Recruiting Forum Football Talk II

[jakez4ut]

The good news is we don't have any areas where we'll need to rely on a true freshman to step up. Some may end up winning the job and some could end up being upgrades, but there's not the huge glaring need for a freshman to be ready like there has been every year for the past 8 or so.

da truth.

 

[BruinVol]

Seriously though. When was the last time we could say that? Never during Butch. Dooley? Lane? Fulmer?

heading into 2016

 

[jakez4ut]

Agree there's no need, but it's a great luxury to have. Gives freshman a beneficial headstart

the luxury will be that if we have freshmen see the field this year it's gonna be because they're ready, capable and actually able to contribute.

not because they absolutely have to because of numbers, or we suck everywhere else at htat position.

 

[Sleegro]

Not sure, but even the coaches have extolled the benefits of being an EE so I'm not sure how anyone can argue it's a bad thing.

Pruitt has also said he doesn't push players to EE so maybe he doesn't think it's as important as we make it out to be. It was super important to Butch because he needed them to replace attrition every year.

 

[jakez4ut]

Not sure, but even the coaches have extolled the benefits of being an EE so I'm not sure how anyone can argue it's a bad thing.

i don't think anyone is?

 

[jakez4ut]

Pruitt has also said he doesn't push players to EE so maybe he doesn't think it's as important as we make it out to be. It was super important to Butch because he needed them to replace attrition every year.

situation dictates. i think he would have liked to have a bevvy of them the last two years. this year....like you said, it's not an absolute necessity....finally.

 

[TrippieRedd]

We raided the DL recruits from in-state this year. Next year is looking like we won't have to leave the state for OL recruits.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I'm pretty sure there will be additional roster changes between now and the start of fall camp 2020 but this is where we look to be right now for next year. This assumes no scholarships are presently available for walk-ons, even if they were awarded one for the 2019 season. Blue highlight is composite 4-star, green highlight is 5-star.

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Pretty damn close to all Pruitt guys. If we're sitting at 85 with just 21 signed then I expect additional movement as well.

I don't expect we enter Fall camp with all 5 of those QBs on the team, and then T. Smith most likely enters the draft.

Folks that could graduate (or have) that might grad transfer after Spring Camp pecking order is decided:
DB: Shamburger - Jr
DB: George Jr. - RS-Jr
DB: Labruzza - RS-So
QB: Guarantano - RS-Jr (already graduated)
OL: Jahmir - RS-Jr
OL: Locklear - Jr
LB: Allen - RS-Jr (has entered the portal once before)
DL: Blakely - RS-Jr
RB: Chandler - Jr
RB: Jordan - Jr

Not saying any of them will, and there's quite a few RS-Sophomores too on the team, I can see another 4-6 spots opening up. I've bolded the names I think are likely to leave.

 

[CNeagleVolFan]

Guys, this is very telling on where we are going to be in a couple years. Three out of these 9 teams are in the playoffs, and the others(including Oregon who isn’t pictured) were a combined 57-16 this season. The only other team with the same record as us in the top 10 is A&M. We are already recruiting with the big boys, and we are still not at our best as a program. Not far off, but still not there. This is so telling to me about our coaches and recruiters, because to be up there in the rankings with these elite teams is outstanding! Next year if we improve 2 games to be 9-3 going into a bowl game, and then 2 more games in 2021 season to be 11-1 we are there guys. I truly think that’s attainable in the next 2 years, because when 9-3 was attainable in year 2 for Pruitt then in year three it definitely is with all the weapons and leadership we have returning.

 

[Sleegro]

heading into 2016

Yeah, too bad we had about 30 season ending injuries by game 3 that year. Man that was a really good roster. After the Mizzou game that year is when I was out on butch. If we'd have let him go that offseason we would've been so much better off.

 

[Sleegro]

View attachment 247567Guys, this is very telling on where we are going to be in a couple years. Three out of these 9 teams are in the playoffs, and the others(including Oregon who isn’t pictured) were a combined 57-16 this season. The only other team with the same record as us in the top 10 is A&M. We are already recruiting with the big boys, and we are still not at our best as a program. Not far off, but still not there. This is so telling to me about our coaches and recruiters, because to be up there in the rankings with these elite teams is outstanding! Next year if we improve 2 games to be 9-3 going into a bowl game, and then 2 more games in 2021 season to be 11-1 we are there guys. I truly think that’s attainable in the next 2 years, because when 9-3 was attainable in year 2 for Pruitt then in year three it definitely is with all the weapons and leadership we have returning.

If you just look at blue chip recruits we are within 3 of every one of those teams except Clemson and bama.

 

[Dooby15]

Pretty damn close to all Pruitt guys. If we're sitting at 85 with just 21 signed then I expect additional movement as well.

I don't expect we enter Fall camp with all 5 of those QBs on the team, and then T. Smith most likely enters the draft.

Folks that could graduate (or have) that might grad transfer after Spring Camp pecking order is decided:
DB: Shamburger - Jr
DB: George Jr. - RS-Jr
DB: Labruzza - RS-So
QB: Guarantano - RS-Jr (already graduated)
OL: Jahmir - RS-Jr
OL: Locklear - Jr
LB: Allen - RS-Jr (has entered the portal once before)
DL: Blakely - RS-Jr
RB: Chandler - Jr
RB: Jordan - Jr

Not saying any of them will, and there's quite a few RS-Sophomores too on the team, I can see another 4-6 spots opening up. I've bolded the names I think are likely to leave.

I think Blakely contributed a decent amount. Didn’t he tackle Bowden at the goal line?

 

[chavisut]

Shamburger has a firm hold on the Star/NB position.

 

[Nashvegas31]

I hate to be overly confident especially when it comes to our team but I can’t help but think we are going to smash the ever loving piss out of Indiana. Perhaps they are better than I am thinking but some of these 37-34 predictions by ESPN surprise me considering our defensive play to end the season. I just think our team is ready will put it in them bad with this staff having this long to prepare for an opponent and not worried about holding stuff back for future opponent like Ga st. We will have a full playbook to throw at them.

 

[#Vol4Life1991]

Yeah, too bad we had about 30 season ending injuries by game 3 that year. Man that was a really good roster. After the Mizzou game that year is when I was out on butch. If we'd have let him go that offseason we would've been so much better off.

I was completely done with that clown when we lost to fla in 2015. Up 13 in the 4th and lose b/c couldn't stop them on several 4 and longs

 

[TrippieRedd]

I hate to be overly confident especially when it comes to our team but I can’t help but think we are going to smash the ever loving piss out of Indiana. Perhaps they are better than I am thinking but some of these 37-34 predictions by ESPN surprise me considering our defensive play to end the season. I just think our team is ready will put it in them bad with this staff having this long to prepare for an opponent and not worried about holding stuff back for future opponent like Ga st. We will have a full playbook to throw at them.

35-14, Vols

 

[MoCo_Vol]

I think Blakely contributed a decent amount. Didn’t he tackle Bowden at the goal line?

Been here 4 years and has played in 7 games with 10 total tackles (8 coming last year).

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Shamburger has a firm hold on the Star/NB position.

Yeah I don't expect Shamburger leaves, he's been playing a ton and seems to have found a good home at that STAR/NB spot. Have a good senior season, he's got a good shot to get a chance in the NFL.

 

[TrippieRedd]

2021 Class targets in-state
Jake Briningstool TE 4*
Eli Sutton OL 4*
Tray Curry ATH 4*
Andre Turrentine CB 4*
Junior Colson OLB 4*
Hudson Wolfe TE 4*
Quenton Barnes WR 4*
Noah Josey OG 4*
Javon Nelson SDE 4*
Walker Merril WR 4*
Dietrick Pennington OG 4*
William Griffin OT 3*
Adonai Mitchell WR 3*

Let's get all the OL

 

[BruinVol]

Yeah, too bad we had about 30 season ending injuries by game 3 that year. Man that was a really good roster. After the Mizzou game that year is when I was out on butch. If we'd have let him go that offseason we would've been so much better off.

Maybe I have the wrong year

We destroyed Mizzu the year I am talking about


Lost to Vandy to cost us the sugar bowl. Was that not 16?

 

[MoCo_Vol]

Maybe I have the wrong year

We destroyed Mizzu the year I am talking about


Lost to Vandy to cost us the sugar bowl. Was that not 16?

2016: UT 63 Mizzou 37

Think Sleegro was talking about the 2015 season, we beat Missouri, but it was 19-8 in a terrible game. He entered 2016 with a loaded roster and under-performed.

2015 was the surprising 9-4 season, we should have beaten Florida & Arkansas and won the East...then returned nearly everything and managed to beat Florida and Georgia but lose the East.

I think 2016 @ South Carolina was when I was done with Butch completely.

 

[nicksjuzunk]

Yea get meal plans, weigh ins, work out plans, goals etc.

 

[MoCo_Vol]

2015 Offense that returned in 2016
Dobbs
Hurd
Kamara
Kelly
Jennings
Pearson
Pig
Malone
Williams
Wolf

2015 Defense that returned in 2016
Barnett
Vereen
Vickers
Phillips
DK Jr.
Kelly
Micah
Berry Twins
Foreman
Jumper
Kahlil
Tuttle
JRM
Sapp
Moseley

BOLD = played in the NFL

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Never occurred to me that it was a maxim. So that gif sums up what I looked like when I read your post.

Like...how in the world are you a Tennessee Volunteer fan...and not know that?..

 

[Jack Burton]

The best player in this class is SPRAGGINS.