Dooley's recruiting plan, 2010

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I posted this in another thread but wanted to get this out to the masses and see what everyone's opinion is about how they think Dooley should recruit:

orangeblood79 said:
My feeling on the matter is that Dooley realized when he took over the job that he had a long way to go with the higher(est) rated players, I.e. the 5star players being recruited by everyone under the sun for the last 3 years.

So while he would continue to focus his efforts on those highly sought after players, he (they as a staff, as well) decided their best efforts should be focused on the higher 3 star, lower 4 star recruits that were/are in essence, low hanging fruit.

Some people have a problem with that, I don't--at least for now. I think its the most effective method of rebuilding a program with players who, honestly, aren't really that different from the elite group.

This strategy, IMO, will yield a return much faster than the way most people on this board would like---hard charging after the highest ranked recruits only to strike out with the majority and having to settle for the scraps left over.

Its something i know a little something about, in a totally different field of course, but I've grown territories/markets with this exact strategy and its done quite nicely for me.
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Discuss....:hi:
 
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orangeblood79 said:
I posted this in another thread but wanted to get this out to the masses and see what everyone's opinion is about how they think Dooley should recruit:



Discuss....:hi:
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Agree............look at where good ole Lame Kiffins 5star rampage got us. Players who got arrested and sit out spring practice thinking about transfering. Dooly is doing it the right way. Get players that are built to be competitive in the SEC and land a few 5 stars here and there. UT starts winning and the 5 stars will want to come here like they did in the 90's. can I get a hell yeah:eek:k::eek:k:
 
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JAMESFROMCT said:
Agree............look at where good ole Lame Kiffins 5star rampage got us. Players who got arrested and sit out spring practice thinking about transfering. Dooly is doing it the right way. Get players that are built to be competitive in the SEC and land a few 5 stars here and there. UT starts winning and the 5 stars will want
to come here like they did in the 90's. can I get a hell yeah:eek:k::eek:k:
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Hell yeah
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It's not the stars...it's the offer sheet that usually how good a player is.
 
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zjcvols said:
It's not the stars...it's the offer sheet that usually how good a player is.
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Very true for the most part, lets hope thats not the case with Bray.

The quality of the recruit we get will coincide with our Wins to losses. I agree right now we just need to fill the scholarship limit bring in as many bodies as possible. If our program gets better and we start winning more we can be more picky with the recruits we look at it JMO.
 
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hdrizzle21 said:
Very true for the most part, lets hope thats not the case with Bray.

The quality of the recruit we get will coincide with our Wins to losses. I agree right now we just need to fill the scholarship limit bring in as many bodies as possible. If our program gets better and we start winning more we can be more picky with the recruits we look at it JMO.
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It's mostly with low 4* and 3* players you look for the offer sheet. I mean, every player in the consensus top 50 is going to have a good offer sheet. When you look outside the top 100, the offer sheet is more important than stars. Justin Worley is a mid 3*, but has a very nice offer sheet.
 
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JAMESFROMCT said:
Agree............look at where good ole Lame Kiffins 5star rampage got us. Players who got arrested and sit out spring practice thinking about transfering. Dooly is doing it the right way. Get players that are built to be competitive in the SEC and land a few 5 stars here and there. UT starts winning and the 5 stars will want to come here like they did in the 90's. can I get a hell yeah:eek:k::eek:k:
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This post was right on point.

HELL YEAH................:rock::rock::rock::rock:
 
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I agree with this Thread! It would piss me over ex-coach when we could have gotten more 3/4stars than striking out with the 5stars that want to trip here for the free meal etc. already made up their mind where they were going to play
 
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orangeblood79 said:
I posted this in another thread but wanted to get this out to the masses and see what everyone's opinion is about how they think Dooley should recruit:



Discuss....:hi:
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depends how good he judges talent. hopefully he is very good because if he isnt, we won't be no where near the top of the SEC for 10 years or so. the 4 and 5 star players that bama and the gators are getting seem to be working out fine for them.
 
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I don't think you are ever going to see a SEC team with recruiting classes ranked 20-30 ever win in this conference.

LWS posted in a thread today about our recruiting rankins from 93' to 01 and we were from 1-7 every year.

The overall recruiting rankings have always correllated in general with the winning programs.

Now do we need all 4-5 stars all the time? No.

But we are going to have to have elite talent to win in our conference.

Right now Dooley is building the foundation for our recruiting class, and is building momentum on the way to signing day and will hopefully land a ton of highly ranked players late in the year once they see our product on the field and we get them on campus.

It is all part of the plan, but we need top 10 classes consistently to get back where we were in the past.

The end.
 
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Oh please, everybody agrees. I think the floodgate is about to open, and a string of four star and possibly five star recruits will role in. I count nine or ten prospects, four star or better, that I would bet commit to UT. What's with all the low expectations? We are the Volunteers!
 
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Volru said:
Oh please, everybody agrees. I think the floodgate is about to open, and a string of four star and possibly five star recruits will role in. I count nine or ten prospects, four star or better, that I would bet commit to UT. What's with all the low expectations? We are the Volunteers!
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You shouldn't let Jamarcus Russell pick your drinks.
 
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JAMESFROMCT said:
Agree............look at where good ole Lame Kiffins 5star rampage got us. Players who got arrested and sit out spring practice thinking about transfering. Dooly is doing it the right way. Get players that are built to be competitive in the SEC and land a few 5 stars here and there. UT starts winning and the 5 stars will want to come here like they did in the 90's. can I get a hell yeah:eek:k::eek:k:
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Hell Yeah ! :clapping:
 
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Ericvol2096 said:
I don't think you are ever going to see a SEC team with recruiting classes ranked 20-30 ever win in this conference.

LWS posted in a thread today about our recruiting rankins from 93' to 01 and we were from 1-7 every year.

The overall recruiting rankings have always correllated in general with the winning programs.

Now do we need all 4-5 stars all the time? No.

But we are going to have to have elite talent to win in our conference.

Right now Dooley is building the foundation for our recruiting class, and is building momentum on the way to signing day and will hopefully land a ton of highly ranked players late in the year once they see our product on the field and we get them on campus.

It is all part of the plan, but we need top 10 classes consistently to get back where we were in the past.

The end.
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Could not have said it better myself.
 
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Volru said:
Oh please, everybody agrees. I think the floodgate is about to open, and a string of four star and possibly five star recruits will role in. I count nine or ten prospects, four star or better, that I would bet commit to UT. What's with all the low expectations? We are the Volunteers!
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that last thing you said is pretty much what i think almost every time i am on this site.
 
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Volru said:
Oh please, everybody agrees. I think the floodgate is about to open, and a string of four star and possibly five star recruits will role in. I count nine or ten prospects, four star or better, that I would bet commit to UT. What's with all the low expectations? We are the Volunteers!
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The people with high expectations on this site are generally known as negavols.
 
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I believe the OP waaaaay over thinks this.

DD and staff are evaluating guys and offering the ones they think have the right talent and character to become good players for UT.

For instance, there's been a ton of handwringing over Power... but show me a 4-5* TE recruit that runs a 4.6, benches 400 lbs, can catch the football, and has already proven he can make an SEC two deep.

DD said he recruits with his eyes, not his ears. IOW's, he's looking for guys that he and his staff believe in... not necessarily ones that everyone is chasing or the recruiting svcs love.
 
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volwarrior33 said:
The people with high expectations on this site are generally known as negavols.
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Not really. Those who are negative without a legitimate reason to be are known as negavols. Those who consistently assume the worst are negavols.

There is PLENTY of room in the "high expectations" camp for those who do not believe the sky is falling any time UT takes a commit from a guy who isn't a 5*.

I am giving DD the benefit of the doubt and trying to only judge his acual results... but I've consistently said that he should be gone after year 3 if he doesn't show significant progress.
 
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Dooley's other recruiting strategy works great too. Offer 2 * players and get their best friend, a 5* stud to come with them. :) Works for me.
 
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