Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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KokoBVol said:
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Did you just assume my gender?
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
I think that all depends on what shape he is in. He did not look good at all while he was available last year...he seemed extremely rusty to me. We need him at his FR best, and I don't think it is fair to assume that level of play from him.
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I think a lot of that was because he had spent his freshman year as a guard and then had to learn the tackle position. I do agree he is likely not in as good a shape as he was his Freshman year.
 
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Dudley Smith said:
You mean other than watching the last 13 out of 14 games in the series? Or 22 out of the last 29? This won't be popular, but the UF game has become an auto-loss for me until we run off a string of about 4-5 in a row. When we graduate players that have never lost to the Gators I might start to feel differently.

Sorry, LA Vol, this is not directed at you personally, it's just a sore point for me. We have lost to them so many different ways with so many different teams even when we had better players, that this talk every year is just like Charlie Brown winding up to kick that football from Lucy. Personally, I stopped watching the games after 2014 when I realized that this was consistently the most awful and miserable 3.5 hours I spend every year.
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I get it. But--

A defeatist attitude tends to be self-fulfilling, which is why we've lost to them so many times in so many ways for so many years. UF players are conditioned to think they'll find a way to beat UT no matter what and UT players have become conditioned to think they'll find a way to lose to UF no matter what. And both sides get what they think they'll get, because beliefs trigger behavior, which influences outcomes.

Pruitt has little use for this kind of player mindset... which is why some players with certain attitudes and behavior patterns are no longer on the roster and others watch from the sidelines.
 
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Dudley Smith said:
You mean other than watching the last 13 out of 14 games in the series? Or 22 out of the last 29? This won't be popular, but the UF game has become an auto-loss for me until we run off a string of about 4-5 in a row. When we graduate players that have never lost to the Gators I might start to feel differently.

Sorry, LA Vol, this is not directed at you personally, it's just a sore point for me. We have lost to them so many different ways with so many different teams even when we had better players, that this talk every year is just like Charlie Brown winding up to kick that football from Lucy. Personally, I stopped watching the games after 2014 when I realized that this was consistently the most awful and miserable 3.5 hours I spend every year.
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4 or 5 in a row just to be a rival?
If we can start splitting games with them and have a "toss up" from Vegas, I promise, they circle the date and use the word rival again.

Personally, I'm not above starting this year. Especially after someone sneaks into Mullen's house and discovers all the local missing pets in his freezer. Something not right about that dude.
 
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Glitch said:
Careful. I took 2 benedryl pills and used some benedryl lotion on my arms when I thought I had gotten into some poison ivy. I woke up the next morning feeling drunk. Basically, I OD'ed on benedryl.
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Well, you really shouldn't sniff it, but, whatever.
 
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Kingston Vol said:
So....
What does the starting offensive line look like now?
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Right now, Smith, Morris, Kennedy, Wright and JJohnson are our best players. JJohnson is versatile and can play wherever he's needed. His size held him back, but he's up to 300 pounds now-- maybe a bit more.

It'll be interesting to see how the other guys have developed in the offseason.

Add a big TE and we could be pretty stout as the season progresses. Jacob Warren has really bulked up, too.
 
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LA Vol said:
I get it. But--

A defeatist attitude tends to be self-fulfilling, which is why we've lost to them so many times in so many ways for so many years. UF players are conditioned to think they'll find a way to beat UT no matter what and UT players have become conditioned to think they'll find a way to lose to UF no matter what. And both sides get what they think they'll get, because beliefs trigger behavior, which influences outcomes.

Pruitt has little use for this kind of player mindset... which is why some players with certain attitudes and behavior patterns are no longer on the roster and others watch from the sidelines.
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Kingston Vol said:
So....
What does the starting offensive line look like now?
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If Trey can play more than a few games before having issues, it should be much better. Depth will be a concern but if we stay healthy it could be a huge improvement to last year. Hopefully Wanya and Darnell can get acclimated quickly and really help us beat teams like Vandy/Missouri/Scar toss ups
 
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Kirby Smart on Jim Chaney moving to Tennessee:

"Jim did a tremendous job for us. I got a great relationship with him. He worked really hard at our place. He helped us develop to where we are, and we wish him nothing but the best.

I know he's going to across to one of our rivals, and we understand that and respect that. The fact he knows our personnel, I think that the game of football boils down to football players making plays, and there's not going to be anything that Jim Chaney or myself can do out there on that field that our players aren't going to control."
 
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