'20 TX RB Zachary Evans

[GetEmVols]

Character is overrated. Can he tote the rock ? That’s all I care about. We have a strong locker room

I just want a championship. Don’t care who they have to rob or kill to get it.

 

[InVOLuntary]

My stance on his character.... If coach Pruitt is good with talking him then I'm good with taking him. He's the best judge of character in this situation.

 

[VolInDayton]

Anyone would be crazy to play football for what they get paid and no insurance.

I get it, but $55,000 for 6 months of football isn't bad money if you are under 25 and think you will even be able to get a couple years on a NFL practice squad.

 

[PruittEra]

Does Kirby have a daughter? or maybe his wife is a looker??? It may be Evans did some recruiting of his own while in Athens!

Tbh that may be why Mullen told him not to visit lmao... also kind of explains the kiffen connection...

 

[PruittEra]

My stance on his character.... If coach Pruitt is good with talking him then I'm good with taking him. He's the best judge of character in this situation.

Pretty much how I feel about it. Imo if we are gonna take a risk I’m good with it being Evans or any 5 star talent for that matter.

 

[engineerVOL]

My stance on his character.... If coach Pruitt is good with talking him then I'm good with taking him. He's the best judge of character in this situation.

It feels like he’s just a kid who hates recruiting. Little immature, no steady male figurehead. When I look at Kirby, Lane, and Pruitt I see only one man I’d want leading my boy.

 

[Joe Dirt]

Serious question after roughly a week of following his recruitment: why does everyone insist that he's so unpredictable? UGA LOI aside, we visited him last week, invited him to visit, he came, and then went home. Nothing out of the ordinary. Plus all of the "will he wont he" this week has been speculation by analysts not him announcing one place and then changing his mind.

He seems to have some behavior issues, but his "day to day" unpredictability seems to be overblown IMO

 

[Jackcrevol]

It feels like he’s just a kid who hates recruiting. Little immature, no steady male figurehead. When I look at Kirby, Lane, and Pruitt I see only one man I’d want leading my boy.

Bama bangs???? nono! i got it!!

Joey Freshwater?!?!

 

[KB5252]

Hearing some good news.








I've got an interview tomorrow!

 

[Big Orange#1]

Apparently news from Mansell on Dawg Nation is that Evans is not expected to visit UGA. If reports are any, albeit a tough indicator, that leaves UT, OM, and maybe LSU... I think it’s not LSU so it’s us vs the Lane Train?

 

[Smokeytom]

It feels like he’s just a kid who hates recruiting. Little immature, no steady male figurehead. When I look at Kirby, Lane, and Pruitt I see only one man I’d want leading my boy.

I wonder what other fans would say about us, but having watched so many videos and press conferences of Pruitt and read/listened to so many of our coach’s speeches, I really do think they are good, ethical men. I don’t get that vibe from Kirby or Lane or a lot of other coaches.

 

[99Vol]

Tbh that may be why Mullen told him not to visit lmao... also kind of explains the kiffen connection...

Flashbacks of Coach Bill McCartney (or rather his daughter) and QB Sal Aunese?...

 

[engineerVOL]

Serious question after roughly a week of following his recruitment: why does everyone insist that he's so unpredictable? UGA LOI aside, we visited him last week, invited him to visit, he came, and then went home. Nothing out of the ordinary. Plus all of the "will he wont he" this week has been speculation by analysts not him announcing one place and then changing his mind.

He seems to have some behavior issues, but his "day to day" unpredictability seems to be overblown IMO

It’s the week before NSD (part duex) this place is afraid of its own shadow.

 

[engineerVOL]

I wonder what other fans would say about us, but having watched so many videos and press conferences of Pruitt and read/listened to so many of our coach’s speeches, I really do think they are good, ethical men. I don’t get that vibe from Kirby or Lane or a lot of other coaches.

I don’t either, Kirbs is the guy who wants to do keg stands with you on a pontoon boat. Kiffin is likely to drag you to the strip club or something more nefarious. Pruitt is the guy you look back on later in life and wish you had spent more time with.

 

[StoVol]

I don’t either, Kirbs is the guy you do keg stands with on a pontoon boat. Kiffin is likely to drag you to the strip club or something more nefarious. Pruitt is the guy you look back on later in life and wish you had spent more time with.

would not do kegstands with that guy ... no way

 

[The Vin Man]

Wow, do you know what his favorite color and food is? Sure sounds like you know him personally and have had long, intimate conversations with him......

I knew we had several armchair QBs and coaches in here, but the emergence of the armchair psychologists is a new one.. This thread will be epic in VolNation lore before this is all over...

Hey! Don’t knock this site or people like myself who spend entirely too much time waiting on the smallest bit of information to break. Personally, I look forward to the cryptic drive-by’s from Atlanta Vol (just kidding AV) and appreciate the uplifting messages from UTK. The Vol Nation embraces all fans, unlicensed psychologists, and psychics.

As Newt correctly and succinctly said, good or bad...enjoy the ride. It’s definitely entertaining!

 

[LittleVol]

I still think that’s going way too far when 99.99% of us here have absolutely no clue as to any details of what he has done to earn this “flawed” reputation.

There is PLENTY out there about his emotional state. Just read his interviews.
Read what Buck said about him too.

You don't have to have a face to face heart to heart with the kid. He's hurting and he's confused about everything...

Recruiting process is hard enough as it is. Then this kid has different disposition plus his heart is still broken about his grandfather.

 

[Sleegro]

Bama bangs???? nono! i got it!!

Joey Freshwater?!?!

You rang?

 

[LittleVol]

Wow, do you know what his favorite color and food is? Sure sounds like you know him personally and have had long, intimate conversations with him......

I knew we had several armchair QBs and coaches in here, but the emergence of the armchair psychologists is a new one.. This thread will be epic in VolNation lore before this is all over...

Wtf??
Dude, I thought me and you were okay.
Smartass I'm gathering the info from his own interviews and articles and comments made by Buck.

I also used to recruit the Houston area ten years ago, but from that network ive heard nothing that he hasn't already made public.
He wears his emotions on his sleeve.

Depression is a real thing and people stigmatize it as if a person isn't normal if they struggle with it. It's obvious he's struggles with that right now...

 

[FirstAndGoal]

My stance on his character.... If coach Pruitt is good with talking him then I'm good with taking him. He's the best judge of character in this situation.

This. Totally concur. And he is still a 5-star—screw Rivals.

 

[The Vin Man]

There is PLENTY out there about his emotional state. Just read his interviews.
Read what Buck said about him too.

You don't have to have a face to face heart to heart with the kid. He's hurting and he's confused about everything...

Recruiting process is hard enough as it is. Then this kid has different disposition plus his heart is still broken about his grandfather.

Deep thoughts by LittleVol

 

[engineerVOL]

would not do kegstands with that guy ... no way

Truth.

 

[engineerVOL]

Speaking of that, when are you changing your avi?

He’s a little stitious that changing it clears his notifications.

 

[vols1221]

I get it, but $55,000 for 6 months of football isn't bad money if you are under 25 and think you will even be able to get a couple years on a NFL practice squad.

Plus the teams have their own medical staff, and training rooms. So it's not like they don't care about the players at all.

I am currently working with the Seattle Dragons. Their practice facility is at Memorial Stadium. It sits in the shadow of the Space needle... It's been a pretty cool experience.

 

[onevol74]

Wish some of y’all would quit speculating on this kids character so much. It has been reported that his character issues - while any reports obviously bring some cause for concern - have largely been overblown, likely by salty fans and salty reporters. He’s 17 or 18 years old. I had at least 5 parties broken up by cops in high school. Nothing serious ever went down, but that didn’t stop the gossiping parents. Maybe one or two posters here know the god’s honest truth about this kid’s off the field issues, but those posters are much too decent to spread such information. Get him on campus. Get him a fresh start with what seem to be truly great teachers and men of character to guide him.

And to those who think we shouldn’t taken him because of rumors of character flaws - GTFOH!

I had passed on what are perceived as character issues. But when he does not show up for visits and blows our coaches appointments off is him trying to show our staff who is boss. No player is worth that. Football is a team sport and this kind of behavior will alienate teammates and staff.