Recruiting Forum Football Talk XXXIV

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tomq_123 said:
Majors and golf in general is so boring without Tiger. I hope he will makes it back, but I have my doubts. Golf was just better with Tiger.
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I'm not sure I'm getting fully what you are saying here. Are you suggesting Tiger has a future in boxing?
 
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Batman1948 said:
Do you even play golf? I think not. Golf is doing just fine. I play golf almost every day and when I hear people say golf is no good without Tiger I want to puke.

Golf may not be growing but that's because golf takes roughly 4 to 5 hours to complete a round. I wish tons of folks would stay away from golf. I get tired of hackers hitting grounders from the back tees. Please leave the game to those who know how to play the game or find a course built for beginners. If you don't get it, its called a driving range. Off my soap box now. Golf is doing just fine.
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I hate to tell you this, but I also watched more golf when Tiger was playing. I haven't played much the last couple of years because of kids, but I used to play a lot of golf. I wasn't great, but I have broken 80 several times. Even so, I still find Tiger to be more entertaining than the rest of the field. I will still watch the majors, but I don't watch a whole lot more than that.
 
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Can someone please explain to me why tiger was "so great to watch". I find golf enjoyable and even more so now that tiger isn't the only golfer the announcers talk about.
 
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Rishvol said:
Can someone please explain to me why tiger was "so great to watch". I find golf enjoyable and even more so now that tiger isn't the only golfer the announcers talk about.
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This.

While the commentators were drooling over Tiger and making sure they didn't broadcast his F-bombs yelled in front of kids, the rest of the world of golfers was getting better and much more talented. The talent today is off the charts worldwide. There are no more Bob May's and Rocco Mediate's to beat in majors any more.

As to Tiger's method and talent - there has never been a better grinder in a 4 day tournament. But the method(s) he used destroyed his body along with self induced outside trauma. However, in the Ryder Cup he was lacking and uninspiring to the team with only one team win and a sub .500 point record overall in all those years he participated.
 
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Rishvol said:
Can someone please explain to me why tiger was "so great to watch". I find golf enjoyable and even more so now that tiger isn't the only golfer the announcers talk about.
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I don't know why, but I watched more when he was playing. I like the young players now, but I still found it more entertaining when Tiger was playing.
 
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Chief Vol 13 said:
That's not true. You think Saban is a pretty nice guy to be around? When push comes to shove a fanbase, especially this one, really doesn't care how likable a guy is as long as he wins. Kiffin was a huge douche but most everybody loved him for it when he was here.
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I believe one poet stated it best, when he said,

"We love the brass he has brought."
 
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Chief Vol 13 said:
That's not true. You think Saban is a pretty nice guy to be around? When push comes to shove a fanbase, especially this one, really doesn't care how likable a guy is as long as he wins. Kiffin was a huge douche but most everybody loved him for it when he was here.
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No sir, you do speak for some, but not for most of the Tennessee community. We don't believe in win at any cost. Spurrier never welcome here, Petrino neither. But, there are always some "the ends justify any means" folks out there. They should become Florida fans, where they get kids who are hard commits elsewhere to visit campus anyway, then set them up for a scandal -- did it to a Vol recruit and to a Miami one also. Kiffin, we chuckled uneasily at his acting up while he was here, but we didn't see the worst of him until he was leaving us, and trying to take recruits with him. Saban ... I could see what a jerk he was when he was here in Baton Rouge, long before Bama.
 
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volfanngatorland said:
I would have taken Spurrier here in a heartbeat.

Guy could coach some football and was hilarious.
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He's the type of coach I'd have enjoyed watching play for us, but the fact that he coached/played for Florida just makes it impossible for me to like him.

If he'd been somewhere I don't really care about like Oklahoma or something doing what he did to Texas I'd probably have enjoyed watching him.
 
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orangebloodgmc said:
No sir, you do speak for some, but not for most of the Tennessee community. We don't believe in win at any cost. Spurrier never welcome here, Petrino neither. But, there are always some "the ends justify any means" folks out there. They should become Florida fans, where they get kids who are hard commits elsewhere to visit campus anyway, then set them up for a scandal -- did it to a Vol recruit and to a Miami one also. Kiffin, we chuckled uneasily at his acting up while he was here, but we didn't see the worst of him until he was leaving us, and trying to take recruits with him. Saban ... I could see what a jerk he was when he was here in Baton Rouge, long before Bama.
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I do agree with you to a point but I didn't say win at all costs. For the most part, I would venture to say this fanbase would rather have a jerk who can win championships over a nice guy who doesn't win. If you'd take the latter then you should probably start pulling for Vanderbilt.
 
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It’s early, but there have been a few newcomers who have impressed in the weight room to this point. In the secondary, Cheyenne LaBruzza and Shawn Shamburger have both physically brought their ‘A’ games early. On the defensive front, Ryan Thaxston and Matthew Butler had already gotten rave reviews, while defensive tackle Kivon Bennett has also impressed. Offensively, Ty Chandler and Tim Jordan have stood out, too. Jordan, who has displayed some real explosiveness, weighs about 195 pounds right now, so he'll need to keep working to put weight on, but the coaches like where he's positioned himself. They are being cautious with Chandler, who has been battling a bit of a tender hamstring suffered in a track meet in late May.

Overall, the team continues to get healthier. Now, we know Shy Tuttle is not close to 100% but really everyone else is close and are participating in the offseason program — and that meant plenty of work in the heat this week.
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-VQ
 
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Chief Vol 13 said:
I do agree with you to a point but I didn't say win at all costs. For the most part, I would venture to say this fanbase would rather have a jerk who can win championships over a nice guy who doesn't win. If you'd take the latter then you should probably start pulling for Vanderbilt.
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That's pretty much how I feel. Anybody who's played football knows that most good coaches have at least some level of being an a**hole in them that they use at times.

I could stomach a coach who is a prick as long as he won games and ran a steady, clean ship. That's a different can of worms than a coach like Freeze who sleazily puts on a self righteous front whilst breaking every rule in the book to compete with the Bama's of the world.
 
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Really hope that VQ update means the Thaxton news was just from somebody who was mistaken.


Also pumped to hear about Jordan and Shamburger looking impressive thus far. Both were guys I really liked despite their low rankings (especially Jordan).


Would love to see Jordan sneakily steal some 3rd string reps and Shamburger make noise on special teams this year.
 
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Darth_Shiveman said:
Really hope that VQ update means the Thaxton news was just from somebody who was mistaken.


Also pumped to hear about Jordan and Shamburger looking impressive thus far. Both were guys I really liked despite their low rankings (especially Jordan).


Would love to see Jordan sneakily steal some 3rd string reps and Shamburger make noise on special teams this year.
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Not surprised to hear this. Shamburger was one of the best players in GA for anybody that saw him. Jordan is no shock either imo. I figured he would be a bright spot. He just didn't camp and teams got on him late. Turn on the tape and it was pretty obvious this kid could go.
 
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