Recruiting Forum Football Talk XXX

[BruinVol]

I agree, Smith probably should have been mentioned, but it probably would have come at the end when discussing possible hope for the future. I'm not sure that an inclusion of a sentence about a commitment makes that big of a difference in the content of the article, though.

He should have mentioned that smith has been to campus countless times spending hours upon hours with the players. He also was quoted how great the player atmosphere was around the program as being one of the big reasons he choose the vols. He was waaaay to familiar with the program to say the things he did and sense the things said on the article

 

[volssam]

Let's recap that overachieving 2009 year....

Lost to a 6-6 UCLA team at home.
Lost to a 7-5 Auburn team at home.
Lost to both Florida and Alabama.
Got flat out embarrassed by an 8-4 Ole Miss team where we no-showed.
Got flat out embarrassed by Virginia Tech in our bowl game where we no-showed.

Beat an 8-4 Georgia team and a 7-5 South Carolina team.

 

[BruinVol]

I don't think it's as cut and dried as you make it out to be. Part of us landing Trey Smith was the long-term relationship (he even cited after he announced that UT was the first offer he received). So, sometimes that early offer is necessary and makes a difference, as opposed to slow-playing a guy to see if he becomes what most expect.

(*Caveat - I realize that Trey Smith was probably more of a "sure thing" recruit than other guys...that plays into it, too).

So taking the early commitment doesn't mean you have to work as hard to form the relationships you speak of?

 

[orangefreak21]

Kingston Vol be like:

Lol

 

[LynxVol]

Let's recap that overachieving 2009 year....

Lost to a 6-6 UCLA team at home.
Lost to a 7-5 Auburn team at home.
Lost to both Florida and Alabama.
Got flat out embarrassed by an 8-4 Ole Miss team where we no-showed.
Got flat out embarrassed by Virginia Tech in our bowl game where we no-showed.

Beat an 8-4 Georgia team and a 7-5 South Carolina team.

Brace for a "year 0" comment.

 

[orangefreak21]

Let's recap that overachieving 2009 year....

Lost to a 6-6 UCLA team at home.
Lost to a 7-5 Auburn team at home.
Lost to both Florida and Alabama.
Got flat out embarrassed by an 8-4 Ole Miss team where we no-showed.
Got flat out embarrassed by Virginia Tech in our bowl game where we no-showed.

Beat an 8-4 Georgia team and a 7-5 South Carolina team.

Best coach ever

 

[VolsnCards5]

He did at USC too in fact he got the national cream of the crop, how did that work out for him?

Yeah, I'm not saying he'll be successful. I'm just saying he'll be able to recruit.

 

[Chuckie]

So taking the early commitment doesn't mean you have to work as hard to form the relationships you speak of?

I'm just saying that it's within the realm of possibility that if a guy is considering UT, and when he's about to announce his decision Saban and Urban walk through the door, perhaps our chances of closing the deal are greater if we've been in this kids ear, building the relationship, for 2 solid years that included an earlier offer than other schools.

 

[McGeesPub]

He should have mentioned they smith has been to campus countless times spending hours upon hours with the players. He also quoted how great the player atmosphere was around the program as being one of the big reasons he choose the vols. He was waaaay to familiar with the program to say the things he did and sense the things said on the article

Well, why don't you write an article about that and post it on the internet?

You obviously didn't like the article, why not chalk it up to that instead of a laundry list of "shoulda said that" and "shouldn't have said that?"

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

I think it's Joshua Moore 2018 receiver! Just tweeted is gif by Butch that says its great to be a Vol

 

[SamRebel35]

Houston hires a guy for HC who has ONLY failed as a HC up to this point in his career. That's... Interesting.

 

[knoxville's finest]

Let's recap that overachieving 2009 year....

Lost to a 6-6 UCLA team at home.
Lost to a 7-5 Auburn team at home.
Lost to both Florida and Alabama.
Got flat out embarrassed by an 8-4 Ole Miss team where we no-showed.
Got flat out embarrassed by Virginia Tech in our bowl game where we no-showed.

Beat an 8-4 Georgia team and a 7-5 South Carolina team.

Still a great OC and recruiter. Better first years than Dooley and Butch.

 

[DPvol15]

SIAP: Butch doing in-home with Riley Locklear today.
Also, Coach Scott and Coach G will be out to see TE commit James Brown today.

 

[Rishvol]

Bassmaster in every thread like a teenage girl groupie following a boy band

 

[BruinVol]

Well, why don't you write an article about that and post it on the internet?

You obviously didn't like the article, why not chalk it up to that instead of a laundry list of "shoulda said that" and "shouldn't have said that?"

You decide to read it or this another post about something you have no idea about?

 

[BigZiti09]

Better first years than Dooley and Butch.

I'm gonna let you figure out what the difference is between Butch's situation and Kiffin's.

As for Dooley....is that supposed to mean something?

 

[McGeesPub]

You decide to read it or this another post about something you have no idea about?

I acknowledged that I read it last night. Thanks though.

 

[BruinVol]

I acknowledged that I read it last night. Thanks though.

Great. Good decision.

 

[unioncityvol]

this is fun. the man can frign recruit. hire some damn good coaches butch.

 

[head1]

Some rumblings on Twitter about another big committ soon.

I would assume it's a either Akers or Corker.

2018 kid

 

[McGeesPub]

Great. Good decision.

I'm not sure I would go that far.

Still salty about someone quoting someone about the mood in a building?

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Bassmaster in every thread like a teenage girl groupie following a boy band

Can't help myself! Giddy! We need more positive news right now, don't we?

 

[GoBigOrangeVols]

I'm not sure I would go that far.

Still salty about someone quoting someone about the mood in a building?

I am. Haha.

 

[Outofmyvolcanmind]

He's the best head coach we've had here in 10 years.

I think Fulmer has a slightly better resume.

 

[Memphisvol87]

Still a great OC and recruiter. Better first years than Dooley and Butch.

there's lies, damn lies, and statistics. Using the ol first year stat to defend kiffin and bash butch? Dooley I could care less about but he has more in common with kiffin as a head coach than butch does.