Recruiting Forum Football Talk IV

[VOLSONLY]

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

Just got the call that my Cupcake, a 13-14 year old walk on rescue peaceably passed in the night. Thought we had a little more time as she has been winding down for a while.

An American bulldog yellow lab mix has been a wonderful companion, damaged one hammer handle, and no health issues with annual shots only involved. She was a feral ghost dog living in nearby woods that we won over ahead of several neighbors due in large part to my grandson being an attraction. 80 lb Cupcakes come about when you ask your 5 year old grandaughter to name her.

Having to cut short a visit with the Auburn grands for the return trip to properly prepare her and her spot of honor. Sadly on my 47th wedding anniversary.

Wild dog to full blown loving house diva is a saga I will cherish always. Looked a lot like Marley, but ALL smooth sailing all the way to checking out on her own terms in her own house.

Very sorry for your loss.

 

[franklinpence]

Wow...that's beautiful...you guys are killin me with the beach pics...I got two more weeks until we get to go to Treasure Island for five days with the kids and grandkids.

I can't wait..

We aren’t going until September. Can’t wait.

 

[BlinghamptonVol]

So Tennessee that when we finally do land one of the top in state DL guys, he waits until his last year to “buy in”

Whoa, how many days of practice have we had and he’s already ‘practiced more than he did in the past’? How little was he practicing in the past? How good is he gonna be now that he’s actually practicing? Watch for Baron to make some noise!

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

If you has to choose to raise your family in MO, Kentucky, or WV what would you do?

Is this a trick question?


Who would try to raise a family in those states?

 

[UTProf]

So I don't know how I got this lucky but just reinstalling skyrim did the trick. I tested it before I reinstalled the mods and it worked. There's a few quirks but it's definable playable which surprised me. At some point, I need to do a clean install of everything over again just to make sure but for now I can go back to piddling around.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Is this a trick question?


Who would try to raise a family in those states?

Def think WV, education is superlative.

 

[Orange_Crush]

All these beach pictures. The wife and I are prepping for several visits to Costa Rica, each likely to become more extended. We're considering a move there in a few years.

 

[UTProf]

SIAP but never gets old

He knew when he hit it. He takes off celebrating for several seconds before the ball goes through the goal post.

 

[SweetasSoda]

Not that is has anything to do with football
or recruiting but I got my results back from Fort Sanders….no tumors or malformations
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The Eagle is gonna fly lil while longer

Awesome!!!

 

[UTProf]

Good. Let's earn it.

I think CBS had us and Pitt ranked side by side in one of their way to early polls. This poll would put Pitt at 16 and us unranked. That's a big bump for us if we take that game. Much bigger than #24 beating #23. This puts 100 percent of the pressure on Pitt and gives us all the room we need to walk into their house and come out with a win and a ranking.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

1. Embarrassing if true.
2. They won’t be there long.

 

[drvenner]

I think "THE Catch" is the greatest play in baseball history. It's not just that he ran that thing down..the throw is what made it transcendent.

If I'm being honest with myself, the reason I pick The Kid is because I saw him play so much, and there is really not that much footage of Willie, but I was thinking about it after I posted today, and Willies 338 stolen bases to 167 for Junior may actually give him the edge in my mind also....either way, it's one or the other in my opinion fir GOAT.

Willie is still living by the way...I did not know that until I was reading up on him today.

I am truly glad that there are at least a few of us morans who still appreciate baseball history. Good conversation, brother.

 

[SweetasSoda]

Just got the call that my Cupcake, a 13-14 year old walk on rescue peaceably passed in the night. Thought we had a little more time as she has been winding down for a while.

An American bulldog yellow lab mix has been a wonderful companion, damaged one hammer handle, and no health issues with annual shots only involved. She was a feral ghost dog living in nearby woods that we won over ahead of several neighbors due in large part to my grandson being an attraction. 80 lb Cupcakes come about when you ask your 5 year old grandaughter to name her.

Having to cut short a visit with the Auburn grands for the return trip to properly prepare her and her spot of honor. Sadly on my 47th wedding anniversary.

Wild dog to full blown loving house diva is a saga I will cherish always. Looked a lot like Marley, but ALL smooth sailing all the way to checking out on her own terms in her own house.

I am so sorry. But what a wonderful story! Ours was Sugar. I just came home from work for the first time without her and was trying not to cry then I read this. Oh well…

 

[TechnoVol]

 

[Devo182]

Cover 3 SEC East win total predictions:

Tennessee 8 wins - Over -105, Under -120:

Tom: Under.

Chip: It's a tough schedule.

Tom: There's way too much Tennessee hype going into the 2022 season that I really do not understand. I get what caused it, because they were a fun team to watch last year, and they had a great offense. Hendon Hooker came out and they scored a whole buncha points. But they still have an awful defense, and I don't know what has changed between last year and this year to think that this defense is no longer going to be awful. When you have an awful defense it's really hard to win 9 games. It's hard to win 8 games. I don't think Tennessee in 2022 is really going to be any different than the Tennessee we saw in 2021. They're going to play fun games, they're going to lose a lot of fun games, they're going to win a lot of fun games, and they're going to end up probably about 7-5.

Bud: I'm right on this number, so it's not a play for me. I will say I think their offense will continue to roll right along. They should be really, really good on offense. People are like "oh, they're gonna adjust to this stuff." Ok, have they adjusted to what Kendall Briles runs at Arkansas yet? How's that adjustment going? Did the Big 12 actually adjust to what Briles ran at Baylor? Not really. This offense is basically a cheat code to win a lot of games in college football. Now you may say "when they play a Bama or a Georgia it kind of changes" and I agree, but you know what, everyone else's offense changes when they play those teams too, for the most part. Unless you have freak athletes. I have these guys tied for TENTH in my power rating...

Everyone else: Oh. Woo.

Bud: And I'm still not betting the over, so that should tell you the difficulty of the schedule here. They have a lot of games that they could lose. Tennessee is actually favored by 4.5 at LSU right now.

Chip: Tigers. Tigers.

Tom: Wait, they're favored by 4.5 AT BATON ROUGE?

Bud: Yes, and I took LSU.

[Everyone pulls out their phones to take LSU or imply that they are taking the LSU line immediately]

Bud: Yeah, I don't think that they should be favored at all at LSU, let alone 4.5. But this is a really good team. There's real downside risk because if they have a guy or two go down along the defensive line, I don't know about their depth. If they stay healthy they can win 9 or 10 games.

Chip: At Pitt is a game that I gave to Pitt when I was doing ACC reviews. That defense may be able to cause problems. I've got them starting 3-1, dropping both games to LSU and Bama. I think South Carolina is tricky, so now we're asking are you going to go 3-0 at home vs Florida, Kentucky, and Missouri? Absolutely something that you're capable of. But if you pick up losses at Georgia and at South Carolina, now all of a sudden you're looking at 7-5. I found it easier to find the losses than get all the way up to the wins. Those three road games all on the road in November, if there's any depth issues it will probably be exposed then. I'm more likely to go with a push (8 wins), but 7-5 is something that I think is more likely than 9-3.

Danny: I wish that I could go back and read some of my tweets from Tennessee fans over the years, because I have had a field day trolling this fanbase when they come in with massive expectations and they fall short.

[everyone laughs]

Danny: I'm on the Vols this year. I'm OVER. Give me the over. They have the second best quarterback in the SEC. You guys know how I feel about Hendon Hooker. I love what he's got. Here's the other thing too - you know, LSU, it's not surprising at all to me that Tennessee is favored. LSU has been back to back .500 teams. They're still rebuilding. We don't even know who their quarterback is going to be. Is it going to be one of four guys right now? Florida is a question mark. These teams that Tennessee has struggled against for the past decade all have significant question marks. The Pitt game I think is really interesting, and I know last year they made the switch to Hooker. They were actually leading when they made the switch to Hooker at QB. But I think the consistency of knowing who your guy is, and it's not going to exactly be a hostile environment to go into. It'll be loud for Pitt, but it's not going to be like going on the road in the SEC. I think they win that game. I've got them over. Tom, you are 100% right, but I am trusting the defense to get better. They can't get much worse. If they aren't much better, you know, they can't win every game in a shootout. But I do think the defense will be better. So give me the over on the Vols.

Out of 130 teams:

#36 rushing defense ypc
#60 pass defense ypa
#63 pass defense opposing QBR

All top-half nationally.

Ok yeah our 3rd down defense did stink. But to call the above an "awful" defense is plain silly.

And both passing rankings rose 40-50 spots year over year. While rushing D held steady. And just Y1...

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

 

[UTProf]

What does this have to do with recruiting?

We talk about everything in here. This thread is kind of a pub thread for recruiting forum regulars. Only topic we can't talk about is politics. Otherwise it's like going out and seeing a table full of friends, you sit down, join the convo talk about your day, try to have fun.

 

[VOLSONLY]

Thanks for the seizure

 

[drvenner]

Jeez. . .
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I spotted it right away, shat my britches, remain determined to scroll on by next time.

 

[drvenner]

Looks like we're gonna win a big recruiting battle with UGA for Ricky Gibson.

Something changed pretty quickly, because he got Fonged to Georgia recently. I have to believe that @WillAtSpyre and his merry band of outlaws might have had something to do with it.

 

[Devo182]

What does this have to do with recruiting?

 

[SweetasSoda]

This has nothing to do with football recruiting, but I wanted to be Olivia Newton John when I grew up. And I was going to marry Andy GIBB of course. He messed that up. The other did not work out the way I planned it. But I do sing at church after hours of singing along with her!

 

[Devo182]

Love it! I thought you would recognize it! (I had to crop the orange sunset photo for family.) But here's one with some of the buildings. And, below, one I just like of sky and water. Most days were sunny and perfect for relaxing, but clouds are a photographer's friend. View attachment 478566
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Gross man...how ugly. But god bless you putting up with such a terrible environment. Hope your family is safe.

 

[drvenner]

What does this have to do with recruiting?

Because she liked to get "Physical?"

And, don't be a butthead. We talk about a lot of stuff up in here. Learn it. Live it. Love it.