Volsaholic
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Recruiting is over rated
If you end up at the top of the list, youre expected to be BCS bound. You can take all the talent in the world, and if you fail to make a team out of them it doesn't matter. I personally like to be the under-dog. When UT started to top all the lists, I looked back at the history, and found its more important to have players stay through their senior year than having the best recruiting class. Id rather have Phil Fulmer focus on the kids who are committed to UT, rather than the self-absorbed heroes.
If the kids aren't grounded enough to stay focused that long, the media turns them into celebrities before they play their first game.
One of Phils toughest jobs is to keep these kids focused. The media would have eaten up the Ainge-Schaeffer story if Phil was a media whore. I give him a lot of credit for keeping it out of their grasp. An ego-maniac would have played right into their hands.
If you end up at the top of the list, youre expected to be BCS bound. You can take all the talent in the world, and if you fail to make a team out of them it doesn't matter. I personally like to be the under-dog. When UT started to top all the lists, I looked back at the history, and found its more important to have players stay through their senior year than having the best recruiting class. Id rather have Phil Fulmer focus on the kids who are committed to UT, rather than the self-absorbed heroes.
If the kids aren't grounded enough to stay focused that long, the media turns them into celebrities before they play their first game.
One of Phils toughest jobs is to keep these kids focused. The media would have eaten up the Ainge-Schaeffer story if Phil was a media whore. I give him a lot of credit for keeping it out of their grasp. An ego-maniac would have played right into their hands.
