Bryce Brown decision (merged)

Will Bryce Brown return to play (be listed on a gameday roster) for Tennessee?

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#129
#129
I have tried to temper some of the BB fans in the past. I honestly think that Douglas' talent would be more valuable to UT over the next three years... but I would much rather have BB stay than Douglas.

He is dealing with a pretty tough situation. There are probably factors that we would never guess. Give the guy some slack.

If he leaves and goes virtually anywhere but USC... I wish him nothing but the absolute best.
 
#130
#130
77' Vol said:
Crybaby Br"I"ce needs to get on the next bus to Kansas..........
I hear the Big Orange Crowd now calling out
TAUREN POOOOOOOOOOOOLE as he crosses the Goal Line for 6!!!!!
Get behind the kids who value being a VOL
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Poole tried to quit too.
 
#131
#131
If BB doesn't want to be here, than I do not blame CDD for not re-recruiting him. Let him go! There are plenty of others on the team who are glad to be here, and are proud to wear the orange & white and be true Vol's!
 
#133
#133
onevolfan said:
If BB doesn't want to be here, than I do not blame CDD for not re-recruiting him. Let him go! There are plenty of others on the team who are glad to be here, and are proud to wear the orange & white and be true Vol's!
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i love your avatar - is there a larger high-res version of that somewhere?
 
#135
#135
I would welcome Bryce back with open arms. However, he would have to start back at the bottom of the depth chart and earn his way back up.
 
#136
#136
thebjd said:
Poole tried to quit too.
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Yeah. He went to Kiffin and met with him man to man then made a decision without the drama.

I am all for cutting Brown some slack... it is a tough situation. But Poole handled his situation direct and like a man. Once he made a decision, he didn't play anymore games.
 
#137
#137
I think Dooley is sending the message to the entire team, "No one player is worth begging to stay". Dooley goes and begs him to stay and he loses any respect that the players have for him. He puts the message out that we want those committed to the program and only those, he may take a few lumps but the players will respect him more for it.
 
#138
#138
To recruit Brown again would be wasted energy. He did not impress too much but certainly proved himself to be a head case. There are enough problems without this guy. He's just another in a long list of disappointments. I hope he finds happiness.
 
#139
#139
BB will challenge Williams/Richardson for the nations top RB his JR year, where ever he is. To say lets just let him go is dumb....
 
#140
#140
sjt18 said:
Yeah. He went to Kiffin and met with him man to man then made a decision without the drama.

I am all for cutting Brown some slack... it is a tough situation. But Poole handled his situation direct and like a man. Once he made a decision, he didn't play anymore games.
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Was that when he was not bleeding orange? Poole wanting to leave the team is forgotten because he is here now. If Brown comes back and plays well we will talk about how he bleeds orange and is all Vol. I want them both and the best player on the field. I think it is Brown but we probably won't find out in Knoxville.
 
#141
#141
chavisut said:
I would welcome Bryce back with open arms. However, he would have to start back at the bottom of the depth chart and earn his way back up.
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I think it's funny when coaches say they're doing this.

When a guy is legit at the bottom of the depth chart, it's really hard to move up. You have to consistently be great every time you get a rep (which isn't a lot) and the guys above you have to make fewer plays even though they're getting more reps.

When a guy is at the bottom of the depth but everyone knows that they actually want him first string, coaches will give him more reps than they ordinarily would give a 4th stringer and each time he makes a great play, he jumps up a spot.
 
#142
#142
UTfanatic98 said:
BB will challenge Williams/Richardson for the nations top RB his JR year, where ever he is. To say lets just let him go is dumb....
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And Lewis. I'm all for him coming back. If he can help the team win then that's all that matters. I don't care how he views UT as long as he is producing. If he chooses to leave then I hope he is successful even if he goes to USC.
 
#143
#143
Has he even said anything that makes you guys think he's coming back? If so, I haven't seen it. I'd take him back in a heartbeat (assuming he paid whatever price DD asked of him) but I don't see anything that makes me think he'll return. I hope he does but I don't hear anything that tells me he will return
 
#144
#144
By him sitting out spring practice, there is no way in hell I would just GIVE Bryce a spot back on this team! If he really wants to stay, here are the stipulations I would enforce with Bryce...

1.) I would immediately revoke his scholarship and move him to "walk on" status.

2.) I would start him at the absolute bottom of the depth chart, playing with the scout team.

3.) I would make him earn his way back to the #1 tail back status through performance in practice.

4.) I would evaluate his overall performance at the end of the season and decide whether or not he has once again earned a scholarship on this team. If he has, his scholarship would be reinstated with the condition that he would be on probation for the remainder of his career at Tennessee. If he steps out of line off the field or even attempts to pull another pri-madonna stunt like he has this year, he's gone.

Now I know these stipulations are ridiculous and no player would agree to it. My point is that no one player is bigger than the program. This is a message that has to be sent to not just Bryce but to every player on the team! If you ask me, Bryce needs to go. He may very well be a good kid. However our program doesn't need players who, once they've committed to a UNIVERSITY (not a coach), up and decide they've earned the right not to participate in spring practice and not be a part of the team when they feel like it.
 
#145
#145
That's not going to happen ever :lolabove:

Just make him 4th string TB, and let him work his way up. A player of his caliber wont have that much trouble regaining the top spot JMO.
 
#146
#146
UTfanatic98 said:
That's not going to happen ever :lolabove:

Just make him 4th string TB, and let him work his way up. A player of his caliber wont have that much trouble regaining the top spot JMO.
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Oh I know it wont. I was just illustrating that if I were the coach, I would make it this tough to re-join the team after someone just up and decides he doesn't feel like participating in spring practice. Realistically, no player would agree to those conditions but then again, maybe it would make a few players think twice before they decide to pull the crap that Bryce has pulled.
 
#147
#147
thebjd said:
Was that when he was not bleeding orange? Poole wanting to leave the team is forgotten because he is here now. If Brown comes back and plays well we will talk about how he bleeds orange and is all Vol. I want them both and the best player on the field. I think it is Brown but we probably won't find out in Knoxville.
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According to an article awhile back, it wasn't so much that he wanted to leave as he wanted to know if he was wanted and would get a fair shot. If he had wanted to leave, he would have.

Poole was rightly tired of getting screwed over. I haven't seen anyone dispute that he worked harder and outperformed BB in practice. Not a knock on BB in that regard though- everyone has said that Poole's work ethic and effort is second to none.

BB OTOH got every opportunity to win the starting job last fall and was awarded the back up role by default. I'm not exactly sure what his complaint is but if he wants to come back and compete then the door is apparently still open for him.

I would love to see BB back for depth but think that TP handled it much better- more direct, more mature.

FTR, nothing BB was reported to have done in practice or did in a game makes me believe he would overtake TP in practice. I love the raw talent... but he never showed refined RB skills last year.
 
#148
#148
If Bryce comes back, he would probably place all kinds of stipulations on the amount of playing time, etc. or he would have an attitude the whole year
 
#149
#149
Brave Volunteer said:
By him sitting out spring practice, there is no way in hell I would just GIVE Bryce a spot back on this team! If he really wants to stay, here are the stipulations I would enforce with Bryce...

1.) I would immediately revoke his scholarship and move him to "walk on" status.

2.) I would start him at the absolute bottom of the depth chart, playing with the scout team.

3.) I would make him earn his way back to the #1 tail back status through performance in practice.

4.) I would evaluate his overall performance at the end of the season and decide whether or not he has once again earned a scholarship on this team. If he has, his scholarship would be reinstated with the condition that he would be on probation for the remainder of his career at Tennessee. If he steps out of line off the field or even attempts to pull another pri-madonna stunt like he has this year, he's gone.

Now I know these stipulations are ridiculous and no player would agree to it. My point is that no one player is bigger than the program. This is a message that has to be sent to not just Bryce but to every player on the team! If you ask me, Bryce needs to go. He may very well be a good kid. However our program doesn't need players who, once they've committed to a UNIVERSITY (not a coach), up and decide they've earned the right not to participate in spring practice and not be a part of the team when they feel like it.
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#1 and #2 are ludicrous. No kid needs ANY school that badly. You may as well be telling the kid to get lost.
 
#150
#150
UTfanatic98 said:
BB will challenge Williams/Richardson for the nations top RB his JR year, where ever he is. To say lets just let him go is dumb....
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Nothing he did last fall suggests this will happen. I hope he is that great... but he will have to prove it. He ain't in Kansas anymore (HSFB that is).
 
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