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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Vonn Bell’s list of football scholarship offers grew by one Thursday, and it was the one he had been waiting on for some time.
Less than 24 hours after being given an offer over the phone by Alabama coach Nick Saban, the Ridgeland High School junior safety took another call that included an offer early Thursday afternoon, this time from Tennessee coach Derek Dooley.
“It was very exciting to get to talk to Coach Dooley,” Bell said. “It was kind of a relief to know that they want me to play for them. It’s like what every kid growing up playing football dreams of, to get offers like that.
“Coach Dooley just said that they would love to see me in orange and really want me to come play for them. I kept telling myself while he was talking to just stay calm and wait and see what happens. I’ll take a tour of the campus with my parents and get to know the coaches now and see how we feel after that. I just want to make sure I’m comfortable with everything before I make any commitments to anybody.”
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Comments » 62
PHAT_VOL writes:
I agree it would be great to see Mr.Bell in Tennessee Orange. Stay after him Coach Dooley.
GO VOLS !!!
wigmeister writes:
He would look wonderful in Orange, would get to play early, and would be an important cog in our move back to the top.
Tennfan4075 writes:
Looks like everybody but Dooley knew about this guy, but not really surprising.
CantCompare writes:
He WILL be wearing the orange and white. Sounds like he was just waiting for TN to offer. Reminds me of the day that UT offered me. It was like a dream. Oh wait, it was a dream. HAHA GBO!
mrvol2u writes:
I am glad to see a young man from Memphis that is a UT fan. I hope it ends up with him playing at UT.
I just hope Mr Hart and co. have figured out a way to structure contracts that will not allow asst. coaches to bolt before Natl. Signing Day.
gobigorange27 writes:
You made me laugh.
Down_The_Field writes:
dang, that's funny.
Pullingguard writes:
The Vols should be first and upfront with all the quality football players in Tennessee. We should never be calling after Saban has personally offered, and that is one reason Bama is so successful, they are out front and on top of the good players.
usafvol writes:
Looks like you're the first Dooley bashing troll but not really surprising.
CroKev writes:
This is a bit off the wall but I'll write it anyway. I'm still a bit ticked off at Arkansas getting Otha Peters. I was shocked to see Arkansas only having 2 4* players in their recruiting class with Peters being one of them. Of all the coaches in the SEC, with the possible exception of Mullen and maybe Spurrier, Petrino seems to do the best job of coaching his players up, particularly on the offensive side of the ball. I really wonder if Saban could have gotten the same kind of production out of Petrino's kids. Petrino still has that reputation for jumping ship so that might have an effect on his recruiting but he sure gets the maximum out of the ones he lands.
oldster writes:
Your comment would suggest that Dooley is only slightly slower than the guy everyone is touting as the latest God of college football since Saban offered Bell less than 24 hours before Dooley did, hater.
torchbearer writes:
I dont think Dooley was any busier than Saban. I find it troubling that we have to have recruits and their coaches frustrated before calling a guy. I know it is a busy job, bit it is a 10 minute call. A kid who is a fan who is elite talent should get the call in January. These kids are often sensitive to that and you have to play every advantage.
"One that beareth a torch standeth in shadow to give light to others"
Sir_Spanky writes:
So Alabama's after him, huh? Get ready kid. You're gonna be hearing lots of jive in the next several months.
Ayres_Hall writes:
The kid is NOT in Tennessee, bumpkins. Reading and reading compehension should not be so difficult for a pulling guard.
LiveFaith writes:
Your Honor. Before rendering your judgement, I suggest you determine WHAT state the young man plays in.
Kimo23 writes:
Ridgeland is in North GA about 15-20 minutes south of Chattanooga. I hear the kid is a player.
AllVol311 writes:
reading the article, i cant tell if he would be apart of the 2012 or 2013 recruiting class
LiveFaith writes:
You sound like a very successful recruiter yourself. Probably an insider. Do you think you would be willing to tell us who Dooley was calling while Saban was calling this kid?
Ayres_Hall writes:
Complain, complain, complain. When this kid's star rating comes out as a ***, then you'll complain that Coach Dooley is not going after more stars.
There is always something wrong with the Legion of the Miserable.
Chappy writes:
Did ya even read the article? Dooley himself offered the scholarship. Any opportunity to drag Coach Dooley through the mud, huh?
BleednUrnge81 writes:
next year's class man, he is a junior.
rtrchatt writes:
Bama has a wide out, Mike Bowman from Ridgeland. Believe he is currently suspended from team and probably will not return. Once in Sabans doghouse the next location is usually another campus. You do the right things at UA or you do them some where else..... Roll Tide
RememberWhen writes:
Glad this young man is excited about an offer from TN...I just wonder if he's realized yet that the man who made the offer won't be his coach when he gets here.
volforeverandever writes:
rtrchit who gives a rats @ss?
bvol1inSC writes:
And all the "bamer" players are little Louie Sabanite angels...NOT. Pride cometh before the fall...BOOK IT.
apd7081 writes:
Yeah, and Fulmer let Randall Cobb get right out from under his nose. At least Dooley made an offer before this kid's decision was made.
vol4gzus writes:
Good morning Jeff!!! Hope you have a great day!!! Please don't let all the G_R_B_A_R bashers destroy your happy ways.....Hope you have a great day!!!
On topic, we are in the mix for well down the road....so lots of time to watch and speculate more.... :)
dlobh writes:
Do people who hide behind their computers and spout insults actually feel good about themselves? Seriously, dude? Where in the article does it say that Ridgeland High School is in Rossville, GA? If a person were not familiar with the Chattanooga area, they wouldn't know that the school is actually a few miles south of the TN state line.
Lighten up, Ayres.
A1A writes:
I only hope that when Vonn Bell reads your comment he will know that you are just a scurvy little spider...and that you have no insight in the UTAD.
CroKev writes:
I have yet to EVER visit another team's website. How many do you habitate or do you just have a thing for Tennessee?
SignalMtnVol writes:
Yeah, I remember reading somewhere that Saban was also replacing six assistant coaches while trying to hold a recruiting class together. /sarcasm off
VOLliven2it writes:
mrvol2u, Memphis is a long long way from Rossville,GA where Ridgeland High School is located. This kid is the real deal and it would be great to see him in Orange and White. I hope he likes what he will see at UofT. All the other blabber on here just got flushed down my i-drain. Here that drivel drivel; blub blub....
JCJ1986 writes:
I'm sick of people talking about PF letting Cobb 'get away.' We're talking ONE under rated recruit that went to Kentucky. How many times did Randall Cobb lead UK to victory over UT? Zero. Let it go.
RockyMountainVol writes:
Sounds like you're talking out of your anal orifice. These days, every coach knows of every good HS player, especially in-state. Doesn't mean they know everything about a kid, or that they're going to offer, but they know of them. Same deal with the Berry twins.
RockyMountainVol writes:
GREAT IDEA! Then, when we blanket the world with offers, everybody gets ANOTHER chance to rip on Dooley for telling all those early offerees that they ought to look elsewhere, when it gets closer to NSD.
oskie_score writes:
2013 class off to a nice start. Bell would be a good addition. Ramsey (in-state) is a must have. IMO
RockyMountainVol writes:
... and you produce better than the next potential prospect, or we cut your butt. Yeah, that's the Saban/Bama way!
sly_stone99#434111 writes:
Maybe he was confusing Ridgeland HS with Ridgeway HS which is in Memphis.
Snapshot writes:
And you think we care what they do in bammer land?
RockyMountainVol writes:
We're still waiting on that first "truthful statement" from you, DirtyRice. And, in the meantime, we're laughing our butts off reading your nonsensical posts.
How much hate can one man have for a football coach he's never even met? What motivates your insanity?
JBVols1698 writes:
Thank you! Same here
It like seriously guys, how pathetic of lives do these people live for them to come onto a rival's site and bash them to make themselves feel better....
This just in to all the Bammer, Kentucky, Florida, and Memphis trolls... The performance of your sports team in NO WAY makes you a better person. If you are guilty of doing this, you are pathetic, plain and simple.
Theo writes:
Bitter loser - seek help.
CantCompare writes:
Don't y'all see that these so-called "fans" of Bama, Florida, GA and the like are nothing more than TN fans posing as haters to get a rise out of you? Nothing more, nothing less. Think about it. How many of you actually go to another team's website to hang out and post negative comments about that team? No? That's what I'm talking about! I know for fact this is what is going on here! Not that IIIII would have ever done such a thing. No sirree bob..Not me. *cough* Ummm. GBO?
bigdisbig writes:
I just can't imagine why anyone can support a guy who has taken the football program to the lowest of lows in UT football history. Just exactly what has Dooley done that makes you think he is a winner? After another embarassing season of taking the Vols to the bottom of the SEC do you really think he is going to turn this program around? He is just another temporary disappointment with a famous name who will be gone in a year.
I say the so called TROLLS are the only ones on this site with any sense of reality.
GOD BLESS THE TROLLS!
Hopefully after another embarassing season the idiots who hired him (and it wasn't Hammy) will realize you get what you pay for.
Orange_Pants_Buy_One_Get_One_Free writes:
Thank you for the kind words. That makes at least two of us that get it. Good post.
huntined#565710 writes:
You join govols TODAY and the first thing you do is bash the COACH come on man!!!
JBVols1698 writes:
wow.... that would be even more pathetic! Either way... Lots of pathetic individuals on this website.
SpiralBound writes:
He isn't from Memphis, he's from Chattanooga. While we have a good deal of talent here, I feel like UT will have to put forth a HUGE effort to sell their "brand". I'm not saying there aren't UT fans here, I'm saying some of these kids see attention from OM and UM so early they seem to get jaded.
FORTKNOXVOL writes:
If you have not checked this kids video on YouTube you should. He is incredable. See the ball see Bell. He also knows how to tackle. He hits high and hard.
SouthDakotaBob writes:
Gotta like him
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7SbwT...
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