'10 TN OL James Stone

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vols5790 said:
If we want to shut the borders down, Stone is a must get. I understand memphis players being hard to persuade, but this kid is only a couple hours from knoxville, gotta get him.
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Co-sign. he is also in a position of need
 
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It was the second trip to Knoxville for the highly sought after offensive lineman since Lane Kiffin and the Vols' new coaching staff took over the program, but his first chance to see the staff in action on the field.

"It was really cool, I had a good trip up there. I liked being able to watch the scrimmage a lot," Stone said. "It gave me a chance to see how they do things and also to talk with the coaches some."

"That was a lot of fun. Coach Chaney really spent a lot of time talking with me and showing me what they were doing and why, things like that," Stone said of his one-on-one time. "He got really detailed with what the linemen were doing and stuff.

"I liked that a lot. You get a chance to talk to coaches like that some it seems during practice or scrimmages or whatever, but not really like that."


"Yeah, they talk to me a lot about that," Stone said of the Vols need for lineman in the 2010 class. "They make sure to tell me that they're losing a lot of guys and that they're thin up front."
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Per Rivals...
 
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In addition to Tennessee, Stone has made unofficial visits to Alabama, Auburn and Vanderbilt with a trip to Notre Dame coming up this weekend.

Stone doesn't hesitate to say that he likes Tennessee, but it's just as clear that he's going to explore his options a bit, and that keeping him in state may require some work.

"I'm still sorting through all these schools and checking out as many of them as I can," Stone said to the question of where he was at in terms of naming favorites. "I'm not ready to say I have a top-five or that I'm leaning anywhere.

"I'll be giving Tennessee a hard look though when things get serious. I have a lot of interest in them as the in-state school and I like the coaches there. But I don't have any favorites right now."
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"I really want to get in there and meet more of the coaching staff," Stone said. "Coaching, that's one thing I want to see. I want to see how they coach the line and how the players respond to (Verducci)."

"Notre Dame, Tennessee, Alabama, and Auburn, those are the ones who are really contacting me the most," Stone said. "LSU has too. A lot of people keep in touch."

Notre Dame has found recent success in recruiting Tennessee, pulling out Golden Tate, Harrison Smith and Alex Bullard in consecutive cycles. Stone said that while Maplewood High School isn't stocked with Irish fans that Notre Dame still makes an impression.

"Everybody respects their program," Stone said. "I want to see and learn more about the academic side of things up there. I just basically want to know how things are run."
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From NDs Rivals site...
 
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Stone will more than likely commit after his senior season .
“Most of the time I spent with coach Cheney,” Stone said. “I really like him. I really like how he runs the offense, how he coaches the offensive line. That’s where it all starts.”

Stone, who is likely one of the top two prospects in the state, said he believes he can be a good fit for UT’s aggressive zone blocking scheme. Stone said he’ll be back on UT’s campus in early June for the Vols’ lineman camp.

Stone will visit Notre Dame this weekend. He took recent visits to Auburn, Alabama and Vandy.

The visit to Knoxville is Stone’s second since Feb. 28.

“I was able to watch one of their practices; I really enjoyed that,” Stone said of his most recent visit. “I learned about the pace. I learned some more about the type of plays that they run.

“It reinforced the thing that I have learned about it.”

While Stone speaks glowingly about the Vols, no decision is pending. Stone said he’ll likely make his decision after his senior season.
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In a recent rivals article Stone talks about his visit to Notre Dame. Here are some excerpts:

"We talked about coming down here to go to school and just chilled," Stone said. "He just felt like it was a good fit for him and that it helped him not just for football but for after football too."

"They're in the mix," Stone said. "When I do finally narrow down schools I'll be considering Notre Dame."

But the former player that made the biggest impact on Stone was Joe Montana.
"I got to shake his hand," Stone said. "It was good. You never know who you'll meet going on these trips."

"From the runs that they were doing, it looked like they were good, downhill running backs," Stone said. "Those are the kind of running backs that I like. They hit the hole and get out. It's better to block for them because you feel like they're working just as hard as you are."

"I liked how he was very down to earth," Stone said. "He was cool and seemed like a genuine person. He just felt that I would be a good lineman there. We didn't go into specifics but he liked my footwork and my versatility."
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#82
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well if this kid likes Joe so much jus wait till we get his son on board here and then he and Joe can hangout as much as they want. Your a Tennessee boy, stud, stay hhere and help us win those championships. If you like hard running backs... Coach Gran will introduce you to 4 or 5 that's in our line up!
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dyer_maker said:
A shame though that he didn't follow Tennessee growing up. If you're a player in the state, especially middle or east, you should be a rabid Tennessee fan.
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really why do you say that? That is an assumption...thing is Tennessee hasnt worked the state hard ...prior to CLK's arrival...thus some of the reasons why instate kids....arent naturally attracted to UT.....
 
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we need to sign up these big boys for our line. Stone would be a great pull
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MDBJJC said:
we need to sign up these big boys for our line. Stone would be a great pull
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And you would more than likely see other OL follow. Just like us signing 3 DL for next year already. I guess when these guys with offers see others committing that play the same position, they figure they better board the train before all the seats are filled.
 
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orangeblur said:
really why do you say that? That is an assumption...thing is Tennessee hasnt worked the state hard ...prior to CLK's arrival...thus some of the reasons why instate kids....arent naturally attracted to UT.....
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No assumption, he said it himself -
“I grew up in Nashville, but I really didn’t have any favorite teams growing up,” he said.
 
#90
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We have to pull him IMO. OC brown is not too far behind him too. We have to have some big ulglies and this year is a good year to get em from our state.
 
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dyer_maker said:
No assumption, he said it himself -
“I grew up in Nashville, but I really didn’t have any favorite teams growing up,” he said.
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Maplewood is a inner city metro school, I went to Stratford and live 5 minutes from Maplewood. That being said, kids around here simply do not follow college ball that hard. They will follow specific players before they follow a team it self.
 
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Sorry if this has been mention already but i believe Maplewood has to travel to Ooltewah this year so if he is still undecided by then Jacques will be in his ear pretty good.
 
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Jacquez has been in Stones ear for a while now. I believe they even went on an unofficial to Bama together.
 
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dyer_maker said:
No assumption, he said it himself -
“I grew up in Nashville, but I really didn’t have any favorite teams growing up,” he said.
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An all too common sentiment for HS football players in TN. Kiffin needs to change this pronto and I believe he will. TN has no where near the talent of Florida, but we also don't have other big time D1 football schools to compete against either. There's no reason we shouldn't be pulling in these guys
 
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I don't know if anyone has mentioned it in either this thread or the Jacquez Smith thread but.... the rumor is Jacquez has been in Stone's ear for awhile now. He's been hyping Tennessee to James.
 
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jmva1 said:
Jacquez has been in Stones ear for a while now. I believe they even went on an unofficial to Bama together.
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They did go to Bama together. And every instance that Jacquez got to compare the two schools, he would say, That's not as good as UT, or UT's is better, and stuff like that to Stone.
 
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