Aubrey Phillips Leaves Florida State

#101
#101
kcvols1 said:
What are you, a Gator fan?

What is there for a kid to dislike; the scantily-clad, well-tanned, and willing coeds; the proximity to the beach; or the resurgent football program under a legendary (albeit dated) coach?
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resurgent, really???
 
#102
#102
Schofield joins Kevin Revis, of Rhea County High School and Aubrey Phillips of Olive Branch, Miss., as offensive lineman committed to UT’s Class of 2009. Phillips visited Florida State this week and still makes Tennessee his solid favorite.

That is from: Scout.com: Vols Land Potent Pair
 
#103
#103
GoHoGsGo06 said:
Normally I would agree with you. But RD is Arkansas' best recruiting guru and he never puts out false information. He has accurately predicted all Arkansas' commits....so I wouldn't just write this guy off. He always has a scoop, even if it is bad news for Arkansas. Not to say he decommits from you guys or anything either. just a FYI
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It sounds like he misinterpreted things on this one. My guess is that his step dad said that FSU and Ark are the leaders for him if he wasn't coming to UT. Make no mistake, this guy will be a Vol.
 
#106
#106
There's a thread over at Rivals titled "Probably won't hold on to Aubrey Phillips." Anyone know what it's about? Is it related to the comments by his stepfather?
 
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Sabanocchio said:
There's a thread over at Rivals titled "Probably won't hold on to Aubrey Phillips." Anyone know what it's about? Is it related to the comments by his stepfather?
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Nothing new.... Just mentions steps dads comments and then various opinions, same as here.
 
#110
#110
Local rag (Arkansas Dem-gazette Jan 27th "The Recruiting Guy" column) reports that Phillips has narrowed his top two choices to the Arky pigs and FSU (this article quoted Paul Crump, Phillips' stepfather). Phillips will "visit Auburn this weekend before making his final decision". According to Crump, Auburn and the pigs are discussing possible move to D-line. UT, according to this article, is not in the mix. Has anyone heard anything different? Hopefully, this is just more Arky b***s**t!
 
#111
#111
gemlek said:
Local rag (Arkansas Dem-gazette Jan 27th "The Recruiting Guy" column) reports that Phillips has narrowed his top two choices to the Arky pigs and FSU (this article quoted Paul Crump, Phillips' stepfather). Phillips will "visit Auburn this weekend before making his final decision". According to Crump, Auburn and the pigs are discussing possible move to D-line. UT, according to this article, is not in the mix. Has anyone heard anything different? Hopefully, this is just more Arky b***s**t!
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I think all this was dis proven right after the "source" came out with it.
 
#112
#112
gemlek said:
Local rag (Arkansas Dem-gazette Jan 27th "The Recruiting Guy" column) reports that Phillips has narrowed his top two choices to the Arky pigs and FSU (this article quoted Paul Crump, Phillips' stepfather). Phillips will "visit Auburn this weekend before making his final decision". According to Crump, Auburn and the pigs are discussing possible move to D-line. UT, according to this article, is not in the mix. Has anyone heard anything different? Hopefully, this is just more Arky b***s**t!
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On the 1/25/09 he said that he didn't think anyone could pull him away from UT on GVX. I am curious when the interview with the stepfather took place?
 
#113
#113
1orangews6 said:
On the 1/25/09 he said that he didn't think anyone could pull him away from UT on GVX. I am curious when the interview with the stepfather took place?
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Also on 1/25/09...7:45 pm. Here is the website of the "recruiting guy". He doesn't participate in the yellow journalism some school's writers do.

He said there will be an update on the Aubrey Phillips today on his blog:

The Recruiting Guy
 
#114
#114
Well he's mistaken somehow on this one. Phillips top school is UT. He's said that himself. I don't know where the misinformation is coming from, whether it's this writer or the step-father, but someone is confusing their facts. Phillips will be a Vol. Arkansas doesn't have a chance.
 
#115
#115
Sabanocchio said:
Well he's mistaken somehow on this one. Phillips top school is UT. He's said that himself. I don't know where the misinformation is coming from, whether it's this writer or the step-father, but someone is confusing their facts. Phillips will be a Vol. Arkansas doesn't have a chance.
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But...But...

You mean we shouldn't trust the word of some guy I've never heard of before on some recruiting site I've never seen before presented by "ArkansasOnline" ? :p
 
#116
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First&Tenn said:
But...But...

You mean we shouldn't trust the word of some guy I've never heard of before on some recruiting site I've never seen before presented by "ArkansasOnline" ? :p
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He is the recruiting writer for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

Anyway, I think this was his article today concerning the issue.

WholeHogSports.com - Wingo expected to announce college choice tonight

Like I said earlier, I am not predicting he is coming to Arkansas, the only thing I am doing is validating this writer as he only publishes correct info on his sites and columns. He checks to make sure all his info is correct, i know this from reading his articles the past few years and seeing the predicted outcome unfold.
 
#118
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GoHoGsGo06 said:
Also on 1/25/09...7:45 pm. Here is the website of the "recruiting guy". He doesn't participate in the yellow journalism some school's writers do.

He said there will be an update on the Aubrey Phillips today on his blog:

The Recruiting Guy
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His article seems no different than any other sports writer. Pro-Hog vs Pro-Vol.

Well the article I referred to says he is 90% sure he is a Vol and Phillips said he would be surprised if any school is able to sway his commitment from UT. According to the article that came from Phillips not his stepfather. The kid may change his mind by NSD who knows anything can happen.

I'm going to go with the GVX article and you can stick with yours.
 
#119
#119
Here's the part from the above article that pertains to Phillips. It's very strange that Aubrey tells the News Sentinel after his visit to FSU that he is 90% sure he is coming to UT and then this guy talks to his stepfather the next day and all of a sudden UT isn't even one of his top 2 choices. Doesn't make sense. The stories are in direct conflict.

HOGS IN TOP TWO

Highly recruited offensive lineman Aubrey Phillips of Olive Branch, Miss., orally committed to Tennessee and Coach Phil Fulmer last summer, but that commitment appears to be in jeopardy following Fulmer's departure.

"Right now, the top two are probably Arkansas and Florida State," said Paul Crump, Phillips' stepfather.

Phillips, 6-6, 310, 5.1, and Crump have made official visits to Arkansas (Jan. 9-11), Tennessee (Jan. 16-18) and Florida State over the weekend. Both plan to visit Auburn this weekend before making a decision Feb. 4 on national signing day.

Crump said their visit to Tallahassee, Fla., was good but essentially the same as previous trips.

"Basically, every school does the same thing," Crump said. "They show you their campus, you eat the same kind of food, and it's almost like the same routine. So it's just the matter of meeting the coaches and getting to know them and feeling comfortable."

Crump said a big part of Phillips' decision will be his comfort level with coaches.

"It's about him feeling comfortable with the coaching staff," Crump said. "I want to have a good relationship with the coach to the point that I can call his offensive line coach and ask how he's doing and see if he's doing what he's supposed to be doing."

Crump said Arkansas and Auburn are exploring the possibility of playing Phillips on the defensive line.

"Coach Petrino told him that he would let him try both positions and see which he was best suited for," Crump said. "Florida State is recruiting him solely for the offensive line because they're young on the offensive line and they need another lineman. Tennessee is also recruiting him as an offensive lineman."

Coach Bobby Petrino, linebackers coach Reggie Johnson and defensive coordinator Willy Robinson visited Phillips' school last Wednesday.

"They let him know that they're not going to pressure him and they were going to wait until he made his decision," Crump said.
 
#120
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Asked what he would have to see to sign with the Tigers instead of the Vols, he responds, “Really I’m just looking to see where the best place and fit is for me"

When asked about his UT visit he said:
“It went good,” he says. “I liked the coaches, I liked the players. They didn’t have anything bad to say about their coaches, nothing like that.”



He said that there are 4 teams still in the running. Those would be all 4 that he has visited.
 
#121
#121
Wow, Crump said this... Crump said that.... Does Mr. Phillips speak?
 
#122
#122
m1al said:
Wow, Crump said this... Crump said that.... Does Mr. Phillips speak?
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Asked what he would have to see to sign with the Tigers instead of the Vols, he responds, “Really I’m just looking to see where the best place and fit is for me"

When asked about his UT visit he said:
“It went good,” he says. “I liked the coaches, I liked the players. They didn’t have anything bad to say about their coaches, nothing like that.”
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He said that there are 4 teams still in the running. Those would be all 4 that he has visited.
 
#123
#123
I saw that, I was just making the point that Mr. Crump seems to have more to say about Aubrey's recruitment than Aubrey does... I may be over-reacting though.
 
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