'10 TN OL James Stone

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LV and Sab seem to be well respected on this site and a couple of pages ago they said Stone would be a big pickup. Funny how you guys criticize Gator fans saying our excuse is "we didn't want him anyways" if we don't land a talented in state player because it seems like that's the case here. Some of y'all need to realize that not everyone wants to play at your school (or UF for that matter), it's just the way it is.
 
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gatoraus said:
LV and Sab seem to be well respected on this site and a couple of pages ago they said Stone would be a big pickup. Funny how you guys criticize Gator fans saying our excuse is "we didn't want him anyways" if we don't land a talented in state player because it seems like that's the case here. Some of y'all need to realize that not everyone wants to play at your school (or UF for that matter), it's just the way it is.
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Of course not everyone wants to play for us. It's pretty coincidental that we get left out of his Top 5 after backing off on our interest in him.

It's been evidently obvious that he has been lower on our board than quite a few others. Even the respected recruiting gurus like LV and Sab have been quick to point that out while still maintaining that he would be a good pickup.

The problem is that Stone is a "good" pickup and we are looking for "great" pickups at this point who can contribute quickly. We already have a couple of project OL commited that we like better than Stone because they fit what the staff likes and we don't have room for another project.....especially one that has been dominated by anyone with any talent.

It's been said many times that we wouldn't even care about Stone if he wasn't in state and I agree. He has a good frame and high IQ but I don't think there is anything special about him.
 
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Some people close to Stone believe we are in the top 3 with Bama and ND and that UT's interest is heavy. He is contacted almost daily by our staff.
 
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gatoraus said:
LV and Sab seem to be well respected on this site and a couple of pages ago they said Stone would be a big pickup. Funny how you guys criticize Gator fans saying our excuse is "we didn't want him anyways" if we don't land a talented in state player because it seems like that's the case here. Some of y'all need to realize that not everyone wants to play at your school (or UF for that matter), it's just the way it is.
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I like Stone as a guard. I do. I think he's going to be a good player. The fact is though, we have limited spaces and a lot of interested linemen and none of us know what the coaches are thinking.

They may not be giving Stone much love because they have guys that fit the zone blocking scheme better. Stone isn't overly athletic and that's something very desirable in a zone blocking scheme. I think Chaz Green, John Cullen, and Shon Coleman are higher on their list.

Dakota Mosley is another guy that people forget. He is a very athletic guy, projected to play TE by some schools, but he'll likely be a guard here and that's a guy that the coaches feel really good about landing. Could be they passed over Stone for Mosley.

We are in a very enviable position right now due to our agressive recruiting strategy and eye-catching play this year, we have more highly rated prospects wanting to come here than positions.

I promise you one thing, Stone had serious, geniune interest in UT at one time. I won't speculate more than I have on why that changed.
 
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carpbeatch said:
:lolabove: Yea, because Auburn, LSU and Bama absolutely want guys that can't play and get dominated everytime they go against D-1 prospects.
Don't make dumbass comments because UT isn't in his top 5. I've seen him play all 4 years, the kid can flat out play. This staff isn't for everybody dude.
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gainesvol82 said:
:lolabove: What do you not get about the fact that he has played against terrible competition and has been dominated every time he has played against a legit DL.

If Stone were so great, then our staff would have made him a top priority since he is in-state and OL is a huge need. The fact is that he isn't an elite talent and our staff has bigger fish to fry.
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Exactly 82...

carpbeatch...If you have actually watched him play for 4 years then you should be well aware of the competition he's played against...

He's been dominated every time he's faced a legit D-1 prospect...

Why don't you do the math for me...a highly rated, in-state prospect who plays a position that just happens to be the biggest need we have right now and yet he's not the number one priority on our board....he's not even the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th....priority on our board

And yet he's the one who's not interested in us anymore...okay
 
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thunder5 said:
Exactly 82...

carpbeatch...If you have actually watched him play for 4 years then you should be well aware of the competition he's played against...

He's been dominated every time he's faced a legit D-1 prospect...

Why don't you do the math for me...a highly rated, in-state prospect who plays a position that just happens to be the biggest need we have right now and yet he's not the number one priority on our board....he's not even the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th....priority on our board

And yet he's the one who's not interested in us anymore...okay
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:lolabove: You have no idea what you're talking about.

How in the hell can you determine what a kid is worth based on what he does at a camp or in a single game this season? If he would have been a beast at camp I guess you would've said he's the next best thing, right? You obviously have no idea how to evaluate the position. He's not nearly as good as he will be because quite frankly he's not receiving the best coaching in the world. The only game you can maybe bring up is Ooltewah(sp?) Btw, who are all these D1 defensive lineman that dominated him as you keep referring to? Was it in a game setting?
I guess since he's not high on Tennessee's board that he must not be worth a damn. Whatever the reason he's not coming here, fine... just don't be an idiot about it and determine that he can't play because UT cooled on him. He doesn't fit into the style that they want to play - Why is this so hard for you to understand? Whether it is a position of need or not, it would be like tyring to fit a square peg into a round hole. Let's use a little common sense
 
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The problem is, UT has an abundance of prospects looking at UT on the offensive line. They can afford to be choosy because of the opportunity here to play very early and the amount of good prospects that would jump at that opportunity. Unfortunately for Bama, they seem to have difficulty hanging on to the OL they already have and are the second choice for guys like Damien Robinson. They take Stone because of upside and the need for one more OL. We have options. Guys are de-committing from Bama and changing their leader from Florida in order to attend UT.
 
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I watched Stone play and have seen film on him. Huge speciment, but does not have killer instict. He should be pancaking this 180 pounds on every play. I think we can do better. Has not had much luck against top talent.

Can not see Pope or Anderson ever playing or at least playing well. However, said the same thing about the Sullins. Jose will end up as just a project. I think Hood or Revis will end up at center unless they just go with best 5 OL's and then who knows.
 
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TheVol said:
Some people close to Stone believe we are in the top 3 with Bama and ND and that UT's interest is heavy. He is contacted almost daily by our staff.
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this and ND is not in top 3... he has a top 2 and others are far below those 2...
 
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Does anybody know why we aren't recruiting him heavily?

Rivals has him as the 24th best Tackle (4-star, 5.8)
LSU, ND, Auburn, and Bama are all after him
He's from Nashville and is interested in UT
He has a 3.7 GPA, and scored 28 on the ACT
 
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nbakerld said:
Does anybody know why we aren't recruiting him heavily?

Rivals has him as the 24th best Tackle (4-star, 5.8)
LSU, ND, Auburn, and Bama are all after him
He's from Nashville and is interested in UT
He has a 3.7 GPA, and scored 28 on the ACT
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The coaches have others higher on their board...like Cullen, Green, Robinson, and some others. And the coaches probably think we will get some of these guys.
 
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under armour all-american james stone down to four

four-star offensive tackle james stone (nashville, tenn./maplewood) is now only considering alabama, auburn, stanford and vanderbilt according to maplewood coach ralph thompson, espn affiliate web site auburnundercover.com reports.

However, two schools appear to have an edge, "i really think it will come down to auburn and alabama," thompson said.

"stanford is so far away, but they are really good academically and they are doing real well right now," he added. "vanderbilt is right around the corner and they are also good academically, but they are not doing so well right now."

"alabama is playing for the national championship, and that is helping them," thompson said. "and james has seen the improvements auburn has made with the talent they have. He sees they are headed in the right direction."

stone will make his final three official visits in january. He has already visited lsu and notre dame, which were eliminated in this cut.
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espn
 
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These two quotes don't jive...


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Notre Dame currently leads for Tennessee target and Nashville resident James Stone. We are still recruiting him hard contrary to some earlier reports. We obviously want to add another pure guard to this class and Stone is a guy that will likely start and end his college career at guard.

Two different people close to James have said that in the end they think he will end up at UT.

under armour all-american james stone down to four

four-star offensive tackle james stone (nashville, tenn./maplewood) is now only considering alabama, auburn, stanford and vanderbilt according to maplewood coach ralph thompson, espn affiliate web site auburnundercover.com reports.

However, two schools appear to have an edge, "i really think it will come down to auburn and alabama," thompson said.

"stanford is so far away, but they are really good academically and they are doing real well right now," he added. "vanderbilt is right around the corner and they are also good academically, but they are not doing so well right now."

"alabama is playing for the national championship, and that is helping them," thompson said. "and james has seen the improvements auburn has made with the talent they have. He sees they are headed in the right direction."

stone will make his final three official visits in january. He has already visited lsu and notre dame, which were eliminated in this cut.
 
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Read Sab's blog entry to find out who leads for Stone!

my b sab
 
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