'09 TN DL Daniel Hood (merged)

[u795308]

Is Hood walking on? Any new news?

 

[MDBJJC]

:birgits_giggle:We have all kinds of new athletic scholarship openings!

 

[Hens67]

are we still adding hood?

 

[MDBJJC]

I think Hood is SOL, we would know something by now.

 

[Volben00]

I think Hood is SOL, we would know something by now.

No we wouldn't...

I'm sure they want to keep it low-key, so it could be until August until anything is certain.

 

[MDBJJC]

Maybe he is a "silent commit":thumbsup:

 

[Lord Vader]

Hood will be a Vol. Book it...

 

[MDBJJC]

what makes you day that LV?
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[Lord Vader]

what makes you day that LV?
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Back about a month ago when Hood was coming to every practice, there was a thread on VQ where somebody close to the situation was talking. I just got the impression that it was almost a done deal...

 

[MDBJJC]

What position does he play?
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[matts42012]

OL. A position of need. I really cant imagine Kiffin turning down a quality OL now. And im with LV, he will be a vol.

 

[onevol74]

The kid bleeds Orange and deserves a chance.

 

[Dudleys87]

His stats somewhere in all these pages?

 

[volguy0992]

I don't think so. It was mostly arguing if we should accept him or not. If I've heard correctly though he seems to be pretty good. Probably not great, but depth would be awesome at a position we really need, especially when the kid bleeds orange and doesn't want to play anywhere else

 

[Lord Vader]

He a big, athletic kid. Perfect for what the Vols are trying to do on the line...

 

[matts42012]

I think a decision one way or the other is coming in the next week. And I would not be suprised at all if he ended up at Tennessee.

Per Hubbs

 

[bdarnell]

Per Hubbs

You're quick.

E-Cred seeker

 

[matts42012]

LOL. I noticed that too. I hope we get Hood.

 

[MDBJJC]

Hood and Moody would be interesting pick ups.
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[bwilli40]

Those 2 are huge media blow ups. Could back fire that we let go quality people and picked up 2 kids with serious history. Honestly we shouldnt preach wanting the best and then get 2 kids with serious criminal issues.

 

[Sabanocchio]

Those 2 are huge media blow ups. Could back fire that we let go quality people and picked up 2 kids with serious history. Honestly we shouldnt preach wanting the best and then get 2 kids with serious criminal issues.

Hood doesn't have serious criminal issues. He had one incident where he was a bystander in a horrible situation. He has no other history of any kind of problems.

I think people react to Hood more on the grotesqueness of the situation rather than his role in it. It's 3 years later and he hasn't been in trouble before or since.

Moody I will not speak on because I don't know the details of his history. I know that he had discipline issues that concerned the UGA staff prior to this latest incident with the male teacher, but I do not know what they were.

Oh, and Hood will be a Vol. I think you'll see him walk-on for a period of time and be required to meet certain expectations before a scholarship is a possibility.

 

[rexvol]

I think its worth noting that that the rumor is being floated that Chris Low already has the story written and is just waiting for UT to issue the press release.

 

[matts42012]

Huh thats interesting Brother Rex. I would welcome him.

 

[dyer_maker]

I don't think Low would throw us under the bus however I wonder what kind of story it would be.

 

[vols5790]

Tennessee needs all the players we can get, if we make a few mistakes, so be it. We have to gamble, and both these kids have talent to succeed on the field and deserve an opportunity to prove it.