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The Name's John Lee Pettimore
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We need to accept that the roster is going to filled and reduced by transfers as a part of doing business from now on. The commits they sign will be subject to frequent movement elsewhere. Be prepared. The only things they will be loyal to are great NIL deals and immediate playing time barring a change in that rule.
Look at the difference #44 Campbell made in Ole Miss' D last night. Senior LB transfer from Maryland they handed the D calls to upon transfer. Kiff knows how this works and took advantage immediately.
Heup does as well - Milton is the QB. We have no idea what NIL deal was made or contemplated in the future for him to come to UT. We do know he was offered immediate opportunity to take the reins. He got first team reps right off the bat. Heup signed "his" guy. That's the way it is done now. Accept it and move on. The only way anybody else gets significant time is if Milton fails or gets injured.
As a result, view it more like the pros and less like the college player of yore. It will not be completely "show me the money", but the better recruits, transfers, and existing roster players will learn their value rather quickly. The coaching staffs will have to juggle the attitude and the rest to meet team needs.
So, if Levis can transfer into UK and start, probably make some coin, help turn around the awful UK O with a better scheme - all in one season - we need to be prepared and seek to do the same. That means not holding onto and playing a QB for perceived upside unless the team is really struggling. The game has moved on. The QB has to perform and improve the performance of the O. That's where we are with Milton and we will know more in a few more games.
HB is unlikely to get that same opportunity without injuries or melt downs from Milton and Hooker. If he moves on I wish him well and suspect he will find success in the right spot for him. T-Jackson will be the next starting QB for Heup in all likelihood. He can be molded into a Heup system QB from Day 1.
Done on the QB thing. Moving on until after the Pitt game.
We need to accept that the roster is going to filled and reduced by transfers as a part of doing business from now on. The commits they sign will be subject to frequent movement elsewhere. Be prepared. The only things they will be loyal to are great NIL deals and immediate playing time barring a change in that rule.
Look at the difference #44 Campbell made in Ole Miss' D last night. Senior LB transfer from Maryland they handed the D calls to upon transfer. Kiff knows how this works and took advantage immediately.
Heup does as well - Milton is the QB. We have no idea what NIL deal was made or contemplated in the future for him to come to UT. We do know he was offered immediate opportunity to take the reins. He got first team reps right off the bat. Heup signed "his" guy. That's the way it is done now. Accept it and move on. The only way anybody else gets significant time is if Milton fails or gets injured.
As a result, view it more like the pros and less like the college player of yore. It will not be completely "show me the money", but the better recruits, transfers, and existing roster players will learn their value rather quickly. The coaching staffs will have to juggle the attitude and the rest to meet team needs.
So, if Levis can transfer into UK and start, probably make some coin, help turn around the awful UK O with a better scheme - all in one season - we need to be prepared and seek to do the same. That means not holding onto and playing a QB for perceived upside unless the team is really struggling. The game has moved on. The QB has to perform and improve the performance of the O. That's where we are with Milton and we will know more in a few more games.
HB is unlikely to get that same opportunity without injuries or melt downs from Milton and Hooker. If he moves on I wish him well and suspect he will find success in the right spot for him. T-Jackson will be the next starting QB for Heup in all likelihood. He can be molded into a Heup system QB from Day 1.
Done on the QB thing. Moving on until after the Pitt game.
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