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frostyvol said...

5'10 - 164 pds and runs a 4.52 according to espn.. And the only offers he had from SEC schools were Vandy and Kentucky. Scout rates him as a two star. I will say again, happy to have anyone who wants to wear the orange, but, at some point folks, we have to start getting commits from some elite players. If you want to get depressed, just run down the commitments of UF, Alabama, Georgia, and LSU..all of whom have over a dozen 4-5 star commitments. That's who we are competing against. And before you start typing, yes, I am aware of our circumstance versus theirs, but excuses dont win football games. We are only going to get further behind in the talent race if we dont close strong in the next month.

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VolBol said...

Thanks, Frosy. Couldn't agree more. I think, because the Vol Nation has suffered on the recruiting trail and on the W-L record, that there exists a preponderant urge to believe that every three star recruit is going to be one of those overlooked diamonds in the rough that will be an elite talent once he puts on an orange and white jersey. I am totally pulling for Coach Jones and his staff and I hear that they are elite recruiters. Hope so. This is our primary challenge at this point. Next will be for this new staff to instill a winning attitude into a team that is accustomed to losing half their games. Vols!

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RockytopATL said...

OK, so I guess I have to spell it out to you.

Dooley's young son has been and may yet still be a paying member of this board. He doesn't need to come on here and see his dad abused even more than he has been in the last year.

We police this board ourselves, and we senior members unofficially take a lead on it. So when we ask posters to refrain from questionable posts, we don't expect an argument.

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frostyvol said...

First, I'm not counting this class as done yet, my comment was only directed as to where we are currently as is evidenced by the last sentence of my post. Second, yes, truly, most top classes have lots of three star players, but what separates us from the Alabama's of the world, and what USED to separate us from the likes of Vandy and Miss. St., are the number of elite 4-5 star players we were able to sign. No team is going to compete for SEC championships signing a class full of 2-3 star players. the Big East, maybe, but not in the SEC, where typically half of the top 20 recruiting rankings each year are SEC teams. Just signing a top 20 class means you are staying LEVEL with the competition. Thus, my point was only this - we need to start getting commits from the elite players or this class will be one of the worst in the SEC, and one of the worst we have signed in a while. And with us likely losing Hunter, Bray, CP, Rivera, Rogers, that's not going to carry us through to our next class. We need impact players and we need them now.

As for the predicament of CBJ, you are right, it's a tough gig. But that's why he's getting paid 3 mil a year. You shouldnt get 3 mil a year unless you can produce results, irrespective of the ready made excuses. And he has plenty of excuses for not succeeding. So we can all rest easy knowing that if we are crap for the next several years, at least we have a good EXCUSE for it.

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VolBol said...

Thanks, Frosy. Couldn't agree more. I think, because the Vol Nation has suffered on the recruiting trail and on the W-L record, that there exists a preponderant urge to believe that every three star recruit is going to be one of those overlooked diamonds in the rough that will be an elite talent once he puts on an orange and white jersey. I am totally pulling for Coach Jones and his staff and I hear that they are elite recruiters. Hope so. This is our primary challenge at this point. Next will be for this new staff to instill a winning attitude into a team that is accustomed to losing half their games. Vols!

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Sogozit said...

Where does the hate come from? I hate no one.....Sorry you feel that way.....If you are gonna preach to me, you need to preach to others doing alot more than I....Others cursing....etc.....Being disrespectful to other members....Etc.....having vulgar pics of nearly naked women on their post .I have never done that, and never will. If my Dooley "nickname" is enough for me to be blocked from VIP threads, then so be it. The nick name is neither vulgar, questionable or classless. I haven't become a full member yet for a reason. I wanted to see the value of this board, and the standards it provided. I personally have very high standards, and will strive for nothing less. So far this is one of if not the best board I have seen. If they don't like my nickname....oh well. But I think they have worse things to worry about. God Bless!