Who is the Strength Coach?

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temptn said:
Did anyone else notice that the Ohio State players looked huge compared to our guys?
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They have the highest “time in program” per player in the CFP. They average over four program years. When you combine ten years top recruits with the most experienced team, you arrive at the fastest, strongest team in the CFP.
 
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MikeHoncho724 said:
Mickey Marotti is one of the best S&C coaches in CFB history.
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I don't get how at this level, some S&C coaches can be so elite while others can be so ineffective. You'd think all these guys prescribe similar training philosophies and dietary regiments. I refuse to believe that the guys at Georgia, Texas, Alabama, OSU. etc "know" something that others don't. It must just come down to personalities and their ability to motivate because a 45lb weight is just as heavy in the Anderson training center as it is at Alabama or Texas.

I was watching ASU and Texas, and looking at ASU's RB Skattebo, I thought too myself, "we have NOBODY on our team with his body type" at ANY position!
 
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vols1118 said:
I wonder if Tom Myslinski would ever entertain the idea of coaching at Tennessee?
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Or cowboy Bill Duff? He has a great background, including being an All-American wrestler in HS, experience as UT football co-captain (1997), defensive tackle in the NFL, host of “Human Weapon” on the History Channel, and holder of a brown belt in Tang Soo Do, a Korean martial art.

He was tough as nails as a player and his energy would be contagious. He might not be the typical S&C coach, but why not think outside the box?
 
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BleedOrange81 said:
Just curious who our strength coach? what are your thoughts on his body of work.
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I have been wondering the same thing. It seemed our guys were bigger back when Heupel started coaching and it seems as though they have gotten smaller outside of our line. Our linemen still look pretty stout. We were playing a fair amount of sophomores I think. For example, Pili was much bigger than the rest of the LBs.

My understanding is the S&C coach has coached with Heupel before. I remember when we got him that I wasn’t so sure about that hire.

But what do I know? I’m no S&C coach.

I do agree that OSU looked bigger. Not many teams did this year though.

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Vols were always strong when Tim Kerin was our strength coach. Even with less talent our guys on the line were tough. He was awesome. One thing about Johnny and a young Fulmer we were not going to get pushed around too often. Majors was a mean cuss, he demanded toughness.
 
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I've been a bodybuilder for 5 years and our team looks like anyone at an intermediate gym, obviously exceptions for our high skill positions, that shirtless warmup was the most disgustingly out of shape Vols we've maybe ever had. It was disgraceful seeing so many man boobs flailing in the wind and plopping body fat, love handles, beer bellies and gyno representing my alma mater and this is all on the coaches not the players.
 
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Brave Volunteer said:
I don't get how at this level, some S&C coaches can be so elite while others can be so ineffective. You'd think all these guys prescribe similar training philosophies and dietary regiments. I refuse to believe that the guys at Georgia, Texas, Alabama, OSU. etc "know" something that others don't. It must just come down to personalities and their ability to motivate because a 45lb weight is just as heavy in the Anderson training center as it is at Alabama or Texas.

I was watching ASU and Texas, and looking at ASU's RB Skattebo, I thought too myself, "we have NOBODY on our team with his body type" at ANY position!
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You could say the same thing about coaches and some on here constantly do, "I don't get how at this level, some S&C coaches can be so elite while others can be so ineffective"
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temptn said:
Did anyone else notice that the Ohio State players looked huge compared to our guys?
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I thought the same about them compared to Oregon. There was a graphic where almost all their defense is is 4th and 5th year seniors. Grown ass men. Reminded me of the age difference when we played the Morman Mafia.
 
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temptn said:
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You could say the same thing about coaches and some on here constantly do, "I don't get how at this level, some S&C coaches can be so elite while others can be so ineffective"
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I see your point but it seems to me that S&C in particular would be such an exacting discipline that there would be little room for imbalance from one major S&C program to another. The development of S&C has evolved so much and we have so much knowledge and advancements in equipment, diet, etc, I don't see how it can vary so greatly from Georgia to Alabama to Tennessee to OSU to Oregon to...take your pick.

It HAS to come down to just 2 things...

A.) The quality of the athletes you're developing in the first place

and B.) The motivation/willingness the players have to put the work in.

All other variables in S&C should be non-existent.
 
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ATLVols said:
Since Heupel came to Tennessee, our players have been in better shape than most teams and we have not dealt with many injuries like we used to in past years. Our guys in the trenches also dominated almost every game. I think that says a lot about our strength staff.
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That's a good point regarding injuries. Overall, CJH teams stay relatively healthy.
 
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CBR07 said:
Our team is built out of toothpicks. Get hurt constantly
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We were nicked up and bruised at the end of the season, and losing Pili so early (again) limited our playmaking ability in the middle of the defense. Bru's injuries are consistent.
I think every winning team was in the same boat by the 11th game.

Thankfully, we have the Butch Jones era to compare. We were more decimated by losing players every game. It is night and day difference. I remember situations where we had just 5 OLinemen cleared to play for certain games. We were burning redshirts at several positions. Nigel Warrior comes to mind. Warrior could have been a different player if he had that Fr season to learn and gain practice reps before. He was finally coming around during his senior year with better defensive coaching.
Also, the injuries that limited those redshirts were one of the factors that set up the disaster in 2018. Dobbs should have been a Sr QB with a decent receiver corps and John Kelly ready to be the featured back. We could have been a winning team that year, but the flipside is Butch would have been purple-faced on our sideline for another 2-3 years.

Our roster is far more stacked with talent now that can step up. The WRs and LBs did not have a new rising player who took over. WRs were a real letdown this season, even factoring in the injuries.
 
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Personally, I think our S & C has been inept since the Jones years. He let the players dictate, and it seems it hasn’t changed a whole lot since. If I’m not mistaken, Butch didn’t have one for the last few years.
I believe we could do better. But that’s just my observation
 
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Orangepantsforever said:
Personally, I think our S & C has been inept since the Jones years. He let the players dictate, and it seems it hasn’t changed a whole lot since. If I’m not mistaken, Butch didn’t have one for the last few years.
I believe we could do better. But that’s just my observation
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I agree. I think our S&C program under Huepel has been decent, but I think it could be better.
 
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There was a time we use to know about our S&C program.....That stopped with Heupel. Way too many injuries.....and yes our pregame shirtless stunt showed some bad looking body types.
 
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207 others said:
I've been a bodybuilder for 5 years and our team looks like anyone at an intermediate gym, obviously exceptions for our high skill positions, that shirtless warmup was the most disgustingly out of shape Vols we've maybe ever had. It was disgraceful seeing so many man boobs flailing in the wind and plopping body fat, love handles, beer bellies and gyno representing my alma mater and this is all on the coaches not the players.
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