'25 GA RB Justin Baker (Tennessee)

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Imvolin423 said:
They are still ranked #3 in Georgia and 21st nationally on max preps. Lost 13-10 opening game vs Milton that is ranked #4 nationally. I agree though Buford is weak at QB.
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Their QB is younger Raiola brother and he is incredibly jumpy. He was so rushed in every little thing especially footwork in the Milton game. Buford doesn’t have a passing game right now and everyone they play know that. Every team’s game plan for them right now and is to stop the run and all those actions (sweeps, screens, etc). With Baker being a tough between the tackles runner, that’s gonna be tough for him. The other kid is more of a get outside and see what happens guy, allowing for more chances at explosive plays
 
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allvolrecruiting said:
That kid would be handing Buford RBs water bottles there respectfully lol
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Those MS programs wasn't no joke around that time(‘04-‘06). I played at Olive Branch HS for a while and we had several SEC signees(most notably KJ Wright). But other teams in the region(South Panola, Starkville HS, Tupelo HS etc) was pretty stout. Especially South Panola, it was like playing against a prison football team. I don’t know if they still are legit, but they were loaded back then.
 
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OrangeMoundTNVol said:
Those MS programs wasn't no joke around that time(‘04-‘06). I played at Olive Branch HS for a while and we had several SEC signees(most notably KJ Wright). But other teams in the region(South Panola, Starkville HS, Tupelo HS etc) was pretty stout. Especially South Panola, it was like playing against a prison football team. I don’t know if they still are legit, but they were loaded back then.
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Those teams have some really good prospects coming up, especially Tupelo. Was trying to work in a game next week when I'll be at Ole Miss, but they go to Memphis to play I think Houston
 
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allvolrecruiting said:
Those teams have some really good prospects coming up, especially Tupelo. Was trying to work in a game next week when I'll be at Ole Miss, but they go to Memphis to play I think Houston
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Tupelo had a nice stadium when I played against them, state of the art track etc. I believe they said some author or something from there gave back to the school.
 
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allvolrecruiting said:
Those teams have some really good prospects coming up, especially Tupelo. Was trying to work in a game next week when I'll be at Ole Miss, but they go to Memphis to play I think Houston
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Hope Houston gets absolutely destroyed.

Houston always got beat by Farragut in the state tournament, so one year they wore “FF” shirts for practice, which stood for “F Farragut”

Farragut went on to beat them in the championship that year lol

Probably the most elite team in any sport in TN
 
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TrippieRedd said:
Hope Houston gets absolutely destroyed.

Houston always got beat by Farragut in the state tournament, so one year they wore “FF” shirts for practice, which stood for “F Farragut”

Farragut went on to beat them in the championship that year lol

Probably the most elite team in any sport in TN
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Houston has beaten Whitehaven and Oakland for recent State Championships.

Not sure why they're so good all of a sudden, but they have a few dudes for 2026 that are dogs
 
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In the 2025 class, Justin Baker did take a visit to North Carolina over the summer to check out Mack Brown’s program. He has family in the area, and this played a big role in the decision to visit Chapel Hill, as well as taking a look at the academic aspect. This is something he felt he needed to do.
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However, he tells us this week, the only place he will be visiting this fall is Knoxville, and he is completely locked in with Tennessee at this point. He is excited to get back to campus more and spend time with De’Rail Sims.
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-VQ
 
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TrippieRedd said:
Hope Houston gets absolutely destroyed.

Houston always got beat by Farragut in the state tournament, so one year they wore “FF” shirts for practice, which stood for “F Farragut”

Farragut went on to beat them in the championship that year lol

Probably the most elite team in any sport in TN
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Farragut ? You may be right, except for the 2 most important sports, imo. Football and boys basketball at Farragut have only one state championship, each. Although, 13 in baseball is impressive. Btw, my Fulton Falcons have 6 in football and 5 in boys basketball, just saying. But the Admirals are elite at all the other sports like golf, tennis and soccer
 
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The Dog said:
Farragut ? You may be right, except for the 2 most important sports, imo. Football and boys basketball at Farragut have only one state championship, each. Although, 13 in baseball is impressive. Btw, my Fulton Falcons have 6 in football and 5 in boys basketball, just saying. But the Admirals are elite at all the other sports like golf, tennis and soccer
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Yeah I was confused by his statement too lol. .
Like Farragut??? Are u sure?
 
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The Dog said:
Farragut ? You may be right, except for the 2 most important sports, imo. Football and boys basketball at Farragut have only one state championship, each. Although, 13 in baseball is impressive. Btw, my Fulton Falcons have 6 in football and 5 in boys basketball, just saying. But the Admirals are elite at all the other sports like golf, tennis and soccer
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Farragut should have zero bc we (Ooltewah) blew a 41-14 second half lead in the quarterfinals that year lol
 
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The Dog said:
Farragut ? You may be right, except for the 2 most important sports, imo. Football and boys basketball at Farragut have only one state championship, each. Although, 13 in baseball is impressive. Btw, my Fulton Falcons have 6 in football and 5 in boys basketball, just saying. But the Admirals are elite at all the other sports like golf, tennis and soccer
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Solely baseball.

I did say “the most elite team”, not program
 
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NighthawkVol said:
I wish we could offer hones opinions on this board without folks flipping out and acting like that makes one stupid or not a fan. :rolleyes:
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This dude before last game has been mediocre from a production standpoint. Before last night.

Buford has some offense inconsistencies in the passing game- even when they had Big Riola.

So for “some” to act like, I’m wrong for questioning why we took this kid- are just people that want to argue.

I’ll share my opinion whether they like it or not.
 
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Preyed_On said:
Your honest opinion can absolutely make you look stupid, and getting called out on stupid opinions doesn’t constitute “flipping out”
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True. But if a Tennessee recruit doesn’t play well, it’s okay to say that. And THAT doesn’t make one stupid, nor is it a reason for the mob to attack. Further, it doesn’t mean he’ll never play well. Perspective matters.
 
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Wickman said:
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That’s a pretty impressive highlight video. Looks like Baker has come on this season. I like his game. Looks like he has a little bit of everything. Not elite in any one particular category, but has good speed, vision, balance, and power. I’m more excited about him after watching this.
 
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