'20 TX RB Zachary Evans

[VOLUNTEERSZN]

Shipley is Notre Dame bound IMO

 

[Smokey1210]

I find it hilarious all the people who are saying they don’t want him. The kid is a freak athlete and a game changer. Is he a problem? Maybe but if he is I’m sure Smith, Kennedy, Mays and all the other big ugly’s will whip him into shape quick or he will sit the bench and transfer. We have enough talent next year that if he doesn’t become a team player he won’t touch the ball and will transfer. If he plays the game like a big boy we have the best O-Line in the SEC with 3 legit SEC starting RBs.

 

[Xtra Orange]

So I posted about this on my Instagram page and..View attachment 255502somebody lying here

For someone who doesn’t know how to decipher that, can you explain what’s being said here?

 

[ERvolsfan]

I find it hilarious all the people who are saying they don’t want him. The kid is a freak athlete and a game changer. Is he a problem? Maybe but if he is I’m sure Smith, Kennedy, Mays and all the other big ugly’s will whip him into shape quick or he will sit the bench and transfer. We have enough talent next year that if he doesn’t become a team player he won’t touch the ball and will transfer. If he plays the game like a big boy we have the best O-Line in the SEC with 3 legit SEC starting RBs.

I like your take.

One of the things I think is interesting is the character vs talent debate. But it makes me wonder some of the talented stars that UT has had over its history, if Twitter and the internet had been prominent back then how many would say "nope, pass"

I'm sure some of our greats probably did/acted/said things that most wouldn't like when they were in highschool and young but we never heard about it, they ended up here at balled out.

 

[VOLUNTEERSZN]

For someone who doesn’t know how to decipher that, can you explain what’s being said here?

I posted about Zach Evans being involved with Tennessee and that we’re going in home

Zach Evans himself saw it and replied “false”

So either he lied or Ryan Callahan lied... looks like Evans was the one that lied

 

[Xtra Orange]

Might be adding a couple Clemson players to this list...

I’m aware of the RB being a potential target in the transfer portal, who would the other/others be?

 

[pharmDvol11]

I posted about Zach Evans being involved with Tennessee and that we’re going in home

Zach Evans himself saw it and replied “false”

So either he lied or Ryan Callahan lied... looks like Evans was the one that lied

 

[UTSuave’]

And Travis Henry..and Travis Stephens..and Jamal Lewis and....

**Little Man Stewart enters the chat**

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

I posted about Zach Evans being involved with Tennessee and that we’re going in home

Zach Evans himself saw it and replied “false”

So either he lied or Ryan Callahan lied... looks like Evans was the one that lied

Smokescreen. Seriously, I'll just say what I said 30+ pages ago. I don't want this kid, he just reeks of problems.

 

[Jackcrevol]

I find it hilarious all the people who are saying they don’t want him. The kid is a freak athlete and a game changer. Is he a problem? Maybe but if he is I’m sure Smith, Kennedy, Mays and all the other big ugly’s will whip him into shape quick or he will sit the bench and transfer. We have enough talent next year that if he doesn’t become a team player he won’t touch the ball and will transfer. If he plays the game like a big boy we have the best O-Line in the SEC with 3 legit SEC starting RBs.

fortunately we dont have a dog in the fight.

 

[Jackcrevol]

I posted about Zach Evans being involved with Tennessee and that we’re going in home

Zach Evans himself saw it and replied “false”

So either he lied or Ryan Callahan lied... looks like Evans was the one that lied

This has been a strange cycle.

Kid may literally be out there trolling every team.

I hope the new fad in recruiting isnt to force other teams to spend money and allocate resources elsewhere, knowing a kid has signed.

If so, TN should send Auburn and Ronnie Garner a bill.

FYI, we dont turn away this kid.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I like your take.

One of the things I think is interesting is the character vs talent debate. But it makes me wonder some of the talented stars that UT has had over its history, if Twitter and the internet had been prominent back then how many would say "nope, pass"

I'm sure some of our greats probably did/acted/said things that most wouldn't like when they were in highschool and young but we never heard about it, they ended up here at balled out.

When bad character starts eroding a locker room...that is when it is not worth it. It can be absorbed if you have enough good character leadership, but it is like poisoning a well a drop at a time. Sooner or later that bill comes due.

I don't want a flash in the pan, really talented, winning team that is good for a year or two...I want a long lasting winning program that is built on, and has real Tennessee Volunteer team values.

I have seen enough selfish rot in the last 10 years to last a lifetime from the program I love. I want talent, but I want talent that understands the words TEAM FIRST.

 

[WBO]

Team chemistry is incredibly important at the college level. We've seen our own team disintegrate because of players who put themselves ahead of the team. Surely you haven't forgotten the effect of "me first" players towards the end of Butch's tenure. It can become a poison that destroys unity and sense of purpose. Sometimes remarkable talent can blind a coach to the disruption effect of a selfish player but the team has to pay the price and it rarely works out well.

The best Tennessee team of my adult life was led by Al Wilson. I'm sure most of you know the story where a defensive lineman had dogged it in practice one day and started developing the "I'm a star" attitude. Wilson invited him out to the parking lot to "discuss" his lack of effort. That lineman who outweighed Al by 70 lbs very wisely declined.

If the stories are true, I say pass on this kid. We don't need a cancer in our very young locker room.

 

[Pepe]

I like your take.

One of the things I think is interesting is the character vs talent debate. But it makes me wonder some of the talented stars that UT has had over its history, if Twitter and the internet had been prominent back then how many would say "nope, pass"

I'm sure some of our greats probably did/acted/said things that most wouldn't like when they were in highschool and young but we never heard about it, they ended up here at balled out.

Kind of funny, but it seems I remember hearing some bad things about Kevin Mays himself from someone who was dating his mother that would have disqualified him in some people's minds.

 

[Smokeytom]

Team chemistry is incredibly important at the college level. We've seen our own team disintegrate because of players who put themselves ahead of the team. Surely you haven't forgotten the effect of "me first" players towards the end of Butch's tenure. It can become a poison that destroys unity and sense of purpose. Sometimes remarkable talent can blind a coach to the disruption effect of a selfish player but the team has to pay the price and it rarely works out well.

The best Tennessee team of my adult life was led by Al Wilson. I'm sure most of you know the story where a defensive lineman had dogged it in practice one day and started developing the "I'm a star" attitude. Wilson invited him out to the parking lot to "discuss" his lack of effort. That lineman who outweighed Al by 70 lbs very wisely declined.

If the stories are true, I say pass on this kid. We don't need a cancer in our very young locker room.

Good coaches and leaders know how to deal with it. That locker room is all Pruitt’s now. Got rid of any and all the Butch holdouts causing unrest. Any kid brought in now will not only have to deal with Pruitt and the coaching staff but the entire team. If the coaches are good with it, I’m good with it.

 

[mrorange211]

It's completely shocking to me that this kid is not being truthful with anyone.

 

[volinbama256]

Can someone find out in fact if we are actually doing an in home visit or not?

 

[secking]

Shipley is not going to UNC...he only listed them to keep an in state school on his list. He is a huge Bama fan, but keep an eye on Clemson if they decide to be a player here.

Shipley is a NC State Legacy

 

[secking]

Heard nothing overnight that makes me think Zach Evans is going to A&M.

I think it will be between Georgia, Florida, and Tennessee.

If Georgia wants him, they get him.

-Still Salty A&M Rivals mod
That guy seems to be all over the place, not sure he knows anything

 

[cncchris33]

So, why does UGA still want him? They have held him off once, cut him loose with no restrictions once, and are now still recruiting him? This is the strangest recruitment I can remember for some time.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

So, why does UGA still want him? They have held him off once, cut him loose with no restrictions once, and are now still recruiting him? This is the strangest recruitment I can remember for some time.

Jay Hardy says hi

 

[cncchris33]

Jay Hardy says hi

Hardy is just a liar. We see that kind of stuff every year. Evans’ recruitment is a whole different level of strange, especially if he eventually lands back in Athens.

 

[Vols_Life]

When bad character starts eroding a locker room...that is when it is not worth it. It can be absorbed if you have enough good character leadership, but it is like poisoning a well a drop at a time. Sooner or later that bill comes due.

I don't want a flash in the pan, really talented, winning team that is good for a year or two...I want a long lasting winning program that is built on, and has real Tennessee Volunteer team values.

I have seen enough selfish rot in the last 10 years to last a lifetime from the program I love. I want talent, but I want talent that understands the words TEAM FIRST.

This times 1000! Makes me think back to the Kelly Washington days and more recent times also...

The program needs to be built the right way. No short cuts just to grab a 5* that may or may not even amount to anything.

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

This times 1000! Makes me think back to the Kelly Washington days and more recent times also...

The program needs to be built the right way. No short cuts just to grab a 5* that may or may not even amount to anything.

Kelly Washington was exactly who I was thinking of when I posted this.

 

[Nashvegas31]

It would be pretty dumb if him to go to UGA at this point and for UGA to take him. Trust is gone. As soon as one thing happens on either side it’s will get ugly. Better off going elsewhere. I think they just don’t want him going to TN or Florida so they are playing games again