'24 Recruiting Forum: Official Ohio State Pre-game/Game Thread

[BigOrangeTrain]

This game has just shown how far we are from truly competing for a title. We got abused in some many facets of the game tonight. WRs sucked. OL sucked. Defense looked pathetically slow. We stopped playing hard at times. Fundamentals weren’t sound. Just awful. The type of loss that makes you question everything after what should be a celebration of the season we just had.

UGA dominated us. OSU dominated us. Let’s be real we were lucky to beat UF. I think 9-3 or 10-2 is our ceiling under Heupel.

 

[Smokey123]

This is where Dabo was after West Virginia hung 70 on him.
Let's see if Heup has the balls to make the changes needed.

Doubtful

 

[Blake25p]

I feel for the fans that traveled up there and made that a great venue for the Vols. I'd say that happening again is unlikely. This is an embarrassment of epic proportion.

Glad I sold my tickets (to a UT fan).

 

[TheBigOne10]

Don’t forget - we beat bama again and won 10 games. We’re a good team and program, sometimes with great moments. I won’t forget it. But we aren’t elite yet. Still a ways to go.

 

[UTK]

it stunk but still beats being in the cheez it bowl. Use it as motivation. Get better. Good season overall.

 

[csprig9]

Because Campbell sucks ass too lol

Yeah
RT and RG after spraggins suck and honestly minus Cade and Heard the whole line sucks
Need some dudes in there

Dline is a no show
Safety’s suck
Lbs suck
Wrs are slow

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

This is what I said when he was hired, and got ridiculed. Kept getting ridiculed after 22.
He will get to the mountain top, but he won't go over.

Yeah but you are also negative and don't believe in anything so

Your opinion is biased and therefore trash.

 

[#Vol4Life1991]

Donte Thornton

Ugh…. Thats the problem. He should be a 3 at best.

 

[85SugarVol]

the fact that dane davis even gets snaps for a sec team is awful-

just shows how bad the recruiting, coaching and progression has been in that offensive lineman room

Nah man, Glen Elarbee has been great. Have you not heard all the drooling overtures from his fanboys on here?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Elarbee - Needs to be fired
Pope - Needs to be fired
Halzle - Needs to be fired
Martinez - Needs to be fired
Banks - Needs to take another HC gig

If at least two of those don’t happen, then we know Heupel isn’t the guy.

 

[rjd970]

Blatant PI not called

It’s not even worth calling out anymore. The officiating this year has been consistent crap. It is what it is, we will eventually have to just find a way to overcome it because it isn’t changing.

 

[omghulkhands]

Nico is a slightly more athletic Jarrett Guarantano

Flame away at me.

 

[Go Fight Win]

Well I will certainly see you guys next year

 

[Orangeredblooded]

Okay, I’m on the bandwagon. Banks has to go. I love CJH being our head coach, but he’s got some hard decisions in the offseason. WR coach would be gone, and let’s add the Offensive Coordinator. It’s not all about recruiting better, it’s on the coaching staff to get them there.

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

Ugh…. Thats the problem. He should be a 3 at best.

Dude been injured for 2 years

I love him, but he's soft as hell.

 

[Midas]

How do we make no significant adjustments? How is it that after some teams figured out how to stop the offense we don’t add new wrinkles or only a few and run it all the time. Same for the D. Why can’t banks change things up? He took way more risks when the roster was worse.

 

[Volnut]

Just take a knee

As Barry Switzer used to say when he was spanking a team, if the other team doesn't just run the FB up the middle on every down, we will keep bringing it. Vols need to hand off to the FB every down from here.

 

[UTK]

It’s not even worth calling out anymore. The officiating this year has been consistent crap. It is what it is, we will eventually have to just find a way to overcome it because it isn’t changing.

I mean I get the game is over but still call blatant penalties. lol it’s so bad. And it won’t change. Sport is stuck with it because no one important has balls to speak up on it.

 

[JustSomeVolFan]

I’m glad we didn’t attack the portal for any glaring needs that we don’t have…

I still love my Vols. I’m just bitter and embarrassed at the moment

 

[Volator]

Good season is marred by a horrible final game. Do things need to be fixed? Absolutely but let’s not forget just 5 years ago we would’ve killed to be in games like this.

I don’t know about that. Seems we were getting killed in games 5 years ago

 

[LargePairOfVols]

Feels like Nebraska when we had Peyton. Couldn’t do anything. Gap between teams was enormous.

 

[Vols2DaWall]

Why the **** is Sampson in the game NOW? so confusing

He’s too concerned with NFL.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

we always have that Sh-t the bed game. I was hoping it was Arkansas, but it is definitely this one.

Terrible on the road, and every year there is always a game where it’s just awful effort.

 

[85SugarVol]

Elarbee - Needs to be fired
Pope - Needs to be fired

Start with these two. Tonight. On the tarmac.

 

[#Vol4Life1991]

Overhaul safeties
Overhaul oline
Overhaul linebackers
Overhaul wideouts
Overhaul offensive staff