'19 TN DE Joseph Anderson (SC signee)

[Wickman]

How the heck does USC JR come into TN and take a recruit. This is not a good look for this staff

He tried to commit to us twice. We slow played him.

 

[SweetasSoda]

How the heck does USC JR come into TN and take a recruit. This is not a good look for this staff

The same way TN went into GA and got Wanya.

 

[Neyland Law Vol]

USC JR is traditionally a trash program and was in horrible shape when muschamp- a rejected coach - was hired.

 

[scvolfan7]

USC JR is traditionally a trash program and was in horrible shape when muschamp- a rejected coach - was hired.

Muschamp is a notoriously great recruiter and has a staff with other great recruiters. We slow played Anderson and missed. Thems the breaks

 

[mrmax86]

Damn kid told us last night he was coming late in the evening. Its gonna happen but man everyone felt good with this kid and what we had done.

Thank you for your honesty.

 

[PA Vol]

We aren't good enough to turn kids like this away. I understand this staff's expectations and realize guy's like Eboigbe are better, but you have to build the program up from scratch right now and the heavy hitters just aren't interested in being a part of this when Bama and others are more than willing to have them. We have to start somewhere and it can't be from scrounging for scraps in the bottom of the recruiting barrel in January.

 

[JCP201]

Anderson told TN coaches he was going to sign with TN. This confirmed by Jesse Simonton

Saw this posted. Might be why Atlanta Vol was so sure.

 

[Freak]

 

[Ericvol2096]

USC JR is traditionally a trash program and was in horrible shape when muschamp- a rejected coach - was hired.

If you haven’t paid attention but the last 12 years SCs been a better program then TN.

 

[SweetasSoda]

We aren't good enough to turn kids like this away. I understand this staff's expectations and realize guy's like Eboigbe are better, but you have to build the program up from scratch right now and the heavy hitters just aren't interested in being a part of this when Bama and others are more than willing to have them. We have to start somewhere and it can't be from scrounging for scraps in the bottom of the recruiting barrel in January.

So glad we got Wanya. Don't tell him he's not a heavy hitter.

 

[PA Vol]

So glad we got Wanya. Don't tell him he's not a heavy hitter.

Obviously we have some great players. He alone isn't going to turn it around. Our DL outlook isn't good.

 

[Blake25p]

I believe this kid troll the staff due to the times he wanted to commit but we wouldn’t let him.

 

[SweetasSoda]

Obviously we have some great players. He alone isn't going to turn it around. Our DL outlook isn't good.

You said we weren't good enough to get the great players so we should continue recruiting the ones in the middle like Butch...play it safe. I'm glad they went after players like Wanya, and I really like the players we got. Of course we need about 30 more, but it will take time.

 

[Big Sun]

boo. selling crap aint eazy.

 

[wrangler]

Let us not forget that a rating doesn't always match the coaching staff's evaluation of a recruit's ability and how it meets team needs.

 

[Volfansince1980]

VQ

The defensive end board is much more baron, though. The Vols swung for Joseph Anderson (South Carolina) and Justin Ebogibe (Alabama) in the last week, with both showing legitimate interest in potential flips. Pruitt and two other Tennessee coaches spent nearly the entire day Friday in Murfreesboro recruiting Anderson. They had lots of 1-on-1 time with the Oakland DE and visited with both parents at work. After basically avoiding the staff for a few days, Pruitt & Co., wouldn’t take no for an answer. Pruitt made separate trips to see both parents at their place of employment and in the end, the family was very open to Anderson flipping to Tennessee. But ultimately, Joseph opted to stick will the school who believed in him first. It wasn’t an easy decision, though, as Tennessee was in contact with Anderson up until he signed with Carolina.

 

[Ron Swanson]

Bigtime bummer here. Staff blew this one by not taking his commitment way back when he tried to jump in the boat.

 

[SLICKYINC]

Bigtime bummer here. Staff blew this one by not taking his commitment way back when he tried to jump in the boat.

Like a weirdly timed onside kick..

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

I bet this kind of thing doesn't happen in the 2020 class. More time for evaluations, longer relationships with the in state kids, and I'm confident that we'll get a lot of the top instate talent this class.

 

[Geaux_Vols]

I bet this kind of thing doesn't happen in the 2020 class. More time for evaluations, longer relationships with the in state kids, and I'm confident that we'll get a lot of the top instate talent this class.

Will almost certainly be selling a better record than 5-7 then, too.

 

[Nashvegas31]

I believe this kid troll the staff due to the times he wanted to commit but we wouldn’t let him.

My thoughts too. Would think staff would be skeptical of him saying he will sign considering he wouldn't even visit. I think they probably hoped he would but figured he probably could screw them

 

[InVOLuntary]

Bigtime bummer here. Staff blew this one by not taking his commitment way back when he tried to jump in the boat.

I wonder if this is one of the ones he talked about making a mistake on? Doing things differently.

 

[Volfanatic_20]

Why not just take this kids commitment last Dec when he wanted to commit and then if a bigger fish comes a long cut him loose?

 

[SmokeyDaBear]

Why not just take this kids commitment last Dec when he wanted to commit and then if a bigger fish comes a long cut him loose?

Yeah like butch jones did on his way to many HS coaches hating him.

 

[Volfanatic_20]

Yeah like butch jones did on his way to many HS coaches hating him.

Point taken but in this case that didn't happen. We didn't get the "bigger fish" and we would have gotten the DE the staff worked like heck to try and flip at the last second.