Recruiting Forum Football Talk VI

[Orange_Crush]

The Athletic confirmed it with the lawyer who set up the deal with the family.

Did the Atlantic name Nico?

 

[Devo182]

For those of you that still don't understand baseball...THIS is what we mean when we say..."that's just baseball".

Last years team is among the greatest, most dominant CBB teams that has ever played...and they did not do this.

They were the most dominant. And it wasn't that close. But 2nd place is also an Oregon St team that made it just as far.

Absolutely nothing is guaranteed in CBB. Until they ever go to 7 game series, we'll see another 20 year stretch of the #1 overall seed not winning it all.

Big crapshoot!

 

[TheRain]

I find telling my wife to "calm down" works well too.

 

[Rocky_Top_Vol13]

Someone needs to turn this into one of those how it started vs how it is going memes lol...

 

[BigOrange15]

Someone needs to turn this into one of those how it started vs how it is going memes lol...

TFW they found your sister's Onlyfans.

 

[SugarCC]

Rumor is $2 mill per year @ 4 yrs

I know that's the...rumor.

 

[SugarCC]

Started by some west coast “lawyer.”

That's right...forgot about the lawyer.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

They were the most dominant. And it wasn't that close. But 2nd place is also an Oregon St team that made it just as far.

Absolutely nothing is guaranteed in CBB. Until they ever go to 7 game series, we'll see another 20 year stretch of the #1 overall seed not winning it all.

Big crapshoot!

I understand why they can't do 7 game series, but it makes it, as you said...an absolute crapshoot.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Someone needs to turn this into one of those how it started vs how it is going memes lol...

F around and find out

 

[screenthis]

I hope it helps them get picked up by the Big12 or ACC. Florida now has 4 Power 5 teams (Miami, FSU, UF, and UCF). Every time one of these schools gets promoted it's bad for UF. I'm here for it.

Yep, Florida remains my most 'disliked' school. Just amazing to see both UCS and USF going over 50,000 students.

 

[BigSteve09]

Someone needs to turn this into one of those how it started vs how it is going memes lol...

replies full of the typical whining you would expect, so they reply

 

[volbeast33]

McGill’s sarcasm meter is broken. Someone get him a new one.

 

[Vols4us]

Speaking of that, 2 guys i noticed on the updated roster..Pearce is 242+lbs now and Josephs is 238. They’re both 15-20 pounds heavier than they were during last season

Those two are going to terrorize opposing QBs. We get to see more of Banks' D-playbook in action this season.

 

[BigSteve09]

Woah I was not expecting my Steele mag to be here.

Notes from his rankings of Draft Eligible players (upper classmen only):

> Has Milton as QB6, behind Maye, Williams, Leonard, Ewers, Nix

> Wright at RB16, Small RB45

> Bru WR9, Thornton WR32

> Warren TE57

> Mays C18

> Mincey G16

> Campbell T36

> Baron DE31

> Harrison OLB21

> Beasley ILB53, Pili ILB56

> Hadden CB 44

> McDonald FS30

> Campbell K19

> D Williams PR4

Dee Williams only Vols mention on Steele's All-American list - 4th string PR

TOP INDIVIDUAL UNITS:

QB Tennessee #6 - Joe Milton has a remarkable arm and is 6'5 242 and a load to tackle. He is the most physically gifted QB and led the Vols to a big bowl win over Clemson. He is playing the Vols' potent pass attack and is backed by super true frosh Nico.

RB Tennessee #19

WR Tennessee #6 - The Vols lose Hyatt along with Tillman. Three of the top four return including McCoy and they add Oregon transfer Thornton to remain one of the best.

OL Tennessee #27

DL Tennessee #28

LB Tennessee #54

DB Tennessee #25

ST Tennessee #16

** Know that having every single unit in those rankings is a sign of success and continued progress. I think we had all, or almost all, units in the individual rankings last year for the first time since 2016. Before that it had been forever as well.

2022's Toughest Schedules - Tennessee finished with #21
2023 Opponent Winning % - Tennessee 16th

 

[Orange_Crush]

 

[SugarCC]

replies full of the typical whining you would expect, so they reply

How virtuous. Which one of you sh!t-heaps is Dr Curry? You must have missed SM fans being "great" at throwing sh!t at Vitello's dad.

 

[BigOrange15]

How virtuous. Which one of you sh!t-heaps is Dr Curry? You must have missed SM fans being "great" at throwing sh!t at Vitello's dad.

Yeah, nah **** all that. Why are we the ones that have to take the high road?

 

[Weezer]

How virtuous. Which one of you sh!t-heaps is Dr Curry? You must have missed SM fans being "great" at throwing sh!t at Vitello's dad.

I would laugh hysterically if Freak said, "That'd be me."

It's not him, but still, it would be funny.

 

[Orange_Crush]

I would laugh hysterically if Freak said, "That'd be me."

It's not him, but still, it would be funny.

Not sure what a sh!t-heap is, but it suits @frank perfectly nonetheless.

 

[Glitch]

I know that's the...rumor.

 

[BigSteve09]

Steele's Power Rankings:
*I am only going to post the rankings for SEC teams, our opponents, and the teams above 120 points (means good team) so you can get an idea for where we fit nationally

Georgia 137.24
Ohio St 135.19
Alabama 135.16
Michigan 134.37
Penn St 132.44
LSU 131.84
USC 131.72
FSU 130.17
Notre Dame 129.74
Clemson 129.70
Texas 129.62
Tennessee 129.59
Oregon 129.19
Utah 128.64
Washington 127.78
Oklahoma 126.50
TCU 125.70
Texas A&M 124.94
Wisconsin 124.89
Oregon St 124.73
Kansas St 124.08
Iowa 123.94
Texas Tech 123.70
Ole Miss 123.44
UNC 121.40
Arkansas 120.82
South Carolina 120.76
Kentucky 120.41
UCLA 120.29
Florida 120.15
Illinois 120.11
Miss St 119.65
Auburn 119.25
Mizzou 117.09
UTSA 115.46
Vandy 109.46
Virginia 105.02
UConn 99.43

I know that some will get upset because of where we are ranked, but I actually gain confidence in our ranking knowing that we beat beat that same Clemson roster handily and destroyed LSU on the road. I'd probably put us more in the 132 range, but we're up there with the big dogs for the first time in a long time.

I think A&M and Ole Miss are also undervalued on this ranking.


Surprise Teams for 2023 - "These are the 12 teams that have a shot at stunning the NCAA":
1 Wisconsin
2 Texas A&M
3 Texas
4 Oregon
5 Washignton
6 Utah
7 Iowa
8 Oklahoma
9 Oregon St
10 UNC
11 TCU
12 Tennessee - they were nearly a surprise team last year as they were unranked int he preseason but were #1 in the CFB rankings and 8-0 when they lost at UGA. They were upset by SCar or likely would have been a playoff team. They lose their Heisman candidate at QB but replace him with super talented Joe Milton who did well in two starts and they have the best defense Heupel has fielded in his 3 years here. They do play Florid and Kentucky on the road and draw Bama and Texas A&M from the West, and of course play Georgia, but if Milton has a year close to what Hooker had they could surprise.
13 Pitt

Top Non-P5 Teams
1 UTSA

Steele's Power Poll - just the talent of the team



Steele's Preseason Top 40 - where he predicts each team to finish the season, based on schedule and conference standings:
1 Georgia
2 Clemson
3 Michigan
4 Alabama
5 Ohio State
6 Penn St
7 USC
8 FSU
9 LSU
10 Notre Dame
11 Texas
12 Texas A&M
13 Wisconsin
14 Washington
15 Oregon
16 Utah
17 Iowa
18 Oregon St
19 Tennessee - Vols QB Joe Milton may be the most athletically gifted QB in the country and is in his third year of the offense. The defense is improved, they get Georgia at home in November and they were 11-2 last year.
20 Oklahoma
21 UNC
22 Toledo
23 Pitt
24 UTSA
25 TCU
26 Ole Miss
27 S Alabama
28 UCLA
29 Kansas St
30 Miami
31 S Carolina
32 SMU
33 Boise St
34 Tulane
35 Kentucky
36 Air Force
37 NC State
38 Illinois
39 Texas Tech
40 Maryland

Projected Scoring Offenses:
1 Georgia
2 Ohio St
3 Michigan
4 USC
5 Oregon
6 Tennessee (also #12 Total Offense)
7 SMU
8 Texas
9 FSU
10 Utah
11 Alabama
12 Washingotn
13 LSU
14 Ole Miss
15 WKU

 

[Vol423]

Started by some west coast “lawyer.”

...and as we all know, lawyers never lie.

 

[SugarCC]

Yeah, nah **** all that. Why are we the ones that have to take the high road?

Exactly. The high road isn't even on the map whenever it has come to sh!tting on us.

The moment Evan Russell was accused, on national TV, of being on drugs, was the moment "classy" fell from my want to. I have known for 30 years how easy it has been for EVERYONE to take their shots at us, laugh at us, and outright screw us...and, yes, I admit, we brought a lot of it onto ourselves; yet, I stayed tamed. Never again after the Russell shot; and, the fact the dude was allowed to still call games, let alone not fired...again, **** class!

 

[Glitch]

How virtuous. Which one of you sh!t-heaps is Dr Curry? You must have missed SM fans being "great" at throwing sh!t at Vitello's dad.

The comment with the picture from his sister's OnlyFans account was great. I mean, she is straight nasty. A 3.5 at best, but the post is hilarious.

 

[SugarCC]

I would laugh hysterically if Freak said, "That'd be me."

It's not him, but still, it would be funny.

If he is, he's a sh!t-heap then.