'15 GA CB Micah Abernathy (UT Signee 2/4/15)

[JCLawyerVol]

Booooom!

 

[smokeyhuntsgators]

Abernathy told Danny Parker that he will not take his last 2 officials and is done visiting

 

[DERELICK_MY_VOLS]

John Adams and Oregonvol beg to differ.

oregonvol, WYLO, sjt18....some how they will find something negative about a kid of this caliber committing to us. This kid must be a moron in their eyes for committing to such a loser as Butch Jones.

 

[darkgable]

Jones wins or he won't be here. He has to determine if those kinds of "harsh" moves improve us as a football team. If he doesn't improve the team the "backfire" as you say won't be relevant anyways because he will be fired.

Harsh based on what? The fact that you don't like what is a part of recruiting. Name a school that is above reproach in recruiting and wouldn't dare recruit over somebody to get a better player. I'll wait...

 

[drvenner]

Boom!

 

[drvenner]

From Keith Niebuhr...

^ That's Micah's grandfather on the right...

That was a great read. Thank you for posting.

 

[CountryBoyBob454]

The way this is setting up if we do get Abernathy, Martin, and Walker is going to be amazing for us. I know most fans have very little patience, but we should have a top 3 defense for the 2016 season. The pieces for the offense are coming together as well if you really take a closer look at it. What is missing is a mobile QB. If Dobbs pans out, or JJ really develops early we are looking at something really special in 2016. A mobile QB would have made all the difference in the world this year with our young line if we had someone that could make something out of nothing when things break down. I just hope we as fans have the patience to see this through.

Excellent post!

 

[JamesBenUT]

Georgia fan commenter on the AJC site:

"I saw this one coming. I think we'll have a killer class regardless, but Preston Williams and Micah Abernathy are certainly two that are going to sting."

 

[Falcons02]

first post boom!!!!!!!!!

Uhhhh anyone who pays this sort of respect to "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware is a pretty good guy in my book.

And... BOOM!! Butch Stones strikes again.

 

[gobravesvols16]

Per Scout:

Athlete who is being recruited to play running back and defensive back. Has the ability to be successful at either. Cornerback is where he has most upside. Great frame, good length, loose hips, and quick feet. Really transitions well in coverage. Quick enough to play the smaller receivers and big enough to challenge the bigger ones. Great ball skills. Physical and a can tackle with authority. - Chad Simmons

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

I assume you do?

Why wouldnt we be?

 

[Spawn]

Butch and company keep hitting it out of the park. BOOM

 

[thunderfoot63]

I'm glad we gave them the package deal before GA . I'll take both of them

 

[butchna]

You're good people Butchna. Gotta admit, still feelin damn salty about another Fla loss, especially when there was little to no reason for it to happen. Dude thinks I'm a Nega, whatever. Disgruntled is definitely the word. I'm certain Jones is the right guy Sunday through Friday, 165 hours a week. That 3 hours on Saturday has me concerned and that blows cause we all want and need him to be "the guy". The players and fans deserved better than they got on Saturday imo. Oh well, I'll be firmly entrenched in front of the big screen again tomorrow afternoon, all NegaVol and whatnot.

I've been far less fatalistic on death, taxes and losing to Florida...get to 10 in a row?...hard to argue. :no:

 

[Ron Swanson]

WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR TENNESSEE?

First of all it means the Vols are getting a defensive back in the mode that Martinez likes in a guy with length and range as an athlete. And it builds depth in the secondary particularly at corner where there aren't a lot of bodies.

And despite the growing numbers, which will work out they always do, Tennessee hopes they're not done in the secondary as they actively pursue junior college cornerback Justin Martin, who played his senior season at Overton High School in Nashville. Martin is playing high end football and remains a priority for this class. The Vols have long been a leader there, but others like LSU continue to pursue the corner.

Tennessee is also continuing their pursuit of Nashville's Ugo Amadi who is friends with recent commitment Vincent Perry and Vol target Kyle Phillips. However, Amadi is committed to Ole Miss, and LSU is a real factor with him as the Vols face an uphill climb in Amadi's recruitment.

Getting Abernathy is also an important get because it's another Georgia prospect that the Vols beat out the Bulldogs for in an area of the peach state, Norcross, that is annually producing top flight prospects and lots of them.

-VQ

 

[Ron Swanson]

"Very good athlete shows off excerpt quickness and projects as a corner at the next level who has good change of direction ability and footwork. Hard eval as he's not playing the position he's projected at for the most part but I love his ability on special teams and his instincts as a football player so I expect him to impact possibly as a return guy early and ease his way into becoming an SEC corner. We'll learn a lot when he's thrown into the fire at DB at Under Armour but this is a great steal from Georgia ."

-Mike Farrell, Rivals

 

[BigOrangeVols]

Silver lining to that piss poor Florida game

 

[DaddyChad]

Are they related to the civil rights icon? His brother at Westminster and him at GAC would indicate he may be royalty.

Indeed.

Abernathy family is royalty in Atlanta

Cool fact: A stretch of I-20 in Atlanta is named after Ralph David Abernathy -- the grandfather of new Vols commit Micah Abernathy.

Who is Ralph David Abernath?

He was Martin Luther King's right-hand man, best friend and closest confidant.

When MLK died, he did so in Ralph David Abernathy's arms.

Here's a story I did back in my Rivals.com days about Micah's older brother/family. AWESOME PEOPLE!!!!

I hope you will take the time to learn about Micah's family.

https://footballrecruiting.rivals.co...sp?CID=1177200

 

[Montrell Hardy]

Not to take this OT, but since they are mentioned with Martin and Amadi, has anyone noticed LSU's struggles in recruiting this year? And I've noticed Tyron Johnson is now picking up CB's to Oklahoma State. Very surprising.

 

[engineerVOL]

Sounds like he's cut from the same cloth as Cam Sutton... yes please.

 

[TriCitiesVol]

Not to take this OT, but since they are mentioned with Martin and Amadi, has anyone noticed LSU's struggles in recruiting this year? And I've noticed Tyron Johnson is now picking up CB's to Oklahoma State. Very surprising.

Was looking at their class a week or so ago. They have 5-6 high end good talents on board, and then several of those guys are questionable.

Per 247's rankings, out of the top 10 prospects in LA, LSU has 3 committed. And Brossette is taking his visits and looking around.

Merritt is looking hard at A&M and Donte Jackson just named UGA his leader.

 

[engineerVOL]

Not to take this OT, but since they are mentioned with Martin and Amadi, has anyone noticed LSU's struggles in recruiting this year? And I've noticed Tyron Johnson is now picking up CB's to Oklahoma State. Very surprising.

It's because the mad hatter was found tasting the turf at the Big House. Though i can't imagine the grass being greener in Ann Arbor compared to LSU (pun intended) but maybe it's time for a change. Mich needs to play that smash-mouth football.

 

[westside]

Fortenberry said that when Abernathy called the Georgia staff to let them down, they pulled out all the stops to try and get him to change his mind.

There is no telling what all BS they told him and promised him. F the bulldogs.

 

[engineerVOL]

Was looking at their class a week or so ago. They have 5-6 high end good talents on board, and then several of those guys are questionable.

Per 247's rankings, out of the top 10 prospects in LA, LSU has 3 committed. And Brossette is taking his visits and looking around.

Merritt is looking hard at A&M and Donte Jackson just named UGA his leader.

In that same vein, how has South Carolina's class struck gold? Did they nail it with legacies or something *chuckles*

 

[WesTnVol]

CBJ: "Numbers what numbers I don`t need no stinking numbers."
Butch-I can get 10gallons in a 5gallon bucket-Jones.
Oh BOOM!!!!