'11 HI DE Juda Parker

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tnbear66 said:
I've been on VQ and this site and you are the only one who thinks he was over matched. I thought you were trolling but maybe you just didn't see what every one else saw.
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wasnt talking about Parker dude...talking about Hartzell...i was critical of the Parker info at first, but then when i watched his video i was very impressed
 
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I take it all of you recruiting EXPERTS actually know more than an actual PAID COACH who does player evaluations. Why did JP get an offer from UT and not any other DE in East Tennessee? Probably he saw the kid is talented and knows talent when he sees it. You say its out of the blue, but these coached have been evaluating players and offer who they think is right for UT. Grow up and deal with it. You can always root for some other school.
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The first half of this thread is moronic. This kid may end up being our highest rated signee. There is very little exposure in Hawaii.
 
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PrimeTime said:
This is the first recruit I question. Hopefully LV knows something I don't.
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I just hope the coaches know what they are doing. The TE Powell the jury is still out on him I think. Not very impressive on film. This kid showed tremendous quickness on film.
 
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My inside sources say Dooley offered him and took his pledge so that we would be excited for and appreciate all of the three stars we signed before this. J/k! Looks good on film! Looks like he could be a solid player!!!
 
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#189
Manti Te'o sure got exposure. Punahou is in the same league as St Louis, and St Louis has the best track record of D1 talent of any school in Hawai'i
 
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"I was at the Top Gun Football University camp and I was training over there and I guess I was showing out and I guess I did really good," Parker said. "One of the coaches there asked me if I would be interested in Tennessee and so I said I definitely would be."

"I read up on Chuck Smith and what he's about and what he does and he's been in the NFL and he had a camp in Georgia where he trained a lot of NFL guys on pass-rush. I say that my specialty is pass rush," Parker said. "He's a great mentor; he mentors a lot of guys. I'd like to get mentored for four to five years and at Tennessee be trained up. So, I feel pretty good about it."

"You know what, I actually have family in Tennessee so it wouldn't be too far away from home. I have always given the SEC a thought because the SEC is most dominant conference,"

"After I started talking to Tennessee I started researching the school, the location, where's good places to eat, where's good places to live. Looking up the school academically, the psychology program," Parker said.

The final decision was based on the atmosphere and a mother's intuition.

"Pretty much overall, Tennessee is very family oriented, just like Hawaii is and my mom said it was a good fit," Parker said. "I looked at all the other offers I had or all the other possible offers I would get and just looked over it and my mom said, 'is there any better offer that someone could offer you?'"

"I said, 'No,' and she said, 'I guess Tennessee is the place for you.'"

Mom was right and Parker is now committed to play for the Vols.

"I thought about and it's settled and Tennessee's the place for me," Parker added.


From VQ Article
 
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bowlinggreenvol said:
Your damn right we're gonna come out cause this is getting ridiculous if his commitment is accepted by the staff. I don't get hung up on having a class made of nothing but 4*-5* but I do get hung up on fans who see the world in orange because their glasses deflect everything else.

The age old argument on here has been..."I trust Dooley and Co. to evaluate talent better than message board posters blah blah blah." I agree 100% with that reasoning, and accept the fact that this staff can probably evaluate talent better than myself. Unfortunately for them they're not playing against my team, so whether or not they can evaluate talent better than myself, SGM, Montrell, or anyone else who speaks out is pointless. Dooley needs to be better evaluator of talent than Saban, Meyer, Richt, Chizik etc.

The second problem with taking this kid this early (if they indeed do) is the fact that we're gonna fill up in spots. Maybe the staff has an idea of where they stand with some bigger guys and its not a good stance that's why they're taking these commitments. With Gosha, Johnson, Newberry, Wright, Drew, Brown, Rasco, Chickillo (doubtful) still on the board and having interest it seems odd bringing Saulsberry and now Parker on board. I'll support Dooley and Co. and hope Parker develops into a All-SEC DE and if he does be the first to admit, "damn CCS and CDD knew what they were doing." But if things don't pan out and results aren't evident on the field in the next few years, we'll only have to look back and see the discrepancy in recruiting classes between us and our biggest rivals.
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Maybe you should switch to a Kentucky fan, you already live there...
 
#193
#193
Nice observation! There was one thread discussing the success we've had with 3* and the disappointment we've had with the 4 & 5*'s maybe DD is on to something.
 
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volwarrior33 said:
Baggett and Smith obviously have impressive resumes as teachers, but have never shown they can find diamonds in the rough or evaluated high school kids at all (or not much in Baggett's case).
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I thought that Baggett had a bit of experience in landing some better talent. Figured he had some hand in recruiting one or more of Andre Rison, Mark Ingram, Plaxico Burress, Lorenzo White, Muhsin Muhammad, Daryl Turner, Derrick Mason, and Courtney Hawkins during his two tenures at Michigan State.

Also sounded like he was instrumental in locking down Hunter and Rogers this year.
 
#196
#196
I'd be interested to know what the kids GPA is & if he could be an EE. It seems Dooley likes to get kids that are good academically & could be EE's.
 
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jmoore_21 said:
"I was at the Top Gun Football University camp and I was training over there and I guess I was showing out and I guess I did really good," Parker said. "One of the coaches there asked me if I would be interested in Tennessee and so I said I definitely would be."

"I read up on Chuck Smith and what he's about and what he does and he's been in the NFL and he had a camp in Georgia where he trained a lot of NFL guys on pass-rush. I say that my specialty is pass rush," Parker said. "He's a great mentor; he mentors a lot of guys. I'd like to get mentored for four to five years and at Tennessee be trained up. So, I feel pretty good about it."

"You know what, I actually have family in Tennessee so it wouldn't be too far away from home. I have always given the SEC a thought because the SEC is most dominant conference,"

"After I started talking to Tennessee I started researching the school, the location, where's good places to eat, where's good places to live. Looking up the school academically, the psychology program," Parker said.

The final decision was based on the atmosphere and a mother's intuition.

"Pretty much overall, Tennessee is very family oriented, just like Hawaii is and my mom said it was a good fit," Parker said. "I looked at all the other offers I had or all the other possible offers I would get and just looked over it and my mom said, 'is there any better offer that someone could offer you?'"

"I said, 'No,' and she said, 'I guess Tennessee is the place for you.'"

Mom was right and Parker is now committed to play for the Vols.

"I thought about and it's settled and Tennessee's the place for me," Parker added.


From VQ Article
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Man that's good stuff. Sounds like the kid did his homework. Never hurts to get Mom's blessing either. Let's just hope he stays committed when he blows up and other big boys come calling. He will, and they will. No way this kid remains a 2 star.
 
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#198
I get the feeling Chuck is like a kid in a cafeteria looking at jello. I'll take that one. Yep, they have no clue how good he'll be but I do. And I'll take that one. God, how'd they miss him. And I'll take that one. Crap, there qb is a dead man. This is gonna be fun.
 
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VOLinCO said:
I thought that Baggett had a bit of experience in landing some better talent. Figured he had some hand in recruiting one or more of Andre Rison, Mark Ingram, Plaxico Burress, Lorenzo White, Muhsin Muhammad, Daryl Turner, Derrick Mason, and Courtney Hawkins during his two tenures at Michigan State.

Also sounded like he was instrumental in locking down Hunter and Rogers this year.
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Ingram and Rison obviously played together in HS and were a bit of a package deal. I was under the impression that Baggett didn't recruit those two. Obviously, like I said he has a very impressive resume as a teacher, both at MSU and in the NFL. My main point is that he hasn't been around the "recruiting" game in quite a while. I have no doubt he'll do a great job here, I was just stating that these guys don't have much experience in the SEC, and some not at a high level at all. Either way this is a good pickup.
 
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