'24 TN OL Ronan O’Connell (Clemson commit)

[SweetasSoda]

Hadden, Milton, Turnage (rolls), Squirrel, Walker, Bru, Josephs/Pearce, Sampson (Rolls), Perry/Herring (one of the two will likely start) West (probable starter), Mincey, Crawford.

I am once again not saying Elarbee is a bad coach when it comes to coaching, but the OL recruiting has not been good imo

Fulmer used to take those ordinary OL and turn them into SEC players.

 

[SweetasSoda]

Would we rather have an OL coach that can recruit but has mediocre results on the field or isn't a flashy recruiter but puts a great product on the field that mauls opposing DLines?

Don’t even have to think about it.

 

[volfaninpa]

It's fair to be critical of Ellerbe's O-line recruiting thus far. But, this class isn't done yet. It's July 1st for crying out loud.

The greater frustration here is that it's an instate recruit.

It's just as fair to praise the development Ellerbe has done with the offensive line.

All can be true. However, I've never seen an offensive guard prospect be what sets a part a recruiting class.

 

[JCVol00]

It's fair to be critical of Ellerbe's O-line recruiting thus far. But, this class isn't done yet. It's July 1st for crying out loud.

The greater frustration here is that it's an instate recruit.

It's just as fair to praise the development Ellerbe has done with the offensive line.

All can be true. However, I've never seen an offensive guard prospect be what sets a part a recruiting class.

Thank you, this is pretty much the point that I was trying to make earlier

 

[allvolrecruiting]

Tennessee has a lot of intriguing options to work with on the inside and I trust Elarbee as a developer. We're looking at Karic, Nichols, Umarov, Lang, Reddick, Anderson at least long-term

 

[knoxvol52]

Oh no the sky is falling!!!!!

 

[csprig9]

I get the hes an instate kid but if he wants to go to Clemson then see ya, not gonna lose much sleep if a recruit ranked in the 600s chooses to go elsewhere. We have 3 guys committed and are in on others ranked higher

 

[you]

Disappointed but only bc this recruit is hilarious that he dips out before anyone can attempt to interview him. That’s an A+ personality trait

I personally like that style. A team can only have so many drama queens

 

[Franklin_Vol09]

Ronan is going to be good I believe. Oline is one of the hardest to project from highschool to college, but this kid has all the talents needed to be very very good.

If he doesn’t come here, I’m glad it’s out of the SEC.

 

[sjt18]

Disappointing if true. I actually think he and the 3* from Colorado are among the best looking OL prospects they've recruited under Heupel. Strong and smart provides a good starting point for an elite O lineman.

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

Tennessee has a lot of intriguing options to work with on the inside and I trust Elarbee as a developer. We're looking at Karic, Nichols, Umarov, Lang, Reddick, Anderson at least long-term

Naw man CGE missed on borderline 3* OL so we need to fire his ass yesterday! He was INSTATE no less! Right @bignewt?

 

[RAVOL]

We lost a 3 star OL to Clemson and so our OL coach sucks? Clemson doesn’t have any OL commits and maybe the kid just prefers Clemson? Good luck to him. And don’t forget our crappy OL coach had his guys dominate on the field vs Bama and Clemson’s elite DL last fall. I’ll take an elite on field coach every day of the week.

So True. In CHRIST Alone

 

[peaygolf]

Need a recruiter with ties to the mid-west (Iowa and Wisconsin) and go after those kids.

“Corn bred and corn fed”

And I don’t mean a new OL coach….just a recruiter with those ties.

 

[Jackcrevol]

And I don’t mean a new OL coach….just a recruiter with those ties.

What i'd rather have is a GA, or asst coach who could recruit, and an OL coach that can develop.

 

[allvolrecruiting]

Need a recruiter with ties to the mid-west (Iowa and Wisconsin) and go after those kids.

“Corn bred and corn fed”

Maybe not necessarily those two states but we hired Kevin Pendleton who has a lot of ties up there from Mizzou and what not

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

Naw man CGE missed on borderline 3* OL so we need to fire his ass yesterday! He was INSTATE no less! Right @bignewt?

Who has suggested we fire him? People are right to question his recruiting. Calm down Francis.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Naw man CGE missed on borderline 3* OL so we need to fire his ass yesterday! He was INSTATE no less! Right @bignewt?

has he missed on anywone? i still dont see it anywhere, lol.

 

[Vol423]

It's fair to be critical of Ellerbe's O-line recruiting thus far. But, this class isn't done yet. It's July 1st for crying out loud.

The greater frustration here is that it's an instate recruit.

It's just as fair to praise the development Ellerbe has done with the offensive line.

All can be true. However, I've never seen an offensive guard prospect be what sets a part a recruiting class.

Recruiting becomes infinitely easier when you can point to sustained proven success on the field. We only have one year at this point. Recruiting will become easier as time goes by.

 

[Tennessee Golfer]

Who has suggested we fire him? People are right to question his recruiting. Calm down Francis.

 

[BowlBrother85]

Meh ... If he wasn't in-state, I don't think anyone would care about missing on this kid.

Satterwhite!

 

[Weezer]

Even if he commits to Clemson, it's a long while til signing day.

 

[barrylee]

Well this thread is destined to be at thep of page till signing now.

If this guy committed to the good guys, he would have been an afterthought but commit to someone else and the sky is falling!

 

[allvolrecruiting]

Even if he commits to Clemson, it's a long while til signing day.

I don't see Ronan as the type to flip after committing somewhere

 

[thunder5]

I don't see Ronan as the type to flip after committing somewhere

He strikes me as the type that hates the process and wants it to be over…like hell go silent once he commits

 

[OrangeShade]

Has he actually committed to Clemson, or are we just speculating?