'15 GA OLB Quarte Sapp (UT Signee 2/4/15)

[The Breakerboy]

Can't see us pushing Austin Smith away. Could spell trouble for teammate and current commit Quay Picou. Quality DT prospect right there and will be amazing for depth in the next couple of years. Not to mention Smith has done recruiting exactly right and wavered from this commitment.

Where is this coming from?

 

[engineerVOL]

Smith, Sapp, Bates, McDowell, El Berry, JRM, Weatherd

Possibly Griffin.

That's 4-deep at each OLB position. But man, I don't want to see any of them go, they all look like SEC players to me though I admittedly dont know about Griffin or El Berry's staying power at OLB... BUT, he's a Berry, he'll find the field at some point.

 

[Spirit_of_98]

Where is this coming from?

Where is what coming from? The Picou comment? They're teammates and committed on the same day. They've taken 3 visits to UT together. Just an educated guess that losing one wouldn't spell well with the other.

 

[The Breakerboy]

Smith, Sapp, Bates, McDowell, El Berry, JRM, Weatherd

Possibly Griffin.

That's 4-deep at each OLB position. But man, I don't want to see any of them go, they all look like SEC players to me though I admittedly dont know about Griffin or El Berry's staying power at OLB... BUT, he's a Berry, he'll find the field at some point.

I think they would cut a DB first.....

 

[The Breakerboy]

Where is what coming from? The Picou comment? They're teammates and committed on the same day. They've taken 3 visits to UT together. Just an educated guess that losing one wouldn't spell well with the other.

No I'm talking about cutting either of those two.

 

[Spirit_of_98]

No I'm talking about cutting either of those two.

There was conversation about OLB and numbers above.

 

[jspvol76]

No I'm talking about cutting either of those two.

Hoping there's nothing to that, both will be big time players.

 

[engineerVOL]

No I'm talking about cutting either of those two.

I think you're talking about where did the talk of losing Smith came from. And i don't know the whole story, but several pages back in Austin's thread, it seemed like Florida or somebody was coming after him.

 

[LotteryPick]

Smith is solid. Definitely not pushing him away either.

 

[Volinnooga]

Someone just wildly speculates something with absolutely no facts to back it up and some of you guys run with it as though it's the gospel

 

[MoB_MoVols]

Can't see us pushing Austin Smith away. Could spell trouble for teammate and current commit Quay Picou. Quality DT prospect right there and will be amazing for depth in the next couple of years. Not to mention Smith has done recruiting exactly right and never wavered from his commitment.

Picou isn't going anywhere.. He's quality depth in the trenches with the other two.. Maybe one of the local guys could get gray/blue shirted or maybe one of the specialits

 

[Spirit_of_98]

Picou isn't going anywhere.. He's quality depth in the trenches with the other two.. Maybe one of the local guys could get gray/blue shirted or maybe one of the specialits

I'm aware of this. I don't think he and Smith go anywhere.

 

[MoB_MoVols]

I'm aware of this. I don't think he and Smith go anywhere.

So98 if you could pick a # and maybe who you think we go in that direction with who would it be?

 

[Billy Antrim]

Fort has been talking about numbers more than Leb lately. Granted, Leb hasn't been here, but point still stands.

So! Fort=Leb?? :question: :loco:

 

[Spirit_of_98]

So98 if you could pick a # and maybe who you think we go in that direction with who would it be?

I have no clue about the number, but I'm pretty confident we have a couple blueshirt/grayshirt candidates to help with that situation and get a couple more guys in.

Looking at 247 profiles there are a couple commits that have not taken officials, nor been visited in home by coaches. All happen to be instate guys. This will be interesting to watch.

 

[Big Orange Jeff]

I don't know what lower rated LB would be let go. I wouldn't want to lose Austin, I think he has just as much potential as Kirkland Jr, and im probably the biggest Kirkland homer on here. Both are going to be physical LBs.

I like Sapps game, is he a must have,
I don't know. I love adding fast physical Lbs, and we always need depth. I don't know how this will shake out

Good point. I should have said, "lesser regarded player" instead of specifying a LB.

If the DR talk is valid, then it makes the numbers even tighter. IMO, Butch seems to have enough integrity to help any player(s) left out make other arrangements. Giving them as much time as possible to do so seems like the best way possible.

 

[MoB_MoVols]

I have no clue about the number, but I'm pretty confident we have a couple blueshirt/grayshirt candidates to help with that situation and get a couple more guys in.

Looking at 247 profiles there are a couple commits that have not taken officials, nor been visited in home by coaches. All happen to be instate guys. This will be interesting to watch.

Yea I like the 3 for 3 swap.. but your right it shall be interesting

 

[joelkthx]

So! Fort=Leb?? :question: :loco:

laughed and spilled coffee at the thought. nice

 

[PassedOutAwake]

#226 in Rivals250. Is that any movement?

 

[CWGvol]

Is it plausible that, with the DR talks heating up lately, the coaches are considering the possibility of landing both DR and Allen? With OT being a position of greater need than LB, they need to make room for both OTs, and Sapp is the odd man out.

Another scenario: There's a lower regarded LB already committed, who will be let go if Sapp commits because there's only room for one of them. The coaches may have given Sapp a time limit to publicly commit, so the other player will have plenty of time to secure his place at another school.

This is the post that caused the confusion. Just a random uninformed statement. Then people responded to it and thought it had been talked about somewhere. Neither Smith nor his teammate are going anywhere.

 

[JohnMcA60]

https://twitter.com/dedicated_2work/status/557690077783265280

 

[UTMVol76]

#226 in Rivals250. Is that any movement?

This?

 

[RockyTop411]

*Not an insider at all, just a student at UT*

Booming is imminent.

 

[gobraves101035]

He's all vol if coaches approve

 

[scvolfan7]

CB to Michigan state