'16 GA DE Chidi Okonya (FORMER UT commit 5/15/15)

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JCP201 said:
His statement sounds similar to Marshall's.

"The University of Tennessee is one that conducts business in the business world of college football, and in compliance I have decided to make a business decision for myself and for my future," Okonya wrote. "I feel as though I have the option and duty to select the best possible insurance for myself and future."
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No one likes things being done this way, but you can be certain, it happens everywhere. A head coach is paid millions to field the most competitive team possible. Above all other things, this is his job. Yes, they care about their players, but in the end, Richt cared for his players and was fired because the on-the-field results were not up to the standard of the AD.

Butch loves his players, and values his job, and as such, he is building his team. Sorry for the recruits, but this is how you build. Ethics are not the top priority for a coach... and that being said, I'm glad I am not in a position to compromise those things.

Go Vols.
 
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I'd rather UT "manup" and tell these kids now (while they can still find options) than wait like we did to Ford last year and hose him. Seems like we are handling the right way now and give Butch and company credit for that....
 
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nicksjuzunk said:
No one likes things being done this way, but you can be certain, it happens everywhere. A head coach is paid millions to field the most competitive team possible. Above all other things, this is his job. Yes, they care about their players, but in the end, Richt cared for his players and was fired because the on-the-field results were not up to the standard of the AD.

Butch loves his players, and values his job, and as such, he is building his team. Sorry for the recruits, but this is how you build. Ethics are not the top priority for a coach... and that being said, I'm glad I am not in a position to compromise those things.

Go Vols.
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Beautifully stated, sir. The nasty side of college football.
 
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Bob Mueller said:
Gitshirt season has arrived!
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Can someone please fill me in on what a "gitshirt" is? The first time Mueller poster this over in the Marshall thread I thought it was a typo. Something to do with dropping recruits to make room for better players I'm guessing? Is this a real term or just something Mueller has made up?
 
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highspeed said:
Can someone please fill me in on what a "gitshirt" is? The first time Mueller poster this over in the Marshall thread I thought it was a typo. Something to do with dropping recruits to make room for better players I'm guessing? Is this a real term or just something Mueller has made up?
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Grey Shirt, Blue Shirt, or Sh!t Shirt. :)

Good news is we have someone better on the hook.
 
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highspeed said:
Can someone please fill me in on what a "gitshirt" is? The first time Mueller poster this over in the Marshall thread I thought it was a typo. Something to do with dropping recruits to make room for better players I'm guessing? Is this a real term or just something Mueller has made up?
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Git on outta here.
 
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JohnD13 said:
I'd rather UT "manup" and tell these kids now (while they can still find options) than wait like we did to Ford last year and hose him. Seems like we are handling the right way now and give Butch and company credit for that....
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Remember the DL that Bama literally left at the altar on NSD? His HS had the party ready and everything, and he never heard from the Bama staff until late in the day one of the staffers told his HS coach they didn't have a spot. He ended up at Arkansas and I think was drafted. I only remember Dooley trying to sign him at the last minute
 
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Wish the young man the best of luck. He has a great offer list I am sure he will end up at a good school.

Need to change his status to in the thread title.
 
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Darth_Shiveman said:
I'm pretty sure I remember this pretty much being the case. Some schools like Florida tried to get in on him, but it was late in the game and Rutgers was the only other school he'd really had any contact with and/or felt comfortable with at the time.

If we'd picked up Phillips in December, I think Ford would have wound up at a better school.
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Rutgers ... an Ivy League school? :question:

Edit: my bad, mighta been thinking of Princeton. Not same.
 
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highspeed said:
Can someone please fill me in on what a "gitshirt" is? The first time Mueller poster this over in the Marshall thread I thought it was a typo. Something to do with dropping recruits to make room for better players I'm guessing? Is this a real term or just something Mueller has made up?
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Little bird told me Kesling was having problems pronouncing this name, and losing this one was a courtesy drop.
 
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JohnD13 said:
I'd rather UT "manup" and tell these kids now (while they can still find options) than wait like we did to Ford last year and hose him. Seems like we are handling the right way now and give Butch and company credit for that....
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How does Hugh Freeze handle these situations?
 
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