Vonn's coach on The Ainge Show this morning.
-Mariakis said that he and Bell both would go out of their way to call UT to set up relationship and very rarely would Dooley return a call. Bell or Mariakis never had to call other schools from the SEC or the rest of the country. They would keep in touch constantly, even the ones Bell had little interest in.
- Mariakis said Bell never wanted to be treated like a prima Donna, just wanted the respect from Dooley that guys like Saban, Meyer and others were giving him.
-Dooley never once came to watch Bell play, while the stands would be littered every week with top coaches from the rest of the country.
- Bell had given up on UT, they were off the radar completely until Butch showed up.
- Parents went on UT visit to appease Vonn, but were blown away by Jones &co, the facilities and UT in general.
- Meyer had a 13 month relationship with the Bells while Butch had a little over a month to salvage this situation.
- Vonn was really torn even after how he had been treated by UT (Dooley specifically) and told Mariakis Tuesday night picking Tennessee would be an emotional decision while picking OSU was business.
- Vonn thought that OSU could play for a national title in the next 2 years, couldn't say the same about UT
- Bell family really liked Butch and said he would have Tennessee turned around
- Vonn decided late Tuesday night it would be Ohio State
So, basically Precious completely shat all over a instate 5* safety who was almost begging to be a Vol for 10 months. Unreal.