And will all due respect to my fellow VN members, if Alabama, Florida, or UGA had signed this kid...we all would have been laughing and wondering WTH?? So don't get all "I trust CLT and CDD" and "he's an eagle scout so it's ok" with me. We ALL know we would have ridiculed this signing if it had been at one of our rivals.
4 Months ago if we would have signed this guy(Raiques Crump)and/or Nance, people on this board would have been ticked off. I'm not a coach or a scout, so as the Zen Master says, "we'll see".
Then again, Vanderbilt saw something in Nance and another QB from Santa Claus Indiana.
Actually rivals has him as a no stars! The four stars your seeing are user ratings of 18 people who have rated him.
I am drinking the Doolaid don't get me wrong but is anyone else worried we are getting stuck with LA Tech talent at a top tier SEC school? I know CDD can coach em up and the staff knows what they are doing. I just hope we aren't taking fliers on guys just to fill a class. We have had some strong commits since Dooley came on (Hunter, Loften, Neal). But then we get guys like this.
With all that being said Welcome to Volnation Mr Crump get ready to sing a little Rocky Top!
Its seems to me that we are still getting big name recruits coming to UT even considering what happen with the coaching change a few weeks ago. Just because CDD also brings in a few slightly less rated players that he may have already seen something in doesn't mean that we are going to start exclusively recruiting 2* players or anything. We've landed quite a few 4* players so far and i'm sure that trend will continue, especially next year when our new staff will be fully staffed and have a whole year to scout and evaluate talent. One or two recruits with less than 4*s doesn't mean we are suddenly recruiting at a LA Tech level. Get real! Big time players are going to want to come to UT...not LA Tech. And, all recruits can't be 4 or 5 stars. Go Vols!
everyone criticizing this recruit is retarded. there's a reason why you don't have a job coaching football. a 1* on scout and 0* on rivals means that he hasn't been evaluated. This may be because he didn't go to any camps or something it doesn't mean he is a sh*tty player. He plays in class 6A and looking at his highlight video this kid is a stud. He is fast and is a playmaker. All you **** act like you support CLT and CDD but question their decisions.
Also, FWIW, Rivals has him as a 4 star
Minor's Raiques Crump headed to Tennessee | Segrest on the SEC - al.com
guys i know some prospects fly under the radar because tehy do not have the funds to get to camps to get noticed.. all they can go by is game film so alot of good prospects probably go unnoticed... am i saying this guy is special player...no... but lets see how cdd develops him at a prestigious school such as THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE.