'24 AR RB Braylen Russell (Arkansas commit)

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AP said There have been 3-4 commitment videos that have been shot where the kid and family said they were going to UT but he was not able to air them because they went to other schools.
 
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Ok, that’s 2 weird announcements now where wiltfong/247 staff seemingly knew something but the out coaching staff and VQ guys seemed to be dragged along…

And they both announced on a 247 live stream that was bait to get you all to watch an hour of it…

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Odiodin said:
Ok, that’s 2 weird announcements now where wiltfong/247 staff seemingly knew something but the out coaching staff and VQ guys seemed to be dragged along…

And they both announced on a 247 live stream that was bait to get you all to watch an hour of it…

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I didn't
 
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thunder5 said:
That’s some sack of sh** stuff right there…

I hope we draw them some time over the next four years…I’ll laugh my a** off when we’re scoring every series while they try to keep up in there 1970’s offense
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Well lucky for you we play them next year
 
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allvolrecruiting said:
Probably won't be a premier back either. Probably a bigger short yardage back. Small/Sampson/Seldon/Keith could all be back realistically and you're adding Peyton Lewis
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Wright could be back as well. A lot will depend on the feedback he gets post season. I expect him to have a big year, you obviously do too.
 
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Kids are so insane these days. I truly don’t understand why they hype up the choice so much. I honestly can’t think of something else where this takes place other than like reality tv dating shows.
 
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DaddyChad said:
Weird decision play for one of the most prolific offenses in the nation OR have 300lb coeds scream Woo Pig Sooie?!?
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It’s not like the Arkansas offense has been bad either, particularly for RBs. They led all of P5 in rushing two years ago and had the SEC‘s 2nd leading rusher last year.
 
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gohogs14 said:
It’s not like the Arkansas offense has been bad either, particularly for RBs. They led all of P5 in rushing two years ago and had the SEC‘s 2nd leading rusher last year.
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Yes - an overreaction by our fanbase here. The kid staying home to play for a team with a good rushing attack - would've been a tough pull for our staff. I like this kid better than Keith as well. Wish we would've landed him.
 
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bigl3327 said:
Wright could be back as well. A lot will depend on the feedback he gets post season. I expect him to have a big year, you obviously do too.
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I do and with him flirting with other possibilities this offseason, he's one I would have to see it to believe it for him to come back unless he just has a down year or something but I think he will have a pretty good season. Has a lot of traits NFL teams will love
 
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This isn’t specifically about Russell at all but… everyone should understand all these kids are under a ton of pressure and dealing with a bunch of different considerations. I don’t fault any kid for not picking Tennessee or even handling it poorly. No one knows the fullness of what they’re dealing with. That said, anyone criticizing people like Austin Price on their reporting need to know that some of these guys are misrepresenting stuff throughout to multiple constituents from the coaching staff to the collectives to even their coaches. And even if they’re not misrepresenting it at all, maybe they’re not talking to anyone or they’re seriously torn or they want to go somewhere and their parents want them to go elsewhere or whatever. Austin or Callahan get most of their information from a Tennessee perspective and so you have to understand that what they’re hearing is consistent with what is being told to our coaches. We’ve dealt with a few weird circumstances where people haven’t been particularly forthcoming to us which is not imo Austin or Ryan or Matt Rays fault. I promise next week will be far better with this so cheer up!

all those guys I mentioned though are big boys and they can take people sh1tt ing on them but just know that predicting where 17 year olds are going to go is a tough job and especially so when you don’t want to ruin a kids moment the way Wiltfong will by posting 6 confidence predictions immediately before they commit. We’ve got a great group on our beat (particularly the VQ guys). They’re ethical and work their ass.
 
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KingNico said:
This isn’t specifically about Russell at all but… everyone should understand all these kids are under a ton of pressure and dealing with a bunch of different considerations. I don’t fault any kid for not picking Tennessee or even handling it poorly. No one knows the fullness of what they’re dealing with. That said, anyone criticizing people like Austin Price on their reporting need to know that some of these guys are misrepresenting stuff throughout to multiple constituents from the coaching staff to the collectives to even their coaches. And even if they’re not misrepresenting it at all, maybe they’re not talking to anyone or they’re seriously torn or they want to go somewhere and their parents want them to go elsewhere or whatever. Austin or Callahan get most of their information from a Tennessee perspective and so you have to understand that what they’re hearing is consistent with what is being told to our coaches. We’ve dealt with a few weird circumstances where people haven’t been particularly forthcoming to us which is not imo Austin or Ryan or Matt Rays fault. I promise next week will be far better with this so cheer up!

all those guys I mentioned though are big boys and they can take people sh1tt ing on them but just know that predicting where 17 year olds are going to go is a tough job and especially so when you don’t want to ruin a kids moment the way Wiltfong will by posting 6 confidence predictions immediately before they commit. We’ve got a great group on our beat (particularly the VQ guys). They’re ethical and work their ass.
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On top of that AP has recorded multiple commitment videos with guys that never aired because they ended up elsewhere.
 
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