‘18 GA WR Jordan Young (FSU signee)

[head1]

Taggart just schooled our elite recruiting staff.

Or Youngs coach did?

 

[jasonvol18]

FSU had a worse season than us and they seem to be doing fine

They absolutely did not. They got to a bowl and won with an interim HC coaching in the bowl.

 

[Brave Volunteer]

Let's face it, the bill has come due for the awful season we had and the absolute circus that our coaching search was. That's what today is. However better times are ahead for us! The 2019 class is going to be great! Plus, the players we have on campus are going to get developed like never before! Don't let today demoralize you. We're going to be good again!

 

[JCP201]

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[The Breakerboy]

They absolutely did not. They got to a bowl and won with an interim HC coaching in the bowl.

Also they don’t have the perception that Tennessee has as a brand.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

Also they don’t have the perception that Tennessee has as a brand.

nobody does

 

[TexasVolfan1]

Fair enough. Their brand looks much better at this point

 

[SPEDVoL14]

Our staff got schooled. Plain and simple.

 

[MiramarVol]

Edit the title cause he's a Nole.

 

[Dobbs 4 Heisman]

Even Butch Jones did better than this in 2013. He landed Dobbs.

This is a total disaster for Jeremy Pruitt.

 

[BigorangeBoy]

Our staff got schooled. Plain and simple.

No, FSU official visits are a Pimp fest - even more so now that Taggart is there.

 

[GetEmVols]

Even Butch Jones did better than this in 2013. He landed Dobbs.

This is a total disaster for Jeremy Pruitt.

This is a completely different situation. Besides, how do you know Shrout won't be as good as Dobbs? No one was excited when Dobbs was recruited either. He looked like a 10 year old.

 

[utvolpj]

Our staff got schooled. Plain and simple.

What a load of crap. He simply picked another school

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Even Butch Jones did better than this in 2013. He landed Dobbs.

This is a total disaster for Jeremy Pruitt.

Pruitt has been on the job for 2 months.

I don’t want to hear more of this BJ did this or that.

There’s a reason he’s not coaching here no more.

Move tf on about Dobbs, good freaking grief.

 

[utvolpj]

Even Butch Jones did better than this in 2013. He landed Dobbs.

This is a total disaster for Jeremy Pruitt.

Butch followed a staff that at least tried most of the time. Pruitt followed a coach who had quit for months. Learn the difference

 

[Coach Punk]

Young is a top five WR IMO. The biggest miss by recruiting services that I've seen in a while. Tillman might end up being good but FSU or Tennessee or whoever lands Young is getting a major talent. I'm just floored how the hell this kid flew under the radar so long.

Oh good lord just stop it. The only reason for the FSU offer is because they were desperate. Taggert went for some low hanging fruit.

If he was really all that good he’d have an offer sheet to match. Yes, even now.

 

[volfaninpa]

Even Butch Jones did better than this in 2013. He landed Dobbs.

This is a total disaster for Jeremy Pruitt.

No one saw Dobbs being as awesome as he was when he signed.

Is getting JJ Peterson a disaster? Jeremy Banks? Dominick Wood-Anderson?

Maybe none of the prospects will turn out, but if Butch could get a top 10 class year 2, then I'm going to hold out hope that Pruitt and this staff can too.

 

[thunder5]

Even Butch Jones did better than this in 2013. He landed Dobbs.

This is a total disaster for Jeremy Pruitt.

Wrong...that class had 4 composite 4 stars...this one will have 8 once Gooden is official...it had 5 four stars on Rivals this one will have 9...this class will finish in the top 20 across the board...that one didnt

 

[jasonvol18]

Our staff got schooled. Plain and simple.

Nah not at all.He was being pushed to FSU it had zero to do with JP.

 

[SmashMouth]

The aerospace engineering department and Knoxville being 4 hours from his home, vs Arizona which is across the country had a lot to do with bringing Mr. Dobbs to UT.

As for Young, I would have stuck with the team that put in the time to find me and offer me a spot. Hope FSU works out for him, wont matter to me either way.

 

[Nashvegas31]

5 WRs signing with a coach that I can't even think of 1 WR he has had at 3 schools. Yep sounds about right. Taggart selling the Butch sauce

 

[Biopsyman]

Signing day is awesome

 

[sjt18]

Even Butch Jones did better than this in 2013. He landed Dobbs.

This is a total disaster for Jeremy Pruitt.

You... literally don't know what you are talking about.

Since just stating a conclusion is considered a violation of board rules, I'll prove my point.

One, we don't know how these kids will eventually turn out. If they have talent and Pruitt is a good coach then it is likely to be much better than Jones did. This is the "ignore the ranking until they produce angle". We know how Jones' first class turned out.

North- promising career shortened by injury. A recurring them with a HC that simply had no clue how to develop players

Dobbs- drafted

Carr- bust

JRM- another great player plagued by injuries in Jones' "system"

Ryan Jenkins- never contributed

Sanders- never a significant contributor

Ferguson- Memphis

Alphonso Carter- who knows?

Corey Vereen- starter, contributor

Lemond Johnson- nope

Cameron Sutton- elite player... plagued by injuries

Jaylen Miller- nope

Wiesman- starter, contributor

Branisel- injured

Johnathan Johnson- contributor

Malik Brown- nope

Riyhad Jones- nope

Kendrick- starter contributor

Foreman- steal of the class

Josh Smith- talented... injured

Woody Quinn- wasted scholarship

D Swafford- injured

Only 11 of the 23 made a significant contribution and that's being generous with some of the guys whose careers were cut short by injury.

Two, you can look at it from "stars" signed. According to 247 the '13 class had four 4* players. Rivals said five 4* players. Six different players received 4* from one or the other. Only 3 of those ever played close to their ranking. The 18 class will have at least seven 4* according to 247 and 8 according to Rivals.


So whether you are talking contributors or rankings... you are acting like a... guess I better not say it again.

 

[weggie]

Butch followed a staff that at least tried most of the time. Pruitt followed a coach who had quit for months. Learn the difference

so did taggart if you let some noles fans tell it

 

[CJBlaze]

Taggert won't last 3 years!Book it!Way overrated as a coach.