'20 FL WR Malachi Wideman (Tennessee signee)

[WonfulVol]

- David Johnson (Ole Miss 247)

Really just flew in to Memphis for lunch with the Memphis trio

 

[Catbone]

So many sad betas afraid of Kiffin.

Me! Never trust kiffin

 

[TNfaninMS]

 

[GVol1966]

The kid is going to sign where he ultimately wants to go. If it’s UT, great. If not, fine also. Win some lose some. Recruiting in a nutshell.

who you talking about, this is the Kiffen thread?
Anyone know how to get to the Wideman thread, ? I seem to have taken a wrong turn

 

[Crazy Ivan]

Said he didn't fit his system and felt like Matt Simms was a better option. Sidenote, also told Taj Boyd to take a walk.

Technically, he told Boyd he would play WR at UT, not QB.

 

[drvenner]

I see the pre-worriers are out in force today.

 

[Pepe]

If Kiffin is so dirty then why did we not get Cam Newton?

Cuz he's also dumb

 

[GojiraVol17]

I see the pre-worriers are out in force today.

Legitimately one of the most aggravating things about a lot of those in our “fan base”. Battered Vol syndrome is the worrrrrrrst.

 

[Pepe]

Him or that ilk for sure, there are 5 or 6 of them that run ogether.. Very tiring..

Ignore works well

 

[m1al]

You mean like Reggie Bush's $757,000 home he bought his family while at USC?

I would argue that was a bit over the top and on the blatantly stupid side, wouldn't you?

 

[NeverWe'llSever]

- David Johnson (Ole Miss 247)

The drive to Oxford is depressing. Mississippi is an awful state.

 

[Lane Train 4]

I would argue that was a bit over the top and on the blatantly stupid side, wouldn't you?

If not then the Cadillac Escalade may have been the last straw haha.

 

[RockyTopTexas]

You been watching Ancient Aliens marathon too huh?

 

[Nashvegas31]

Got to be an advantage to fly into Knox instead of Memphis then drive to ole miss for family
To games etc.

 

[VolnJC]

The drive to Oxford is depressing. Mississippi is an awful state.

You mean Kiffin didn't pick him up in the school whirlybird?

 

[volinbama256]

Everyone including Wideman knows UT has more to offer, so if he decides to go to Ole Miss, it will be for different reasons other than our school and program... plain and simple.

 

[lilesrt]

Everyone including Wideman knows UT has more to offer, so if he decides to go to Ole Miss, it will be for different reasons other than our school and program... plain and simple.

Truth.

 

[InVOLuntary]

From what I recall, Chaney went to go watch one of Newton's JUCO games but he ended up being suspended for the first half. Considering the trouble he got in at Florida and the continuation of issues at JUCO, they opted not to pursue him. Now, maybe he indicated to the staff that he wasn't really interested in Tennessee, but they never recruited him hard.

We would have never outbid Auburn.

 

[Vol Main]

If Kiffin is so dirty then why did we not get Cam Newton?

Did not pass Kiffin's sniff test, maybe our peep don't play in that league, or maybe the new coach had not connected with that kind of trust. I think he did not want to put everything at risk by getting involved with the bidding for Cam Newton.

 

[Jackcrevol]

You mean Kiffin didn't pick him up in the school whirlybird? View attachment 258216

if id known that guy in College...

soap sock.

 

[smokeyz1]

Did not pass Kiffin's sniff test, maybe our peep don't play in that league, or maybe the new coach had not connected with that kind of trust. I think he did not want to put everything at risk by getting involved with the bidding for Cam Newton.

Kiffin did not care for dual threat QBs back then. If you remember he told Tahj Boyd he could be a WR at UT. He picked Matt Sims over Cam Newton because Matt was a pro style QB that fit Kiffin's system at the time. Kiffin did not have a good track record of evaluating QBs back then.

 

[Vol Main]

Of all the options, Newton, Petty, Boyd, and Matt Simms...we had two committed and kicked both to the curb, could have, instead, had the best of bunch and yet, chose Simms.

That is so Tennessee.

Boyd killed it at Clemson, Petty lit it up at Baylor. Turning those two guys away bordered on dumb@ss.

 

[bluetick2]

Boyd killed it at Clemson, Petty lit it up at Baylor. Turning those two guys away bordered on dumb@ss.

Bordered on dumbass?

I would say it went well into dumbassery without even being anywhere near the border.

 

[Orange Studs]

I am not afraid of Lane. He has yet to demonstrate that he can win at a big time program.

He has to contend with Bama, LSU, A&M, and Auburn. Let's see how he does through that first. He isn't in the pansy league anymore.

 

[VolsSince78]

I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade here but I think you're underestimating Kiff in this kid's recruiting. First off, he is an excellent recruiter. Anyone who doubts that has forgotten the class he brought in here in his one year in a short period. Yeah he had a great recruiting staff behind him, but he's effective with the kids and talks their language. On top of that you're forgetting that he just spent a couple of years building relationships in Florida.

Kiffin might be a good recruiter. We'll see. But, I sure wouldn't use his first Vol class as an example of good recruiting. He derecruited two great college QBs (Boyd and Petty) who wanted to be Vols, and signed a bunch of malcontents and overrated guys. And Kiffin had a much easier sell in 2008-09 than Pruitt did upon his arrival.. SEC East titles in 2001, 2004, 2007.

Here are guys who helped the Kiffin recruiting class ranking, but did little to nothing for Vols football IMO: Bryce Brown, Nu'keese Richardson, Darren Myles, David Oku, Jerod Askew, Marsalis Teague, JerQuari Schofield, Mike Edwards, Arthur Jeffery, Nyshier Oliver, Robert Nelson, Kevin Revis, Rae Sykes. I didn't include Janzen Jackson since he had two good years for the Vols before he was kicked off. So, Kiffin's signing class here was one of the worst Vol classes in 40+ years in substance.