'24 GA WR Mike Matthews (Tennessee)

[Preyed_On]

It's making me really mad, but he is highly involved with Clemson Athletics

He's the guy who walks up and down the bleachers selling watered down coke the whole game

 

[Jackcrevol]

Omg who the hell cares

 

[NoogaVol96]

It's making me really mad, but he is highly involved with Clemson Athletics

He also probably thinks they won the orange bowl

 

[tricky13]

 

[OrangeTsar]

His daddy was.....View attachment 563232View attachment 563233View attachment 563234View attachment 563235View attachment 563236

We need to give Rattler a similar experience Sept 30

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

So do we like Wiltfong again now?

 

[GoBigOrange_2309]

So do we like Wiltfong again now?

Why wouldn’t we? He’s right way more than he’s wrong

 

[Glitch]

We need to give Rattler a similar experience Sept 30

I will be there to witness it live.

 

[Block Party]

So do we like Wiltfong again now?

Yeah until he crystal balls a recruit to another school again.

 

[FirstAndGoal]

Let's bump this thread and quit talking about the Arkansas commit.

 

[FirstAndGoal]

Let's bump this thread and quit talking about the Arkansas commit.

Like I said, forget the Arkansas commit.

 

[VolForLife83]

Me too. Always thought that was a nonsense reason why a player may not come here. Knoxville/Smoky Mtns is a paradise compared to most regions these schools are in. . . plus Tennessee girls aren't too bad.

Because a majority of these athletes and inner city kids don't give a dang about the mountains, woods, or rivers. Unless your a good ole southern boy or girl, these kids usually don't appreciate the outdoors as much compared to the lifestyle a Miami or LA type of school offers.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Did anyone notice that Mike Matthews (WAS TAGGED) on this CB?
please tell your Clemson friend, he's still an idiot.

 

[allvolrecruiting]

Did anyone noticed that Mike Matthews liked this CB?View attachment 563287
please tell your Clemson friend, he's an idiot.

The irony of calling someone an idiot by saying Mike Matthews liked a tweet circling the people tagged

 

[Jackcrevol]

The irony of calling someone an idiot by saying Mike Matthews liked a tweet circling the people tagged

You got me.

 

[kiddiedoc]

Did anyone notice that Mike Matthews (WAS TAGGED) on this CB?View attachment 563287
please tell your Clemson friend, he's still an idiot.

What WR wouldn't want to come to UT? We have the best passing game in the nation

 

[NighthawkVol]

Yeah, my favorite thing about college football is the fact that one game made or broke a season sometimes. However, it is also nice to know that even if you're the victim of one bad game (ahem, South Carolina), it doesn't completely wreck your chances at the title.

I think the NBA really made people buy into the play-in games this year, because now they can say "Look, Miami went from the play-in to the finals. Anyone can win it." It definitely made the expanded playoffs look more legit. In the end, the best team still won, but was it a much better story? Yes.

I think the theme of college football is that teams get better as they go. How many years could we have beaten Florida if we played them in November instead of September? Our best football is played later in the year. This definitely helps that.

I'm excited to just have a shot. And to let other schools who wouldn't sniff the playoffs otherwise in.

This also reduces the disadvantage of playing in the SEC. Michigan and Ohio State can often play for a NC simply by beating the other because the Big 10 is weak. In many of those years, the winner of that game would be the 3rd or 4th best SEC team. Now the 3rd or 4th best SEC team will be in the CFP to kick their ass, when, in the previous system, they wouldn’t have had a shot.

 

[Jackcrevol]

He's the guy who walks up and down the bleachers selling watered down coke the whole game

So our fat asses dont have to stand in line.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Why would ever do that ???

Fred White, Deon Grant, Give the Ball to Jamal...seems like GA has really really good ones.

But Memphis, Nashville, Greer/Rock Hill, Charlotte are all huge to our success.

Contrary to popular chicken little belief, UT is located geographically in a spot to take advantage of a boatload of proximate talent. Georgia, Nashville, the Carolinas, Virginia/Maryland…all are easy drives to/from Knoxville and are talent-rich.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Contrary to popular chicken little belief, UT is located geographically in a spot to take advantage of a boatload of proximate talent. Georgia, Nashville, the Carolinas, Virginia/Maryland…all are easy drives to/from Knoxville and are talent-rich.

Ok. Where did you infer my statement as 'chicken little belief?'

Tennessee's level of talent has sky rocketed, along with its population, in the last 20 years - post Katrina.

If you look at the 98 team, it was a hodge podge of regional talent. SC, NC, GA, and most even AL.

I'm with @bignewt here, go get the best players regardless of location. But you do have to be able to get some of the top players in your state bc theyre good players.

2025 is going to be a huge year. Go get the best.

 

[NighthawkVol]

Ok. Where did you infer my statement as 'chicken little belief?'

Tennessee's level of talent has sky rocketed, along with its population, in the last 20 years - post Katrina.

If you look at the 98 team, it was a hodge podge of regional talent. SC, NC, GA, and most even AL.

I'm with @bignewt here, go get the best players regardless of location. But you do have to be able to get some of the top players in your state bc theyre good players.

2025 is going to be a huge year. Go get the best.

I wasn’t referring to you as chicken little. There is a history of Vol fan posters who act like UT is at a huge disadvantage because Tennessee doesn’t produce the talent of some other states, as if that’s the only thing that matters in recruiting. I was referring to that mentality. Wasn’t a shot at you.

 

[AlwaysOrangeNeverBlue]

The football stadium is riverfront, downtown Knoxville has been completely renovated into a great place to eat or spend a weekend, you are minutes from the most visited national park in the country with breathtaking hikes and views, and the weather is quite seasonable. The people here are super welcoming, and living expenses are lower than most metropolitan areas. It's an easy 6-8 hour drive to the beach in several directions, and you can ski in 4-7 hours.

I'm calling BS on the location disadvantage

Absolutely agree on everything! Except maybe the route you’re taking to Gatlinburg, Beech, Cataloochee, etc. to ski that takes you 4-7 hours haha. You should try the Maps app or Waze app on your phone lol.

 

[Jackcrevol]

I wasn’t referring to you as chicken little. There is a history of Vol fan posters who act like UT is at a huge disadvantage because Tennessee doesn’t produce the talent of some other states, as if that’s the only thing that matters in recruiting. I was referring to that mentality. Wasn’t a shot at you.

We have top recruiting budget in the Nation, er at least top 2.

 

[volinbama256]

I feel really really good here, and man what a WR haul it would be with Matthews, Wingo, Staley, and Jefferson. Would that be our best in history?

You know something the rest of us don't about Wingo and Jefferson? I know it's fify with us and bama for Jefferson, but haven't heard or seen any buzz from Wingo lately... I questioned how this spring we were thought of as being "the hot team" in the midwest, but since then it looks like that has fizzled. I thought we needed to get Wingo back to town to have a chance?

 

[MarcoVol]

We have top recruiting budget in the Nation, er at least top 2.

Top 4

Top 20 spenders for recruiting by Power Five college football programs