Did we put too many eggs in the Cam Akers basket?

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BowlBrother85 said:
It's been a very long time and recruiting coverage wasn't the big business in 1986 like it is today but I don't remember many people feeling disappointed that we had to "settle" for Cobb over LeRoy... He certainly was the better player in college. Maybe it was a joke? I don't know.
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Yes, we have ole Leroy to thank for Cobb-Webb !
 
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AngryButchJones said:
I think the RB corps will be fine for this year. Probably next year too. They just absolutely have to get a very solid RB or two in this year's class. If they don't do that, THEN they're in trouble for the future IMO
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Angrybutchjones. That's funny!
 
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allvol123 said:
Ummmm....thats not how it works.
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I was just saying because the OP is clearly overlooking CFA and didnt even list him as being in the depth chart. Obviously if Chandler is better he will get carries. People are always in love with the incoming freshman and forget about the guys who have been here working their tail off for 2 or 3 years.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
It's been a very long time and recruiting coverage wasn't the big business in 1986 like it is today but I don't remember many people feeling disappointed that we had to "settle" for Cobb over LeRoy... He certainly was the better player in college. Maybe it was a joke? I don't know.
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Now if LeRoy JENKINS comes on, he takes precedence over anyone hanging around on the depth chart at any position.
 
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I think Chandler will be as ready as Hurd was as a true freshman. We should have a very capable backfield between CFA, JK, and Chandler - not to mention the others coming in or already here.

As far as Akers, I think he would have been icing on the cake after already having Chandler. As a fan, for me anyway, his recruitment was more fun than really expecting or believing he was coming here. Would've been great to get him, but I'm just glad he's out of the SEC.
 
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Fils-Aime has no wiggle according to eyes on. I'll always remember him as the guy that lost the Scar game. 1st attempt--fumble. Hope he changes my mind.
 
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Enki_Amenra said:
I think Chandler will be as ready as Hurd was as a true freshman. We should have a very capable backfield between CFA, JK, and Chandler - not to mention the others coming in or already here.

As far as Akers, I think he would have been icing on the cake after already having Chandler. As a fan, for me anyway, his recruitment was more fun than really expecting or believing he was coming here. Would've been great to get him, but I'm just glad he's out of the SEC.
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Well said, concur on all points. Will add that I think Chandler has a gear that surprising and disappointing Hurd never did.
 
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BowlBrother85 said:
It's been a very long time and recruiting coverage wasn't the big business in 1986 like it is today but I don't remember many people feeling disappointed that we had to "settle" for Cobb over LeRoy... He certainly was the better player in college. Maybe it was a joke? I don't know.
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Yep...and Cobb-Webb sounded better than LeRoy-Webb
 
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Vol Kilmer said:
Fils-Aime has no wiggle according to eyes on. I'll always remember him as the guy that lost the Scar game. 1st attempt--fumble. Hope he changes my mind.
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He fumbled because he went the wrong way and tried to adjust.

CFA is a talented back. Can catch and runs hard.

And has very decent wiggle. Good acceleration to boot. He's just not big.

Kenny Irons is a good comparison. Former South Carolina/ Auburn/ Cincinnati Bengals RB.

Him and Kelly and Chandler are all perfect for this offense.
 
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vollygirl said:
Which is a bigger deal, losing a kid to another state or getting a kid from another state? Serious question.
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We have so little talent in the state anyway that I think it's a bigger deal to lose one than to gain one from another state, which is what we have done for decades because of our national brand.
 
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fade route said:
We have so little talent in the state anyway that I think it's a bigger deal to lose one than to gain one from another state, which is what we have done for decades because of our national brand.
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Actually, over the course of the past decade, our instate talent has risen to almost an elite level. Problem is they are going elsewhere. When Dooley was here he was wasnt even trying to receuit them.

That being said CBJ has definitely done a better job at getting the in-state guys. Its not something that can be done in a short period of time due to how low our program sank.
 
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rockydoc said:
Basically, unless Jordan or Coleman outperforms their star rating, we will have two RB's this season.....Kelly and Chandler. Reminds me of Majors going all out recruiting Leroy Thompson and having to settle for a lesser Knoxvillian named Reggie Cobb.
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Fans maybe, but the coaches didn't.
 
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K-town Vol Fan said:
Actually, over the course of the past decade, our instate talent has risen to almost an elite level. Problem is they are going elsewhere. When Dooley was here he was wasnt even trying to receuit them.

That being said CBJ has definitely done a better job at getting the in-state guys. Its not something that can be done in a short period of time due to how low our program sank.
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I agree. There is a history of schools like Miss. St, and Ole Miss as well as Ark, and Memphis State, yes I know they dropped the "state" but I'm old skewl, that have dominated recruiting kids out of West Tennessee over us for some time. I'm thinking we are doing a better job there these days but for years we did not do well there when talent was there. Middle Tennessee was neglected somewhat as well. I recall when Jimmy Hockaday from BA went to Georgia and wondered how they heck did that happen? Middle Tennessee has always had kids that could play, the issue was the secondary schools for the most part sucked coaching kids in that area. That is until Carlton Flatt at Brentwood Academy started embarrassing everyone including the vaunted MBA with their level of play, national recognition, and sending kids to SEC schools on the regular until the light bulb came on for somebody on The Hill and kids started arriving in Knoxville. Im not going to poor mouth the state of Tennessee for producing players as they were there all along IMO. Maybe not as much as more populous Georgia or Florida, but the talent has been in Tennessee, we just had lazy people not doing anything with it or wanting to do the dirty work of developing it IMO as well. High school football in the state from a coaching perspective has improved overall exponentially IMO and we are seeing it arrive in Knoxville.
 
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Vol Kilmer said:
Fils-Aime has no wiggle according to eyes on. I'll always remember him as the guy that lost the Scar game. 1st attempt--fumble. Hope he changes my mind.
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There were a few other plays in that game. If ONE "lost" it for us, we had no business winning it.
 
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fade route said:
We have so little talent in the state anyway that I think it's a bigger deal to lose one than to gain one from another state, which is what we have done for decades because of our national brand.
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I think this use to be a true statement but the state of Tennessee especially in the midstate area has really improved over the last 5 years...
 
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vollygirl said:
Which is a bigger deal, losing a kid to another state or getting a kid from another state? Serious question.
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Keep in mind we're talking 30 years ago. A local kid (which there was very little D1 talent to begin with) going out of state was a lead story on the news.

Nowadays, not so much with 24 hour coverage of these kids, more D1 schools, thus more local kids getting D1 scholarships.
 
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