'14 TN QB Devin Smith

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gobigorange11 said:
I know his family... He has been to a ton of camps and done well. I know Mississippi St and Duke have all shown a lot of interest but were waiting for dominos hire on their board to fall before offering.
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You think he will take the preferred walk on?
 
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rekinhavoc said:
You think he will take the preferred walk on?
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I don't know. I know he was excited. I also know that he really likes Duke and coach Cut. If they come in towards the end of the process and offered I think that would be hard to turn down, but that is just my opinion.
 
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Competition is beyond weak. I'm a life-long resident of Chatt, and I played in the same region as Grace when I was in high school. Neither my school or Grace had a football team at the time. I haven't seen the kid play, so I'm not bashing him at all. In fact, I think it'd be pretty cool if he accepted the preferred walk-on offer. I'm willing to bet that the terrible level of competition is the cause for lack of offers though, and that's not always the best way to judge because there are definitely kids out there that have skills that translate to the D-1 level even though they play weak competition.
 
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Diceman said:
Competition is beyond weak. I'm a life-long resident of Chatt, and I played in the same region as Grace when I was in high school. Neither my school or Grace had a football team at the time. I haven't seen the kid play, so I'm not bashing him at all. In fact, I think it'd be pretty cool if he accepted the preferred walk-on offer. I'm willing to bet that the terrible level of competition is the cause for lack of offers though, and that's not always the best way to judge because there are definitely kids out there that have skills that translate to the D-1 level even though they play weak competition.
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Different grace. Grace Christian is in Knox. Grace academy is in chatt
 
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If TSSAA size classifications and strength of schedule are a factor in evaluating high-school talent, then there are a lot of players that should have never set foot in the locker room of any D1/BCS university.

Seymour Eagles, Seymour Tennessee is a good example. They have not been very good since losing their head coach of 30+ years, Gary Householder, to retirement, but that wasn't always true.

Example:

In the 90's, Seymour was definitely one of the state's more successful programs regarding consistency region titles, and play-off appearances. They were regarded as a lower/middle class team, so there competition was not that of a 5A or a current 6A school.

They have sent a few players to colleges, but only a couple to BCS level schools and only one who earned his success as a Vol and eventual NFL talent.

Had the 'terrible schedule competition/small school talent' logic been applied, the University of Tennessee would have never seen LB Scott Galyon on it's roster.

A couple other local talents who would have fallen victim to this logic are; Jermaine Copeland of Harriman, Dennis Rogan of Fulton, Chad Pennington of Webb (Marshal), Todd Kelly II of Webb (UT commit), etc...

I am sure you can think of a few yourself and see why this logic is completely & dependably flawed.
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
For the most part I agree. IMO when a kid plays weak competition he has to hit the camp circuit/recruiting events extra hard to prove himself against better kids.
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I agree with that. It just seems like people saying he plays weak competition and that somehow means he won't be a good college prospect. Now he may not end up being good but we cannot just assume that just because he does not play the toughest competition that he won't be good.

Look at Tim Couch. He played at a tiny high school and he was a good player.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
I agree with that. It just seems like people saying he plays weak competition and that somehow means he won't be a good college prospect. Now he may not end up being good but we cannot just assume that just because he does not play the toughest competition that he won't be good.

Look at Tim Couch. He played at a tiny high school and he was a good player.
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The film I saw on the kid tells me he would be a great pickup as a walk-on. Hope he decides to accept it.
 
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Sounds like ETSU is a real possiblity here. If he has a chance to have his education paid for and actually play that is what he is going to do. Can't blame him.
 
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From his Twitter account on Dec 2nd:

Devin Smith ‏@DSmith0010

Coach Bajakian from Tennessee stopped by to visit me today. #volnation 🏈🏈

So it looks like Vols are still interested in getting him. could be a big get as a walk on and depending on his performance, a scholly down the line. I just think that with the class this year, there is just not room for a scholarship for him this year. But this kid has an arm and besides Ferguson, could probably beat out anyone else we have on campus right now. QB is definitely a spot we need to continually upgrade.
 
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I didn't think of the blue shirt PAO, but you may be right. GoBigOrange11, you seem to have some good insight into this one, anything new? I really think we need a QB in this class, and this guy may be it.
 
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Gentleman Jack said:
I didn't think of the blue shirt PAO, but you may be right. GoBigOrange11, you seem to have some good insight into this one, anything new? I really think we need a QB in this class, and this guy may be it.
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No blue shirt because there is no scholarship offer and there will not be. I think he enjoys hanging out with the guys at UT and considers it an honor to be recruited by the vols... Even if it is just a preferred walkon spot and not a scholarship. At the end of the day, I think he and his family will chose to go where the scholarships and playing time is available. I believe that will somewhere like an ETSU.
 
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gobigorange11 said:
No blue shirt because there is no scholarship offer and there will not be. I think he enjoys hanging out with the guys at UT and considers it an honor to be recruited by the vols... Even if it is just a preferred walkon spot and not a scholarship. At the end of the day, I think he and his family will chose to go where the scholarships and playing time is available. I believe that will somewhere like an ETSU.
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This.

No scholarship offer. Walk on and see how he does
 
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Daloth said:
He plays at a school in the second smallest division of east TN. That should realistically tell you about his chances at the D1 level, especially the SEC level
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And they still play single A schools in their district. Not to put a damper on a preferred walk on commit, but I have seen him play three different times. In my eyes, not that impressive.
 
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TNnative said:
And they still play single A schools in their district. Not to put a damper on a preferred walk on commit, but I have seen him play three different times. In my eyes, not that impressive.
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Fortunately the guys that do this for a living and get paid well to do it see potential and something in him.
 
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