Bryce Brown decision (merged)

[volwarrior33]

Personally i think Richardson will be better than Ingram. I love the kid's running style.

So does Nick Saban.

 

[DC Vol]

"Not one time," he said. "I would never let any one man get me down."

-Tauren Poole

And Bryce Brown went out of bounds against a CB.

 

[thebjd]

Yes I saw him... and no he didn't to pretty much everything else. I remember several times when he had the corner with a one on one blocker in front of him and still managed to tackle himself.

I NEVER recall watching him see a hole, plant his foot, and make an SEC level cut. I do remember him several times lunging into the backs of the OL.

Again, I think he has great upside talent but his RB skills need serious work.

Not unless he develops his skills. He isn't close to that level right now and wasn't last fall. Had he been that good, MH wouldn't have seen 282 carries much less 1000 yards. There is NOTHING that would have played into CLK's plan better than having BB with 280 carries and 1000 yds.

BB avg'd 4.55 ypc overall which sounds great until you look deeper. He avg'd less than 4 ypc against the SEC, teams with a winning record, and ranked teams.

If you consider many of his yds vs Ole Miss came in mop up, it gets even worse.

He's big and he's fast. That got him yards against lesser opponents and one big run vs So Car. Without that 37 yd run... he's again under 4 ypc.

For him to become a superstar, he MUST improve his vision, cutting, tackle breaking, patience,... pretty much everything.



I don't know for sure if he was or wasn't because the guy who might have been his competition wasn't given enough chances to make a comparison. Like I said though, if he was then Poole was not very good.

He also averaged almost 14 yards per reception. His yards per touch was 5.38 and TR was at 5.45. He was a freshman and will get better. The dude has a ton of talent and will be a stud.

 

[thebjd]

And Bryce Brown went out of bounds against a CB.

Poole was blown up by a corner in the spring game.

 

[Ericvol2096]

I wish BB would just come back already so he can prove the hater's wrong!

 

[BigOrangePassion1]

Tauren Poole was a dominate back in the spring. Brown knows this. He knows deep down hes overrated.

 

[sjt18]

really, really hard to juxtapose this with the love for lamarcus coker.
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I don't have "love" for Coker. I simply said IMO he had the most raw talent of any RB I've watched at UT. There's no telling how good the guy could have been had he actually put some work into his game.

I have also said over and over that BB is extremely talented. I want him to stay. I think his potential will be turned into reality somewhere- hopefully UT. But BB's RB skills didn't impress me last year. His raw athleticism did but not his skills.

That really shouldn't be that hard to understand.

If it still is... then just compare LC's first season to BB's. On 108 carries, Coker had over 696 yds in a pass happy offense.

 

[VOLnMiami]

I can't believe this thread is still going.......

 

[sjt18]

I simply don't understand why SJT just keeps hammering on BB. It seems never ending.

To answer people who keep acting like he walks on water. Whether he returns or not, UT does NOT have a RB that has proven their SEC caliber.

Hopefully all of them will show they are once given the chance... but IMO he didn't show the refined RB skills needed to be successful in the SEC last year.

For a player who really worked his tail off by all reports, and played fine for a Frosh, I just don't get it. I can't imagine TP himself would be this insistent about Brown's poor play.

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Not poor. Just not as great as some try to make out. He had a "good" year for a Freshman. There have been alot of Freshmen in the SEC post better years.

 

[vol_n_big10_land]

"Just a gut feeling". BB is gone, there will be no presser. He is not working out with the team, and he is in no hurry to anounce anything because he knows he has to sit out a year whever else he may go. I am pretty optomistic about our team this year, just don't think BB will be on it.

 

[f1ip]

What time is the press conference?

 

[ShanMan]

"Just a gut feeling". BB is gone, there will be no presser. He is not working out with the team, and he is in no hurry to anounce anything because he knows he has to sit out a year whever else he may go. I am pretty optomistic about our team this year, just don't think BB will be on it.

Wouldnt have to sit out a year as he didnt leave in the middle of the term.

 

[kptvol]

And Bryce Brown went out of bounds against a CB.

Yep. Damn him. He should have taken his injured hip and rammed that WKU guy into the turf to get the one extra yard. That was going to be the difference in that game.

 

[kptvol]

Tauren Poole was a dominate back in the spring. Brown knows this. He knows deep down hes overrated.

First of all, the word is "dominant". Second of all, Brown didn't begin this process after Spring, so the performance of Tauren Poole has not driven him away.

Perhaps Brown is just upset he won't be able to work with the staff to which he originally committed and watched turn career nobodys into NFL draft picks.

 

[Give_Him_6!]

Wouldnt have to sit out a year as he didnt leave in the middle of the term.

He will sit a year unless he drops down a Division! If he left before finishing his freshman year he would have had to sit two years.

 

[ShanMan]

He will sit a year unless he drops down a Division! If he left before finishing his freshman year he would have had to sit two years.

My apologies then, I was misinformed.

 

[utmba93]

Perhaps Brown is just upset he won't be able to work with the staff to which he originally committed and watched turn career nobodys into NFL draft picks.

If true, the delay in his decision could simply be a reassessment of what's best for his career.

No, that's all too obvious.

 

[UT IE 95]

First of all, the word is "dominant". Second of all, Brown didn't begin this process after Spring, so the performance of Tauren Poole has not driven him away.

Perhaps Brown is just upset he won't be able to work with the staff to which he originally committed and watched turn career nobodys into NFL draft picks.

So the number one HS prospect feels the need to play for a staff that turns career nobodys into NFL draft picks?

 

[BigPapaVol]

First of all, the word is "dominant".

bro made clear the 47 other times he made this exact error that it was just a typo and posted his SAT score. How did you miss it? It was so damn large that it invaded every thread I've seen since.

 

[kptvol]

So the number one HS prospect feels the need to play for a staff that turns career nobodys into NFL draft picks?

He was probably more excited about playing for Eddie Gran and Reggie Bush's OC than playing for a staff that lacks a dedicated RB coach.

 

[J-P]

Is there a point at which the University would pull his football scholarship for non-participation? Who would make that call, CDD or the Athletic Dept.? Does the NCAA have a rule about how long a player can continue to attend classes on an athletic scholarship when he is no longer participating in the organized athletic events?

Or should I just Google?

 

[utmba93]

bro made clear the 47 other times he made this exact error that it was just a typo and posted his SAT score. How did you miss it? It was so damn large that it invaded every thread I've seen since.

How large was it? I can't find the number. I'm hoping it's at least finite, though.

 

[BigPapaVol]

How large was it? I can't find the number. I'm hoping it's at least finite, though.

Scoring machine had to invoke the Einstein scale just to post a score. It's enormous.

 

[utmba93]

Is there a point at which the University would pull his football scholarship for non-participation? Who would make that call, CDD or the Athletic Dept.? Does the NCAA have a rule about how long a player can continue to attend classes on an athletic scholarship when he is no longer participating in the organized athletic events?

Or should I just Google?

We gave a coach with a losing record in the WAC 4 times what he was making and you're worried about BB's scholly costing too much?

 

[UT IE 95]

He was probably more excited about playing for Eddie Gran and Reggie Bush's OC than playing for a staff that lacks a dedicated RB coach.

Probably so.