Recruiting Forum Football Talk IV

[Batman1948]

Kirby sucks. Once he loses, again, to Saban next week those barking morons will lose their minds and I’ll enjoy every second of it. Kirby couldn’t out scheme a dish rag.

I kinda hope they get boat raced by Bama. I don't think Saban is gonna let Kirby get in his way.

 

[mr.checkerboards]

That's what I've been saying. Tennessee has no desire to swim on those waters. Very few reasons to.

That's just not true. Those are the horses we need to get to Bama and UGA

 

[VolByLaw]

Jerry Mack followed 2 RBs who recently entered the portal.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Jerry Mack followed 2 RBs who recently entered the portal.

Linebackers? It's pronounced 'Fuh-sy-the'

 

[Vols2DaWall]

They believe in heavy personnel packages and they have the body types to do it. That’s tough to defend. God forbid they ever get a legit QB and keep him

Hey man. Can you get your boy Aranda to give a few clinics at UT. That Baylor defense was filthy. Their team tackles so physical and well overall.

 

[Dudley Smith]

OU may be losing a freshman AA WR as well

Spoiler

 

[Batman1948]

What a bargain-bin hire for a half-assed idea.

I get what Fulmer thought he and Pruitt were going to do, but my god did it fail.

Fulmer thought he was hiring the guy that learned all the dirty tricks from the best two doing it in the SEC today. What Pruitt thought he learned under Saban, and what Kirby has successfully implemented:

The Blueprint:

- A central figure emerges in the program to circle the wagons and get all boosters on the same side/page. A TRUE alignment of support and resources. Saban demanded it and got it from Mal Moore. Kirby demanded it and got it from the UGA boosters. Pruitt probably thought he was asking for it, and Fulmer probably thought he was our Mal Moore, giving complete control and support to Pruitt. - we were doomed from the start

- The new head coach is a recruiting mastermind, and backed by newfound support of the program, can use any and all tools to get top talent. Pruitt thought he was this.

- Supercharge the roster by whatever means necessary. Play dirty. -- This is where we spun out under Pruitt.

- Proof of concept: Use the new top-tier talent to win games. Turn the corner quickly and continue feeding the engine with better recruits and bigger wins.

- guys like Freeze spun out here

- Legitimize the program: Leave the suitgates, cargates, paper bags, etc etc in the past. Lean on provable success and real momentum to continue improving the roster.

- Win a title. - Kirby's monkey.

- Some guys can get here by quickly accomplishing or bypassing previous steps. But they will never ascend beyond this because they did not correctly achieve the previous steps.

- Win multiple titles. - Dabo's peak. Urban's peak.

- Dynasty. Legend status. - Only Saban.

Pruitt could have pulled this off, but he sh^t on everyone around him and it bit him in the a$$. It looked like he tried to emulate Saban and it backfired.

 

[YNWAvols]

I cannot help but have a negative outlook on the viability of CFB. It just seems like the beginning to the end unfortunately.

 

[BubbaWms]

@InVOLuntary

So who are among Freeman’s top candidates? Multiple sources tell FootballScoop that Iowa State defensive coordinator Jon Heacock, Auburn defensive coordinator Derek Mason, Tennessee defensive coordinator Tim Banks,

 

[Dudley Smith]

I cannot help but have a negative outlook on the viability of CFB. It just seems like the beginning to the end unfortunately.

I'm at the point where I'd rather spin the wheel and take my chances on where NIL takes us because I have gotten pretty friggin' tired of watchin the same 3-4 teams be the only ones that have a chance at winning the title every year.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Jerry Mack followed 2 RBs who recently entered the portal.

Didn't know Christian Beal had eligibility. Wouldn't take unless he gained back all that weight he lost for that movie role.

 

[UTProf]

The Tennessee Titans are the #1 Seed in the AFC. Derrick Henry comeback in the works.

Women's college basketball Power Rankings: Are upsets a sign of shake-ups to come in SEC, Big 12 and Big Ten races?

Lady Vols #3

College basketball Power Rankings: Is Kentucky really the team to beat in the crowded SEC?

Tennessee #15 but steadily improving and finding their identity

LVs quietly getting good? I like it. I hope they keep it up. It's been too long since we had a team worthy of the name Lady Vols.

 

[Batman1948]

Must not be a saints fan Cost them a shot at a Super Bowl.

And everyone thinks UT gets the short end of the stick with officiating. If this were soccer, someone would have killed the official during or after the game

 

[Weezer]

@VolsDoc81TX

Since your wife's team bought so many players, perhaps you can talk her into letting you buy our team a player or two?

 

[UTProf]

When We play them.....

U. of Tennessee was founded in 1794.....Texas U. was founded in 1883.
Therefore....UT vs TU

That's all !

The Texas fans I've talked to are fine with being Texas. Rival fans would have us both fight for it.

 

[Christian Lowe]

It's going to be like the MLB was or how some of those soccer clubs are. Whoever has the most money will build the best roster.

It’s always been this way for the most part. But now you can literally draft players too. The portal has made it legal to basically send players to small schools for development and pick them up as juniors when they’re ready for schools like Alabama and OSU.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Caleb Williams in the portal. Maybe there is actually some smoke to the “Georgia paid him $2 million” rumor I laughed at.

 

[Devo182]

It's the NFL without a salary cap.

Sorta ironic. Nobody wanted to pay these kids their equitable value for decades. Now they're making bank...and the universities still aren't the ones paying it lol. Insanity.

Jmo but the end game (since SCOTUS will probably come down hard if schools, aka the NCAA, try to limit or cap their students' "side earnings") may be to finally make them employees and contractualize moonlighting restrictions. Or something like that...I'm no labor attorney.

I'm just sure the other 90% of FBS programs are worried about the current situation of getting further left behind. Get enough push in the NCAA and I think they'll be begging to change it before too long.

 

[Weezer]

The Texas fans I've talked to are fine with being Texas. Rival fans would have us both fight for it.

I still say we could make it a trophy game. "The Battle for Betsy", Davy Crockett's rifle.

 

[Devo182]

Caleb Williams in the portal. Maybe there is actually some smoke to the “Georgia paid him $2 million” rumor I laughed at.

Makes sense. He has no idea what Venables will do offensively. Seeking out options seems pretty reasonable. That said, UGA wouldn't be "it" iyam lol.

Shoot, why not follow to USC? Beautiful campus and keep your HC and great QB developer.

 

[Weezer]

Caleb Williams in the portal. Maybe there is actually some smoke to the “Georgia paid him $2 million” rumor I laughed at.

Wow. I honestly thought the Georgia rumor was a load of BS. Now I'm second-guessing myself. Guess we'll know the truth if he ends up at Georgia.

 

[Batman1948]

But we're not behind on NIL...

Unless the NCAA takes action, which I highly doubt, this will continue to happen, and other programs will follow suit. Nothing I've seen thus far suggests we have boosters willing to step up and do the same, or even come close to the same level. It is what it is. I'm not saying we suck at NIL, but some people are pretending that we can compete with these other programs, and I've yet to see anything that suggests we can. That's the difference between being top tier and mid-tier.

The NCAA has stated many times they want Congress to set the rules for managing the NIL program. Good luck with that happening.

 

[Devo182]

Honestly, probably will be the smarter play long term. Once you're putting folks in the NFL the talent ya want won't care as much about the NIL deals upfront. Sure they seem nice, but being drafted in the 1st round will dwarf most NIL deals money.

And with the 1 free transfer you'll see more and more HS kids take advantage of teams/boosters like Ewers did Ohio State and less and less money folks will want to invest in fickle teenagers.

The thing about Ewers is it was actually a reputable sounding deal. And out of Texas, not even an Ohio company.

For the rest, I think that's why you structure them as multi-year/recurring 1 year deals...nobody can be that stupid to offer the full contract upfront.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Caleb Williams in the portal. Maybe there is actually some smoke to the “Georgia paid him $2 million” rumor I laughed at.

He’s an idiot if he goes to UGA

 

[BigSteve09]

Williams from OU and the mullet from Ohio St broke NIL in one year.