'15 LA RB Kendall Bussey (Former UT commit)

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Yeah I'm thinking Abernathy took that 3rd RB spot. It's also possible we green light Vaughn soon.
 
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abernathy and berry returning kicks could be pretty nasty as well. Abernathy can catch punts and keep Cam from having more duties.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
I wonder if Reid may be sticking after all?
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I don't know. VQ seems questioning Reid a lot. Don't know if they'd do that if it were possible he's sticking around. Think its Kamara, Abernathy transfer, and 1 of Love or Vaughn. I like Vaughn as more of a true RB option.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
I wonder if Reid may be sticking after all?
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IMO he gone. His recent UOV trip to UGA seals his fate. I do find it interesting that his visit to UGA was not an OV. Do the pups not feel he is worth an OV? Either way with him opening the door, IMO the UT coaches should fill that spot.
 
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Dust10 said:
I don't know. VQ seems questioning Reid a lot. Don't know if they'd do that if it were possible he's sticking around. Think its Kamara, Abernathy transfer, and 1 of Love or Vaughn. I like Vaughn as more of a true RB option.
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I like Vaughn much more than Love. With Bussey sticking with his commitment, it looking more and more like Frasier sticks with FSU, maybe Vaughn gets the chance to be a Vol.
 
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Could mean several things...

Maybe we got good vibes from Dauphine.
Maybe Fraisier is more in play than we thought.
Maybe Love is a near lock?
Maybe we stick with Reid.
Maybe Bussey just flat out decided Nebraska was best for him.
Maybe taking Abernathy means one less spot for a tailback.
 
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LotteryPick said:
Just curious, but why?
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Bigger, stronger, and IMO would do much better running behind UTs OL. I'm always more a fan of RBs who can put their head down and get much needed 1st downs. 20-25 carries for a buck 20. 5 yards a carry. I'm not greedy and will always prefer the kid who can pound out the yards vs the kid who will break a 75 yarder once every 200 carries.

Also I will usually lean toward the instate kid all things being equal.

JMO
 
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Abernathy coming in means we can hold out on taking another RB in 2015 and show Emmons and others in the 2016 class that there's plenty more room for them.

I'm totally cool with Kamara and Reid only. I think if Love wanted to commit it would be hard to turn him away though. But Stanford may be his pick regardless.
 
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keckjm said:
You know why? He can't play that fast. I've been saying it all season in a very respectful way. I think Hurd has the potential to be the best RB ever here. He has an unique combination of power, size, and quickness. He also has a really quick burst when getting to the outside. He'll look even better when he learns to read holes better, something that will come with more and more playing time. Here's what I think has happened, I believe that Hurd came here and blew by every RB we had here. I think our staff saw a guy who was just hands and feet better than anyone else we had. I think the hype started to build around him, and then people became convinced this guy was going to come out busting 30+ yard runs every game. By game two I knew two things about Hurd, one, he loves running over people, and two, he was going to be a RB who consistently gets 4-5 yards every carry. As the season has progressed, I believe our staff is starting to see a glaring need in our offense, which is a super fast RB in and out of his cuts. Perry and Love seam to fit this beal very well IMO. We need a speedster at RB. I'm talking someone who blows by everyone when he gets the ball. He may not be a great RB per se, but rather a great playmaker. Hopefully, it'll be someone who can catch, run, and play STs. I think Hurd/Karama/Reid are every down backs, and I think Perry/Love are the speedsters that come in to make big plays down field. I think Scott is a wildcard RB who none of us know enough about to tell what kind of RB he is.
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What you are saying is they want a slightly larger run first Pig Howard. They have Pig presently playing the role they are recruiting for. IMO. That's the only reason not taking Reid makes sense to me.
 
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Dust10 said:
Not LV, but my answer would be at around 25 lbs bigger, Vaughn is more of a direct replacement for Hurd. Kamara and Abernathy fill the specialist back role for this class, IMO.
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Kamara can do everything. Not sure what you're talking about. He's a complete back and 210lbs. He's not just a specialist back
 
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RiseToTheTop said:
Kamara can do everything. Not sure what you're talking about. He's a complete back and 210lbs. He's not just a specialist back
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Specialist was the wrong word to describe him, but I'd prefer to have another 3 down back in addition to him.
 
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westside said:
Could mean several things...

Maybe we got good vibes from Dauphine.
Maybe Fraisier is more in play than we thought.
Maybe Love is a near lock?
Maybe we stick with Reid.
Maybe Bussey just flat out decided Nebraska was best for him.
Maybe taking Abernathy means one less spot for a tailback.
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I think Abernathy lessens the need but they would still take three backs if they were great RBs. I think Reid is pretty good, he's a mauler and can get tough yardage inside but he just doesn't have the speed or the change of direction to just be dynamic in my eyes. The kid has put up crazy numbers and I think he probably does well somewhere but I just don't see him ever jumping talent like Hurd or Kamara and that's the type of talent we should be bringing in every year from here on. JMO don't shoot me please. :p
 
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I can't see how Abernathy for one year, where IMO he wont be a factor at RB at all has anything to do with this. He will be a special teams returner (which he is very good at) and that is about it.
 
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volinexile17 said:
Never seen RDA play. How does he compare to DY?
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kind of the same player imo.

I will that Abernathy was a much more productive player under Butch than he is now.

He may come in and be a third down back and kick returner but he won't be much more than that. He is supposedly and excellent special teamer.
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
I can't see how Abernathy for one year, where IMO he wont be a factor at RB at all has anything to do with this. He will be a special teams returner (which he is very good at) and that is about it.
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He adds RB depth, which is at best all Bussey added (but likely redshirt). Adding Abernathy IV means we have enough safety nets at RB to handle an apocalyptic injury marathon to several RBs (Hurd and Kamara for example). He's a guy with 4 years of experience and could shoulder the load next year in a worst case scenario.

I think it did make a difference. If they take a 3rd RB (Love) then I guess not.
 
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I talked to Bussey Sr. on Sunday night about Kendall Jr.'s injury, which was a knee sprain that may or may not need operating on at the time, and he didn't mention anything about KJ (Kendall Jr.) shutting it down.

I talked with our guys at the Nebraska site this morning and they are the ones that broke the news and here's the quotes KJ gave them:

"I'll be signing with Nebraska in February. It's all over, I'm done. That's it. I won't be taking any other visits or talking to other coaches or anything like that. It's over."

This has been a weird recruitment since Tennessee got involved and I'm not sure what happened as I think the family was planning on a flip after the season and had communicated that with Tennessee.

But, with the injury, the Vols officially taking a senior transfer next year and other things, maybe both parties decided to part ways.
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PFort

Abernathy IV did play a role in this.
 
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VolDango said:
PFort

Abernathy IV did play a role in this.
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Almost could not blame NE if they decided to drop the kid and seek other options at RB. If getting injured is what kept the kid from flipping(on top of him taking visits), not sure I would feel confident in that one working out. JMO
 
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His dad and Nebraska recruiter are great friends. I think in the end his dad was pulling hard for Nebraska and then the injury really made them not want to take chances. It also doesn't help he is their only back and we have quite a few we want
 
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