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At the time of us picking up Hendon, I didn't have much of any expectation for him or the program considering what we were dealing with due to Pruitt. So no, I wasn't underwhelmed. Maybe indiferrent to it all.

With that said, all becuase a player performs well in Heupel's system doesn't mean there weren't even better options avavailable. Sure we can target some Tulane kid, and I'm sure he will contribute and have a good year. But that doesn't mean we couldn't have done be better.

I have high standards becuase of what Heupel has done with our program since taking over. I give him tons of credit and am very happy with the work he has done. But this is a very critical window we are facing the next two years where we can dramatically catapault this program forward. Maybe we still get there in due time, regardless. But take one step back and there are a slew of other SEC teams looking to jump us in current relevancy.

So its urgebt for us to sustain momentum despite having a gap of upperclassmen missing from this roster. That's why I'm advocating for the best of the best right now. Go all in with the portal. Pay up for the best additions. Then once we have a full roster we can depend more on the incoming recruiting classes to build the program with. But if we drop the ball the next two years, don't take full advantage of the portal, and have any drop-off, its going to be tough to keep top 10 recruiting classes.
Chris Brazzell was an All-Conference Third Team AAC player as a redshirt freshman at Tulane. I am not sure what your portal expectations are, but those are the kinds of players you go after. Productive and with 3 years of eligibility left. You aren't going to find many better players than that. Juice Wells? He's been hurt for most of 2 years and guess where he started his college career? James Madison. Brazell would be a great addition.
 
Chris Brazzell was an All-Conference Third Team AAC player as a redshirt freshman at Tulane. I am not sure what your portal expectations are, but those are the kinds of players you go after. Productive and with 3 years of eligibility left. You aren't going to find many better players than that. Juice Wells? He's been hurt for most of 2 years and guess where he started his college career? James Madison. Brazell would be a great addition.
Agree. He has the measurables we want and recievers his size aren't common.
 
At the time of us picking up Hendon, I didn't have much of any expectation for him or the program considering what we were dealing with due to Pruitt. So no, I wasn't underwhelmed. Maybe indiferrent to it all.

With that said, all becuase a player performs well in Heupel's system doesn't mean there weren't even better options avavailable. Sure we can target some Tulane kid, and I'm sure he will contribute and have a good year. But that doesn't mean we couldn't have done be better.

I have high standards becuase of what Heupel has done with our program since taking over. I give him tons of credit and am very happy with the work he has done. But this is a very critical window we are facing the next two years where we can dramatically catapault this program forward. Maybe we still get there in due time, regardless. But take one step back and there are a slew of other SEC teams looking to jump us in current relevancy.

So its urgebt for us to sustain momentum despite having a gap of upperclassmen missing from this roster. That's why I'm advocating for the best of the best right now. Go all in with the portal. Pay up for the best additions. Then once we have a full roster we can depend more on the incoming recruiting classes to build the program with. But if we drop the ball the next two years, don't take full advantage of the portal, and have any drop-off, its going to be tough to keep top 10 recruiting classes.

I can tell you haven’t seen Brazzell play 1 snap. I have and he’s really talented.
 
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I can tell you haven’t seen Brazzell play 1 snap. I have and he’s really talented.
Your intuition would be wrong as I watched enough to not have him on the top of my board. That doesn't mean I don't think he will be a decent player and can blossom to be good over time.
 
Chris Brazzell was an All-Conference Third Team AAC player as a redshirt freshman at Tulane. I am not sure what your portal expectations are, but those are the kinds of players you go after. Productive and with 3 years of eligibility left. You aren't going to find many better players than that. Juice Wells? He's been hurt for most of 2 years and guess where he started his college career? James Madison. Brazell would be a great addition.
It's about fit in the offense more than anything.

Speed kills in this offense. He has that. Heup can get dudes open and if a WR understands how to get separation on top of that you get prolific WR play.
 
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Chris Brazzell was an All-Conference Third Team AAC player as a redshirt freshman at Tulane. I am not sure what your portal expectations are, but those are the kinds of players you go after. Productive and with 3 years of eligibility left. You aren't going to find many better players than that. Juice Wells? He's been hurt for most of 2 years and guess where he started his college career? James Madison. Brazell would be a great addition.
Was Juice really that hurt, or was he moreso trying to preserve some of his elgibility? Either way, he put up 1,200+ yards in a season at JMU and proved he can play by having a 900+ yard season last year. He has a proven track record in our conference and produced in a mediocre offense.

Maybe Brazell is on trajectory to become that type of player. He may very well do so and that's great. But he is currently still only a 700 yard receiver at the group of 5 level. In the position we are in, I would prefer not to take those risks if we don't have to. Get the guy who has already put up 1k yards.
 
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Was Juice really that hurt, or was he moreso trying to preserve some of his elgibility? Either way, he put up 1,200+ yards in a season at JMU and proved he can play by having a 900+ yard season last year. He has a proven track record in our conference and produced in a mediocre offense.

Maybe Brazell is on trajectory to become that type of player. He may very well do so and that's great. But he is currently still only a 700 yard receiver at the group of 5 level. In the position we are in, I would prefer not to take those risks if we don't have to. Get the guy who has already put up 1k yards.
First of all it's about fit. If he looks like a guy that would flourish in this system then you take him over the 1k WR.

Second of all, why do people here act like the American conference is in the FCS? The athletes in that conference are not far off from those in the p5. Especially from schools near the top. 700 yards as a freshman in the American transfers just about as well as a dude coming from the ACC from those numbers. Teams in that conference routinely beat and are competitive against power conference teams.

Take his 100 yard game against Memphis. Memphis was 9-3 with their only losses coming against Mizzou (by 7) and to the two best teams in the conference, Tulane and SMU. Those teams are better than a lot of power conference teams and the athletes in the conference as a whole are comparable.
 
First of all it's about fit. If he looks like a guy that would flourish in this system then you take him over the 1k WR.

Second of all, why do people here act like the American conference is in the FCS? The athletes in that conference are not far off from those in the p5. Especially from schools near the top. 700 yards as a freshman in the American transfers just about as well as a dude coming from the ACC from those numbers. Teams in that conference routinely beat and are competitive against power conference teams.

Take his 100 yard game against Memphis. Memphis was 9-3 with their only losses coming against Mizzou (by 7) and to the two best teams in the conference, Tulane and SMU. Those teams are better than a lot of power conference teams and the athletes in the conference as a whole are comparable.

You are stretching really hard. If you never knew the staff was targeting this kid, you probably wouldn't be speaking as glowingly as you are. If they flipped their attention to Juice Wells tomorrow your tone would change.

And again, I stated Brazell may still be a decent player that blossoms into a good one. He just isn't at the top of my board.
 
I’ll admit it… I’m very confused. Either we have a plan and we are getting guys that aren’t being talked about much right now, or we are just totally whiffing on every player we are reportedly interested in. I’m trying to be patient but it’s very clear that other programs are getting exactly who they want, so when are we going to start getting the guys who we want?

Let's just go ahead and fire the entire staff. They can't recover from disappointing the LOM.
 
You are stretching really hard. If you never knew the staff was targeting this kid, you probably wouldn't be speaking as glowingly as you are. If they flipped their attention to Juice Wells tomorrow your tone would change.



And again, I stated Brazell may still be a decent player that blossoms into a good one. He just isn't at the top of my board.

By all means let’s see your board..
 
Was Juice really that hurt, or was he moreso trying to preserve some of his elgibility? Either way, he put up 1,200+ yards in a season at JMU and proved he can play by having a 900+ yard season last year. He has a proven track record in our conference and produced in a mediocre offense.

Maybe Brazell is on trajectory to become that type of player. He may very well do so and that's great. But he is currently still only a 700 yard receiver at the group of 5 level. In the position we are in, I would prefer not to take those risks if we don't have to. Get the guy who has already put up 1k yards.
Some of this is subjective though. There are many reasons to prefer Brazzell. You are acting like the coaches aren’t going for the top players. Brazzell would be a great addition.
 
At the time of us picking up Hendon, I didn't have much of any expectation for him or the program considering what we were dealing with due to Pruitt. So no, I wasn't underwhelmed. Maybe indiferrent to it all.

With that said, all becuase a player performs well in Heupel's system doesn't mean there weren't even better options avavailable. Sure we can target some Tulane kid, and I'm sure he will contribute and have a good year. But that doesn't mean we couldn't have done be better.

I have high standards becuase of what Heupel has done with our program since taking over. I give him tons of credit and am very happy with the work he has done. But this is a very critical window we are facing the next two years where we can dramatically catapault this program forward. Maybe we still get there in due time, regardless. But take one step back and there are a slew of other SEC teams looking to jump us in current relevancy.

So its urgebt for us to sustain momentum despite having a gap of upperclassmen missing from this roster. That's why I'm advocating for the best of the best right now. Go all in with the portal. Pay up for the best additions. Then once we have a full roster we can depend more on the incoming recruiting classes to build the program with. But if we drop the ball the next two years, don't take full advantage of the portal, and have any drop-off, its going to be tough to keep top 10 recruiting classes.
I really hope the staff knows about the high standards and current portal disappointment you have of them BECAUSE of the success they created when you had no expectations or standards. I also hope someone tells them about your desire for urgency and demand for "the best of the best" and not a guy you personally haven't evaluated or heard of. You need NAMES from BIG PROGRAMS!
 
You are stretching really hard. If you never knew the staff was targeting this kid, you probably wouldn't be speaking as glowingly as you are. If they flipped their attention to Juice Wells tomorrow your tone would change.

And again, I stated Brazell may still be a decent player that blossoms into a good one. He just isn't at the top of my board.
1. That's total conjecture with 0 fact. Brazzell was actually on my fantasy roster for a while and had a pretty high roster % on Fantrax. CFB fans paying attention saw what he was doing at Tulane. In fact, as soon as he hit the portal several fans on this site were clamoring for us to reach out to him - you can check that. Totally disproves your claim.
2. I hope the staff gets nobody on your "board" and you punch through the drywall in your mom's house in frustration.
 
I really hope the staff knows about the high standards and current portal disappointment you have of them BECAUSE of the success they created when you had no expectations or standards. I also hope someone tells them about your desire for urgency and demand for "the best of the best" and not a guy you personally haven't evaluated or heard of. You need NAMES from BIG PROGRAMS!
I don't need names from big programs. I'm asking for productive players who are more likely to be ready to contribute at a high level. That's all. 700 yards in a G5 conference is. Its not amazing. And I'm not going to bow down and pretend like it is.

I'm guessing you haven't fully evaluated every player in the portal. Ny that criteria which you are trying to hold me to, how do you know any player is good. You don't. Or you are just blindly trusting the staff. And I'm not saying don't trust the staff. In actuality I believe in the staff alot and think they can turn an average player on offense into a good one. I just prefer they turn a good player into an elite one.
 
1. That's total conjecture with 0 fact. Brazzell was actually on my fantasy roster for a while and had a pretty high roster % on Fantrax. CFB fans paying attention saw what he was doing at Tulane. In fact, as soon as he hit the portal several fans on this site were clamoring for us to reach out to him - you can check that. Totally disproves your claim.
2. I hope the staff gets nobody on your "board" and you punch through the drywall in your mom's house in frustration.
1. Fantasy? Lol. That's dumb. Of course getting the #1 receiver at one of the better group of 5 teams is a decent strategy in fantasy. They are naturally in a position to get targets against the lower-graded competition they face. But honestly, 700 yards is a bit dissappointing considering the opportunity his way. So probably not as successful of a move. Either way, doesn't mean much in terms of your belief in him translating to the SEC.

2. That's fine. I guess you don't want top caliber players or want Tennessee to reach maximal success...all to prove some point on a message board. Unlike you, I just want Tennessee to succeed. Not focused on famtasy and wishing negatively upon others you don't even know.
 
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1. Fantasy? Lol. That's dumb. Of course getting the #1 receiver at one of the better group of 5 teams is a decent strategy in fantasy. They are naturally in a position to get targets against the lower-graded competition they face. But honestly, 700 yards is a bit dissappointing considering the opportunity his way. So probably not as successful of a move. Either way, doesn't mean much in terms of your belief in him translating to the SEC.

2. That's fine. I guess you don't want top caliber players or want Tennessee to reach maximal success...all to prove some point on a message board. Unlike you, I just want Tennessee to succeed. Not focused on famtasy and wishing negatively upon others you don't even know.
Dude…he’s a freshman

Freshman all American
 

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