'15 IN LB Darrin Kirkland Jr (UT Commit 12/15/14)

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If Cherry is even debating leaving, then he needs to leave if Kirkland wants in.
 
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butchna said:
Don't believe in this philosophy...but in this case I'd suspend belief. :)
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I'm not sure if he was told to look around or not. I will say in addition to the Texas visit, he also took a visit quite a while back to the Canes after committing to UT. IMO recruits should pay attention. If you commit then want to "enjoy the process", you may be looking for another school.
 
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I am truly excited about this. Darrin has more versatility for our D scheme. Make it happen, Butch.
 
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Cecil made his spot available when he began taking visits back a month or so ago. That's the nature of the beast. Hope things work out for him. Seems to me like whenever Cecil decides to flip or decommit, a Kirkland commit will happen shortly thereafter. Or if Kirkland wants to commit and shut things down when he visits, I'm sure the coaches would then let Cecil know rather quickly they have moved on and cannot wait around for him to decide. I'm thinking Kirkland has already told the coaches he plans to commit and just wants to make the visit with his parents one last time to make sure he's ready to make it official and shut things down. Jmo...
 
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TriedAndTrueVOL said:
Cecil made his spot available when he began taking visits back a month or so ago. That's the nature of the beast. Hope things work out for him. Seems to me like whenever Cecil decides to flip or decommit, a Kirkland commit will happen shortly thereafter. Or if Kirkland wants to commit and shut things down when he visits, I'm sure the coaches would then let Cecil know rather quickly they have moved on and cannot wait around for him to decide. I'm thinking Kirkland has already told the coaches he plans to commit and just wants to make the visit with his parents one last time to make sure he's ready to make it official and shut things down. Jmo...
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The coaches pushed Cecil to take visits, IMO, whether people want to admit it or not. Just look at the timeline...Kirkland contacts the coaches about 1.5 months ago and tells them about his situation to gauge interest with the Vols; coaches say let us see where we are at and we will get back to you; shortly after, Cecil is visiting Texas and Kirkland is setting up his OV to Rocky Top. It's recruiting...it's a business and the nature of the beast. We have been on the flip side of this numerous times.
 
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OGbabyaviVol said:
The coaches pushed Cecil to take visits, IMO, whether people want to admit it or not. Just look at the timeline...Kirkland contacts the coaches about 1.5 months ago and tells them about his situation to gauge interest with the Vols; coaches say let us see where we are at and we will get back to you; shortly after, Cecil is visiting Texas and Kirkland is setting up his OV to Rocky Top. It's recruiting...it's a business and the nature of the beast. We have been on the flip side of this numerous times.
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But it could be just the opposite. Cecil could have entertained visits, after being committed all this time and the staff might have jumped on the next best prospect, who....looky there...decommitted from Mich. Who knows? I think it's best to hold off making assumptions based on scant information. Especially since we haven't had a chance to see Senior highlight reels or updated service rankings, yet.
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
It certainly doesn't sound that way from what has been reported on all the sites. His spot became available when he decided on his own to start visiting other schools. His own fault.
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Yeah...when a player has been committed as long as he has, then suddenly decides to take visits a few months out....it's time to make alternate plans. If it's a guy who has stated all along that he's going to take a number of visits before deciding, that's a different situation.

It's kind of like getting engaged and a month before the wedding, your fiance wants to start dating (other guys), just to make sure she's making the right decision. :blink: Not good. Not good at all.
 
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VOLorNuttin said:
Yeah...when a player has been committed as long as he has, then suddenly decides to take visits a few months out....it's time to make alternate plans. If it's a guy who has stated all along that he's going to take a number of visits before deciding, that's a different situation.

It's kind of like getting engaged and a month before the wedding, your fiance wants to start dating (other guys), just to make sure she's making the right decision. :blink: Not good. Not good at all.
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Exactly.
 
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I tend to think the staff pushed Cecil out. UT is on a roll and they will get whoever they want at this point(pretty much).
 
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Phat-Phil said:
A lot harder to take over the game at CB than at FS. They can just not throw to your side as a CB. FS can be moved all over the field, they can play back in pass coverage, or come down in run support or to rush the QB. Not a fair comparison at all imo. They're both great players, not sure why we have to argue over which one is better at their position or how you even go about proving that one way or the other.
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Yeah I don't know what he's looking at. That Florida game earlier this year he literally killed their passing game by himself.
 
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CABVOL said:
Leaning hard toward Texas as of several days. A lot of speculation as to why. Regardless, he has even picked up a couple of CB's to them. Kinda was out of the blue after his visit there. Said Texas is his dream school.
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Sounds like Strong is passing out hot sauce
 
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Montrell Hardy said:
Very good news in light of Cherry waffling this late in the game. I've been a big Kirkland fan all along. Glad to see TN getting back in that one. I wish they could do the same with Brian Cole.
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Always been a fan of Kirkland's game as well.
 
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OGbabyaviVol said:
The coaches pushed Cecil to take visits, IMO, whether people want to admit it or not. Just look at the timeline...Kirkland contacts the coaches about 1.5 months ago and tells them about his situation to gauge interest with the Vols; coaches say let us see where we are at and we will get back to you; shortly after, Cecil is visiting Texas and Kirkland is setting up his OV to Rocky Top. It's recruiting...it's a business and the nature of the beast. We have been on the flip side of this numerous times.
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I agree and have said as much twice now. I just find it very hard to believe that someone so outwardly pro-Tennessee suddenly decides Texas is his dream school and takes visits. The decision miggt still be his to make, but he has been encouraged to explore all of his options at the very least.
 
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