Holding Onto 2014 Commits

#77
#77
Catbone said:
We will lose commits. It happens. But how did you come up with those numbers?
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I simply asked myself that if I was a 3* or better player and verbally committed to the Vols, how would my chances of signing with the Vols be affected by the number of wins?

The correlation is academic. The majority of players, not all mind you though, look to be part of a winning program. CBJ has done a great job off the field but if he doesnt produce W's on the field, there are going to be defections. And yes, if the team plays hard and shows a bunch of heart that will help slow the flow but, if we dont get W's soon, signing days may very possibly not match our expectations.
 
#80
#80
Volador said:
I simply asked myself that if I was a 3* or better player and verbally committed to the Vols, how would my chances of signing with the Vols be affected by the number of wins?

The correlation is academic. The majority of players, not all mind you though, look to be part of a winning program. CBJ has done a great job off the field but if he doesnt produce W's on the field, there are going to be defections. And yes, if the team plays hard and shows a bunch of heart that will help slow the flow but, if we dont get W's soon, signing days may very possibly not match our expectations.
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It is quite obvious you DON'T GET IT.......LOL

This class is not about W/L but more about attitudes, family, facilities, Coaching, Legacy, and building. Very rarely do young men have a sense to create and build something of an organization at an early age....These athletes are of high caliber and character. Some are legacies some are wanting to be part of this rebuilding opportunity.....I have not read nor seen a recruit or potential recruit state that they were not comfortable here nor did any committed recruit state that they were pressured to make an early on commitment.

Yes we may lose one or two or three but not for the reasons of W/Ls. We have had two decommitments to date...why? The W/L record? Various reasons.....

What you need to do is to put down your pencil and paper and read the recruiting Forum, go to the twitter pages read them....Think about it, have a beer and use some common sense......

Do us a favor and Stay away from Stats and the correlations between recruits and W/L records because there is a factor you evidently have no clue about....

It is Coach Jones and how he and the staff deal with young athletes and their recruitment...

Furthermore, 60% attrition would be 18 commits
decommitting, are you serious.... At our projected record, 6-6, you show us with 15 Decommits....Show me that anywhere in NCAA history.

You definitely have not been to the recruiting thread because this is where this thread belongs......

I definitely want what you are smoking...
 
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#83
#83
Volador said:
CBJ has exceeded everyone's predictions for the number of quality commitments for 2014. But those are verbal. Here is what I project to be our chances for signing those 3 Star Prospects and above come next year after this Fall's performance on the gridiron:

#of Wins/# of Losses and the % 3*+ Kept

4-8 40%
5-7 45%
6-6 50%
7-5 70%
8-4 or better 90%
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#84
#84
Volador said:
CBJ has exceeded everyone's predictions for the number of quality commitments for 2014. But those are verbal. Here is what I project to be our chances for signing those 3 Star Prospects and above come next year after this Fall's performance on the gridiron:

#of Wins/# of Losses and the % 3*+ Kept

4-8 40%
5-7 45%
6-6 50%
7-5 70%
8-4 or better 90%
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If we win the games that we are supposed to win this season and get a few close loses, then we should be in good shape. Blow out loses are bad, real bad.

However; if we lose to Western Kentucky and get blown out by Oregon, Florida, Alabama & USC then the commitments MIGHT think we are not headed in the right direction and look else where.

Also, if Thigpen gets a helluva good offer at the seasons end to go to Florida, USC, Texas, etc. then the players he recruited might lose interest in U.T.
 
#85
#85
LMAO! So far six pages of posts over an absolute ludicrous OP. And I'm one of them. The season can't get here fast enough.
 
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#86
#86
I can't believe this turd of a thread is still going. Are we sure this isn't an alias of UT's#1Fan?
 
#88
#88
Volador said:
CBJ has exceeded everyone's predictions for the number of quality commitments for 2014. But those are verbal. Here is what I project to be our chances for signing those 3 Star Prospects and above come next year after this Fall's performance on the gridiron:

#of Wins/# of Losses and the % 3*+ Kept

4-8 40%
5-7 45%
6-6 50%
7-5 70%
8-4 or better 90%
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Here is what I project that none of your predictions will even be close: 99.99%

Why can't some of you people just sit back and enjoy the ride back up to the top!
 
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#90
#90
Volador said:
CBJ has exceeded everyone's predictions for the number of quality commitments for 2014. But those are verbal. Here is what I project to be our chances for signing those 3 Star Prospects and above come next year after this Fall's performance on the gridiron:

#of Wins/# of Losses and the % 3*+ Kept

4-8 40%
5-7 45%
6-6 50%
7-5 70%
8-4 or better 90%
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All commits knew this program was a work in progress and they also know they are the first bricks in the wall. Butch is building it. They will come and they will stay.
 
#93
#93
NMVol said:
Are you saying maybe would should have kept Dooley for the recruiting advantage?
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While we are at it;

1. Let us consider a wolverine as a good house pet.

2. Let's get Richard Baumgartner a seat on the supreme court.

3. We should have Rosanne Barr sing the national anthem.

4. We could petition to have Charles Manson pardoned.

5. We can cheer for Vanderbilt. Once.
 
#94
#94
These kids committed early to a back-to-back 5-7 team. They have their eyes on the future, not the present. They realize they are the building blocks to the future, hence the brick by brick campaign. The only reason we will possibly lose a lot of them is if somehow this season cbj pulls a Dooley and reveals that he cannot coach for $/@&. I am 98% sure that that will not happen.
 
#96
#96
Volador said:
CBJ has exceeded everyone's predictions for the number of quality commitments for 2014. But those are verbal. Here is what I project to be our chances for signing those 3 Star Prospects and above come next year after this Fall's performance on the gridiron:

#of Wins/# of Losses and the % 3*+ Kept

4-8 40%
5-7 45%
6-6 50%
7-5 70%
8-4 or better 90%
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Mr. Saggarin, epic fail. What did you use, the computer from Willy Wonka and did it tell you where the next golden ticket could be found?
 
#97
#97
TNnative said:
This is WHERE we need a spell check button on VolNation.
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Spellcheck wouldn't fix that. Wear, although used incorrectly, is still spelled correctly.

On another note, who really gives a crap about spelling errors? Half of us are on mobile devices where the words are so small that you often don't realize your mistake until after you've posted. It's a Internet message board, you understood what he was trying to say, there's no need to be pretentious about it.
 
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#100
#100
So if we meet expectations (6 or 7 wins) which is an improvement over last year then we will lose between 7 and 12 recruits? Does not compute.
 
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