Tannenbombs
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P.S. I'm surprised Tommy Armstrong isn't in your athlete category
Not sure why some people like Joshua Dobbs so much.... with those bow legged knee's he'll be in the shop quite a bit.
Justin Fuente is the next coaching superstar. To be able to turn around Memphis in the short time he did was remarkable. 10-3 with loses at UCLA (by 7), at Ole Miss (by 21.. not an easy place to play and they are absolutely loaded with NFL prospects), and to Houston at home (by 4). It's only a matter of time until he jumps ship and takes over a Major program.
I agree. He's also recruited away some players that I really liked, which to me shows he's got a good eye for talent. Part of their success.
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I wish I could get hold of more game tape on the Throwin Samoan's nephew. I really do like what I see. From what little I've seen he's up with Paxton Lynch for me, maybe even a little above him.
Dobbs is really just scratching the surface, he should've been on the field for the Vols to begin with.
I deal with a lot of Tennessee folks, and I kept telling 'em that I couldn't understand why Coach Jones was redshirting Dobbs last year in favor of trotting out Justin Worley every Saturday. It was always clear to me who the best player with the most potential was in 2013 watching Dobbs perform towards the end of his freshman season. They understood where I was coming from when Butch finally burned that redshirt attempt and turned Dobbs loose. He opened up the entire offense for Tennessee with his dual threat ability.
Tennessee couldn't whip anybody at the LOS, couldn't run the ball, couldn't throw it, and couldn't stop anybody defensively. So it didn't make any sense to me why they were wasting time with a kid that just couldn't make a play to save his life in Worley. They needed a playmaker, and they had one choking on the bench over there with a redshirt around his neck. They needed a kid that could create and make plays on his own....didn't matter if he knew what he was doing or not. They needed to get this kid on the field and let him develope. He'd make plays while he developed, and give Tennessee a chance to win some games.
Dobbs came to Tennessee as a wide receiver, and he may end up a wide receiver in the NFL. I don't know. That's why I list him as an athlete. But what I do know, is that this kid stresses a defense in ways that no Tennessee quarterback has in many years. Probably since Heath Shuler. Tennessee is as talented on both sides of the ball as anybody in the country. They have NFL prospects 2 and 3 deep at literally every position....and most of 'em are still just pups. Watch out for the Vols in 2015. I'm telling you they're going to hurt some feelings in the SEC this year...maybe more.
Do you think they beat UGA for the East?
I think the Vols will certainly be in the mix to win the East. Georgia will have to travel to Neyland and beat 'em in Knoxville.
My CU Buffs had a great Samoan QB named Sal Aunese. He died of cancer in 1989, the year after I graduated from CU, and then my Buffs won the national title in 1990. Hard to believe 25 years have gone by. I really like Liufau, and hope he can get the Buffs turned around.
Hackenberg sucks
Jeremy Johnson had an atrocious game. The UL freshman will play some position in the NFL.