'27 TN S Jarrell Chandler (Clemson commit)

[JCVol00]

Bad whiff, no way around it

 

[Action_1505]

All about money

 

[brockytop]

Bad whiff, no way around it

Unless it’s a hands down significant contributor from day one I hope our coaching staff never overpays what they deem to be the value of a high school player whether he’s local or not.

Save the money for another HS player or portal transfer. The odds of a player moving on are too high.

 

[SGMVols]

He’ll be here in 2028 via the portal.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Bad whiff, no way around it

Delusional

 

[vols 30]

Delusional

Yes, you are. This one stings........quit acting like you don't care.

 

[volfaninpa]

He’ll be here in 2028 via the portal.

Yep, unless he circles back to UT in the fall.

 

[knoxvol52]

 

[benholt06]

Bad whiff, no way around it

3 way bidding war
May
Tweener positionally

The optics of finishing 2nd for two local kids, one a legacy, within a week, aren’t great— I agree.

But as I was telling folks here as late as last mid-June… it’s so early, and this is what Heupel does best. He’s an excellent administrator and program manager.

I’m pretty sure we’ll circle back to at least one of these guys.

 

[knoxvol52]

Yes, you are. This one stings........quit acting like you don't care.

He acts like that all the time...

 

[Wickman]

Yes, you are. This one stings........quit acting like you don't care.

I really don’t care.

Truly.

Until they regulate this thing better, there is no point in caring about HS recruiting.

 

[csprig9]

Ha

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Staff can’t close

 

[Action_1505]

Just do into portal grab someone way better no need to give it a second thought

 

[headhunter15]

I really don’t care.

Truly.

Until they regulate this thing better, there is no point in caring about HS recruiting.

So, you did not like signing Fazion Brandon or Tristan Keys?

 

[BbwVol]

So, you did not like signing Fazion Brandon or Tristan Keys?

If the kids cant contribute in year 1 of possibly year 2 they more than likely won't stay. Gotta wonder if we are going to shift more towards transfers the next year or 2.

 

[Lloyd_Christmas]

This kind of "miss" doesn't feel as detrimental as it used to. Would love to see him change his mind at some point and sign with Tennessee, but the portal will be there to pick up any slack.

 

[BelievetheHeup2022]

Bad whiff, no way around it

Bad take, not worth the money he was asking for.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Yes, you are. This one stings........quit acting like you don't care.

Why? Because he is instate? Stop acting like this is some big loss. It isn’t.

 

[BJWeeks]

As long as the transfer portal is the way it is high school recruiting is almost pointless. If a kids doesn’t see the field as a freshman then he enters the portal

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Yes, you are. This one stings........quit acting like you don't care.

I really don’t and I really don’t give two sh*ts what you think either.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

He acts like that all the time...

Bless your heart

 

[kmacvolfan4life]

NIL and the portal has change recruiting. It is IMPERATIVE you get experienced Power 5 Conference Athletes added each cycle to your roster that can contribute immediately. Unless the high school kid is at a talent level of a David Sanders, and can play right away, programs need to reduce the number of scholarships/NIL money on kids that will stand on the sideline for one season and leave once the portal opens. In my mind, Collegiate transfers/portal additions have become SIGNIFICANTLY more important and newsworthy than signing some kid out of high school. Welcome to the new world of college athletics.

 

[LoudOrange]

Yes, you are. This one stings........quit acting like you don't care.

I don't care. Is that ok?

 

[UTK]

I won’t lie, I don’t even really mind this. High school recruiting will always still be important to a degree but let’s be honest here, spend the big bucks on high school kids that have a probability to transfer before they even see the field here or spend it on more proven talent out of the portal going forward? I don’t mind keying in on a handful of “must gets” in the high school rank, but yeah I don’t mind the approach of having a set limit with the majority of these kids going forward. This kid trended here for a while and is in Knox, I would assume Clemsons offer is much more to be blunt. And so be it. We won’t be outbid for DGG, that I can assure you.