'18 TN QB/WR Alontae Taylor (UT commit 6/18/16)

#727
#727
bignewt said:
Just when i think im out they drag me back in...


Hire Beard and there are a few Florida wrs id be quite happy with if Taylor doesnt want on board however.
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Just as long as we keep Clem$on away. If they steal anymore out of our backyard, I'm going to lose my ****.
 
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chargervol said:
Meh, I'm almost to the point of of not caring. There is no such thing as "committed but completely open to all schools".
I want talent but not in the form of Hurd or Williams.
I give the kid a small pass because of changes in position coaches but he's about used that pass up. At least for me.
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Agree. It's early. Butch is going to have to win more to do well recruiting anyway.
 
#733
#733
I believe he is still solid to us, maybe just not happy with all the changes. I hope this one does not turn into a lot of drama though. We really need to lock Taylor down. But I understand building relationships and that familiarity. I know the relationships between coaches and recruits are important. I just hope he realizes that it's not a coach that makes him a great fit at Tennessee, it is Tennessee itself. I hope these in-state guys commit to Tennessee because they want to represent their state and help restore Tennessee football to where it rightfully belongs. I'd like to see a lot more kids commit to a school, not a coach.

The potential WR coach Kevin Beard had a good recruiting philosophy. He sought kids that were a good fit for the school, not just the fact that he would be their position coach. He wanted them to succeed at the school regardless if he was their coach or not.
 
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With the magnitude of change brings uncertainty. Also while others have tried to offset the change that was known to come AT wants to make sure he meshes with his position coach. Azzani grew leaps and bounds and built strong relationships. In the end I think he will go nowhere but UT. So save the panic and he wants attention stuff, nobody wants to make a blind decision w/o feeling secure and safe. Vols still lead as they have in the past.
 
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de1conley said:
With the magnitude of change brings uncertainty. Also while others have tried to offset the change that was known to come AT wants to make sure he meshes with his position coach. Azzani grew leaps and bounds and built strong relationships. In the end I think he will go nowhere but UT. So save the panic and he wants attention stuff, nobody wants to make a blind decision w/o feeling secure and safe. Vols still lead as they have in the past.
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Thank you for the sanity de1.
 
#737
#737
This is a smart move by Alontae.

He is just wanting to make sure the new coach and staff still want him once the new hire is on board.

Either Alontae will be recruited hard all over again or he will get the message pretty quickly that they are looking in another direction.
 
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jdhallvols said:
This is a smart move by Alontae.

He is just wanting to make sure the new coach and staff still want him once the new hire is on board.

Either Alontae will be recruited hard all over again or he will get the message pretty quickly that they are looking in another direction.
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^^Pretty much sums it up IMO.
 
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InVOLuntary said:
I think he's just waiting to see how he melds with his new position coach.
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It's very possible. I'm just surprised he made the "open to everyone" comment so early.
Given he was already committed, just seems he could get to know the new coaches first. Not vice versa.


But, I also want what's best for each of these guys, whatever that is. Kids trying to navigate the largest decision of their young lives.
 
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chargervol said:
It's very possible. I'm just surprised he made the "open to everyone" comment so early.
Given he was already committed, just seems he could get to know the new coaches first. Not vice versa.


But, I also want what's best for each of these guys, whatever that is. Kids trying to navigate the largest decision of their young lives.
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Just hedging his bets. I think if he jives with the new coach he'll be a Vol. We should know soon.
 
#742
#742
Meh....he may have jumped the gun a little on the "opened up to everyone" comment, but he's just covering his butt in case it doesn't work out with the new coach.

Can't blame him, and honestly, I think I would rather him say it now verses say late summer.
 
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BaldBiker said:
Meh....he may have jumped the gun a little on the "opened up to everyone" comment, but he's just covering his butt in case it doesn't work out with the new coach.

Can't blame him, and honestly, I think I would rather him say it now verses say late summer.
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I just meant give them like two weeks to get settled in.
I find nothing unfair about that.
 
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chargervol said:
I just meant give them like two weeks to get settled in.
I find nothing unfair about that.
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I agree. He probably should have waited a couple of weeks. I just write that off as being a teenager. Most aren't known for their patience before reacting to a situation.
 
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chargervol said:
I'm both hoping and assuming Butch will hire the WR coach, not the bot.
I just can't imagine it will go the same.
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Maybe Butch should hire the AD. He's firing, hiring and moving people around like it's nobody's business right now. I've been pretty impressed with the way he's gone about it too.
 
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BaldBiker said:
I agree. He probably should have waited a couple of weeks. I just write that off as being a teenager. Most aren't known for their patience before reacting to a situation.
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Neither are you and I and we don't even have the youth excuse.
These days I just hope things happen faster so I see the results before I die. Or at least while I can still remember them.
 
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BaldBiker said:
Maybe Butch should hire the AD. He's firing, hiring and moving people around like it's nobody's business right now. I've been pretty impressed with the way he's gone about it too.
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I think he's putting together a real staff.
I even feel good about the Scott promotion.
Not going to complain about Canales given that we didn't even have a QB coach. Can't claim downgrade but wouldn't have objected to a little bit more... :)
 
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