Recruiting Forum Football Talk VI

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Volsdeep4 said:
We play utsa, austin peay, UConn as cupcakes. I’d like to schedule more home and homes with national programs. Like we did with Oklahoma. That was a lot of fun
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We are getting an extra game soon and with Oklahoma as one of the teams, Tejas College as the other. We are also aiming at playoff games. We're fine.
 
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volbeast33 said:
He could have been on that field…. He chose not to be….. he had absolutely no heart whatsoever.
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I really think he had a legitimate shot at being an all-american if he had just kept up with his responsibilities and played when he was healthy. He had more talent than any RB we've had in a while.
 
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butchna said:
Yeah? And they held up against Bama and LSU and Kentucky (2021). Evans never had an even decent game against a decent team with the Vols.
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It's almost like he wouldn't play in those games. . . not that he couldn't, he wouldn't. Maybe he was scared or something, idk, strange for a RB. Which big game was it that he was questionable, dressed out, went through warm-ups just fine, then never set foot on the field?
 
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Volsdeep4 said:
That’s probably true. They will still get ran by 3tds. The matchup doesn’t excite like a big national match up would. That’s all I’m saying.
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For sure, I could see the game making something like espn2 though, it will likely be a top 25 matchup. Still, I could see us struggling early on but pull away in the second half and win something like 52-31
 
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Enki_Amenra said:
It's almost like he wouldn't play in those games. . . not that he couldn't, he wouldn't. Maybe he was scared or something, idk, strange for a RB. Which big game was it that he was questionable, dressed out, went through warm-ups just fine, then never set foot on the field?
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It's what I observed. Nobody should have to play in pain, but I highly question he even dressed with the slightest ACHE. WHAT IF doesn't apply to an athlete who finds a way to not play.
 
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VolNRaleighNC said:
I actually haven’t been able to catch any of their games (not that I had much of a desire to watch OU athletics) but wasn’t aware of their antics. Shame if their actions contradict their words.
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Their actions do not contradict their words. Like our BaseVols last year, they have fun and celebrate everything. I do agree the bat spike might have been a bit over the top…but she was very happy she got that walk 🤪
 
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butchna said:
It's what I observed. Nobody should have to play in pain, but I highly question he even dressed with the slightest ACHE. WHAT IF doesn't apply to an athlete who finds a way to not play.
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In fairness, ankles are really hard to heal up 100%, Tillman was never 100% this year after the Akron game and I’ve sprained my ankle before, it took like 2 months before I could run again
 
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Enki_Amenra said:
It's almost like he wouldn't play in those games. . . not that he couldn't, he wouldn't. Maybe he was scared or something, idk, strange for a RB. Which big game was it that he was questionable, dressed out, went through warm-ups just fine, then never set foot on the field?
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He was afraid of getting hurt and messing up his chances to go pro. I have heard from someone who knows him that it was mental.

Not sure if this was his case, but many players have a lot of pressure put on them from family and friends to make it pro, in order to provide for family. I have seen player families have unrealistic expectations for their children.
 
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Ace said:
He was afraid of getting hurt and messing up his chances to go pro. I have heard from someone who knows him that it was mental.

Not sure if this was his case, but many players have a lot of pressure put on them from family and friends to make it pro, in order to provide for family. I have seen player families have unrealistic expectations for their children.
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He ended up screwing himself. Missed out on a lot of development, conditioning & experience and it showed up when he hit the pros.
 
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