'14 AL LB Gavin Bryant (UT Signee 2/5/14)

#476
#476
PowerOrange said:
Gavin is our third lowest rated recruit haha. I guess having great size and athleticism while being able to back it up on the football field barely gets you a 3 star

EDIT: on rivals. He is a four on the other three.
Click to expand...

He will get bumped as grades continue to clear up, he was limited because of that.
 
#477
#477
Serenadium51 said:
Before everyone starts freaking out over this, this is coming from an Alabama news website so it's going to be slanted toward Alabama schools in order to draw more interest. This kid wasn't quoted as saying this. It sounds like they're just inferring that since he's from Alabama, that the door is still open for the AL schools. Once again, there are no quotes to support this information.
Click to expand...

Not freaking out but couldn't help noticing how he described his feelings toward his commitment in the video. Something like, "I feel pretty good about it, I waited and waited for the two best teams to offer, and when it didn't come, I went with the third best team." Not that this is any big surprise but those are the words of a soft commit IYAM.

Two things need to be happening until signing day. We need to keep recruiting Bryant as if he's not committed, and we need to be recruiting his replacement in the event he flips or doesn't qualify, which seems to me about 50% chance.

I'm guessing the staff has similar feelings.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 2 people
#478
#478
LebanonVolunteer said:
I will feel better about this one as soon as he makes the statement that Tennessee was the school that believed in him and will be the school he is signing with. Maybe the article has a AL lean to it and maybe Bryant made it clear that he was open to an AL school still calling. We'll see I guess.
Click to expand...

This is why you continue to recruit the LB position as if you still have one open slot. He seems like he'll jump at the first chance if Bama or Auburn come calling. Only thing is with Bama aren't they full or close to being full at LB for this class?
 
#479
#479
PowerOrange said:
Gavin is our third lowest rated recruit haha. I guess having great size and athleticism while being able to back it up on the football field barely gets you a 3 star

EDIT: on rivals. He is a four on the other three.
Click to expand...

He is one of our highest.
 
#480
#480
Montrell Hardy said:
This is why you continue to recruit the LB position as if you still have one open slot. He seems like he'll jump at the first chance if Bama or Auburn come calling. Only thing is with Bama aren't they full or close to being full at LB for this class?
Click to expand...

What makes it tough IMO is if the staff finds another top LB who wants to commit, do they try and slow play him to see what happens with Bryant's grades or do they drop Bryant right then and take the other kid? I think Bryant is a top caliber type of LB, but not sure another kid would sit back and wait to see if he qualifies before he would decide to commit elsewhere.
 
#481
#481
wU-Tang Vol said:
Bryant and Henderson are probably the 2 most underrated recruits we have imo.
Click to expand...

Both are legit 4-star type talents. I think Bryant will make a big jump in Rivals rankings.

Henderson should jump for sure but whoever does their midwest guys has some of the oddest rankings I've ever seen. There is a guy from here in Cincy who is a 4-star prospect (WR Travon Hudson) who only has like 10 career catches and only a couple MAC offer. And I still can't believe the Ballew kid at Walnut Hills here in Cincy is a 4-star. Dude is a mid 5.6 type talent at best.
 
#482
#482
Montrell Hardy said:
This is why you continue to recruit the LB position as if you still have one open slot. He seems like he'll jump at the first chance if Bama or Auburn come calling. Only thing is with Bama aren't they full or close to being full at LB for this class?
Click to expand...

The hope here is that he decides to show AU and UA why they should have believed in him from the start...this kid with a chip on his shoulder could be a fun thing to watch!
 
#483
#483
LebanonVolunteer said:
What makes it tough IMO is if the staff finds another top LB who wants to commit, do they try and slow play him to see what happens with Bryant's grades or do they drop Bryant right then and take the other kid? I think Bryant is a top caliber type of LB, but not sure another kid would sit back and wait to see if he qualifies before he would decide to commit elsewhere.
Click to expand...

I think you have to take the commit without question if it's a Top LB. No slow playing going on with the way Bryant seems so wishy-washy about his commitment. I think Bryant is a great prospect but he's an obvious choice for one of those guys who will burn you at the very end. If taking another Top guy at LB means dropping Bryant I think you have to do it.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 3 people
#484
#484
Vol_sanity said:
The hope here is that he decides to show AU and UA why they should have believed in him from the start...this kid with a chip on his shoulder could be a fun thing to watch!
Click to expand...

I wish he'd do that, but every comment he's made makes it sound to me at least, that he'd jump at either offer. And with the past history with guys from that state I wouldn't feel overly confident with his commitment. That is why from Tennessee's perspective I think you have to continue to look at the LB position as having one open slot left.
 
#485
#485
Montrell Hardy said:
I wish he'd do that, but every comment he's made makes it sound to me at least, that he'd jump at either offer. And with the past history with guys from that state I wouldn't feel overly confident with his commitment. That is why from Tennessee's perspective I think you have to continue to look at the LB position as having one open slot left.
Click to expand...

Would probably be smart to keep looking at MLB's. I would like to think the coaches know the kids mindset when it concerns a late offer from au or bama. Other sites have made it sound like unless Garrett tried to commit, we would not take any other LBs. Would love for Bryant to make a public statement saying he will stick with the Vols because they did not shy away from taking him early.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 2 people
#486
#486
LebanonVolunteer said:
Would probably be smart to keep looking at MLB's. I would like to think the coaches know the kids mindset when it concerns a late offer from au or bama. Other sites have made it sound like unless Garrett tried to commit, we would not take any other LBs. Would love for Bryant to make a public statement saying he will stick with the Vols because they did not shy away from taking him early.
Click to expand...

I wish he'd come out and make that statement as well. And you're right the coaches may have a much better grasp on his situation and his commitment compared to what we see based on his quotes. But those are pretty telling quotes IMO. Reminds me a lot of Deshaun Davis who was about to commit right before Auburn offered. And I agree just keep recruiting the MLB position as if it's open. That said, that doesn't mean take a guy is a considerably less talented than Bryant and more of a "filler" type.
 
#487
#487
Does Bryant's game remind anyone else of Otha Peters? Watching his tape, it reminded me of Peters, only Bryant is bigger. Obviously Bryant is bigger, but he's just as fast and packs a punch. Anyway, that's who I was reminded of watching his film. Hopefully that's the only comparison we'll have to make regarding the recruitment of these two.

Edit: I also like Bryant's game way more. As has been said by many, kid is a stud. One of my favorite players in this class.
 
#488
#488
Diceman said:
Does Bryant's game remind anyone else of Otha Peters? Watching his tape, it reminded me of Peters, only Bryant is bigger. Obviously Bryant is bigger, but he's just as fast and packs a punch. Anyway, that's who I was reminded of watching his film. Hopefully that's the only comparison we'll have to make regarding the recruitment of these two.

Edit: I also like Bryant's game way more. As has been said by many, kid is a stud. One of my favorite players in this class.
Click to expand...

I see some similarties between the two but Bryant's game looks better to me than Peters was coming out of HS. He's definitely bigger and looks like he'll be more durable. No question he's very underated by Rivals.
 
#489
#489
I would drop Bryant in a heart beat if I had a top target at LB wanting to commit who seemed solid.

I don't like him referring to UT as his THIRD best team.

He is a great talent but if another top talent wanted to come here I would cut him loose.

Would communicate to him that he doesn't sound very committed with those comments so we are not as committed either. I.E. we going to recruit someone to take your place if we can get them since you made it known that you would flip.

Now, if those WERE his top two but he doesn't want to have anything to do with them butches because they did him wrong.....then that would be great.

But, he did not come out and say that.

Go get another MLB!
 
  • Like
Reactions: 3 people
#493
#493
Bryant is for sure under-rated. He's going to be good. Tennessee may not be his favorite team right now (who knows, he may be all Vol) but I'm pretty confident that once he's on campus he'll quickly start to love what he's become apart of. He's a hard hitter, I'd hate to lose him.
 
#494
#494
Montrell Hardy said:
I see some similarties between the two but Bryant's game looks better to me than Peters was coming out of HS. He's definitely bigger and looks like he'll be more durable. No question he's very underated by Rivals.
Click to expand...

Easily a take for Bama had it not been for grades. Boy is so underrated it's a shame. Much more college ready than Peters was frame wise.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 person
#495
#495
The Breakerboy said:
Easily a take for Bama had it not been for grades.
Click to expand...

The question is whether or not he will be a legitimate take in December for Alabama. Saban isn't the type to wait around. They should be done at LB, barring a McMillan commitment, but they did offer Weatherd recently.
 
#496
#496
[youtube]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jXuz79ctqqU&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DjXuz79ctqqU[/youtube]

Trying to embed this video.. But too stupid to figure it out. Can someone help me. I'm using [youtube ]link with http not https[/youtube ] just practicing to learn how to do it. Twss
 
Last edited:
#497
#497
StoVol said:
[youtube]http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jXuz79ctqqU&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DjXuz79ctqqU[/youtube]

Trying to embed this video.. But too stupid to figure it out. Can someone help me. I'm using [youtube ]link with http not https[/youtube ] just practicing to learn how to do it. Twss
Click to expand...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXuz79ctqqU[/youtube]

you were trying to embem the mobile version. not sure if you can do that or not
 
#498
#498
Montrell Hardy said:
This is why you continue to recruit the LB position as if you still have one open slot. He seems like he'll jump at the first chance if Bama or Auburn come calling. Only thing is with Bama aren't they full or close to being full at LB for this class?
Click to expand...

Auburn is a possibility but I think it was said that Bama is full at LB.
 
#499
#499
This situation has Santos written all over it.....IMO..JMO. Jeez I hope I am wrong. If he gets his grades in order, the bama schools would be stupid to not offer him, and if they do...I think he is gone. IMO and JMO. :unsure:
 
#500
#500
Montrell Hardy said:
I wish he'd do that, but every comment he's made makes it sound to me at least, that he'd jump at either offer. And with the past history with guys from that state I wouldn't feel overly confident with his commitment. That is why from Tennessee's perspective I think you have to continue to look at the LB position as having one open slot left.
Click to expand...

Even if he sticks on signing day, I'd be concerned about him long term. Guys who wanted to be elsewhere seem to find themselves back home in a year or two. Taylor, Phillips, and Bourque are three examples that immediately come to mind.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 2 people
New posts
You must log in or register to reply here.

VN Store



Back
Top