'20 NV TE Darnell Washington (UGA commit)

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unfrozencvmanvol said:
Honestly we WERE on the outside looking in with Henry T last year until Tosh and Bama parted ways. Fortunately we were in position to take advantage of that game changer in his recruitment when it occurred. If AV has the pulse of this thing the way he seems too, we won't need a game changer on DW though. I can't wait to lurk on the UGA boards if it happens.
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The reason HT decided to come here is Pruitt. His last in home visit with him sealed the deal. There's articles somewhere about interviews with HT. They asked what his deciding factor was and he specifically said that meeting with Pruitt.
 
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Proud Army Wife said:
The reason HT decided to come here is Pruitt. His last in home visit with him sealed the deal. There's articles somewhere about interviews with HT. They asked what his deciding factor was and he specifically said that meeting with Pruitt.
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Not exactly how that went.
 
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Memphisvol87 said:
Georgia with an offense this year would have probably won it all. We need to kill it on the lines and front 7 to anchor the rebuild.
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So far...o line seems it will be the foundation. LBS are gonna be good...DL will have experience and more development.

Long term, yes... Need more studs to reload.... And shorten that development curve... It'll happen. Just probably not this cycle.... At least in all cases.
 
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SLICKYINC said:
Not exactly how that went.
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Ok, thats what I read.
Henry To'o To'o explains why he signed with the Tennessee Vols
Why Henry To’oto’o deemed Tennessee the perfect fit as...

"I went out to the Bay Area earlier this month to spend some time with Henry To'oto'o, his family and other people who know him well for a story on how the Vols landed him and who Tennessee is getting in the California native. Wanted to pass the story along. I think you all would enjoy it.

Here's the full story, and a sample.

For the next three hours, the four of them sat in the dark. Pruitt showed the To’oto’os film from Alabama, explaining how his defense worked and how he could use Henry within it. At Tennessee, To’oto’o would mostly play weak-side inside linebacker, with a chance to play some Mike linebacker. Pruitt needled To’oto’o with questions along the way, feeling out the five-star linebacker’s football IQ. Eventually, Tennessee’s staff told To’oto’o he’d have a chance to start as a true freshman.

Pruitt’s eyebrows were raised when To’oto’o picked up concepts as quickly as Pruitt could teach them. He moved on to some film cutups of Tennessee’s spring practice, explaining the differences between what the Tide could run with their personnel versus the brand of 3-4 defense Tennessee would be playing.

To’oto’o and his father had never met Pruitt before that weekend. Pruitt saw a player he could teach concepts to and explain how he could fit. So he did exactly that.

“This guy is wired up like a scientist,” Iese To’oto’o said.

Pruitt also took aim at Henry To’oto’o’s own tape. He offered a frank assessment: To’oto’o’s aggressiveness and ability jumped off the screen. But, often, he’d read an opposing offense and pause. He’d overthink instead of reacting. He had to improve there, along with a few minor technique tweaks Pruitt pointed out.

“He already had started teaching my son,” Iese To’oto’o said. “And we haven’t even talked about commitment.”

It made Henry feel like he impressed Pruitt. At the same time, it gave him a glimpse of how much more he had to learn and how eager Pruitt was to teach him.

The Vols had camp at 7 the next morning. When the clock struck midnight, Simon alerted his head coach.

“(Pruitt) was like, ‘Well, man, I could keep going,’” Iese To’oto’o said.

One thing was clear as the To’oto’os returned to their hotel. Iese turned to his son and laughed.

“Man, that was crazy,” he said. “You’d fit in well here.”

For the first time, Tennessee had a real chance to be Henry To’oto’o’s new home."
 
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SalVolinus said:
I do, yes. Not that I don't see room for disagreement, I think you raise a very fair question. But I think the stats, along with the tried and true "eye test" still come out pretty massive in Bama's favor.

Alabama achieved 3 playoff wins, 3 national title appearances, and a combined 5 losses in the last 4 years.
That Clemson group accounted for zero national title appearances, a 70 point loss to WVU, and lost a combined 10 games (while in the ACC).

Tajh vs. Tua best year comparison
Tua 43 TD, 6 INT, 5 Rushing TD, 69% completion, 3966 yards
Tajh 34TD, 11 INT, 10 Rushing TD, 68% completion, 3851 yards

WR 1 Comparison (best year)
Jeudy 14 TD, 1315 yards 19.3 avg (with 1 game left)
Hopkins 18 TD, 1405 yards, 17.1 avg

WR 2 Comparison (best year)
Smith 13 TD, 1200 yards, 18.5 avg (with 1 game left)
Watkins 12 TD, 1464 yards, 14.5 avg

WR 3 Comparison (best year)
Waddle 7 TD, 838 yards, 18.8 avg (with 1 game left)
Bryant 7 TD, 828 yards, 19.7 avg

WR 4 Comparison (best year)
Ruggs 11 TD, 741 yards, 16.1 avg (with 1 game left)
Humphries 2 TD, 483 yards, 11.8 avg

RB Comparison (best year)
N. Harris 11 TD, 1088 yards, 5.9 avg (with 1 game left)
D. Harris 11 TD, 1000 yards, 7.4 avg
B. Scarbrough 11 TD, 812 yards, 6.5 avg
A. Ellington 11 TD, 1178 yards, 5.0 avg
R. McDowell 5 TD, 1025 yards, 5.4 avg
*Not that McDowell was comparable, but Clemson's 3rd best back didn't even deserve to be in this conversation.

I think the consensus can be - they both have been pretty stacked with talent, and depending on who you ask, you may get a different answer.
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You left out the TE comparison, plus I think it’s fair to say that Bama had a much better defense and QB than Clemson. I just personally think people don’t give that Clemson offense enough credit when they say Bama has the best group of pass catchers in college football history. Because in my opinion Watkins was head and shoulders above Judy in college. Sure he’s not been as good in the NFL as people thought he would be, but Hopkins is a top 3 WR in the league and Allen was an All American TE
 
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Proud Army Wife said:
The reason HT decided to come here is Pruitt. His last in home visit with him sealed the deal. There's articles somewhere about interviews with HT. They asked what his deciding factor was and he specifically said that meeting with Pruitt.
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After Tosh left Bama, Pruitt and Neids had the best relationship.
 
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unfrozencvmanvol said:
After Tosh left Bama, Pruitt and Neids had the best relationship.
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I do think tosh leaving was a factor but some of y'all are selling the job nieds and Pruitt did way short. It wasn't a consolation prize.

We earned that signature. It's not like bama didn't sign other great defensive recruits when tosh left...HT would be great no matter where he went and he'd still be closer to winning championships had he gone to bama and he'd still have the same opportunity for the NFL had he gone to bama.

Bottom line even with tosh leaving it would have been an easy decision to still go to bama.

But he didn't. Cause, Pruitt and nieds.
 
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jakez4ut said:
I do think tosh leaving was a factor but some of y'all are selling the job nieds and Pruitt did way short. It wasn't a consolation prize.

We earned that signature. It's not like bama didn't sign other great defensive recruits when tosh left...HT would be great no matter where he went and he'd still be closer to winning championships had he gone to bama and he'd still have the same opportunity for the NFL had he gone to bama.

Bottom line even with tosh leaving it would have been an easy decision to still go to bama.

But he didn't. Cause, Pruitt and nieds.
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Yes
 
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jakez4ut said:
I do think tosh leaving was a factor but some of y'all are selling the job nieds and Pruitt did way short. It wasn't a consolation prize.

We earned that signature. It's not like bama didn't sign other great defensive recruits when tosh left...HT would be great no matter where he went and he'd still be closer to winning championships had he gone to bama and he'd still have the same opportunity for the NFL had he gone to bama.

Bottom line even with tosh leaving it would have been an easy decision to still go to bama.

But he didn't. Cause, Pruitt and nieds.
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Tosh went to Henry's high school. If you guys don't think him leaving Bama was a huge freaking break for us in the To'oto'o recruitment you're crazy. I'm not selling Pruitt or Neids short, for God sakes, my last 2-3 comments in this thread are to the effect that I was feeling good about DW and I didn't think we'd need such a game changing break.
 
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jakez4ut said:
I do think tosh leaving was a factor but some of y'all are selling the job nieds and Pruitt did way short. It wasn't a consolation prize.

We earned that signature. It's not like bama didn't sign other great defensive recruits when tosh left...HT would be great no matter where he went and he'd still be closer to winning championships had he gone to bama and he'd still have the same opportunity for the NFL had he gone to bama.

Bottom line even with tosh leaving it would have been an easy decision to still go to bama.

But he didn't. Cause, Pruitt and nieds.
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Neids and Pruitt get a lot of credit, as they should. But the forgotten man in the whole recruitment is Kevin Simon.
 
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Every kid is different, just because we miss on a kid doesn't mean it's Pruitt's fault, e.g. the "Pruitt can't close" meme, and when we get one it doesn't mean extraneous factors weren't extremely helpful or even decisive. What I like about this staff from a recruiting standpoint is the relentless effort. That's all you can ask.
 
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unfrozencvmanvol said:
Tosh went to Henry's high school. If you guys don't think him leaving Bama was a huge freaking break for us in the To'oto'o recruitment you're crazy. I'm not selling Pruitt or Neids short, for God sakes, my last 2-3 comments in this thread are to the effect that I was feeling good about DW and I didn't think we'd need such a game changing break.
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I said tosh leaving was a factor. I just don't think it was the only reason he chose us
 
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VOLuptuousBOOMS said:
You watching Darnell? That is where 5 stars go to die.
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He can look at it one of two ways. It’s either “this team has peaked and is as good as they’re going to be” or “this team has a solid defense and running game and me, Pickens, and Blaylock could help make their offense good enough to win a championship” I can’t imagine he’s encouraged with their offensive scheme though. Also Fromm has significantly regressed without Chaney. To be fair though what is JG going to look like next year? I think Bailey or Maurer could be good after a year or two though
 
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unfrozencvmanvol said:
Tosh went to Henry's high school. If you guys don't think him leaving Bama was a huge freaking break for us in the To'oto'o recruitment you're crazy. I'm not selling Pruitt or Neids short, for God sakes, my last 2-3 comments in this thread are to the effect that I was feeling good about DW and I didn't think we'd need such a game changing break.
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Tosh leaving was a break but then we had to take advantage of it and we did.
 
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He can look at it one of two ways. It’s either “this team has peaked and is as good as they’re going to be” or “this team has a solid defense and running game and me, Pickens, and Blaylock could help make their offense good enough to win a championship” I can’t imagine he’s encouraged with their offensive scheme though. Also Fromm has significantly regressed without Chaney. To be fair though what is JG going to look like next year? I think Bailey or Maurer could be good after a year or two though
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How many times did they throw to the TE?

That’s all he needs to look at.
 
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