'16 TN OL Bryce Mathews (Ole Miss commit)

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palmer103 said:
Yeah, but then you have to deal with USCe fans :)

ND, GT, and FSU will be great games this year. Can't go wrong with any of those.
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Think I'll be getting my dad tickets to the GT game. He's a tech fan but has always wanted to watch a game in Death Valley.
 
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If CBJ really wants this recruit, there will be a Richmond like flip with little to no time left for hugh prior to signing day. He will continue to pay for that last TD for many many many years...


:)
Have faith people, gotta have faith.
 
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Go Fight Win said:
Think I'll be getting my dad tickets to the GT game. He's a tech fan but has always wanted to watch a game in Death Valley.
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Death Valley (both of them) would be a bucket list visit, both are cool venues. As far as Tech, it's crazy you can walk up and buy tickets at the gate even with teams like FSU in town, Ga being the exception.

Hope it works out for where you can get some good seats, you've had a tough week on your crystal balls. Crootin' is crootin' man, always surprises.
 
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secking said:
Death Valley (both of them) would be a bucket list visit, both are cool venues. As far as Tech, it's crazy you can walk up and buy tickets at the gate even with teams like FSU in town, Ga being the exception.

Hope it works out for where you can get some good seats, you've had a tough week on your crystal balls. Crootin' is crootin' man, always surprises.
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I need to get back home, but you can definitely say that again
 
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Go Fight Win said:
Makes sense because I was hearing about 1.5 months ago that Bryce was all but a vol.

Things must be looking better with other OL guys
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I thought we parted ways with Hamm because a commitment from Mathews was a done deal and at the end we're third behind Ole Miss and Clemson? Something seems off about it.
 
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I think we are still looking good with Dickerson, and Price is going to be in for Orange Carpet this weekend. So basically, it sounds like notorious is on point again.
 
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Everyone worrying about recruiting is just crazy. Butch has put us in a position with the past 2 classes to where we can be very selective with this smaller class and focus a lot of attention on an ultra-talented 17 class. We will sign a very good 16 class, but numbers are tight. We have some elite commits already, but I look for the staff to close very strong with the spots that we have left. I think we will add 3 or 4 5* players by signing day out of the roughly 8 spots that we have left. I'm guessing we will get at least 3 of the top targets that everyone's already talking about, and as the season progresses to add at least 2 big surprises by signing day. This class will be just fine.
 
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Losing an in-state guy hurts but, when it comes with the caveat of likley landing a better out-of-state prospect, I'm all for it...we just really need them to commit now.

Those of you worried about this class need to chill. It's been repeated ad nauseum on here but, Butch and co. are being more selective with commits this year due to stricter numbers. That notion only validates NRPP's comments even more...if Dickerson or any of the other OL were higher on the board and they feel confident about their recruitment, then it would make sense why they would back off Matthews recently.

Now, you could spin that to fit our orange-tinted narrative but, Butch has a proven recruiting acumen. I'm more than willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
 
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orangeblood79 said:
Losing an in-state guy hurts but, when it comes with the caveat of likley landing a better out-of-state prospect, I'm all for it...we just really need them to commit now.

Those of you worried about this class need to chill. It's been repeated ad nauseum on here but, Butch and co. are being more selective with commits this year due to stricter numbers. That notion only validates NRPP's comments even more...if Dickerson or any of the other OL were higher on the board and they feel confident about their recruitment, then it would make sense why they would back off Matthews recently.

Now, you could spin that to fit our orange-tinted narrative but, Butch has a proven recruiting acumen. I'm more than willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
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I'll take the better prospect period. An out of state kid can be all UT just as much as an instate kid. Many of our best players and VFLs were out of state recruits

If we have a great shot at dickerson/price. To me that's a chance you take to slow play this kid
 
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Jokes about dirty recruiting or not, it's crazy how fast Ole Miss has gotten good. I remember when even as a UK fan, I thought they sucked. Both them and MSU really.
 
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LittleCat said:
Jokes about dirty recruiting or not, it's crazy how fast Ole Miss has gotten good. I remember when even as a UK fan, I thought they sucked. Both them and MSU really.
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It's great that they beat Alabama last year but let's not get carried away with the modest accomplishments of a sorry program. The reality is that Ole Miss was just 9-4 last year and crashed and burned at the end of the season. They also had back to back 9-4 seasons under Houston Nutt in '08 and '09 that included a signature win over the eventual champion Florida (on the road) and a blowout victory over us in '09 before coming back to earth with a more typical 2-10 record in 2011. They aren't winning many recruiting battles with us (see Barnett, Richmond, Kirkland, Phillips, Bituli) and their only class that was better than ours was 2013. I said in a previous post that there are 3 teams in the SEC with no chance of ever making to the SECCG and they are definitely one of them. They have not won an SEC title since 1963 and that is not going to change.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
It's great that they beat Alabama last year but let's not get carried away with the modest accomplishments of a sorry program. The reality is that Ole Miss was just 9-4 last year and crashed and burned at the end of the season. They also had back to back 9-4 seasons under Houston Nutt in '08 and '09 that included a signature win over the eventual champion Florida (on the road) and a blowout victory over us in '09 before coming back to earth with a more typical 2-10 record in 2011. They aren't winning many recruiting battles with us (see Barnett, Richmond, Kirkland, Phillips, Bituli) and their only class that was better than ours was 2013. I said in a previous post that there are 3 teams in the SEC with no chance of ever making to the SECCG and they are definitely one of them. They have not won an SEC title since 1963 and that is not going to change.
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I know they are a crappy program. I wasn't trying to give them credit or act they are a contender now. They will fall back down soon imo.
 
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Darth_Shiveman said:
We have numbers on the OL as a whole, but as of right now we'll only have 5 OTs (counting Blair, who has been a complete nonfactor thus far and Johnson, who will be a true freshman) on our roster in 2016. We really need another true OT in this class.
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I wouldn't mind seeing a Juco, but I love Jucos.
 
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LittleCat said:
Jokes about dirty recruiting or not, it's crazy how fast Ole Miss has gotten good. I remember when even as a UK fan, I thought they sucked. Both them and MSU really.
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Freeze is a good coach. Wins wherever he goes. I think they will struggle this year due to offense
 
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SCvol333 said:
I'll take the better prospect period. An out of state kid can be all UT just as much as an instate kid. Many of our best players and VFLs were out of state recruits

If we have a great shot at dickerson/price. To me that's a chance you take to slow play this kid
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No doubt. I'll always want the most talented recruits, regardless of their allegiances or home state but...I also want the most talented in state prospects as well and Matthews is a talented, highly recruited OL.

I'm just greedy...I want them all.
 
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NotoriousRPP said:
From what I understand, Tennessee stopped recruiting Matthews because they feel good about where they sit with other offensive lineman.
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The feeling I get from reading everything on 247 is that UT very much would have liked to have Mathews; however, I'm not sure UT was willing to accept a commitment from him now while other OL recruits are still out there. Specifically, it seems like we have really wanted Dickerson for a while now.
 
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