Why Randy Moss didn't sign with UT

[VolForLife83]

“When I went to Tennessee, all I heard was Peyton Manning’s in Virginia at a family member’s house, he’s trying to drive back here just to recruit you,” said Moss during the broadcast. “And I was like ‘if he’s driving here to recruit me, why isn’t he here right now to get me’. So it was kind of like Peyton being late, he wasn’t punctual. So that was the reason I didn’t become a Volunteer.”


Hall of Fame WR Randy Moss hilariously explains why he didn't sign with Tennessee


Manning to Moss would have been a beautiful thing.

 

[Jeff Clark]

Well Johnny Majors almost signed Jim Kelly to play quarterback at Tennessee but Howard Schellenberger pulled out the $$$$$ and got him to go to Miami.

 

[unfrozencvmanvol]

Well Johnny Majors almost signed Jim Kelly to play quarterback at Tennessee but Howard Schellenberger pulled out the $$$$$ and got him to go to Miami.

Seems like we are always cheated by fate of our just desserts.

 

[WillisWG]

BS!

1995 After signing a letter of intent to play his college football at Notre Dame, Moss took part in a racially-motivated fight at his high school in Belle, West Virginia. Moss pled guilty to battery and received probation and a 30-day suspended jail sentence. Because of the incident, Notre Dame revoked his scholarship.

1996 While serving a 30-day jail sentence related to the previous incident, Moss tested positive for marijuana, violating his probation. He was released from the Florida State football program and served 60 extra days in jail for the probation violation.

Moss had one recurring football dream: playing for Notre Dame. He and his brother used to fight over who loved the Irish more.
“Usually we’d start naming players, All-Americans, Heismans, numbers, ‘Back in this day who wore number so and so,’ ” Moss says, explaining the competition. “It was like a trivia game, really. Who likes them the most.”
Moss was in heaven the day Notre Dame sent him a questionnaire. There would be no recruiting war. Moss was going to South Bend.

 

[Zues1]

I thought Moss was a problem child, that's why he ended up at Marshall.

 

[Dudleys87]

“When I went to Tennessee, all I heard was Peyton Manning’s in Virginia at a family member’s house, he’s trying to drive back here just to recruit you,” said Moss during the broadcast. “And I was like ‘if he’s driving here to recruit me, why isn’t he here right now to get me’. So it was kind of like Peyton being late, he wasn’t punctual. So that was the reason I didn’t become a Volunteer.”


Hall of Fame WR Randy Moss hilariously explains why he didn't sign with Tennessee


Manning to Moss would have been a beautiful thing.

People using that as an excuse like they’ve never been late a day in their life lol

 

[Boone&Crockett]

Seems like Florida State was in the middle of that too but may have been someone else.

 

[peaygolf]

Seems like Florida State was in the middle of that too but may have been someone else.

Failed a drug test for FSU..........from what I was told.

 

[VolBricks]

so Moss didn't become a Vol because Peyton was late for the meeting/recruitment at UT. Does that sound reasonable? because it sounds like a load of crap to me.

 

[utvolpj]

so Moss didn't become a Vol because Peyton was late for the meeting/recruitment at UT. Does that sound reasonable? because it sounds like a load of crap to me.

It was a joke. He was on the MNF Manning cast last night and Eli set him up

 

[Lurker]

It was a joke. He was on the MNF Manning cast last night and Eli set him up

Exactly! Come on BVFs, why so serious?

 

[PlanetVolunteer]

The real question is

Who the hell would have stopped us?

Fulmers conservative coaching?

I know it's one guy, but we would have added one of the three greatest wide receivers of all time to a team with three other NFL receivers on it and one of the top three quarterbacks of all time.

Yeah I know we lost to Florida and Nebraska killed us, but no one in the world could stop Randy Moss back then..like he eviscerated the NFL receiving TD record his rookie year

Peyton could have just thrown it up to him and he'd Moss them

And then there's Joey Kent, Peerless Price, Marcus Nash, McCullough etc.

And then all the NFL running backs

We would have been a dynasty

 

[Jax_Vol]

Peyton had to drive over to Virgina to get Ashley to open a can of soup for him.

 

[butchna]

Well Johnny Majors almost signed Jim Kelly to play quarterback at Tennessee but Howard Schellenberger pulled out the $$$$$ and got him to go to Miami.

Lou Saban was the HC.

 

[youcancallmeAl]

I'm sure we were better off without that guy.

 

[vol94]

People using that as an excuse like they’ve never been late a day in their life lol

I think Moss was kidding around w Manning. Miss stayed at the Aquatic Center mostly as a snow storm hit Knoxville that weekend.

 

[MontyPython]

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

“When I went to Tennessee, all I heard was Peyton Manning’s in Virginia at a family member’s house, he’s trying to drive back here just to recruit you,” said Moss during the broadcast. “And I was like ‘if he’s driving here to recruit me, why isn’t he here right now to get me’. So it was kind of like Peyton being late, he wasn’t punctual. So that was the reason I didn’t become a Volunteer.”


Hall of Fame WR Randy Moss hilariously explains why he didn't sign with Tennessee


Manning to Moss would have been a beautiful thing.

 

[SlyStone]

Well Johnny Majors almost signed Jim Kelly to play quarterback at Tennessee but Howard Schellenberger pulled out the $$$$$ and got him to go to Miami.

Early NIL deal from South Beach

 

[Jax_Vol]

Near the end of career, Randy was a Titan.

He never would have lasted academically at Tennessee or any other decent P5 school. Nice guy, smart man, not a book type.

 

[Majors]

I thought Moss was a problem child, that's why he ended up at Marshall.

He was, but also a lesson in life to be early for a business meeting.

 

[Sea Ray]

Lou Saban was the HC.

Lou Saban wasn't at Miami at that time

 

[OrangeVolMan]

It was a joke people. He was giving Peyton a hard time last night on the NFL broadcast on ESPN2 that Peyton and Eli do. Randy was the guest for a quarter and he was laughing and telling that story. Not a big deal.

 

[utvols74]

He was one of the 4 finalists for the Hypeman the year Manning got screwed out of his trophy. When they rolled video tape of him playing at Marshall, he literally looked like a deer running wild among defenders. They couldn't stop him. He was the best receiver I have ever seen in that Hypeman video.

 

[West Vol]

Didn't he rule out Notre Dame because they didn't have waffles for him?