'14 IL LB Clifton Garrett

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BigOrangeTrain said:
Yeah and Saban is going to Texas :eek:lol:
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Always amusing when a person has convinced themselves that they have came off as clever only to look like a dullard to those around him. Keep them coming though. Your use of the emoticon's is very telling.
 
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CAVol said:
You sound a lot like Bruin with this opinion, yet aren't called a troll.

I mean no offense by that. I promise.
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I said right after the loss to Bamer, that we would NEED to win out or at least beat one of two...Mizzou and Auburn...to show these 5*guys like Garrett and Jackson that this program has indeed turned a corner, and they aren't just having to rely on promises.

Losing all but one of those hurts those chances. That's just reality. Kids want to play on winning teams. Sure playing time means a lot, but it only gets you so far. Case in point Kiffin and Dooley could promise early playing time.
 
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VOLorNuttin said:
I said right after the loss to Bamer, that we would NEED to win out or at least beat one of two...Mizzou and Auburn...to show these 5*guys like Garrett and Jackson that this program has indeed turned a corner, and they aren't just having to rely on promises.

Losing all but one of those hurts those chances. That's just reality. Kids want to play on winning teams. Sure playing time means a lot, but it only gets you so far. Case in point Kiffin and Dooley could promise early playing time.
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Losing those games and going 5-7 certainly didn't help, but Kiffin and Dooley weren't in the same recruiting stratosphere as CBJ. Kiffin landed a top 12 class that disintegrated. Dooley landed three classes between 11 and 21. Absent unexpected and significant defections, CBJ has a top five class. That is significantly better than his predecessors. Also, I think it is now clear UT had the most difficult schedule in the country. Oregon finished 10-2, Alabama finished 11-1, Auburn finished 11-1, Missouri finished 11-1, and USC finished 10-2. That list does not include playing UGA and UF when they were still relatively healthy and good. Beating USC was a big win the like of which eluded Dooley. I agree that Garrett and Jackson, etc., are hard to get when you go 5-7, but CBJ has shown he can recruit if nothing else.
 
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WhatInVolnation said:
Losing those games and going 5-7 certainly didn't help, but Kiffin and Dooley weren't in the same recruiting stratosphere as CBJ. Kiffin landed a top 12 class that disintegrated. Dooley landed three classes between 11 and 21. Absent unexpected and significant defections, CBJ has a top five class. That is significantly better than his predecessors. Also, I think it is now clear UT had the most difficult schedule in the country. Oregon finished 10-2, Alabama finished 11-1, Auburn finished 11-1, Missouri finished 11-1, and USC finished 10-2. That list does not include playing UGA and UF when they were still relatively healthy and good. Beating USC was a big win the like of which eluded Dooley. I agree that Garrett and Jackson, etc., are hard to get when you go 5-7, but CBJ has shown he can recruit if nothing else.
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So, how is your point any different than what I just said? I never claimed CBJ couldn't recruit. Only that these last 3 losses hurt his sales pitch with the 5* guys on our list...like Garrett and Jackson.

It was going to be hard as it was, but going 5-7 yet again just doesn't sell those kinds of players. Most of this class probably expected us to have shown a marked improvement over Dooley's tenure at this point.

I've followed UT recruiting closely for over 2 decades now, and I've seen enough to know that disappointing seasons have a chilling effect on recruitment...no matter who the coach is.
 
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Announces that he's moving up his commitment right after he tweets about an in home with Chavis? All Tiger. Nothing to see here. Move along.
 
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OrangeLynx said:
Announces that he's moving up his commitment right after he tweets about an in home with Chavis? All Tiger. Nothing to see here. Move along.
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Committing on his birthday...a special day for him....things that make you go hmmm












J/k. He is LSU no doubt
 
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OrangeLynx said:
Announces that he's moving up his commitment right after he tweets about an in home with Chavis? All Tiger. Nothing to see here. Move along.
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Or.......LSU has seen or heard info his intrest has dropped in them and there tryin to make up lost ground!!!!!

Glass half full instead of half empty!!
 
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