'22 GA RB Justin Williams (Cal)

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Another thing is we haven’t closed well since Butch. I think kids have gotten a lot of “Tennessee is always a circus, new coach or not; we’re the safe pick.” talk around signing day, not only from opposing coaches, but from the people around them.

I really thought Garner would reel his in. Even he's missing. I think you're on to something here.

 

[LoudOrange]

I believe when you recruit out of state heavily there is always going to be late decisions that don't go your way.

 

[TheBigOne10]

I believe when you recruit out of state heavily there is always going to be late decisions that don't go your way.

You’re putting too much faith in the loyalty of TN recruits....this isn’t Louisiana unfortunately

 

[LoudOrange]

You’re putting too much faith in the loyalty of TN recruits....this isn’t Louisiana unfortunately

Definitely some "extenuating" circumstances.

 

[VOLUNTEERSZN]

This is pathetic lol

We closed better with a dead man walking in place last early signing period

 

[Jimmy Football]

I really thought Garner would reel his in. Even he's missing. I think you're on to something here.

It is weird that he appears to have been so ineffective on the trail this year.

 

[LoudOrange]

It is weird that he appears to have been so ineffective on the trail this year.

I think he had lost some on his fastball with regards to recruiting before he got here. He went hard after Big O and failed.

 

[BondJamesBond]

It happened to Fulmer one year in the mid nineties. It was called Black Monday( Monday before signing day) when a number of prospects chose Florida and others over Tennessee.

I remember that. We had like a half dozen decommits on NSD. (My memory may remember it worse than it really was.)

 

[LoudOrange]

I remember that. We had like a half dozen decommits on NSD. (My memory may remember it worse than it really was.)

It was really bad, but a number of the ones we lost were not productive college players. Tennessee ended up with Billy Ratliff because of those losses. It's a shame he had bad knees

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I really thought Garner would reel his in. Even he's missing. I think you're on to something here.

Good grief Bass

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

This is pathetic lol

We closed better with a dead man walking in place last early signing period

Look at what you said and think about it. Then realize how stupid your comment is.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Good grief Bass

Good grief what? Literally everything I'm saying is true.

Some of you guys could be standing in the ocean off of Cape Cod with Jaws coming in and ignore it while getting mad at others yelling "shark!"

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Good grief what? Literally everything I'm saying is true.

Some of you guys could be standing in the ocean off of Cape Cod with Jaws coming in and ignore it while getting mad at others yelling "shark!"

You are just wanting to be negative for no real reason. Did you expect Garner to walk in and get 5*s right off the bat? My goodness. This is going to be a good class. Save your negative crap for the Heupel haters.

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Latest word? I still hear hes gonna be a VOL

 

[SoilVol]

The same fans who will be screaming for him to be fired when we're losing to Missouri in year 3 because "we don't have enough talent on the roster!"

Nailed it. Clearly we should fire them all today, before a single player has signed, so that we don't get to year 3 disappointment.

 

[lilesrt]

Good grief Bass

You can’t argue with results. We’ll see what it looks like tomorrow. Being overly pessimistic is bad, but blind optimism isn’t necessarily a good thing either. The gap won’t close without solid players at need positions.

 

[Nashvegas31]

Sites looking to manufacture drama because they are worried nobody will be looking if we already know the outcome of all the kids

 

[onevol74]

The NCAA is not going to hammer Tennessee. And if they tried it would be taken to court. Good grief by the time they rule the ones that were involved might be retired all together. We need a sanctioning body but the NCAA as it is now is a joke. We need a sanctioning body that makes even keel decisions in a reasonable amount of time. A body that’s only interest is to see all schools play by the same rules. And the rules are clear and make rules that make sense and not make rules just to make them. The Supreme Court voted 9-0 in their disapproval of the way the NCAA does things, it’s time the conferences get together and demand a better sanctioning body. Things cannot keep being ran by a group that cannot keep up with the investigations they have nor render a decision in a reasonable amount of time. GBO!

The SEC is not going to do anything as long as Bama continues to be their cash cow. Unless Donde exposes the standard operating procedures in the SEC our program is going to be trash for years to come. We are getting penalized for what every other SEC school is doing.

 

[Sarms58]

I hope we get him but we do have a quality RB committed in this class. Williams is ranked higher nationally (24) than Sampson (34) but both are quality players. Of course I’d like both to sign.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

The same fans who will be screaming for him to be fired when we're losing to Missouri in year 3 because "we don't have enough talent on the roster!"

Ok Bass so what’s the staff supposed to do differently? How can they make recruits come here? Do like Pruitt? How did that work out? Do you not understand what’s going on or what?

 

[butchna]

Good grief what? Literally everything I'm saying is true.

Some of you guys could be standing in the ocean off of Cape Cod with Jaws coming in and ignore it while getting mad at others yelling "shark!"

Speaking of blood chum, when you’re in one of these cycles do you bring your own spill kit and plastic?

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

@Bassmaster_Vol is undiagnosed manic bi polar.

 

[BigOrange15]

Im not entirely sure why everyone is freaking the **** out? We are exactly where we like 3 weeks ago...a mediocreish class with a few dudes and will fill the gaps with transfers. The fact that we thought we could land a couple of extra dudes for a minute and now we apparently aren't changes nothing, we are right where we were before.

 

[butchna]

The same fans who will be screaming for him to be fired when we're losing to Missouri in year 3 because "we don't have enough talent on the roster!"

You predict we’d hate crime Mizzou this past season?

 

[Gilbert]

The same fans who will be screaming for him to be fired when we're losing to Missouri in year 3 because "we don't have enough talent on the roster!"

Do you really think we’re tracking to have less talent than Mizzou and S Car based on one class? You live and breathe recruiting so I know you realize our class isn’t that much different than those others when you get down to it.

And I get it, feeling like we had a chance to really finish strong and then not is frustrating. I respect you a ton, and you’re a great poster, but I think you’re being super over dramatic.