'19 TN ATH Adonis Otey (ARK Commit 8/1/18)

#176
#176
No problem with how this played out. I would rather recruits take their visits and be sure of where they want to go prior to committing. It is in the player's best interest as well as UT's.
 
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#178
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Have no problem with his decision. This is the risk you take with young players. A lot will change in the next two years.

All we need to do is build on our momentum. Win on the field. Get to the SECCG. Change our reputation we seem to hold with a lot of the young kids who only really remember the Dooley era.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
Can't turn kids of this caliber away. You take their commit and hope they stick. If they don't, you keep recruiting them as if they never committed.
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Not saying turning them away just not committing when they are 15-16 years old.
 
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butchna said:
Where does one find these numbers?
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I would say look at all commits from players two or more years removed from graduating. Then look to see how many of them actually signed with the school. I am far too lazy and busy to do it but I would put money on it being more than 50%.
 
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bignewt said:
I would say look at all commits from players two or more years removed from graduating. Then look to see how many of them actually signed with the school. I am far too lazy and busy to do it but I would put money on it being more than 50%.
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As long as you pretty much know it without checking. :lol:
 
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I thought he was pretty straight forward with his statement. Can't fault him for getting excited and making a huge decision then realizing that decision needs more examination. Seems refreshingly mature for a 16 year old. Still hope he ends up at UT and wish him well go forward.
 
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I aprreciate the honesty and not taking visits while committed. Decommit and be upfront with the coaches. I want him and others to be sure and better doing it now than later.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
It's not part of it.

Our job is to get football players.
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Gotcha so they whole VFL and teaching them to be men is all just window dressing.

From a recruiting standpoint steering a kid to give some meaning to a commitment and making sure he is ready to do so would be beneficial to the program as a whole, would it not?
 
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bignewt said:
Gotcha so they whole VFL and teaching them to be men is all just window dressing.

From a recruiting standpoint steering a kid to give some meaning to a commitment and making sure he is ready to do so would be beneficial to the program as a whole, would it not?
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Newt, what in the world are you talking about? Are you being serious right now?

The coaching staff's job is to recruit football players. No part of that is to turn away 4* in state defensive backs who want to commit while they are juniors. You take the commit and worry about him bouncing when it happens.
 
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bignewt said:
Gotcha so they whole VFL and teaching them to be men is all just window dressing.

From a recruiting standpoint steering a kid to give some meaning to a commitment and making sure he is ready to do so would be beneficial to the program as a whole, would it not?
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Of course it is window dressing.

Besides, seems like he approached it pretty maturely to me.
 
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