Recruiting Forum Football Talk XXXIV

[UTMark]

I saw very few complaining about Kamara's touches when we thought Jalen was going to break the record.

 

[BigZiti09]

AK wasn't an every down back.

He was prone to fumbling.

Hurd was on pace to break rushing record as a junior so he must have been doing something right.

In order to use AK effectively you had to be creative in how to get him the ball.

The offense did pretty well in the two years AK was here.

The "Kamara was underutilized" argument is sooooo overstated by this fan base.

 

[BruinVol]

A Mercedes dealership or Saban owned?

He is the owner of the dealership that just opened in Nashville unless I am understanding things wrong.

 

[chavisut]

He is the owner of the dealership that just opened in Nashville unless I am understanding things wrong.

I'm looking for clarification on your question.

 

[vol2002]

VQ guys said on their podcast today that early on, they are surprised by the talent and depth at running back and wide receiver. They said after watching the team they are no longer as worried about those positions. Still concerned about tight end. Mentioned the secondary is more athletic and fast than they've seen in a long time.

I'm a believer. I think we shock some people this year.

 

[85SugarVol]

I made a thread before fall camp saying the same thing. This class is filled with a lot of guys who were rated low but can really play.

So far my guys are showing out:

Tim Jordan
Josh Palmer
Will Ignont
Cheyenne Labruzza

Now all I need is for Ryan Thaxton to flash and I'll be 5 for 5 on guys who were under the radar that I thought would make noise in fall camp.

No one cares.

 

[BruinVol]

I'm looking for clarification on your question.

The meat and potatoes of my question is this.

Is Saban a hated enough man that enough customers will shy away from his dealership and it will fail?

 

[millst987]

VQ guys said on their podcast today that early on, they are surprised by the talent and depth at running back and wide receiver. They said after watching the team they are no longer as worried about those positions. Still concerned about tight end. Mentioned the secondary is more athletic and fast than they've seen in a long time.

I'm a believer. I think we shock some people this year.

I am too man. You can tell we have a crap ton of talent

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

AK wasn't an every down back.

He was prone to fumbling.

Hurd was on pace to break rushing record as a junior so he must have been doing something right.

In order to use AK effectively you had to be creative in how to get him the ball.

The offense did pretty well in the two years AK was here.

The "Kamara was underutilized" argument is sooooo overstated by this fan base.

I agree, but Kamara barely touched the All against OU, Florida, Arkansas and Bama. Could've been a difference maker. I don't think Debord knew what he had at the time

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

VQ guys said on their podcast today that early on, they are surprised by the talent and depth at running back and wide receiver. They said after watching the team they are no longer as worried about those positions. Still concerned about tight end. Mentioned the secondary is more athletic and fast than they've seen in a long time.

I'm a believer. I think we shock some people this year.

Bumphus gonna be the man there real soon imo

 

[Kristy*]

Guys in the FF saying Jordan only played 5 games combined his Junior and Senior year. Nobody knows why.

Could be because he was primarily a basketball player and only recently focused more on football and the RB position.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Could be because he was primarily a basketball player and only recently focused more on football and the RB position.

Somebody corrected this and said he had 1200 yards his senior season. I guess I learned not to trust the FF. You'd think that would be common sense by now

 

[jave36]

AK wasn't an every down back.

He was prone to fumbling.

Hurd was on pace to break rushing record as a junior so he must have been doing something right.

In order to use AK effectively you had to be creative in how to get him the ball.

The offense did pretty well in the two years AK was here.

The "Kamara was underutilized" argument is sooooo overstated by this fan base.

Yes, been saying this. Hurd was on pace to be the all time greatest RB we've ever had. But we should have used him less in 2015?

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Yes, been saying this. Hurd was on pace to be the all time greatest RB we've ever had. But we should have used him less in 2015?

No, just should have given Kamara more touches. Hurd was great in 2015, but Kamara was the most dynamic player we had on offense no doubt

 

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

VQ guys said on their podcast today that early on, they are surprised by the talent and depth at running back and wide receiver. They said after watching the team they are no longer as worried about those positions. Still concerned about tight end. Mentioned the secondary is more athletic and fast than they've seen in a long time.

I'm a believer. I think we shock some people this year.

It was easy to see this would be our year. Especially after the collapse in 2016 which was supposed to be the year.

Winning the championship the year after you were supposed to is the Tennessee way (i.e. 1998).

 

[BigZiti09]

No, just should have given Kamara more touches. Hurd was great in 2015, but Kamara was the most dynamic player we had on offense no doubt

It's not that simple.

You can't just put him back there and hand it to him. We broke rushing records thatbyear so hard to argue with our rushing attack.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

It's not that simple.

You can't just put him back there and hand it to him. We broke rushing records thatbyear so hard to argue with our rushing attack.

We couldn't pass that year. Kamara killed it on screens and short routes, could've done that

 

[Volnukem]

We couldn't pass that year. Kamara killed it on screens and short routes, could've done that

Those only work if you run them sparingly. There is a lot more to play calling than most think.

 

[BigZiti09]

We couldn't pass that year. Kamara killed it on screens and short routes, could've done that

We did. You can't just keep doing that over and over. Teams key on it. You cant justinsert him into the game every time you wanna throw him a screen.

 

[appyvol]

The meat and potatoes of my question is this.

Is Saban a hated enough man that enough customers will shy away from his dealership and it will fail?

No. As many Tennessee fans that would turn away, there are Bama fans that will fill the void, even in Nashville. Most buying a Mercedes could give two ****s about the name of the dealership.

 

[Darth_Shiveman]

You cant justinsert him into the game every time you wanna throw him a screen.

See: 2012, Devrin Young.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Those only work if you run them sparingly. There is a lot more to play calling than most think.

I get that but no one can seriously argue that getting Kamara the ball more is a bad thing, right? I think it would've helped us big time in some of those close games. Would've loved to see him have more opportunities vs Bama especially

 

[VolsDoc81TX]

Hey UTProf,
Thought of something....sent you an email.
:hi:

 

[BigZiti09]

I get that but no one can seriously argue that getting Kamara the ball more is a bad thing, right? I think it would've helped us big time in some of those close games. Would've loved to see him have more opportunities vs Bama especially

Defense lost those games, not the O.

 

[McGeesPub]

He is the owner of the dealership that just opened in Nashville unless I am understanding things wrong.

He sounds so excited on those radio ads and all.