Shaking the Presents

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The first minute a message board messes up recruiting even a little bit, I will be opposed strongly to all of our speculation.

If you sat next to a kid on a plane who wants to come to TN but who needs to resist the state pressure where he is from by keeping it secret until NSD, you would be doing him and our team a favor by keeping it secret.

Auburn took a violation and kept a stud RB who was going to come to TN because he announced too early for us.

Dooley has great staff discipline on keeping their mouth shut, but he knows that right now he needs to sit on some of his best recruits and ask them to hold off until February.

With Bray and a potential bowl with lots of positive momentum, Dooley should have a fantastic close.

I love this board, I love the Big Fish threads, but unlike some in the media with exclusive blogs, I would much rather get a stud recruit and keep my mouth shut than build the buzz around a kid enough to cause a backlash that brings the pressure that makes him rethink things.

Somehow the really really hot girl saw through our glasses and saw that we were a really nice and gentlemanly guy who would show her a very nice time at Prom and treat her like a princess. While it is very tempting to tell everyone in the school, especially the other fellows in the math club and that jerk who mocks us in theater, if we do, the lacrosse captain and the basketball point guard will take a look at the hottie who they never realized they had a good shot with and make a run at her.

I really believe 4 years from now that TN will be a stud program again that can eschew "silents" and just pile up the 4 star kids while deciding between great talent. That day is not 2010. Let's be supportive of our team, and of our program, and let's not make it any harder on our staff than it already is thanks to Fulmer.
 
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I tend to agree that message board posters can get out of hand. Particularly in the recruiting area. I have seen evidence that our last two commits checked out VolNation. If you don't think they read these boards, you are wrong.
 
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
Somehow the really really hot girl saw through our glasses and saw that we were a really nice and gentlemanly guy who would show her a very nice time at Prom and treat her like a princess. While it is very tempting to tell everyone in the school, especially the other fellows in the math club and that jerk who mocks us in theater, if we do, the lacrosse captain and the basketball point guard will take a look at the hottie who they never realized they had a good shot with and make a run at her.
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Huh? Recruit = hot girl that fans should treat like a princess?

I don't think that approach works.

We had a guy on this board last year who tried that, went and wrote a really romantic love letter to a qb recruit, and that kid filed a restraining order and signed with a team 2,000 miles from Knoxville.
 
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
The first minute a message board messes up recruiting even a little bit, I will be opposed strongly to all of our speculation.

If you sat next to a kid on a plane who wants to come to TN but who needs to resist the state pressure where he is from by keeping it secret until NSD, you would be doing him and our team a favor by keeping it secret.

Auburn took a violation and kept a stud RB who was going to come to TN because he announced too early for us.

Dooley has great staff discipline on keeping their mouth shut, but he knows that right now he needs to sit on some of his best recruits and ask them to hold off until February.

With Bray and a potential bowl with lots of positive momentum, Dooley should have a fantastic close.

I love this board, I love the Big Fish threads, but unlike some in the media with exclusive blogs, I would much rather get a stud recruit and keep my mouth shut than build the buzz around a kid enough to cause a backlash that brings the pressure that makes him rethink things.
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Could've left it here, JMO IMO... But I agree completely - good post.
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Jaytrain5 said:
Huh? Recruit = hot girl that fans should treat like a princess?

I don't think that approach works.

We had a guy on this board last year who tried that, went and wrote a really romantic love letter to a qb recruit, and that kid filed a restraining order and signed with a team 2,000 miles from Knoxville.
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hell, I filed a restraining order.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
hell, I filed a restraining order.
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I don't blame you. I used two cans of Lysol on my laptop after reading that, and bought everyone in my family a personal defense alarm for their keychain.

World is full of freaks and perverts.
 
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Had a feeling that was about to happen. It was entertaining while it lasted.

Now back to reality....
 
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So, by the removal of said thread, does that indicate we have nothing to be excited about afterall or does it mean the mods are on top of things and for the safety of the program decided to shut it down?

Last night, got excited. Today, confused. Help?

Thanks, Vol brethern.

Go Vols! Whoop up on some Missouri State tonight and some Vandy on Sat!!!!
 
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volunteers4life said:
So, by the removal of said thread, does that indicate we have nothing to be excited about afterall or does it mean the mods are on top of things and for the safety of the program decided to shut it down?

Last night, got excited. Today, confused. Help?

Thanks, Vol brethern.

Go Vols! Whoop up on some Missouri State tonight and some Vandy on Sat!!!!
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No one knows what you are talking about. Our memories have been wiped.
 
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Jaytrain5 said:
I don't blame you. I used two cans of Lysol on my laptop after reading that, and bought everyone in my family a personal defense alarm for their keychain.

World is full of freaks and perverts.
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:post-4-1090547912::post-4-1090547912:

Funny stuff Jaytrain
 
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volunteers4life said:
So, by the removal of said thread, does that indicate we have nothing to be excited about afterall or does it mean the mods are on top of things and for the safety of the program decided to shut it down?

Last night, got excited. Today, confused. Help?

Thanks, Vol brethern.

Go Vols! Whoop up on some Missouri State tonight and some Vandy on Sat!!!!
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We are Vols, isn't that reason enough to be excited? Sometimes you have to cut the line on the big fish to keep the boat from going under.
 
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