'15 TN OT Drew Richmond (Former Ole Miss commit)

[BurninOrange]

We're on the edge of a Drew Richmond II thread

Although I think the thread will end differently than the TG threads did. 😆

 

[BigOrangeVols]

Think Richmond will be attending the basketball game tomorrow?

 

[BleedingButch]

i would think so, they usually do on visits

 

[AUfaninVOLcountry]

Ole Miss fans better enjoy Nkemdiche, Tunsil, Treadwell, etc., because after this year those guys are gone and then they're back to being one of the least talented teams in the SEC West.

Freeze is going to learn the hard way that you kinda need more than one highly rated recruiting class to stay relevant.

He's learned. They are about to land Demarcus Lodge and Cece Jefferson it appears. They are doing fine on the recruiting trail

 

[AUfaninVOLcountry]

Think Richmond will be attending the basketball game tomorrow?

I hope we don't ruin the moment for your recruits tomorrow........haha j/k. AU is the perfect team to have in tomorrow. Crowd will be loud b/c of Pearl's return and, quite frankly, we aren't that good this year so a win should be pretty easy to get

 

[stuvol86]

His mom and uncle are coming with him on the visit is definitely a good thing. Isn't his uncle a huge Vol fan like Dad?

 

[Ericvol2096]

Think Richmond will be attending the basketball game tomorrow?

Gonna need a very loud Richmond to the Hill chant.

I think I'll tweet Kahlil.

 

[UT = Checkmate]

You've never seen that match?!? That was the legendary first ever hell in a cell match. Undertaker and Mankind. Back when I was younger and wrestling was awesome.

If you ever have 15 minutes to spare, watch that match and you'll see why Mick Foley is the hardcore legend. Dude was insane.

http://youtu.be/NgYoYTbnPo4

During this run WWF was so awesome! Rock! Stone Cold! HHH! it was must see every week for me. The People's champ did not win nearly enough for me though.

 

[eazyTD]

During this run WWF was so awesome! Rock! Stone Cold! HHH! it was must see every week for me. The People's champ did not win nearly enough for me though.

The attitude era was and will always be the GOAT.

 

[OGbabyaviVol]

I hope we don't ruin the moment for your recruits tomorrow........haha j/k. AU is the perfect team to have in tomorrow. Crowd will be loud b/c of Pearl's return and, quite frankly, we aren't that good this year so a win should be pretty easy to get

No win is easy to get with this team, but they sure do fight tooth and nail the whole game.

 

[KokoBVol]

You've never seen that match?!? That was the legendary first ever hell in a cell match. Undertaker and Mankind. Back when I was younger and wrestling was awesome.

If you ever have 15 minutes to spare, watch that match and you'll see why Mick Foley is the hardcore legend. Dude was insane.

WWF KING OF THE RING 1998 Mankind vs Undertaker HELL IN A CELL MATCH) - YouTube

That was the third ever Hell in the Cell match. Undertaker and Shawn Michaels had the first one in '97.

Now you've lost all credibility.

 

[Volunteer forever]

Gonna need a very loud Richmond to the Hill chant.

I think I'll tweet Kahlil.

Tell him Volunteer forever said hi :birgits_giggle:

 

[eazyTD]

Looks like Alabama might officially be out of the Richmond sweepstakes. They just called up 4* WR Lawrence Cager (Miami commit) this morning and told him he now has a commitable offer.

 

[Volunteer forever]

Looks like Alabama might officially be out of the Richmond sweepstakes. They just called up 4* WR Lawrence Cager (Miami commit) this morning and told him he now has a commitable offer.

They probably didn't want Richmond any way


(sarcasm)

 

[Kurtastrophe]

Looks like Alabama might officially be out of the Richmond sweepstakes. They just called up 4* WR Lawrence Cager (Miami commit) this morning and told him he now has a commitable offer.

If he doesn't visit Bama, it really does seem like we might land him. I always kinda figured he would flip to the elephants.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Vol.

 

[Volunteer_Kirby]

Don't have time to read through 200 posts in the last 12 hours. SIAP-

So, let's move to the Drew Richmond saga and where things stand there. As of Thursday night multiple sources have indicated to Volquest that Richmond has told Tennessee his visit to Knoxville this weekend will be the only one. But, that doesn't mean Alabama isn't continuing to try and get him to Tuscaloosa for some time.

We know that the Tide continued to try and convince him to make the trip to Alabama and people we had talked to in Alabama relayed that they won't stop trying until he's in Knoxville. It's at least something to watch. Both Butch Jones and Nick Saban visited with Richmond on Wednesday and from our conversations with those close to Richmond's recruitment the talks with Jones went very well. It's worth noting that before a late summer visit to Ole Miss, Richmond was a Tennessee lean and had indicated to some that the Vols were going to be his original choice. He has a number of friends that are on campus at Tennessee and it's well known he's a big fan of Butch Jones.

But, the relationship in the late fall wasn't what it once was between Richmond and the Vols as while Richmond continued to say good things about Tennessee he wasn't giving the Vols much hope there was substance to his talk. Regardless, Richmond reconnected with the Vols once the dead period ended earlier this month and the conversations have been very constructive. So, what's next? It will be important to see who is on campus with Richmond; does his family make it in?

Tennessee looks like they might be trending in the right direction here from talking to those close to the situation. But, the Vols are still considered the underdog as Richmond continues to communicate with Ole Miss coaches, players and recruits. If Richmond does make it to campus it has to be considered a small victory as we know the Rebel staff was trying to talk him out of leaving Memphis for any visit on Thursday. If Richmond indeed does make it on to campus as all signs are pointing to, this one should be one to watch leading up to signing day.

 

[jspvol76]

Looks like Alabama might officially be out of the Richmond sweepstakes. They just called up 4* WR Lawrence Cager (Miami commit) this morning and told him he now has a commitable offer.

Looking good here...

 

[LebanonVolunteer]

1st step was him not showing at Bama. Next is him showing up in Knoxville. Half way there.

 

[CWGvol]

LOL... Now that's funny

Much better "chance" than your rebels.... Amirite?

 

[CWGvol]

If we get Richmond, AND he is as good as Rivals thinks that he is, then we will absolutely be a favorite to be in Atlanta for the championship game. The playoff part was a bit too far, though.

Only way that happens is if Dobbs/Hurd go absolute beat mode, Richmond comes in and starts as one of the best true freshman LT's in the country, Mckenzie and Suttle can anchor our DT, and we win the SEC championship game. Not at all likely. 2016....for sure, though.

Not mention, his Rebs will be all but dead by 2016 too.

 

[eazyTD]

Update from Woody

I spoke with Drew today about what he plans on doing in terms of an announcement and he said he will just be faxing in his letter and not having any type of ceremony or making a public announcement. Obviously things are subject to change at this time of year, but we may be waiting for the fax to roll in before truly know where is going.

 

[VolsnCards5]

LOL... Now that's funny

Second-rate troll fan of a second-rate SEC program

 

[Probably_in_Class]

Of all the reports that this guy wasn't really the OT prospect we originally thought, Bama's major attention toward him has me fairly confident he's worth going all in on...

 

[CABVOL]

Update from Woody

Probably just my homerism, but this almost sounds like a good thing for UT, since apparently he's surrounded by OM people. Doesn't want to rub it in their faces.