anyone remember Josh Swords

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a 5* OL from Brentwood Academy in the early 90s. Josh was All-Everything and Fulmer basically passed on him. Stallings at bama committed him early and everyone in the media talked about how bama took a 5* OL from Tennessee.

Facts are I saw him play in HS and wasn't impressed at all. Wasn't quick by any stretch and wasn't aggressive. End of the story is he never saw the field at bama. I don't know if he ever played a meaningful down there.

Morale of the story: Trust your coaches. More often than not, they are right.
 
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wmcovol said:
a 5* OL from Brentwood Academy in the early 90s. Josh was All-Everything and Fulmer basically passed on him. Stallings at bama committed him early and everyone in the media talked about how bama took a 5* OL from Tennessee.

Facts are I saw him play in HS and wasn't impressed at all. Wasn't quick by any stretch and wasn't aggressive. End of the story is he never saw the field at bama. I don't know if he ever played a meaningful down there.

Morale of the story: Trust your coaches. More often than not, they are right.
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Yep I remember that. GBO!
 
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It's 20 years later...hs kids go to so many camps and recruiting is kept up with much more. The sites are correct more often than not. I guess except in the cases of Robert Hubbs and Dontavius Blair.
 
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BigOrangeVols said:
It's 20 years later...hs kids go to so many camps and recruiting is kept up with much more. The sites are correct more often than not. I guess except in the cases of Robert Hubbs and Dontavius Blair.
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Sometimes the kids are just busts, but I'd argue that more times than not they're just not in good situations. If Blair was in more of a pro-style offense he'd probably see the field more, just not quick enough for this one. Sometimes a 5* struggles at one school then transfers to another and becomes a draftable player like Jeff Driskel.
 
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Bubba played at Tennessee from 92-95, I believe. 97 was about the time Swords came out.
 
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BAVol said:
Swords graduated BA in '94. Bubba was also a BA guy, though I'm not sure when he graduated. '91 perhaps?
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Yes, I saw Bubba play for Brentwood Academy. There was another super player on that team. Bad memory, but I think his last name was Miller. Corey Miller maybe? He ended up going to Belmont on a basketball scholarship while Bubba played football for Vols.

I do not remember Josh Swords.
 
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Jax_Vol said:
Yes, I saw Bubba play for Brentwood Academy. There was another super player on that team. Bad memory, but I think his last name was Miller. Corey Miller maybe? He ended up going to Belmont on a basketball scholarship while Bubba played football for Vols.

I do not remember Josh Swords.
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Al Allen
 
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BAVol said:
Al Allen
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Yes...Al Allen! Sounds like Miller, right? Lol...

Allen was taller than Bubba. When together on defense, they could dominate a game. As I remember, Al had some injury problems his senior year and that factored into his choice of basketball as his college sport.


Is that story somewhat accurate?
 
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wmcovol said:
a 5* OL from Brentwood Academy in the early 90s. Josh was All-Everything and Fulmer basically passed on him. Stallings at bama committed him early and everyone in the media talked about how bama took a 5* OL from Tennessee.

Facts are I saw him play in HS and wasn't impressed at all. Wasn't quick by any stretch and wasn't aggressive. End of the story is he never saw the field at bama. I don't know if he ever played a meaningful down there.

Morale of the story: Trust your coaches. More often than not, they are right.
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Was this really an attempt at a point? Fulmer also signed plenty of guys that did nothing.
 
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wmcovol said:
a 5* OL from Brentwood Academy in the early 90s. Josh was All-Everything and Fulmer basically passed on him. Stallings at bama committed him early and everyone in the media talked about how bama took a 5* OL from Tennessee.

Facts are I saw him play in HS and wasn't impressed at all. Wasn't quick by any stretch and wasn't aggressive. End of the story is he never saw the field at bama. I don't know if he ever played a meaningful down there.

Morale of the story: Trust your coaches. More often than not, they are right.
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I do remember and I also remember a lot of local angst in the late 90's over Fulmer's decision to basically ignore LB Eric Brackins of Gatlinburg-Pittman (signed with and was a 2 year starter for Michigan) and OL Josh Kerr of Anderson County (signed with Georgia but I don't think he played much if at all). Fulmer did not allow proximity to influence his evaluations. He used to pass on a lot of local kids but most of the time, he was right to do so (see also WR Mike Gipson Oak Ridge who signed with Florida and flunked out).
 
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Jax_Vol said:
Yes...Al Allen! Sounds like Miller, right? Lol...

Allen was taller than Bubba. When together on defense, they could dominate a game. As I remember, Al had some injury problems his senior year and that factored into his choice of basketball as his college sport.


Is that story somewhat accurate?
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Not sure honestly. They were both gone by the time I started school there. Swords was a senior my freshman year.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I do remember and I also remember a lot of local angst in the late 90's over Fulmer's decision to basically ignore LB Eric Brackins of Gatlinburg-Pittman (signed with and was a 2 year starter for Michigan) and OL Josh Kerr of Anderson County (signed with Georgia but I don't think he played much if at all). Fulmer did not allow proximity to influence his evaluations. He used to pass on a lot of local kids but most of the time, he was right to do so (see also WR Mike Gipson Oak Ridge who signed with Florida and flunked out).
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As I recall, Phil couldn't picture a position for Randall Cobb. It happens sometimes.
 
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wmcovol said:
a 5* OL from Brentwood Academy in the early 90s. Josh was All-Everything and Fulmer basically passed on him. Stallings at bama committed him early and everyone in the media talked about how bama took a 5* OL from Tennessee.

Facts are I saw him play in HS and wasn't impressed at all. Wasn't quick by any stretch and wasn't aggressive. End of the story is he never saw the field at bama. I don't know if he ever played a meaningful down there.

Morale of the story: Trust your coaches. More often than not, they are right.
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Josh is a good kid. He was young while I was at BA. Great family and no need to bash.
 
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Does anyone remember the name of the DL from BA who went to Texas? It was in the 90's. I think.
 
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LoudOrange said:
Does anyone remember the name of the DL from BA who went to Texas? It was in the 90's. I think.
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I think they had a OL (he probably also played DL) named Richard Land who I recall went to Texas. We played them junior/senior year (he was my age). He was very tall (maybe 6'7"), but I wasn't that impressed with him.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
I do remember and I also remember a lot of local angst in the late 90's over Fulmer's decision to basically ignore LB Eric Brackins of Gatlinburg-Pittman (signed with and was a 2 year starter for Michigan) and OL Josh Kerr of Anderson County (signed with Georgia but I don't think he played much if at all). Fulmer did not allow proximity to influence his evaluations. He used to pass on a lot of local kids but most of the time, he was right to do so (see also WR Mike Gipson Oak Ridge who signed with Florida and flunked out).
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Randall Cobb. Patrick Willis. Willis literally cried when UT didn't offer.
 
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