Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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swchandler1988 said:
Space eater for sure at NT. Putting him and Simmons there in the middle on short yardage situations..no RB shall pass lol 650-700 pounds of human
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Was a 4 star guy, 6'2" and flirting with 300lbs I bet he is more than just a space eater.

Also be interested in seeing what we get out of Kingston Harris on the DL. Think he redshirted, but coming in any had the size already.
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Was a 4 star guy, 6'2" and flirting with 300lbs I bet he is more than just a space eater.

Also be interested in seeing what we get out of Kingston Harris on the DL. Think he redshirted, but coming in any had the size already.
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True, but he put on like 40-50 pounds of bad weight. If he can get his athleticism back that he did when we recruited him he could be something. He punted for his HS team some too lol
 
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swchandler1988 said:
Lol ok. Emerson played at 285 and came in 301 last summer, July specifically. That’s 16 lbs. Carvin was 325-330 in Hs and is now 305. 20-25 lbs. Crosby was 330 in HS, came in at 350+, is now back to 328 as of last season and probably less now. He was GROSSLY out of shape, check out his Twitter. Carvin and Emerson were heavy but never out of control.
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Where are you getting this weight information that you can be so condescendingly dismissive of the idea that it’s anyone but Crosby?
 
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HoleInTheRoof said:
Where are you getting this weight information that you can be so condescendingly dismissive of the idea that it’s anyone but Crosby?
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There was a weight chart that was released over the summer of everyone on the team, newcomers included. Showed what they weighed previous to Fitz working with them and showed their weight 4-5 months later. Sorry i was being an a$$. I’ll find the link
 
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swchandler1988 said:
Lol ok. Emerson played at 285 and came in 301 last summer, July specifically. That’s 16 lbs. Carvin was 325-330 in Hs and is now 305. 20-25 lbs. Crosby was 330 in HS, came in at 350+, is now back to 328 as of last season and probably less now. He was GROSSLY out of shape, check out his Twitter. Carvin and Emerson were heavy but never out of control.
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But also why would someone care to talk up a player who has been shuffled around positionally, never seen the field, and has basically been recruited over at this point?
 
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MoCo_Vol said:
Was a 4 star guy, 6'2" and flirting with 300lbs I bet he is more than just a space eater.

Also be interested in seeing what we get out of Kingston Harris on the DL. Think he redshirted, but coming in any had the size already.
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Looks closer to 5’11 than 6’2, has never had a great motor, was moved to OG because his feet are slow and couldn’t even sniff the field despite our OL being terrible and having little depth last year.

Textbook Butch recruit, IMO. Would honestly be surprised if he’s still in Knoxville this fall.
 
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Catbone said:
Care to explain? Banks has a hard time hanging on to the ball. Also, didn't you just imply we had depth at RB?
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Omg he was a freshman and he still showed a lot of promise. A LOT easier to teach ball security than teach a kid a BRAND NEW position. I am counting him in the RB depth, yes.
 
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bignewt said:
Omg he was a freshman and he still showed a lot of promise. A LOT easier to teach ball security than teach a kid a BRAND NEW position. I am counting him in the RB depth, yes.
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Still nothing to lose by putting him at LB and seeing how he does this spring. Especially if we miss on Russell and To’oto’o.

Playing RB is like riding bike, but if we need emergency LB depth in the fall, that’s a tough switch to make mid season.
 
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Darth_Shiveman said:
Looks closer to 5’11 than 6’2, has never had a great motor, was moved to OG because his feet are slow and couldn’t even sniff the field despite our OL being terrible and having little depth last year.

Textbook Butch recruit, IMO. Would honestly be surprised if he’s still in Knoxville this fall.
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The point MV was making is that this person has made vast improvements since Fitzgerald has gotten here.
 
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So.... all the "hype" about a big signing day push and finishing close to top 10 appears to be vanishing right before our eyes. Seems we've heard that story before....

We basically get Wright and hope to hell we pick up last minute fill ins? It's okay, what we signed in December given our season is a damn good class it would appear....
 
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Darth_Shiveman said:
Still nothing to lose by putting him at LB and seeing how he does this spring. Especially if we miss on Russell and To’oto’o.

Playing RB is like riding bike, but if we need emergency LB depth in the fall, that’s a tough switch to make mid season.
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Yeah he is gonna learn that position in spring ball...if we are in an emergency situation we are screwed anyway.

Let him get better at what he is best at.
 
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Darth_Shiveman said:
We’ve got a few guys who could fit that description, though. Why bother with the 4th string OG who’s never seen the field?
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Because he could be one that’s shown the most physical change and strength change because he was so out of shape. That’s the point...to show how drastically Fitz can shape someone if they’re bought in
 
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bignewt said:
Yeah he is gonna learn that position in spring ball...if we are in an emergency situation we are screwed anyway.
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If he does well in spring and sticks throughout the summer, then he may be able to provide quality depth in 2019, yes. Not sure why you’d be dismissive of that being a possibility.

RB is 90% ability and instincts. He could play LB for the next two seasons, switch back to RB halfway through his senior year and be fine there.
Let him get better at what he is best at.
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No way to know if RB really is what he’s best at unless he gets an earnest chance to try out LB.
 
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swchandler1988 said:
Updated Vols Roster Shows Big Gains, Changes for Players | RTI
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Based on that link you’d think it’s Carvin. Has him losing 27lbs (MV said 31 overall was lost).

Also has Eric Crosby’s weight only down 8lbs from 336 to 328. He might’ve lost the remaining 23lbs and he might be the guy MV is talking about. Would love to think he’s bought in and can contribute. In fact I’d prefer it be him.

But if I was a betting man, I’d wager they’re talking about Carvin.
 
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InstrumentalVol said:
This is LY, not sure if that was intentional though.
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Yes someone asked where i was getting weight gain/loss about current players. That’s what i was referencing. MV said someone (implied recently) has made a big transformation physically, lost 31 pounds. I don’t see any one on the “after” list (posted in July) that needs to lose 31 pounds besides Crosby.
 
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