Posted by waterskier3 on January 5, 2008 at 9:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)

recruiter...recruiter....recruiter.... is needed at ut... coach cut and troop gone fulmer can't do it himself....

Posted by pdhuff on January 5, 2008 at 9:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Wait and see. Stay the course.

Posted by jobrando on January 5, 2008 at 9:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You got to be patient

Posted by eaglentn2002 on January 5, 2008 at 9:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Maybe we can get a big name in and steal some of these recruits in the end.

Posted by lempga on January 5, 2008 at 9:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

We will steal a big one. Have faith.

Posted by KingsportVol on January 5, 2008 at 9:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Quarterback Terrelle Pryor from Jeannette (Pa.) High was strongly considering UT until David Cutcliffe left his offensive coordinator position to become coach at Duke.

I'm calling Bull Sh_t on this one.If any of you think this kid was considering UT you are dumber than a bag of hammers.Pound the rock!We will be fine.My New Years resolution was to accept being 2nd,3rd maybe 4th in the East.Wooosa.Go Big Orange!!!

Posted by flVol60 on January 5, 2008 at 9:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

No need to panic. Fulmer has always hired great recruiters. Only concern is time remaining this season. He needs to make a quick decision or this year will suffer in recruiting

Posted by Plasticman on January 5, 2008 at 10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

We always close well on signing day. I still believe we will be in good shape when it's all said and done. We NEED LINEMEN. BIG, STRONG, BAD LINEMEN!!

Posted by DadwasaVol on January 5, 2008 at 10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Probably a couple big ones.

Posted by orangebass on January 5, 2008 at 10:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

coach fulmer wants to look at film before he makes up his mind, then they can work like heck to get better.....plus only 17 plays away this year from bcs champ game !!!! have faith stay the course....

Posted by knoxsingle on January 5, 2008 at 10:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

KingsportVol, Pryor is taking a visit to Duke just to visit with Coach Cut. No way a kid like that signs with Duke, but he respects Coach Cut that much. We had a real chance.

If anyone wants to see the Army All-Star game rosters, here they are:

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/...

Posted by txvolsfan on January 5, 2008 at 10:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

kingsportvol, My Vols were 1st in the East, did Your Vols finish 2nd,3rd or 4th????
Man I didn't even know there was to Vol teams in the East. I must be dumber than a bag of rocks???
TXVOLSFAN

Posted by KingsportVol on January 5, 2008 at 10:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You got me there girlfriend.Yes you are.Nothing but steers and queers in Texas and I don't see any horns boy!Stay the course.Fulmer loves TX.

Posted by KingsportVol on January 5, 2008 at 10:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)

knoxsingle no we didn't have chance.Fulmer was not going to change our prevent offense for one player.I think he respects coach Cut as well.But that alone would not have got him to Knoxville.Our offense is very predictable.

Posted by dfreeman on January 5, 2008 at 10:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)

QueensportVol - atta boy, way to show some nads!! Or should I say Dirk?? Your just a moron that claims to be orange!! Why don't you put your real name back on the board so everyone can see who you are?? Truth?? You have no nads.. you changed your name to Dirk Diggler so no one would know who you are!! Way to step up to the plate loser!! hahahahahahaha!!! Twit!!

Posted by bloodrunsorange on January 5, 2008 at 10:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Just remember, it’s not over until the scholarship papers are inked. Things are really going to start to move this week!

Posted by KingsportVol on January 5, 2008 at 10:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Oh look Denise came out to play tonight.Why do you want to know who I am?It's not like you have enough balls to come and show me what kind of a drag queen you are.Go back to bed with your Phil Fulmer doll before you get your feelings hurt.

Posted by dfreeman on January 5, 2008 at 10:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You know exactly who I am don't you?? Well, frog just jump little one!! Click on my name you'll see exactly who I am... Can I say the same for you?? Loser!!

Posted by dfreeman on January 5, 2008 at 10:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

QueensportVol - You're the one who changed your name, not me!!!

Posted by KingsportVol on January 5, 2008 at 10:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

dfreeman I changed my name back since I am so important to you.Don't ever question my love for the Vols.I don't drink the same Fulmer Aid as you do.

Posted by dfreeman on January 5, 2008 at 10:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

queensportvol - you there?? did you run and hide?? Just let me know when you actually want to play..... I'll show what kind of balls I have!!!! Chump!!!!

Posted by KingsportVol on January 5, 2008 at 10:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I'm not into that brokeback stuff.Keep your balls to yourself turd burgular.My wife want's to play now.Kiss your blow up Phil love doll good night for me.Stay the course!Don't knock it up we couldn't stand another coaching genius!

Posted by dfreeman on January 5, 2008 at 10:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

queen - that's what I thought you'd do!! All Bark no Bite!!

Posted by Oenoboy on January 5, 2008 at 10:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Do you guys own adjacent trailer homes or something? Give it a break.

Posted by dfreeman on January 5, 2008 at 10:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

turd burglar??? Are you 15?? Hahahahahahahahaha

Posted by AllVol on January 5, 2008 at 10:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Geez, too much testosterone on this page, but, hey, I didn't know you could click on the names. Cool. I'm going to click on my user name now . . . .

I don't see how we could have the season we had and be somewhere cloe to preseason top 10 and still have all this bulls-it slamming of recruiting (I do hope that takes off soon) and Coach Fulmer and the whole post-season top 15. It's just doesn't make sense. If we're anywhere near the top ten, I sure as h-ll hope we stay the course. Damn, what a bunch of losers.

And spare me all the kick your ass crap. Go lift some weights or something.

Posted by ozoney on January 5, 2008 at 11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

don't bother kingsportvol, the only thing dfreeman spews is pro fulmer crap. don't try to have any other opinion than fulmer is God's gift to coaching or you're the next in line for the witch-hunt...later Vol fans.

Posted by KingsportVol on January 5, 2008 at 11:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Good night fellows.dfreeman just having some fun with you.Lighten up.Go Big Orange!!!

Posted by dfreeman on January 5, 2008 at 11:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Alright, fine!! I've spent too much time in downtown Atlanta!! Got some free time away from the wife and kid and let off some!! Had too much to drink and all that!!! AllVoll it just cracks me up to see the no gut having wonders on here that just realized that they can be had by clicking on their name!!! If you're going to post on this site, why not let everyone on here know who you are?? What do you actually have to be afraid of?? IT'S A FREAKING COLLEGE FOOTBALL COMMENT BOARD!!!!! No one actually takes this stuff serious do they!! If they do they need to sort out their priorities!!!!!

Posted by dfreeman on January 5, 2008 at 11:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

ozoney - not always, do you read everything on these boards??

Posted by JSMITH2432 on January 5, 2008 at 11:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Smart using the budget to put Hooker in Orlando and produce zero stories that recruiting sites haven't reported for weeks.

Posted by AllVol on January 5, 2008 at 11:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hope you had a good time in Atlanta, Dustin. Be careful on the road, pal. No, I'm not afraid (and I don't think you were saying I was); I'm just not one of these computer savy kids and didn't know. It is kind of funny, ain't it? I was always the kid in class who asked the dumb question that everybody else really wanted to know too. I hope folks don't take these boards too seriously, but we are talkin' 'bout our Vols, you know . . . .

Peace Out

Posted by asleep on January 5, 2008 at 11:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I'm no hater and I think Fulmer will pick up some guys late but boy, we are really behind this year! One down class won't hurt you but the '06 class was a little skinny too. That would be 2 of our 5 usable classes would be considerably less talented than we are used to. That could make a difference in the depth chart which is everything in the SEC. Vandy has decent starters but after that...

As far as our predictable offense - that's OK if it is executed well and mixed up a little in the play-calling. Cut had that problem before his Ole Miss experiment and still had it when he came back. We must have hundreds of plays we can run but he picked about 25 he liked and stuck with them in a predictable pattern. The new OC, even if it ends up being Taylor, needs to mix it up and it will take care of itself. We would have all kinds of trouble if we completely scrapped the offensive philosophy we have run for 20 years. We don't have the right players, the right HC, or the right fan base for that sort of game. However, I do think we should mix in some spread formations or run some spread plays out of existing formations. That would move us forward and keep us on the leading edge, not the bleeding edge. Go Vols!!!

Posted by TommyJack on January 5, 2008 at 11:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)

More testosterone here than a fertility clinic.

Posted by BigVolinCarolina on January 5, 2008 at 11:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I hope we can snag some O-lineman and D-lineman. That's what we need right now, particularly the D-line.

More often than not, recruiting services "miss" on a lot of players. Let's get the guys who haven't peaked yet and are hungry to improve.

Posted by ONUV on January 6, 2008 at 5:50 a.m. (Suggest removal)

wait wait wait. we have 10 silent commitments dadgummit! we will close strong. it's way too early to panic. these recruiting services don't mean a thing.

stay the course. phil will right the ship. the future is bright

signed,

thepast 10years

Posted by madisonvillevol on January 6, 2008 at 5:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

what has this turned into? looks like a dear abby or an anne landers column! ain't this suppose to be about the vols?

Posted by imw8n4u on January 6, 2008 at 9:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)

nice Rome post there onuv.

Posted by grvol on January 6, 2008 at 10:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)

It was only a matter of time before Fulmer could not recruit anymore. Bad coaching has finally caught up with the recruiting.

Posted by THE_VOL on January 6, 2008 at 10:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)

“I hope to find out a little more about the academic support and how things are ran,” Thompson said of UT.

In other words - I wanna know who's gonna do my work for me (now that Traitor Troop is gone) and if I really have to go to class!

Man, ole FOOLmer is setting this up perfect to get yet another extension and raise! He'll milk this "offensive staff left in '08, recruiting was hurt due to timing, it was just a perfect storm of events..." crap for at least another 4 years worth of robbery!

Posted by VOLstuckINky on January 6, 2008 at 11:26 a.m. (Suggest removal)

stay the curse

Posted by shopsports on January 6, 2008 at 11:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Are there NCAA guidelines for number of coaches or staff? I don't think we have enough. Why not Kevin Simon and Tee Martin both to replace Gerald Harrison at high school relation co-ordinator? What does Condredge Holloway do anyway, besides speak to alumni groups? We need a separate special teams expert, a QB coach separate from OC, a recruiting coordinator who coordinates a staff of recruiting analysts, private eyes, spies, or whatever it takes to find out who the other big schools want and go after them too. Do we have enough bodies doing the jobs for 21st century college football BUSINESS. Let's act like it is. Hamilton implies money is not an obstacle. Fans who want a voice, pony up some cash. We shall see if Phil is smart enough to use the current "climate" and opportunity to surround himself with all the help we can get. BTW....would you consider OU to have been robbed by Stoops for the last four years of losing his big bowl game, moving downhill, but keeping on climbing in his salary?

Posted by gslaton on January 6, 2008 at 12:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You guys spewing all of the negativity must be a real joy to be around.

Posted by johnsoncityvol45 on January 6, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Some of you people need depression medicine. Go Vols!

Posted by heathut15 on January 6, 2008 at 2:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

fulmer will make a late push or atleast he better it will all come out in the wash go vols

Posted by Vol_Fan_4_Life_615 on January 6, 2008 at 2:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Has anyone ever heard of a down cycle? Everyone has them, its part of life, business and sports. Thats what we have been going threw ever since '01. We hit bottom in '05. Starting climbing out last year, mad a big improvement after a slow start this year. Next year we have a ton of players coming back that are starters. Add in Morely, and the baseball player thats coming in. And hopefully some big strong DT's and fast athletic DE's. Maybe Martin can fill one of the DE voids. We should be a top 10 team, and make a bigger improvement. It took from 02-05 to get to the bottom, 06-08 to get back to where we were. Which is the best program in the country.

Posted by TommyJack on January 6, 2008 at 3:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Vol_Fan_4: Sounds more like the Spin Cycle to me.

Posted by rootin4volz on January 6, 2008 at 3:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

June Jones is available.

Posted by pdhuff on January 6, 2008 at 3:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Now, Now TJ, hope springs eternal. Next years, remember. You must have a stout clear purpose such as an ant crawling up a giraffe's hind leg with rape on his mind. Maybe this is the year it isn't spin cycle, but finally finish the drill.

We've only been staying the course for errr...nine years now. You simply don't understand the master plan. You must ask questions such as "How long is a piece of string"? Not when will we win the grail again?

Posted by TommyJack on January 6, 2008 at 4:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

PD: Perhaps you're right. In any case, I enjoy hearing your Stentorian voice echoing across from the storied latitudes of E.TN. If you could just find me an OC that believes in running the ball, I will be a happy old feller.

Posted by KingsportVol on January 6, 2008 at 4:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

rootin4volz I don't think we could afford him.Would be awesome though.Looks like he will sign with SMU for 2 million a year.Well one way we could afford him.Don't think that will happen.

Posted by pdhuff on January 6, 2008 at 4:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)

TJ - I just asked what a fullback (recruit from NC) was and you're talking about coming by land?

We would have to carpool to storied old Grant Field to the South of here to see the pig toted as primary means of travel. That old Johnson boy believes what Neyland said.

"Take your best 11, put them on defense. Select the strongest of them and make him your punter. Whatever you have left over , let them be your offense". or close. Have a great 2008.

Posted by sjt18 on January 7, 2008 at 3:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The risks would be tremendous but Pryor could start from day one at Duke, play for Coach K, and be drafted in one sport or the other no more than three years from now.

They only have a limited number of visits they can take. If he's going to visit Duke then he's either serious or already committed to going elsewhere. From his comments prior to Cut's departure, he seemed to think DC was the guy most able to get him to the NFL. Though he's maybe ideal for the spread option, he was attracted to Cut's O.

I thought Mich would get him after RR went to coach there.... but who knows. This would definitely put Cut on the map and could turn some other blue chip recruits.

Posted by rckymtngator on January 7, 2008 at 6:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

We Gators enjoy reading your constant whining about Coach Fulmer as well as the references to "The Glory Days of Tennessee Football".

While you guys are whining and reflecting on something that never was, Coach Meyer is building a Dynasty at Florida.

You had a great year in 2007 and when we relaod in 5 to 6 years from now, you will have another great year.

Posted by atlorange on January 8, 2008 at 11:17 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Hate to say it, but UT will not finish in the top 20 for recruiting in all the major rankings this year. Too much change in the coaching staff, and we weren't doing anything even before the coaching changes were announced.

Posted by inquiry on January 10, 2008 at 7:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Team "Click Clack"?? I didn't even know they were playing and I live in Orlando.. thanks Disney for a great promotion..