Weekly Recruiting Update 9/9 - 9/15

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Having to post this one a little early. Start my new job in the morning. If I continue to stay on VN, I'll try to keep this series going, but no promises. The amount of negativity around here sucks. Go Vols... beat the Gators!

Current Commits:
  • (Previous Week 9/6) "Gaulden had nine tackles an interception that he returned 75 yards for a touchdown in a 56-7 win. He also had two catches for 40 yards and a touchdown. Next up is Beech." - VQ
  • (Previous Week 9/6) "Creamer finished with four catches for 59 yards and touchdown in ECA's 36-6 win against Madison County. A big game against Friendship Collegiate Academy awaits Creamer and his teammates next week." - VQ
  • (Previous Week 9/6) "Bates had a big game in Ponte Vedra's 41-13 win over Lee Friday night. Bates recorded two interceptions, returning one for a touchdown and added a blocked punt and four tackles, one for a loss. Next up is Providence." - VQ
  • (Previous Week 9/6) "Henderson finished with seven tackles, two sacks and a blocked punt in Shaker Heights 55-0 win over John F. Kennedy. They have Cleveland Central Catholic next week." - VQ
  • (Previous Week 9/6) "Lambert only played about ten snaps due to bruised ribs, but still produced a sack and a forced fumble. GMC won 52-7 and plays ASA NY next week." - VQ
  • (Previous Week 9/6) "McDowell had twelve tackles and a reverse that gained 15 yards in a 7-3 win over Ola. Next up is Morrow on Thursday." - VQ
  • (Previous Week 9/6) "Medley finished the night with two punts, hit six touchbacks on kickoffs and had a field goal blocked and was roughed on another in Marshall County's 42-21 win over Page. Next week they play Columbia Central." - VQ
  • (Previous Week 9/6) "Mouhon had 16 tackles with one huge hit in a 21-7 win over Parkview. Next up is Gwinnett." - VQ
  • (Previous Week 9/6) "Paulk talled 120 yards and four touchdowns on just 15 carries in a 56-14 win over Johns Creek. Centennial is next." - VQ
  • (Previous Week 9/6) "Wolf caught four catches for 50 yards on offense and had seven tackles, three tackles for loss, a sack and an interception on defense in Minster's 33-18 loss to Lehman Catholic. Next week it's New Bremen." - VQ
  • After Weatherd says he is going to call TAMU and tell them there is no need to recruit him, he sets up an official with his mom to the game vs Bama.... meltdown ensues. Later says he is no longer going.
  • Weatherd says he has been reading his threads.. and people continue to bash him
  • '14 NC CB Emmanuel Moseley commits to UT. Ran a 4.35 40. Ran several 4.4 40s at camp. Star police take over his thread as usual and question us accepting without watching tape. Going to EE. Will OV to the UGA
  • Ryan Bartow thinks that Moseley will get his 3rd star. Bartow was at Carolina camp and says Moseley was by far the best DB there. Coaches said if Moseley weighed more, they would have offered him on the spot. Same with Clemson. Bartow thinks if Clemson wasnt taking just a few DBs in their class, they would have offered.
  • Hurd undergoes surgery. Everything seems succesful. Should be close to 100% around Jan-Feb
  • Chris Pool's article on Joe Henderson Catching up with Vol commit Joe Henderson - VolNation
  • Bryant says he has a great relationship with Thigpen. They talk every 2 or 3 days. Wants to play early. Auburn and Miami continue to recruit him hard and he has thought about visiting them, but likely wont and is happy to be a Vol. One reason he might not visit them is his strong relationship with Thigpen.
  • Weatherd journals his OV: http://www.volnation.com/forum/tenn...juco-lb-chris-weatherd-ut-90.html#post9137563
  • Weatherd does not make the trip to TAMU. Says he might be in Knoxville for the South Alabama game.
  • Gaulden tweeted that he ended his game with 35 tackles. (9/13 game against Beech)
  • Kameel Jackson no longer listed on his teams roster

RB Recruiting:
  • Per Fortenberry, UT is still recruiting Derrell Scott. May visit in October or November.
  • Ferby finally receives letters from UT
  • VQ says that UT continues to talk to Akeem Judd

WR Recruiting:
  • Per Barton Simmons, Josh Malone called the VU coaches and said they are out of it.
  • Josh Malone advances to next step of recruiting. Announces he will take OVs to Clemson, UGA, UT and FSU. Since he is going to be an EE he is likely to make a decision in December. Mike Ferrel thinks UT has the edge.
  • FL Travis Rudolph will visit for the UGA game

DB Recruiting:

LB Recruiting:
  • Petera Wilson rules out Memphis. An article comes out saying that his parents refused to let him go to Memphis. Someone claiming to be Wilson's mom says the journalist lied in the article. Article also says his parents and coaches want him to go ahead and commit somewhere incase a freak injury occurs. They gave him a 10 day window.
  • Clifton Garrett will be at the UT/UF game this weekend.

Dline Recruiting:
  • Vols offer NC DE Harold Landry, who is a Boston College commit.
  • TX DE Dimarya Mixon signed with Nebraska in 2013. Didnt qualify. If he passes a test this year, Tennessee could push for an OV
  • On JUCO DT Lance McDowell "Tennessee continues to be in good shape with McDowdell. He talked to Jancek on Wednesday." - Fortenberry
  • On JUCO DT Jarran Reed "Another 2013 signee who didn't make it to his destination is junior college defensive tackle Jarran Reed. Reed was scheduled to get out of junior college in one year and head to Florida but wasn't able to and is back at East Mississippi Community College where the Vols are involved with him." - VQ
  • "On Hendrix, I think Tennessee is in great shape right now. He's visiting for the Georgia game and has a good relationship with the coaches. His family members are big Tennessee fans and that certainly never hurts." - Fortenberry

2015 Recruiting:
  • Vols offer GA CB Montrell Custis
  • Vols offer NC CB Mike Hughes
  • VA LB Jahvoni Simmons says “Virginia, Tennessee, Old Dominion and Clemson since that’s the school I’ve liked since I’ve been little” - 247
  • Vols offer LA WR Tyron Johnson
  • MO QB Drew Lock liked his trips to UT, ND, and Oregon. Wants to visit UT for a game this fall.
  • "My top teams are Tennessee, Georgia, Clemson, Auburn, Florida and Ohio State," he said. "You could say Tennessee is my No. 1, but everyone is close together. There's not much separation in the pack." - Chuma Edoga
  • VA DE/OLB Ricky DeBerry says he will be at UT for the UGA game
  • Chris Pool's scouting report on Josh Smith Scouting Vol Prospect Josh Smith - VolNation
  • Per Mike Farrell, Vols lead for MD DT Keiron Howard
  • Woody Wommack says he thinks Ugo Amadi (CB) is Tennessee's to lose.
  • "Mark Elder was in North Carolina last week checking in on several prospects including 2015 teammates Mark Fields> and Carl Tucker. Look for Fields to be one of the top cornerback targets in the class of 2015." - VQ
  • Vols offer GA LB Roquan Smith

Current Team:
  • Brian Randolph named SEC defensive player of the week for his performance against WKU
  • Maggit, Smith and Vereen all practicing this week
  • On Wednesday Pig did not dress or practice. Was on the sideline moving gingerly.


Other Notes:

  • For some reason, using stopwatches vs lasers to clock 40 times became a topic of debate
  • SEC coach to Chris Pool - "I don't know how you can call yourself one of the top academic institutions in the country and then take a commitment from someone with 14 on their ACT." "There's no way they are on the same level as Stanford or Northwestern."
  • Mo Couch, Tyler Bray, 2 Miss St former players and DJ Fluker (Bama) busted for accepting money to play. Yahoo releases pictures of receipts of the transactions. Mo Couch apologized to friends, family, team and fan base
  • We lost to Oregon. People calling for Butch's and Worley's heads. Some fans expect us to only get 4 wins.
 
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thanks for what you do for as long as you keep doing it

sounds like something I have heard somewhere else before

at least you are doing it right
 
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I wonder how many recruits we have committed are getting nervous since the loss to Oregon. . . I noticed one recruit tweet that Florida is on him hard and he was always one to always #vfl after every tweet not that one? it kinda worries me?
 
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I'm really debating if I'm gonna continue to post here. I love the Vols too much to see our own fans berate us.
 
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It's going to get much much worse.

This..........between the trolls and the just plain football ignorant.

Used to live in K town and they would berate the team when we were winning nine plus a year after a loss.

Some people have nothing better to do outside of complaining. Complain about work, church, friends, teachers, coaches, and their sports teams.

Just negative people in general and sports I just a part of it.
 
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Every fan base has a range of fans. FEW fan bases in the country rival UT. Unfortunately some real negavols/posers put a lot of energy into voicing nothing except BAD, negative comments. There are also fans of other schools who pose as Vol fans in hopes of influencing recruits as well as diluting our STRONG VOL FAN BASE. THE ENVY shows through here, these miserable people actually spend time out of their day posing as Vol fans and attempt to damage our PROUD PROGRAM. I'd be jealous too, CAN U BLAME THEM? If you LOVE the VOLS don't let these idiots win! Counteract their BS with ur ORANGE blooded best! Don't fall prey to these tactics, UNITED WE STAND VOL FANS.
 
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Thanks for the research & compilation, OP. Your information is ever valued. You, Freak & lots of others on VN are great, but not sure how long I can stomach the 2nd-guessing, belly-aching & generally clueless, classless tripe from far too many on VN.
 
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Be happy with the Ole Miss path if it happens. 6-6 and a bowl win. That would be a successful year as it would mean they found a good QB and a couple of receivers.

Thanks, POA. This post makes my week every time. Good luck with the job.
 
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Thanks POA. Great job on your post, it's very informative and ends with some good humor. Don't know what to say about the NegaVols, it is my guess that they have never been to a UT game and don't understand football. I think some may be people that are still mad because Fulmer got fired or because Kiffen left after one year. I'd say that many of them are just stupid and would complain if we went undefeated because we let teams score on us or they are really Vandy fan posers. Who knows? JMO
 
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Great info, Thanks! Hopefully all the recruits will ignore the fair weather fans and focus on Coach Jones' reaction "This is unacceptable at Tennessee!"
 
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It's going to get much much worse.

I really dont get it. When our schedule came out it looked brutal...does not look any better today. Our team has issues and there was not really any true hope we were gonna play with Oregon. So many "fans" are expert play callers and know exactly what needs to be done at the QB position. I had to get off Volnation and twitter Saturday because of the crazies. I hope POA sticks around cause it is gonna get rough and we will need the good guys to keep our sanity. If we get demolished by Florida, I hope there are some positives and no injuries. Then I will be at the South Alabama game cheering like we are undefeated. This rise to the top is not gonna be easy and it is not gonna be quick. I am going to enjoy the ride up, as bumpy as it may be. GO VOLS!!!
 
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Seriously fellas, grow some thicker skin and realize the lunatic fringe on here doesn't likely possess the mental fortitude that it takes to make it through a Pee Wee Tee Ball game, much less an entire season of college football. It'll be ok.

Hang in there POA, this is a great thread, look forward to it every week.
 
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Seriously fellas, grow some thicker skin and realize the lunatic fringe on here doesn't likely possess the mental fortitude that it takes to make it through a Pee Wee Tee Ball game, much less an entire season of college football. It'll be ok.

Hang in there POA, this is a great thread, look forward to it every week.

I know people are going to freak out and get upset, but now I'm going to spend way less time on VN and I come here for entertainment. Reading nothing but negative posts is just not entertaining to me.
 
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