'14 TN DE/TE Derek Barnett (UT Signee 2/5/14)

[BWinstead]

oh no

 

[SCowlsVOL]

Any opinion on that?

 

[LebanonVolunteer]

Obviously Barnett and Hendrix are a NSD package deal to mizzou.

:w00t:

 

[Catbone]

Obviously Barnett and Hendrix are a NSD package deal to mizzou.

:w00t:

Yeah. They gone.

 

[wU-Tang Vol]

Means it's not shut down

 

[Volicidal Maniac]

No worries. Butch knows we gotta lock Barnett and Hendrixs up.

 

[eazyTD]

Derek Barnett ‏@dbarnett25 1m
No interviews until NSD. Thank you

Sigh..

 

[RockyTop411]

Lol this kid's recruitment isn't shut down.

 

[eazyTD]

Someone get needs to get some answers from Franklinvol. What the hell.

 

[LotteryPick]

What the hell is going on? Went from "both have shut it down" at the same time, to "definitely not shut down" at the same time.

I don't get it.

 

[Escape Goat]

Who does Barnett remind folks of? Haven't watched his film yet, and everyone seems excited about him but idk what position he'll play yet.

Phil Mickelson

 

[amazingGRACE]

The one position we need so so bad is the handful of recruits that seem to be wavering a bit & it's been that way for a few years. Makes absolutely 0 sense.



Can they not see how easy it'll be to get immediate PT as long as they come in & work?

 

[buffaloblue]

The no interviews could be he is tired of the process, done with the process, and is shutting it down.

This process wears on these kids.

 

[wU-Tang Vol]

The no interviews could be he is tired of the process, done with the process, and is shutting it down.

This process wears on these kids.

Then he would make one interview saying that and end it. No interviews means I'm not done

 

[Pacer92]

I think the kid is just tiring of the whole process. Was decked out in orange yesterday. Have heard through people close to the situation that he is done with other coaches visiting or taking visits. I think he's a vol.

Must admit this is a bit strange though..

 

[SigNu_VolFan]

The no interviews could be he is tired of the process, done with the process, and is shutting it down.

This process wears on these kids.

I agree. The fact that he's not doing interviews just means no one knows what he's doing. He could be completely solid, he could be waivering badly. Again, not worried here.

 

[landscapingvol]

I have followed recruiting for several years and going silent is usually not a good a sign for the originally committed school.

 

[LebanonVolunteer]

Unless he schedules another OV somewhere, I think he's a Vol. If your tiring of the process and then set up another OV, it's time for VN to nose dive off a cliff. JMO

 

[smokeyhuntsgators]

Feeling better about Barnett signing with UT more than I am about Hendrix at the moment but yet I'm not in full panic mode with Hendrix....yet.

 

[Volinnooga]

Maybe Butch told them to go silent so, when they send in the LOI, there will be some real time excitement on NSD.

 

[buffaloblue]

If he visits somewhere I get worried after going silent.

Going silent after Tenn official is not worrysome for me.

 

[alexvol]

The no interviews could be he is tired of the process, done with the process, and is shutting it down.

This process wears on these kids.

Then he could say that and that he is frimly committed to Tennessee then there would be no doubt .then say he is accepting no more interviews until signing day.

 

[Pacer92]

Maybe Butch told them to go silent so, when they send in the LOI, there will be some real time excitement on NSD.

That's a strange strategy when guys like Cortez McDowell are tweeting things like this..

@Cortez_McDowell
I ain't going lie, im proud to be a Tennessee vol.

 

[LebanonVolunteer]

If he visits somewhere I get worried after going silent.

Going silent after Tenn official is not worrysome for me.

That's the thing to watch IMO. If he does not visit anywhere over the next week, He's a Vol. He takes a trip and IMO he is very likely gone. If he is really tired of the process, you don't go visit ole miss or mizzou. We'll see.

 

[volsack7]

Then he could say that and that he is frimly committed to Tennessee then there would be no doubt .then say he is accepting no more interviews until signing day.

He owes a public statement like that to no one. NO ONE. If he comes out and says "It's over, I'm all Vol" then he will get asked a thousand questions about why and how his visit was, etc.

If he wants to not get interviewed until he signs with TN, he says "No interviews please." Simple.