'11 TE Eric MacLain

[ALock4UT]

Per Scout...

So his re-commitment date will be...

 

[bud0323]

Sorry to be off topic but how do I start a thread I've been trying to figure it out but I just can't seem to do it. I want to start a new thread. As for Eric MacLain I hope we get him back.

 

[Escape Goat]

Sorry to be off topic but how do I start a thread I've been trying to figure it out but I just can't seem to do it. I want to start a new thread. As for Eric MacLain I hope we get him back.

click the new thread button on the main screen (its on the left).

 

[bud0323]

Thanks.

 

[head1]

So his re-commitment date will be...

2/27/10

He just probably didnt tell them or anyone else but I would say Junior day was all he needed to be a Vol again.

 

[Lord Vader]

Eric just picked up offers from Penn St. and Maryland.

 

[hackplayin3rd]

anything new abouit Eric?

 

[I4Jay]

anything new abouit Eric?

Yea, he's not too high on us anymore according to new article

He also looked very at TE as he has trimmed down to 247. HE didnt like the O-Lineman talk and has slimmed down.

didnt drop a pass and won Camp MVP







and about Tennessee,

MacLain is moving on.

OUCH! :shakehead:

 

[Lord Vader]

"I think at first it was a lack of communication (that resulted in the de-commitment) and then just I needed to get a feel for the family (at Tennessee), and that's what I kind of lost with the former staff (under Phil Fulmer getting fired)---I kind of got it back with (Lane) Kiffin."

"I've just got to find it again if that's where I'm going to end up," MacLain added about the Volunteers. "But we're going to make sure that we've got the 'Cinderella Shoe' fit."

MacLain is making an extensive tour of multiple campuses over the next several days, as he's taking advantage of his Spring Break to get out and about.

"While we're on Spring Break right now (this week), we're going to Virginia Tech and then down to Knoxville (for a Tennessee visit) and then to Clemson to wrap it up, but over the summer I'm going to Penn State's camp, Duke's camp, and Tennessee's camp---we're going all over the place," he said.

While clearly Tennessee is still in play for MacLain, he says he's still very much open to several different programs.

Per Rivals...

MacLain will be on campus either tomorrow or Wednesday and then is returning again for camp in June.

 

[hdrizzle21]

If he is going to shed weight, I'd rather have him at TE then OT. We are going to bring in minimum 2 TE's probably 3. It sounds as if the OT talk has rubbed him the wrong way...

I think we are kind of getting away from the athletic O-lineman, and going w/ the big hogs. Thats atleast what Saban has going for him... Fluker and Carpenter

 

[g8terh8ter_eric]

If he can play at 240, he could be a great TE. I see him being at 260 or better in college though.

 

[Lord Vader]

MacLain looks like a legit TE now. I would love to have him. Getting the duo of MacLain and Heuerman would be awesome.

 

[govols182]

There are plenty of TE's bigger than 240 that are good.

 

[g8terh8ter_eric]

I don't think he is speedy enough for TE right now, especially in the SEC.

 

[govols182]

I think he's fine for a TE. Not every TE has to run 4.5 40's.

 

[Lord Vader]

I don't think he is speedy enough for TE right now, especially in the SEC.

They say he was running by safeties at the camp and he was flat out the best player there.

 

[chavisut]

I'd love to get him back.

 

[I4Jay]

I think he's fine for a TE. Not every TE has to run 4.5 40's.

Exactly.
Brandon Pettigrew was a BEAST at OK state and couldnt crack a 5 flat and STILL went in the 1st round of the NFL draft

 

[chavisut]

We need this guy. Looks like a college TE now.

 

[g8terh8ter_eric]

We need this guy. Looks like a college TE now.

We will see if he wants to be here though. Seems like even though Dooley started slow with Eric, Eric was looking for a reason to look around anyway. If you are TRULY committed, you are patient when a coaching change happens and don't jump the gun because the new coach doesn't call you right off the bat. I think he wants to go elsewhere, but he's a fan prospect and he's torn about it. He needs to make the decision that makes the most SENSE for him, because we need people who want to help build this program and be a team player.

 

[chavisut]

Hopefully he'll see the way we use Stocker, and realize he could get serious PT as a frosh. I still feel good about him until he says we're out and commits elsewhere.

 

[VolATLien]

MacLain Heating Up - ESPN Video - ESPN
Video on ESPN
Says top five are duke,Tenn,VT,Clem,Penn.

 

[g8terh8ter_eric]

Hopefully he'll see the way we use Stocker, and realize he could get serious PT as a frosh. I still feel good about him until he says we're out and commits elsewhere.

I honestly think we are out at this point. The longer he waits to commit, the worse the Vols outlook is.

 

[Lord Vader]

I honestly think we are out at this point. The longer he waits to commit, the worse the Vols outlook is.

I can't see how you can say we are out. He is visiting UT either Wednesday or Thursday this week and will be here for camp in June as well.

 

[g8terh8ter_eric]

I can't see how you can say we are out. He is visiting UT either Wednesday or Thursday this week and will be here for camp in June as well.

I think that he is a fan prospect that is torn. Look what happened with Aaron Douglas, and don't think for a minute that Eric isn't thinking about that situation. I WANT him here, I just think he has to convince himself that he WANTS to be here. Right now, I don't like our chances as it stands at this point. Could that change next week after his visit?? Sure, I just don't hear enough positive things coming from him to say we are going to land him. I think we are Top 3-4 though, and that list probably changes every week.