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Hurd quitting the team still pisses me off, but listening to Super Bowl talk got me to thinking. The Atlanta Falcons would have been a perfect team/situation for Hurd to play in. They are basically running an old school I Formation and still use a Fullback. Taylor made for Hurd and his running style IMO.

Just a thought I had, but to be honest, nothing I really care too much about. Should have just finished the season son. NFL scouts don't give too much of a sh** what kind of playbook a RB is playing out of in college. They have a pretty good idea what you should be able to do in the NFL. QB position is a lot different thing to deal with. RB is pretty straight forward in what they are looking for on any given team.
 
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McGeesPub said:
Again, I got it your point. It's a flawed generalization that I don't put much stock in. Therefore, I didn't comment on that specific part. Sorry.

And if I wanted to argue, I wouldn't have stated at the outset that I agreed with your point on the OL, nor would I have left it as "differing opinions."
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It's not flawed that it is easier to project skill players than linemen.
 
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I am by no means a stargazer, I think we have a lot of solid 3* and under the radar guys, but I saw this stat today and it blew my mind. According to the 247 composite rankings Alabama and Georgia have 20 4* and 5* commits a piece for the 2017 class. LSU has 12 and Auburn has 10.

Tennessee has 5...

We had 10 in 2016 and 16 in 2015 and 2014. We had 4 in 2013.
 
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Orange&White said:
I am by no means a stargazer, I think we have a lot of solid 3* and under the radar guys, but I saw this stat today and it blew my mind. According to the 247 composite rankings Alabama and Georgia have 20 4* and 5* commits a piece for the 2017 class. LSU has 12 and Auburn has 10.

Tennessee has 5...

We had 10 in 2016 and 16 in 2015 and 2014. We had 4 in 2013.
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Yea, classes like this can be coach killers. They need to get lucky on a lot of these guys. Plus, they'll have to outcoach all of these opponents because of the talent disparity. That's not something this staff has been very successful at doing.
 
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Whats up guys?

Any surprises on Signing Day?

Seriously have no time to look back. Putting in about 90 hrs a week with work, clinicals, and paperwork for clinical. Lucky for me school starts this week too so I'm screwed. 10 months and I'm done!!!
 
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volatil said:
Whats up guys?

Any surprises on Signing Day?

Seriously have no time to look back. Putting in about 90 hrs a week with work, clinicals, and paperwork for clinical. Lucky for me school starts this week too so I'm screwed. 10 months and I'm done!!!
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Surprises? Nah not really. We get 0-2 more guys who have a good shot with and call it a class
 
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Orange&White said:
I am by no means a stargazer, I think we have a lot of solid 3* and under the radar guys, but I saw this stat today and it blew my mind. According to the 247 composite rankings Alabama and Georgia have 20 4* and 5* commits a piece for the 2017 class. LSU has 12 and Auburn has 10.

Tennessee has 5...

We had 10 in 2016 and 16 in 2015 and 2014. We had 4 in 2013.
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It's called reverse recruitment. All failing programs are doing it. Nothing to see here (pun intended)
 
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volatil said:
Whats up guys?

Any surprises on Signing Day?

Seriously have no time to look back. Putting in about 90 hrs a week with work, clinicals, and paperwork for clinical. Lucky for me school starts this week too so I'm screwed. 10 months and I'm done!!!
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Good luck
 
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volatil said:
Whats up guys?

Any surprises on Signing Day?

Seriously have no time to look back. Putting in about 90 hrs a week with work, clinicals, and paperwork for clinical. Lucky for me school starts this week too so I'm screwed. 10 months and I'm done!!!
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What program are you in? I graduate from grad school in May and I am so excited to be done
 
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BaldBiker said:
Hurd quitting the team still pisses me off, but listening to Super Bowl talk got me to thinking. The Atlanta Falcons would have been a perfect team/situation for Hurd to play in. They are basically running an old school I Formation and still use a Fullback. Taylor made for Hurd and his running style IMO.

Just a thought I had, but to be honest, nothing I really care too much about. Should have just finished the season son. NFL scouts don't give too much of a sh** what kind of playbook a RB is playing out of in college. They have a pretty good idea what you should be able to do in the NFL. QB position is a lot different thing to deal with. RB is pretty straight forward in what they are looking for on any given team.
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I think Hurd would make a great full back. :)
 
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Orange&White said:
I am by no means a stargazer, I think we have a lot of solid 3* and under the radar guys, but I saw this stat today and it blew my mind. According to the 247 composite rankings Alabama and Georgia have 20 4* and 5* commits a piece for the 2017 class. LSU has 12 and Auburn has 10.

Tennessee has 5...

We had 10 in 2016 and 16 in 2015 and 2014. We had 4 in 2013.
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Yeah, but we have almost as many 3*s as Bama , Ga, LSU and Auburn combined...:eek:hmy:
 
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etsuvol13 said:
This is the least excited I've been for recruiting since butch has been here...
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Which means he has recruited really well, considering where we were when he got here.

I said a couple of days ago that I don't see why you can't pick and choose recruiting grades for players. If one service has a player a 4 star, then he is projected as a contributor. We probably have at least 11 players that are four stars by one of the services. I just don't think it's as bad as others are saying. That said, I don't disagree that it's not as good as we have done. We couldn't overcome losing the instate talent.
 
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BaldBiker said:
Hurd quitting the team still pisses me off, but listening to Super Bowl talk got me to thinking. The Atlanta Falcons would have been a perfect team/situation for Hurd to play in. They are basically running an old school I Formation and still use a Fullback. Taylor made for Hurd and his running style IMO.

Just a thought I had, but to be honest, nothing I really care too much about. Should have just finished the season son. NFL scouts don't give too much of a sh** what kind of playbook a RB is playing out of in college. They have a pretty good idea what you should be able to do in the NFL. QB position is a lot different thing to deal with. RB is pretty straight forward in what they are looking for on any given team.
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Yeah, but ATL has arguably the best 1-2 punch at RB right now in Freeman & Coleman. Don't know how needy they are for another RB.
 
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Orange&White said:
I am by no means a stargazer, I think we have a lot of solid 3* and under the radar guys, but I saw this stat today and it blew my mind. According to the 247 composite rankings Alabama and Georgia have 20 4* and 5* commits a piece for the 2017 class. LSU has 12 and Auburn has 10.

Tennessee has 5...

We had 10 in 2016 and 16 in 2015 and 2014. We had 4 in 2013.
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Our recruiting now is down, but it's not as bad as the composite makes it seem. We have around 10 4* on rivals, and I think somewhere between 10-15 of our recruits are 4* on at least one service.

This is the definition of a wait and see class. We have some studs and lots of players with potential. Like JacketVol has been saying, I would rather take 4 and 5* lineman and fill the class with 3* skill players around then than the opposite.
 
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