'18 TN DE Emmitt Gooden (Tennessee signee)

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WarMachine said:
We'll see if Pruitt recruits can handle this adversity better than Jones recruits did in the past.
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Well we better see if Tennessee recruits handle it. We can’t win with just Pruitts recruits handling it


I really don’t know why it’s necessary to keep distinguishing between the two.
 
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Hey Bruin. Just differentiating between the kind of player and attitude that Pruitt targets and the ones that were targeted before. Agreed, the whole team needs to adapt and overcome, but it's an opportunity for talented newcomers to make a name for themselves.
 
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WarMachine said:
Hey Bruin. Just differentiating between the kind of player and attitude that Pruitt targets and the ones that were targeted before. Agreed, the whole team needs to adapt and overcome, but it's an opportunity for talented newcomers to make a name for themselves.
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I’m sorry I don’t accept that Pruitt is targeting any different character kid that jones targeted.


They are some bad and some good in both groups.


The real difference is in how they are managed.

I’m sorry I just am not willing to see guys like Trey Smith, Calloway, JG, Chandler, Warrior, both Taylor’s, Bituli and so on be thrown into a group where posters say the head coach didn’t target high character guys. It’s really not fair at all to those kids
 
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swchandler1988 said:
RS’ed last year, All American player out of high school. My expectations are high for him. No reason they shouldn’t be
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Feel the same but the reality is he sustained a gruesome injury and might’ve lost some explosiveness.

Essentially hasn’t played in two years.

Time will tell what he can do for us.
 
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Aesius said:
Nah, when it's a crucial UT player, the injury is always season-ending.
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I am 31 and can not remember the last time we weren't snake bitten in camp or early in the season. Last year, of course Trey Smith but camp was close to as healthy a camp as I can remember and then Kennedy tears his ACL at the beginning of the season. It's always someone on every team that suffers and injury but with Tennessee, it seems to always be someone who we are depending on. With depth issues over the last decade, every injury has been that much more detrimental. Its like a dam hole we cant get out of. Always a swift kick in the nutts right before the seaon.
 
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BruinVol said:
I’m sorry I don’t accept that Pruitt is targeting any different character kid that jones targeted.


They are some bad and some good in both groups.


The real difference is in how they are managed.

I’m sorry I just am not willing to see guys like Trey Smith, Calloway, JG, Chandler, Warrior, both Taylor’s, Bituli and so on be thrown into a group where posters say the head coach didn’t target high character guys. It’s really not fair at all to those kids
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Ok, I don't disagree with you. Do you think that Pruitt has been more successful at recruiting? If we are talking about entire classes, it requires some generalization. I don't think every player in each of Butch's recruiting classes were garbage by any means, but do you think Pruitt's classes are generally more ... what? ... talented? driven? athletic? Or no? No better than Jones' classes?
 
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swchandler1988 said:
RS’ed last year, All American player out of high school. My expectations are high for him. No reason they shouldn’t be
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My expectations for him are lower because they couldn’t seem to decide what side of the ball he needed to play last year. I don’t interpret that as a good sign
 
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WarMachine said:
Ok, I don't disagree with you. Do you think that Pruitt has been more successful at recruiting? If we are talking about entire classes, it requires some generalization. I don't think every player in each of Butch's recruiting classes were garbage by any means, but do you think Pruitt's classes are generally more ... what? ... talented? driven? athletic? Or no? No better than Jones' classes?
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I don’t think we have seen nearly enough to judge Pruitts success at this point. I see no evidence that “Pruitts kids” are more motivated than butches.

I think we all expect better development under this staff.

Imo I’ll take Butches recruiting with some elite developing and a coach that knows how to manage a lockeroom and we are off and running
 
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BruinVol said:
My expectations for him are lower because they couldn’t seem to decide what side of the ball he needed to play last year. I don’t interpret that as a good sign
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He worked out at OL last preseason becuz OL depth...same with Kingston Harris. Never a doubt they were going back to DL...cept from people desperate with the narrative.
 
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Hate it for the kid. Will always love UT football, but, when the hopes of an entire season hinge on one or two players. It spells to me that the product on the field may not be all its cracked up to be. We are TN, we should have more depth on LOS. I'm curious as to why we're struggling to recruit at DL, and, DE.

My excitement for upcoming season wont wax or wain on one player. Didnt have huge expectations before or after - no news or rumors of purported injury.
 
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BruinVol said:
I don’t think we have seen nearly enough to judge Pruitts success at this point.

I think we all expect better development under this staff.

Imo I’ll take Butches recruiting with some elite developing and a coach that knows how to manage a lockeroom and we are off and running
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It's probably too simple to boil everything down to just a this class vs that class and attribute it to the recruits. Responsibility was directly related to the clown running the circus. No strength and conditioning, no development, etc., was mismanagement at its finest.

So, I will revise my original comment:

"We'll see if Pruitt players can handle this adversity better than the team did in the past under Jones."

I'm optimistic the results will be better under Pruitt.
 
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butchna said:
He worked out at OL last preseason becuz OL depth...same with Kingston Harris. Never a doubt they were going back to DL...cept from people desperate with the narrative.
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Lost developmental time for guys that were never going to do anything but RS.
 
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We need Emerson to be what we hoped he would become. We need Solomon to get approved. We need Williams and Middleton to be instant impact guys like they're supposed to be. We need Simmons' strength and speed to translate to the field. Good thing is that Kingston Harris looks really good and Butler has made some noise. We have some dudes its just that none of them have any experience now.
 
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WarMachine said:
It's probably too simple to boil everything down to just a this class vs that class and attribute it to the recruits. Responsibility was directly related to the clown running the circus. No strength and conditioning, no development, etc., was mismanagement at its finest.

So, I will revise my original comment:

"We'll see if Pruitt players can handle this adversity better than the team did in the past under Jones."

I'm optimistic the results will be better under Pruitt.
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I agree. Jones teams certainly couldn’t handle the adversity late in his tenure. Too much drama and that started at the top
 
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BruinVol said:
Lost developmental time for guys that were never going to do anything but RS.
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I’m on record for not being a fan of some of Pruitt’s musical chairs with players and positions. Emerson and Harris were struggling in their first season and were redshirt bound. OL depth was dire (they had no idea if Kennedy would be available...or Trey) and they kicked the tires on the two as EMERGENCY options. Lost NOTHING developmentally.
 
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InstrumentalVol said:
Remember yesterday when we were just enjoying the demise of fLorida on Danny's watch? Good times, we were so young...
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Had to be rough for you. Rubbing that rabbit’s foot to dust hoping for some big clots in Trey?
 
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