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Saw this on another site:

"Unfortunately, Butch Jones didn’t completely fence off the state this year. He lost the three top Tennessee prospects to Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, and Oregon."

Is this really true and if so, why? :eek:hmy:
 
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It must be nice to only care about recruiting the day before signing day... for the rest of us it's a compulsion.
 
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#itstime
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Nothing "unfortunate" about it. Calculated decision.

There are only 2 players in the top 10 that I wanted other than the ones we got. And both were never gonna come to UT
 
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2 from memphis area. 1 was because he loves coaches daughter
 
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Bump from a month ago in the Numbers Thread... Chill on the doom & gloom, OP.

RockyTopInBham said:
Just looking at the top 10 for in-state this year, can we compare situations-

1. Dillon Mitchell- We wanted him. He's a Memphis kid that fell in love with Oregon. It happens.

2. Daniel Bituli - UT Commit.

3. JoeJuan Williams - I think the staff sees him as a safety, maybe even a LB down the line. JW said he didn't want to move to LB, and I think our staff only wants one safety in this class (Mr. Warrior).
[And potentially Byrd].

4. Bryce Mathews - Think the staff sees him as a guard. We have a better target in Landon Dickerson.
[Also seems the staff wanted only tackles in this class since we're short on depth there but have tons of young guards].

5. Ryan Johnson - UT Commit.

6. Donte Vaughn - CB/S prospect. Staff apparently told him we didn't have room in the secondary for him. Again, if we get Warrior, then it's all good.
[And potentially Byrd.]

7. Emmit Gooden - JUCO bound.

8. Gabe Angel - TE. We were in on Devante Brooks at the time this guy committed to Ole Miss. Healthy Brooks is better, IMO. Also have Pope, who killed it on the camp circuit over the summer.

9. Nygel Edmonds - Already had Osborne in when this guy committed to Stanford (now at Cal).
[And potentially Byrd].

10. Ikenna Okeke - Again, safety prospect. See Warrior, Nigel. Can't blame him for committing elsewhere when he was only going to be a backup plan if Warrior went elsewhere.

As for others, I think Blakely has more speed than Dodson and is a better fit in this defense. At the time Groves committed to UNC, we had other WR targets we felt we had a good chance on. As for Nate Johnson, the staff apparently offered him a blueshirt. Yeah, he committed to Michigan, but the fact that he's taking OV's all January tells me Harbaugh probably told him later after he committed that it's a blueshirt offer or if someone higher on their board comes along, his spot may not be there after all.


So really, I don't think we're really missing out on anyone other than a Memphis kid that was never really interested in UT. Every other player in the state was a lower target on our staff's board compared to the elite prospects we're still in on. In Butch/the Bobs I trust. GBO.
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jdhallvols said:
Saw this on another site:

"Unfortunately, Butch Jones didn’t completely fence off the state this year. He lost the three top Tennessee prospects to Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, and Oregon."

Is this really true and if so, why? :eek:hmy:
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The top tier talent this year instate just wasn't as good as the last couple of years. With that being said this has been a pretty forgettable year for recruiting. Next year Tennessee is loaded. If Butch fails to bring in that talent then it is time to panic.
 
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Lets see.

Joejuan Williams is literally dating Derek Mason's daughter...

We wanted Dillon Mitchell but we took WR commits too early and offered him too late (he's an EE). That's how it goes sometimes. Oregon was in on him before us and he visited them several times so they put in the effort and got him. Great athlete.

Bryce Mathews had a strange recruitment, to say the least. Was thought to be an A&M lock but Ole Miss got him.

Nigel Edmons. DB. I think we had guys ahead of him on our board. Signed w/ Cal. Not a big loss IMO.

Okkeke we had guys ahead of him at safety, particularly Nigel Warrior.

Donte Vaughn was down the safety list as well. We made a slight push but it was pretty obvious that Warrior would be our only safety.

Dodson seems like a great player. His recruitment blew up fast and he committed to A&M rather quickly, so it goes.
 
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