'14 JUCO OT Dontavius Blair (UT SIGNEE 12/18/13)

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"We are trying to call him for a full story, but obviously Rob Cassidy brought knowledge here this morning and all day about Blair pending commitment and he has indeed committed to the Vols via Twitter.

Paul is talking to Blair right now."

-Hubbs
 
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#854
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As far as the 2014 team is concerned this is our most important commitment yet. Him being here in January is huge.
 
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Big Boom!!!
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"I came out there this summer and I felt love and felt at home and I took all the visits to make sure home was home and it was Tennessee," Blair said. "I felt I was all planned out and worked out how I wanted it."

"It was an environment that the coaches were telling me the truth, there was no beating around the bush or nothing," Blair said. "I wanted to be all in when I committed so that's why I took my time and took my visits. I already knew that home was home and that's why I wanted to take the Tennessee visit last."

"I've known Thigpen for a long time and when he talked to me the first time he offered and I said thank you and because of Thigpen I gave them a chance," Blair said. "I didn't know coach Mahoney and coach Jones and they let me know they needed me and that I had a big opportunity there."

"That's big for any juco player and if I get out in the spring I can come in and earn a spot," Blair said. "It's the perfect place and only place that I feel that me coming in that I can play because in two or three years from everyone will want to come to Tennessee."

"It's the environment and the way coach Jones is building the program brick-by-brick that's something everybody is going to want be a part of," Blair said. "I feel like next season is going to special."
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-VQ
 
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Any chance he has been a silent all along? Kind of strange that he committed after taking OVs to a couple of other schools. Doesn't he only have one OV left that he's planning on taking, and that's TN?
 
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Analysis per Rob Cassidy.

"It's real simple, he's guy of his size that moves like a guy with much smaller size. Those guys are rare. I think people look at him and notice that he's a massive dude, but his footwork is that of a guy 40-pounds lighter. He moves incredibly well and for how big he is.

"He's a lot like Chad Mavety. They're almost like identical players. Blair is a little taller, but they're almost the same.

"You need a guy like that if you're Tennessee. You're not going to get very far in the SEC if you're playing all freshman and sophomore offensive linemen. You need a junior college guy to replace all of those bodies and if you get a guy with a body like Blair, who already looks like a college senior, that's great and you should be able to plug him and expect him to play right away."
 
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mreynoldsdvm said:
Any chance he has been a silent all along? Kind of strange that he committed after taking OVs to a couple of other schools. Doesn't he only have one OV left that he's planning on taking, and that's TN?
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Impossible, silent commits don't exist.


/sarcasm
 
#870
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This is big in my book, kid wants to work hard for his spot, earn that shiz. Besides all the talk about how badass UT and CBJ & Crew are. Everybody will want to be at UT, how radical and tubular is that.
Home sweet Home big daddy

"That's big for any juco player and if I get out in the spring I can come in and EARN a spot," Blair said. "It's the perfect place and only place that I feel that me coming in that I can play because in two or three years from everyone will want to come to Tennessee"
 
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NapTownVol9 said:
This is big in my book, kid wants to work hard for his spot, earn that shiz. Besides all the talk about how badass UT and CBJ & Crew are. Everybody will want to be at UT, how radical and tubular is that.
Home sweet Home big daddy

"That's big for any juco player and if I get out in the spring I can come in and EARN a spot," Blair said. "It's the perfect place and only place that I feel that me coming in that I can play because in two or three years from everyone will want to come to Tennessee"
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Dontavius Blair gets it.
 
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