'20 TN DE/LB Tyler Baron (UT SIGNEE)

[Rylee_Vol18]

For the record…. Tyler Barons dad’s resume sucked…. Shouldn’t of even of been our Director of Player Development….

Whoever we get to fill that role now is more than likely going to be Extremely more qualified

What does a director of player development do?

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I’m with ya.. I’m pulling for him til he’s not a Vol anymore, but I was not impressed. He had some good plays here and there, but I wasn’t impressed by his energy as a whole

Were you impressed with Tillman or Warrior their first couple of years?

 

[SugarCC]

I mean the Freshman Kicker behind McGrath is actually the better Kicker. Kid has a leg on him can easily hit 50+ yarders. They gave him a year to get more experience.

McGrath > Cimaglia = upgrade. My response to OP.

Excited about the Freshman, though.

 

[I4Jay]

What does a director of player development do?

Idk about other places but at UCF that job was involved integration of everyday life and athletics. helping the athletes schedule days, classes, meetings etc as well as being film analyst with the football staff

 

[ACvol3]

Were you impressed with Tillman or Warrior their first couple of years?

I was never impressed with warrior. Tillman never got starting reps/targets til this year. Baron was a starter and plays half speed half of the time.

 

[Orange.]

Idk why some people are acting like this isn’t a big loss. It certainly does NOT help.

Probably because "does NOT help" is not a sufficient condition for being "a big loss".

In fact, until we see what happens with the portal spot this opens, we don't even know that it does not help. And even then we wouldn't know until we saw the year play out. Moreover, we don't know with absolute certainty that he will leave.

 

[butchna]

Did he ever officially enter the portal? Can't recall.

No.

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Tyler Baron wasn’t a total surprise but he is one Tennessee would liked to have kept in the fold.



Baron has been back and forth over the last month. His father resigned his support staff post position in the Vols’ program back in November and Baron has struggled with his departure. Kentucky looks like the team most likely to land Baron while Texas A&M has also reached out. Baron told us on Thursday that there is a scenario where he ends up coming out of the portal and staying in Knoxville. We aren’t gonna close the door on a return as we think that path is a possibility. Nothing is final until he goes to class somewhere. Tennessee starts classes back on the 24th.

-VQ

 

[VolzMan53]

whispers enticing NIL deal in works to sweeten the pie to stay

 

[Revived2002]

-VQ

Coaching stability has always been critical, but now even more so with the transfer portal

Kentucky looks smarter and smarter every year for just standing by their man...

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Lol. AP says he’s leaning coming back

 

[Ericvol2096]

Lol. AP says he’s leaning coming back

I like it!!

 

[chavisut]

Keeping Baron would be a win.

 

[KPT_VFL]

Would love to keep him. It makes no sense for him to leave. He’s a contributor. Going to UK would be all time weak and un-VFL move.

 

[BigorangeBoy]

In Romper Room (the football forum), someone tried to lay this blame all on CJH's feet - but RC or someone said that Abernathy was let go by the UTAD over something that took place when Pruitt was coach. So it sounds like he was less than forthcoming about something in the investigation?

 

[swchandler1988]

In Romper Room (the football forum), someone tried to lay this blame all on CJH's feet - but RC or someone said that Abernathy was let go by the UTAD over something that took place when Pruitt was coach. So it sounds like he was less than forthcoming about something in the investigation?

Abernathy and Garner got into it because Abernathy didn’t like how hard he was being on Baron, or something like that. Things escalated and Abernathy was let go

 

[Devo182]

Not in these days of free agency, some gonna test the market and hope to get paid but if they don’t get the offer their looking for they’ll stay

They can field NiL offers all day without going to the portal.

But it's still about playing and coaching and feel and blahblahblah for the players. It's not like UK has some NiL deal superior to ours lol. I'd also say his dad has more to do with it than anything. That just has to be awkward.

 

[BearCat204]

Hope we can keep him

 

[Devo182]

Were you impressed with Tillman or Warrior their first couple of years?

Probably not. I mean, geez, if you can start as a true freshman at UT on the DL and you don't just kill it off the bat, you must be worthless

I've never seen so much butthurt bad takes on a kid that just finished his true SO season and had a covid year of Pruitt's non-development and then changed staffs.

 

[InVOLuntary]

I'm all for Baron staying but I want him bought in 100%. If he's not he needs to go.

 

[BearCat204]

Probably not. I mean, geez, if you can start as a true freshman at UT on the DL and you don't just kill it off the bat, you must be worthless

I've never seen so much butthurt bad takes on a kid that just finished his true SO season and had a covid year of Pruitt's non-development and then changed staffs.

The first who rip him for possibly leaving and that they "didnt want him anyway", will be the first with the boom gifs and swearing he will break the sack record if he stays. The vitriol gets thick when people take all this personal instead of it just being business.

 

[GVol1966]

I'm all for Baron staying but I want him bought in 100%. If he's not he needs to go.

Yep. Most of the players seem to love the atmosphere and culture and Heupel and what’s going on in Knoxville now,
And if that and being coached by one of the best DLine coaches in football isn’t good enough for him then , he needs to go

 

[InVOLuntary]

Yep. Most of the players seem to love the atmosphere and culture and Heupel and what’s going on in Knoxville now,
And if that and being coached by one of the best DLine coaches in football isn’t good enough for him then , he needs to go

It's the old one bad apple thing. Not saying he is but if he's not 100% he can be an issue with the ones that are.

 

[RyanWalkerPGH]

LOL Basilio just said Baron thought he had an NIL lined up to go to UK and they got cold feet and he's having second thoughts.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Abernathy and Garner got into it because Abernathy didn’t like how hard he was being on Baron, or something like that. Things escalated and Abernathy was let go

Then he is just another idiot helicopter parent. I always told my sons coaches to light him up if he was half-assing it, and I always told him to shut up and listen...it was their job to make him better.