Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[BruinVol]

Kirby is probably in the upper tier but to win a national championship you have to be elite and I haven’t seen anything to suggest he’s in that conversation.

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Woudnt being one play away from winning that national title be what you are looking for?

 

[VolInNW]

In all fairness, as Lyle went down flipping and flopping like a boated crappie, I dont blame Mays for looking elsewhere. Tennessee was a hot mess last year into the early signing day.

What he will likely regret as he grows and matures is the immature way he handled the flip to Next Year University (aka UGA) But we all acted like jackasses when we were younger. So cut the kid a break and let's move on.

 

[GoBigOrange86]

Kirby is probably in the upper tier but to win a national championship you have to be elite and I haven’t seen anything to suggest he’s in that conversation.

He was able to get the best out of a program that was stagnant under Richt and he deserves credit for it. But going forward we should not see the Georgia game as “unwinnable.”

Agreed. People got WAY out over their skis declaring that UGA was going to be just like Bama, but from the East. They’re really good and will continue to be but Tennessee can absolutely catch up.

 

[butchna]

RIP Stan Lee

 

[Volbucky]

In all fairness, as Lyle went down flipping and flopping like a boated crappie, I dont blame Mays for looking elsewhere. Tennessee was a hot mess last year into the early signing day.

What he will likely regret as he grows and matures is the immature way he handled the flip to Next Year University (aka UGA) But we all acted like jackasses when we were younger. So cut the kid a break and let's move on.

How did he handle it? I missed that. Just knew he changed his mind.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

*whispers*

Kirby really isn’t that good. Richt just left him with a loaded roster.

I think Pruitt is the better coach. His defenses were better than Kirby's at Bama and what he has done at TN with this team is remarkable. And he'll get talent to TN.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Woudnt being one play away from winning that national title be what you are looking for?

Maybe. I think what made them elite last year was Roquan, Chubb and Michel. He didn’t sign those players. He inherited them.

I’m not saying he can’t get those kinds of players in the future. They’ve proven to be excellent recruiters.

I guess my larger point is that he (and that program) don’t scare me the way they once did. They might be 95% Alabama East. And that team is beatable.

 

[BruinVol]

Maybe. I think what made them elite last year was Roquan, Chubb and Michel. He didn’t sign those players. He inherited them.

I’m not saying he can’t get those kinds of players in the future. They’ve proven to be excellent recruiters.

I guess my larger point is that he (and that program) don’t scare me the way they once did. They might be 95% Alabama East. And that team is beatable.

I thinks it's fair to say a coach can't entire that elite tier until they win one but he's come as close as anyone can without doing it.


If Pruitt and Mullen get things going he will come back to earth. He good easily be seen as another Malzon in a few years a

 

[volfanCLT]

Georgia will be a problem for the foreseeable future

Ain’t nothing to be scared of but they’re a heavyweight.

 

[Chief Vol 13]

Gotta give Fulmer some credit for this success. Guess the old adage about "it takes one to know one" comes into play here.. CBJ would have been better served if he had pom poms in his hand rather that a whistle around his neck.

Trumpet IMO

 

[Chief Vol 13]

Pruitt did what most every coach in America would do up 10-0 getting ball to start 2nd half. He took a timeout to get ball back. Then you see what happens on first down and it was near disaster that was an split second away from 10-7 and all momentum lost. So he then said screw this get to halftime. Then chandler pops big run and he changes decision and calls timeout and said get points now. He played it the way it should have been played.

I'm impressed with Pruitt's game management so far. Should only get better.

 

[jacvols]

Ty's going to be a starting NFL RB.

Hope that you are right, but I'm not sure he can take the puishment of the NFL.

 

[Chief Vol 13]

Looks like we have so many of the right coaches at Tennessee right now.

Basketvols:

I don't think we were ever in the top 5 this early in the season with Pearl. And I consider him to the the best men's basketball coach Tennessee has had.

 

[Ron Swanson]

Hope that you are right, but I'm not sure he can take the puishment of the NFL.

Luckily for him his OL in the NFL will be a lot better.

 

[butchna]

Hope that you are right, but I'm not sure he can take the puishment of the NFL.

Heard the same thing about Kamara on here.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

That Auburn #7 not looking good either

Let's just throw in the entirety of the ACC and PAC 12.

 

[drvenner]

My favorite part of the coaches show was CJP using the word unfoolish

Can someone define that word for me?

Antonym for Chief Vol

 

[Neyland Law Vol]

i really hope UGA does not make the playoff again this year. Need Bama to beat them badly in Atlanta.

 

[SaguaroVols]

Even at his size Chandler runs a lot of fools over. I think Josh Allen was starting to run away from him at the end of the game.

Love Chandler. Has above average speed, good size with a little bit of room to grow.

Plays bigger than his size and isn't afraid of contact. Quick step and upfield guy. Good hands.

Has got to play smarter tho. Takes unnecessary hits and gets hurt.

Would like for him to improve his reads downfield. Recall a few times if he went another way, he would have scored some long TDs.

 

[tomq_123]

Georgia will be a problem for the foreseeable future

Ain’t nothing to be scared of but they’re a heavyweight.

UGA's biggest advantage is recruiting. They will always get the best players in the hot recruiting areas in Georgia and especially Atlanta. I do think from a coaching standpoint we are a little better or at the very least even.

 

[Chief Vol 13]

*whispers*

Kirby really isn’t that good. Richt just left him with a loaded roster.

I disagree on Kirby. Jury's still out as far as him being national title caliber, but he's already won a conference title, he's won the east two years in a row, and they're about to have another 11-1 regular season. They've also been recruiting on Alabama levels for three years now.

 

[volfanCLT]

UGA's biggest advantage is recruiting. They will always get the best players in the hot recruiting areas in Georgia and especially Atlanta. I do think from a coaching standpoint we are a little better or at the very least even.

Georgia is the best recruiting job in the country imo

No real in state competition

 

[Aesius]

UGA's biggest advantage is recruiting. They will always get the best players in the hot recruiting areas in Georgia and especially Atlanta. I do think from a coaching standpoint we are a little better or at the very least even.

Can only play 11 at a time, thankfully. I think having Bama-level talented depth is obviously ideal but not necessarily essential. Just need to get into a position where most of the starters are studs and the backups aren't huge dropoffs. Tennessee can get there in talent pretty easily.

 

[Go Fight Win]

another cade mays discussion? do we need it?

 

[VolsnCards5]

I was at the game and the fourth down in Kentucky's territory where we punted and downed it on the 3 yard line, it looked from where I was sitting as though Pruitt was chewing the punter out. It was a perfectly executed punt, so I'm at a loss. The only thing I can think of is maybe the punter was given a green light to fake it if conditions were right and the punter chose not to? Or maybe Pruitt's words of encouragement resemble butt chewing? I don't know. Did anyone else notice this?

He made the sand wedge celebration.

Pruitt “act like you’ve been here before”