'12 JUCO WR Cordarrelle Patterson (UT signee)

[kw3953]

Originally Posted by GoTNvols13

watch this guy never pan out at all, i think way too many people are assuming he is 1 and done. lets wait till he hits the field before we crown him. I think uga on this one

Correct! For every Newton and Fairley, there are about 28 others... Sad

[TennTradition]

Originally Posted by StlCardinals2618

Im not believing anything till i see it.

That's the only strategy you can take - particularly with a guy who has (allegedly) told multiple staffs that he is all (insert team nickname here).

[StlCardinals2618]

Originally Posted by TennTradition

But, you see, I'm not arguing that Patterson isn't important - or that he won't make a bigger impact next year than Santos and Peters combined. I'm disputing the notion that he turns a B class (at best) into an A+ class. It wasn't an A+ class with Santos/Peters...it won't be with Patterson.

As an overall class, of course not. Patterson could be as big as Newton to Auburn. We would be a much better team with him. I was just trying to prove how important Patterson is.

Im setting myself up for disappointment tomorrow.

[AllVolForLife_16]

Guys, I believe Patterson will sign with Tennessee tomorrow, but please do not let over confidence get the best of us. We tend to get over confident and treat recruits as if their word is loyal, and truth be told that most are not. I believe CP is different though, he doesn't appear to be an attention seeker, but again this recruiting where anything can happen. So treat Patterson as if he were a surprise, we've seen what happens when over confidence gets the best of us(Santos, Peters, etc). Go Vols!

[Ertel]

Originally Posted by Escape Goat

At this point me too. We have some great LBers coming back next year as is. Add in Harris, and lathers, and we will be alright. We have a pretty good D class as is, and we raked in the DL recruits for the first time in forever. 13 class is already started off GREAT as well.

what about king? i brought him up earlier as a hopeful for added depth but all i know about him is reputation not production. whats his story? was he a big time recruit that is just often injured? any potential this year? what about nigel mitchel thorton or however you put that name together?

[BeecherVol]

Originally Posted by StlCardinals2618

Id never do that lol. He is huge if we get him. It would also make the team better because Da'rick would try more in practice with Hunter and Patterson around him again.

There are so many positives that come with this.

Scary thought.

[Escape Goat]

Originally Posted by lylsmorr

who?

Q Davis. My mistake.

[VolFromNashville]

Originally Posted by Escape Goat

At this point me too. We have some great LBers coming back next year as is. Add in Harris, and lathers, and we will be alright. We have a pretty good D class as is, and we raked in the DL recruits for the first time in forever. 13 class is already started off GREAT as well.

Agreed. I'm not as worried about the LB position as I was a year ago. Barring injuries, they could be a solid group this season. Not to mention McCullers and Danny O'Brien on the DL.

[smokeyhuntsgators]

Originally Posted by Ertel

well if hes anything like his mother athletically then were in good shape, hopefully all he gets from me is size lol.

Did he help you all paint the rock??

[StlCardinals2618]

Originally Posted by AllVolForLife_16

Guys, I believe Patterson will sign with Tennessee tomorrow, but please do not let over confidence get the best of us. We tend to get over confident and treat recruits as if their word is loyal, and truth be told that most are not. I believe CP is different though, he doesn't appear to be an attention seeker, but again this recruiting where anything can happen. So treat Patterson as if he were a surprise, we've seen what happens when over confidence gets the best of us(Santos, Peters, etc). Go Vols!

i think everybody has learned their lesson to not be too optimistic. Let us be happy for the night lol.

[BeecherVol]

Originally Posted by StlCardinals2618

As an overall class, of course not. Patterson could be as big as Newton to Auburn. We would be a much better team with him. I was just trying to prove how important Patterson is.

Im setting myself up for disappointment tomorrow.

Easy now.

Your talking about a guy that had one of the best college seasons in the modern era, not to mention he handle the ball on every play.

[AllVolForLife_16]

Originally Posted by StlCardinals2618

i think everybody has learned their lesson to not be too optimistic. Let us be happy for the night lol.

Oh im very happy! Ive had Patterson pinned down for quite sometime as signing with Tennessee on NSD. Im very excited to see if it holds true tomorrow

[TuckVol]

With Hunter and Da'Rick locking down the first two spots in the rotation, then adding Bowles, Croom, Pig, Patterson, and possibly Davis, we have major potential.

[TennTradition]

Originally Posted by StlCardinals2618

As an overall class, of course not. Patterson could be as big as Newton to Auburn. We would be a much better team with him. I was just trying to prove how important Patterson is.

Im setting myself up for disappointment tomorrow.

Then we are in agreement.

I'm just not sure what "Patterson turns this into an A+ class" means when you say that if not an overall class, though.

Patterson will not be as big as Newton was to Auburn. Let's go ahead and bank of that.

Have you ever heard of a kid called Kenny O'Neal?

[Escape Goat]

Originally Posted by Ertel

what about king? i brought him up earlier as a hopeful for added depth but all i know about him is reputation not production. whats his story? was he a big time recruit that is just often injured? any potential this year? what about nigel mitchel thorton or however you put that name together?

Nigel is not going to produce. Heck, King might turn out to be a very solid contributor in the not so distant future, IF he can stay healthy.