Is CCM about to do the unthinkable?

#27
#27
VegasBaby! said:
Apparently, some think every town west of Dickson is part of Memphis.

I started at UT Martin with a bunch of guys from Dyersburg before transferring to UTK . In those days and probably still today, Martin was a suit-case campus. The Dyersburg guys went home every weekend without exception. They laughed at me when I asked if they wanted to go to Memphis for the weekend. Dyersburg's folks did not think of themselves as being from Memphis. I doubt that has changed.
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Once again...we are all aware of where hubbs is from...

The point was...he's affiliated with many Memphis area players and is friends with many...therefore he will have a similar effect on recruiting as if he were from Memphis. We are already seeing some of te effects with guys like Nichols.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Exactly, which was my point. Pearl wasn't exactly recruiting against cal for Memphis kids like the OP said, because many of those kids, Cal wasn't even recruiting.
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Pearl had issues getting within the circle of HS coaches in Memphis. For some reason he came off more like a salesman to them than a coach. Had Pearl not gotten in trouble he had Chris Jones (headed to Louisville now) coming to UT if he could have gotten in. Cal and Pearl both lost Memphis recruits to UNC and Duke as well as other schools over the years. Cal didn't endear himself to the HS coaches in the Bluff City and in turn he didn't want to deal with some local kids and their entourage. CCM has an advantage because I believe the HS coaches will know he is real.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Oh he is...and right back to hubbs, they played on M33M together this year and became friends.
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Bleed -FYI spoke with a good buddy in the Bluff City on Leron Black going to Baylor. It came down to Memphis, Vandy and Baylor. He chose Baylor because he has family in TX mainly. Sometimes it boils down to that. Could be other reasons, but this is what he is saying.
 
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SlyStone said:
Bleed -FYI spoke with a good buddy in the Bluff City on Leron Black going to Baylor. It came down to Memphis, Vandy and Baylor. He chose Baylor because he has family in TX mainly. Sometimes it boils down to that. Could be other reasons, but this is what he is saying.
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Never thought he'd end up at UT, so doesn't matter much...although I enjoy seeing pastner whiff.
 
#33
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bleedingTNorange said:
Really? Cause I thought pastner and pearl tenures ran together at some point?

I'm also pretty positive if you look back that cal let many Memphis recruits leave Memphis, none of which went to UT.
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I decided to not be lazy for once and looked back through 2006 and I could only find one Memphis guy I wish we had gotten....Elliot Williams and he only had one good season.
 
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volbeast33 said:
I decided to not be lazy for once and looked back through 2006 and I could only find one Memphis guy I wish we had gotten....Elliot Williams and he only had one good season.
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But pearl tried for alot of memphis guys...it was widely known pearl was trying to get into memphis, but he couldn't.

In a year and a half CCM has busted down the walls and is close to setting up shop in Memphis.

My point was...yes cal was at Memphis, but that's not why pearl couldn't get Memphis kids.
 
#38
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bleedingTNorange said:
But pearl tried for alot of memphis guys...it was widely known pearl was trying to get into memphis, but he couldn't.

In a year and a half CCM has busted down the walls and is close to setting up shop in Memphis.

My point was...yes cal was at Memphis, but that's not why pearl couldn't get Memphis kids.
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Don't remember that many guys from Memphis we were really trying to get.......thought that is why pearl concentrated on Atlanta.....much closer to Knoxville and just as much if not more talent than Memphis.
 
#39
#39
What kind of talent is there in Nashville? There similar size cities. Hard to imagine Stallings has a lock in that city.
 
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Chris4Vols22 said:
Did Pearl not recruit him heavily? And didn't he commit to Memphis before Martin was hired?
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He may have but I don't feel you can count Pearls last season....he was in the process of being terminated and never got to finish his class.....yes I know all pearls fault but not the topic of discussion right now.
 
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zansdad said:
Part of it is there is a large portion of the football fan base that doesn't remember anything pre-Fulmer. They think a top 10 football team every year is their birthright.
Most basketball fans, except the fairly young, lived through Buzz ball and understand how to appreciate a program that is working it's way up.
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Tennessee is one of the winningest programs of all time? pretty sure we were good before fulmer
 
#43
#43
Vol$4Life said:
Tennessee is one of the winningest programs of all time? pretty sure we were good before fulmer
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But we weren't really in the 70's or 80's. A lot of the "winningest programs ever" comes from the Neyland era.
 
#44
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zansdad said:
Part of it is there is a large portion of the football fan base that doesn't remember anything pre-Fulmer. They think a top 10 football team every year is their birthright.
Most basketball fans, except the fairly young, lived through Buzz ball and understand how to appreciate a program that is working it's way up.
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Well said. While I was alive and cheering during the Major's era, I will admit being spoiled by Fulmer's success and taking it for granted. What I wouldn't give to be "disappointed" by a 10-2 season again.
 
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cncchris33 said:
Well said. While I was alive and cheering during the Major's era, I will admit being spoiled by Fulmer's success and taking it for granted. What I wouldn't give to be "disappointed" by a 10-2 season again.
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No doubt. While I think Fulmer probably needed to go at the end the man had a great run. I will always wonder how great things could really have been if Cutcliff had never taken the Ole Miss job.
 
#46
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zansdad said:
No doubt. While I think Fulmer probably needed to go at the end the man had a great run. I will always wonder how great things could really have been if Cutcliff had never taken the Ole Miss job.
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Agree. He was let go at an appropriate time. His success was his downfall because he couldn't replicate it.
 
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Leopold Stotch said:
Forgive my ignorance but why are we so confident about Nichols?
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Well...

His twin sister attends UT
His dad attended UT
Jarnell Stokes is a friend of his
Robert Hubbs is a really good friend of his
We have made his top 6
We are going to be his last visit
Those "in the know" say UT leads
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Never thought he'd end up at UT, so doesn't matter much...although I enjoy seeing pastner whiff.
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BTO= Player Hater of the Year, 2012
 
#50
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bleedingTNorange said:
Well...

His twin sister attends UT
His dad attended UT
Jarnell Stokes is a friend of his
Robert Hubbs is a really good friend of his
We have made his top 6
We are going to be his last visit
Those "in the know" say UT leads
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Wow. that sounds great. Thanks a bunch.
 
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