Posted by Pullingguard on January 26, 2008 at 1:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Good things might just happen yet for the Vol Recruiting year.. Will be interesting to see what happens between now and signing day...

Posted by Plasticman on January 26, 2008 at 1:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Take my word for it, we will finish strong based on what I heard from an assistant coach at the airport Thursday night. Not Top 10 class, but definitely Top 20

Posted by IPOrange on January 26, 2008 at 2:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Casey Clausen, Andy Kelly, and now Casey Kelly. I won't ever be able to keep his name straight if he comes to UT.

Posted by waterskier3 on January 26, 2008 at 3:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)

i hope you are right plasticman.... recruit baby recruit

Posted by tngeoff on January 26, 2008 at 3:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Surprises can be good. Give us some good surprises!

Posted by thesavageorange on January 26, 2008 at 3:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hughes was a 5A all state DT and a Mr. football finalist.Had 27 tackles for loss.Don't know why , but he is not listed on rivals or scout.

Posted by Oenoboy on January 26, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

A top 20 class would almost be impossible. After last year's huge class, I was under the impression we are only going after around 18 recruits and are not trying to fill many "skill" positions.

The way the recruiting services rate the players and the classes, we will be fortunate to finish in the top 30. That does not mean the class is a failure. You can only judge that four years down the road.

It amazes me that many of you are worried about our current standing. Fulmer has always pulled his classes together at the last hour.

Posted by nivatne on January 26, 2008 at 3:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

All right Phil, I hope you are the 'big fisherman' we all hope you are...start reeling in the recruits!!! GO VOLS!!!

Posted by GerryOP on January 26, 2008 at 3:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Sounds lke Good Ol' Phil is out there workin' like heck!

Posted by TommyJack on January 26, 2008 at 3:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

He must be getting hip. The orange wife-beater?

Posted by Plasticman on January 26, 2008 at 4:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hey Mcbrim, who represented the SEC East in Atlanta this year? Not Timmy Heisman and the Gators, who also lost to Michigan in their bowl game. THat's right, Fulmer and the Vols were there. We're glad you're happy because we are too!

Posted by inquiry on January 26, 2008 at 4:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

"Casey Clausen, Andy Kelly, and now Casey Kelly. I won't ever be able to keep his name straight if he comes to UT."

Add a "Clawson" now to all that confusion, along with a punter named Colquitt

Posted by pdhuff on January 26, 2008 at 5:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Casey Kelly is a strong prospect for baseball. Haven't check "star" ratings on the DE and DT, but if they're upright and breathing, c'mon down or up as the case may be.

mcbrim1998-any more word on the recruiting "infraction". Does it amount to anything?

Posted by IPOrange on January 26, 2008 at 5:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I forgot about that one, inquiry. There's no hope for me, now.

Posted by nicksjuzunk on January 26, 2008 at 6:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

oenoboy: You apparently know more than I do and your comments ease my fears a bit. I just hope you are right.

Posted by utkjoe29 on January 26, 2008 at 6:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)

McBrim
MICH (9-4) 7 14 7 13 41
#12 FLA (9-4) 7 7 14 7 35

Thanks for reppin the SEC...

Posted by Plasticman on January 26, 2008 at 6:47 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I'll take playing in the SEC Champ. game every year over beating the gators...

Posted by Oenoboy on January 26, 2008 at 7:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Posted by nicksjuzunk on January 26, 2008 at 6:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)

oenoboy: You apparently know more than I do and your comments ease my fears a bit. I just hope you are right.
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Apparently I don't. I just read on SuperPrep that we are planning on signing 23 players.

GO PHIL!!!

Posted by HighlanderVol on January 26, 2008 at 7:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)

You know it is sad that the lizard boy fan has to come to the vols site. That's not saying a lot about Florida lizards web site.

Posted by gvegasvol on January 26, 2008 at 8:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hey Mcbrim

Final Rankings:

#12 Tennessee
#13 florida

Posted by vol1994 on January 26, 2008 at 8:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)

mcbrim- I respect anyone's opinion but please think clearly before posting such ridiculous comments. You better be worried about your own head coach as Myer is under some scrutiny right now.

I will be polite when I say your ole boy UM is a little shady at best when it comes to ethics when recruiting. The recent stories are not even the headline of what he has done in the past.

That is all I will say for now as I am sure he and the gators will be investigated but found of no wrong doing but when there's smoke there's fire.

Fulmer has his faults but the man can recruit and has been ETHICAL when doing so.. Any recruit who did NOT attend UT will tell you that Fulmer has integrity and is honest while recruiting.

Posted by budd on January 26, 2008 at 9:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Florida's glory years were under their best player SS. They think that the Urban legend in his own mind will take them to the promisded land. He won an NC with the Zooksters players. His system is bankrupt as shown by his THIRD place finish in the SEC east and his loss to a team that lost to App State.
Please keep running your mouth gator fan it is going to look soooo sweet

Posted by volunteer_cowboy on January 26, 2008 at 10:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

we got walls but does that mean that abrams-ward looks elsewhere and wells also and do we keep floyd, fowlkes and lathers. i just hope we dont lose those 3 and still get wells and abrams-ward

Posted by anthony on January 26, 2008 at 11:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

There's always next year guys.

Posted by nicksjuzunk on January 27, 2008 at 12:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Vol1994: Well said.

TDTN: I am assuming that you jest on your 11:33 post.

Posted by DekanGator on January 27, 2008 at 12:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I just seen this on the news... "this just in" Florida scored again vs Tenn

Posted by pdhuff on January 27, 2008 at 7:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Tdtn 11:35 p.m. Easy on the jelly glazed. The Surgeon General's office has them ranked in the "nuclear" section for addiction. Apple fritters are over in "Armageddon -totally lost cause".

Just recruit defense, Vols, defense.

Posted by nicksjuzunk on January 27, 2008 at 9:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)

DekanGator: I hear it is basketball season now. You guys want a piece of TN? The last couple of years you just can't seem to get enough of em' huh?

Posted by D_in_Iraq on January 27, 2008 at 10:03 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Been listening to all this "Star Rating" crap, and how Tennessee is so low. Amazing how Rivals can have one player with a 4 Star Rating, while Scout has the same guy tabbed as a 1-Star...? While Scout has one guy a 4 Star and Rivals lists him as a marginal 2-3 Star at best...? I have also noticed Rod Wilkes rated marginal as well, yet on ESPN's website, he was top 100? Quite a contrast.

I also noticed Gerald Williams is rated a 1 Star by Scout, yet at CCSF he was the Defensive Capt, led the team in tackles, and had his coach saying stating they "couldn't have accomplished the Championship without our Defensive Star Gerald Williams..." My point being, Williams is rated a 1 Star, while 2 others on the same damn Defense are rated 5 Stars. Does this make sense???

Finally, I see the Elementary School comments about food items, Fulmers weight, et al... continue. I thought some of you might have become more original, but guess not... Great to see you ruined a nice article about Ainge as well... What a Great Fan... (tongue firmly implanted)...

Posted by jack_2222 on January 27, 2008 at 10:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Watch the Senior Bowl yesterday? It's amazing how many future NFL'ers come from small schools like TennSt, Appy St and Hampton. How do these kids fly under the radar coming out of high school? Is it grades that limit their college choices? Did they mature late? Is their passion for football what made them better? Or great coaching?

As difficult as it is drafting for the NFL, it's even tougher picking the right ones during college recruiting. Sure there's always some "can't miss" types who are easy to spot, but finding those hidden gems is a real dice roll.

Posted by arkyvol on January 27, 2008 at 10:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)

face it. any way you look at it, this year is going to be a recruiting disaster. the best the vols can hope for is some scraps and maybe a surprise or two. put a couple more years together like this, and the fulmer era will be history.

Posted by VolCane7979 on January 27, 2008 at 11 a.m. (Suggest removal)

DekanGator: "I just seen this on the news". Either you are 9 years old or you are retarded. As the game was over 4 months ago, I think all of the scoring has stopped, along with related jokes. Thanks for playing.

Posted by wcirwin64 on January 27, 2008 at 11:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)

WHY ARE FLORIDA FANS POSTING COMMENTS ON HERE????
IT'S LIKE A MORMON STANDING UP TO GIVE TESTIMONY AT A BAPTIST CHURCH.(OR VISE-VERSA)
ANYWAY, GOOD JOB PULLING AWAY IN THE 4TH QRTR OF THE 3RD GAME OF THE SEASON AGAINST OUR VOLS.
SHAME ON YOU FLORIDA AND UM FOR FALLING TO 9-4, NOT MAKING THE SEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, AND LOSING TO A BIG TEN TEAM.(THE ONLY SEC TEAM TO DO SO IN A BOWL). i GUESS FINISHING STRONG HELPS US TO SWALLOW THAT LOSS TO THE GATORS, WHILE BEATING US 5 MONTHS AGO IS ALL THE GATORS HAVE TO CLING TO THIS TIME OF YEAR. OPPS, GOTTA RUN. MY OLE HOUND DOG IS CHEWING ON A REPTILE OUT IN THE YARD ... HE STOLE IT FROM A WOLVERINE AFTER KICKING THE @#%&@# OUT OF A BADGER.

Posted by OrangeBlitz on January 27, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. (Suggest removal)

D in Iraq you are quite right. Our recruiting is not as bad as some people think. I trust in our coaches’ judgment a lot more than mine or any other want to be talking trash on this website. If they knew football better than our coaches why don't they just go out there and prove it in the real world. Get a coaching job making several millions of dollars, earn the respect of your players and other coaches around the league, and compete in arguably the hardest division in any conference in college football. If you think our coaches and players are not any good and do not stand a chance to be competitive then find a new team.

To the ones taking cheap shots at CPF and UT: don't throw stones from a glass house because somebody will throw them back.

Sorry, I've been holding that in way too long.

Posted by johnlg00 on January 27, 2008 at 11:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)

arkyvol, recruiting will only be a disaster if we don't get the defensive help we need. Even if we don't, one bad class won't kill us with what we have coming back, as well as the addition/return of Morley and Warren, who aren't counted as part of this class. As several posters have accurately pointed out, the rankings don't mean much, for a whole lot of reasons that I won't bore people by going into now. We will probably do better than the doom-sayers fear, but still may not crack the top-20. Whatever happens, this will not be the end of the world. GO VOLS; FINISH STRONG!