'24 LA DL Dominick McKinley (LSU commit)

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Whaddya gonna do? We still have RG.

I like where we are, versus LSU right now as a program. I would buy stock all day long in Huep, and sell sell on Mr Faux Accent.

Gotta get Utley and Hall. And, possibly a portaler.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Sorry not buying into that anymore. What you just said is Butch/Pruitt era level talk. This is a different era. So we should just be happy and fine with elite players just chatting with us? You can be happy if you want.

We have a good class. If we would have just closed on a few elite DL prospects (besides Ross) this class would be borderline elite.
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Sorry I was semi drunk on new year’s champagne. In my stupor, I was trying to get across the point that even being in somewhat contention, albeit never really up there, was impressive enough. But I’m also going to be cautious here. Is it still just two people from one site making the claim he chose LSU? I mean it was NYE, what’s a kid doing answering a reporter on NYE? Timing feels weird to me. All signs pointed to him waiting, but now he’s suddenly decided, as 2023 ends, he’s going to make a decision? Felt odd, so I’ll be cautiously optimistic for a bit.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
If we land him: “great pickup by the staff, Garner baby, he as #1 on our board.” No mention of him going in the portal.

If we don’t land him: “Kelly is a fraud and scumbag. We really didn’t want him that much. He is more of a me first player and you don’t want that in your program. Good luck and see you in the portal in two years.”
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Guys, Kelley is a fraud and a scumbag. We really didnt want Mckinley that much. Word is he's a me player, and that doesnt fit our culture.

Good luck when we see you in the portal in two years! 💩👍🏻
 
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maybe we had a better chance if we started talking to him more then 3 weeks ago

We have an excellent class though
 
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csprig9 said:
maybe we had a better chance if we started talking to him more then 3 weeks ago

We have an excellent class though
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Kid said we've been recruiting him longer than that.
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Harbaugh hired an Agent with deep NFL ties and experience. NCAA is still investigating. To some, not all, writing is on the wall.

They may not want Brian Kelly. But if Meatchicken is able to put up with Harbaugh's weirdness, why not Kelly?
 
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Jackcrevol said:
Kid said we've been recruiting him longer than that.

Harbaugh hired an Agent with deep NFL ties and experience. NCAA is still investigating. To some, not all, writing is on the wall.

They may not want Brian Kelly. But if Meatchicken is able to put up with Harbaugh's weirdness, why not Kelly?
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A lot of conditional statements there for people to say for certain he won't be there in 2-3 weeks.
 
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BigOrangeFanatic said:
AP finally figuring it out. Let everyone down easy now, and if he decides to come here everyone will be estatic, and never remember what he predicted. Predict him to the vols now, and when he chooses LSU, it'll be a complete meltdown, AP doesn't know anything Yada Yada...but I think he knows we ain't getting him.
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In this new NIL/immediate transfer/portal world the talking heads are now having to put their ears to the ground for BOTH the AD guys and the collective guys and after POSSIBLY being in the lead dog situation it can change in a heartbeat if another program IN PLAY decides to offer more than our TEAM's calculated value add to our team OR our bank account allocation decisions. So idiots taking shots at guys for reporting CURRENT probabilities that end up going another direction are just looking for agenda friendly moaning material. NIL impacts are what they are on the no-brainer difference makers and we are not going to hear much noise about depth pieces.

I have to wonder for example, are housing costs in Tuscaloosa, Athens, Gainsville, and Baton Rogue as wildly elevated as they are in Ktown right now. It is crazy what housing costs are in proximity to UT. Pretty sure all these players have spreadsheets that factor in daily cost of living, gameday travel and lodging, and other variable financial factors. This is not a silent auction where high bid wins even if fit, scheme, depth chart, and coach relationship are a wash. This is submit a bid by a certain date and all factors are evaluated by the players for a decision. Accept it and move on to next man up on the war room wall.
 
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Tough loss but it’s hard to pull the LA kids from down there. We have some pieces but against the populist opinion here, our trenches are not deep at all still. We need more depth than just a few big bodies. Want some big time monsters so we can start punching back teams like Georgia and bama.
 
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Garner is old school and demands excellence from his players.

Some kids probably think it comes across as “bullying” and can’t handle any kind of criticism thrown at them.

Garner is still a great position coach that just happened to fall victim to this soft generation.
 
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To the group that likes to claim the staff can’t close:

More and more stories are coming out about our recruits being offered the bag at the last minute from other schools but they stuck with their commitment to UT based on the relationships that had been built over the past few years. It is apparent that is the way our staff goes about recruiting. They identify their targets early, build relationships and the kids typically commit for the right reasons and hold firm to their commitments. I’d say having drama free signing days like we’ve had with CJH and crew the past few years is in fact the staff closing.

Hoping for a big day, today!
 
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