Recruiting Forum Football Talk VI

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[SoilVol]

I blame safety play more than the corners last year. Corners had a ton of injuries and it was amazing how much better they got once slaughter took over.

I agree with this take. Elite safety play makes the CBs look better. You could have ths best CBs in football and with terrible safety play they'll look bad. Flowers and McCullough have been great ambassadors for the program but safety should be vastly improved this year with Flowers gone and JM being a rotational guy. Turrentine, Walker, Thomas, and maybe Charles I hope get snaps ahead of JM.

If they lock down the back end with SEC level play then I feel much more comfortable with GJL, Hadden, Slaughter, Turnage, Gibson, etc at corner.

 

[Jackcrevol]

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[Jackcrevol]

We did a very similar trip.
In about 15 days we did:
Yellowstone
Crater Lake
Highway 1 down to Redwoods
Continued down Highway 1 to San Francisco for 2 nights at a hotel to relax and clean up after only camping for days.
Jerry Garcia died on our way and we landed in San Fran the day of his memorial at Golden Gate Park.
Haight-Ashbury and Golden Gate Park looked exactly like I imagined they did in the 60s. Packed with hippies in psychedelic school buses from all over.
Then on to more camping at Big Sur, Yosemite, Sequoias and Grand Canyon.

On another trip to Yellowstone someone recommended we take Beartooth Pass to the north, which was an amazing drive and which led us to visit Mount Rushmore and Devil's Tower at like midnight and 3 AM under a full moon since we had like 36 hours to get back to Knoxville

dated a girl for a spell who lived in gilette. DT, Spearfish, and the Bighorns. Its a lot like WV, probably was 40-50 years ago.

 

[SoilVol]

The Tetons are magnetic...you can't stop looking at them from anywhere you are in the 50 mile long valley. The dramatic rise of the Tetons from the wide flat valley and the beautifully jagged, yet almost perfectly somehow symmetrical ridgeline is just...magnetic.

I was on a flight from Dallas to either Spokane or Missoula once and looked out the window, "Holy smokes.... that looks like the Tetons!?" I'd never seen them before.

Checked the flight tracker and it was in-fact the Tetons. A sight to behold at 30,000 feet on a bluebird sky.

 

[SoilVol]

@Ulysees E. McGill built up enough flyer miles to get some free flights recently. Just booked a flight from Nashville to Tucson then Albuquerque to Nashville over New Years. Going to visit a friend in Southern AZ - duck, quail, dove hunt while there, potentially sandhill crane hunt in New Mexico and do some more bird/small game hunting and sight seeing along the drive back to Albuquerque. Might get some winter trout fishing in too. Should be some incredible sights along that route and on the public lands we will end up on.

 

[Weezer]

Yeah I’m not too bright. But my point remains the same! We are their only possible loss on the schedule short of a miracle.

The first step in fixing stupid is admitting stupid. Good for you.

 

[Orange.]

SIAP

Great post. I love this. I have been a huge fan of our underdog RB room since Heup got here. My old avi. It's great to hear them discuss the work they've been putting in and how they go about things. These guys are going to be great this year.

Also enjoyed the quick scene with DSamp coaching up Cam at 3:35. Dylan was the new guy just yesterday, it seems like.

 

[SoilVol]

Most interesting takeaway for me from the depth chart (albeit somewhat meaningless) is Mincey listed as a backup at LT to Campbell but not at least a Co-Starter with Crawford at RT. I think Crawford is serviceable and one tough hombre, but a lot of folks were talking Mincey up as having next-level physical tools and aspirations. Wonder what’s going on with him. I know RT and LT are a little different skill set, but I am surprised.

There was someone on here the other day saying Mincey wasn't real happy. Which I think is plausible. Just hope he sticks around because he's a snap away from being the full-timer and we're gonna need him.

 

[Weezer]

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[SmokinBob]

 

[Orange.]

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[VolByLaw]

What's up with the depth chart? Is Dayne Davis really 2nd string at RT or is Mincey 1st sub in at LT and RT?

I don't put much stock in that depth chart, but I won't be shocked if Davis plays some RT before Mincey does.

-Hubbs

 

[VolByLaw]

I think TN has had some confidence in its ability to create explosive plays in the return game, dating back to the summer when they started more film study on UVA.

-Matt Ray

 

[VolByLaw]

Is Norman Lott starting more because he’s been that good or other players not stepped up?

He has been really good. The DL coach you all praise thinks he is a DUDE!

-AP

 

[SoilVol]

There's a legitimate scenario where the youngest of our first 11 players on the field for offense os a junior (Donte Thornton) and the youngest of our first 11 on the field for defense is a redshirt junior (Bryson Eason) based solely on the currently listed starters.

 

[SmokinBob]

Even though the numbers are different, I know something about this. My daughter-in-law is 10 years older than my son and used to work for me. (That’s where she met him when he volunteered to help me, I had no clue). When William finally came clean on both, I had to take a huge step back. Not going into the backstory here, but I kept a close eye and didn’t say anything. I always prayed that G_D would let him be happy and for me to support him. G_D answered that prayer. I have two beautiful grandchildren. I know two totally different scenarios, but I know somewhat how you feel.

 

[Orange.]

Tuesday is here and that means Cedric Tillman days until kickoff!

 

[Orange.]

I said it's John Kelly days until kickoff!

 

[Orange.]

Let's ready some kicking mojo in 2023! How many days until kickoff? Fuad Reveiz and Jeff Hall many.

 

[berryvol]

Jonathan Wade days until kickoff… one of my favorites growing up, playing alongside my all time fav, Jason Allen.

 

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[drylo]

52-49 + 1 days until kickoff!

 

[Orange.]

 

[Orange.]

Jonathan Wade days until kickoff… one of my favorites growing up, playing alongside my all time fav, Jason Allen.


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