'12 TX LB Dalton Santos (Texas Commit)

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I am sure that my gut feeling will be wrong, but I really feel that Dalton knows who will develop him the best...and that is OUR coach, Sal Sunseri. CSS's resume speaks for itself...look at the studs that he has developed at Bama. I am sure that will be one of Sal's biggest pitches to Dalton tomorrow, as well as he can play big boy football in the most dominant conference in the country, the SEC. When Dalton sits down and weighs the pros and cons of Tennessee vs Texas, I think that the length of time we have been recruiting him, the conference he will play in, who will be his DC and position coach, the long-term relationships he has developed with CDD and some of our other coaches, and the relationships that he has with A LOT of our incoming players will be too overwhelming to turn down to go and play for your home state school (where you are a life-long fan), but just now started to look at you. Think about it...he has NO relationship with ANYONE from Texas...coaches or incoming players. He only has about 48 hours this weekend and an in-home visit tomorrow to develop relationships that he trusts that he will have to depend on for anywhere from 3-5 years. That's a lot of things that have to happen in a VERY short time. Now, I may be completely wrong, and Dalton tells CSS tomorrow that he is no longer a Vol and will be committing to Texas this weekend; however, I still say that he said along time ago that he would commit on the spot if he got a Texas offer. HE DIDN'T DO IT! I am sure that he has been on Texas' campus a few times, since he is a life-long fan, so it can't be that he has to make sure he likes the atmosphere, the campus, the stadium, etc, etc. He probably has already seen those things. Come next Wednesday, I still think that Dalton signs on the VFL dotted line!!
 
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Rivals has him visiting UTex next week. Is CSS still headed down there as well? Hopefully we don't loose this kid because from what I have seen on film he is a beast.
 
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Orange Blazer said:
He said they talk to him some. I don't think they are pressing him hard by any means by what Hubbs said.
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This could be good or bad. Dalton may have already talked to Danny and Otha and told them that he is gonna string Texas along, since they didn't give him the time of day until 10 days before NSD...and then he is going to tell them that he is a VFL! So, Danny and Otha don't need to press hard. However, the opposite could be as well...that he already told him that he is going to Texas no doubt, and there is no way he will change his mind. So, it would be a lost cause to try much. Wow, that sounded so good, that I think I could work for VQ...see how I gave you some info, but still stayed neutral so that my rep wasn't tarnished. :)
 
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I hope the young man has a great college experience. Regardless of his decission I wish him luck. I don't think his decision is going to be a make or break decission for either school. I just hope it is the best decision for him. I am confident in the coaches being able to motivate these young men to giving their blood sweat and tears, and leaving it all on the field. I hope nothing less for this young man, even if it is a Tex.
One thing will never change UTK is part of the reason Tex exists. If not for some brave Tennessee alumni that gave their lives in the battle of the Alamo, there would be no University of Texas.
Good luck son in all you do, and GBO.
 
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VolenteerSpirit said:
I hope the young man has a great college experience. Regardless of his decission I wish him luck. I don't think his decision is going to be a make or break decission for either school. I just hope it is the best decision for him. I am confident in the coaches being able to motivate these young men to giving their blood sweat and tears, and leaving it all on the field. I hope nothing less for this young man, even if it is a Tex.
One thing will never change UTK is part of the reason Tex exists. If not for some brave Tennessee alumni that gave their lives in the battle of the Alamo, there would be no University of Texas.
Good luck son in all you do, and GBO.
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I like your attitude but I don't care for your spelling of volunteer...
 
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Dbake005 said:
Unfortunately, texas' staff isn't dumb enough to let this cat out of the bag
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But DS is smart enough to know this will likely be the case and I'm sure CSS will remind him of the differences between UT and TU's defenses.

Bottom line...if DS really and truly wants the best fit for his style of play at MLB and he buys what CSS is selling, he'll be a Vol. If the allure of Austin is too great and they truly are the 0.01% he mentioned and nothing can overcome that, then he'll be a horn.

Personally, I think CSS is going to win this battle and DS will be a Vol on NSD.

We'll find out in 8 days...
 
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UTVOL02 said:
But DS is smart enough to know this will likely be the case and I'm sure CSS will remind him of the differences between UT and TU's defenses.

Bottom line...if DS really and truly wants the best fit for his style of play at MLB and he buys what CSS is selling, he'll be a Vol. If the allure of Austin is too great and they truly are the 0.01% he mentioned and nothing can overcome that, then he'll be a horn.

Personally, I think CSS is going to win this battle and DS will be a Vol on NSD.

We'll find out in 8 days...
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Manny Diaz isn't really a slouch. He's had some pretty damn good defenses that he's coached.
 
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As some have alluded to, Dalton needs to look at the story of a certain #18 for the Green Bay Packers...think he would've had the success in college at UT that he did at UK? Not a chance. Would he be in the NFL? Hard to say.
 
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Dbake005 said:
Some of our fans in this thread sound like low self esteem, chubby sophomores in high school begging to bang the quarterback
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I started a thread based on such and did it with tact. Someone's cooter got hurt and it was deleted. Of all the junk on this site, a plea for sanity on nsd is deleted. What a joke.
 
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skeeter33418 said:
Clemsons best win was against VT, who beat noone. I dont know why schools wouldnt schedule some really good teams in the future, i cant wait to get up to Oregon in 13. We have Oklahome in 14 and 15 i believe, not sure which year is home, but i plan on making it to Norman too. Then Nebraska in 16-17, should be fun.
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I live in Portland and I'm planning on taking my daughter to her first UT game at the Oregon game in 2013. I haven't seen a UT game live since I went to school there in the mid 80's. I can't wait...
 
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Dalton may have visited Arkansas and talked with Ohio State and Georgia, but he's never really come close to de-committing and he's always been solid to Tennessee. As his dad told me last night, "we've weathered storms before." Texas is a totally different animal. All of the Longhorn backers are around 220 pounds, Dalton is over 250. That could be viewed as a red flag. Do I think Tennessee is in trouble? Yeah, I do, but I don't think it's a given that he's going to Texas. If that was the case, then his recruitment would be over. He really loves Tennessee, but like I said, Texas is Texas for a Texas kid.
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I have a friend who just moved close to Van about a year ago. I didn't realize how close until we talked just now.

He told me this.. His exact text message.

"I've never met him, but I know a lot of his friends. I'm friends with this guy he hangs out with and he told me that yall are most likely gonna hang on to him. He was stoked when he got the Texas offer and everyone around here started pushing him to go to Texas instead of Tennessee but his coach showed him an article in a newspaper or something, idk.. But it said something about him being a backup at Texas and his coach got the feeling Texas only wanted him cause other players passed and that didn't sit well with him. He's being really quiet and it wouldnt surprise me with either one he chose but you say that everyone is claiming him a Texas lock but that is far from true according to his friends."

Then I replied
"That's great. However, if hes being so quiet then why would his friends know?"

Him
"They don't. They are just guessing off his moods after those certain events. They know Dalton, though, and they think he is still in love with Tennessee."

Sorry for the long post, but I thought some might find it interesting. I certainly did.
Obviously my friend, nor myself, are as good a source as Skeet seeing he hears it straight from the staff but nonetheless, it appears he has read the Bleacher Report article and didn't like it all which we all know is good news.

On a side note, they could all be lying or just wanting to know, etc... Just passing on what I was told. Take it for what you want.
 
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Dalton may have visited Arkansas and talked with Ohio State and Georgia, but he's never really come close to de-committing and he's always been solid to Tennessee. As his dad told me last night, "we've weathered storms before." Texas is a totally different animal. All of the Longhorn backers are around 220 pounds, Dalton is over 250. That could be viewed as a red flag. Do I think Tennessee is in trouble? Yeah, I do, but I don't think it's a given that he's going to Texas. If that was the case, then his recruitment would be over. He really loves Tennessee, but like I said, Texas is Texas for a Texas kid.
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