The Pessimist Thread

#84
#84
I would rather the coaches lock up players with a passion for Tennessee and are going to qualify and gel well with the team than get prima donnas that are highly rated but don't work out and ultimately end up hurting the team. To me, the coaches seem to know what they're doing. It's a lot more fun to sit back and watch what happens than to agonize over it as if our opinion might matter.
 
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#87
#87
Weezer said:
Not much in life is a guarantee, but the blood ties they had to UT made them easier sells. Harder to sell to a recruit that has no ties.
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I look at it the other way. This was PERFECT timing to rebuild our program. It doesn't matter how the recruits got here, but they are here, and we will use this as a jumpstart for future recruiting using our team chemistry, attitude and improved record every year. all these kids LOVE UT... They want to win and make a difference a lot more than just a fan.
 
#88
#88
This thread goes to prove that folks that do not follow recruiting should refrain from posting what is in their head at the moment. Lurk. At least until you understand the process. lol.
 
#89
#89
Weezer said:
What does it mean that we've accepted the commits of so many lesser rated prospects? Have we struck out with Shy Tuttle? Drew Richmond? Any number of prospects that many on here have been drooling over? When players I haven't heard of start committing to UT(and UT accepts), I get a little alarmed. We're now at 22 commits and not all of our needs are addressed. There's still a long way to go til NSD, but have we painted ourselves into a corner? I'm not a fan of taking a young man's commit with the idea of possibly chasing him off if bigger fish come along. Why tell some of these lesser rated prospects they have a spot when those big fish are still out there? Do the coaches know we aren't going to get these bigger fish? It's worrisome IMO.

And before I set off an uproar with those that will ultimately bash me as being negative, read the thread title. You don't have to respond to every thread on VN and there is an ignore function. I'm just curious if there are others who share my concern.
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Freak, bump the number to 15k before someone can start a thread. In Butch we trust.
 
#90
#90
Weezer said:
Not much in life is a guarantee, but the blood ties they had to UT made them easier sells. Harder to sell to a recruit that has no ties.
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You mean like North,Malone,Hurd,Weatherd, Pearson,Jack Jones, Blair,Barnett,Sawyers,Helm, Gavin Bryant,Paulk,both Mosley's,Gaulden,Henderson,Hendricks,Scott... Shall I go on??? He sure does have trouble with non-legacy recruits. Idiots abound on this free message board,lmfao!! OP has no Basis for his idiotic argument. As far as buying in to the coaches they brought in, I believe in whomever is coaching the Vols until they prove differently!! Quit smoking and the weeze will get better!!!!!! :the_finger:
 
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#92
#92
AF_VOL said:
Just looking at the ratings, Ky and Arky have better classes right now.
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Huh? My sarcasm meter broken? Did I miss something?

On 24/7 right now.....

Kentucky is #18
Arkansas is #31
UT is # 6

On Rivals....

Ky is #16
Arkansas #31
UT is #6
 
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#93
#93
It's a long, long, long way to signing day. And there's 12, possibly 13, possibly 14, possibly 15 games left to play, and each one of them could draw more interest from a current target, or new interest from a new target.

We have no idea. Like someone mentioned, Thomas, Lawrence Lee, Kevin Mouhon, Eric Lauderdale, Lambert, Booth....all part of the class, and then all not part of the class. We didn't think that we'd let any of them go, many of them were 4*'s, but there it was. And we still ended up with a perfectly fine class (though I wish we could have kept Lauderdale. Dude is gonna do well at ASU).

I've been pleased with the gems like Cam Sutton and Emmanuel Moseley thus far. I think we'll find some others pop up once fall practice starts.
 
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#95
2 commits are '15
2 commits are '16

chill. it will work itself out. There are several big dogs that want to be here, they are just not ready to commit.
 
#97
#97
Weezer said:
If he wins more, then he'll have earned my trust. Earn my trust, and my opinion changes. All any of us are expressing on here are opinions. If you don't like my opinion, you don't need to respond to my post.

See what a simple process that is.
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Wait, so if I don't like your opinion, I shouldn't respond? I guess this is only the pessimists support group thread.
 
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#98
I'd much rather get to NSD and have about 14 openings so we could get a bunch of those "diamonds-in-the-rough". We could probably "steal" some top notch players from Georgia State, UTEP, Miami (OH) and UAB if we waited.

jk

I really like being finished up before September.
 
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OldVol49vfl said:
I'd much rather get to NSD and have about 14 openings so we could get a bunch of those "diamonds-in-the-rough". We could probably "steal" some top notch players from Georgia State, UTEP, Miami (OH) and UAB if we waited.

jk

I really like being finished up before September.
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I do as well. Lock the class in early and shift the focus to the season and getting 2016 recruiting off and rolling.
 
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