Miss St. Transfer OT Percy Lewis (Auburn)

#77
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Volfan76 said:
Let me google for you..
Lost starters tamarion mcdonald and tyler baron.
Beat for Walter Nolen
Appear to be beat for Pounds and possibly heard.

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Do you have any credible evidence we approached Nolan this cycle with an offer bigger than our original one out of HS? Can’t get best for a guy you don’t make a play for. My guess is he fails the character tests.

You think we made a legitimate offer for ANY of our DB portal exit guys? Same deal.

Baron? Did we offer him as a Two Time portal player? I bet we politely danced and waived goodbye. Can’t reward that action and not expect others to play the portal card figuring there is no risk. You can have discussions before you pull the trigger. You have any evidence we actually countered ANY portal entries?
 
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Jackcrevol said:
Larry, do you get a sense that teams are negatively recruiting us? What seems to be the common denominator along all these recruiting misses?
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oh they are definitely negative recruiting because everyone does that. Is it effective? Could be but it is very, very difficult to know.

I believe there are things about how Josh runs the program that get negatively brought up to players.

I believe WRs hear constantly that Josh is only going to play 4 or so WRs as long as they remain healthy.

I believe recruits hear constantly that young players have to wait their turn.

I believe they hear about how fast paced the offense is run and you better be in top shape to execute in this offense, especially being told to OL.

I believe defensive players hear that because the offense plays so fast, they score quickly or 3 and out quickly and the D gets no rest.

Yes, I believe those things are used against Tennessee. But as I said, how effective is it?
 
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85SugarVol said:
You think we find a RT before Spring ball starts?
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Don't know about that... school starts in about 10 days so that is the time we have to get it done. Not much visit time left.

I know people don't want to hear it but Dayne Davis would be much better than the majority of what they can get in the portal.
 
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LWSVOL said:
Don't know about that... school starts in about 10 days so that is the time we have to get it done. Not much visit time left.

I know people don't want to hear it but Dayne Davis would be much better than the majority of what they can get in the portal.
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Lmao that’s really not true.


It’s a coping mechanism.
 
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No, its reality RiseToTheTop. Check the stats. Davis is a serviceable SEC OL. We have younger OTs with much higher upsides, but will they be ready in August is the question.
We will know more after spring practice. Heck we may still get a couple good OL portals than can help in 2024 and beyond.
I trust our coaches. You and the chicken little, piss and moan, hand wringing, wanna be expert, keyboard warrior crowd do not.
That is my coping mechanism:cool:🧡🏈🍊🇺🇲
 
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RiseToTheTop said:
Lmao that’s really not true.


It’s a coping mechanism.
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Well, here are 4 tackles that have been in the portal since early December and I feel certain they would come if UT would offer. Wonder why they don't?

These are just examples, I could find dozens more just like these.

Luke Newman from Holy Cross
Keegan Trost from Indiana St
Jonah Brewster from Louisiana Tech
Spencer Cassell from Harvard
DJ Wingfield from New Mexico
Landon Peterson Texas Tech
Mason Bowers Coastal Carolina
Devon Smith New Mexico
Sterling Porcher MTSU
James Middleton Southern Miss
Eli Fields Southern
JJ Geudet Minnesota
Jeremy Jones Tulsa
Zack Conti Eastern Michigan

Sorry, got carried away. These are just from the last week in November that went into portal. They are begging to be signed somewhere.
 
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LWSVOL said:
Well, here are 4 tackles that have been in the portal since early December and I feel certain they would come if UT would offer. Wonder why they don't?

These are just examples, I could find dozens more just like these.

Luke Newman from Holy Cross
Keegan Trost from Indiana St
Jonah Brewster from Louisiana Tech
Spencer Cassell from Harvard
DJ Wingfield from New Mexico
Landon Peterson Texas Tech
Mason Bowers Coastal Carolina
Devon Smith New Mexico
Sterling Porcher MTSU
James Middleton Southern Miss
Eli Fields Southern
JJ Geudet Minnesota
Jeremy Jones Tulsa
Zack Conti Eastern Michigan

Sorry, got carried away. These are just from the last week in November that went into portal. They are begging to be signed somewhere.
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Let’s offer all and see who bites!
 
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LWSVOL said:
Don't know about that... school starts in about 10 days so that is the time we have to get it done. Not much visit time left.

I know people don't want to hear it but Dayne Davis would be much better than the majority of what they can get in the portal.
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UT classes begin on 22 so we have 14 days till first day of classes…
 
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LWSVOL said:
they like Pounds and Heard..
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I have concerns/doubts, but at this point, trust in the staff's evals is my only option. To be honest, I feel a tackle can be too big sometimes. Might have been his youth, but that massive freshman bama rolled with didn't stand a chance at times.
 
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LWSVOL said:
Well, here are 4 tackles that have been in the portal since early December and I feel certain they would come if UT would offer. Wonder why they don't?

These are just examples, I could find dozens more just like these.

Luke Newman from Holy Cross
Keegan Trost from Indiana St
Jonah Brewster from Louisiana Tech
Spencer Cassell from Harvard
DJ Wingfield from New Mexico
Landon Peterson Texas Tech
Mason Bowers Coastal Carolina
Devon Smith New Mexico
Sterling Porcher MTSU
James Middleton Southern Miss
Eli Fields Southern
JJ Geudet Minnesota
Jeremy Jones Tulsa
Zack Conti Eastern Michigan

Sorry, got carried away. These are just from the last week in November that went into portal. They are begging to be signed somewhere.
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I'm down with being carried away....take 'em all and have a battle royale this spring. Losers leave town deal?
 
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If we get Lewis I could see his grades improving a ton (they’re not bad now). Between him going from a slower paced offense that allowed defensive sub packages, moving to the right side of the line (no longer facing teams best rushers on the left), plus another year to improve technique, strength, etc
 
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We all need to step away and give our coaches time to evaluate and try to get those they want. Not every player should have a huge bag thrown at them. Some are worth it, but decide to go elsewhere for strange reasons, that we'll never know. Some are just guys and not studs that deserve a bag. This is no different than free agency in the NFL. Not all the teams there who sign many FAs are winners. Some end up with a team of malcontents. There is usually a reason teams let players go. Let's watch and enjoy but accept that our coaches know infinitely more than we do. I'm confident we'll get enough guys to field a good team. GoBigOrange!
 
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GUNTERSVOL said:
Do you have any credible evidence we approached Nolan this cycle with an offer bigger than our original one out of HS? Can’t get best for a guy you don’t make a play for. My guess is he fails the character tests.

You think we made a legitimate offer for ANY of our DB portal exit guys? Same deal.

Baron? Did we offer him as a Two Time portal player? I bet we politely danced and waived goodbye. Can’t reward that action and not expect others to play the portal card figuring there is no risk. You can have discussions before you pull the trigger. You have any evidence we actually countered ANY portal entries?
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Allow me to google for you again...

"With that said, Nolen has several other options. Tennessee and Michigan both heavily recruited Walter Nolen when he was a recruit, prior to him signing with the Aggies in the class of 2022. Those two programs, and Tennessee in particular, are under consideration once again, according to [Steve] Wiltfong. Wiltfong added that several other big-time programs, including multiple schools in the SEC, will get a look from Nolen and his family. Among the potential landing spots are Georgia, LSU, Oregon and Texas, per Wiltfong." - On3 reporting on Walter Nolen's potential landing spots
 
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Volfan76 said:
Allow me to google for you again...

"With that said, Nolen has several other options. Tennessee and Michigan both heavily recruited Walter Nolen when he was a recruit, prior to him signing with the Aggies in the class of 2022. Those two programs, and Tennessee in particular, are under consideration once again, according to [Steve] Wiltfong. Wiltfong added that several other big-time programs, including multiple schools in the SEC, will get a look from Nolen and his family. Among the potential landing spots are Georgia, LSU, Oregon and Texas, per Wiltfong." - On3 reporting on Walter Nolen's potential landing spots
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Yeah, becuse Wiltfong has a direct line to CJH so whatever he says is gospel.

Nolen was one of the players CJP gave a bag too. All the other players that were given money were shown the door. So why would UT circle back around and try and recruit a guy that was a part of one of the biggest black eyes in UT's history?

From what I read, the Nolen's stated that they reached out to several schools when Walter went into the portal, with UT being one of them. I'm not going to pretend I know what goes on behind closed doors (unlike Wiltfong and you).

Common sense should come into play. If a recruit was radioactive for being paid at a school becuse of a prior staff, why would he suddenly be welcomed with open arms now? I can guarantee you that if there is a black list for student athletes not being allowed to enroll at UT, he would be on it.

You just want to die on that hill that this staff sucks at recruiting.

You have no idea what recruits were actually offered. A visit doesn't necessarily equate to an offer.
 
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RiseToTheTop said:
Lmao that’s really not true.


It’s a coping mechanism.
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Larry has been doing this longer than some posters here have been alive. Hell, I’ve been reading his posts for over 15 years, others for even longer.

He’s never been accused of being a sunshine pumper. Usually the opposite.

There are certainly some Tackles on the market that would be better than Dayne, but it’s likely true that most probably aren’t.
 
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