'20 GA OL Tate Ratledge (UGA commit)

[I_Bleed_Orange77]

If we do indeed lose out on Tate, it doesnt hurt. We cannot get top rated lineman in every class. Last years class was a miracle.

It doesn't hurt? You're insane. Come up with your excuses. These top flight recruiters are failing. Dude's dad is hard core orange blooded, and we lose him? This is as bad as losing Cade.

 

[I_Bleed_Orange77]

Man this class is just gonna suck now huh

More than likely, yes.

 

[AngryButchJones]

More than likely, yes.

My goodness, were you drunk last night and posting? You had the most doom and gloom posts I've ever seen. I don't want someone to always be positive all the time. Sunshine pumping annoys me. But so does always thinking everything sucks and is always going to suck.

 

[yourstruly23]

In before the "Pruitt sucks, fawr Pruitt" posts today. What time do does Tate commit to UGA so I can be logged off?

 

[Pepe]

Agreed. UT was, at one point, rolling with wins, big bowls, natty talk. Makes recruiting much easier. Having a generation talent at qb helping call kids to play with him also didn't hurt the effort. Pruitt let his mouth get ahead of his brain with that comment. Don't fault him for being enthusiastic and sending that message, but once the emotion dies and you start to get into the daily grind of selling Knoxville, UT, the SEC...where we've been struggling to stay out of the cellar...and "rebuilding" vs playing for rings and spots in the NFL, the job becomes a helluva lot harder.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not expecting us to have top 5 classes out of the gate in his career. He's going to need time to get things back on track and rolling. He's going to need time to change the culture. He's going to need at least 3 years IMO to rebuild depth to the point that we can maintain our level of play throughout an entire season if injuries occur. And that level of play certainly won't be at the level of Bama and UGA for a long while.

I'm sure Pruitt will be more guarded in what he says going forward. Just another lesson a guy learns about being the head man vs a coordinator. It's also a lesson that you learn the waters you're swimming in before you dive into the deep end with your mouth.

Is someone came into my house spouting Natty talk, I would invite him to immediately leave.

 

[bignewt]

Is someone came into my house spouting Natty talk, I would invite him to immediately leave.

Amen.

 

[I_Bleed_Orange77]

My goodness, were you drunk last night and posting? You had the most doom and gloom posts I've ever seen. I don't want someone to always be positive all the time. Sunshine pumping annoys me. But so does always thinking everything sucks and is always going to suck.

You don't know Catbone? Or post during a game we're losing huh? Reality sucks sometimes.

 

[kemotoe]

I’m hearing Tate wasn’t a take. Staff offered a PWO Friday and he rejected it.

 

[SmokyRiverDog]

For a moment, just imagine if the fans hadn't screamed for Fulmer to be fired and we could've had a smooth coaching transition. Just imagine how far along we would be. The administration was a reflection of the fanbase. Impatient and illogical.

They waited too long to fire Fulmer.

 

[GroverCleveland]

Crap.

 

[GroverCleveland]

Dad is a bit emotional.

 

[Buck Naked]

Boo

 

[KBVol]

You're very naive. The boosters and leadership made the move but the move was made because of fan grumbling. You have selective memory....

No, I evidently understand how this works better than you and I don’t knee jerk, shut my eyes, stick my fingers in my ears and scream “it’s the fault, it’s the fans fault!”

 

[KBVol]

My son is telling me he’s going to UT. Hates Georgia. He is the kind of kid who doesn’t mind a challenge. If UT was a mess and he had his choice of schools, he would go to Tech. In no way would he choose Georgia, Florida, or Bama because he knows I hate them. He knows I love him no matter what but fact is, he loves me too. No way he would do that to me with as big a Vol fans as we are. There are over 100 plus schools he could choose from instead.

Lol.

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

They waited too long to fire Fulmer.

so you're going to double down on the stupidity? When should they have fired him? After his first losing season in 2005, which was his first losing season since being a head coach. He only had 2 losing seasons as a head coach, and has a better winning % than Spurrier.

You're proving my point.

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

No, I evidently understand how this works better than you and I don’t knee jerk, shut my eyes, stick my fingers in my ears and scream “it’s the fault, it’s the fans fault!”

you're entire online persona is knee jerk, what are you talking about?

 

[gmoneyvol]

when is Tate scheduled to announce?

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

when is Tate scheduled to announce?

He already committed to UGA

 

[Joe Dirt]

when is Tate scheduled to announce?

Already chose Georgia lol

 

[Pepe]

so you're going to double down on the stupidity? When should they have fired him? After his first losing season in 2005, which was his first losing season since being a head coach. He only had 2 losing seasons as a head coach, and has a better winning % than Spurrier.

You're proving my point.

I would have given him one more year

 

[FirstAndGoal]

Didn’t want him anyway. Recruited over.

Yikes. No blue font?

 

[BucksnortVol]

when is Tate scheduled to announce?

I thought it was 9 am ET, but it must be 9 am CT.

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

We never led

The Georgia Bulldogs picked up some more good news in the 2020 class on Monday morning. One of the top players in the country Tate Ratledge of Darlington High School (Rome, Georgia) picked the Bulldogs over Tennessee in the final two teams. The 6-foot-6, 315-pound Ratledge committed live on Fox5 Atlanta and there was a certain feeling about Georgia that helped them land the All-American OL.

“It is really where I felt the most comfortable,” Ratledge said. “It was where I thought I could get to where I want to be one day with Coach (Sam) Pittman and everyone else there.”

Coach Sam Pittman continues to prove his one of the best, if not the best recruiters in the country. Ratledge says there is something different about him.

“He is a lot more personable, he would rather get to know you than just talk about football all the time, and I thought that was special,” he said.

Georgia was the team behind the scenes for a while, but Ratledge took a look at another SEC school before it was all over with.

“I have kind of felt since January really it was Georgia, then I went to Tennessee twice in a row back to back and I was still feeling Georgia, so I knew then it was where I wanted to go,” he said.

Sam Pittman had to take a seat literally when Ratledge gave him the news that he was coming to Georgia.

“He told I had to let him sit down before I told him that and then he asked me if I could repeat what I just said, he was excited,” he said.

Kirby Smart wants Ratledge to get started being a recruiter for the 2020 class as soon as possible.

“He wants me to get some other people on board now that I am public, so does Coach Pittman, I am just very relieved this part is over with and I have my school now,” he said.

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[TC 83]

As the lone Vol fan in a room full of UGA fans....that really sucked.

 

[yabo]

While Tate is a really good prospect he likely wouldn't start here at Tackle until his junior year. Therefore, missing out isn't as great as if we miss out on Morris and Mays IMO.