'17 GA LB Solon Page III (UT signee)

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BigorangeBoy said:
And the vast majority of their players never qualified to play football at any level.

As good of a coach as Benny Monroe was, he cared little about the academic progress of his kids.
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What happened to Cleveland's program / all that talent from that area...? I never hear anything about them anymore. Tony Styles was another one who was a big-time recruit who never could get the grade thing worked out. Throughout the 90's they were pumping out great teams and especially great athletes / prospects and now seemingly nothing...
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
What happened to Cleveland's program / all that talent from that area...? I never hear anything about them anymore. Tony Styles was another one who was a big-time recruit who never could get the grade thing worked out. Throughout the 90's they were pumping out great teams and especially great athletes / prospects and now seemingly nothing...
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Chattanooga got bigger and Knoxville and north Ga got closer apparently.
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
What happened to Cleveland's program / all that talent from that area...? I never hear anything about them anymore. Tony Styles was another one who was a big-time recruit who never could get the grade thing worked out. Throughout the 90's they were pumping out great teams and especially great athletes / prospects and now seemingly nothing...
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They have trended downhill ever since Monroe left, have had several head coaches come and go so stability has gone to hell. They get less of a feeder program from the middle school than they used to, the county middle schools all feed Bradley Central and Walker Valley. I think Bradley is still undefeated an highly ranked.

One last thing that hurts them, Baylor and McCallie have snatched a few star players over the years that would have gone to Cleveland.
 
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I don't know how to post a link, so if someone who does can find the article and share it, would be appreciated.

Article on SEC Country Smoke Signals: How TN discovered undervalued Solon Page III. Very good read that shows our coaches put more emphasis on in person player evaluations rather than recruiting service ratings.
 
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walkenvol said:
I've saved the newspaper articles from the day after signing day from the early 90's till everything got on-line around 2000. This was from the Chattanooga TFP Thursday, February 2, 1995;

"AL WILSON (6-2, 212) Jackson Defensive Back
His 4.32 40 speed has the Central-Merry running back/defender among nation's top players, specifically top five by Nationl BlueChips ... Considered himself more of a blocking back than runner but ran for 1.160 yards and 15 touchdons on 97 carries ... Also played some noseguard on occasion ... Had 163 tackles in senior season plus three fumbles caused and one fumble recovery ... Is state's defending shot put champion ... Picked Vols over Notre Dame, Illinois ... Academically qualified."

Like Buchna, I don't recall the star ratings until the internet became popular. Before then a few services would put out top 100 list in the south and nation wide. Could have been more out there but things weren't so accessible as they are today.[/QCentral
Wow, I knew big Al was fast but i didnt know he was 4.32 fast. Thats insane.
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Volfanatic 79 said:
walkenvol said:
I've saved the newspaper articles from the day after signing day from the early 90's till everything got on-line around 2000. This was from the Chattanooga TFP Thursday, February 2, 1995;

"AL WILSON (6-2, 212) Jackson Defensive Back
His 4.32 40 speed has the Central-Merry running back/defender among nation's top players, specifically top five by Nationl BlueChips ... Considered himself more of a blocking back than runner but ran for 1.160 yards and 15 touchdons on 97 carries ... Also played some noseguard on occasion ... Had 163 tackles in senior season plus three fumbles caused and one fumble recovery ... Is state's defending shot put champion ... Picked Vols over Notre Dame, Illinois ... Academically qualified."

Like Buchna, I don't recall the star ratings until the internet became popular. Before then a few services would put out top 100 list in the south and nation wide. Could have been more out there but things weren't so accessible as they are today.[/QCentral
Wow, I knew big Al was fast but i didnt know he was 4.32 fast. Thats insane.
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Me neither. I knew he clocked a 4.5 at the NFL Combine, but he had a few more pounds of muscle on him.
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Volfanatic 79 said:
walkenvol said:
I've saved the newspaper articles from the day after signing day from the early 90's till everything got on-line around 2000. This was from the Chattanooga TFP Thursday, February 2, 1995;

"AL WILSON (6-2, 212) Jackson Defensive Back
His 4.32 40 speed has the Central-Merry running back/defender among nation's top players, specifically top five by Nationl BlueChips ... Considered himself more of a blocking back than runner but ran for 1.160 yards and 15 touchdons on 97 carries ... Also played some noseguard on occasion ... Had 163 tackles in senior season plus three fumbles caused and one fumble recovery ... Is state's defending shot put champion ... Picked Vols over Notre Dame, Illinois ... Academically qualified."

Like Buchna, I don't recall the star ratings until the internet became popular. Before then a few services would put out top 100 list in the south and nation wide. Could have been more out there but things weren't so accessible as they are today.[/QCentral
Wow, I knew big Al was fast but i didnt know he was 4.32 fast. Thats insane.
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saw him throughout HS and he was nowhere near that fast. He was plenty fast but that time was just like most of the times posted for recruits. His claim to fame in HS was that he hit everything that moved and liked it. In his interview with the local TV station on signing day the reporter asked Al what he wanted to do when he got to UT and he said "I just want to run through the T and hit somebody".
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kamoshika said:
After 11 games Page has 132 tackles, 21 TFL & 2 sacks. He's also returned a fumble, an INT & a punt for TDs.
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Tackling machine & we need a bunch of them.

volnpowell said:
Just surprised he only has 2 sacks though.
Do not get me wrong his stats are impressive, just weird that the sack total is not higher with that many tfl.
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Maybe they don't use him as a pass rusher & instead use him in coverage. He's too good not to have more sacks so it probably has to be the reason. He probably plays a lot of man-to-man himself & zone as well.
 
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