Recruiting Forum Football Talk IV

[KPT_VFL]

Look no further, 2 posts above.

I’d honestly pay $100 a year to something like that.

 

[Ryno14]

man id love to see Tennessee come out and put up 50 this week. And they could do it.

If we can't score 50 against Tech with this offense...woof.

 

[bignewt]

We need the NCAA investigation to finish ASAP as well. That’s hurting recruiting more than anything.

Honestly I doubt kids even care about it.

 

[BigSteve09]

Honestly I doubt kids even care about it.

They probably don't, until other staffs bring it up.

 

[Jackcrevol]

If we can't score 50 against Tech with this offense...woof.

the beer will be cold and smile will be on face. cant wait for this fall weather. This firepit wont light itself

 

[Fun coupon VOL]

So Pitt put up 397 yards against us in the game. 280 of those came in a sequence that resulted in 27 points in Q2.

The other drives the rest of the game? 127 yards allowed.

Folks, we’re getting closer. Would’ve loved to score a hundy on them but as crappy as our O is made out to be, we still put up 34 and minus a defensive lapse in Q2, we could’ve blown them out of the water.

Game 2 of a new regime, new schemes, old players buying in, I’ll take where we’re at and looking forward to WTFA this weekend.

Milton left 21 points on the board in the first. The game should of been a blowout, but we found a a way to lose.

 

[Rizzo924]

I think everyone should pick a game, and we don't show up. Instead, everyone puts $100 (or whatever they're comfortable with) in a pot. Then we NIL that money ($1,000,000 - $10,000,000+) to 5-10 different players. We could probably just go 2014 Ole Miss recruiting class style, that was enough to change their trajectory. Finally get us a big time QB, big WR, a few defensive bad boys.

I'll build an app for it.

Why do we not show up? Can't we go to game AND put $ in pot?

 

[BigSteve09]

Why do we not show up? Can't we go to game AND put $ in pot?

Woah, woah, woah, slow down moneybags. I'm not telling someone else how to spend ALL of their money, just some of it.

 

[KB5252]

I get where you're coming from, but few think 4 wins is respectable, and 5 won't be viewed all that favorably. If UT wants to continue to prop up financial support and attendance, they need to find a path to 6 wins and finish midpack or above in the SECE. Losing fatigue is real, and continuing to lose to bottom-tier SECE teams that used to be-- and should be-- gimmes is something UT does not want to do.

I agree, but we're suffering the effects of a long period of mismanagement as you well know, perhaps better than most. Correcting that is going to take time.

You are correct that fan fatigue is a huge factor, the pressure is intense. As a fan base we have to be honest about who and what we are right now. This is year zero, expectations are to improve an all time low. 4 to 5 wins gets you that. Right now I'm counting USCe and Vandy as wins. There is a path to 6 but it will be a difficult one for this roster.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Honestly I doubt kids even care about it.

I’m with you on this.

 

[Catbone]

We need the NCAA investigation to finish ASAP as well. That’s hurting recruiting more than anything.

Yep... It'll be another year or so probably

 

[KPT_VFL]

I’m with you on this.

Recruiting sucks. Wish we were good.

 

[Kingston Vol]

I agree, but we're suffering the effects of a long period of mismanagement as you well know, perhaps better than most. Correcting that is going to take time.

You are correct that fan fatigue is a huge factor, the pressure is intense. As a fan base we have to be honest about who and what we are right now. This is year zero, expectations are to improve an all time low. 4 to 5 wins gets you that. Right now I'm counting USCe and Vandy as wins. There is a path to 6 but it will be a difficult one for this roster.

Right now we’re eating 20,000 seats a game. Unheard of at Tennessee. Couple this with Danny White and the new athletic department changing fundraising operations and taking season tickets away from long time holders, and fan apathy is as high as it has ever been.

It can turn around with wins, no doubt. But unfortunately our next home game of substance is South Carolina in three weeks. If you come back from Missouri 2-3, that crowd will be flat as well.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Recruiting sucks. Wish we were good.

Yeah, we’re not recruiting poorly because of the sanctions. That’s a crutch. High school recruits do not care at all if we’re missing out on the Liberty Bowl.

And I’m not saying it’s all on Heupel and the new staff. It’s simply because we have been bad for so long.

 

[BigSteve09]

Alright so I'm thinking we take the top 247, put them in the app. You have to make an account on the app, then you can basically pledge your $ to whatever player. As you scroll down the players, it will have their name, pos, ranking, etc and then to the right will be % of total pot pledged to this player, and a total figure.

You can click a player's name and it will redirect to their player page on this forum. I think we should allow hijacking of the top post to build a case for each player. Why the staff would want them, why the fans should want them, "this is why you should pledge your $ to x"

The app itself will sponsor the player (NIL). We'll just have big-budget commercials and mag ads. This app will also be a large cache of data for other businesses and orgs that want to partner with the players as well. Either locally or nationally.

 

[KPT_VFL]

Right now we’re eating 20,000 seats a game. Unheard of at Tennessee. Couple this with Danny White and the new athletic department changing fundraising operations and taking season tickets away from long time holders, and fan apathy is as high as it has ever been.

It can turn around with wins, no doubt. But unfortunately our next home game of substance is South Carolina in three weeks. If you come back from Missouri 2-3, that crowd will be flat as well.

We gave one away to Pitt. That could kill the season. I don’t see us beating Mizzou or Kentucky with both being away. Hope I’m wrong. Think 5 wins is most likely now.

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

He’ll hit them eventually. Hopefully

Said every Michigan fan

 

[KPT_VFL]

Yeah, we’re not recruiting poorly because of the sanctions. That’s a crutch. High school recruits do not care at all if we’re missing out on the Liberty Bowl.

And I’m not saying it’s all on Heupel and the new staff. It’s simply because we have been bad for so long.

It’s honestly going to take hitting on a good QB who helps us overachieve for like 3 straight seasons and gain stability then have another QB step in who is good too.

 

[KB5252]

Right now we’re eating 20,000 seats a game. Unheard of at Tennessee. Couple this with Danny White and the new athletic department changing fundraising operations and taking season tickets away from long time holders, and fan apathy is as high as it has ever been.

It can turn around with wins, no doubt. But unfortunately our next home game of substance is South Carolina in three weeks. If you come back from Missouri 2-3, that crowd will be flat as well.

Absolutely, if this admin is banking on this team winning in the SEC to keep the fanbase engaged they're as delusional as some fans.

 

[volbeast33]

Yeah, we’re not recruiting poorly because of the sanctions. That’s a crutch. High school recruits do not care at all if we’re missing out on the Liberty Bowl.

And I’m not saying it’s all on Heupel and the new staff. It’s simply because we have been bad for so long.

Kids choose not to come for varying reasons….. I’m sure sanctions affect some of them…. We need to develop a fun environment that players are drawn too.

 

[Smyrna ATL Vol]

Let’s go out and crush TT this weekend and get healthy. Then pray Bama unleashes hell on Florida and they limp into our game bruised and down. Then we come out on fire and shock the world in the Swamp. All the doom and gloom will be gone and happiness will be abundant. I’m ready for it.

 

[KPT_VFL]

Kids choose not to come for varying reasons….. I’m sure sanctions affect some of them…. We need to develop a fun environment that players are drawn too.

We need to win.

 

[drvenner]

That’s the irony isn’t it? I’m disliked because I’m down on the program, but that guy hates nearly everything under the sun and most just let him rant without challenge. It’s funny to see.

I personally don't dislike you. I do think you try to find ways to make things look worse than they are. I think you have some good points and some I don't agree with. Like most other posters on here, LOL. Well, wait, there's plenty who have no good points, but you are not one of those.

 

[KPT_VFL]

Let’s go out and crush TT this weekend and get healthy. Then pray Bama unleashes hell on Florida and they limp into our game bruised and down. Then we come out on fire and shock the world in the Swamp. All the doom and gloom will be gone and happiness will be abundant. I’m ready for it.

Man winning that Pitt game was so important… we had it.

 

[BigSteve09]

It’s honestly going to take hitting on a good QB who helps us overachieve for like 3 straight seasons and gain stability then have another QB step in who is good too.

Clemson
2007 Cullen Harper* JRQB282 Cmp, 433 Att, 2991 Yds, 27 TD
2008 Cullen Harper* SRQB221 Cmp, 360 Att, 2601 Yds, 13 TD
2009 Kyle Parker* FRQB205 Cmp, 369 Att, 2526 Yds, 20 TD
2010 Kyle Parker* SOQB196 Cmp, 341 Att, 2213 Yds, 12 TDTajh Boyd FRQB33 Cmp, 63 Att, 329 Yds, 4 TD
2011 Tajh Boyd SOQB298 Cmp, 499 Att, 3828 Yds, 33 TD
2012 Tajh Boyd JRQB287 Cmp, 427 Att, 3896 Yds, 36 TD
2013 Tajh Boyd SRQB283 Cmp, 413 Att, 3851 Yds, 34 TD

The rest is history

Watson from there, transition year of Kelly Bryant, then Trevor Lawrence

Aside from the 2001 SEC Championship loss to LSU, Kiffin telling Boyd to kick rocks was the the greatest watershed moment for Tennessee/Clemson. You're welcome, Tigers.