Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

[maotai]

Wait!!!! You don’t trust Wes Rucker’s evaluations?

Best Wes Rucker take was 2016 fall camp, "this team looks ready to play."

 

[pismonque]

He clearly cannot process information in real time. He may just be slow.

Maybe, but I wonder if he’s just too risk averse. Everybody always talks about how he throws so few interceptions but a big part of that is always checking down to safe passes. If you’re gonna make big plays you gotta get it out there. No one wants a mindless gunslinger but you have to let a few good percentage throws fly when you have talented receivers who can make plays on the other end.

 

[turdherder11]

Put his ass in

Gotta wonder if benching JG and playing a freshman is worth it. At this point JG isn't going to get better, Maurer has a much higher ceiling . I say play him and gain exp. JG is so slow and has zero touch. If he hasn't learned it by now he never will.

 

[quadlee21]

Who is the dumb a$$ troll bumping all the player threads ?

 

[NMVol]

Not a good game and you guys aren't helping. On to BYU. Go Vols.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Who is the dumb a$$ troll bumping all the player threads ?

I dunno. But he's blocked whoever he is.

 

[Illinoisvolfan2]

Our guys looked flat from the start. Shocked that can happen in the opener. Unless they know they suck and this season will be a beat down of epic proportions.

 

[millst987]

Gotta wonder if benching JG and playing a freshman is worth it. At this point JG isn't going to get better, Maurer has a much higher ceiling . I say play him and gain exp. JG is so slow and has zero touch. If he hasn't learned it by now he never will.

I’m telling you JG would never start another game for me. He’s a great kid, but he’s not a winner at qb

 

[Orangeredblooded]

Prep for BYU.

I bought tickets to BYU for my brother’s birthday. He called me after game was over and asked “you sure you still wanna go?” Ouch. We will still be going, even if I have to drag him kicking and screaming, darn it!

 

[volfanCLT]

VolNavy on fire this morning doesn’t seem like a very good omen for the season ahead lol

Nailed it rednecks

 

[darkgable]

We had Ty Chandler with about 6-7 Carrys, the Gray kid about the same and he was breaking ankles and we give Jordan carrys? We have a QB that if you didnt see the game you'd think his QB rating was all SEC. I'd have more respect for Pruitt if he played Maurer or Shrout and let one of those 2 show what they got. At this rate with JG we might be lucky with 3 damn wins. No I ain't smoking. That's what I see after this debacle.

 

[pismonque]

Hey, beer next week.

I still think it’s funny that they’re rolling out the beer sales when the Mormons come to town.

 

[GoVolsDR]

That’s bad when we’re used as a marketing tool to sell more beer.

Clown World

 

[zhangliao04]

A part of me, albeit very small, would actually watch with popcorn if the UT athletics just started imploding from the inside out. Fire Pruitt, get an even more head scratcher coach, fans dwindle to maybe 40k a game, not enough money is coming in, other programs start hurting, and UT athletics is basically Candy from 20 years ago.

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

VQ board is a wreck lol

 

[maotai]

VQ board is a wreck lol

Worse than Volnation?

 

[Devo182]

Wyoming up 10 on Mizzou. And guess what they have? DT QB. The ultimate equalizer in college.

 

[Pepe_Silvia]

Apparently Tennessee was the last ranked SEC team to lose to a Pac12 team.

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

Worse than Volnation?

Yes always is

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

Price thoughts

What a terrible display today. No energy from anyone and that was from kickoff. The team looked confused numerous times but postgame comments were baffling to me. Clearly trying to give Georgia State credit but this was a rather weak and pathetic performance no matter who the opponent was. At some point you get tired of being kicked around...this group just doesn’t look like it bothers them after today. I’ve had several conversations with these players dating back to camp in June and they said all the right things. But words are words and that doesn’t punch anyone in the mouth. Pruitt loves to preach they compete each day and the best will play....id open it up and if a walk-on out performed some people this week then I’d play them. I really thought we would see some fire and passion after the game but I didn’t. Really just a head scratcher. Hard to see this team flip it on next week but honestly kids are kids and you can’t explain how things transpire at times.

 

[SLICKYINC]

Maybe, just maybe this was a wake up call..

 

[AaronUT]

Domestic assault?

Hahaha!! Nah nothing like that. Take me off the weigh in list in “The Pub” please sir. I’ll be shredding weight but unofficially

 

[Aesius]

A part of me, albeit very small, would actually watch with popcorn if the UT athletics just started imploding from the inside out. Fire Pruitt, get an even more head scratcher coach, fans dwindle to maybe 40k a game, not enough money is coming in, other programs start hurting, and UT athletics is basically Candy from 20 years ago.

UT would become a case study in mismanagement. I mean, it already should be. I think the future you described is actually inevitable. The sentiment I'm seeing EVERYWHERE is that fans are apathetic. Not mad. Not sad. Just given up. I didn't see that nearly as much even during 2017 and certainly not before it. There was always hope of firing the current guy and hiring someone else to pick up the pieces. But we've done that too many times and now everyone sees it just isn't working. People are giving up and still stop attending games.

 

[Aesius]

Price thoughts

This is a 1-11 team. You can't flip the mindset during the season, especially not when they're receiving weekly beatdowns. It's a complete and total disaster.

Our only hope is a massive improvement at QB that can spark a fire under the entire offense. Defense is likely a lost cause because there's no leadership.

 

[SLICKYINC]

Hahaha!! Nah nothing like that. Take me off the weigh in list in “The Pub” please sir. I’ll be shredding weight but unofficially

Damn dude, hope all is well.