Recruiting Forum Football Talk VI

[GoBigOrange86]

Did I say 7 days until kickoff? It has to be done: Rashaad Gaulden!

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Spoiler: He made a crucial block along the way

The double Gauldens will always be great, but him embarrassing Kirk Herbstreit over the incident a month or two later was also primo stuff.

 

[gainesvol82]

I mean if money is equal, I'm still taking the USC job. It's a better job and I don't have to live in OK.

Depends on the individual. A lot of people would prefer an Oklahoma lifestyle over CA....especially a true family man. That 10 million a year goes much further too.

Outside of ESPN and other sports media you aren't particularly as "famous" either. USC is obviously a higher profile national position for a head coach, but the head coach of Oklahoma is known by damn near everyone in the state and get special treatment. Plus, they have been the more successful over the last 15 years prior to last year.

 

[UTvol1fn]

What good memories

I was at this game and it was so enjoyable winning in Athens

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

That’s pretty much what she said about Naples too. She is in love with Florence though and from the stories, I definitely get it. Jealous of y’all’s experiences there. I’m going to surprise her with a trip back on one of our anniversaries. Wanted to do it for our 5th this year but 2 kids under 2 through that out the window. Can’t wait until they’re a little older and can drop them off with the grandparents and go.

We went to Italy when our kids were 10 and 7. They loved the trip. We walked all over the place and powered our trip with gelato. Any time they got tired or cranky, we went into the next gelato shop and recharged. They loved the museums and the churches. We had a fantastic trip (thank you gelato). We went to Rome, Florence, and Venice. One of my favorite vacations ever. Would go back to Italy in a heartbeat.

My kids are now 21 & 18. They still talk about that trip.

 

[butchna]

That seems criminal. He was a phenomenal pitcher. Doesn’t make sense to me.







Know what else doesn’t make sense? All this talk about retired baseball players when college football is about to start!?!?!?


Meanwhile, I am over here basking in the glory of our Volunteers impending season of


15-0

Enjoy Notre Dame and I’ll enjoy the Braves.

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

Yup, I consider y’all the pre-wusses

 

[gainesvol82]

Miss hearing Joh Ward’s call on this, but I’ll allow highlights of Florida beatdowns anytime.




Also, strong opinion here, but these are the GOAT end zones. All orange border is .

Good memories of being at that game as a kid with my grandfather (and every other home game from 89 -98). It was a downpour but the stadium stayed mostly full until the late.

 

[reVOLution33]

I hadn’t seen this before…

 

[gainesvol82]

Yup, I consider y’all the pre-wusses

Hey, us 80's kids lived similar childhoods. We had early gen gaming consoles but spent most of our time outside. It wasn't until AOL Chat and adult websites in the mid 90'a started corrupting us as teenagers.

 

[gainesvol82]

I hadn’t seen this before…

Mama Carter thicker than a snicker

 

[Ericvol2096]

I hadn’t seen this before…

That’s how you do hat drama!

 

[franklinpence]

I’m strugglng - daughter 42 with 13 yr old daughter is dating a 27 yr old “boy”…he’s closer in age to my g-daughter than my daughter!

“Oh damn! SmokinBob is my girl’s mom??!!” @VolunteerVandiver right now probably.

Sorry @SmokinBob - not intending to make light of your frustrations here, but I did chuckle at the two posts together. Agreed with @drvenner on this one.

 

[scienceteaching_vol]

College football is back! Will watch Navy/Notre Dame and Hawaii/Vanderbilt.

I was talking with one of the dad's at my daughter's soccer practice yesterday and he said he wasn't certain he'd watch the games this weekend because he doesn't like notre dame.

I said, yeah I hate notre dame so I'm watching for an upset. Rooting against a team you hate is pretty darn close to rooting for a team you love.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

We went to Italy when our kids were 10 and 7. They loved the trip. We walked all over the place and powered our trip with gelato. Any time they got tired or cranky, we went into the next gelato shop and recharged. They loved the museums and the churches. We had a fantastic trip (thank you gelato). We went to Rome, Florence, and Venice. One of my favorite vacations ever. Would go back to Italy in a heartbeat.

My kids are now 21 & 18. They still talk about that trip.

Twas a dream of mine...sadly, that is all it will ever be for me. I am jealous, but I'm always glad when someone (someone I like...I confess I'm nowhere near that magnanimous) gets to do amazing things.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Whoever had the bright idea of playing the opener at noon, in Nashville. I'm sorry

 

[Nash_Vol97]

We went to Italy when our kids were 10 and 7. They loved the trip. We walked all over the place and powered our trip with gelato. Any time they got tired or cranky, we went into the next gelato shop and recharged. They loved the museums and the churches. We had a fantastic trip (thank you gelato). We went to Rome, Florence, and Venice. One of my favorite vacations ever. Would go back to Italy in a heartbeat.

My kids are now 21 & 18. They still talk about that trip.

Ugh, I can taste the gelato already

First trip will be for me and my wife, but my wife is 50% Italian and her father is full blood Sicilian so we have plans to do a family trip when they are older. Can’t wait for that.

 

[VolNash17]

Hawaii was so fun to watch back in the 2000’s. I think their coach gets them pretty good again with him being a former quarterback and them getting a new stadium. If I were a CFB coach Hawaii would be one of those jobs I’d personally covet. Be a legend on your own island. Great weather and all that. Good luck to Hawaii

 

[VolNash17]

About to buy 3 tickets to Tennessee Virginia… hope we get as many Big Orange people there as possible! We gotta show tremendous first showing after a good season last year

 

[peaygolf]

Hawaii was so fun to watch back in the 2000’s. I think their coach gets them pretty good again with him being a former quarterback and them getting a new stadium. If I were a CFB coach Hawaii would be one of those jobs I’d personally covet. Be a legend on your own island. Great weather and all that. Good luck to Hawaii

Vols played there one time…..good friend played on that team……said it was great fun
wish they’d do it again.

 

[Revived2002]

I was at this game and it was so enjoyable winning in Athens

I was on church retreat with ~40+ bulldog fans and one other Tennessee fan and we watched in a big screen

My friend and I sang Rocky Top all through the second half. Fun times!

 

[peaygolf]

7 days….

 

[Glocker_Alum_2005]

Dang it, man. I can't believe that Deion keeps stealing players from us.

Go Navy! Go Rainbow Warriors!

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Tennessee Crystal Ball: Predicting every game for 2023

First he lays out how many weapons we have and how good our run defense is

But somehow Florida's new d-coordinator has the magic potion, its Florida's run game, not passing attack that beats us and Milton throws two picks from overthrows?

USCjr comes into Neyland and beats us? Huh???

 

[SoullessGinger32_]

First he lays out how many weapons we have and how good our run defense is

But somehow Florida's new d-coordinator has the magic potion, its Florida's run game, not passing attack that beats us and Milton throws two picks from overthrows?

USCjr comes into Neyland and beats us? Huh???

We will smash Gators. 38-14 Vols

 

[peaygolf]

Nice tribute to the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell
https://x.com/govsfb/status/1695421343678840956?s=46&t=6rR_T0ZzjzL2UK7RtC1P9w