'17 MS TE Chase Rogers (Former UT commit)

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VolSummitt44 said:
I guess you didn't read what I wrote or you would've seen that there was no need to be a smartass. I said I could understand if they weren't but I'm not going to assume I know what decision someone else would make. Maybe you and the rest of a holes on here need to quit being so quick to attack people for asking a question that wasn't addressed to you.
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I read what you wrote. It was a respectful way to ask a question I thought was inappropriate under the circumstances. Frankly, I didn't think my comment was smart assed at all. I thought the continual picking of the sore for some people who were going through something painful was really thoughtless on your part, embarrassingly so. My analogy was "If your ex wanted you back, would you go?" for someone who appeared to have just been served divorce papers. Tacky and thoughtless and not giving someone the time and space they need while dealing with something. And, as I said, when questions like that are ready to be answered by the affected parties, they will be. You can ask it as delicately and politely as you want, but it's still thoughtless at this moment. You and Butchna obviously disagree. And that's fine.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
The kid is no longer a Vol. Just let it go.
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Oh I've definitely let it go. Most here probably wouldn't even care if his dad didn't post here. The kid is good but there are hundreds more like him we could get. I personally believe they got pissed because we took a commitment from another TE. Sorry, just not believing our coaches ignored communication for 3 weeks or however long it was. Jmo
 
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OddFuture said:
He was allowed to commit to us. You do understand his verbal commitment to us, literally means about as much as my verbal commitment to Ariana Grande? That's why there are cases of guys like that one kid that gets made fun of on here for saying a top 8 of schools that none had interest in him. McLisse or something? So the analogy of getting the job isn't accurate. Even according to his dad, we had guys higher on the board. It's pretty clear what happened here. He wasn't a top choice. Top choices (Trey Smith, Deangelo Gibbs, etc) would not have his happen to them, because they are that, the top choices. The ones really "getting the job" in your analogy. Chase was a candidate with hope of getting the job.

I am a millennial and yes I mostly care about myself. It's how life should be. Giving and caring about others is important, but i am the most important thing in my life (as I do not have kids or anything to put first). It's really baffling to me that you're so concerned about a courtesy call. And like I said they were still probably not 100% they didn't want him, so why would they make that call. There was likely a very small chance we could fit him in so we slow played him. It makes perfect sense to me. If we told every kid exactly where they are on our board, we'd likey lose 3-5 commits over ego.

Like I said I worked for a college football team and the recruiting board was covered and locked away unless the coaches were meeting to discuss recruiting. If a kid "player x" was to see he was a commit but 9th on their DT board with a grade of a 82, do you not think it could hurt his feelings some? It is what it is. Recruiting is fluid, recruiting is all about shuffling and finding the right guys, but also having a pulse for who you can or cannot get to make the best possible class.

You as well as I know that not everyone is a good person and not everyone has time for courtesy calls. Even so, you are a Tennessee fan right? So questioning what happened is one thing, but being so adamant about this makes me believe you're a Rogers fan.

Like I said, this happens every class. Kids will be getting contact every day then a decision is made and contact is cut off or almost cut off. Kids get their scholarship pulled for getting hurt. Kids get left out to dry every year. Chase will be fine. His father seems okay. I don't understand the few on our fanbase so worried about a phone call.

Go Vols! We can agree on that, hopefully!
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I stopped reading after the second sentence. Ariana Grande is taking verbal commitments? Tell me more.
 
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Girl can sing. And she killed it on SNL...skits and music. Politics? She's no Alec Baldwin. :)
 
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If he was committed, buy still planned on taking all of his visits then he was never committed. I wish we were in a spot like others schools to say if you take other visits your offer will go to someone else.
 
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"I love Tennessee and I'm fully committed I'm just planning other visits to make sure I made the right choice." Such an back-assward statement, wouldn't you just visit schools then commit? I'll never understand it.
 
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BondJamesBond said:
I read what you wrote. It was a respectful way to ask a question I thought was inappropriate under the circumstances. Frankly, I didn't think my comment was smart assed at all. I thought the continual picking of the sore for some people who were going through something painful was really thoughtless on your part, embarrassingly so. My analogy was "If your ex wanted you back, would you go?" for someone who appeared to have just been served divorce papers. Tacky and thoughtless and not giving someone the time and space they need while dealing with something. And, as I said, when questions like that are ready to be answered by the affected parties, they will be. You can ask it as delicately and politely as you want, but it's still thoughtless at this moment. You and Butchna obviously disagree. And that's fine.
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I can deal with this response better than your last one. While I understand your point like you said I don't agree. If Rockachaw had felt that way he wouldn't have answered and his opinion is the one that matters since the question was for him. If that's how you feel about it that's fine but I felt it was a legit question. It's a question a lot of people were probably wondering. However I meant no offense in asking it.
 
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OrangeHammer said:
"I love Tennessee and I'm fully committed I'm just planning other visits to make sure I made the right choice." Such an back-assward statement, wouldn't you just visit schools then commit? I'll never understand it.
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Lots of them are making reservations they just call it a commitment.
 
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secking said:
Speaking of friends, I always wondered, how in the world did you end up in Little Elm, Tx? You work in DFW?
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Little Elm is a remote suburb. Since the tollway extended, it's a hop, skip and a jump.
 
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thetennlegend said:
Little elm isnt bad at at all. I live right on the border of frisco/plano.
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It's come a long way. Developed the lakefront and parks recently. More money coming and the schools will eventually benefit. Daughter graduated too early.
 
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