Opinions on SEC programs from top 2015 Memphis recruits

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Volunteer_Kirby

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6 top 2015 Memphis recruits all hopped in a van and took visits to Auburn, Georgia, Miss, Miss St, Vandy, Kentucky, Alabama and UT this past week. When asked about who had the best facilities, best stadium, best girls, favorite assistant coach and favorite head coach, they had some interesting feedback.

The recruits are;

Cornelius Sturghill - says Tennessee may be close to offering, they want him to camp
Nikia Cathey - says he thinks UT is close to offering
Jamal Jones Says he feels TN made him feel wanted
Johnathon Johnson - says he feels right at home at Tennessee, doesn't know about an offer
Deddrick Thomas "Tennessee seems close (to offering", says UT is one of his favorites
Joshua McMillon - has UT offer




Best Facilities

Sturghill: Georgia. I loved everything about how their campus is made. They’ve got a lot of unique things that I’ve never seen before.

Cathey: Tennessee and Auburn. They go hand in hand. At Auburn, the players’ lounge, they’ve got a game room downstairs with a pool table and they’ve got orange and blue lights. It’s off the chain. Tennessee was great too, just all of it.

Jones: Auburn. It just stood out to me because they had a lot of things that other colleges don’t have.

Johnson: Auburn. I liked all of it.

Thomas: Auburn. When I first walked in the stadium, I said this is beautiful.

McMillon: Tennessee. Their stadium, their indoor facility and weight room and the rehab rooms. They have three or four whirlpools to work with your body and a lot of machines to get you back in top shape.

Best Stadium

Sturghill: Tennessee. It was the biggest and had the most attendance.

Cathey: Tennessee. They’ve got the biggest stadium and their locker room was off the chain.

Jones: Tennessee. That Checkerboard end zone.

Johnson: Georgia. Probably Georgia and Tennessee.

Thomas: Alabama.

McMillon: Tennessee. That’s a big crowd, you play in front of 102,000.

Best looking girls :run:



Sturghill: Tennessee

Cathey: Tennessee

Jones: Tennessee

Johnson Tennessee

Thomas: Tennessee

McMillon: Tennessee




Favorite Assistant Coach

Sturghill: I’d say Tennessee coach Mark Elder.

Cathey: All the coaches were great with me, Auburn, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Ole Miss. I liked everybody’s coaches.

Johnson: Coach Elder at Tennessee. He’s just a nice guy. He’s just awesome.

Thomas: Coach Elder at Tennessee

McMillon: Coach (Geoff) Collins from Mississippi State. He almost jumped on me when he saw me. He was very excited to get me down there. He actually gave me a motto. He said Mississippi State makes the best linebackers in the SEC.

Favorite Head Coach

Sturghill: Coach James Franklin. Me and Coach Franklin have got a real god relationship. We just clicked.

Cathey: I like Dan Mullen and Butch Jones. They speak advice and they tell you the truth and always give you something to take with you.

Jones: The Auburn coach and the Tennessee coach. Both of them, they stood out to me by how they were communicating, with how they showed me around.

Johnson: Tennessee’s head coach. He seemed like he’s very cool and laid back. He’s straight forward with you.

Thomas: Tennessee’s head coach. He’s just laid back with us.

McMillon: Coach James Franklin. We talked twice now. When I came down to their 7on7 camp, he actually brought my bags to the dorm. I kind of like that. He was just telling me about their new facilities and stuff like that.
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Top Memphis prospects tour eight SEC campuses
 
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By far the highest rated recruit of that group, Josh McMillon, was the most pro-Vol in their responses. That makes me feel really good about his recruitment going forward. Big big big time reruit for 2015 cycle.
 
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VolinArizona said:
By far the highest rated recruit of that group, Josh McMillon, was the most pro-Vol in their responses. That makes me feel really good about his recruitment going forward. Big big big time reruit for 2015 cycle.
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He said his favorite coach was Jimmy
 
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VolinArizona said:
By far the highest rated recruit of that group, Josh McMillon, was the most pro-Vol in their responses. That makes me feel really good about his recruitment going forward. Big big big time reruit for 2015 cycle.
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Seemed he liked Franklin to me.
 
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We need to make sure Elder stays on staff as well. Raise for him and Thig for sure. We actually have a great staff. It's awesome. Just need our DC to be the guy we need
 
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I can't imagine what shape our future recruiting would be in had Dooley not been fired!?! We are in good hands now, like Allstate. Butch will recruit all of the state, believe that!!
 
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KnoxVillain said:
Mark Elder probably needs a raise. That guy is an animal on the trail.
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He came in and ate at my work and
Talked to me willingly and everything. Came and found me after we talked asked for my name and told me he appreciates the support. Great guy.
 
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Pacer92 said:
I can't imagine what shape our future recruiting would be in had Dooley not been fired!?! We are in good hands now, like Allstate. Butch will recruit all of the state, believe that!!
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I try not to think about that. I dont think they would be a factor with any of these top in-state guys other than a guy here and there like Kelly because of his family connections. I mean he lost a kid whose family had Tennessee season tickets to Vandy. That is all you need to know about his recruiting in this state and the lack of respect he had throughout the state.
 
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Anyone else picturing Franklin as a desperate bell boy?

"McMillon: Coach James Franklin. He actually brought my bags to the dorm. I kind of like that."


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allvol38 said:
Anyone else picturing Franklin as a desperate bell boy?

"McMillon: Coach James Franklin. He actually brought my bags to the dorm. I kind of like that."


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Franklin wanted to get a Vandy fan to take his bags in for him but he couldn't find one!
 
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Awesome article man. Thanks for posting I'm not gonna lie I got a good laugh in when I saw the girls category and it was all Tennessee, I though I'm glad people finally see the beautiful girls we have around here when compared to other SEC program. Also glad to see we were high for almost all the categories with McMillion. He is a legit recruit at a position of need in 2015 and an APR booster.
 
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must have been a slow day at ole miss for us to win the girls category....don't get me wrong I know we have some great co-eds but man ole miss is high up there
 
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