Nice story on Max Arnold

#7
#7
Great story. Look forward to seeing him contribute. As if we needed any more confirmation that it was time for a coaching change.
 
#8
#8
Wish nothing but the best for him. He was my In-laws neighbor when he lived in Mckenzie. His family (which is very well off) moved from Humboldt to Mckenzie just so he could play football there. I met him once when he was still in high school. Good kid and loves the game. Cool story right.
 
#9
#9
It's great to see kids like Arnold and Jason Carr out of West Tennessee want to play for UT. We've missed on a lot of players from there in recent years. Carr is one of my favorite freshmen for taking the bus from Memphis to UT to help recruit.
 
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#12
I can tell you that when I was there in the 80's, for walk-ons it was much more like they described last year (coaches walking by without saying a word to you) -- from the top of the head coach, to the bottom of the equipment and training staff (but generally, the training staff wasn't too bad).

As a walk-on there was no "family" feel when I was there....it was all divided...divided by offense/defense, divided by scholarship and non-scholarship, divided by black and white (at least to a fairly significant degree), divided by positions.

This is now the 2nd time I've heard a story about walk-ons being treated like they are "real" members of the team. The other story was when CBJ first got the job and called every player on the roster...walk-ons included...introducing himself, getting to know them, and making them feel part of the team.

Color me pleased...and impressed.
 
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#15
I hope this kid sees the field on special teams and a couple of defensive plays maybe against teams like AP or S. alabama
 
#16
#16
I read this a few days ago. Hope this kid makes some big plays for us on Special teams and maybe in some starts against some of our weaker opponents. (Vandy) lol
 
#17
#17
Good read thanks for bringing it over here. It don't guarantee wins, but it sure as hell makes a man fight harder when the team is truly a team. Hope the young man continues to give his all for Tennessee.
 
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