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Alexander quiet about recruiting

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12 months ago

http://tennessee.247sports.com/Article/Top247-cornerback-MacKensie-Alexander-quiet-about-recruiting-77827
Former Tennessee cornerback commitment MacKensie Alexander visited Notre Dame over the past few days, but he continues to say little about the colleges he's considering.
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Has ND offered his brother?
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orangeasylum said...
Has ND offered his brother?

His profile doesn't show it.
Interesting he might make his decision before the season. Even if he does, this one ain't over until signing day.
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wataugavol said...
His profile doesn't show it.
Interesting he might make his decision before the season. Even if he does, this one ain't over until signing day.

I agree.
This one will go down to the last minute on nsd. IMO
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wataugavol said...
His profile doesn't show it.
Interesting he might make his decision before the season. Even if he does, this one ain't over until signing day.

If Ramsey is USC bound.... UT has the throw the kitchen sink at Alexander. Take him, take his brother, take his sister too if he's got one...
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12 months ago

I wonder if Alexander got criticized from some quarter for the way he initially handled recruiting. His reaction to stop saying much is the first time I've seen a recruit make a dramatic change mid-course in how he talks about his recruiting process.
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ericstubb said...
I wonder if Alexander got criticized from some quarter for the way he initially handled recruiting. His reaction to stop saying much is the first time I've seen a recruit make a dramatic change mid-course in how he talks about his recruiting process.

I'd say he probably did. Now, I don't know if that's the reason he has stopped saying much about what he's thinking, but I'm guessing he received some criticism from some people for committing to a school he hadn't visited and then reopening his recruitment within a couple months.
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If Ramsey is USC bound.... UT has the throw the kitchen sink at Alexander. Take him, take his brother, take his sister too if he's got one...

This. With the new aggressive defense, it is more important than ever that we get a stud corner. Sounds like we may miss on Fuller and potentially Ramsey, so we need to do wherever we have to do to get Alexander on campus.
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12 months ago

Question for anyone about USC. How many recruits can they sign this year? Are they still on a limited scholarship limit?
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I think they are limited to 15 by restrictions, but can back count 3 because they didn't fill their class last year. So I think they can sign 18.
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I think they are limited to 15 by restrictions, but can back count 3 because they didn't fill their class last year. So I think they can sign 18.

Thanks for info. They're at 9 presently. Just wondering how they will fit everyone into a limited class.
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They are 50% full if I'm right. Still room for 9 more.
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Ryan, can Tennessee sign more than 25 since we didn't fill up last year? I'm still new to the deep details of recruiting...
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So if we sign over 25, the number of early enrollees we sign must be greater than or equal to the number we sign minus 25. (EE >= total signees - 25) So can you only back-count one year? Let's say we sign 22 this year... In 2014, we can't sign 31 with 6 early enrollees can we?
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That's really cool! I didn't realize we had that option. I appreciate the explanation! Thanks Ryan and Kevin!!! 247 for life, and a VOL for life.
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Thank YOU, Jason. Happy to have you. Appreciate you giving us a try.
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Sooooo... is this guy still interested in Tennessee? My heart broke when I saw his ranking on ESPN after he decommitted. My initial reaction was, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" hahaha
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