have a request from Volnation. A plea really. My youngest Granddaughter, just over a month old, has been diagnosed with a Congenital Heart Defect (Tetralogy of Fallot) and will have open heart surgery this week. Any prayers that you could send (or positive thoughts if you don't believe in prayer) would be greatly appreciated. Just know, I wouldn't ask anything for myself, ever. But, I'll ask anything of anyone for one of my family. Thank you in advance.

I definately believe in the power of Prayer, Prayers sent! God is Good!

 

[HankHill]

Wow AP said on the podcast that Pruitt and staff didn’t care to keep relationships with ‘backup plan’ recruits. Hadn’t talked to Horn at all. Said it was completely on David Johnson that we had a chance at the Memphis trio bc Pruitt didn’t want them until late in the cycle and David had taken it upon himself to keep relationships with those recruits so we didn’t have to play catch-up. Cone head proving himself more and more incompetent by the day.

Hot take:

I like Sam Horns make up and tape a lot better than I do Simpson.

 

[drvenner]

Last year’s class. French, Eason and McDonald. Pruitt only recruited Eason.

I heard McDonald was the bag man?

Is that true?

 

[2xVol]

It's just a no brainer. What does JH need? A coach that can run every facet of the defense, coordinate defensive recruiting, and completely take that side of the ball off of Heupel's plate in year one.

What did Steele do at Auburn? Exactly that. In fact, he did it so well he backpacked Gus Malzahn's ****** high school offense and got that man three more seasons than he deserved and a fat contract extension.

The only thing keeping UT fans from being on board is Shakespearian fan fiction written by a handful of Auburn fans that we have decided to take as solid fact.

He should probably remain on staff but his defenses struggle if they see 60+ plays. Malzahn actually reduced the tempo of his offense to play to the strengths of his elite defense. That won’t work for CJH, he needs to find someone who can keep up. You want a soft defense that puts an emphasis on negative plays. That’s exactly what the best teams are doing right now while their offenses put up PlayStation numbers. It won’t be the suffocating defense we had hoped for with Pruitt but it will win games.

 

[TheRain]

This could mean nothing but who knows

So... Vol.

 

[Nuctech777]

How many posts before we create a new thread? I think the energy has shifted a little now that the head coaching search is behind us. We waiting on a full staff? Just curious

 

[Batman1948]

I thought there was a path for Joe to stick with the new staff. Kinda sad to see him go

 

[HankHill]

Give me a list of schools that run a base 3-3-5?

Mississippi state, Syracuse (arnett left Syracuse at the alter and they hired someone who runs the same scheme), Iowa state, and Arizona state come to mind.

Charlie strong always ran a variation of 3-3-5.

 

[Batman1948]

This could mean nothing but who knows

That sounds like a lot of coach speak. Saban once said "I will not be the Alabama head coach"

 

[cHiZzLeVOL]

How many posts before we create a new thread? I think the energy has shifted a little now that the head coaching search is behind us. We waiting on a full staff? Just curious

I already asked @Freak to make a new thread. He hath ignored me.....

 

[Weezer]

Never can unsee. Thanks a lot.

In case of an erection lasting more than four hours, see a doctor.

Most likely a psychiatrist.

 

[UTMVol76]

In case of an erection lasting more than four hours, see a doctor.

Most likely a psychiatrist.

Only if its a she doctor with nice bewbs.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Ball just got there...quick!

Rumor was that Tony could throw the ball 75-80 yards in practice.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Chris Ash would not get you this excited. So either it ain't him, or you don't know...

 

[99bubble]

I have a request from Volnation. A plea really. My youngest Granddaughter, just over a month old, has been diagnosed with a Congenital Heart Defect (Tetralogy of Fallot) and will have open heart surgery this week. Any prayers that you could send (or positive thoughts if you don't believe in prayer) would be greatly appreciated. Just know, I wouldn't ask anything for myself, ever. But, I'll ask anything of anyone for one of my family. Thank you in advance.

Where will surgery be? Ours was at Vanderbilt Children's. They are so fantastic there.

 

[2xVol]

Hot take:

I like Sam Horns make up and tape a lot better than I do Simpson.

Simpson looks like a much better athlete but Horn can sling it. atleast we can finally trust our coach can evaluate qbs bc CJP might have been the worst Hc for qbs we’ve ever had