Recruiting Forum Football Talk XXVI

[Aesius]

they are slooowww on defense and cannot tackle at all. And hes supposed to be a defensive coach.

Yep. He's recruiting Dooley style. Getting guys who have decent offers and rating but no speed.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

they are slooowww on defense and cannot tackle at all. And hes supposed to be a defensive coach.

QB has a noodle arm and not too accurate. Seen a lot of ducks. But they are throwing a LOT in this scrimmage.

 

[SamRebel35]

Congrats. I know what you mean about watching football with a newborn. When UT came back and beat S. Carolina in 2014, my silent yell would have been deafening (it actually still even made a little noise LOL). When Croom caught the pass in the endzone to send it to overtime, I had to hand the little guy off to my wife really fast for a big fist pump.

Thanks much.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Yep. He's recruiting Dooley style. Getting guys who have decent offers and rating but no speed.

The whole team looked slow to me. I really don't know their team at all, so I don't know who I'm looking at. Their is a little WR that looks good. They have a couple of tall WRs that look good physically, but they seem sloooow.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Thanks much.

Sammy! You reproduced?

 

[GoBigOrange86]

I'm pretty convinced that Stoops is essentially a better recruiting Joker Phillips. That loss against Louisville last year was pitiful. Bowl game on the line and up 3 TDs and they lost. Not just lost, but lost badly.

Kentucky is like a really bad, even worse version of when Tennessee was awful. Once in a while you think, "Hey, maybe something nice will happen!" and then you blow a 3-TD lead and miss a bowl game.

 

[butchna]

Congrats. I know what you mean about watching football with a newborn. When UT came back and beat S. Carolina in 2014, my silent yell would have been deafening (it actually still even made a little noise LOL). When Croom caught the pass in the endzone to send it to overtime, I had to hand the little guy off to my wife really fast for a big fist pump.

Watched the 98 championship with my 8 month old (fighting the flu) daughter asleep on my chest. Screamed harder than I have ever in my life...without making a sound.

 

[SamRebel35]

Sammy! You reproduced?

Not by myself, but yes. Lol.

 

[VolsnCards5]

He plays a sport with a high barrier of entry and has an inflated medal count because swimming award medals for doing the same thing in different ways.

Most people in the world don't have access to swimming pools. As a result, most countries don't have serious swimming programs. Swimming is restricted to very rich countries. So we really have no idea how great Phelps is because the pool of competitors he goes against is limited. Unlike Bolt who goes against everyone because running has almost no barrier to entry. Everyone in the world regardless of wealth can run.

And then about the medal count. Swimming has all these weird derivations of doing the same thing. Butterfly, breaststroke, backstroke, etc. You have freestyle relays, medley relays, butterfly relays, etc. Basically all these different derivations of the same thing that inflate a medal count.

In track its the 100m, 200m, 400m, etc. Usain Bolt didn't have the liberty to winning medals in the 100m run backwards or the 200m skipping.


IMO there is no comparison between Bolt and Phelps as athletes. Bolt is significantly more impressive.

I wouldn't say it's a significant difference, but I agree with you to an extent.

Stamina levels brings phelps closer to me. No way Bolt has anywhere close to the lung capacity and stamina as Phelps.

 

[delfonic]

You have freestyle relays, medley relays, butterfly relays, etc. Basically all these different derivations of the same thing that inflate a medal count.

What about the 110m hurdles, the 400m, the 4x100, and the 4x400? That would put Bolt at 7 events. Bolt has ran the 400 before. Plenty of folks have competed in the hurdles and sprints previously. Hurdling is, by your logic, just another way of running.

Furthermore the only stroke that ha it's own relay is freestyle. The only non freestyle relay is the 4x100 medley.

Also, to claim there is no barrier to entry in track and field is ridiculous. Neither Bolt nor Phelps would exist without the money behind them.

Bolt is the greatest sprinter ever and fastest man in history. Phelps is the greatest swimmer and the greatest Olympian.

 

[The Breakerboy]

9.58 will be topped within 25 years.

So you think there will be another 6'5 guy running like Bolt soon?

 

[Dust10]

So you think there will be another 6'5 guy running like Bolt soon?

I would say probably yes. If something works, why not try and replicate it?

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

What about the 110m hurdles, the 400m, the 4x100, and the 4x400? That would put Bolt at 7 events. Bolt has ran the 400 before. Plenty of folks have competed in the hurdles and sprints previously. Hurdling is, by your logic, just another way of running.

Furthermore the only stroke that ha it's own relay is freestyle. The only non freestyle relay is the 4x100 medley.

Also, to claim there is no barrier to entry in track and field is ridiculous. Neither Bolt nor Phelps would exist without the money behind them.

Bolt is the greatest sprinter ever and fastest man in history. Phelps is the greatest swimmer and the greatest Olympian.

Ding ding ding. FYI, there's a 4x200m medley relay as well. I don't know what to say if someone thinks Phelps isn't in the category of the greatest athletes of all time. He's top 5 easily IMO.

 

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[Rishvol]

I feel like I just got dumber by reading d4h

 

[flowd82]

He plays a sport with a high barrier of entry and has an inflated medal count because swimming award medals for doing the same thing in different ways.

Most people in the world don't have access to swimming pools. As a result, most countries don't have serious swimming programs. Swimming is restricted to very rich countries. So we really have no idea how great Phelps is because the pool of competitors he goes against is limited. Unlike Bolt who goes against everyone because running has almost no barrier to entry. Everyone in the world regardless of wealth can run.

And then about the medal count. Swimming has all these weird derivations of doing the same thing. Butterfly, breaststroke, backstroke, etc. You have freestyle relays, medley relays, butterfly relays, etc. Basically all these different derivations of the same thing that inflate a medal count.

In track its the 100m, 200m, 400m, etc. Usain Bolt didn't have the liberty to winning medals in the 100m run backwards or the 200m skipping.


IMO there is no comparison between Bolt and Phelps as athletes. Bolt is significantly more impressive.

 

[flowd82]

Last Thursday, defensive coordinator Bob Shoop declared that Warrior would play early. Warrior was the second newcomer to lose his black stripe. Everyone you talk to who saw Saturday's scrimmage came away very, very impressed with Warrior's effort and his ability to go to the football. Warrior's play is a huge part of the reason Rashaan Gaulden is getting all the nickel work that he is getting because Shoop and secondary coach Willie Martinez are looking to get their best five on the field. No one is declaring that Warrior has arrived or is starting, but the freshman has announced is presence.

-VQ.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I feel like I just got dumber by reading d4h

You know that story where the guy goes to the doctor, and says..Hey doc, it hurts when I move my leg like this, doc looks at him and says..Well don't move your leg like that..?...Welllll...

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Amen

 

[chargervol]

Ding ding ding. FYI, there's a 4x200m medley relay as well. I don't know what to say if someone thinks Phelps isn't in the category of the greatest athletes of all time. He's top 5 easily IMO.

Oh don't be shy.
Everyone knows exactly why d4h would concede to include Bolt but not Phelps.

Not exactly "Unsolved Mysteries" worthy material.

 

[whitw]

So you think there will be another 6'5 guy running like Bolt soon?

At the rate athletes are advancing I would have to say yes.

 

[Rishvol]

You know that story where the guy goes to the doctor, and says..Hey doc, it hurts when I move my leg like this, doc looks at him and says..Well don't move your leg like that..?...Welllll...

You got me there. I usually ignore his posts but for some reason I read that one. I got what I deserved.

 

[Glitch]

Oh don't be shy.
Everyone knows exactly why d4h would concede to include Bolt but not Phelps.

Not exactly "Unsolved Mysteries" worthy material.

D4H can't swim?

 

[RikidyBones]

Oh don't be shy.
Everyone knows exactly why d4h would concede to include Bolt but not Phelps.

Not exactly "Unsolved Mysteries" worthy material.

eeeeexactly

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

What about the 110m hurdles, the 400m, the 4x100, and the 4x400? That would put Bolt at 7 events. Bolt has ran the 400 before. Plenty of folks have competed in the hurdles and sprints previously. Hurdling is, by your logic, just another way of running.

Furthermore the only stroke that ha it's own relay is freestyle. The only non freestyle relay is the 4x100 medley.

Also, to claim there is no barrier to entry in track and field is ridiculous. Neither Bolt nor Phelps would exist without the money behind them.

Bolt is the greatest sprinter ever and fastest man in history. Phelps is the greatest swimmer and the greatest Olympian.

Don't forget the long and high jump.