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Dalton Knecht can celebrate Tennessee’s SEC regular-season title and still have his eyes on the prize
True and well said. I think if UK keeps it close and pulls a few wins in the tournament they should be a good 2 or high 3 seed.
It was chic-fil-a tard get it right..lol
He beat out Milroe for the year didn't he? Yes. lol Milroe was the 8th ranked QB whose about to hit the portal because Milroe can't be the passer Penix Jr was and never will be lol. I was a harsh critic about Joe, from day one. I spoke of benching him for others. But, he's only had one full year of starting, 6th year or not. And a tempo spread like TN runs requires experience to really run well. Joe proved me wrong in a few ways. How do you explain him blowing out Bama in the first half at Bama. That was pure passing. No one while Saban has been there has led Bama at halftime by 13 or more. But Joe did. What other QB has TN had that could run 21 mph? Joe did. What about throw it 80 to 90 yards? Only Joe. So when he's drafted and before the six round, will you and your mouth show up to eat crow? No lol Adn there is only one Gwhite ain't but a taint lckr..LOL
62 is about right. Nix threw for it as the combine that day at 61mph. C'mon VFL you know better than that. He might be the 4th or 5th QB drafted and certainly before the 6th round. SB was drafted in the 5th and had zero talent Joe has in various areas. He's now unemployed and cut from his NFL draft team.. lol He showed great touch in the short and midrange, and wow'ed everyone with his downfield accuracy and distance. "Potential is there but don't have it in him"? What are you talking about. This guy has only started one full year. Most other QB at that combin and drafted has started for at least twice as long or more. He did everything every other QB did there and better in some areas. Also physically, he beats them all. The UF game was his first game against a div 1 team away from home! lol Are you serious? We didn't lose that game because of Joe, we lost it because of the coaching staff. We played almost no sophomores and got drilled for it. No Dylan Sampson in that game, are you kidding me? lol No vertical downfield passing scheme was used and look how effective his passing was against Bama that first half. No one has ever been up on a Saban team at Bama by 13 in the first half under a Saban team. Plus, you need a good high football IQ to run what TN runs on offense as a QB. A traditional offense imo will be easier for Joe to learn and run.
Milroe is headed for the XFL, Joe will be in the NFL and playing. lol Milroe isn't starting this year at Bama. Kalen isn't going to scrub his pass heavy offense for Milroe and even brought a QB in from WA that knows the offense already. Sure, there will be a competition and it will last for one afternoon practice. Milroe is portal bound imo. And that's probably the best thing he can do at this point. He's not replacing Penix Jr in a passing offense lol. That's just insane. Eight Tides, you will lucky to have a decent portal transfer. Brock will bounce from UK since his OC isn't coming to UK. I'd go after Harrison Bailey at this point. Your unlikely to get a guy out the portal who had 5 star ratings coming in.
No, he's not built like a traditional TE in the respect of running ability. By that I mean, cuts, and catching. The size is there and maybe open field speed but that arm is a once in 30 year anomaly. I don't know any QB that could throw it 80 to 90 yards, got his size. Most NFL QB's drafted have a bit more starting years so his passing woes he's had is excused to, "some"degree but showed at the combine he could do what they needed him to do. Of course he also threw the ball the hardest out of all the QB's and took some off just to beat them and could have throw much harder than 62mph. He was the best at long range accuracy. Hit one WR at 75 yards.
Milton is a better passer than Richardson was and Richardson was so dependent on the run. He went to a bad team and played right away and got hurt, right away. I don't think Joe will go this route. I'd say he'll go to a midrange team that has a good starter, where he can learn behind them. For Joe it's about getting the timing down. Plus, I think he might be better in a more traditional offense. The Tempo Spread offense that TN runs takes a very high football IQ and experience to run it at an elite level and Hooker had that experience of starting for years before he came to TN. Joe had less than a year at UM and a year and two games at TN. His draft range could be top 3 or 4 rounds, or 4th of 5th QB drafted, it's hard to predict. But be drafted he will.
Joe ranked out higher for the year than Milroe. So if Joe is bad, Milroe is worse. That guy has the football IQ of a tomato and the arm talent of a QB 4 NFL QB.lol Milroe will never be a passer in the NFL. 8th ranked SEC QB for the season and Milroe has started now for two season's compared to Joe's well, one. I think Milroe won't even start this season for Bama. I mean Debeour brought in another guy from WA that knows the offense. Milroe might just transfer. Kalen isn't going to scrub his offensive scheme of passing just so Milroe can ride the struggle bus of passing and depend mostly on Milroe running the ball. lol
What a silly take. "oh Joe does not throw the ball midrange well, " oh Joe doesn't have a soft enough touch". He does exactly that at the combine and right on que you have Lunardi ignoring all that. If you have Joe's size and arm strength and you demonstrate touch, midrange, well, there isn't much the other QB's can do to top that. Plus he beat them all in the long jump and 35 in the vertical. The NFL scouts have liked him for a reason no matter what anyone's negative bias is, especially Lunardi's. All this writeup amounts to is jelly beans and bias. I would not be shocked if Joe went in the first 3 rounds. Always a team out there that saw his combine and said, "we don't need him to throw a mile or hard, just be physical and be consistent throwing". Joe can certainly do that.
The cold shooting first halves or spells are generally followed by elite defense that even the best offenses can't overcome against TN. Bama scored 2 or 3 points in the final 7 minutes. Vairous other games this has happend and become typical when playing TN. SC did go on a bit of a run but in the end, defense won it for TN, than and the overall damage Dalton did to them, and TN made their free throws. A team like SC that plays elite D and is the SEC leader in boards is a much harder team for TN than teams like UK and Bama whom are great offensively but poor defenses. SC will go far imo in the tournament, and will have tougher games than TN to get to the round of 16, and 8. so cold shooting, "below 40%", means little to TN because of their defense.
Wrong. Get some help, seriously. Here's some. Why is it important to get a number one see vs being a number two seed. There have been 32 national champions crowned who were 2 seeds going in. Do you know how many were number 1 seeds going in that won the title? Sixty-four. So it matters and makes a difference. TN has never been this good and never been a one seed. This means you get the 16 seeds to start and work against the opposite end. Being a number one seed makes it way way easier to get to the final four than doing what TN had done thus far. If they beat UK, beating the final 4 teams and two of them top 15, that's probably a harder thing than getting to the championship game. But your delusional if you think this team won't be picked to be an elite 8 or final 4. It's just a better than than TN has had in a long time, or maybe you'd like to see if you can score against them lol. Go eat your jelly beans some place else tard lol.
Also, with UF beating Bama last night. UF will be ranked and since they've already played, that just gives TN another quality quad win on their resume. Plus still having UK to play.
TN has a 98.5% to win at least a share of the SEC title. Just win one of the remaining two games. Vegas thinks they will and why it's a 98% change they will. 68.5% they win it outright. That requires beating both SC and UK. Could UK win the SEC tourney? Well that depends also on TN's seating. If TN beats both teams to end the season, they will have the best seating as the tie breaker of SC over TN wouldn't occur as they would split the season, if SC won. But honestly, it's probably going to be more about UK avoiding good defensive teams in order to win. UK looks like a 3 seed but with an SEC tourney win and well, they are media darlings they could get a two seed. But the commentary about Bama being a potential 1 seed during the TN game, was a bit over the top lol. Ranked at 14th? Those three projected one seeds have great defenses. TN and AZ as well.
Well, TN wouldn't exactly be flaming out if they went 1 and done in the tournament. They get the double bye, so depending on who they play and beat in the tournament, they could beat one or two Quad one teams and that will help than more against AZ for that 4th #1 seed spot than winning the tournament or about as much as the seating will be done by the time the final tourney game is played. This happens every year. The tourney only imo, benefits teams that are bubble teams trying to get in the Big Dance. So for TN, the tourney isn't a huge deal, win 2 games and it only helps you. For teams on the bubble, like A&M it means everything to win as many games as they can.
Winning the tournament means nothing and TN has been doing that road before. Most of the seating is done by the time the tournament ends. A few years ago, TN won the tournament and didn't move up one seed. But winning the conference is at least getting a share goes further imo.
Respect to UK, but if AR can hang 102 on your team, your ripe for an AU, Bama, TN, SC or UF to beat you in the tournament. Every year, teams have to win games by defense. UK can surge offensively playing teams that aren't good defensively, but against good defenses, they don't appear to be in contention imo because of this. When shooting isn't there you need something to keep you in the game, it's called defense and UK has little of it. If they can come to Knoxville and hold TN to under 80 and not get blow out or win the game, than I will believe more in them. They are a good team but defense means an awful lot down the stretch.
All true until the very last statement. Detroit spreads you out more than any other team and runs the closest thing to a spread RPO and well, Detroit and Goff were pretty good. Also a reason they wanted Hooker. McCarthy and Daniels were two QB's of two different systems. LSU, very pass heavy and that is great to develop a QB, but does the QB harm in preparation for the NFL if he isn't big. Daniels will have to go through that size adaptation. Most QB's do. BY spent most of his season injured. Size matters more in the NFL. McCarthy imo won't have as much of an issue as Daniels will in the first few years, depending on how much they play, if they play etc. But I do expect Daniels to beef up over those first few years and adapt to how different NFL is than college ball. Right now, Daniels is not made to run the ball in the NFL and we've seen him injured before just from the style of play LSU ran. Either way, Michigan beat Bama without having a good passing offense. In fact it was 78th! lol LSU showed how you can lose to Bama with the best passing offense or close to the best. If either played at the other's school and for only one game. It would be worse for Daniels at Michigan. He's not built for his legs to be the main feature. Michigan would have had to change the entire offense to pass more. A run QB of Michigan, beat Bama, not a passing offense. Not even UGA could do that with Beck. Long duration, I will give the edge in the NFL to Daniels. He will put on size and the style of the NFL tends to protect the QB's a bit more than collage, depending on the team he gets on. I'd rather Daniels go in later rounds, he'll get on a better team. You go first round, your going to a bad team. That's just reality. So, that occurs he'll play sooner while smaller, like Young and some others. Get him up to 220 or, work that added size into his skill asap.
That's already happened in a few games and only one where no one stepped up when DK was handled, as much as he can be handled by a team. JJJ and Santi need to be more agressive and take the open looks. When those two are on, everyone else is. When they are off, it's the DK show. I think Santi has NBA defensive skillsets and can shoot the three. But they aren't eye popping numbers in either category. Santi has to push himself to get better but that won't happen without being more aggressive, JJJ as well. Gainey is gaining confidence but handles the ball very well and out of our guards, turns it over less than all of them over the last 8 games.
LSU2019 There was, at least in QB ability, his name was Hendon Hooker. What has he done so far in the NFL other than spend most of his time injured? I mean next year it will be half a decade and has he been to a Super bowl yet? No. He doesn't have that injury avoidance skillset. About the only skillset he doesn't have and it's been costly. A great college QB in during a health crises but so far, not impressed by him in the NFL. Almost 5 years gone and not even sniffing a supoer bowl appearance. I mean Brock Purdy has more to brad about.
Sure, Joe Burrow is Joe Burrow. But also I bet you Dalton won't be spending more than half of his time injured the first 4 years of his professional career. So far, has Joe Burrow impressed much in the NFL? No. lol. The best players have a way of avoiding injury. Dalton does this. Burrows can't stop getting injured. Don't look now but his NFL career is nearly half a decade now.
Oh no, Bama is struggling again tonight at Ole Miss.. lol Go Vols!
Like I said, TN by 8. Good game AU, you'll go far in the Big Dance and still could win the SEC.
Um, did you miss the TN blowout of Bama? UK is junk compared to TN. UK's basketball is buried and gone, and has joined the football team in this respect.
If TN can win 3 out of 4 of their schedule, they should have the edge over AZ for that 4th #1 seed spot. All four are ranked foe. But than again, the NCAA aren't friends lately.
I think this game will go like TN's last number of home games in how they approach it. First half, play off the 3's, see if there's any consistent 3-point threat from AU while trying to get an advantage with inside rebounding. If there is an AU 3-point threat, this will keep the game close and maybe even a slight AU lead at the half. Second half, they will lock down on the 3-point shooting and try and run up the fouls on AU while feeding Aidoo and Awaka, while going heavier on the 3-point attempts. This is assuming TN is going to play two bigs at the same time for most of this game, Aidoo and Awaka. TN -8.
wolfman The only limits here that matter in this case are the laws that the NCAA is trying to get around.. lol Nothing you have said addresses this. This is also the crux of the case and why this has been ruled the way it has with the Supreme Court and now this judge. The NIL has added much money to the schools. They now have the money to go after new HC's who were elite coordinators. Also, with the boosters and collectives, every school has more money. This is called parody. I see what your saying and I agree to a point but we must be prepared for the possibility that these players could become employees. The Sherman ACT is the reason for this. To your later point, yes, I think we will have to super conferences and not much else outside of that. But that was always going to be the case with how the Media made their contracts with conferences and the inception of NIL. So in the end, if you take it out of the bottle, you can't put it back. We'll just have to see if the schools can come up with an organization that better understands and can come up with a structure for NIL.
OH? With what? We didn't have chargers to give the like Bama. UK did as well and your still what, 38-3 vs TN and only two seasons with ten wins? LOL 75 LSU 74 UK? Why? lol Beat Bama tomorrow and your dumb comments are forgiven lol.
LOL. I'm not sure you even know what this case is about, nor the laws in which the NCAA is trying to circumvent. "NCAA fight this to the death"? On what grounds. "we don't like the laws on the books, no fair"? Let me make this simple for you. There is no way for the NCAA to get around the Sherman ACT. Zero. This ruling was a warning written in plain English in his statement. It translates to, "I don't recognize your right to deprive student athletes of their right to negotiate NIL deals, especially before they enroll or choose to". "Furthermore, I agree with Tennessee and VA, you also can't circumnavigate their laws". The NCAA is crooked anyway. You take this many losses in court and keep going back, it's because you are losing a massive amount of money or control and it's probably both, due to NIL and parody.
Whoa LSU fan. lol. I think your a little confused. This ruiling today in the statement gives you a clear indication of his thinking and where this case is likely to go and that is nowhere good for the NCAA. He basically granted this injunction because of how outlandish the defendant's case is. The NCAA is the Tide basically. They are trying to prevent more parody and that is what the NIL deals mean. It means the NCAA has no power over NIL, for now. This is bad news if your Bama. The NCAA has long had their fingers in the cookie jar of preferencing for teams they want to see in the playoffs, and getting the lions share of blue chip players. With more parody, there is less power for them to collect their dirty money from the sports medias by, "doing their part" to keep certain schools at the top and they've been doing this for decades. Anyone who takes this many losses in court, time and again, it's about money to them. Money they think no one knows about. TN actually raises more money than Bama, and Spire is the number one collective in the country. What are you talking about country Jed? LOL
Sorry, that's not how this works or even been looked at in this manner. Players earn a massive amount of money for schools. Before NIL, they didn't see a dime of it. It's only this way in college sports, not the professionals. Sorry but it's only fair them to be compensated. It will last because you cannot put it back in the bottle. The college is a host for a potential NIL deal, just like a NFL team is. Same thing. Boosters literally have nothing to do with any of this. It's about the Sherman Act and the NCAA's ego of thinking they are above established law. A judge in his injunction ruling today reminded them, they are not.
Sound explanation. Well said.