'14 GA S Cortez McDowell (UT Signee 2/5/14)

#879
#879
I don't think this guy winds up a Vol and thats OK with who we will pull.
 
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volssam said:
Did Langley end up at UGA or S Car?
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Over the summer he randomly committed to SCar which NOBODY saw coming. He eventually recommitted and went to UGA because they offered to let him play basketball as well. Keep in mind I live in the same neighborhood as him and Brian Randolph haha
 
#890
#890
Do u guys think we will get him. I hope we do, but right now 247 seems to think Auburn is more likely to get him.
 
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We need to get him back on campus, so that all those warm fuzzy feelings return, that had him very close to pulling the trigger a couple of months ago.
 
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according to a lot of posters we were in the lead for alot of top 4 * players. But for last couple of weeks I have read mostly that a lot of them have forgot about UT all together or dropped us several spaces down their list .Am I the only one that hopes that we get some commits this coming weekend to get out of this temporary lol in recrutin.
 
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volfan414life said:
according to a lot of posters we were in the lead for alot of top 4 * players. But for last couple of weeks I have read mostly that a lot of them have forgot about UT all together or dropped us several spaces down their list .Am I the only one that hopes that we get some commits this coming weekend to get out of this temporary lol in recrutin.
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I think when recruits found out they could not commit and then take other visits, some backed off us. They could very well still end up Vols as they thought enough of us to want to commit to begin with. I like the way things are going and the way the staff is not letting them commit unless they are ready to shut it down. Makes for a lot less worries and concerns later on. How do you think the candy fans liked knowing E. Smith and his brother was on the Hill yesterday?
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
I think when recruits found out they could not commit and then take other visits, some backed off us. They could very well still end up Vols as they thought enough of us to want to commit to begin with. I like the way things are going and the way the staff is not letting them commit unless they are ready to shut it down. Makes for a lot less worries and concerns later on. How do you think the candy fans liked knowing E. Smith and his brother was on the Hill yesterday?
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They've grabbed onto the anchor and jumped overboard! :eek:lol:
 
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volfan414life said:
according to a lot of posters we were in the lead for alot of top 4 * players. But for last couple of weeks I have read mostly that a lot of them have forgot about UT all together or dropped us several spaces down their list .Am I the only one that hopes that we get some commits this coming weekend to get out of this temporary lol in recrutin.
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u serious?
 
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It is recruiting. If you are emotionally ruffled by kids switching which schools they seem to be favoring then you seriously need to find something else to do with your time. This week UT is #1... next week they visit Ole Miss and have a pretty girl flirt with them and they become #1. Then 3 months from now they take a gameday visit to UT and see 100K + cheering on the Vols (a significant number being pretty girls) and UT becomes #1 again.

The commits UT has look pretty solid right now. Nothing is secure until the ink is on paper but the foundation is very solid already. UT is #1 for several really good players and in the top 5 for many others.

I have been following recruiting for awhile. This is the best I have seen a class look at this point EVER. The idea has always been that UT "finished strong". The truth is, UT often got talented players late as things fell into place for other talented players. Maybe UT was #3 on their list but two other guys took their spot in someone else's class. That is not unique to UT either. It happens to most every school. It does not mean those guys aren't more talented than those taken ahead of them by other schools... just that those schools preferred the other player.

The other thing that has happened (and quite a bit at the end of Fulmer's tenure) is that UT would end up with 4/5* players that other schools passed on for reasons other than talent- particularly with out of state players. Fulmer developed a habit of looking alot better in February than October... on the commitment list rather than the gameday roster. Players who could not stay eligible for one reason or another became the hallmark of the last half of Fulmer's tenure. I hope we can all agree that getting these early commits is an indication that Jones will not be picking over the scraps in January trying to figure out which kids are the least risky. He is getting players he believes in while everyone else is still after them. That is a VERY good sign.
 
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sjt18 said:
It is recruiting. If you are emotionally ruffled by kids switching which schools they seem to be favoring then you seriously need to find something else to do with your time. This week UT is #1... next week they visit Ole Miss and have a pretty girl flirt with them and they become #1. Then 3 months from now they take a gameday visit to UT and see 100K + cheering on the Vols (a significant number being pretty girls) and UT becomes #1 again.

The commits UT has look pretty solid right now. Nothing is secure until the ink is on paper but the foundation is very solid already. UT is #1 for several really good players and in the top 5 for many others.

I have been following recruiting for awhile. This is the best I have seen a class look at this point EVER. The idea has always been that UT "finished strong". The truth is, UT often got talented players late as things fell into place for other talented players. Maybe UT was #3 on their list but two other guys took their spot in someone else's class. That is not unique to UT either. It happens to most every school. It does not mean those guys aren't more talented than those taken ahead of them by other schools... just that those schools preferred the other player.

The other thing that has happened (and quite a bit at the end of Fulmer's tenure) is that UT would end up with 4/5* players that other schools passed on for reasons other than talent- particularly with out of state players. Fulmer developed a habit of looking alot better in February than October... on the commitment list rather than the gameday roster. Players who could not stay eligible for one reason or another became the hallmark of the last half of Fulmer's tenure. I hope we can all agree that getting these early commits is an indication that Jones will not be picking over the scraps in January trying to figure out which kids are the least risky. He is getting players he believes in while everyone else is still after them. That is a VERY good sign.
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