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

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Grand Vol said:
How could you tell?!?!?! I made sure the gimp mask was zipped up!
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Looks like we're headed to shifter territory.

Seriously though, I am really excited about DB. The DL haul this year is what we needed. I have no concerns about a flip, especially since his visit. I seem to remember a poster or VQ saying that his mom's concerns about academics were answered.

I haven't been this excited about signing day in a long while.
 
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COOKEVOL said:
Seriously though, I am really excited about DB. The DL haul this year is what we needed. I have no concerns about a flip, especially since his visit. I seem to remember a poster or VQ saying that his mom's concerns about academics were answered.
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Absolutely. 32 people made the academic honor roll this go around, so that should give any parent pause for though with concerns about academics and athletics mixing on this football team.

COOKEVOL said:
I haven't been this excited about signing day in a long while.
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Stoked is the word I use.
 
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KBVol said:
Here you go....

I thought about just posting "LOL" and leave it at that but I'll write a short novel for the few of you guys that are prone to panic and believe Vandy mods. Let me start by repeating what I said Saturday night and that is Derek has never even met Mason. That's probably enough but I will give you more. Apparently, there was a rumor that Derek went over to Vandy on Sunday (yesterday). Derek's mom shot that down and said he did not go over there on Sunday. So, he didn't go Friday, he didn't go Saturday (he was at BA all afternnon and until around 9 Saturday night) and he didn't go over there Sunday. If he were considering Vandy, would you agree it would be a good idea to go over and meet the coaches that he's never met since signing day is Wednesday? Last week, the new D coordinator and another assistant came to BA to introduce themselves and just ask about prospects. They didn't even mention Derek. They have not called his mom. Derek is not just avoiding VQ, he isn't talking to ANY media. Mo Patton from the Tennessean has been trying to interview him and DB says no. It's not like he's talking to other sites and not VQ. The reason? 1. Butch suggested it and 2. He said, "I've never decommitted or taken any other visits. What is there to say?" My friend talked to his mom this morning and they talked about the plan for Wednesday. Derek has a UT hat (and no other hat!) that he is going to wear, etc. From everything I know, there just is NO drama on their end. No one reached out to him after he told Mizzou that he was not interested a week ago. I will say that every time anybody puts something out there, Butch is on the phone. He's not asleep at the wheel. He is absolutely on top of it every day. Regarding Sawyers, there is no problem between the 2 of them. He's just not best friends with him like he is with Rashaan. They don't dislike one another. Bruno Reagan reached out to Derek via Twitter and Derek started following him. My friend at BA called to congratulate Bruno on his commitment and told him that he was surprised that he hadn't tried to get DB over there this last weekend. Bruno told him that he did but that DB told him he was solid to TN. I don't read any Vandy sites, so please let me know if they come up with anything else. Did I miss any other "theories" out there?
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Thanks KB! I really do appreciate it!
 
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Grand Vol said:
Absolutely. 32 people made the academic honor roll this go around, so that should give any parent pause for though with concerns about academics and athletics mixing on this football team.
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This is awesome. You really have to be excited with what Butch is doing off the field at this point. I truly believe we will start seeing it on the field soon.

Stoked is the word I use.
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That's even better.
 
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COOKEVOL said:
This is awesome. You really have to be excited with what Butch is doing off the field at this point. I truly believe we will start seeing it on the field soon.
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Like the thread in the FF, the fact that he is selling players on UT football and parents on the educational aspects is outstanding. With the recruits, he can sell UT tradition as well as immediate playing time for now. To the parents he can say "hey, look, we aren't just about football, the team has 32 folks on the academic honor roll. We believe they are there for an education first."

Dude is getting all the tools for the recruiting trail lined up.
 
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The degree angle gets overplayed by Vandy IMO. Undergrad degrees from UT and Vandy aren't really that much different. Grad school is a different story, however.
 
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I agree....Nashville is an awesome city. One of the best in the south. Playing at Vandy's stadium....not so much.
 
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sanddune50 said:
Agreed love Nashville. Vanderbilt and their high school stadium not so much. I would rather catch an MTSU game if I had to choose.
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Vandy is an afterthought for the city to me. The Titans and Predators take precedence over Vanderbilt. The only thing that's really bad about Nashville is the public school system in the city. Other than that though, it's great.
 
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VolFromNashville said:
Vandy is an afterthought for the city to me. The Titans and Predators take precedence over Vanderbilt. The only thing that's really bad about Nashville is the public school system in the city. Other than that though, it's great.
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This. The majority of nashville are Vol fans anyways, if I'm not mistaken there was a statistic on this. Most of these Vandy fans are new to the game anyways, they're more than likely hipsters or you're run of the mill sports fan who happened to be living in Nashville at the time of brief decent run Vandy has had lately.
 
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VolFromNashville said:
Vandy is an afterthought for the city to me. The Titans and Predators take precedence over Vanderbilt. The only thing that's really bad about Nashville is the public school system in the city. Other than that though, it's great.
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Agreed with the pro teams. Even though I'm a Raiders fan, I love driving the 2 1/2 hours to catch a Titans game. Great atmosphere. And I wasn't even a hockey fan when I moved to Knoxville in 2005. I started going to some Ice Bears games and learned the rules and love it. And the Predatos put on a show. Nashville is legit. Great town. Great atmosphere. Doesn't hurt that I like country music as well.
 
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Nashville is a great city but what those geniuses fail to realize is its a great city for young working adults or young married couples. It's not a college town. Kids are looking for the college town feel when choosing a school not big city life that they can't even take advantage of until they graduate.
 
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