Posted by BigVolinCarolina on January 28, 2008 at 9:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)

C'mon, big fella...we want you at UT and we need you at UT.

Vol fans, we need some good news and this'd be a huge coup for us...

Posted by dburgVol on January 28, 2008 at 9:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Dude is gonna wear the orange next year. Dropping Miss State was the big step for UT, cause his brother played for them. He shows alot of interest in UT. Came away loving it. Slight chance he gets swayed, but he'll be a Vol. He wants that early PT.

Posted by dfreeman on January 28, 2008 at 9:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

This would be a HUGE pickup!! Jomarcus Savage come on do(UP??)wn!! LOL We really need him!!

Posted by DennisVols on January 28, 2008 at 9:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Fulmer is known for closing strong and we sure do need that to happen now. Stealing a highly regarded recruit from the state of Ala-dad-gom-bama would also sweeten the spoils.

Posted by IPOrange on January 28, 2008 at 10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

We need this guy! Keepin' my fingers crossed.....

Posted by huntined on January 28, 2008 at 10:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

We, the fans in BIG ORANGE COUNTRY would really like to see you in ORANGE next season..
Come and play early
GO VOLS!!!

Posted by mattjchatt on January 28, 2008 at 10:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

This guy could help thicken the thin defensive end spot. Get him and a few more may follow.

Posted by dburgVol on January 28, 2008 at 10:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)

This dude is not gonna be a DE. Too big, he will be a DT his FR season.

sphs_vol, where are you?

Posted by agentorange on January 28, 2008 at 10:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

come to butthead

Posted by aflacjack on January 28, 2008 at 10:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Prentiss Wagonner and Willie Bohannon newest Vols!!!!

Posted by dfreeman on January 28, 2008 at 11:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

aflacjack where are you getting this??

Posted by aflacjack on January 28, 2008 at 11:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Volquest, scout

Posted by b.skelton on January 28, 2008 at 11:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Willie Bohannon has defected from KY to the Vols. Good move, young man. You'll look back in 4 years and be glad you made that decision. Let's close strong!

Posted by marc_ash on January 28, 2008 at 11:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I hope I'm wrong....

Posted by marc_ash on January 28, 2008 at 11:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&...

Nice pick up of Bohannon. Keep it coming Vols.

Posted by dfreeman on January 28, 2008 at 11:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Man the Kentucky faithful will be pi$$ed over this one!!

Posted by redneckerson on January 28, 2008 at 11:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

sphs, are you gonna claim Wag & Bo. You said signing day defections.

Posted by GiveHimSix1387 on January 29, 2008 at 12:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)

sphs_vol:

Your getting me excited for this last week in recruiting but I find it hard to believe that some of these guys are going to be randomly leaving other schools for the Vols. I see us finishing strong but I think you are going a little overboard. Bring em in Fulmer! Eight days and counting!

Posted by jevolball7 on January 29, 2008 at 12:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Auburn or Knoxville; as an 18 year old, you be the judge!

Posted by utchris2003 on January 29, 2008 at 12:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I sure hope you are right, but you mentioned a you 10 QB. I really dont see any top 10 QB's that were really considering us. Kelly a possibility, but the only other QB that had us high was EJ Manuel and he seems like a solid verbal to FSU.

Posted by brdteton on January 29, 2008 at 12:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

go VOLS!

Posted by utmdm on January 29, 2008 at 1:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Well Manuel is from VA same as our new offensive coaches. Maybe he liked the coaches when they were there but did not like the school???

Posted by pdhuff on January 29, 2008 at 6:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)

utmdm 1:02 a.m., you having trouble sleeping, my man? I barely lasted thru the win over Dook.

I know very little actual info on recruits, just know we need defense. I confess to using who else is after them as a somewhat accurate barometer of their potential. Fingers crossed.

Posted by sjt18 on January 29, 2008 at 9:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Curt Phillips is another name being tossed around a little. Great size, speed, and arm. He's from Tn but committed to Wisconsin awhile back because he supposedly didn't fit the scheme... exactly what differences Wis and UT look for I'm not sure.

EJ Manuel is the only other top 10 QB that's ever shown any interest in UT. He is from Virginia which plays into sphs' conspiracy pretty nicely.

OTOH, there's little reason to believe a top rated QB would come to UT to sit behind JC then BJ.

Your game would have been much better sphs if you hadn't throw this particular claim in.

Posted by sjt18 on January 29, 2008 at 9:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)

If UT gets 3-4 more 4* players and can manage to get Davis, they'll probably make the top 20.

Without Davis, they could make the top 25 if they sign 23-24 players.

If you throw in Morley and Warren, that would be close to a top 10 class.

There's a nice article on ESPN about Poole. They compare him favorably to Cadillac Williams and think he may have been a steal. They raved about his vision and ability to break tackles. They said something to the effect that he was pound for pound one of the most powerful runners in the class.

I personally like shorter RB's. They seem to always have better balance and cutting ability. He's 5'10" 200. He's reputed to be a gym rat and is an honor roll student.

It was also reported that before injuring an ankle Poole was poised to be rated one of the top RB's in the country.

Posted by marc_ash on January 29, 2008 at 10:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)

sphs_vol, OK..you talk about a top 10 QB committing to the Vols....who is a top 10 and who has committed....maybe that will narrow things down a little.

Anyone have the top 10 QB list and who has committed?

Posted by marc_ash on January 29, 2008 at 11:10 a.m. (Suggest removal)

well, according to my research there aren't any top 10 pro style QB's left that haven't already committed. ARe you saying that a top 10 QB will defect sphs_vol? http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/...

As for duel threat, there is Pryor (won't get him), B.J. Daniels and Randall Mackey (but he is at 11)....none of which has the Vols on their list.
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/...

Maybe Manual defects from Fl State and becomes a Vol...thats all I can guess.

Posted by marc_ash on January 29, 2008 at 11:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Looks like Kelly enjoyed his visit to Rocky Top this past week...may be the top 10 QB sph_ was referring to. A quote from a recent Rivals article:

"Sarasota, Florida quarterback, Casey Kelly is Tennessee's one and only option at obtaining the services of a signal caller this recruiting season. Kelly was in Knoxville over the weekend and left town with a very tough decision to make. Will it be baseball at Arizona State or football and baseball at Tennessee?"

Posted by TommyJack on January 29, 2008 at 11:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)

marc_ash: The 11:30 announcement...is that eastern time?

Posted by marc_ash on January 29, 2008 at 11:19 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Anyone have any word on Jerrell Harris?

SJT, you got anything?

Posted by marc_ash on January 29, 2008 at 11:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Yes. Savage is supposed to announce at a 10:30 news conference...that is Bama time and should be Central I believe. 9 more minutes on the fate of Savage folks.

Not that this means anything, but Rivals has Auburn already isolated on his page for paid subscribers. Hope this isn't a sign that Tiger fans will get a big article on his committment.

I still think he's a Tiger....I've never wanted to be more wrong in my life.

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

Posted by bigbluevol on January 29, 2008 at 11:26 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Today is Tuesday though. He's not announcing until Wednesday, right?

Posted by TommyJack on January 29, 2008 at 11:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I think I got my days mixed up. sorry

Posted by bigbluevol on January 29, 2008 at 11:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)

It's ok...I just didn't want people to not hear news and go crazy and freak out at work. That's my contribution to staving off the possible recession. You're welcome.

Posted by TommyJack on January 29, 2008 at 11:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Can you imagine how frustrating it is for recruiters to have to kiss these kids azzes for months, then hang on their every word? Man, I couldn't do that.

Posted by marc_ash on January 29, 2008 at 11:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Yes, you are right...Wed and not Tuesday. I lost a day...woops.

Posted by utmdm on January 29, 2008 at 11:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)

PD, I was down to my Mom's and was night owling it with her.

Who is Jerell Harris?

Posted by sjt18 on January 29, 2008 at 1:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I haven't seen anything solid on Harris. He supposedly likes UT. UT supposedly likes him. There doesn't seem to be any info about him visiting or anything so I really don't know.

Posted by sjt18 on January 29, 2008 at 1:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

marc, Manuel and Phillips are the only two QB's I see that are even remote possibilities. The effort made to recruit Kelly also weighs against the idea that they have a top ranked QB as a secret flip.

I think sphs is trying to play folks here for fools.

Posted by vol1994 on January 29, 2008 at 1:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

auburn radio show this morning states an asst. coach stated he was confident this kid picks auburn.

Hope auburn is being too optimistic but .......

Posted by bigbluevol on January 29, 2008 at 1:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I hope for Auburn's sake that the coach wasn't commenting directly to the radio station because that would be an NCAA violation. And, I would really hate that for big ears.

Posted by volfan1511 on January 29, 2008 at 2:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I see Kelly going to play baseball with family members already in the MLB and he is a projected 1st 2nd round pick in the baseball draft. I believe that sphs is talking about Kurt Phillips who didnt really get alot of interest from TN at first and he committed to Wis where his father played. If Fulmer started showing interest in this Tebow like player then he could be seriously showing interest back since he is from East Tennessee.

Posted by sjt18 on January 29, 2008 at 2:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)

volfan, I read that it was really Cut that wasn't high on Phillips but that Clawson might be.

sphs said that the flips would come from the ACC or SEC... not the Big 10.

I'd love to see EJ Manuel in orange. He sounds like a just slightly slower version of Pryor but maybe with a better arm. Recent history of FSU wasting guys like Xavier Lee should help.

Posted by sjt18 on January 29, 2008 at 2:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

VolCR has corrected my info on Phillips. He/she/it says that Phillips was an early enrollee at Wisconsin. He is no longer a possibility.

Posted by pdhuff on January 29, 2008 at 2:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

utmdm 11:54 -How's mom doing?

Harris is , errr, uh, a prospect. Some are suspect prospects. None are bona-fide DT prospects but quasi-suspect. Boy howdy, we'll take 'em. We need them. D-line is where the rubber meets the road or not as we saw in 2007. Doldrum spikes will end soon.

Who'll be 2008 SEC champions? Beat Bama.

Posted by sjt18 on January 29, 2008 at 2:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I think he was asking for a little more than that on Harris but I don't have access right now and don't remember the details.

Posted by txsvol on January 29, 2008 at 4:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Just remember, Nick Stephens was a #10 QB, a couple of years ago. We are deep at QB, and we really can find someone from out of the mix we already have. We'd be better off finding a deep threat, and OL & DL that can come in and play! Go Vols! SAVol

Posted by govols8080 on January 29, 2008 at 5:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I work with a man in Alabama whose son is friends with Savage. He will be wearing orange and white this fall. Another great recruit for the big Orange!

Posted by sjt18 on January 29, 2008 at 5:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Welcome 8080... Hope you didn't mess up by putting your credibility on the line with a positive statement. Since you are new here... be warned. Any comment inconsistent with the gloom and doom of a few very vocal critics will draw labels of "kool-aid drinker", "fulmerite", "fulmoron", and other childish things.

Hope you are right either way. This guy looks like a nice pick up.

Posted by govols8080 on January 29, 2008 at 6:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Thanks, I will keep that in mind. I just hope this works out like other Johnson greats such as Joey Kent and Rashard Moore.

Posted by thesavageorange on January 29, 2008 at 6:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

govols8080 ,Welcome as well.I think Savage is underated.One of my favorites to watch on film.Hope you're correct , we need him.

Posted by vol1994 on January 29, 2008 at 6:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Posted by vol1994 on January 29, 2008 at 1:31 p.m. auburn radio show this morning states an asst. coach stated he was confident this kid picks auburn.

Hope auburn is being too optimistic but
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Sorry for my error as I was typing too quickly during lunch hour. The coach did not make the statement.It was someone close to the program (beat writer or a columnist in auburn) stating the coaches are confident he will commit to auburn.

I hope that is incorrec and 8080 is correct but....

Go vols!

Posted by govols8080 on January 29, 2008 at 7:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Thanks for the welcome, all i can say is the guy that i work with said he had chose to come to Tennessee. During the Mississippi vs. Alabama Allstar week every coach there for practice said this guy was unbelieveable.

Posted by nikesportsfan on January 30, 2008 at 11:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Auburn it is

Posted by britt on January 30, 2008 at 11:38 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Its 11:38 wheres an update. We need this kid.

Posted by LazhilUT on January 30, 2008 at 11:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)

KNS will post the update tomorrow...after the whole world knows what he chose.

Posted by nikesportsfan on January 30, 2008 at 11:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)

He choose Auburn

Posted by sjt18 on January 30, 2008 at 11:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)

8080, get ready.