Recruiting Forum Football Talk XLI

[Z06VolinWV]

Any word in guarantano's injury? Sorry if I've already missed it somewhere.

 

[butchna]

Lawson and Jancek. Elite 3rd down D and 20 ppg are in the past.

Though not having our best LBs past 2 years hurts a ton.

All you got to do is leave and you “were great”. :lol:

 

[Chief Vol 13]

We should have 7 wins right now with just better in game coaching. We lose almost no one next year. Talent is there.

We have some good pieces at the skill positions but I just don't think we'll have enough quality depth on either side of the line to make any noise. I'm thinking 8 wins will be the max next year.

 

[Devo182]

All you got to do is leave and you “were great”. :lol:

Haha, nah I was always big on Jancek. Took us from 28 ppg to 24 to 20 (2015). Top-20 3rd down D last 2 years. Statistical know-nothings bashed him for a small sample size of 4th down plays when his vast majority of playcalling led us to having a very solid D.

3rd down is now in the dumps. You have to wonder if Shoop was leeching off Jimmy Franks all along. Their D had no dropoff without him, but we have gotten worse.

 

[HankHill]

I agree.

Anyone left standing injury free could be mowed down for good measure

If there is a hire in place by the bowl game...would be great for the new coach to evaluate current assistants and hopefully keep CMG. Idc about any of the others tbh. Would honestly love for Strip to stick around in some capacity.

 

[Chief Vol 13]

Haha, nah I was always big on Jancek. Took us from 28 ppg to 24 to 20 (2015). Top-20 3rd down D last 2 years. Statistical know-nothings bashed him for a small sample size of 4th down plays when his vast majority of playcalling led us to having a very solid D.

3rd down is now in the dumps. You have to wonder if Shoop was leeching off Jimmy Franks all along. Their D had no dropoff without him, but we have gotten worse.

Franklin is an offensive guy. I think he probably gave Shoop free reign to run the style of defense he wanted to run. It's been said that Jones has not allowed that.

 

[Devo182]

We have some good pieces at the skill positions but I just don't think we'll have enough quality depth on either side of the line to make any noise. I'm thinking 8 wins will be the max next year.

Dline we should. Oline is a weird mess...best case we get some juco or transfer. Hope Boulware changes his mind and Hall is healthy. Pay Pittman what he wants and get him back here. Uga has half the starts we do and not quite the paper talent, but they made a monumental leap forward and are now 10x the line. Absurd.

 

[nicksjuzunk]

If there is a hire in place by the bowl game...would be great for the new coach to evaluate current assistants and hopefully keep CMG. Idc about any of the others tbh. Would honestly love for Strip to stick around in some capacity.

Unless he’s married to “his guy” it’d be hard to let Gillespie walk.

 

[WallyBalls]

Any word in guarantano's injury? Sorry if I've already missed it somewhere.

Don’t know for sure, but he was standing and throwing on the sideline a lot of the second half. I imagine will take til early in the week before they know anything certain.

 

[HankHill]

Dline we should. Oline is a weird mess...best case we get some juco or transfer. Hope Boulware changes his mind and Hall is healthy. Pay Pittman what he wants. Uga has half the starts we do and not quite the paper talent, but they made monumental leap forward and are now 10x the line. Absurd.

Pittman is one of the coolest coaches we’ve had here in a long time too.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Man! Has Shoop ever damaged himself? When he was hired we were concerned about him only being here for one year for fear he'd move on to a head coach. His stick has went into the crapper.

 

[volinbama256]

Just think fellas... within 32 days, we will know whether it’s a Gruden, a Bobo or something in between.

It’s like a pregnancy test, but you know there is the possibility it’s a baby troll or CEO in there

Bobo lost to Wyoming last night. He is not an option, so folks need to quit with this.

 

[volinbama256]

All you got to do is leave and you “were great”. :lol:

agree. No one knows what Rock could do with this team yet because he has not been able to do what he was actually hired to do. If the new coach keeps him and lets him do his job, we will see big results.

 

[Memphisvol87]

Yep - the same type comments were made by the same posters during Dools final year.

So true. This team, regardless of win loss record or how close we were to a 7-2 record, looks like complete trash. We are weaker than every team we play, our players can’t catch or block, and our defense is timid except for Gaulden, Taylor, and bituli. Not to mention the obviously flawed offensive and defensive schemes. Worst play calling on both sides of the ball ive ever seen.

 

[DD4ME]

Can't see making a bowl. Mizzou is going to put up 50 on us next Saturday and I can't see us beating both LSU and Vandy. A bowl would be nice for the practice with the new coach though.

Sadly accurate. Vandy will decide if we have our worst season in program history, but we might have to borrow players to avoid forfeiture.

 

[DD4ME]

Man! Has Shoop ever damaged himself? When he was hired we were concerned about him only being here for one year for fear he'd move on to a head coach. His stick has went into the crapper.

He has to throw up at night thinking about his turn in fortune. Penn St has had a really good year

 

[Ashevolle]

Every time Saban has lost in the last 8 years he lost to a team with less talent.

That's because he's only played teams with less talent

 

[highspeed]

We have some good pieces at the skill positions but I just don't think we'll have enough quality depth on either side of the line to make any noise. I'm thinking 8 wins will be the max next year.

There is always attrition in any off-season and even more than normal after a coaching change. No way to even know what the roster will look like right now.

 

[nicksjuzunk]

Bobo lost to Wyoming last night. He is not an option, so folks need to quit with this.

“I don’t even care what his W / L is... “ - Barrett Sallee

But he’s doing that at Colorado. Imagine what he could do here! 👀

 

[DD4ME]

The thought of Gruden recruiting, teaching the game, and delivering motivational speeches has me relaxed.

I have personally been told the MOU is signed, but I have not seen it with my own eyes. Therefore, I'm not going to claim it as fact. Although I do trust who I've heard it from.

In preparation for [the 2002 NFC Championship Game] Jon Gruden have the single best motivational speech I've ever heard. In reality, most coaches' speeches aren't like in the movies, where the coach builds up and up the momentum until the team charges hell-bent onto the field ready to rip down the entire stadium. If a coach does give that type of speech it's usually Saturday night. The Sunday speech is the matter-of-fact review of what we need to do to win the game. All business. Gruden gave this speech at the beginning of the week. He stood up in front of us and explained that there were 10 things we needed to do to beat the Eagles. Ten Things! He went down the list one by one, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, we'd heard it all. But then he got to the number one thing we needed to do, and he started talking about their kick returner Brian Mitchell. "I want Brian Mitchell's ass on a plate," he said. "And once we finish with the Philadelphia Eagles we are going to go to San Diego for the Super Bowl..." he paused, grinned and concluded, "Where the coach is gonna get two hotel rooms for all my *****es!"

The room erupted. Exploded. That was it, that was the greatest motivational speech ever. There isn't even a second place. "The coach is gonna get two hotel rooms for all my b!xches!"

 

[Chief Vol 13]

Mathews on his show this morning said he hopes that this next decision regarding the firing of the current head coach and the hiring of the next one will be a collaborative decision and not up to one person. Also said we need leaders to stand up to someone who's been running the AD for years now. He's talking about Haslam. Also said we're in serious danger of becoming the next Nebraska if we make another bad decision with football.

 

[ionaVOL]

Said this half joking a few days ago and then heard this at the end of the broadcast last night. It’s frustrating that this is now the type of thing that this program aspires to and considers a success now. I get that the consistency of making/winning bowl games is a good accomplishment, but it’s disheartening when small goals like this become the standard we strive for and not SEC East/SEC/National Championships. Trying to become the first 4 year class in school history to win a bowl game each year. Talk about an empty achievement, not even a sniff of an East title. Smh

Recruiting Forum Talk XXXVIII

Not sure if the link is working but much like the rest of the season I don’t really care...

 

[ATC_VOL]

Any word in guarantano's injury? Sorry if I've already missed it somewhere.

Butch said in postgame that he expected JG to play next week. Considering the source, he’s probably done for the year.

 

[Z06VolinWV]

Butch said in postgame that he expected JG to play next week. Considering the source, he’s probably done for the year.

Did he comment on whether he'd be coaching next week?!? Lol

 

[volfanCLT]

Grude morning all, I’m in the middle of absolute nowhere and wasn’t able to watch the game last night.

Would someone be so nice to give a quick summary? Saw JG hurt an ankle, defense play well for the most part? Thanks guys