'16 NC QB Austin Kendall (former UT commit)

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RiseToTheTop said:
The OL was as bad as ours and Miller is now gone at LT. He was the best OL UK had.
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Most of the recruits at OL we've been getting the last couple years have been redshirting. Hopefully some of them can step in and suprise us. We recruited that very hard (not getting many big names). One of the better commits in 2016 we have is a 4* guy from Lexington.

SouthKnoxVOL said:
Just giving you a hard time. Lol. I got no problem with you. You're a good poster.
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Appreciated. :hi:
 
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Per Callahan

We hinted at this yesterday, so it certainly doesn't come as a complete surprise. We started hearing yesterday that things were headed in this direction.

While it might seem a bit concerning for Tennessee to lose a four-star quarterback, this was much more of a mutual decision than it might appear on the surface. Things between UT and Kendall had gotten a bit complicated on both sides, with Kendall still exploring other options — most notably Kentucky, where his older brother is a walk-on wide receiver — and the Vols obviously still involved with at least one or two other QBs, including four-star Jarrett Guarantano.

It sounds like Kendall didn't really want Tennessee to continue recruiting other quarterbacks, and I don't think the Vols felt comfortable with that, given the uncertainty of his situation. I've even heard from a couple of people close to Kendall's recruitment that it was entirely possible that Kendall would have ended up at Kentucky, anyway, if the Wildcats had placed his brother on scholarship. With that still being a realistic possibility, I don't think Butch Jones and his staff believed it would have been a wise decision for them to stop recruiting other QBs while Kendall considered other schools.

It's certainly better for Tennessee to be dealing with this now rather than in October or November, so I don't think this will be a fatal blow at all for the Vols' class. Being back in the market for a QB will open other options that weren't previously in play for UT, and I think Tennessee is a strong contender for Guarantano going into his scheduled trip to Knoxville later this month.
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LittleCat said:
Wouldn't say 5-7 was terrible considering what we were "supposed to do". Beating a dead horse with the same line over and over, but change a few plays and we're 7-5. Do the same and UT doesn't make a bowl game. Or maybe they win 8. Tiny plays make a big difference. Bottom line is we didn't show up to a few games. Very Jekyll/Hyde throughout the season.

I do think we jumped the gun on giving Stoops and Co. a raise, but he's doing fine so far.
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I don't think Stoops will be on the hot seat unless they just implode from the start next year. His saving grace is that he is recruiting at a decent level (great level for UK historically) and that will buy him some time IMO. Getting a player like Kendall would only bolster his support.

The problems Stoops is facing is the perception of the program after failing to win that 6th game last year AND what is his true ceiling at UK? (6-6? 7-5? 8-4?)
 
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RockyTop411 said:
You are blinded by the fact that Towles is some sort of "special," while he is truly average. He's definitely not as good as you guys make him up to be, and he (and your whole team, actually) were a joke last November 15th. Drew Barker has yet to do anything, and he also 2 classes ahead of Kendall. Who the hell is Reese Phillips? Is that a basketball manager who walked on the team to play football? Kendall knows the easy way out is at Kentucky. Everyone knows that except you. We just signed three 4* quarterbacks. All who are one class older than AK. One will be 2nd this year, other two could redshirt. We also are in on two other Top 250 qbs.

You keep telling yourself that you guys have competition at quarterback, and I will continue to laugh while we sign another (or possibly two) quarterback. :lol:
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Who are the other two Rivals250 QB's we're in on?
 
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pierce60 said:
I don't think Stoops will be on the hot seat unless they just implode from the start next year. His saving grace is that he is recruiting at a decent level (great level for UK historically) and that will buy him some time IMO. Getting a player like Kendall would only bolster his support.

The problems Stoops is facing is the perception of the program after failing to win that 6th game last year AND what is his true ceiling at UK? (6-6? 7-5? 8-4?)
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Yeah, biggest strength he has is the recruiting, which of couse doesn't look great compared to the SEC, but is great at UK.

The ceiling is probably turning into a team that can win 7 or 8 every year. UK fans have dreams of competing for the East, but it aint happening.
 
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butchna said:
Reese Phillips is a Nathan Peterman starter kit. :pinch:
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ejb8910 said:
Looking for Austin Kendall news and this is what I found...wow...why is he a former commit?
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We took 3 QB's last cycle and he's mentioned that's a concern in the past. Also, Bajakian went to the NFL so he does not have the relationship with DeBord. There's also speculation that AK wasn't necessarily as good a fit for the offense as someone like Guarantano
 
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ejb8910 said:
Looking for Austin Kendall news and this is what I found...wow...why is he a former commit?
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He demanded to be only QB in class being recruited. If your going to make a demand like that you need to quit visiting schools like KY where people think he would go once his brother got a scholarship. The staff wasn't going to take that chance when they actually can get their top QB target in Guartino(spelling?)
 
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I'm going to pull a Kendall tell my girlfriend I'd like to "visit" some other ladies. She's not allowed to talk to any other guys though at all. No need for her to be concerned. I'll be back eventually. I'll let you guys know how it turns out...
 
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Hoghater said:
Same for me, this was my first vol game but I think I was in the fifth grade.
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I was in 10th grade - we couldn't afford to go to games but my dad and I could be found every Saturday sitting in front of the radio listening to The Voice of the Vols! The first game my dad went to (he was a fan his entire life) was when I was a Freshman at UT and talked him into sneaking in on a student ticket! It was awesome!!!

Years later, my big brother bought season tickets and dad was able to go legit!
 
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E20volfan said:
Halftime score if we make it to the SECCG against UK this weekend?
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I could live with that :)

Nashvegas31 said:
He demanded to be only QB in class being recruited. If your going to make a demand like that you need to quit visiting schools like KY where people think he would go once his brother got a scholarship. The staff wasn't going to take that chance when they actually can get their top QB target in Guartino(spelling?)
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Demanded? Eh, I'm not so sure. I definitely agree with the idea that Butch wasn't comfortable with just AK. More of a mutual realization that it wasn't a good fit over time.
 
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Wickman said:
We took 3 QB's last cycle and he's mentioned that's a concern in the past. Also, Bajakian went to the NFL so he does not have the relationship with DeBord. There's also speculation that AK wasn't necessarily as good a fit for the offense as someone like Guarantano
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The last straw appears to have been the mock up Butch sent JG of his name on the street sign intersecting with Peyton Manning Pass with the caption "Are you next?".

Guarantano tweeted the picture and AK decommitted about twelve hours later, lol
 
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LittleCat, AK will be an incredible pull for you all and will deff elevate your team. That being said, I'd much rather see AK at UK than another SEC team we play regularly (other than Vandy).
 
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Dust10 said:
LittleCat, AK will be an incredible pull for you all and will deff elevate your team. That being said, I'd much rather see AK at UK than another SEC team we play regularly (other than Vandy).
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Oh for sure. He'd be considered the most important recruit by far. We didn't get any qbs last year, so definitely need one or two in 2016.
 
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So he wants to face KM and guys each year?

Questionable decision making and I've never seen him play a down.
 
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