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Added Tyler Polley to the list, Desmond Oliver was in the Miami area yesterday checking in ok Uyaelumno and Tyler Polley...

2017 Offer List:

#11 Ikechukwu Obiagu
#25 MJ Walker
#36 Devonte Shuler
#63 Rayshaun Hammonds
#67 Nickiel Alexander-Walker
#77 Lindell Wigginton
#87 Victor Uyaelumno
#113 Andre Rafus
#121 Lavar Batts
#129 Tyler Polley
#130 Nicholas Claxton
#133 Zach Kent
#135 David Sloan
#143 Wyatt Wilkes
#156 Isaiah Stokes
 
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Very high praise on Tennessee's signing class from Rivals national guy Eric Bossi...

Bone part of sneaky good Vols class

If you look at Tennessee's five-man 2016 recruiting class of three-star prospects on paper, it doesn't jump out at you. Only North Carolina small forward Jalen Johnson currently ranks in the Rivals150. But, make no mistake about it Rick Barnes and his staff have signed an excellent foundation class that will provide lots of experience and leadership.

Three-star point guard Jordan Bone is the third member of the Vols' class that Rivals.com has seen live in the past few weeks -- forwards John Fulkerson and Grant Williams were the others -- and he has a very good chance of working his way into the Rivals150 when it's all said and done.

In previous viewings, Bone had looked to be a bit more of an undersized 6-foot-1 guard who was trying to play the point. After watching him again, he's clearly a point guard and he's looking like one that is much better than thought.

Bone showed a tremendous first step, speed with the ball and high level passing ability. He can score with the jumper and he plays hard on the defensive end as well. Looking at where he is and who will be on the roster at Tennessee it's easy to envision him being at least a two to three year starter.

Were Bone still open in the recruiting process there would be a huge battle to land his services. Instead, Barnes and his staff did a great job of identifying and locking in on him even and making sure that they landed their point guard of the future.
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CAVol said:
It's almost like Rick Barnes can evaluate talent. That's crazy.
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That's what is so confusing about this season.
Said he's been to the tourney with less talent than he has this season. And yes injuries and attritions don't help.
 
#1,563
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With McGhee leaving, do we have our eyes set on using his scholarship in the 2016 recruting class or our we going to save it?
 
#1,567
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If I am coaching at a mid major and have a good player that is set to graduate after 3 years I am advising my academic staff to delay his course work.

No chance I am investing in developing a kid for 3 years only to see another school reap those benefits.

Delaying kids graduation is the only protection for such schools and it's bs that many are starting to think as I am here
 
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BruinVol said:
If I am coaching at a mid major and have a good player that is set to graduate after 3 years I am advising my academic staff to delay his course work.

No chance I am investing in developing a kid for 3 years only to see another school reap those benefits.

Delaying kids graduation is the only protection for such schools and it's bs that many are starting to think as I am here
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What about if it's a guy that redshirts, whether it's athletic or health reasons, and so he's a RS Junior that's graduating as most normal 4 year students would, should he be allowed to be a grad transfer but not the 3 year graduate kids?

Fwiw, it is much more common the scenario I mentioned, than guys graduating in just 3 years, typically there's a RS year in there.
 
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BruinVol said:
If I am coaching at a mid major and have a good player that is set to graduate after 3 years I am advising my academic staff to delay his course work.

No chance I am investing in developing a kid for 3 years only to see another school reap those benefits.

Delaying kids graduation is the only protection for such schools and it's bs that many are starting to think as I am here
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Well it's the mid-major schools that are pushing the grad transfer rules, but I think intentionally delaying a kid's graduation is convoluded and messed up. It may happen more often then I think, but still.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
What about if it's a guy that redshirts, whether it's athletic or health reasons, and so he's a RS Junior that's graduating as most normal 4 year students would, should he be allowed to be a grad transfer but not the 3 year graduate kids?

Fwiw, it is much more common the scenario I mentioned, than guys graduating in just 3 years, typically there's a RS year in there.
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Yes you are correct that is much more the likely the scenario.

I would say a majority of college kids take more than 4 years to finish so why not basketball players. Delay graduation to protect the schools
 
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BruinVol said:
Yes you are correct that is much more the likely the scenario.

I would say a majority of college kids take more than 4 years to finish so why not basketball players. Delay graduation to protect the schools
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I don't think that's true, especially when you factor in that most athletes are taking summer classes every year, they are almost always on pace to graduate in 4 years or less, didn't Chievous graduate in 2 years iirc?
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
I don't think that's true, especially when you factor in that most athletes are taking summer classes every year, they are almost always on pace to graduate in 4 years or less, didn't Chievous graduate in 2 years iirc?
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Yes there is really no excuse for Fb/BB players not to graduate in 4 years with all the summer school they take

I was saying regular students
 
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BruinVol said:
Yes there is really no excuse for Fb/BB players not to graduate in 4 years with all the summer school they take

I was saying regular students
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Right, so I just don't see much of a way to delay an athlete from graduating who is a RS Junior, he's already completed 4 years of school.
 
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