Recruiting Forum Football Talk VI

[JohnnyD1024]

 

[VolGee4]

Get TSU to play on campus again and it won’t be that bad. “The Hole” is better anyway

I’m not sure it has everything to do with over playing on it, or they just aren’t good at it. They use Bermuda, but the Chiefs, Ravens, and Commanders use it as well. They can’t keep it up. It gets sloppy.

Teams like Pittsburgh and Cleveland can use grass through the season, but they can grow bluegrass.

They needed to change something.

 

[peaygolf]

I’m not sure it has everything to do with over playing on it, or they just aren’t good at it. They use Bermuda, but the Chiefs, Ravens, and Commanders use it as well. They can’t keep it up. It gets sloppy.

Teams like Pittsburgh and Cleveland can use grass through the season, but they can grow bluegrass.

They needed to change something.

I just like grass……easy @TrippieRedd

 

[VolGee4]

I just like grass……easy @TrippieRedd

I would like it if they could keep it up. But a bad grass field is worse than turf these days. A whole different topic, but turf is the way to go now a days for local parks and football fields.

 

[butchna]

and aren’t the LVs like third in the SEC right now? Pat Summitt was a once in a lifetime coach and realistically it’s not the bar to use .. I think if we replace Kelly, we’re gonna regret it..

Unless DW continues his track record of identifying and hiring homerun types. Another one would engineer negative regret.

 

[Ron Swanson]

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Damn I got scolded for saying Kelly is Holly 2.0

Where y'all at now? I'll wait

Hmmm does Kelly have any significant players hurt? Or does she have a completely healthy team?

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

Okay. 54% completion is pretty not great. He was not accurate. At all. I think people have revised his "greatness" in their memories because UT won it all that year.

If he performed EXACTLY the same, but the team lost a couple of games, he would have been remembered as pretty average.

We'll agree to disagree. But....you're still wrong.

 

[therickbol]

19 years is a lot of experience…. There is no promise for the Lady Vols bc her recruiting is very poor…. She had one commit last year and no commits this year…. I like Kellie but it’s time to move on.

I think there might be an avenue to move forward with her. Their recruiting in the '25-'27 classes looks really good right now. They just got a commit from the #1 player in the '27 class. And there is a good chance they end up with 3 Top 10 players in that class alone. And I think she does some big picture/chemistry things well. But IMO Danny White needs to tell her that if she wants to keep her job she must hire one of the best offensive minds in the country as an assistant coach. And tell KH that she has to stay out of that coach's way when coaching the offense. We need a system that makes us harder to guard. We run a stale, stagnant offensive system. They only create scoring opportunities by matchups. That works when the other team is physically overmatched. It doesn't work against quality opponents. Hire whoever knows how to run the Ohio State women's system. And get out of their way.

 

[Shadowboxer]

Because LV sports are very political at UT, and many believe she can turn it around and has earned the opportunity to do so. And Kellie is a former player who won three NCs, played for Pat, is beloved in the community and has a large, loud contingent of backers. The minute you talk about replacing her, there are battle lines drawn. So many sensitive issues to address, including diversity and LV legacy, and different opinions on who to hire. Many think some issues shouldn't be issues, but they are.

They should make a move at the end of the season. It's not like anyone goes to the Lady Vols games anyway

 

[ACvol3]

I’m bummed that we don’t have more experienced help coming in at corner

 

[ACvol3]

Nico??

 

[85SugarVol]

I think there might be an avenue to move forward with her. Their recruiting in the '25-'27 classes looks really good right now. They just got a commit from the #1 player in the '27 class. And there is a good chance they end up with 3 Top 10 players in that class alone. And I think she does some big picture/chemistry things well. But IMO Danny White needs to tell her that if she wants to keep her job she must hire one of the best offensive minds in the country as an assistant coach. And tell KH that she has to stay out of that coach's way when coaching the offense. We need a system that makes us harder to guard. We run a stale, stagnant offensive system. They only create scoring opportunities by matchups. That works when the other team is physically overmatched. It doesn't work against quality opponents. Hire whoever knows how to run the Ohio State women's system. And get out of their way.

What kind of offense do the women run at Ohio state?

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I don't buy that. If the kid is listed as a 5-star athlete the only way that I could see him not projecting at some position is if he had never played the game of football before. Even then, scouts have been able to project basketball players and track stars into positions in football.

Also, your list of schools shows that major programs are actively pursuing him, so the premise of the original post to which I was responding was false.

Harbor is a freak athlete, but his future is as an Olympian in track. Everything I have read is that he wants to play offense, but that most schools pursuing him wanted him to play defense. But, defense requires putting on weight/strength and that would come at the detriment of his track career which is why a lot of programs are lukewarm on him. It sounds like South Carolina is one of the few programs willing to take a chance on him on offense.

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Nico??

If I had to take a guess, baseball. He is a highly coveted baseball recruit. Probably going straight to the draft this summer.

 

[therickbol]

What kind of offense do the women run at Ohio state?

Pull some games up on YouTube. Lots of ball movement. Lots of different types of screens. Difficult to guard.

 

[Buddy’s Bandit]

Pat had one of the most intense presences I've ever witnessed. I've seen her chew out players, and even though she wasn't talking to me, I just wanted to sink into my seat and disappear. She was hardcore.

I used to hang out with Pat and the family. One year, ESPN was coming for the March Selection show and I (along with a friend) were put in charge of grilling the chicken. We got a little behind and I was a recipient of one of those “stares”. I could tell a ton of stories …… lot’s of good times.

One time a bus load of Russian’s came to town lead by the ESPN director that followed Pat and the team thru their Championship season. Anyway, she called and wanted my family to come over and entertain. We ended up singing Rocky Top with a bunch of Russians! They really loved Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis. HAHaHa….. Pat thought she could sing…..hence she always entered her speaking engagements singing Rocky Top.

She was truly a treasure and a one-of-a-kind individual.

God Bless Pat !

 

[DaddyChad]

The defense and the running game won that title let’s be honest.

It takes a team, Martin was part of it. Definitely had moments and those moments led to a championship.

 

[Cosmo Kramer]

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

If I had to take a guess, baseball. He is a highly coveted baseball recruit. Probably going straight to the draft this summer.

I think he is a projected first round pick

 

[SoilVol]

How does someone make an impromptu visit to Yosemite? It's kind of out in the middle of nowhere.

So, I was enrolled in a "study abroad" class that was going to San Francisco, then Fresno, then Monterrey. Well, since my advisor was the course instructor and we were basically the TAs, the other PhD student and I noticed a week before the trip we had half a day unscheduled between San Francisco and Fresno so we convinced him to let us detour to Yosemite. We were arguing between Sequoia and Yosemite up until the night before and a foot of snow was forecasted for Sequoia that day so we picked Yosemite.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

I think he is a projected first round pick

Might be. If so, that is money you don’t turn down out of high school. Too many unknown variables. All it takes is a freak injury to derail your career. Take the guarantee up front.

 

[TheRain]

Or... (If you know, you know.)

 

[jave36]

So, I was enrolled in a "study abroad" class that was going to San Francisco, then Fresno, then Monterrey. Well, since my advisor was the course instructor and we were basically the TAs, the other PhD student and I noticed a week before the trip we had half a day unscheduled between San Francisco and Fresno so we convinced him to let us detour to Yosemite. We were arguing between Sequoia and Yosemite up until the night before and a foot of snow was forecasted for Sequoia that day so we picked Yosemite.

Yosemite is better, good choice