2020 College Football Chatter

[jsmith6919]

 

[Cujo]

I think UT and OU should have started already.

Maybe you guys would have a chance of winning.

 

[Rev]

Maybe you guys would have a chance of winning.

Nope. We would fuck it up somehow in football. We win everything else.

 

[midswat]

This week Tennessee has gotten commitments from....

A 5 star WDE (Dylan Brooks)
A 5 star OLB (Terrence Lewis)
A 4 star CB (Kamar Wilcoxson)
A 4 star WR (Julian Nixon)
the #1 ranked JUCO RB in the country (Tiyon Evans)

Good start to the '21 class after landing the #7 class in the country in 2020. And after finishing the 2019 season on a six game winning streak.

Despite one or two 9 win seasons mixed in there, the 2009-2018 was a dumpster fire of epic proportions. The future, however, is bright.

Go VOLS!


Edit: I especially love the JUCO RB commitment because uscjr fans were all expecting him to go there. He's from their backyard. I hate uscjr almost as much as I hate georgia.

 

[Smitty]

UNC is recruiting like a house on fire.

Mack Brown is an all-timer.

I don't pretend that UNC is about to turn into a national powerhouse, but toppling Miami as the #1 team in the ACC-Coastal Division (on a semi-regular basis, I mean) seems not just possible but likely at this point. I'll take a good showing against Clemson in the ACC Title Game.

 

[midswat]

UNC is recruiting like a house on fire.

Mack Brown is an all-timer.

I don't pretend that UNC is about to turn into a national powerhouse, but toppling Miami as the #1 team in the ACC-Coastal Division (on a semi-regular basis, I mean) seems not just possible but likely at this point. I'll take a good showing against Clemson in the ACC Title Game.

What you all are doing is impressive. I’m secretly rooting for you all to keep it up because I’m beyond tired of Dabo and Clemson.

 

[NoDak]

If Trey Lance decides to declare next year, he should be a first rounder. I would love to get this guy.

Believe The Hype: North Dakota State QB Trey Lance

The 2020 NFL Draft may be over but we never stop looking ahead. We profile one of the top QB prospects in NDSU's Trey Lance. -Steel City Blitz

steelcityblitz.com

 

[1bigfan13]

If Trey Lance decides to declare next year, he should be a first rounder. I would love to get this guy.

Believe The Hype: North Dakota State QB Trey Lance

The 2020 NFL Draft may be over but we never stop looking ahead. We profile one of the top QB prospects in NDSU's Trey Lance. -Steel City Blitz

steelcityblitz.com

There have been quite a few articles popping up lately about him being a first rounder next year.

Bruce Feldman mentioned him about a week ago in his article from The Athletic. Some snippets from the article are below.

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Lawrence, Fields and … ? The other college QBs who might crash the 2021 NFL draft party


At this time last year, no one, not even Joe Burrow, would have predicted that Burrow was going to end up as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Many draft analysts had the LSU quarterback pegged as a mid- to late-round pick.

But Burrow’s ascent from relative obscurity to becoming the first QB taken in the draft was not unprecedented. In 2019, it was OU’s Kyler Murray who shot up to be the top overall pick. In 2017, the breakout QB was North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky who the Bears took second overall. In 2014, the breakout guy was UCF’s Blake Bortles, who became the first quarterback selected.

It seems like a stretch to think some other college quarterback will overtake Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Ohio State’s Justin Fields as the most sought-after quarterback in the 2021 draft (assuming Lawrence do in fact enter the NFL Draft). But The Athletic reached out to 15 people who work in the quarterback evaluation space — NFL coaches, scouts, draft analysts and others — to find out who they think has the best chance to climb the ladder and become a top draft pick.

The choices I gave them:

North Dakota State’s Trey Lance: The 6-3, 225-pounder led North Dakota State to an FCS title and had a 28-0 TD-INT ratio and also ran for 1,100 yards as a redshirt freshman.
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For this process, I allowed the panel to mention multiple QBs. Lance, whom I wrote about two weeks ago, generated by far the most positive feedback among the panel.

NFL Network draft analyst Bucky Brooks, former NFL scout: “Trey Lance could emerge as a contender for the No. 1 spot due to his combination of athleticism, poise and playmaking ability. He reminds me a lot of Deshaun Watson with his style of play. He can carve you up from the pocket or use his legs to create plays on the perimeter. He takes good care of the ball. Most important, he wins. With NDSU producing pros at the position, scouts are going to take him seriously as a prospect, and the NFL’s shift towards more athletic playmakers at the position could help him climb the charts.”

A veteran NFL scout: “From what I’ve seen thus far, he seems a notch above these other guys. You turn on the tape and he makes some unbelievable throws.”

NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah, former scout: “You talk to scouts and he gets people excited. He has plenty of arm. He has the ability to run around and make plays under control. And he’s playing at a place that just produced Carson Wentz and Easton Stick. They’ve proven that they can get these guys ready to go.”

 

[bbgun]

There have been quite a few articles popping up lately about him being a first rounder next year.

Kiper was pimping him big time yesterday when discussing his insanely early mock on First Take.

 

[midswat]

Bad days are behind us. A sleeping giant is waking up. Tennessee is returning to national prominence.

Say it with me.....

SOON!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Smitty]

Bad days are behind us. A sleeping giant is waking up. Tennessee is returning to national prominence.

Say it with me.....

SOON!!!!!!!!!!!

Our average commit is higher ranked than yours though.

 

[midswat]

Our average commit is higher ranked than yours though.

True. You all have an insane class. There’s a few players were battling for. A DE named Javarie Ritzie or something. He’s supposed to be good and likes Tennessee and UNC. His HS teammate (OLB Dillworth) just committed to you guys so he probably will to.

 

[boozeman]

True. You all have an insane class. There’s a few players were battling for. A DE named Javarie Ritzie or something. He’s supposed to be good and likes Tennessee and UNC. His HS teammate (OLB Dillworth) just committed to you guys so he probably will to.

Most of the four and five star recruits wash out. Does not mean shit.

 

[Smitty]

True. You all have an insane class. There’s a few players were battling for. A DE named Javarie Ritzie or something. He’s supposed to be good and likes Tennessee and UNC. His HS teammate (OLB Dillworth) just committed to you guys so he probably will to.

Yeah all the information being posted indicates Ritzie will commit to UNC. Still, you have a top class right now as well... props. Once all the top kids start committing UNC will fall in the rankings a little. I expect two of our guys -QB Drake Maye and DE Keeshawn Silver- will get upgraded to 5 stars from their current 4 star status before signing day.

 

[midswat]

Most of the four and five star recruits wash out. Does not mean shit.

What are you basing that off of?

 

[midswat]

Yeah all the information being posted indicates Ritzie will commit to UNC. Still, you have a top class right now as well... props. Once all the top kids start committing UNC will fall in the rankings a little. I expect two of our guys -QB Drake Maye and DE Keeshawn Silver- will get upgraded to 5 stars from their current 4 star status before signing day.

Oh, same with us. We’re #2 only because we have 21 commits and not many other teams have near that many. Still, I’m excited about the recent string of success.

But once Uga, Alabama, Clemson etc start filling up, we’ll fall some.

 

[midswat]

Uh oh, @mschmidt64 .... he’s definitely a Vol

 

[1bigfan13]

This kid just verbally committed for the 2021 class. He's ranked as the no.12 overall recruit and the no. 1 WR in the nation.


Just need to get more of these elite recruits on the defensive side of the ball.

 

[Simpleton]

Tagovailoa's brother is transferring to Maryland, if we can cobble together an OL we should be pretty decent and maybe push for 10 wins in a year or two.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Tagovailoa's brother is transferring to Maryland, if we can cobble together an OL we should be pretty decent and maybe push for 10 wins in a year or two.

That's a good get