'18 GA LB JJ Peterson (Tennessee signee)

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Too little too late, day late and a dollar short, whatever phrase you want to use. The kid and his coaches crapped the bed in getting him in school. Maybe he goes juco and keeps us in mind.
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
He was a good LB...But he couldn't carry Al's water. You are either too young, or you have forgotten what a "great" Tennessee linebacker looks like.
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Never said he could, was only mentioning one of the last great UT linebackers. And I'm the same age as Al, and watched every single second he ever played for the Vols. Also, YOU certainly don't need to be talking to anyone else about forgetting.
 
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If JJ ends up getting approved by the NCAA clearninghouse after the UT drop/add date, then he could still enroll at UT in January. He would still count against 2018 class numbers. He could go through spring practice and be ready for 2019 season.

If the NCAA clearinghouse rejects his transcript for some reason, then he would have to go JUCO.
 
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SugarCC said:
Never said he could, was only mentioning one of the last great UT linebackers. And I'm the same age as Al, and watched every single second he ever played for the Vols. Also, YOU certainly don't need to be talking to anyone else about forgetting.
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What the heck are you talking about? AJ was a good LB but he wasn't anywhere even close to great until his last season. Grab tackling a lot of guys 5 yards past the LoS or first down marker didn't impress me much. His job was supposed to be to hit them in the hole and stop them.

I think he was doing a lot better at that his last season. It may have been bad coaching though that nade him that way through most in his career at UT. He certainly had the talent to play more aggresively. He showed that a lot in his last season. I just don't think a few games that year are enough to elevate him to "greathood" status...at least to me.
 
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On the JJ Peterson front, the former 4-star is simply waiting on approval from the NCAA Clearinghouse. That’s where we are at this point with Peterson up against the drop/add deadline. The drop/add classes deadline is end of business day today. So unless there's some kind of appeal or extension with the University that we aren't aware of (and there could be) it would appear that things with Peterson get resolved one way or the other on Friday. If Peterson gets approval from the Clearinghouse he would most likely head to Knoxville on Sunday.
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
What the heck are you talking about? AJ was a good LB but he wasn't anywhere even close to great until his last season. Grab tackling a lot of guys 5 yards past the LoS or first down marker didn't impress me much. His job was supposed to be to hit them in the hole and stop them.

I think he was doing a lot better at that his last season. It may have been bad coaching though that nade him that way through most in his career at UT. He certainly had the talent to play more aggresively. He showed that a lot in his last season. I just don't think a few games that year are enough to elevate him to "greathood" status...at least to me.
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I think the better question is: what the heck are YOU talking about?
The OP stated JJ would be the greatest LB since Al. Mayo was then mentioned, along with Burnett. I then said AJ. Someone then posted AJ was underrated, and I responded, 'very'.
You then came barrelling in, stating AJ couldn't hold Al's water, and questioning whether or not Im old enough to have seen Al play, or if I have forgotten when he played.
Do I think AJ is greater than Al, that's crazy to even suggest such a thing. Do I think AJ was the last great LB we've had, absolutely!; no offense at all to JRM (injuries).
AJ must have been doing something right, "hitting them in the hole" and such...the man had over 400 tackles in his career; and can you imagine him being coached by Sherrer or Rumph?!?!
Now, I hope OP is right, and JJ IS the greatest since Al; but, I'll take another Mayo or Burnett or AJ, and be ecstatic!
 
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SugarCC said:
Never said he could, was only mentioning one of the last great UT linebackers. And I'm the same age as Al, and watched every single second he ever played for the Vols. Also, YOU certainly don't need to be talking to anyone else about forgetting.
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Sugar, he was solid. He was in now way great. If Maggit could’ve stayed heathy, he would’ve been. Curt had burst and violence. AJ was a sure tackler but not elite at all.
 
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While I can understand frustration, saying things like “I’m done with the kid” is just idiotic. Hating on Probst is also dumb. He’s the reason he committed here. Fact is, as SECking has suggested, academics were never important to JJ until it was too late. Maybe the Hail Mary works, maybe not. At any rate I hope he gets things worked out for the better and if not here today is here at some point in the future.
 
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Outofmyvolcanmind said:
Sugar, he was solid. He was in now way great. If Maggit could’ve stayed heathy, he would’ve been. Curt had burst and violence. AJ was a sure tackler but not elite at all.
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You don't think so, mind? It just seemed like he was in on EVERY tackle, and always around the ball. Don't get me wrong, he wasn't on the level of an Al or Mayo, but...I always liked him. And always played his heart out.
 
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