Five-star SG Anfernee Simons visiting this weekend

[vols 30]

I don't want anybody run off. That's bad for team chemistry unless they've not bought in and have been a pain in the butt. But I don't see anybody like that. If somebody's parents won a secret lottery and they decided to walk-on, that'd be okay.

Tell FulK its been fun....

 

[bleedingTNorange]

We would make room for Simons. C'mon now.

While I think there’s always a change of attrition I’m not convinced Barnes would give someone the boot come June if he needed room for Simons.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Tell FulK its been fun....

And then that will be used by opposing coaches against TN in every recruiting battle going forward.

Maybe Fulk's parents can afford to pay for a year. His dad could be a consultant for Pilot.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

While I think there’s always a change of attrition I’m not convinced Barnes would give someone the boot come June if he needed room for Simons.

That's not how he rolls. Now if Kasongo was still on the roster...

 

[Dallasbowlin]

Or, maybe he’s a “silent commit” unless he gets a good grade in the combine?

 

[BigZiti09]

And then that will be used by opposing coaches against TN in every recruiting battle going forward.

Maybe Fulk's parents can afford to pay for a year. His dad could be a consultant for Pilot.

No they won't.

You can't take kids off scholarship and just tell them to pay their way for a year. Not how it works.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

No they won't.

You can't take kids off scholarship and just tell them to pay their way for a year. Not how it works.

Wade Houston did it.

 

[berryvol]

This is one of the few years I can remember that we probably won't have an offseason transfer to make room. Unless there's an internal issue I'm not aware of.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

This is one of the few years I can remember that we probably won't have an offseason transfer to make room. Unless there's an internal issue I'm not aware of.

12 of 13 have all played meaningful minutes lately and Kent doesn't seem to be unhappy. ZK high 5s teammates, puts his arm around them, and is in their ear during time outs. He looks nothing like Guarantano feeling sorry for himself.

 

[berryvol]

12 of 13 have all played meaningful minutes lately and Kent doesn't seem to be unhappy. ZK high 5s teammates, puts his arm around them, and is in their ear during time outs. He looks nothing like Guarantano feeling sorry for himself.

Yeah we're so deep that everyone is playing. I'm fine with it. Depth typically fares well in March.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Or, maybe he’s a “silent commit” unless he gets a good grade in the combine?

If hes OV’ing to other schools he’s not a silent

 

[Dallasbowlin]

If hes OV’ing to other schools he’s not a silent

Yup, was thinking he went to NC state before us.

 

[golfballs]

Is Darrington going to stick around?

 

[BigZiti09]

Is Darrington going to stick around?

He almost has to.

 

[berryvol]

Is Darrington going to stick around?

I've kinda been wondering the same. His PT has shot way down for Pons and JJ the past 2 weeks.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Is Darrington going to stick around?

I forgot about him. He's played less than 40 total minutes in SEC games and half were in two games. I wonder if he'll graduate and have an option as a GT?

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Is Darrington going to stick around?

Hard to see him leaving as a JUCO...I haven’t heard of anyone leaving, but I would think the most likely would be Kent.

Hard to see Darrington as a JUCO leaving, Johnson and Fulkerson have both used redshirts so they would lose a year of eligibility by transferring, that doesn’t seem too likely.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

I forgot about him. He's played less than 40 total minutes in SEC games and half were in two games. I wonder if he'll graduate and have an option as a GT?

No, not as a JUCO.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

No, not as a JUCO.

That's a rule? Grad transfers don't just have to get a degree?

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

No they won't.

You can't take kids off scholarship and just tell them to pay their way for a year. Not how it works.

I'm not sure what "they" you're referring to and I didn't say the things that you're disagreeing with. But a couple of your girlfriends like the post. I guess they like the snarky tone.

 

[bleedingTNorange]

That's a rule? Grad transfers don't just have to get a degree?

No not a rule, but I highly doubt he got 2 years worth of work at UT done in less than a year. Im not sure there’s ever been a JUCO graduate transfer who didn’t use a redshirt, seems nearly impossible.

 

[Lankykong]

I'm not sure what "they" you're referring to and I didn't say the things that you're disagreeing with. But a couple of your girlfriends like the post. I guess they like the snarky tone.

He means UT ain’t gonna run Fulk off. He was agreeing with you man.

I still don’t know why we’re calling for kids to transfer when we don’t even have a commit yet and it’s pretty unlikely for us to need two spots.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

He means UT ain’t gonna run Fulk off. He was agreeing with you man.

I still don’t know why we’re calling for kids to transfer when we don’t even have a commit yet and it’s pretty unlikely for us to need two spots.

It's not like Ziti to not be snarky, but if he wasn't then I apologize.

 

[BigZiti09]

It's not like Ziti to not be snarky, but if he wasn't then I apologize.

I was saying other teams won’t use it against us if we process a kid.

It happens all the time.

Cuonzo Martin processed a kid before he even got on campus once. That was right before he started recruiting better.

 

[Lankykong]

I was saying other teams won’t use it against us if we process a kid.

It happens all the time.

Cuonzo Martin processed a kid before he even got on campus once. That was right before he started recruiting better.

Ok, I was totally wrong. Sorry TGO