Tom Smith commits to the Vols

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#77
He is legit - 400lb plus squat, highest florida classification. Dont worry about what speed is listed, he got to the endzone. you dont have to pull away, just dont get caught.
 
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BmoreVol said:
Good point but lets be real on the highly rated guys, we could field a contender with busts - Chris Donald, Brent Vinson, Brent Shaeffer, James Banks, Demetrice Morley, Walter Fisher, Kenny O'Neal, EJ Abrams-Ward...etc etc.

For now, ill just just take crappy old 3* that no florida school wanted (Dan Williams) or 2* Montori Hughes and cry myself to sleep.
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Eric Berry. Chris Walker. Ben Martin. Jacques McClendon. Demonte Bolden. Wes Brown. Montario Hardesty. Rico McCoy. Chris Scott.

Sure, we've had our string of busts. We've also had a few good recruits work out pretty well too. It's just the game called recruiting.
 
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CountVolcula said:
Unless he has 5 stars and is ranked in the top 10, then some on here are gonna B and G about this commit.
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Right..We all know however that your posts are never filled with b and g . Your posts always bring a ray of hope and sunshine and are surely always right, considerate and just super knowledgable...LMAO:blink:
 
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BmoreVol said:
He is legit - 400lb plus squat, highest florida classification. Dont worry about what speed is listed, he got to the endzone. you dont have to pull away, just dont get caught.
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I disagree. You have to be able to pull away in HS, or else you'll get caught in college.
 
#81
#81
I didn't see him in camp. Everyone who has seen him here and at the Nike camp in Gainesville all say that he has quick feet and that they expect him to climb the rankings all fall.
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- Hubbs

For the haters.
 
#85
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VolMaster14 said:
Can all the Dooley haters please let the guy bring in the type of players he likes and let him get a chance to coach them and stop bashing the guy for not havin a group full of 5* I'm pretty sure national signing day is about 7 1/2 months away. Let's not forget he brought in Justin Hunter, Da Rick and was able to keep a lot of committs from bolting with less than a month on the job and our program was in shammbles at the time.
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Exactly, he pulled in good recruits late this year and when its all said and done we will have a great class!!
Give DD some time, I like him!!!!!!!!!:clapping:
 
#86
#86
I've been informed that Tom is not available yet to talk about his decision because the visit is still going on so I figured I would take care of a quick breakdown about Tom. First off this is a damn good pick-off for Coach Dooley. What you have to remember that this year the state is very loaded with running backs with prospects like Mike Blakely, Mike Bellamy, Marlin Lane, Dee Hart, and so on. I would say Blakely is the top big back but Tom Smith is the right there behind him.
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- Michael Langston

That is HUGEEEEEEEEE praise coming from the top FL recruiting guy in the biz.
 
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crusse10 said:
Eric Berry. Chris Walker. Ben Martin. Jacques McClendon. Demonte Bolden. Wes Brown. Montario Hardesty. Rico McCoy. Chris Scott.

Sure, we've had our string of busts. We've also had a few good recruits work out pretty well too. It's just the game called recruiting.
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One could argue that some of those actually didn't work out or haven't yet for the ranking they recieved. For a 5* Ben Martin really hasn't been great considering he is about to be a senior and still hasn't locked down a starting DE spot. Also I'm pretty sure Demonte Bolden was ranked a 5* by some recruiting service and compared by some as the next John Henderson, but he really didn't get any considerable playing time until his Sr. year and that wasn't anything amazing. Only homerun on that list was Eric Berry and Chris Walker has done great for a 4* he was.
 
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#89
VolsFanRJ said:
Thanks LV. Problem is, there are poster on here that think they know more about evaluating talent than the analyst and our own coaches. Crazy really.
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+1, these guys know what they are doin!!!!!!!!!!!!:rock:
 
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#90
Also, for those star gazers or ranking lovers I'll make a prediction that by the end of the year this kid will be inside the top 35 of overall prospects in the state. I'll also say it would surprise me if he wasn't a four star by the end of the year. I love his running style, very fluid. Would like to see him pop his runs more to the outside because he does have good speed and get utilized more out of the backfied with his hands.

Also, on the recruiting front Tom has interest from just about all the teams in the Southeast but as I said before you have to understand the depth this year in Florida at this position. You also have to take into consideration the type of offense that fits his skills in running between the tackles, utilizing his vision. Tennessee is perfect for both.
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- Michael Langston

Once again for the haters.
 
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flowd82 said:
One could argue that some of those actually didn't work out or haven't yet for the ranking they recieved. For a 5* Ben Martin really hasn't been great considering he is about to be a senior and still hasn't locked down a starting DE spot. Also I'm pretty sure Demonte Bolden was ranked a 5* by some recruiting service and compared by some as the next John Henderson, but he really didn't get any considerable playing time until his Sr. year and that wasn't anything amazing. Only homerun on that list was Eric Berry and Chris Walker has done great for a 4* he was.
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And much of the beginning of that post can be credited to Fulmer's procedures regarding early playing time for young players.
 
#92
#92
The improvement he made from his sophomore year to his junior year was amazing.

This is a fantastic pick up. If you think otherwise. You don't know football.
 
#93
#93
:lol: LV Shuttin sh*t down!

I tried to tell em, but I guess maybe they'll take Langston's word
 
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crusse10 said:
Eric Berry. Chris Walker. Ben Martin. Jacques McClendon. Demonte Bolden. Wes Brown. Montario Hardesty. Rico McCoy. Chris Scott.

Sure, we've had our string of busts. We've also had a few good recruits work out pretty well too. It's just the game called recruiting.
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2 of the above were 5 stars - Walker was a low 4 high 3 and id take him any day over Ben Martin. McClendon got beat out by a walk on.

McCoy/Scott/Brown were serviceable - but ill still take Spencer Riley, Trey Teague, Scott Wells, Jarvis Reado, E-Mo, Eddie Moore, Marvin Mitchell, Kevin Mitchell, Dominique Stevenson and my other non-higly recruited guys and get after it w them.

EB is EB - once a generation.

Bolden was a 5* that i would not take over Dan Williams or Montori.

Its definitely a game called recruiting - But I will give the guy the benefit of the doubt since he helped build Saban's team and plucked Lennon Creer and Rolando Melancon from UT.
 
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BmoreVol said:
2 of the above were 5 stars - Walker was a low 4 high 3 and id take him any day over Ben Martin. McClendon got beat out by a walk on.

McCoy/Scott/Brown were serviceable - but ill still take Spencer Riley, Trey Teague, Scott Wells, Jarvis Reado, E-Mo, Eddie Moore, Marvin Mitchell, Kevin Mitchell, Dominique Stevenson and my other non-higly recruited guys and get after it w them.

EB is EB - once a generation.

Bolden was a 5* that i would not take over Dan Williams or Montori.

Its definitely a game called recruiting - But I will give the guy the benefit of the doubt since he helped build Saban's team and plucked Lennon Creer and Rolando Melancon from UT.
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Creer wasn't plucked. He left
 
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#99
I agree. He was 3rd team Florida 6A All State last year, #1 Central Florida. I would probably take the #3 back out of that classification every year and assume that I would get some great players. I like the way this staff is evaluating character. Just having guys that will work hard, stay out of trouble, and actually become seniors will do wonders for this program. We all like to see the stars, but this program needs a good solid base right now.
 
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