Comments by Voltman

Written on As many as 30 scholarships could be available to Vols in 2014:

For those who dont believe me heres evans own article where he proclaims Tennessee can only sign up to 29. http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2013/a...

Written on As many as 30 scholarships could be available to Vols in 2014:

Funny how evan fails to admit his mistakes that before jonathon johnson it could have been up to 31. But hey at least hes now factoring in the 2012 class and not just the 2013 class like he did in a poor article a few weeks ago.

Written on Ja'Wuan James learns to lead Vols senior lineman becomes more vocal:

in response to bUTch_please:

+1 and +1

Oh will he ever keep it up! Remember his presser after he signed this years' class? He was asked why he didn't sign all of the available scholarships and his reply was something like "We don't sign just to fill a scholarship, we sign the best fit to our needs and if it isn't there, we don't sign"

So this year he has an accurate reflection of what we need, has had time to build relationship with those he does want and is reeling them in.

Last year the class ranked a little lower based on fewer signees, this years' class has 5 extra scholarships to sign which in itself will give a bump....so..#1 ranked class in the nation is not out of reach!

Go Team #117.

Butch could theoretically sign up to 31 players if he manages to stay under the 85 scholarship limit that is.

Written on After draft, some former Vols know their destination, others still searching for homes:

Come on NFL teams. Give Herman Lathers a chance. Hes better than most of these nobodys you drafted in the 6th and 7th rounds

Written on Running back Alden Hill caps strong spring with 100-yard game:

in response to keepitreal4vols:

Why do you say 61,076 is considered generous? You say half hour before kickoff, upper deck was bare. Then you say at kickoff the lower bowl was full with clumps of fans in upper deck. Can you be any more wishy washy with your reporting???
And if your going to dispute the official crowd attendance, back it up with more than your eyeball guesstimation.

+1 these people dont particularly like reporting positive stuff or like admitting to facts which prove them wrong for that matter.

Written on Orange and White Game offers road map for summer improvement:

in response to notfunanymore:

Translation-----4-8 or 5-7.

Troll!!!! Youve already posted this on at least one other topic. Why dont you go get yourself out of bed and smell the fresh air outside.

Written on 247Sports unveils Player Database 2.0:

Cool

Written on With Marlin Lane absent due to 'disciplinary reasons,' Vols' RB situation in flux:

Tom smith is a redshirt sophomore not a junior come this fall

Written on With big hits looming via graduation, Tennessee on the prowl for linemen to sign in 2014:

in response to SevenT:

Know What....that Fulmer was an ace recruiter that was particularly good at recruiting lineman? What proof do you need troll?

Dooley did get us Tiny and marcus jackson

Written on With big hits looming via graduation, Tennessee on the prowl for linemen to sign in 2014:

in response to MrPid:

Voltman,

There are two limits that are in play: 25 scollies max per year but up to 30 if the previous class is under 25 you can back count 5 earlier enrollies (in the SEC you cannot have 31 signees...although I believe this is a fairly recent rule as some schools signed as many as they could knowing a few would fall off the board because of grades). The other count is 85 total schollies which I believe will be the limiting factor next year. Now of course we could pull a bama and exceed 85 in the spring and make some cutbacks before the fall semester, when the 85 takes affect. If Tiny Richardson goes pro I believe we could then sign 30.

Hmmm interesting seems Texas A&M didnt get the memo last year anyways i know all to well about the 85 scholarship limit dont get me wrong i was just saying the max we could sign is 31 and not 29 like evan said. This team has 24 seniors graduating plus tiny being a maybe early entrant. So bybthat stance they can currently only sign 24-25 but knowing attrition that can always change. Which is why i said up to 31 and not 29. Still that 30 rule shows evan doesnt know what hes talking about when he said up to 29 max

Written on With big hits looming via graduation, Tennessee on the prowl for linemen to sign in 2014:

in response to CroKev:

Man, it's hard to believe that James Stone, Corey Miller, Jacques Smith, et al. are already seniors next season! It seems like Stone was sitting at that table at his HS just yesterday announcing he was going to UT vs. Bama since we'd gotten rid of Kiffin. Also, there simply is no chance at all that "Tiny" won't go pro.

Man we really need to sign our share of the following on OL:
Blair and Mavety (both JUCO), Shofner (legacy), Bars (in-state 4/5 *), Johnson, J. Jones, Martinez, Mustipher, Nelson, Prince, Ruble, Stanley (why haven't we offered him yet?!), etc.

I'll let someone else discuss the DL.

If they sign 3-5 offensive linemen then they will be just fine we would then have the same amount of scholarship linemen as last year with just three or 4 depending on tiny staying or leaving

Written on With big hits looming via graduation, Tennessee on the prowl for linemen to sign in 2014:

Tennessee can sign up to 31 players this season evan. If you did your research for the last 2 recruiting seasons they signed 23 and 21 players. Let me explain this basic math to you. Counting the 23 from that class and adding 2 early enrollees this year towards that class then that means we essentially signed 19 for this recruiting class. Which means if we get at least 6 early enrollees we can have 31 total receuits for this upcoming class. Class dismissed.

Written on Derek Dooley to offer recruiting commentary on ESPNU's National Signing Day coverage :

in response to BrassMonkey:

I can't stand that guy, never could.

Which Is why I remember you always calling for his head even before this last season started. Its a shame the lack of respect some people had even when the season hadn't started for him.

Written on Butch Jones selling UT tradition and new staff to recruits :

Who in their right mind would Follow John Adams on Twitter?

Written on RB Quenshaun Watson no longer with team as Tennessee releases spring roster:

in response to willblitz4bacon:

What kinda name is QuenShaun anyway? What's up with all these weird names! That's like the name Keegan. What tha flip is a Keegan?

WTF is a bieber? :)

Written on RB Quenshaun Watson no longer with team as Tennessee releases spring roster:

in response to GloryDays:

Remeber him well, he was tougher than a piece of shoe leather. He was faster stronger and I am sure he weighed more than 175.

I would still take him as a future workhorse slowly working up the ranks as he gets bigger and stronger. Hes already VERY FAST

Written on Tennessee running back Quenshaun Watson away from team due to personal issues; return is uncertain:

in response to JonGrudensAgent:

They only signed 22 last year and can back count three of the early enrollees.

I'll do the math for you as well since you probably don't have a handle on that either.

25+3=28

They can sign up to 28 this year.

I won't charge you the 9.95/month this lesson would cost you from 24/7 sports though. Consider it my gift to you.

I am with Ironcity, I hope they only sign 23-25 unless they can land some big time JUCO's at positions of need.

Agree mostly. But with Omari Phillips signing late that actually made last years recruiting class 23. (Not 22)

Written on Tennessee running back Quenshaun Watson away from team due to personal issues; return is uncertain:

What a shame mr Q was showing some real speed bursts last season. But im curious does snyone hear what happened to Tom Smith? Is he not on scholarship anymore?

Written on Butch Jones, Vols' Twitter feeds popular:

in response to Vol_in_Mich:

No, to me it's twitting, you twit. Now go along and play with your little electronic devices Junior.

Takes a twit to know a twit lol just sayin..... Maybe you do know a bit about being a twit after all lol. Anyways again congrats to Butch Jones. It shows people are willing to put their support behind him and its fresh knowing that he is being as relaively open as is feasible about what he is doing.

Written on Butch Jones, Vols' Twitter feeds popular:

in response to Vol_in_Mich:

Hope he can get a little coaching in there with all that twitting.

Its called tweeting. If your gonna make a snide comment do a correct sentence and not use wrong words.

Written on Butch Jones, Vols' Twitter feeds popular:

Good to know he likes to keep his fans informed. Not very many coaches like to let even their fans know where they are at. Maybe this will be for the best after all.

Written on News Sentinel reporter John Adams comments on the hire of Butch Jones as the new head coach of the:

IDIOTIC. Come on John Adams. That first sentence was stupid and not very funny.

Written on Tennessee defensive lineman Jordan Williams (54) greets coach Jim Chaney before the start of the gam:

Last I checked Jordan Williams wasnt even close to a senior. Just Sayin.

Written on Tennessee fires Derek Dooley:

in response to Stooley_Dinks:

Now, we can all look forward. And, I will go back to my old screen name.

You know whats sad. Noone even wants you here with an attitude and a screen name like that.People like you give UT a bad name regardless of the coach they have and had.

Written on Tennessee freshman Daniel Gray struggles in debut :

WTF is going on with Deion Bonner? Please don't have mmade a mistake Deion. We were all willing to give you a second chance man are you an idiot? You were more promising than Daniel Gray was.

Written on Mike Strange: Vols' Tiny Richardson regrets the one that got away :

in response to SO_GLAD_THEY_LOST:

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STFU!!
For the record neither will be in the pros next year they are both still only sophmores dummy.

Written on Mike Strange: Vols' Tiny Richardson regrets the one that got away :

Tiny Don't you ever be down on yourself like that again. Use it as fuel for the fire in you that you dont want someone beating you like that again. We of Volnation are so proud of you right now.

Written on UT makes improvements, tries to bring fans back:

in response to hikerdude:

Lower ticket prices, make the seats big enough to sit in and win some games.

The seats are fine enough if your too fat to sit on them then stay on your couch at home

Written on New scalper rule leaves some displeased:

Why would you be a proffesional ticket broker? are you serious? get a fricken life man. Either retire or get a real job. If he at one point was making money off of doing this then that makes me sick to my stomach.

Written on Davante Bourque's father says running back will enroll in community college :

Good Luck to you Davante. You shouldn't be all saying they lied to ou to the media unless you tell the media what they lied to you about. If you were expecting a starting position then HA jokes on you no SEC coach (Not even Dooley you trolls) would ever say YOU will be our starter from day 1

Written on Last scrimmage to have situational focus :

in response to crappieking:

I agree with your post. We regressed every game last year under Chaney and Dooley. The truth be known, Dooley should have been fired right after the KY debacle.

The truth is that you shouldnt be calling for Dooley's firing just yet. There was too much beyond his or the coaches control that game.

Written on Antonio Richardson still growing as a player, person :

There are words blocked off by the tiny video Please fix this KNS!!!

Written on Observations on Vols meeting the media :

So whos sauce is better? Let the world Decide.

Written on 5 Things to watch as Vols open practice:

in response to TheVolSnake:

My first three of five things to watch during fall practice:

1. Running game The back its self comes down to 4 players right now:

As most Vol fans know Rajion Neal averages 5 yards per carry his issue has been fumbling it appears Jay is working on this issue. Time as WR made Neal very valuable as a safety valve receiver out of the back field on 3rd downs or if Bray gets pressure. Neal has set records in the weight room. He has worked out some with the offensive line. Neal has the best combination of strength and speed of any of the backs on the roster. He has the ability to be an almost every down back.

Lane averaged 3.7 yards per carry but maybe too small at this time to be an every down back; if he gains some more weight he has the speed, and ability to break a long run at anytime. Size doesn’t affect his running it is the blocking that will wear him down over a long season. There were flashes of Lane's brilliance, though, and he had his best production in the Vols' toughest games. He caught a game-high six passes for 84 yards against Georgia; he tallied an excellent 7.2 yards per carry and an 18-yard run against LSU; At No. 8 Arkansas, Lane had a 45-yard scamper (a season-long for the Vols) and averaged 6.4 yards per carry. Lane's challenge is to be a better constant playmaker.

Davante Bourque if they keep him at running back (could become a D. Back) will be an outstanding short yardage back and with sometime be a premier tailback, he has the size speed and ability already but may grow too big to be an effective tailback. In High School averaged 10.7 yards per carry.

Young is very fast and will be returning kicks and could be used this year in the slot position and see time as the backup tailback.

2. Kicking game: Palardy, Darr and Brodus concern amongst all of them is consistency. Palardy is the most physically gifted but has issues kicking for the last two years. Entering this year is also George Bullock who made the last field goal in the Orange white game. The kickers had their off season workout plan changed this year and have been working hard on improvement. The main reason for the change was last year nagging injuries plagued the kickers all season long. Lest we forget having to call the backup kicker just prior to a game last year. This is a big area of concern and only time will tell who comes forward and becomes the kicker the Vols need.

3. 3-4: The new 3-4 system will take some time to learn but from all early indications the players have really embraced the change. We have some very gifted players and if they learn the system quickly have a chance to be outstanding this year. The frontline is going to be ironed out on the fall practice and will be a fun battle to see who becomes the D. Line starters.

Sorry to bust your bubble man really great post and all but George Bullock was never in the Orange and White game. He didnt register for classes till the first semester of summer this year.

Written on Marlon Walls on board with new defense, attitude :

I know this article is mainly about Marlon Walls. But Damn if im not excited about McCullers this season. Get ready SEC kickers Mount McCullers is gonna scare the bejesus outta you

Written on UT practice facility's layout enhances its appeal :

in response to BrassMonkey:

First. "$145,000 square foot facility" really? no proofreaders or do they all work for 247?

LOL i saw that too and did a double take :)

Written on Mark Wiedmer: Tyler Bray mess troubling for Vols:

in response to Nasty_Rat_of_the_Week:

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Get over yourself and crawl back into your rat hole and stop pretending to be a VFL. a VFL doesnt repeatedly diss the football program regardless of if they have a personal beef with someone in there. -MFL (Thats Moc for life in case you dont have a brain)

Written on Derek Dooley to SEC: 'You're not going to have Tennessee to kick around anymore' :

in response to CCLC:

"...Thats funny cause last I checked Tennessee has never truly been kicked around by South Carolina, Florida or Georgia the last four years." Well ck again . UT is 2-10 against those three at around 18 point a game margin per game.
just sayin. Throw the Bammers in and is 2-14 with a 27 ppg margin.
just sayin'

I already know about the record against them (dont remind me they got some work to do this season no doubt) Still though I wouldnt go so far as to say that Tenessee is and has been kicked around by these teams alot of these have been really good games that could have gone either way with just one good play or two being the difference maker (Im looking at you last year South Carolina)

Written on Derek Dooley to SEC: 'You're not going to have Tennessee to kick around anymore' :

in response to SevenT:

Tennessee will continue to be "kicked around" by Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, LSU, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas A & M, Auburn

And play at their bottom feeder level with Kentucky, Vandy, Miss, Miss St.

Really? Thats funny cause last I checked Tennessee has never truly been kicked around by South Carolina, Florida or Georgia the last four years. They have all been pretty good games within a couple scores one way or the other the last four years. And plus how can you say Tennessee will coninue to get kicked around by Texas A&M and Missouri when these two teams have never even played each other to my knowledge at least in my lifetime. And its going to be a few years before Tennessee even gets to play A&M so tell me how do you figure A&M will continue to kick around Tennessee? And furthermore I think your mistaken in calling Mississippi State a bottom feeder (though they should still get beat by Tennessee this year)

Written on Derek Dooley to SEC: 'You're not going to have Tennessee to kick around anymore' :

in response to wildmed:

Dooley said nothing embarrassing, thank the lord.

When has he ever said something truly embarrassing that a lawyer would never say?

Written on Smith: Enjoying ride after replacing Petrino:

in response to mdvol:

Paterno, Petrino. They're both scum.

Be nice buddy. Just because of what they did doesn't give you the right to call them scum.(And no Im not on anyones side for what they did)

Written on Candace Parker gets naked for ESPN:

in response to kyvol98:

Please God, NO Brittney Griner!!!!!!!!

LOL thats even funnier than the one handed comment

Written on Cam Clear felony theft hearing rescheduled :

SAD SAD SAD I really wish Clear hadnt done this. He would have been a monster for defenders to take down this fall when he had the ball At least we have Riveira Downs and True freshman Meredith to keep up our depth

Written on Tennessee linebacker Austin Johnson (40) gets to Georgia quarterback Connor Norman (11) just after h:

Uhh this isnt Connor norman in the photo for starters

Written on Poll: Do you plan on attending the Vols-N.C. State game in Atlanta?:

in response to BIVOLAR_BEARE:

04' SECCG, we lost to Auburn..I was at the game..

Yeah that was the second time we played Auburn that year I remember because alot of people felt that Auburn and Tennessee shouldnt have a rematch in the SECCG that year.

Written on Missouri eager for jump to SEC:

Screw you Missouri noone really wanted you. The only reason the SEC even took you was not because of your begging but because we needed a 14th member to balance things out.

Written on Vonn Bell includes Tennessee in final seven :

in response to givehim6:

Is he the next Eric Berry? Maybe.

No But damn is he a good player and more deserving of a better ranking on ESPN

Written on Govols247: Offensive tackle commits to Vols :

ANyone know if we are still in the running for Dorian Miller?

Written on John Adams: Mock it down, UT an offensive attraction:

Finally a decent article from John Adams (was that so hard John)

Written on No APR penalties for UT men, women:

in response to MetroplexMojo:

The score is a rolling four year average. Therefore, the antics of Bryce, Janzen, NuKeese, et al. will continue to be felt in the APR for at least another year.

Exactly there has not been mass exits of players since Dooley's second class. So there is a ray of hope at the end of the tunnel lets all hope for continuous success both on and off the field everyone.

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