‘23 AZ TE Duce Robinson

[Weezer]

Honestly, I wonder if he'd be better off not committing to anyone and just waiting to see what happens with his baseball prospects?

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

I think he will stick to baseball, I would.

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

7 crystal balls (5 since December) including a Fong bomb to UGA but supposedly he’s choosing between them, USC, Bama, Texas, and Oregon.

Vols have never been in it.[/QUOTE

That had been my assumption, but was hoping for a pied piper play by Nico.

 

[tnvolfan16]

i just dont think there is such thing as a pied piper unless it is a family thing. i have thought back and cannot remember the last time we got a top notch player simply because someone else was here, unless, as i said, it is a family thing

 

[GroverCleveland]

May not sign on NSD. Being told by scouts he is 1st round.

 

[Adam Sandler]

Postponing

 

[Buzzbait]

May not sign on NSD. Being told by scouts he is 1st round.

If he’s 1st or 2nd round, he could get a very nice signing bonus, then after a couple of years of baseball he can choose to continue or go back to school and probably get a good NIL deal.

 

[peaygolf]

He’s ranked #123 in the Baseball America rankings.

 

[volbeast33]

He’s ranked #123 in the Baseball America rankings.

He has met with MLB teams…. I wonder if he has gotten assurances that they were going to take him and what he might be slotted.

 

[Govolsman98]

I think we might actually get this guy

 

[vols 30]

I think he will stick to baseball, I would.

No doubt. Longer career. Guaranteed contracts with more money

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

He has met with MLB teams…. I wonder if he has gotten assurances that they were going to take him and what he might be slotted.

What action actually ends his option to sign out of HS and starts that three year clock? NLI? Enrollment? Other?

 

[volbeast33]

What action actually ends his option to sign out of HS and starts that three year clock? NLI? Enrollment? Other?

I think it is attending the first day of classes…. Several players have signed with colleges but went the MLB route instead.

 

[peaygolf]

He has met with MLB teams…. I wonder if he has gotten assurances that they were going to take him and what he might be slotted.

IF I were him........I would try and play both in college.
Three years to see where the future lies. Some have played college football and played minor league baseball.

He has tons of options and is in-charge of it. Kinda a cool spot.

 

[ACvol3]

I wonder if he has snuck into Knoxville without anyone knowing

 

[Nooga]

The folks in the know on 24/7 seem to think that it’s between MLB and UGA. With Southern Cal taking the Lyons kid, it seems like they are out. If Duce really is a high draftable prospect, especially for the Dodgers, he would be dumb to roll with football.

 

[Billy Antrim]

The folks in the know on 24/7 seem to think that it’s between MLB and UGA. With Southern Cal taking the Lyons kid, it seems like they are out. If Duce really is a high draftable prospect, especially for the Dodgers, he would be dumb to roll with football.

Except if you go for MLB and crap out, now you're a little older with no college degree. I like @peaygolf 's idea.

 

[volsagain]

Except if you go for MLB and crap out, now you're a little older with no college degree. I like @peaygolf 's idea.

Quite a few players try baseball and don't make it. Then come back to college for football. We've had a few come back for football and a few leave football for baseball . Great athletes find a way to get paid.

 

[thunder5]

This recruiting class is really good…if we somehow pulled this one off it would go from really good to great

 

[NighthawkVol]

Quite a few players try baseball and don't make it. Then come back to college for football. We've had a few come back for football and a few leave football for baseball . Great athletes find a way to get paid.

Yep. Get the signing money, chase the MLB dream, if it doesn't work out, pull a Chris Weinke or Quincy Carter and come back to play college football as a 24 year-old...with some money in your pocket.

 

[LittleVol]

This recruiting class is really good…if we somehow pulled this one off it would go from really good to great

I think it's already elite.
It's the most underrated class and they're ranked 9th overall by 247.

If we get this guy it could eventually be the best one we've ever had imo...

 

[MarcoVol]

This recruiting class is really good…if we somehow pulled this one off it would go from really good to great

Pulled what off?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

This recruiting class is really good…if we somehow pulled this one off it would go from really good to great

I think getting the #9 overall class qualifies as great.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Pulled what off?

Getting Robinson

 

[MarcoVol]

Getting Robinson

Are we even recruiting him?