Recruiting Forum Football Talk [RIP 9.3.2019]

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Catbone said:
One of the top 10 staff in the country. The other good thing is that i dont see Tee or Chaney going anywhere either. Hope Ansley sticks too!
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Doubt Ansley is here for more than 2 years. He will get a HC gig soon. Rumph will get a solo DC gig soon if we don't give it to him after Ansley leaves. I think Tee is here for a long time if he "fits". Working under Chaney as the OC in waiting.

Holding on to Nieds is my biggest worry.
 
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DaddyChad said:
Talking about where someone is from is kind of a dick move especially when you drop some knowledge like backyard BBQ is the greatest dining spot in town.
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Learn to read. I have never, and would never, characterize anything in Jackson as great, or even good. I said the BBQ was okay, as in meeting minimum standards of acceptability. Also, I am a dick. Live with it.
 
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It became apparent just how much momentum Tennessee had with five-star Corey Walker when the 2020 small forward made a trip to Knoxville for his second unofficial visit in three weeks. It became official on Sunday, when Walker commitment to the Vols, their first pledge in the 2020 class. 247Sports Director of Basketball Recruiting Evan Daniel broke the news of Walker's commitment.

The 6-foot-6, 185-pound Walker, out of Bishop Snyder High School in Florida, is a five-star prospect in the 247Sports ratings, ranked No. 22 overall and No. 4 among small forwards. He’s the No. 4 overall player out of Florida. He’s a four-star prospect in the industry-generated 247Sports Composite, ranked No. 31 overall and No. 7 at his position.

During the Rick Barnes era at Tennessee, Walker is the second-highest rated commitment, trailing only Josiah James, the 2019 five-star point guard who signed with the Vols in November. James was the No. 16 overall player in the Composite and No. 14 in the 247Sports ratings.

Walker, the sixth-highest rated player to commit to the Vols in the history of the 247Sports ratings, was part of a star-studded recruiting weekend for Tennessee, with a long list of highly rated prospects on hand for the 71-52 win over Kentucky.

Walker saw everything he needed to see on his first unofficial visit to Knoxville, but returned this weekend with his mother part of the trip. “The coaches areas, the players’ areas, the TVs, the video games, the big-screen TVs, they had everything up there,” Walker told GoVols247 last month of the first unofficial visit.

The Vols, led by assistant coach Desmond Oliver, have been recruiting Walker since July. They offered last month and became a contender in his recruitment because of head coach Rick Barnesand what his staff has done with the Tennessee basketball program.

“He’s a legend,” Walker said of Barnes. “He coached Kevin Durant, and we all know how Kevin Durant is one of the best players in the (NBA). “You have to go see guys like that.”


-Grant Ramey

Vols get commitment from 2020 five-star small forward
 
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VOLuptuousBOOMS said:
Doubt Ansley is here for more than 2 years. He will get a HC gig soon. Rumph will get a solo DC gig soon if we don't give it to him after Ansley leaves. I think Tee is here for a long time if he "fits". Working under Chaney as the OC in waiting.

Holding on to Nieds is my biggest worry.
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Big boys will be coming after Niedermeyer for sure, but as the new support staffer from Bama indicates, coaches love working for Pruitt and Nieds has a tight relationship. Fulmer won’t let other programs outspend us for a recruiter...not after his personal experience with Rodney Garner.
 
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UTMVol76 said:
What’s the latest there? Last I know of from a few weeks back was that we have a shot.
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He was supposed to visit a couple of weekends ago, but they re-scheduled because his dad was sick. Then he was going to come this weekend, but they pushed it back because the coaches supposedly wanted to be able to spend more time with him on the visit rather than being focused on a game. Apparently Walker and his family were in agreement with that. We are still in it, he is still planning an official visit in the near future (no date set to my knowledge), and there is still no word on whether or not he will re-classify to the 2019 class. All of this per volquest podcasts. I can't help thinking they might be kicking themselves for not pushing to get him here yesterday.
 
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