'15 AL LB Keaton Anderson

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No disrespect to this young man but I never really paid attention to this recruit much. Wish the young man the best of luck.
 
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BonesVol said:
Bama will tell him to look elsewhere about a month before signing day.
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I would not doubt it a bit, and wouldn't surprise me either to see them try to offer him a gray shirt on NSD. What would be even funnier is if Butch went after him and flipped him on NSD.
 
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If any of you have ever thought for one second that TW wasn't a MASSIVE doucheface, then I have some oceanfront beach property in Nebraska I'd like to speak to you about.
 
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Vols4life said:
Florence linebacker Keaton Anderson goes in depth about his commitment to Alabama | AL.com

Sounds as though he just really wanted to be at Bama....Good luck to you Keaton just not when you face Tennessee
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If the kid picked bama, I am alright with it. The fact is right now they are one of the top dogs and I understand why kids choose to go there.

I honestly don't want to believe that the staff slow played him or did not push because they liked other LBs better. The kid is a legacy and IMO should be a priority. He has a very good offer list. Can't help but look at it and say if he is good enough for bama with where they are, no doubt in my mind he should be good enough for the Vols.

I'll go with he chose bama because it was better for him.
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
If the kid picked bama, I am alright with it. The fact is right now they are one of the top dogs and I understand why kids choose to go there.

I honestly don't want to believe that the staff slow played him or did not push because they liked other LBs better. The kid is a legacy and IMO should be a priority. He has a very good offer list. Can't help but look at it and say if he is good enough for bama with where they are, no doubt in my mind he should be good enough for the Vols.

I'll go with he chose bama because it was better for him.
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We're in on way better linebackers than this kid. No way he should be a take with our limited spots *wink* *wink*

He probably won't even be on scholly for Alabama. His family has that books-a-million money to pay his tuition.
 
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eazyTD said:
We're in on way better linebackers than this kid. No way he should be a take with our limited spots *wink* *wink*

He probably won't even be on scholly for Alabama. His family has that books-a-million money to pay his tuition.
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I get folks are saying he won't be on scholarship there. We'll see. Just because there are 3 *'s by his name does not mean ALOT of schools may not feel he is better than that. His offer list is strong and bama taking him this early has me thinking he will be on scholarship.

Even with limited spots, if this kid wanted to be a Vol I would have made it happen. I had 3 LB spots in my class of 20. Cherry is the only 1 set unless Dews shows up on the list shortly. Anderson's film is strong.
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
It is what it is. Kind of saw it coming a few days ago. Hate losing a legacy to bama, but the kid has got to do what's best for him.
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I'm fine with it. I think he is a better fit as a 3-4 LB anyways so with that in mind I think he made a good decision. I think we are in on quite of a few guys who are better 4-3 LBs so it's not that big of a loss IMO. The only part that sucks about it is that he is a legacy. Ideally you'd like to keep as many of those as you can, but I just don't think he is the best fit for what we want to do on defense. Which is why I'm fine with it.
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
I get folks are saying he won't be on scholarship there. We'll see. Just because there are 3 *'s by his name does not mean ALOT of schools may not feel he is better than that. His offer list is strong and bama taking him this early has me thinking he will be on scholarship.

Even with limited spots, if this kid wanted to be a Vol I would have made it happen. I had 3 LB spots in my class of 20. Cherry is the only 1 set unless Dews shows up on the list shortly. Anderson's film is strong.
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I'm not a stargazer. Trust me, there are plenty of 3*s that I'm pumped that we've landed but I'm really not impressed with this kid and haven't been from the start. He's not big, he doesn't look that fast for a LB on film and I really doubt he's 6' to begin with after seeing that pic of him standing with Saban.

Not trying to hate but Sapp, DeBerry and Baker are easily better than this guy at LB. I mean I guess it sucks that he's a Vol legacy and will be going to Bama but I've learned that if Butch really wants a Vol legacy, then he lands that Vol legacy.

I would bet that either A. (Most likely scenario) He wasn't one of Butch's top priorities at LB or B. the kid grew up in Alabama and just didn't want to be a Vol. Either way, I'm not losing sleep over this. If he weren't a legacy, no one on this board would even know who he is imo.
 
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eazyTD said:
I'm not a stargazer. Trust me, there are plenty of 3*s that I'm pumped that we've landed but I'm really not impressed with this kid and haven't been from the start. He's not big, he doesn't look that fast for a LB on film and I really doubt he's 6' to begin with after seeing that pic of him standing with Saban.

Not trying to hate but Sapp, DeBerry and Baker are easily better than this guy at LB. I mean I guess it sucks that he's a Vol legacy and will be going to Bama but I've learned that if Butch really wants a Vol legacy, then he lands that Vol legacy.

I would bet that either A. (Most likely scenario) He wasn't one of Butch's top priorities at LB or B. the kid grew up in Alabama and just didn't want to be a Vol. Either way, I'm not losing sleep over this. If he weren't a legacy, no one on this board would even know who he is imo.
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I would tend to think we would know who he is as he did hold a Tennessee offer and was being recruited by our coaches legacy or not. I'll feel better if I just tell myself it was his decision to go to bammer. :)
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
I would tend to think we would know who he is as he did hold a Tennessee offer and was being recruited by our coaches legacy or not. I'll feel better if I just tell myself it was his decision to go to bammer. :)
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There is no doubt that Keaton Anderson has a committable offer from UT. Just as a matter of gratitude and respect for his family and quite frankly, good business it would be a mistake not to let him and his family know that he is welcome here on scholarship if he wants to come. Having said that, I would bet the staff is not disappointed at his decision based on our limited numbers this year and the number of better LB's we are in on. I think Keaton will mostly be a special teams and practice player at Alabama and that is likely the role he would have filled here as well.
 
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eazyTD said:
I'm not a stargazer. Trust me, there are plenty of 3*s that I'm pumped that we've landed but I'm really not impressed with this kid and haven't been from the start. He's not big, he doesn't look that fast for a LB on film and I really doubt he's 6' to begin with after seeing that pic of him standing with Saban.

Not trying to hate but Sapp, DeBerry and Baker are easily better than this guy at LB. I mean I guess it sucks that he's a Vol legacy and will be going to Bama but I've learned that if Butch really wants a Vol legacy, then he lands that Vol legacy.

I would bet that either A. (Most likely scenario) He wasn't one of Butch's top priorities at LB or B. the kid grew up in Alabama and just didn't want to be a Vol. Either way, I'm not losing sleep over this. If he weren't a legacy, no one on this board would even know who he is imo.
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Or C. He is a Vol commit and setting up a last minute flip to Butch slap Saban.
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
If the kid picked bama, I am alright with it. The fact is right now they are one of the top dogs and I understand why kids choose to go there.

I honestly don't want to believe that the staff slow played him or did not push because they liked other LBs better. The kid is a legacy and IMO should be a priority. He has a very good offer list. Can't help but look at it and say if he is good enough for bama with where they are, no doubt in my mind he should be good enough for the Vols.

I'll go with he chose bama because it was better for him.
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What? That's stupid.

The staff does like other linebackers better, and there is nothing wrong with that.

You don't take a kid just because he's a legacy. Or, while we're at it, just because he's in state.

There are better linebackers out there for our scheme.

Hope the kid does well at Alabama.
 
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85SugarVol said:
What? That's stupid.

The staff does like other linebackers better, and there is nothing wrong with that.

You don't take a kid just because he's a legacy. Or, while we're at it, just because he's in state.

There are better linebackers out there for our scheme.

Hope the kid does well at Alabama.
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Agree. I like LV but you don't put Tyler Summit at QB because he's Pat's son. Extreme analogy but drives the point home.
 
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PrattvilleVol said:
Agree. I like LV but you don't put Tyler Summit at QB because he's Pat's son. Extreme analogy but drives the point home.
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But of course, the Anderson family represents much more to Tennessee than just a legacy and we DID put Tyler Summitt on the men's basketball team as a non-scholarship player even though he had very little talent for playing the game and Allison Fulmer on the Softball team even though she was not the caliber of player that the Weekly's normally take. Major college athletics is a business and that means keeping your benefactors and other major contributors happy. If Keaton Anderson wanted to come to UT there is no doubt in my mind he would have a scholly waiting for him along with the red carpet treatment of a 5* QB...That's just how it is even though you are right that we are in on better LB's.
 
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