Recruiting Forum Football Talk XXXIV

[WallyBalls]

Where did you see that?

Brice and several others have mentioned we'll be in orange since they prefer white.

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

LSU is not letting media at any practices. Completely closed off.

Edit: NVM saw where this was already posted.

 

[Stark_Vol]

Silly season is almost over...thank God.

Then we can argue about when Butch should be fired in even thread

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

One day gentlemen... one day... and I don't know when, Alabama will groan and complain in misery that Tennessee is their permanent opponent from the East. They will lament the strength of their schedule, and at the top of their misery, is that they must face the Vols every single year.

They did in the 90s and early 2000s. How quickly people forget

 

[RockyTop85]

I too was not thrilled with the squat numbers, but maybe absolute strength is not as important as explosive power and leverage when you reach that strength level already.

I'm not experienced with strength training theories in relation to football players

I mean the way I see it is that I believe all 40 of the men competing in the crossfit games next week can put up those numbers, still have time for sport-specific training and conditioning, and very few of them weigh over 200lbs.

I don't know that Crossfit, the corporation, has the same PED testing protocols as the NCAA and many of those men are older and have been training longer.

Other than that, I'm not sure those athletes have any real advantages. Certainly not over a 265lb DE or 300lb OL when it comes to pure strength.

 

[nicksjuzunk]

I mean the way I see it is that I believe all 40 of the men competing in the crossfit games next week can put up those numbers, still have time for sport-specific training and conditioning, and very few of them weigh over 200lbs.

I don't know that Crossfit, the corporation, has the same PED testing protocols as the NCAA and many of those men are older and have been training longer.

Other than that, I'm not sure those athletes have any real advantages. Certainly not over a 265lb DE or 300lb OL when it comes to pure strength.

Crossfit... where pec muscles go to tear and die.

 

[chavisut]

I mean the way I see it is that I believe all 40 of the men competing in the crossfit games next week can put up those numbers, still have time for sport-specific training and conditioning, and very few of them weigh over 200lbs.

I don't know that Crossfit, the corporation, has the same PED testing protocols as the NCAA and many of those men are older and have been training longer.

Other than that, I'm not sure those athletes have any real advantages. Certainly not over a 265lb DE or 300lb OL when it comes to pure strength.

Lifting and nutrition is a job and life for those guys.

 

[RockyTop85]

Lifting and nutrition is a job and life for those guys.

Sure, but it's a job for our training staff, too. I get that college kids aren't going to hot their macros and push themselves 365 day a year, but I still find it to be an indictment of the former staff that 40-140lbs of mass didn't compensate for sub-optimal nutrition in more than 1 in 5* or so of our players

* - (ball parking the number of guys who would carry that much mass who have been in the program for more than a short time.)

 

[VolsnCards5]

Also, who cares about the 3 games in 13 days.

A normal schedule is 3 games in 14 days.

3 in 15 actually

 

[chavisut]

Sure, but it's a job for our training staff, too. I get that college kids aren't going to hot their macros and push themselves 365 day a year, but I still find it to be an indictment of the former staff that 40-140lbs of mass didn't compensate for sub-optimal nutrition in more than 1 in 5* or so of our players

* - (ball parking the number of guys who would carry that much mass who have been in the program for more than a short time.)

Those top level Crossfit guys spend more time doing mobility and hip work for squatting than our guys probably squat.

Honestly, if the number was really high I would probably just assume it was abunch of quarter squatting.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

To be honest though, I think we beat LSU this year. Butch has basically ended a streak every year he's been here and he'll finally end the West losing streak this year.

He'll be on a scorching hot seat due to early-mid season losses, and then close strong to save his job.

I think the West losing streak will be ended before we play LSU. 👀

 

[SpringBokVol]

3 in 15 actually

Nope.

Game 1 is day zero. 😀

 

[YorkVol]

I think the West losing streak will be ended before we play LSU. 👀

I'm with you!

 

[Batman1948]

Let's get this started---------------article form USA today about Gruden. Who wants to start?

Gruden: 'I’m preparing to come back' to coaching.

 

[millst987]

WHat weighs more? 500lbs of Sh$t or 500lbs of feathers?

B?






Boy, where I come from 500lbs is 500lbs

 

[chavisut]

BTW 85, just did some digging and looks like a 500 plus squat is fairly uncommon in CF.

 

[Chief Vol 13]

I think the West losing streak will be ended before we play LSU. 👀

Come on now. I'd love to see the big orange upset the tide this year and every year as much as the next guy but it probably won't happen this year. I feel like this is what happens every offseason. Coming out of spring we probably have realistic expectations and by mid summer so many people have somehow hyped the team up to be a 10 or 11 game winner in the regular season. While I think this team has the talent to win 10 games, odds are they won't. At least not in the regular season.

 

[drvenner]

Wearing Orange

Brice had an article today that said we were wearing orange.

Edit : already answered

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

It's 3 games in 12 days. Not 13 or 14.

September 4, 9, and 16.

 

[DeepPurpleFloyd]

our luck lsu will go 11-2 this year with miles' recruits, with the third string dual threat quarterback that we're totally unprepared for setting an all time team yardage record after we knock the first and second string pro-style quarterbacks out of the game , and then immediately plunge into cfb obscurity for 6 years, then get revived and be top 5 just in time for them to rotate back onto our schedule with a night game in death valley.

fyp

 

[YorkVol]

Come on now. I'd love to see the big orange upset the tide this year and every year as much as the next guy but it probably won't happen this year. I feel like this is what happens every offseason. Coming out of spring we probably have realistic expectations and by mid summer so many people have somehow hyped the team up to be a 10 or 11 game winner in the regular season. While I think this team has the talent to win 10 games, odds are they won't. At least not in the regular season.

It would be awesome

 

[The Breakerboy]

The aggressive offense we had in the second half needs to be present in every game.

We should never come out conservative

 

[The Breakerboy]

BTW 85, just did some digging and looks like a 500 plus squat is fairly uncommon in CF.

Yeah it's the 600+ mark for squats that are impressive.

 

[nicksjuzunk]

BTW 85, just did some digging and looks like a 500 plus squat is fairly uncommon in CF.

Then I stand corrected

I figured if my 165 pound scrawny tail can squat 350, surely our genetically gifted 250+ guys would hit 500

 

[Rishvol]

BTW 85, just did some digging and looks like a 500 plus squat is fairly uncommon in CF.

Really? I was squatting that in high school. Figured more D1 athletes could squat that.