tOfficial '2015 Tennessee Volunteers' Football Thread

[Justin Tyme]

Doh! Hiya, JT!

WAMU, OT...

Close, that would be a "D" instead of the T.

Yeah, those are the two I saw. I saw tGB in the people you follow, but haven't seen a post lately.

 

[Justin Tyme]

Oh. you won't see a post from Jon Doe Fore either, I'm pretty sure!!

 

[Tin Man]

Close, that would be a "D" instead of the T.

Yeah, those are the two I saw. I saw tGB in the people you follow, but haven't seen a post lately.

OK, JD. "JT" are the initials of your new SportsHoopla nom du post... Or, would you rather us FN expats address you as "JD" (might confuse people )?

Norka has been on the Hoop since FN folded. Perhaps, the start of the season will bring him into more CFB threads. He hangs out on the Doob Show thread with some FN NFL types.

 

[Tin Man]

Oh. you won't see a post from Jon Doe Fore either, I'm pretty sure!!

Dropped that one, did you?

 

[Justin Tyme]

Better stick with the JT.
I'll go check out the Doob Show thread to see who is there, even tho I'm not anywhere close to a nfl fan

 

[Justin Tyme]

Dropped that one, did you?

"They" did.

 

[Tin Man]

"They" did.

Dang, breaux. Hope you solved your ant problem.

 

[Justin Tyme]

Dang, breaux. Hope you solved your ant problem.

Hope so. STS was the only site I didn't get sliced and diced.
Man, when that guy decided to end that site, he ended it!

 

[Tin Man]

Hope so. STS was the only site I didn't get sliced and diced.
Man, when that guy decided to end that site, he ended it!

WPS is on the Hoop.

 

[WestEndVol]

On freshman QB Sheriron Jones:

Freshman quarterback Sheriron Jones has an incredibly quick release, and that really stood out in quarterback drills. That’s not to suggest he looks more polished than fellow freshman Quinten Dormady, because Dormady throws a great ball. … Not surprisingly, freshman quarterback-turned-receiver Jauan Jennings looked like he was going through his first college practice as a wideout, and he got plenty of extra pointers from receivers coach Zach Azzanni. … Martin also got some work with the return specialists, as did sophomore running back Alvin Kamara in addition to the usual suspects. … The Nike practice gear looks very good. …

 

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VQ QUICK HITS

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In early work with skill players fielding punts, Alvin Kamara, Pig Howard, Justin Martin, Ralph Abernathy IV, Cam Sutton, Josh Smith and Josh Malone got reps.

Steve Stripling had by his largest collection of defensive linemen to work with, even as Andrew Butcher and LaTroy Lewis looked on in shorts and tees.
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In fact, it was in that setting that Butch Jones grew tired of a couple errant tosses in interception drills by a student worker and loosened up his arm, firing several passes in the drills and putting a little extra zip on a pass to Justin Martin.
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The quarterbacks didn't do a lot tonight during open sessions on the field but Sheriron Jones was a bit of a nice surprise. He threw the ball really well and showed the kind of mobility and fluidity that you'd expect to see based on his high school tape. Quinten Dormady obviously has a leg up on the backup job after being here in the spring but with Jones the Vols could have a couple of promising prospects under center for the future.

 

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New Nike practice jerseys:

 

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GOVOLSXTRA

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...Mosley participated in the first practice of the preseason on Monday.
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Guard Austin Sanders participated in practice with a cast around his right hand. Jones said Monday that Sanders would be limited in practice.
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As Jones said they would, freshman Jauan Jennings began practice at wide receiver and defensive back Malik Foreman started at defensive back. Jennings dropped one pass during the pat-and-go drill, an exercise early in practice in which receivers run routes and catch passes without a defense, but otherwise was solid.

 

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BUTCH JONES LIVE
https://www.periscope.tv/w/aJFbkTE3M...ZbGHW1e8GLT3I=

JONES: I liked their intensity, I liked their effort. I wanted to see our retention from the classroom to the practice field.
JONES: We still have to get much better on some little nuances: our hustle, our tempo. But I thought it was improved from the spring.
JONES: We talk about getting 1% better and I thought we were able to get 1% better today.
JONES: @qdormady (Quinten Dormady) did a great job coming out, you can see the command presence. I thought he did some really, really good things.
JONES: The first glaring difference (from last year) is our team speed, particularly in the backfield. The overall maturation has improved.
JONES: @CamSutton23 with a great leadership opportunity today, calling the 2nd team defense back to sidelines after it failed to hustle.
JONES: We'll have to manage @dbarnett25 & @CurtMaggitt because they only know one speed: full speed. It's a long camp.
JONES: The element of competition was what I wanted to see. But even with competition, they are helping each other, coaching each other.

 

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(On the difference between this year's first practice and years prior)

"The first glaring difference is the team's speed, particularly in our backfield. Obviously, with Jalen Hurd and Alvin Kamara, it's the speed in the back field and then you throw David Abernathy in there. You throw Joe Young in there, you throwJohn Kelly in there; it's visibly different from a speed-level standpoint. I just think the overall maturation, culture maturation in a football team and understanding the standards and the expectations but I think the overall confidence level. We have had two very productive days in terms of meetings and expectations and players understanding how you approach the day, how you approach meeting days now as training camp goes on.

"I also see them really trying to mentor our younger players. We had a great leadership opportunity and Cam Sutton took full advantage of it. When our second defense didn't sprint onto the football field, he called them all back and had them re-huddle and spring onto the football field. He said, `That's not the way we do things at Tennessee.' And he took advantage of that leadership opportunity. So I think it's the maturation and growth of a football team, a football family and a football program. You see that. And our bodies. I think our bodies have changed in the weight room as well. So, it was a lot different."

 

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(On Jauan Jennings at wide receiver)

"I'm excited about Jauan. You know, he's kind of sipping through a fire hose right now at the wide receiver position but I see an individual who is a very, very gifted athlete. He's very, very competitive and he has very good hands and he loves to compete. He made some catches today where you kind of did a double-take and he got you excited. So, for Day 1, I was very, very encouraged with him."