'24 MS DL Kamarion Franklin (Ole Miss commit)

[HoleInTheRoof]

Auburn bound?

While he’s a great coach and I wouldn’t trade him, it feels like RG might be overrated as a recruiter and the barn might have been why they routinely landed stud after stud defensive lineman at Auburn.

 

[JoeyVols32]

Auburn bound?

While he’s a great coach and I wouldn’t trade him, it feels like RG might be overrated as a recruiter and the barn might have been why they routinely landed stud after stud defensive lineman at Auburn.

I also think it’s this generation of kids somewhat. They tend to avoid the more “military” hard nosed coaches nowadays it seems.

Look at the NFL and the Washington Commanders with Eric Bieniemy at OC now. The players are already complaining about his style of coaching. Just different times.

The good thing is Garner can develop anyone into being a high caliber defensive lineman.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

If UGA and bama want him so badly then it’s simple for them, just back up the brinks truck and overpay him…. Right?

Yep. Obviously they didn’t just like we didn’t.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Nwaneri and Franklin announcing in the same week. Potential for a lot of heartbreak or a lot of happiness.

No heartbreak. We all know we aren’t getting either one. It’s been known for awhile.

 

[JCVol00]

The fact that none of our recruiting pages have mentioned it, same with AP, MR, etc, is not a good sign.

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

The fact that none of our recruiting pages have mentioned it, same with AP, MR, etc, is not a good sign.

Recruiting pages? Those are dudes who just follow these threads.

 

[bigl3327]

Auburn bound?

While he’s a great coach and I wouldn’t trade him, it feels like RG might be overrated as a recruiter and the barn might have been why they routinely landed stud after stud defensive lineman at Auburn.

Ok.....because we haven't acquired any defensive studs since he's been here? Give it a rest, please. Have you seen what our DL is starting to look like? Josephs, Pearce, West, Hobbs, Herring, and Bradley are all studs that could have gone just about anywhere. That doesn't even include a guy like Weathersby who is just as much of a talent, but wasn't as highly rated for some reason.

 

[AresTheVol]

Auburn bound?

While he’s a great coach and I wouldn’t trade him, it feels like RG might be overrated as a recruiter and the barn might have been why they routinely landed stud after stud defensive lineman at Auburn.

kid wants the biggest bag

 

[IMissTheMidRangeGame]

Auburn bound?

While he’s a great coach and I wouldn’t trade him, it feels like RG might be overrated as a recruiter and the barn might have been why they routinely landed stud after stud defensive lineman at Auburn.

When he was with us in the 90s he was pulling studs from Georgia then we he left to Georgia we stopped getting those studs… coincidence? I think not.

It’s been known for months that this kid just wants a bag. Last month Miami had all the smoke until their biggest donor got investigated for fraud. Auburn has been dropping bags left and right. No way that school after the **** show it’s been pulls a 5* from Alabama and Georgia. There is nothing RG could have done if a kids just wants money

 

[cncchris33]

You seem hung up on there being a date set to commit. Some of these kids just commit on Twitter or Instagram out of the blue. And what if he sets a commitment date tomorrow for next Saturday? Did he suddenly just decide in an instant? Of course not. You have to read the lay of the land based on what you know in the moment.

And of course it could change, but it could change whether a date is set or not, so that seems like an arbitrary notion to be hung up on. Chris Cole is a perfect example. He has set a date of September 10th, but we still hold out hope that he visits and we change his mind. Him having a date set has little bearing on that.

@LouderVol

 

[Orangeburst]

Ok.....because we haven't acquired any defensive studs since he's been here? Give it a rest, please. Have you seen what our DL is starting to look like? Josephs, Pearce, West, Hobbs, Herring, and Bradley are all studs that could have gone just about anywhere. That doesn't even include a guy like Weathersby who is just as much of a talent, but wasn't as highly rated for some reason.

high hopes for Weathersby..he got elite quick twitch
I am obviously no expert but even I could see it

 

[JCVol00]

Recruiting pages? Those are dudes who just follow these threads.

AP, matt ray, callahan, none of the 247 or vq guys have mentioned it

 

[SweetasSoda]

Ok.....because we haven't acquired any defensive studs since he's been here? Give it a rest, please. Have you seen what our DL is starting to look like? Josephs, Pearce, West, Hobbs, Herring, and Bradley are all studs that could have gone just about anywhere. That doesn't even include a guy like Weathersby who is just as much of a talent, but wasn't as highly rated for some reason.

We can’t necessarily sell early playing time anymore.

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

It’s stupid to over pay but many other programs do. Answer me this how do you know paying big bucks for guys like Franklin and Nwaneri won’t pay off HUGE? Oh wait you don’t. So don’t pretend like you do. I don’t know if they would work out. But there is this stupid notion that because TAMU laid for a bunch of dudes and they didn’t work out that that’s what would happen here. That’s the biggest bunch of conjecture BS.

It’s like @VolFreakJosh thijos about character guys. Oh well if a guy who is in it for the money we don’t want him. Yet at the same time if Nwaneri and Franklin were to sign here he would be celebrating just like everyone else on here. You can clamor on and on about being stupid to over pay. I am not advocating giving big bucks to just any player. But a player on the caliber of Nwaneri? Franklin? Wingo? Yes I would.

But you don’t know the intangible things like is he a good kid or strictly about himself looking for a payday. Is he a team player or a me guy. Is he serious about academics and football. What type of person and family he has. All them things enter into a big money decision that you and me have no idea about. GBO

 

[Woodlawn VOL]

We can’t necessarily sell early playing time anymore.

You got that right. GBO

 

[SweetasSoda]

You got that right. GBO

Yes, GB Not hearing that enough!!

 

[cncchris33]

We can’t necessarily sell early playing time anymore.

We can at DT, though.

 

[RiseToTheTop]

We can at DT, though.

After we win 10 games we will bring in a few good ones from the portal to go along with West, Eason, Norman-Lott and Hobbs

 

[Weezer]

We can at DT, though.

Most, if not all, of the defense. As much as our defense is on the field, if you can play, you have a shot at the rotation to keep legs fresh.

 

[DaddyChad]

Auburn bound?

While he’s a great coach and I wouldn’t trade him, it feels like RG might be overrated as a recruiter and the barn might have been why they routinely landed stud after stud defensive lineman at Auburn.

Hard to say no to Auburn. Not just the NIL but the fringe benefits there are pretty nice. Auburn is in a different territory right now as well. They’re desperate and they have several desperate boosters on the same page and pulling in the same direction for Freeze. Always the same story though. Even when they’re successful there’s too many egos for that place to stay successful but right now Auburn will be a force in recruiting.

 

[jakez4ut]

Auburn bound?

While he’s a great coach and I wouldn’t trade him, it feels like RG might be overrated as a recruiter and the barn might have been why they routinely landed stud after stud defensive lineman at Auburn.

For those needing translation:

There is no winning, only different ways of losing.

 

[DaddyChad]

For those needing translation:

There is no winning, only different ways of losing.

Freeze will win at Auburn. They will win or get popped by the ncaa for something. I know I know nil makes most things legal now but Auburn is going to cheat.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

Vols, LSU, and Barn about to make Saban retire. Took awhile, but it's happening.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Vols, LSU, and Barn about to make Saban retire. Took awhile, but it's happening.

we all know that is wishful thinking

 

[Volsdeep4]

Wouldn’t it be cool to come out of nowhere for a top recruit and get his commitment?