'13 FL RB Derrick Henry (Bama commit)

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Kingston Vol said:
It's been Bama the whole time. Anyone who believed otherwise was lying to themselves.
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I believe it bodes well for us tho that graham had him seriously considering us in his short time here. Given time with the 14 and 15 backs, I see him developing some strong relationships and getting our running game shored up with some good talent. Tn has recruited well considering our recent 4 to 5 year slide.
 
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ACvol3 said:
Doesn't mean he doesn't act like a troll half the time. A lot of his posts r backhanded, Sarcastic posts about UT's inferiority.. He may not come right out and say it, but I see through his bs.. Look at that post above I quoted of his and tell me u don't take offense to a gator saying that on our board. F that... We r UT.
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and if I'm a troll then you are one of the biggest Vol azzhole on this site bc you're always trying to stir ****e with rival fans. I respect pretty much everyone on this board but if you call me out in a post then I going to state the facts or my opinion. So, in this case it was a poster who decided to bump a post from over a year back about a kid that UF isn't recruiting and haven't tried to recruit for over yr. Secondly everyone in the recruiting game knows that if Henry had a rb offer from UF he would have committed last year but instead he popped at Dawgnite only a few weeks after UF worked him out at TE/HBack at camp but don't let facts get in your way of always trying to stir crap up around here.
 
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Seems hard to justify turning down a home state player of his caliber. If I were a coach at fla, even if I didn't want him at Rb, I'd recruit him esp if he was a lock as hg claims, just to keep from having to face him on an opposing team. I bet he'd make a hell of a LB if he set his mind to it. I see it as a mistake if fla could have had him but passed on him.
 
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If Henry does sign with Bama then he will move to LB first day. I do not know why kids cant believe sabans lies.
 
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I never said we "turned him down" UF just didn't like him at RB. If he wanted to play another position then I'm sure he would have been a take. He was offered as an ATH but he wanted to be offered at RB. All this is widely known. Rusty, Chris Nee and Chad Simmons has spoken on this at some point. UF board at RB was Lane, Green and Taylor. UF got 2 out of 3. It's nothing against the kid but UF isn't the only program not willing to offer at RB.
 
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HialeahGator said:
I never said we "turned him down" UF just didn't like him at RB. If he wouldn't to play another position then I'm sure he would have been He was offered as an ATH but he wanted to be offered at RB. All this is widely known. Rusty, Chris Nee and Chad Simmons has spoken on this at some point. UF board at RB was Lane, Green and Taylor. UF got 2 out of 3. It's nothing against the kid but UF isn't the only program not willing to offer at RB.
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I didn't mean it that way hg, I'm not taking a side in your argument with ac, I guess I should have worded it differently. Fact is they did pass on him though. In your opinion, do you agree with the staffs decision or do you think it was a mistake to "pass on him", not "turn him down"?
 
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GBOvols1 said:
I agree stovol amazing that uf turns down in state 5 star players, i guess there just that good.
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Florida never "turned him down". The poster who said "he would be a Gator if his offer was for running back" is partially correct. For whatever reason Florida didn't offer him as a true running back. He was offered as an "athlete" according to DH. He might have had a chance to compete for a running back spot, but that chance was slim to none. If he went to Florida, he was looking at playing at the Te/H back spot more then likely. He wants to play running back and wants to be at a place where they can develop him. As long as Alabama gives him a chance to play running back, that's where he will end up. UT was a back up option in case anything happened with his first two options last time I talked to him. Whoever gets him, will get a hard working dude though. Had a chance to train with him and a couple of other football kids this summer. Dudes a beast.
 
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TP801 said:
Florida never "turned him down". The poster who said "he would be a Gator if his offer was for running back" is partially correct. For whatever reason Florida didn't offer him as a true running back. He was offered as an "athlete" according to DH. He might have had a chance to compete for a running back spot, but that chance was slim to none. If he went to Florida, he was looking at playing at the Te/H back spot more then likely. He wants to play running back and wants to be at a place where they can develop him. As long as Alabama gives him a chance to play running back, that's where he will end up. UT was a back up option in case anything happened with his first two options last time I talked to him. Whoever gets him, will get a hard working dude though. Had a chance to train with him and a couple of other football kids this summer. Dudes a beast.
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Semantics.... Focusing too much on
 
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TP801 said:
Florida never "turned him down". The poster who said "he would be a Gator if his offer was for running back" is partially correct. For whatever reason Florida didn't offer him as a true running back. He was offered as an "athlete" according to DH. He might have had a chance to compete for a running back spot, but that chance was slim to none. If he went to Florida, he was looking at playing at the Te/H back spot more then likely. He wants to play running back and wants to be at a place where they can develop him. As long as Alabama gives him a chance to play running back, that's where he will end up. UT was a back up option in case anything happened with his first two options last time I talked to him. Whoever gets him, will get a hard working dude though. Had a chance to train with him and a couple of other football kids this summer. Dudes a beast.
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So if UF would have offered at RB then he would be gator?
 
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TP801 said:
Florida never "turned him down". The poster who said "he would be a Gator if his offer was for running back" is partially correct. For whatever reason Florida didn't offer him as a true running back. He was offered as an "athlete" according to DH. He might have had a chance to compete for a running back spot, but that chance was slim to none. If he went to Florida, he was looking at playing at the Te/H back spot more then likely. He wants to play running back and wants to be at a place where they can develop him. As long as Alabama gives him a chance to play running back, that's where he will end up. UT was a back up option in case anything happened with his first two options last time I talked to him. Whoever gets him, will get a hard working dude though. Had a chance to train with him and a couple of other football kids this summer. Dudes a beast.
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If Alabama offers him at RB it would not be because they need him there IMHO. But more because they don't want to play against him at RB.
 
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We still have a chance. I think, just a thought, that he is sitting back and waiting to see how each program does throughout the season. If Tennessee does well and keeps the coaching staff- show some stability- along with still needing a big running back- if one of ours goes down or shows inadequate to his skills- than we stand a great chance of landing him in December. If Alabama needs a RB or persuades him to switch positions without a big RB commit in his class, they have a good chance of gaining his commitment. Maybe we are even with Alabama and this year will solidify his choice. But hell, what do I know. He will probably just go off of colors of uniform or something arbitrary like that... maybe, who knows but him and his family.
 
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Saban has his future Rolando McClain... haaaa...

Come to think of it, that aint a bad thing for Bama or DH...
 
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Kingston Vol said:
It's been Bama the whole time. Anyone who believed otherwise was lying to themselves.
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yeah I said on here a while back that a few people on the bama side said he had committed to bama around the time he decommitted from UGA. but i doubt we will ever know this publicly.
 
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VolunteerVandiver said:
I can't see Bama offering him at RB. They already have two committed that are ahead of him on their board.
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Bama offered him at RB and that has been publicly said by henry's coach, they wouldnt be in the picture if they didnt. the gator guys on here are right, UF would have him if they would have offered him to play RB.

Burton Burns, who is one of the best RB coaches, is sold on him at RB and that played a big factor in Saban signing off on it. Henry has been quoted as saying that Saban told him if he doesnt pan out at RB in 2 years that a positon change could happened
 
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RM20 said:
yeah I said on here a while back that a few people on the bama side said he had committed to bama around the time he decommitted from UGA. but i doubt we will ever know this publicly.
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Cookie? Just to see some of you self-aggrandizing Bama fans go silent when you realize your 'insiders' are guessers, nothing more.
 
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SteelerVol said:
If Alabama offers him at RB it would not be because they need him there IMHO. But more because they don't want to play against him at RB.
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this. it's a win win for Bama. They can give him his shot, and whether he thinks he deserves it or not they can make that call and put a freak athlete wherever they want him. That AND they don't have to put up with him in Orange.
 
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sanddune50 said:
Cookie? Just to see some of you self-aggrandizing Bama fans go silent when you realize your 'insiders' are guessers, nothing more.
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based on the past few years, I would say some of them are pretty good guessers. fwi, UGA insiders were saying the same thing. so i guess u can take the homerism out of it now. I cant speak for anyone else but I know insider info is not the end-all.
 
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RM20 said:
based on the past few years, I would say some of them are pretty good guessers. fwi, UGA insiders were saying the same thing. so i guess u can take the homerism out of it now. I cant speak for anyone else but I know insider info is not the end-all.
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Yes, Bama is the reason Henry decommited. It's very obvious that UT has given him plenty to think about. He may commit to Bammer but he may end up in Knoxville, gotta win and show major improvements in the run game.
 
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GBOvols1 said:
So if UF would have offered at RB then he would be gator?
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Last time I talked to him, he said "most likely" he would have committed to UF if they would have offered him as a running back. I only had a chance to train with him for a couple of weeks. I'm going to be a redshirt junior this year, so I was just talking to him about college life as an athlete and everything. Have to stay focused, work hard, using your time wisely, keep your grades up, etc...... I haven't talked to him in a good minute(like a month) so things could have changed. I still have his number, so I'll hit him up later to see how he's doing. Last time we did talk "seemed" like Aabama was where he was headed. Talked about how that running back coach develops you better than anyone else, and could help put you in the league. I'm a baseball guy, so I don't know too much about running back coaches and how good they are at development. One from my old teammates(Andrew Toles) from my old travel team in East Cobbb signed with UT out of high school. He transferred to Chipola JC though.
 
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OrangeHammer said:
this. it's a win win for Bama. They can give him his shot, and whether he thinks he deserves it or not they can make that call and put a freak athlete wherever they want him. That AND they don't have to put up with him in Orange.
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Also if things don't work out for him at bama can't saban prevent him from a transfer to another SEC school/
 
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Hey guys I am new to posting on this board. I have been reading this board for a long time and think that you all bring the best info. Onto Henry while I think that he would be a great addition to this class from what I see and films I watch I think we would benefit from D.Green as far as a true skill set at that position. It seems to me he is a little more futher developed as far as pad leverage and knowing to identify the linebackers. Plus the fact that possibly Henry could grow out of position. Although I do think UT would take either one of them in a NY min as running back I think having Jay Graham is a asset and I do think that he will land a game changer at the running back position.
 
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