'15 FL QB/WR/DB (anything he wants) Torrance Gibson

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Vol8188 said:
Only on VN could being named someone's leader lead to so much pessimism and paranoia.
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I feel bad for you if you think just being named a leader from the top Dual Threat QB 9 months before national signing day means we will automatically get TG. Yes, we are in the race but it is a LONG way from NSD.
 
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Vol8188 said:
Only on VN could being named someone's leader lead to so much pessimism and paranoia.
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I think most know TG named Tennessee his leader. It's not just a few people on this board who do not buy it. You might also note his CB predictions still do not show UT as his likely landing spot even after "claiming" several times Tennessee leads. You would think after he named UT as the leader, those %'s would have taken a major swing to the Vols. Yeah, not so much.
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
I think most know TG named Tennessee his leader. It's not just a few people on this board who do not buy it. You might also note his CB predictions still do not show UT as his likely landing spot even after "claiming" several times Tennessee leads. You would think after he named UT as the leader, those %'s would have taken a major swing to the Vols. Yeah, not so much.
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Thank you. Being a realist = negavol here. Pretty funny
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
I think most know TG named Tennessee his leader. It's not just a few people on this board who do not buy it. You might also note his CB predictions still do not show UT as his likely landing spot even after "claiming" several times Tennessee leads. You would think after he named UT as the leader, those %'s would have taken a major swing to the Vols. Yeah, not so much.
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Except they did take a major swing. We are currently #2 out of the 5 teams that have CB predictions. Currently at 24%. And IIRC just a little while ago, we had 0 CBs.
 
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PassedOutAwake said:
Except they did take a major swing. We are currently #2 out of the 5 teams that have CB predictions. Currently at 24%. And IIRC just a little while ago, we had 0 CBs.
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osu was the CB leader before he announced UT was his #1. osu is still the CB leader to land him by quite a bit. Obviously if people were buying it, Tennessee would be sitting way out in front. Maybe the kid is being honest. It does seem that a lot of people think he is just setting up his announcement to osu.

With UT fans being the clear dominate force in recruiting on twitter/followers, I'd expect a lot more kids to use the UT fan base to hype up their recruitment like several have done lately.
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
osu was the CB leader before he announced UT was his #1. osu is still the CB leader to land him by quite a bit. Obviously if people were buying it, Tennessee would be sitting way out in front. Maybe the kid is being honest. It does seem that a lot of people think he is just setting up his announcement to osu.

With UT fans being the clear dominate force in recruiting on twitter/followers, I'd expect a lot more kids to use the UT fan base to hype up their recruitment like several have done lately.
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Im not saying youre wrong, just the CB isnt an exact science like that. Most of the OSU predictions were before he said we were the leader. Not everyone of those guys will change their prediction instantly. Some of them dont like changing their predictions after every new bit of info. When his decision date gets a little closer, we will see some changes.
 
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PassedOutAwake said:
Im not saying youre wrong, just the CB isnt an exact science like that. Most of the OSU predictions were before he said we were the leader. Not everyone of those guys will change their prediction instantly. Some of them dont like changing their predictions after every new bit of info. When his decision date gets a little closer, we will see some changes.
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Yep. Agreed.
 
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PassedOutAwake said:
Im not saying youre wrong, just the CB isnt an exact science like that. Most of the OSU predictions were before he said we were the leader. Not everyone of those guys will change their prediction instantly. Some of them dont like changing their predictions after every new bit of info. When his decision date gets a little closer, we will see some changes.
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Don't they get credit for how many days out they made the correct prediction? If that were the case, I think most would quickly make the change IF they thought the kid was giving honest info. JMO
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
Don't they get credit for how many days out they made the correct prediction? If that were the case, I think most would quickly make the change IF they thought the kid was giving honest info. JMO
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I don't think the CB predictions really matter. It might help/hurt the guy's reputation, but I don't think 247 really cares if they get if right or wrong simply because it is so unpredictable in its nature. I honestly think it is just a marketing tool to garner more interest to the website.
 
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JDisThereThere said:
I don't think the CB predictions really matter. It might help/hurt the guy's reputation, but I don't think 247 really cares if they get if right or wrong simply because it is so unpredictable in its nature. I honestly think it is just a marketing tool to garner more interest to the website.
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I would agree that a lot of the predictions mean little to nothing. There are a few guys on there worth listening to their opinion as of course they have a lot more contact with these recruits than most people do. IMO the CB stuff kind of went downhill when they started letting random recruits themselves make predictions.
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
I would agree that a lot of the predictions mean little to nothing. There are a few guys on there worth listening to their opinion as of course they have a lot more contact with these recruits than most people do. IMO the CB stuff kind of went downhill when they started letting random recruits themselves make predictions.
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I've also believe that sometimes there might only be 1 or 2 guys in the know about a specific recruit and then once they find that key piece of info they will make/change their prediction. Then everyone else who can make a prediction will follow suit, even though they really don't have any inside information on that recruit.
 
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Well I think it is 50-50 at least but that's my opinion. The sun will come up either way, no matter what there is no doubt we are on our way back to the top half of the SEC. I try to stay upbeat because there is no reason to take a dim view of our current recruiting class. Doesn't mean we will land them all but once again we will land another top 10 maybe top 5 class. Just as many constant negative views on here as positive ones, last year I simply made the statement early on that we were headed to a top 10 class only to be called crazy and being way too optimistic even by a few on this thread. Everybody is gonna talk about the numbers this year but I would not be surprised if we ended up with 24 or 25 this year. My point is Gibson has just a good chance of landing at UT as OSU, no inside info just my confidence in the staff. People saying OSU have their right to their view, but it doesn't mean I think they are any more right than me at this point. GO VOLS!!!
 
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It just occurred to me that some coaches are probably encouraging Gibson to wait until he goes through some of the summer camps, to make a decision. I don't think there is enough tape on him to conclude that he is going to excel as a passer in the SEC. As an athlete, there is no question.

But those camps can be a way for him to solidify himself as a legit passer, and if he struggles, that will tell him his future is not at the QB spot. It's much better to learn that heading into a college program.

Cause you don't want to be where some of the college QB's are, and asked to change positions in the NFL. You won't get drafted very high, if that is the case...if at all.
 
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Nick Marshall was a DB that converted into a QB. He seems to be doing ok. He has worked on his mechanics and from the results of AU spring game, he has improved. So why couldn't Gibson, who is just a QB improve? I am sure there are QBs that we're not thought of as SEC QBs until they got to their school, got to work with an SEC coaching staff and practice at the collegiate level.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Nick Marshall was a DB that converted into a QB. He seems to be doing ok. He has worked on his mechanics and from the results of AU spring game, he has improved. So why couldn't Gibson, who is just a QB improve? I am sure there are QBs that we're not thought of as SEC QBs until they got to their school, got to work with an SEC coaching staff and practice at the collegiate level.
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Well Nick Marshall is in a completely different offensive scheme and rarely throws the ball. We have an offensive scheme that requires a lot more throwing.

TG could absolutely improve his throwing and technique and everything though. Just pointing out that the comparison isn't a very good argument.
 
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TG is an elite talent and without question can play QB well in Butch's offense. We are talking a year of development, no more than two and he will be a big name everybody in CFB knows unless Fergy or Dobbs suddenly turns elite. I wanted Gentry the most because he is elite and could get ready faster in a pass first scheme. Butch has already proven in the past he can go with true dual threat QBs and adapt the scheme accordingly. If TG wants to be a VFL QB it would be fantastic. Picture a Colin Kaepernick style QB running the O.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
Nick Marshall was a DB that converted into a QB. He seems to be doing ok. He has worked on his mechanics and from the results of AU spring game, he has improved. So why couldn't Gibson, who is just a QB improve? I am sure there are QBs that we're not thought of as SEC QBs until they got to their school, got to work with an SEC coaching staff and practice at the collegiate level.
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Marshall was also a 3 yr starter and poy as a Qb in HS.
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Vols4us said:
TG is an elite talent and without question can play QB well in Butch's offense. We are talking a year of development, no more than two and he will be a big name everybody in CFB knows unless Fergy or Dobbs suddenly turns elite. I wanted Gentry the most because he is elite and could get ready faster in a pass first scheme. Butch has already proven in the past he can go with true dual threat QBs and adapt the scheme accordingly. If TG wants to be a VFL QB it would be fantastic. Picture a Colin Kaepernick style QB running the O.
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I actually think that Kapp is a good comparison. Good call.
 
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Vols4us said:
TG is an elite talent and without question can play QB well in Butch's offense. We are talking a year of development, no more than two and he will be a big name everybody in CFB knows unless Fergy or Dobbs suddenly turns elite. I wanted Gentry the most because he is elite and could get ready faster in a pass first scheme. Butch has already proven in the past he can go with true dual threat QBs and adapt the scheme accordingly. If TG wants to be a VFL QB it would be fantastic. Picture a Colin Kaepernick style QB running the O.
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i bet fergie and dobbs had you saying this same thing when they committed.
 
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From AU Rivals -

"My best hunch on Gibson is that Ohio State is current leader. I think Tennessee is 2nd and Auburn is probably third. I think Auburn has more work to do with McFadden but getting him up for the spring game was big. I'd say FSU is probably team to beat for him. Auburn wants both to come up for Big Cat. Not definite they're coming yet but it's a good sign their teammate is coming.

As far as QB recruiting goes, Auburn doesn't have to take a 2nd one in this class, but would definitely take Gibson or Kai Locksley."
 
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SCtiger said:
From AU Rivals -

"My best hunch on Gibson is that Ohio State is current leader. I think Tennessee is 2nd and Auburn is probably third. I think Auburn has more work to do with McFadden but getting him up for the spring game was big. I'd say FSU is probably team to beat for him. Auburn wants both to come up for Big Cat. Not definite they're coming yet but it's a good sign their teammate is coming.

As far as QB recruiting goes, Auburn doesn't have to take a 2nd one in this class, but would definitely take Gibson or Kai Locksley."
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