Recruiting Forum Football Talk III

[rekinhavoc]

My wife and I went to the new restaurant in Nashville last night called "Karma." I asked the waitress, hot by the way, for a menu. She said, "At 'Karma' you only get what you deserve."

 

[SSVol]

Finding out about a lot of people I'd hate to go to war with.

"It's too hard, let's just run away!"

That's actually exactly what you do in war. If you don't have a 3 to 1 force advantage, you generally trade space for time until you can regain that force advantage.

But y'all carry on with whatever the crap this is.

 

[Christian Lowe]

I’d be content with the new super conference realignment if recruiting switched to a draft.

In professional sports, the worst teams get the top picks, etc.

College football is the opposite. It heavily favors dynasties. That would continue and get much worse in this reconfiguration.

I don’t see how this would ever happen. You can’t force minors to go to a school without pay which is essentially what a college draft would be.

 

[peaygolf]

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What an underrated show.............

 

[peaygolf]

Well, wife and I are about to head to the hospital for her scheduled inducement. Later today/tonight or possibly early tomorrow morning, we will be meeting our first child, a girl. Can’t wait. Wish us luck!

Prayers for a healthy mom and child! Congrats! Spoil her rotten

 

[volfaninpa]

Well, wife and I are about to head to the hospital for her scheduled inducement. Later today/tonight or possibly early tomorrow morning, we will be meeting our first child, a girl. Can’t wait. Wish us luck!

Awesome! Kids are a blessing.

 

[volatil]

Texas 7-5

Oklahoma 8-4

Enjoy your money

 

[Vols4us]

I'm seeing advantages to getting Bamma and Auburn in the east. Hell we play Bamma anyway.

Exactly. We are already play the best program in CFB every year. We know what has to happen to get to that level. We see it on the field every year.

In past years the goobers in the tower on The Hill did not hire the right coaching staffs that could get it done. They were always afraid to spend the money. After it all cratered again and with better people in power finally, they hired one of the very best AD's in all the country who is pedigree and performance proven. Step one - check. He then brings his guy after talking to other possibilities nationwide, many of which refused because we have become a dumpster fire. His guy tho is the same guy that won a natty as a QB and hung 50 on us as an OC at a meh rival school who then because a successful HC - check. Said HC then hires a staff with an OL coach who hung 50 on us with a bunch of no name 3* linemen, a TE/OC who recruits a territory we have no had a lot of success in, a SEC rival's DL coach coveted by all of CFB who puts guys in the NFL as much as anybody ever, a DC who recruits a territory we have never done well in who is recognized as one of the best secondary coaches in CFB, and so on.

The Jimmy Johnson way that worked so well that he won a CFB NC and three SB's was to design your team to beat the best opponent on your schedule each year. A legendary NFL HOF head coach's method might be something we want to emulate. Check. Odds are good we will now compete at a higher level in a reasonable period of time by doing it OUR way, which is different than the Bammer way that Cornbread had us trying to do. Kiffin and Ogre showed everybody how to beat Bama as has Dabo. Outscore them in higher scoring games. Kiffin just did not have enough D to turn TD's into FG's. Ogre and Dabo did. We now have the O scheme to do that. Work on the D. Heup knows this. It's the same method he used at UCF. Force FG's by designing the D to be really tough to score on in the red zone. Then racehorse your O to score 45+ points per game.

Great times ahead for Vol fans with just a little patience in the transition.

 

[Revived2002]

I don’t see how this would ever happen. You can’t force minors to go to a school without pay which is essentially what a college draft would be.

Agreed. Likely unworkable. But if they want an NFL lite, seems a draft has to play a role. There’s a reason they let the worst teams get the top picks. They don’t want half or more of the league’s fans checking out because the league is uncompetitive.

 

[Nashvegas31]

Oh the humanity of getting to watch some awesome matchups in future years. These people aren’t going to just waltz in and dominate the weekly grind if SEC. i would be more concerned at the thought of Clemson and FSU joining SEC than TX/OK.

 

[Buddy’s Bandit]

Can you imagine what the TV contract would be if all this happens…….Southern Conference would own TV

 

[Christian Lowe]

Can you imagine what the TV contract would be if all this happens…….Southern Conference would own TV

I wish. Wofford needs to fix up their football stadium for how expensive tuition is. Maybe the Southern Conference getting some TV money would help

 

[SweetasSoda]

Nope, they'd say "let's find a smarter way to win the war" and engage in guerilla tactics like the good ole The Patriot did and not just walk right towards the Brits in an open field, greatly outmatched, like fools.

Perfect

 

[Revived2002]

Well, none of us have any power so just gotta watch how this plays out.

Whatever happens, I will still be rooting for the Vols!

 

[volatil]

I’m not scared of those programs. Maybe it’s just me.

Texas has been awful

Oklahoma paper champions in wet paper sack conference. Destroyed every time they play something with a pulse.

Let’s do this. Give us Texas every year. Fans with elitist attitude and football team that is terrible. Can’t wait to introduce them to Tennessee Trash Talk

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

I’m not scared of those programs. Maybe it’s just me.

Texas has been awful

Oklahoma paper champions in wet paper sack conference. Destroyed every time they play something with a pulse.

Let’s do this. Give us Texas every year. Fans with elitist attitude and football team that is terrible. Can’t wait to introduce them to Tennessee Trash Talk

I’m not scared of either one. I just recognize that it’s harder now for us to get back depending on how they realign. We have a long way to go, and even if they’re paper champs, OU is far better than us right now. My only hope is that this somehow makes our permanent schedule easier, tho we’ll always be playing 4-6 top 12 teams every year no matter what

 

[Jackcrevol]

I’m not scared of either one. I just recognize that it’s harder now for us to get back depending on how they realign. We have a long way to go, and even if they’re paper champs, OU is far better than us right now. My only hope is that this somehow makes our permanent schedule easier, tho we’ll always be playing 4-6 top 12 teams every year no matter what

it isnt about being scared its because this stupid decision is made about money. just isnt fun anymore

 

[Weezer]

Started a poll on the subject. Go vote.

 

[Dudley Smith]

There is no advantage for adding more good teams to the SEC with the current 4 team playoff model not sure how our fans are not grasping this concept, it has nothing to do with being a “coward” or “pride” for wanting a logical easier road. If it changes to 12 teams in the playoff then I am all for adding Texas and Oklahoma.

They are absolutely going to a 12 team playoff.

 

[volatil]

I’m not scared of either one. I just recognize that it’s harder now for us to get back depending on how they realign. We have a long way to go, and even if they’re paper champs, OU is far better than us right now. My only hope is that this somehow makes our permanent schedule easier, tho we’ll always be playing 4-6 top 12 teams every year no matter what

Well then it’s on us to be relevant again. The SEC is not the league to hope your opponents have bad seasons. You have to change your luck by investing in yourself. We aren’t our best right now. Haven’t been in awhile. That’s on us…. Not the league. The schedule is always going to be tough.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Well then it’s on us to be relevant again. The SEC is not the league to hope your opponents have bad seasons. You have to change your luck by investing in yourself. We aren’t our best right now. Haven’t been in awhile. That’s on us…. Not the league. The schedule is always going to be tough.

That is true. It’s going to be tough for everyone. So we better invest in the program. Hope Heupe is the guy

 

[Dudley Smith]

I am not buying the tOSU and Michigan rumors. The B1G is the other superpower right now. They are making a killing with their network are likely to expand as well.

For those of you familiar with the history of pro wrestling, we are watching the collapse of the territory system occur in CFB. Next comes consolidation and the “Monday Night Wars” phase, with the SEC and B1G as the WWE and WCW.

 

[Weezer]

I am not buying the tOSU and Michigan rumors. The B1G is the other superpower right now. They are making a killing with their network are likely to expand as well.

For those of you familiar with the history of pro wrestling, we are watching the collapse of the territory system occur in CFB. Next comes consolidation and the “Monday Night Wars” phase, with the SEC and B1G as the WWE and WCW.

Let the Big 10 and the ACC have a type of merge, and throw in Notre Dame. Make them pick a conference if they want a shot at the NC.

 

[Devo182]

Let's not forget the entire league will now happily call us UT-Knoxville or UTjr blah blah. Literally signing up to hurt our own brand.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Started on a pole on the subject. Go vote.

I'm sure.