BruiserVol, thanks for posting the video. It was nice seeing some CFB even if it wasnt Vol Ball.
You folks turning up your nose at USU, beware! Underestimating an opponent has been the downfall of many a politician (gagging), army, and sports team. I made mention previously of the hard hitting and downright mean and nasty play of Polynesians. Its not a joke and I saw a fair number of Poly names in the video. And the depth chart. They tend to be big. We yak about our players being warriors, but these guys are really bred and raised as the real thing. They still practice (at home) ancient rituals of warriorship that would make the rest of us whimper and call for mommy. They can be darn friendly but make one mad or put them in a war, you do so at your own peril. If our team thinks this will be a walk over, theyre in for one h3ll of a surprise.
The video was first day spring practice which doesnt give you much if any indication of anything. You dont even see the full complement of players. The drills tend to be ho-hum. The real work is down the road. So dont be fooled by what appeared to be undersized players in the video. Video, depending on distance and angle can be deceptive informationally. Especially regarding size. Plus again, you didnt see all the players.
Daniel Gray - I was saddened to see some of you mock the guy. He was a Vol. He came to the UT when he could have gone elsewhere. I think he got screwed as did many players under the Dooley regime so never really did develop. Then we got better talent and the handwriting was on the wall. He made s wise choice to go where he stood a better chance to play. As opposed to mopping around and building up misguided courage to rob a gas station or something. Or steal a laptop. Or try to rob some students of a cheeseburger using a pellet gun. If anything, you should commend the guy for refusing to give up on his dream and hopes. So it was sad seeing some of you mock him. That kind of behavior just reinforces the stereotypical view of Tennesseans as dumb hicks and worse. Even a visiting TAMU fan in VN marveled at, to quote him, you eat your own. Im grateful seeing some of you gave a frank response about Gray without putting him down.
Again, thanks BruiserVol, hopefully you find and post more videos. I think its cool have at least a rudimentary awareness of an opponent. Besides, you might actually learn something.
The QB seems to squeeze passes into tight spots. Receivers seemed to run pretty sharp routes but it was all mostly backyard stuff being the first day, still. . . .Beyond that, not much to be seen. Later videos will show more. Was surprised they had an indoor facility as I was under the impression they did not. Yes, ours is bigger and more fancy and all that, but theirs looked like it serves its purpose very well.
