'17 IN QB Hunter Johnson (Former UT Commit 8/23/15) (Clemson commit)

[butchna]

Bet you were hellacious in tops the way you can spin things

Always seemed boring...bet YOU can answer my question about those kids Daddies. .

 

[UTMVol76]

NTB

Not.Too.Bright.

 

[oryankees]

I don't get this move at all...

 

[alexbond45]

I don't get this move at all...

He thinks Clemson is a legitimate title threat

Then again...I said the same thing about OSU last season

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

1. Butch is the best recruiter. It doesn't get much better than him. Once he gets a national title, or sec championship getting a top 5 class becomes much easier. Saban recruits good because he has multiple championships. 2. You can not sign over 25 players every year. He front loaded his classes because Tennessee was Vanderbilt talent wise before butch got here. the rebuilding he is doing is phenomenal.

Bump, in case anyone missed this from TS...all I needed to see. I'm not worried one bit about recruiting. Remember the post from GFW yesterday afternoon about the atmosphere and environment in the program? Butch and this staff have built an environment that breeds success and winners. It takes a certain kind of recruit to come into that environment and flourish...one that thrives on competition. If this young man isn't one of those kind, then he will not make it in Butch's system. Good luck with whatever he decides to do. Tennessee football is in great hands...not worried about a thing.

 

[QuickSmurf]

Nothing against him at all. Unless he did in fact step foot on our campus while commited to us and was recruiting Tee and Amari to Clemson. I don't blame him for not wanting to sit behind JG. I hope he didn't really do that.

I believe that he might have done that while hanging out with Tee.

 

[overseasorange2]

OK. Let me see if I have this straight. In this one week...there have been three de-commits. Indications are that two of them were asked to look elsewhere (a point that seems to be being overlooked here) and the 3rd is a 2017 commit.

I'm suppose to be panicking over this? Should I be calling for Butch's head on a platter too?

Someone (preferably one of you supposed "realist"....a term that I equate to you telling me you're stupid) tell me how I should be feeling about this.

Don't worry. Be Happy. Everything is O-Tay......lol:lol:lol:lol::crazy::crazy::crazy:

 

[overseasorange2]

Great now I officially hope that Bama kicks Clemson's A$$ in the playoffs, and I am sure they will.

 

[What'sInYou]

Meh. I have been more panicked almost at who would transfer if H. Johnson came here than if he would stay with us. Maybe not.. Darn these early commits. I think Guarantano is the real deal, and Dormady has the arm. Kind of sucks I guess still.

 

[Ned Ray McWorkher]

Looks to me like a great player looked at our roster and thought better of it. That is a sign of talent beginning to stack up. Winning follows soon after that. No worries. Good luck @ Clemson son. We'll holla.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Remember last year when we had another highly ranked qb committed and he all of a sudden decommitted? Then, along came Guarantano. Similar situation IMO. A dual threat guy replaces a very good, pro-style qb.

 

[overseasorange2]

Remember last year when we had another highly ranked qb committed and he all of a sudden decommitted? Then, along came Guarantano. Similar situation IMO. A dual threat guy replaces a very good, pro-style qb.

Hunter is considered the #1 QB of that class. I don't think you can improve on that. There is no positive to him decommitting...only good thing is he is not going to another SEC school.:hi:

 

[QuickSmurf]

Hunter is considered the #1 QB of that class. I don't think you can improve on that. There is no positive to him decommitting...only good thing is he is not going to another SEC school.:hi:

I don't think, in this day and age, you can sign a highly ranked QB every year. Kids want to play. We are literally loaded with QB talent. Johnson isn't any better of a prospect than Dormady. I'm glad we have Jones too. Plus we have the NJ devil coming in a few months. We are fine. The only thing I don't like was reading about how Johnson was hanging out with Tee in Knoxville. Recruiting our guys for Clemson seriously irritates me. Yes Clemson is after Tee.

 

[unioncityvol]

Looks to me like a great player looked at our roster and thought better of it. That is a sign of talent beginning to stack up. Winning follows soon after that. No worries. Good luck @ Clemson son. We'll holla.

This. This needs to be a banner on here to remind people that this decommit isn't all bad news. It's a result of a stacked depth chart of talent. Our win loss outcome will likely be identical regardless from now through 2020.

 

[overseasorange2]

I don't think, in this day and age, you can sign a 5 star QB every year. Kids want to play. We are literally loaded with QB talent. Johnson isn't any better of a prospect than Dormady. I'm glad we have Jones too. Plus we have the NJ devil coming in a few months. We are fine. The only thing I don't like was reading about how Johnson was hanging out with Tee in Knoxville. Recruiting our guys for Clemson seriously irritates me. Yes Clemson is after Tee.

Question....Since when have we signed a 5* QB?...Not since I can remember...maybe Banks?

 

[InVOLuntary]

Hunter is considered the #1 QB of that class. I don't think you can improve on that. There is no positive to him decommitting...only good thing is he is not going to another SEC school.:hi:

He may be the number one rated QB but did he really fit this offense? Also, these ratings are very subjective. Is he a great talent? Sure.

But, I'm not going to freak out over a '17 recruit having a teenage, caught up in the moment, puppy love change of heart. He's liable to flip 5 more times between now and signing day. This hurts UT more from a public perception point than anything else.

There are plenty of good QBs out there that fit this offense much better than HJ ever would. Ironically, he doesn't really fit Clemson's either.

 

[overseasorange2]

He may be the number one rated QB but did he really fit this offense. Also, these ratings are very subjective. Is he a great talent? Sure.

But, I'm not going to freak out over a '17 recruit having a teenage, caught up in the moment, puppy love change of heart. He's liable to flip 5 more times between now and signing day. This hurts UT from a public perception point than anything else.

There are plenty of good QBs out there that fit this offense much better than HJ ever would. Ironically, he doesn't really fit Clemson's either.

I just wonder how long before Higgins is gone....

 

[drvenner]

I just wonder how long before Higgins is gone....

Why do you think Higgins is gone? Did Hunter Johnson bring him to Tennessee or did someone or something else?

 

[InVOLuntary]

I just wonder how long before Higgins is gone....

I bet we hold on to him. His family wants to drive 20 min to see him play. I think he sticks.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Also, if I had to bet, I don't think HJ does anything at Clemson.

 

[QuickSmurf]

Question....Since when have we signed a 5* QB?...Not since I can remember...maybe Banks?

OK, "highly talented QB's". That's what I meant. JG will be a 5 star by the time he signs with us though.

 

[NTBVOL]

So after all of the fun you all let me have last night, I will end with this...

It sucks that HJ decommited. There is no positive to it at the moment. Some of you are extreme optimists, which is great, but it's hard to find the positives in what has happened the last couple of days.

Maybe Butch runs the table and signs a top 10 class. I doubt it. I think it will be 15-20, but that will be alright if he has another top 5 class in '17.

I think Butch was a top 3 recruiter for the '14 and '15 recruiting years combined, but back then he was selling playing time, now the players look more at his on the field results against the top tier schools.

Finally, I honestly am not a troll. However, I never thought that many of you would get so riled up about my comments. I did get a huge kick out of all of your responses, though. 😂

My posting will pick up as signing day gets closer, but I'll try not to rile anyone up too much more. If I did offend anyone, I apologize. Go Vols

 

[Kurtastrophe]

Obviously, he scurred of Trevor Lawrence.

 

[QuickSmurf]

So after all of the fun you all let me have last night, I will end with this...

It sucks that HJ decommited. There is no positive to it at the moment. Some of you are extreme optimists, which is great, but it's hard to find the positives in what has happened the last couple of days.

Maybe Butch runs the table and signs a top 10 class. I doubt it. I think it will be 15-20, but that will be alright if he has another top 5 class in '17.

I think Butch was a top 3 recruiter for the '14 and '15 recruiting years combined, but back then he was selling playing time, now the players look more at his on the field results against the top tier schools.

Finally, I honestly am not a troll. However, I never thought that many of you would get so riled up about my comments. I did get a huge kick out of all of your responses, though. 😂

My posting will pick up as signing day gets closer, but I'll try not to rile anyone up too much more. If I did offend anyone, I apologize. Go Vols

Go Vols!

 

[Fatman Photos]

He is a 17 you kid and Clemson is the flavor of the month being ranked number one and undefeated. It's over a year before signing day so we need to just let things play out.