Will some current Commits be politely told to move on

[SC Vol Fan]

Yes. But the 85 limit is still active.

That is what I meant by "now based on available scholarships"

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

I know this sounds horrible thing to do but with all the momentum and wins, will some of the lower ranked commits be told to look around ? It is early enough where they can find a new home. Not sure if or who those will be but our class does have a lot of 'low ranked' commits for a potential 11-1 team. Obviously star rankings are not only barometer staff uses but I would still think some of the highlighted ones will be told to move on.

Your thoughts ?

To just circle 3* and tell them to look elsewhere would have eliminated Cedric Tillman and Hendon Hooker (3* at Rivals) so perhaps just trying to decide about recruits based upon "stars" is absurd.

Leave recruiting to the coaching staff.

 

[dduncan4163]

Oh no. Bad news here?

No, he was just included on his list. He's listed on there as a 3 star. I didn't realize he had lost a star

 

[Doberman]

Everyone here gnashing their teeth over the OPs question will be posting 15 pages worth of boom gifs the second one of those 3 stars is culled for 5 star.

LOL

 

[volfeeva]

I think the current system works ( can you keep up with a Georgia receiver ) to find out who has the best talent, but sadly only after the game has started and opponents have run up the score. Maybe they should try it in practice first ?

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Everyone here gnashing their teeth over the OPs question will be posting 15 pages worth of boom gifs the second one of those 3 stars is culled for 5 star.

LOL

Why limit this culling discussion to this years class.... you can cull from the entire roster this year and next. Cull them all and sign 85.

 

[TheRealUT98]

There's a couple in that highlighted area that will stick around - I would think Umarov, Bussell, and Leacock for sure.
Elarbee was really high on the two OL and Golesh was big on Leacock.
Spillman's another that likely stays as he is very fast...like Squirrel White fast.

Unfortunately, the rest is a mixed bag and like you said some of them will be asked to look around or possibly consider a walk-on role.
This situation becomes even more critical if either UT or the NCAA hand down further scholarship reductions.

I couldn’t agree more. Leacock and Kaleb Webb will be a big part of the perimeter passing for the future. To me this year’s class is a little different in the fact I think we’d take 28-30 guys so we can build a solid foundation of Heupel’s guys. No more walkons playing the last play against Bama GoVols

 

[volsare1]

3* star players can be great players with right coaching...moat 3 *s have the talent and potential if they put it all together

 

[Doberman]

Why limit this culling discussion to this years class.... you can cull from the entire roster this year and next. Cull them all and sign 85.

Take the convo wherever you wish.

 

[livefaith]

I don't follow recruiting closely, but my understanding is that these kinds of adjustments happen all the time. At every top-end program.

So I would be surprised if it doesn't happen here, as well.

Having said that, I think Heupel & Co (as well as most other top-end coaching staffs) are smarter than the star-givers. I think it is entirely possible there are true five- or four-star talents hidden among those three-stars you circled. Guys who our coaching staff are HUGELY excited about, like big huge gold nuggets found panning, among the best in the nation at their position, just not recognized by 247 or ESPN or other grading sites.

And this is why I don't spend a lot of time on recruiting. I trust our coaches to know better than I do. I trust them to find the absolute best matches for our program. I don't even pretend to know anything they don't.

So if we see a young man, or more than one, suddenly drop his commitment with us to go find a spot somewhere else, I won't be surprised. Particularly if we just got a commitment for that same position group, or get one soon after the lad drops out.

I'll just sit back, calm, trusting our coaches really, really know what they're doing. Like 43,000 times as well as anyone on these boards. Heh.

Go Vols!

So what you're saying is "trust these coaches" to find the guys they want. And if they can't be trusted to do so, then we're in a bad way already.

Makes sense.

 

[livefaith]

All I know is this ... you never tell a guy with the last name "Slaughter" to look elsewhere.

 

[Mini Me]

All I know is this ... you never tell a guy with the last name "Slaughter" to look elsewhere.

Or anyone named Aldra.

 

[Vol in Buckeye Land]

We really need to keep Umarov

Most important lower-ranked kid we have, imo. Has potential to be a beast at a highly critical position.