Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[cHiZzLeVOL]

His wife is there to cook for him?

Oh she will be cooking alright....

 

[engineerVOL]

Mrs. Ekeler walks in the door, and Mike be like....

looks like we get to welcome Neyland Ekeler to the world in about 9 months.

 

[engineerVOL]

Will we ever get another commitment?

Why recruit 25 self-absorbed HS kids when you can get 30 transfers. New age football man.

 

[Glitch]

looks like we get to welcome Neyland Ekeler to the world in about 9 months.

Unless Mrs. Ekeler be like....

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Yea, elite programs are in an absolute bidding war to get those coaches on staff.

Clueless

 

[Leeleesteeth]

Because I want to see a commitment to winning from the admin. I don't have another unproven coach hired here in 4 years. When consumers stop purchasing an inferior product, the company has to change it's strategy in order to survive.

Sounds like you need to find another team to support, or you are a pompous arrogant know-it-all. Either way, so glad Benjamin Franklin invented the ignore button.

 

[butchna]

Unless Mrs. Ekeler be like....

“I don’t need your head, baby...would be great.”

 

[ChattaTNVol]

These are the drives by QB for the spring game. I’ve scored the drives according to the defense that was on the field. Vince Ferrara provided the matchups. If the QB faced the #1 defense then all scoring is normal, i.e., a TD is 7 pts and a FG is 3 pts. If the QB faced the #2 defense, a TD was only worth 5 pts and if the QB faced the #3 defense a TD was only worth 3 pts. It didn’t matter which offense was on the field.

Orange shading is for the #1 units, Yellow for #2 units, and pink for #3 units.

It looks like Bailey was the only QB who had a TD drive with the #2 offense against the #1 defense. Of course Hooker did have a TD in the same matchup but it was a pick six so probably not really what we’re looking for. jmo.

Bailey had 3 drives with the #1 offense, Hooker had 2 and Brian had 1. Brian had 3 drives with the #2 offense, Hooker had 2 and Bailey had 1. Brian had 2 drives with the #3 offense, and Hooker, Bailey, and Spencer each had 1.

Brian had 6 total drives. Bailey and Hooker had 5 each and Spencer had 1.

It’s almost like Heupel was trying to make Bailey look good but given that he only faced the #1 defense once and that with the #2 offense for a TD drive, Heupel may have also been trying to not make the #1 defense look too bad. jmo.

If Vince’s data is right, I’m not sure how we discount Bailey’s performance. I’m working on it but so far the only thing I have is some opinions. The folks looking at the data suggest that the Kid’s performance was real. jmo.

 

[TennSam]

I feel the same way about Wanya. He may turn out great but what we had was dime a dozen 3* performance

I agree.Crouch may have been a 5*as a running back but not much at linebacker.And throw in a position coach who obviously knows nothing about the position and you ain’t gonna get better.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Did something change recently?

Nothing specific. I just haven't been able to dive into draft stuff until recently and I was surprised with where his consensus seems to be.

I would've thought 2nd round at this point, but it seems like he could fall even further.

 

[rocktopper16]

These are the drives by QB for the spring game. I’ve scored the drives according to the defense that was on the field. Vince Ferrara provided the matchups. If the QB faced the #1 defense then all scoring is normal, i.e., a TD is 7 pts and a FG is 3 pts. If the QB faced the #2 defense, a TD was only worth 5 pts and if the QB faced the #3 defense a TD was only worth 3 pts. It didn’t matter which offense was on the field.

Orange shading is for the #1 units, Yellow for #2 units, and pink for #3 units.

It looks like Bailey was the only QB who had a TD drive with the #2 offense against the #1 defense. Of course Hooker did have a TD in the same matchup but it was a pick six so probably not really what we’re looking for. jmo.

Bailey had 3 drives with the #1 offense, Hooker had 2 and Brian had 1. Brian had 3 drives with the #2 offense, Hooker had 2 and Bailey had 1. Brian had 2 drives with the #3 offense, and Hooker, Bailey, and Spencer each had 1.

Brian had 6 total drives. Bailey and Hooker had 5 each and Spencer had 1.

It’s almost like Heupel was trying to make Bailey look good but given that he only faced the #1 defense once and that with the #2 offense for a TD drive, Heupel may have also been trying to not make the #1 defense look too bad. jmo.

If Vince’s data is right, I’m not sure how we discount Bailey’s performance. I’m working on it but so far the only thing I have is some opinions. The folks looking at the data suggest that the Kid’s performance was real. jmo.

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@sjt18

 

[Catbone]

Hubbs on the podcast questioned Middletons future with the team and said he wasn’t at the spring game then said that’s one of the reasons they would like to hit the portal for a DL.

Huge loss. Again.

 

[Nashvegas31]

There is a great argument to be made that David Blackburn should have been hired over Currie and, subsequently, Fulmer.

Danny White was, by leaps and bounds, a better candidate than Blackburn this time around. They're not even in the same conversation.

I believe Blackburn has some skeletons in the closet which is why he is where he is now

 

[UT = Checkmate]

Enjoy the nice oak bench up there in East Lansing.

He’ll make a good Rb

 

[Vol423]

Nothing specific. I just haven't been able to dive into draft stuff until recently and I was surprised with where his consensus seems to be.

I would've thought 2nd round at this point, but it seems like he could fall even further.

Yeah...he's likely going to fall a lot further.

 

[Kingston Vol]

I believe Blackburn has some skeletons in the closet which is why he is where he is now

100%.

I like David a lot. I have family who grew up with his family in Loudon. They all say great things.

But he burned some bridges on the way out at UTC. I would expect he's next in line at MTSU or some smaller school in-state.

 

[Catbone]

Will we ever get another commitment?

Just waiting on that low 3 star to pull the trigger

 

[LA Vol]

Middleton has been in school for a long time. He debated coming back for an extra year. He was close to HT and QC, and all three were unhappy about the way things went down with Pruitt and the former staff. He seemed all-in, then started skipping things. QC did that for a while, too.

 

[VolGee4]

Middleton has been in school for a long time. He debated coming back for an extra year. He was close to HT and QC, and all three were unhappy about the way things went down with Pruitt and the former staff. He seemed all-in, then started skipping things. QC did that for a while, too.

Hate to say it, but the adage...."once a knucklehead, always a knucklehead" comes to mind. We've heard stories about him for years.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Wonder what’s this all about?

 

[LA Vol]

Hate to say it, but the adage...."once a knucklehead, always a knucklehead" comes to mind. We've heard stories about him for years.

We need him. But players acting like they can pick and choose what to do or opt in and out at will seldom works out. The sooner all those that are thinking about leaving get both feet in or out the door, the better.

 

[Dudley Smith]

Sigh. It's a fair cop. Hopefully things will be changing.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Middleton has the potential to be our highest drafted player next year. All he has to do is dedicate for one year.

Plays a premium position and has the measurables.

If he decides to piss they away, so be it.

 

[Vols4us]

These are the drives by QB for the spring game. I’ve scored the drives according to the defense that was on the field. Vince Ferrara provided the matchups. If the QB faced the #1 defense then all scoring is normal, i.e., a TD is 7 pts and a FG is 3 pts. If the QB faced the #2 defense, a TD was only worth 5 pts and if the QB faced the #3 defense a TD was only worth 3 pts. It didn’t matter which offense was on the field.

Orange shading is for the #1 units, Yellow for #2 units, and pink for #3 units.

It looks like Bailey was the only QB who had a TD drive with the #2 offense against the #1 defense. Of course Hooker did have a TD in the same matchup but it was a pick six so probably not really what we’re looking for. jmo.

Bailey had 3 drives with the #1 offense, Hooker had 2 and Brian had 1. Brian had 3 drives with the #2 offense, Hooker had 2 and Bailey had 1. Brian had 2 drives with the #3 offense, and Hooker, Bailey, and Spencer each had 1.

Brian had 6 total drives. Bailey and Hooker had 5 each and Spencer had 1.

It’s almost like Heupel was trying to make Bailey look good but given that he only faced the #1 defense once and that with the #2 offense for a TD drive, Heupel may have also been trying to not make the #1 defense look too bad. jmo.

If Vince’s data is right, I’m not sure how we discount Bailey’s performance. I’m working on it but so far the only thing I have is some opinions. The folks looking at the data suggest that the Kid’s performance was real. jmo.

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Thanks. The data supports it and so do my eyes.

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

@Big Gucci Sosa is that you?

Will we ever get another commitment?