'18 Recruiting Forum: Official Vanderbilt Pre-Game/Game Thread

#55
#55
Once again - our guys have scored a grand total of 13 points in the first quarter against the SEC and WVU this season. Getting off to a better start is the key along with secondary play and pass rush. As already posted Vandy is not Mizzou. Lock has a quick, accurate release with mobility to avoid the rush. Shurmur has good accuracy only if protected well. Mizzou has more than one good RB and Vandy only has one. Mizzou has a better O-line and receivers. Their D's are on par with each other. We just made Mizzou look better than they actually are.

Hopefully the O-line and Helton were embarrassed enough last week to be the type team that dismantled a good UK D.

Vols should win, but I will not predict the final outcome. This team is fools gold. They've got heart and mental issues.
 
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#56
#56
Vols4us said:
Once again - our guys have scored a grand total of 13 points in the first quarter against the SEC and WVU this season. Getting off to a better start is the key along with secondary play and pass rush. As already posted Vandy is not Mizzou. Lock has a quick, accurate release with mobility to avoid the rush. Shurmur has good accuracy only if protected well. Mizzou has more than one good RB and Vandy only has one. Mizzou has a better O-line and receivers. Their D's are on par with each other. We just made Mizzou look better than they actually are.

Hopefully the O-line and Helton were embarrassed enough last week to be the type team that dismantled a good UK D.

Vols should win, but I will not predict the final outcome. This team is fools gold. They've got heart and mental issues.
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Might as well toss a coin to pick which team of ours shows up.
 
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#58
Those 2 Vandy SEC wins look less and less impressive by the minute. Arkansas and Ole Miss are terrible. When you already have Ole Miss as your permanent West rival and then get Arkansas too. That’s not even fair lol.
 
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#65
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InVOLuntary said:
Thanks, Nick for doing these all season. Here's hoping you'll have one more.

As to the game, I think after last week these players are done. Seniors ready to put their careers behind them. Some, including some underclassmen are looking forward to getting themselves ready for the big leagues. I think Pruitt said that most of what's left to play for is pride. I don't think the collectively the team has much pride left. If you can't get up for senior day, in your own stadium, playing for bowl eligibility, and playing for the chance at a winning record, I don't see them playing inspired ball this Saturday.

I desperately hope I'm wrong but I think Vandy plays inspired football and becomes bowl eligible with a fairly convincing win. The oline continues to whiff and be outplayed. I wouldn't be surprised to see JG get knocked out again. Don't see our dline getting to their QB enough to affect his passes.

We struggle the most against teams that are balanced. They appear very balanced. This team struggles defensively to put pressure on the QB and cover. That makes the running game work.

If mason is one thing he's a pretty dang good defensive coach. My guess is he'll have a decent scheme dialed up. Our offense is vanilla and predictable so my guess is that Vandy will blitz and blitz often. We don't seem to have or execute plays to punish that. I think the offense will look putrid again Saturday.

I think Vandy wins this fairly comfortable somewhere in the 31-10 range.

Don't @ me. It's un-American.
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So you can dust off that Vandy hat and anchor down!
 
#66
#66
Bassmaster_Vol said:
The Mizzou game has replenished my BVS. I have no confidence about tomorrow
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Yeah I think we get it done but I have no idea. I’m just going to enjoy watching it. Even if we win it will be a while before we see our boys play again.

...In some weird way I’m kind of glad I don’t have a good sense of what is going to happen. Makes it fun.
 
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#71
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Orange Studs said:
Just according which team shows up. I do believe we match up better with Vandy than we did Mizz. If the right team shows up we could win a tight game. Of course if last week O shows up we will get blown out. The good thing is we aren't facing a future NFL QB this week. That's when we really get exposed. This is our best change to get win 6 so GBO!

If O shows up
UT - 35

Candy - 17
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Shurmur has owned Tennessee each of the last two seasons. And I disagree, I believe he will be on an nfl roster this time next year.

Not as bad a matchup for us as Mizzou, but a bad one nonetheless. Vandy wins their 5th in the last 7 vs Tennessee tomorrow.
 
#72
#72
KBVol said:
Shurmur has owned Tennessee each of the last two seasons. And I disagree, I believe he will be on an nfl roster this time next year.

Not as bad a matchup for us as Mizzou, but a bad one nonetheless. Vandy wins their 5th in the last 7 vs Tennessee tomorrow.
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Different coaching staff and attitude. Last years coach as it is well known now, had quit on his team and so had most the team.
 
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#74
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NMVol said:
Are these lines comparable? Mizzou's line was veteran and big.
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Saw this on Twitter:

Average recruiting ranking last four years

Tennessee 13.75
Florida 15.75
Arkansas 35 (with one class at 61)
Missouri 40.5

Missouri’s record against those teams the last two years is 6-0. If there is ONE school whose fans should not freak out about recruiting rankings it’s Mizzou.


Wild.
 
#75
#75
utvols88 said:
they won 38-0 ... how does that hurt your confidence in tomorrow?
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Vandy is a balanced offense. That is our kryptonite. They have owned us 2 years straight and will come in with supreme confidence that they are just better than us. And they are.

So what have you seen that gives you any confidence that we can win?
 
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