I think I can sum up the majority of posters thoughts on this issue. Darel seems to have a great passion for the Vols. He is blatantly open about his commitment and defends Tennessee and his decision publicly. We need guys like this. Guys that have a burning desire to play for UT and an even hotter desire to beat down our rivals.
That said there is a limit, and while he is young it is not wrong for us to take part in this discussion. The reports would be much more troubling if he were a 2014 recruit. I can look back at my own self and maturity level when I was heading into my sophomore year of high school (not too terribly long ago) and I can't imagine some of the boneheaded stunts I would have pulled had I been such an elite athlete already garnering SEC attention.
15 year old athletes are cocky. Without proper role models this can lead to problems. If a young athlete shows great maturity you usually don't have to look very far to find a strong supporting cast of adults who are responsible (parents, siblings, coaches, teachers). Extreme example being the Berry twins who recently stated their family kept them humble. We can only hope some people step up and harness this kids talent for his own good. Do I hope he continues to excel on the field and play ball at Tennessee? No doubt. But it would be much sadder for such a talent and opportunity to be lost due to circumstance than it would be for UT to miss out on an athlete in the 2016 class.
This went way longer than I expected so now I'm not sure I sum up everyone's feelings on the subject well. Basically, it seems something needs to change in this young man's life.
ps. And someone needs to fix the spell check on whatever device he is using to tweet.
ha ha JK
