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in response to utvolfan1955: Brett Roberts has no Vanderbilt degree. The youtube videos are hilarious http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pER6mS...
in response to utvolfan1955:
Brett Roberts has no Vanderbilt degree. The youtube videos are hilarious http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pER6mS...
UTVolfan1955 have been telling fans for months that he and his little bleached out blonde are the culprits putting all of these negative posts on this site. Take a look at his facebook site as well and you will learn alot about this fat boy bartender that works for his girlfriend. They are 90 percent or more of the different negative post on here under different names, always answering themselves.
Folks, Jalen Hurd is not only one of the greatest running backs in the nation, but is a gentleman and a scholar to go with his talent. He is a 4.0 and above grade point average. I have followed him closely for several years now and find he is the top of the line. When he and Jalen Reeves Maybin squared off this year in a playoff game, it was two of the best in the nation going at each other. At least one of them was deeply involved in just about every play. Jalen Maybin, I understand will play defense, but he is also capable of piling up large numbers himself on offense. Those two playing against each other was one of the best high school games that I got to see this past yr.
It would be nice if we had the depth on defense to watch Jalen and Jalen have a lto 2 punch on offense against opponents. You talk about wearing a defense down, these two could do it.
Both Jalens, UT fans are craving for the kind of excitement you two will bring to the Vols. Ignore these trolls that bounce in here answering themselves and putting out stupid garbage on a vol site. Most of them are die hard peabody fans that hate the big orange with hatred that gets to he point of them knowing just enough about football to be dangerous. One of them uses several aka's sounding like an idot each time he makes a post.
Jalen and Jalen, welcome to the big orange hopefully Josh Malone will come with you guys as well. We have some great talent in the ..district Beech plays in. Don't know if the center for Clarksville N.E. is being recruited, but he looks like a man among boys in the line for them. He looks like on the field, he could be 6ft. 5in. and 275 lbs. and opens up alot of holes.
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Brett (maverick) Roberts, Faith is gonna fire your head up, if you don't stay up on serving those watered down drinks to her customers. You and her are obessessed with the Vols, as well as Dooley and Hart. It must be an awful feeling to know peabodys record will go to pot this year and will be totally destroyed when the big orange gets through with their behinds this year. Brett you are a long winded bag pipe looser and have been all of your worthless life. Maybe Faith will let you drive the gold corvette this week, saw you driving it last week to the peabody turnout.
in response to GOVOLStcomp31: I hope my brother and sister Vol fans realize that Jones was running a generic offense saturday. He is not going to show a brand new shceme to the SEC scouts that were in attendence. Hill looked very good, QB's need alot of work, and D looked really good! Im not saying we were great, and everyone is wrong, but I am saying we had alot of key players out (Couch, Richardson, Maggit, Reeves-Maybin, Paul Harris) and we were running a generic style offense, for what its worth, the boys were more excited Saturday than the past 3 years, and LOOKED LIKE A FOOTBALL TEAM!!!!! FINALLY
in response to GOVOLStcomp31:
I hope my brother and sister Vol fans realize that Jones was running a generic offense saturday. He is not going to show a brand new shceme to the SEC scouts that were in attendence. Hill looked very good, QB's need alot of work, and D looked really good! Im not saying we were great, and everyone is wrong, but I am saying we had alot of key players out (Couch, Richardson, Maggit, Reeves-Maybin, Paul Harris) and we were running a generic style offense, for what its worth, the boys were more excited Saturday than the past 3 years, and LOOKED LIKE A FOOTBALL TEAM!!!!! FINALLY
Excellent post GOVolStcomp31 puts things into proper perspective. Keep up the great posts.
in response to BIVOLAR_BEARE: TB wasn't always off target and it wasn't his fault his receivers dropped passes..However, John Gruden touched on this..TB would not check out of double/triple coverage because he thought he could thread the needle every time. It's this thinking that will get his rear cut in the preseason if he doesn't realize a big play is not possible on every play..Sometimes you just have to tip your hat to the defense and line up for the next play..I don't think Tyler ever understood that logic.
in response to BIVOLAR_BEARE:
TB wasn't always off target and it wasn't his fault his receivers dropped passes..However, John Gruden touched on this..TB would not check out of double/triple coverage because he thought he could thread the needle every time. It's this thinking that will get his rear cut in the preseason if he doesn't realize a big play is not possible on every play..Sometimes you just have to tip your hat to the defense and line up for the next play..I don't think Tyler ever understood that logic.
Bivolar, enjoyed your comments, made for good reading and shows you are on top of your game. Looking forward to see what Coach Jones can do with our vols. Keep up the great comments.
Fellow UT fans, Jalen Maybin is better that any running back, we currently have on board. He is a beast, hard to stop and doesn't stop running. Jalen, I don't mean beast in a disrespectful way, but a compliment. I saw you against Beech High School with over 394 yards and 7 touchdowns and you played every down on defense as well except for one, where it appeared you were kicked in the shin with weather at 36 degrees. You are one heck of a ball player and you and Jalen Hurd in the same backfield will be awesome next year. I look for you to shine this year in a big way. You are definitely a 5 star, rivals just don't know it yet. They need to stay tuned for your big start. Go Big Orange.
Folks, I like to look at things on a positive side and I have faith in Coach Jones that he is doing things that will make players want to play and give 110 percent. Big programs can fall on their face and can be beat on any given Saturday. It is just a matter of time before Saban leaves Ala. and picks up a bigger check with someone else. He has proven several times that money means more to him than loyalty. It has been many years since we have had a coach that brings hard work and enthusiasm to the table like Coach Jones. He will get the job done and I personally don't think it will take him that long to get er done, as the old slang saying goes.
We need to show up in the stands this year, irregardless of who we are playing to show our support to our coach and team. Go Big Orange.
Fans, pull up James Moore listed as a future star 6ft.3in. Take a look at the film footage they have on him. Don't know of any other 14 yr old that can do what he can do for McMinn Cty. This has to be why Saban is speaking there, a sly way of recruiting a 14 yr. old.
UT fans look no further than a listed future James Moore of McMinn County, 6ft. 3in. 245 lbs. This young man is only 14 yrs of age and there is video on him and he is unbeleivable as a 14 yr. old.
This will clearly show the Saban interest. I beleive there is possible NCAA interest here, if they are interested in Saban's speaking engagement at a school with a 14 yr. future star playing for MCminn Cty. He is one sneaky coach and he will eventually trip himself up, giving enough rope.
in response to JimmyJoe: She's still a pretty girl.
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She's still a pretty girl.
Seems like I remember that as well, wasn't she Kellie Jolly from Sparta. She was a very good player, would be nice, if the Vols could pick her up as an assistant.
in response to Witch_Doctors: Witch Doctor say spend you summers counselling the youth around Atlanta and Knoxville. Witch Doctor say be an NFL player than gives back and helps others not make mistakes like you did. Witch Doctor say thats the foundation for a strong bridge... Witch Doctor say that kind of work will endear you with any fan-base. Bernard King came back to standing ovations..you can too!Bones never lie.
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Witch Doctor say spend you summers counselling the youth around Atlanta and Knoxville. Witch Doctor say be an NFL player than gives back and helps others not make mistakes like you did. Witch Doctor say thats the foundation for a strong bridge... Witch Doctor say that kind of work will endear you with any fan-base. Bernard King came back to standing ovations..you can too!Bones never lie.
Good post Witch Doctor.
Brass monkey comments are way off base including Eric Berry in with the other names that Eric stands out from them all as a player who gave his all for U.T. If I am correct, I beleive that Eric's parents were in somewhat of a finanical strain and Eric in leaving early was thinking of his parents welfare. Never include Eric's name with so called athletes that never gave their all for the Big Orange. I don't think hard of Eric in any way for the 110% he gave our University and Coach Dooley had no control over the hardships that Eric's family was facing.
in response to ElizabethtonvolnNC: Jason Witten and (Johnny Mills, who is from Carter County) ...sorry, had to get that one in there. I know we are not in the smallest classificaton, but we "ain't one of the big'uns" either. GO Cyclones....GO VOlS!
in response to ElizabethtonvolnNC:
Jason Witten and (Johnny Mills, who is from Carter County) ...sorry, had to get that one in there. I know we are not in the smallest classificaton, but we "ain't one of the big'uns" either. GO Cyclones....GO VOlS!
ElizabethtonvolinNC, what about the gentle giant Mickey Marvin, wasn't he from that part of the country as well?
in response to BIVOLAR_BEARE: Well, you're correct I graduated from Rhodes (formerly Southwestern @ Memphis)..However you're incorrect about my loyalty to UT. I have several relatives that are alumni and my family has retained season tickets for 62 years. Now, if I may critique you..You never played CFB (which I did at Memphis St) so, whether I attended UT has no bearing on my loyalty to UT and in fact gives me much more insight into fb related articles. Because you graduated in 92' that means you are all knowing and privileged to talk UT sports and no other fans (non-grads of UT) are worthy to be on this site?? How elitist and pompous you are..
Well, you're correct I graduated from Rhodes (formerly Southwestern @ Memphis)..However you're incorrect about my loyalty to UT. I have several relatives that are alumni and my family has retained season tickets for 62 years. Now, if I may critique you..You never played CFB (which I did at Memphis St) so, whether I attended UT has no bearing on my loyalty to UT and in fact gives me much more insight into fb related articles. Because you graduated in 92' that means you are all knowing and privileged to talk UT sports and no other fans (non-grads of UT) are worthy to be on this site?? How elitist and pompous you are..
BivolarBeare and vol43, keep up the great posts and get orange ctyvol on here as well. Enjoy reading all of your posts.
Vol43, I have heard the stories about him, I beleive might have started with his coaching in Pittsburgh. Those folks up there beleive in being rough and tough and holding their whiskey. Johnny will always be remembered more as one of the great players at UT.
Another great player just came to my mind, Johnny Majors from Lychburg and little Petersburg and Huntland. I'm not sure but the great Doug Atkins also might have come from a small school.
For UT Fans, some of these trolls seem to forget the great Herschel Walker from a single A school in Ga. (a heisman trophy winner, former all american and NFL player, that we just barely got beat out by Ga. for his services. Another great player who recently passed away was Reggie Harper from little old Hartsville, Tn. yellow jackets. Seems like I also remember some of those great wide receivers we once had out of Frostproof Fl. and others I can't remember right off hand. This young man could possibly become one of the best lineman to ever play for us. Sometimes too much emphasis is placed on the size of a school. The post that mentioned a 7th grader with the speed he mentioned, needs to be known by Coach Jones. We need great athletes irregardless of the school size. It would be nice for someone to go back and do the legwork of just how many great athletes we have signed from small schools to go to the NFL. Go Big Orange.
in response to Vol43: Mr. Lineman, just for your information. 45revolver has personally whipped every vol poster on this board. Yes, he has talked down every vol poster and kicked their butts in their town. He has visited city after city looking for vol posters just to kick their butts. We're just hoping that he's beginning to tire as we're ALL shaking in out boots. But this is his MO in case you haven't seen it before. He's a badazz and he doesn't mind telling you that.
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Mr. Lineman, just for your information. 45revolver has personally whipped every vol poster on this board. Yes, he has talked down every vol poster and kicked their butts in their town. He has visited city after city looking for vol posters just to kick their butts. We're just hoping that he's beginning to tire as we're ALL shaking in out boots. But this is his MO in case you haven't seen it before. He's a badazz and he doesn't mind telling you that.
Vol43, I have known who he was for a long time, where he thinks the fans are off base is the J Flowers accusations. He is cant stand sab., handicapper and others. If you will notice he always comes out as billy boy from college grove, now a UT fan and I also suspect he is Roll tide Joe as well, or someone that hangs out at his bar. His girlfriend I suspect is voldoll as well. He absolutely thinks he is snowing alot of people, but his wording in his posts tell on him every time, when he gets stirred up. He is just like like his little video of brett maverick roberts.
He has been on my case before, so I let him rattle sometimes as the madder he gets, he begins to make lots of spelling and grammar errors a tell tale sign as to who he is.
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Fat boy Brett, I wondered how long it would take you to get back on talking your line of doofus etc. You stand out like a sore thumb saying the same pathetic comments just like, your other phony screen names. Has faith threatened to take her gold corvette away again. Seems like you need to get back to the bar and wait on the customers and use your litle assoc. degree from Cleveland Inst. of elec. that you found to dangerous and bought you an interest in that little sleazy bar that you run in Hermitage. You are so stupid fat boy that you get your drawers in a wad and think no one knows who you really are. I've got you pegged sonny, you have been a looser all of your life and you have never attended the great Univ. of Tn. Get a life as most of the fans on here know you are a looser troll pulling for your boy franklin. Maybe Faith will let you drive her little 2009 gold cor. this week. In case any fans want to know more about you, check no further than can't stand saban and check your you tube video of brett maverick roberts (bad boy himself.)
in response to Vol43: Good job
Good job
Thanks Vol43, sure would be nice to see some major housecleaning by kns and get rid of these trolls once and for all, where legit fans can share some of their sports knowledge.
in response to vol49: well, i say you took him out behind the woodshed and spanked his troll behind. nice work lineman.
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well, i say you took him out behind the woodshed and spanked his troll behind. nice work lineman.
Thanks vol49, it appears some of the fans are finally realizing that these trolls are mostly all one troll trying to sabatoge UT at any and everything. Just take alook at the long winded nuts that appeared after longwinded 45 revolver took a break and started using some of his other screen names. Even saw another post about Jalen a little while ago where can't stand saban is now trying to act like he has been a big UT fan all along. I am sure some of the fans are familiar with all of these screen names and the amount of times they have lamblasted UT.
in response to SevenT: This is guy is slow and plays high school ball in suburban / white Nashville. Not impressed
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This is guy is slow and plays high school ball in suburban / white Nashville.
Not impressed
Yea, kentucky fan, you know your football. lol.He only played this yr. against Clarksville N. E. (Jalen Reeves Maybin) UT signee this yr.,not to mention Gallatin Sr. high known power house, Mt. Juliet a known power in 6A, Henry cty. twice this yr. Wilson Central a new power program. Hendersonville High, Station camp Creek a new school with one of the top wide receivers in the state Josh Malone, a school you will hear more about in the near future.
So explain to me why they play such a soft schedule. Bring some of your power houses out of Ky,, and try handling their schedule.
It is obvious you know nothing about suburban Nashville schools. You might try on the other side of the bedroom and try Brentwood, Brentwood Acad., Ensworth, Franklin, MBA and some of those softies as well. You and about 4-5 trolls of which several are one and the same are Peabody fans and Franklin fans and live and breathe to hate UT and whoever they recruit. Get a life man and get you a site that will welcome your idotic statements and lack of knowledge about sports.
45 revol. I am old enough to be your dad and possibly grandfather. No I didn't graduate from UT Knox., but later on after my military time spent for my country and for you to have the freedom to get on here and act bad and tough, I did graduate UT Nashville using my GI Bill. I have put two kids through UT Knox. and I contribute annually, so this does give me some rights. I cannot discuss my military time with you as all of my duty was classified, if you can understand that.
I have seen alot of negative posts from you for along time and found your post even this time to be slow in giving U T a great job, along with Coach Jones's accomplishments in such a short time.
Have seen Jalen Hurd play quite a few games and saw him go against Jalen Reeves Maybin this past season. This will be great to see these two playing on the same team, along with the other super stars who have committed and hopefully will commit. Hope the Berry brothers come aboard also, as brother Eric is one of the most loved to ever play for UT. Hopefully Dillon Bates will also come aboard, as alot of us older fans loved his dad Bill as well. These all are top players along with the younger Jenkins and some of the others Coach Jones is recruiting. This is the first time I have seen all good comments with the exception of 45 rev., who is a peabody fan posing as a VFL. Go Big Orange.
in response to VolzsFan: Only problem with this.......Hammy destroyed the athletic department. It is up to Hart to try and get it on a path that will get us back to even close to the level we had under the great Fulmer Hall of Fame era. But, it will not happen. It will never be back where Fulmer, Pearl and Delmonico had it....NEVER. Enjoy the change you wanted and enjoy the tailgates. That is all that is left.
in response to VolzsFan:
Only problem with this.......Hammy destroyed the athletic department. It is up to Hart to try and get it on a path that will get us back to even close to the level we had under the great Fulmer Hall of Fame era. But, it will not happen. It will never be back where Fulmer, Pearl and Delmonico had it....NEVER.
Enjoy the change you wanted and enjoy the tailgates. That is all that is left.
Brett, don't it get old answering yourself on this site. Same verbage, it don't take a rocket scientist to put all of your posts together and they are all the same. You are one sick piece of work.
in response to exlineman: Brett Roberts, I see you are back with another useless post, You are so stupid that you don't seem to realize your hatred comes out through your same old verbage on every post that you post. You really have some issues with the majors family to the point, it is working on you mentally. You really need some help with all this hatred built up in your doofus brain, that is if you have a brain. I can go back and review every one of your post and they all sound very similar. Fulmer is gone, get over it, you are not in a position to discredit anything about the big Orange. I beleive you have nightmares every night over Dooley another tale sign as to who you really are. Get with the program or go to peabody's sight and spew your lack of intelligence with franklin.
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Brett Roberts, I see you are back with another useless post, You are so stupid that you don't seem to realize your hatred comes out through your same old verbage on every post that you post. You really have some issues with the majors family to the point, it is working on you mentally. You really need some help with all this hatred built up in your doofus brain, that is if you have a brain. I can go back and review every one of your post and they all sound very similar. Fulmer is gone, get over it, you are not in a position to discredit anything about the big Orange. I beleive you have nightmares every night over Dooley another tale sign as to who you really are. Get with the program or go to peabody's sight and spew your lack of intelligence with franklin.
In case someone would like to review some of your stupid posts on here, look no further than billybob from college grove, can't stand saban, 45 revolver and they along with others too many to mention that you have been using for at least two years and they all are almost identical in wording and your same old hatred over and over. Won't Faith let you drive that gold 2009 corvette, unless you lamblast UT several times a day. Grow a pair and grow up, peabody might welcome you with open arms, or you might go up to Cleveland and tell the tech school how great you have become, as bar tender instead of an electrician.
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in response to BIVOLAR_BEARE: Great post..I remember Joe B Hall afraid to meet Ray Mears after Ernie Bernie destroyed the cats in SAC..Such fine memories.
Great post..I remember Joe B Hall afraid to meet Ray Mears after Ernie Bernie destroyed the cats in SAC..Such fine memories.
Thanks, B Beare, always enjoy your posts, as well as some of the other true Big Orange Fans.
Coach Martin should post this kns article on the board and keep someone glued to Turner the entire game, preferably someone with outstanding defensive skills. It would be great to have a backup from the bench for this chore as the fouls will come in trying to wear Turner down. Some very good post put on here today, appreciate some of the info, as I didn't know the story on Austin East even though that goes back along way with me. I really liked the way Coach Mears used to stir up Peabody and the Cats before a game. He was a smart coach and knew how to disrupt his opponent long before a game started. Go Big Orange.
Todd, You won't loose any fans over this. You were man enough to step up and apoligize for this mistake and that is part of recovery. You have always been a good role model for UT. Hang in there and just learn from this mistake and your fans will stay with you.
There will be a soft plea bargaining and some alumni will cough up some laundered money and you won't hear anymore about this case. That is the way Al. does business. The charges will be reduced to a lesser charge and after 6 months will be expunged to prepare for their glory days in the thug nfl. These colleges should be punished severely in some capacity, includng our team with some of our thugs in the past. Every college is recruiting some of these thugs. They grow up pushing kids around in school and on the playground and think they can continue as adults. If the NFL, the colleges and coaches would stop going after these thug bullies, sports would be a lot cleaner and their ready made futures of big money would be gone. I mean some of these idots playing sports can't even count the money they are to make in the future, much less managing their money. I love sports as well as anyone, but it is time we quit pacifying these bullies, who hurt the image of good quality athletes, that don't get the breaks as some of these bullies. We need more Eric Berry's, Reggie Whites, Jason Whitens, Bill Bates and many others who keep their noses clean and play the games we enjoy.
I watch very little pro sports, some football, no basketball. I love high school and college sports, but after they leave college, I have very little interest other than following some favorite UT athletes.
in response to ULTIMATEVOLUNTEER: If only the top recruiting classes (as ranked by opinions of avg joes-most of whom have never seen a jockstrap- who compare players from different states which aren't on the same playing levels) correlated to wins- Texas would have won at least 5 national championships in the 10 years and the Stanfords and Nebraskas wouldn't have won 3 games a year.
in response to ULTIMATEVOLUNTEER:
If only the top recruiting classes (as ranked by opinions of avg joes-most of whom have never seen a jockstrap- who compare players from different states which aren't on the same playing levels) correlated to wins- Texas would have won at least 5 national championships in the 10 years and the Stanfords and Nebraskas wouldn't have won 3 games a year.
excellent post ultimatevolunteer, Your explanation may be too complex for these idot trolls to understand, as they have stars in their sleep.
Brett Roberts with some of his many screen names is back with us and he forgot to thank Fulmer for the mess that he created. He will get on here soon with georgefobile, billy bob from college grove, 45 revolver, can''t stand saban, and others too many to mention. He is a hardcore commode peabody fan trying to hurt Coach Jones's recruiting. He has to stay in line or his little girl friend Amy won't let him drive her 2009 gold corvette. He just got a break from waiting tables in the bar and had to put his 2 cents in the post.
Thank's Memphis for the hospitality to a coach, who is working hard for our University and in the long run will get quality players that can bring UT back to the top. There is proof this past season as well as past seasons that players with the right attitude and work ethic can succeed in the SEC. I look for Coach Jones to bring the best out in his athletes. With UT's facilities and the hard work of Jones, things will only get better. Go Big Orange.
For all the 4 and 5 star watchers, don't be upset by the lack of stars on some of these athletes. Jalen Reeves Maybin should be a 5 star. Before he leaves UT, the fans will be surprised. He is an electrifying player on offense and defense. He has been used to playing a full game offense and defense and did most of the running for Clarksville N.E. this year. He out performed Jalen Hurd this yr. against Beech High. and came out hurt, missing one play with the temperatures in the 30's. The type of cold, when hit on your shin, has a tendency to sting in cold or hot weather. Jalen Hurd is a 5 star and whether we get him depends on the coaching staff, I have heard he likes Tn., but also is interested in Ohio St. and Bammer.
Don't know where coach Jones plans to play Jalen Reeves Maybin, but you can rest assured he will be a starter either way, would be a great running back as well.
in response to VolFanInTheBoro: If you really want to make intelligent conversation why don't you leave out the idiotic Derek not Vince comments
in response to VolFanInTheBoro:
If you really want to make intelligent conversation why don't you leave out the idiotic Derek not Vince comments
Vol fan in Murf. The idot troll's giving their comments on this particular subject are all one and the same person. I have been reading his trolls for over a year now and they are all the same. Just start looking for words commonly used like dulusional, dooleave, koolaid drinkers and always favoring his love for fulmer. He is Brett Roberts in Mt. Juliet has a bar in Hermitage and his girl friend is Amy Faith Kelly Gilbert from Lafayette. She is a die hard peabody commode door fan with her 2009 gold corvette that fat boy Brett gets to drive as long as he keeps bashing the big orange. He did have a son to attend UT and he can't get over Fulmer. He is originally from Dickson cty. He attended Cleveland Inst. of Electronics in Cleveland. He likes to think of himself as the next 50 yr old Rambo. He is on you tube as Bret Maverick. Check him out, he is a phony big time.
in response to Supersayin1: So it's basically relax the academic standards and get 5* players and win championships or get 2-3* kids with high IQ's in the class room and go 5-7 or 6-6 Yearly??!! Honestly i want my football team to win!!! I'll take the morons that are beast on the field for the win!! LOL!!!
in response to Supersayin1:
So it's basically relax the academic standards and get 5* players and win championships or get 2-3* kids with high IQ's in the class room and go 5-7 or 6-6 Yearly??!!
Honestly i want my football team to win!!! I'll take the morons that are beast on the field for the win!! LOL!!!
SuperSayingl, I agree with you on your comment.It appears that we will have to play the SPECIAL ADMISSIONS route to compete with Al. and some of the others. GBO
UT FANS; There are 77 of 92 bcs schools using the SPECIAL ADMISSIONS for their athletes.
There are77 of 92 schools that practice the abuse of SPECIAL ADMISSIONS. This explains Al. and Vanderbilt and their recent success in recruiting. It is time for Coach Jones to set down with Cheek and Hart and get this changed so that we can get SPECIAL ADMISSION athletes as well.
TO ALL UT FANS FROM AN NCAA SURVEY I FOUND ON THE INTERNET; THERE IS A SPECAL ADMISSIONS PROGRAM; that Oregon, Iowa and ALABAMA take big time advantage every yr. with AL. starting in 2004. This explains why Al. is getting all of these uneducated moron 5 stars. In 2004-2006 Al. had 19 players on this program.
There are 7 schools that don't offer a program like this and they are: Texas, Air Force,Conn., Kansas St. Purdue, TENNESSEE and Virginia.
In 2007 Steve Spurrier threatened to quit if S.C didn't adopt a program like this. A recent All americn linebacker graduating from there tried 3 times before he was able to get into SC.S. C. now offers a program like this. The linebackers name was Eric Norwood. Two other schools have a CHANCE PROGRAM; at Northern Illinois and ACCESS TO SUCCESS at Univ. of Minn. It also is obvious that Vanderbilt is running on this program big time with their Peabody arrangement. Vanderbilt operates 10 schools within the umbrella of Vanderbilt. This explains also how Franklin is out recruiting our program. Alot of these athletes want a less stressful program.
This clearly explains how Ala., and SC have been able to rise to the top.
UTFans, something that might interest you is a program called SPECIAL ADMISSIONS THAT 7 schools don't participate in UNIV. OF TN.,TEXAS,AIRFORCE, CONNECTICUT, KANSAS STATE, PURDUE AND VIRGINIA. The biggest violator in the nation is none other than ALABAMA. Two other programs close to them are Oregon and Ga. Tech. From 2004-2006 alabama had 19 football players enrolled under this program. This explains alot as to how Al. getting the cream of the crop. Vanderbilt with its Peabody connection is in this same method of admmions for athletes.
In 2007, Steve Spurrier threatened to quit S. C. if their admissions standard wasn't lowered. One player tried twice to get into S. C. and on third try after standards were lowered was none other than All American Eric Norwood who recently graduated.
All of this explains how so many teams are out recruiting our coaches. COACH JONES NEEDS TO SET DOWN WITH CHEEK AND HART IMMIDATELY AND DEMAND THAT THEY LOWER THEIR STANDARDS FOR THE SAME REASONS. This explains why Vanderbilt is getting athletes that we can't get.
Northern Ill. univ. has a similar program called CHANCE PROGRAM. The Univ of Minn. has a program call ACCESS TO SUCCESS WHICH is similar.
JIM HASLAM AND some of the people putting the money into UT need to step up and put pressure on CHEEK THAT HE IS GONE, if this doesn't change. This is the only way we can contue in the SEC.
Go Big Orange.
in response to MikeInTN: Peabody is the "college of education" at Vandy. I believe very few of the athletes in football & basketball are pursuing a teaching degree. But if they are...it's one of the nations leading education departments.
in response to MikeInTN:
Peabody is the "college of education" at Vandy. I believe very few of the athletes in football & basketball are pursuing a teaching degree. But if they are...it's one of the nations leading education departments.
I don't know of any athletes now or in the past that majored in education at Peabody. I guess that is what is wrong with the educational system across the state, all of these brains in education. Get real man these athletes take courses that are a lot easier than education courses. Name one educator at Peabody currently enrolled, as well as the other team members and just what they are studying. You Vanderbilt fans are desperate, UT gets you fans more than anyone on your schedule.
Vol fans, don't be taken in by a few trolls that are all one and the same person, still ticked over Fulmer. His name is Brett Roberts.
Didn't some of you notice for the past several days, there were no trolls on here and then today they hit in force. Brett Roberts was out of town for several days;. He is back and hitting on all cylinders trying to blast the big orange with a number of names making you think there are a number of trolls on here. You notice they all came out of the wooodwork, when he returned today.
Don't be suckered in by him, he is trying to recruit for Peabody with all of these troll names. His girl friend has a yellow 2009 corvette conv., he likes to drive and she is a big Peabody supporter. At one time I thought Rolltide joe was some one else, but today proved it is Brett Roberts with another troll name.
in response to RollTideJoe: Peabody is not a slouch college where just any fool can get in. It is the second rated teacher's college to Columbia in NY in the nation. And, it certainly doesn't take backseat to some curriculum Vol players can take at UT, so quit bashing Peabody. Many Vol players such as Leonard Little years ago went to class with my cousin and never showed-up once for the class...but passed. So get over yourself.
in response to RollTideJoe:
Peabody is not a slouch college where just any fool can get in. It is the second rated teacher's college to Columbia in NY in the nation. And, it certainly doesn't take backseat to some curriculum Vol players can take at UT, so quit bashing Peabody. Many Vol players such as Leonard Little years ago went to class with my cousin and never showed-up once for the class...but passed. So get over yourself.
Rolltur-joke, you have no idea as to what you talking about. So your cousin told you about Leonard Little. So did your cousin tell you about Mount Cody and some of the other misfits down at bammy. You are so pathetic and what is odd, was that you along with Brett Roberts many names all came up at the same time telling me that you are also Brett handicap and his many names. It was more convenient to throw all of those aka's in there at once. You can pick crip courses at Peabody alot easier than other schools. Remember shiffe- brains I lived and worked in Nashville for years. There is nothing truthful about anything that you and your other aka's have to say on here. What was so ironic, is that you have been out of town for a few days and none of these names popped up the first time. You get back into town and all of this sputtering, spitting rage starts all over with all of your aliases. You were gone so long that I thought KNS finally got some guts and kicked you off. I know alot more about you than you have any idea of. It is easy to figure out when you are out of town, as the trolls all stop. Get a life Brett, you are sick and full of yourself.
What is it that some of you fans can't grasp, Vanderbilt has the Peabody arrangement set up in 1974. The majority of their players in all sports slip into the school through Peabody and their degree reads degree from Peabody Univ. at Vanderbilt. That shouldn't take a rocket scientist to understand, Franklin is pushing Peabody to these athletes who can't get into some other college. I personally know of several kids there now attending Peabody and not Vanderbilt simply because they can't get into Vanderbilt. Some of these athletes are happy to take a road of less resistance. So when referring to Vanderbilt, it should be Peabody.
in response to DRORANGELOVE: I agree with your comments. I can also see by your comments that you are exactly the kind of player I would have recruited when I coached. Give me a player who has the heart, desire, and " WANTS " to play for his/her coach and the team he/her is playing with and get a coaching staff who will coach him up and make him be all that he can be and you will have a winning team who exceeds its talent level. Give me a roster made up of 3 & 4 star " TEAM " players who want to be there over a team made up of 5 star " ALL ABOUT ME " players who just want to play long enough to get big PRO bucks and leave the rest of their team and teamates hanging out to dry. Teams made up of those players hardly ever reach their level of talent, let alone exceed it.
in response to DRORANGELOVE:
I agree with your comments. I can also see by your comments that you are exactly the kind of player I would have recruited when I coached.
Give me a player who has the heart, desire, and " WANTS " to play for his/her coach and the team he/her is playing with and get a coaching staff who will coach him up and make him be all that he can be and you will have a winning team who exceeds its talent level.
Give me a roster made up of 3 & 4 star " TEAM " players who want to be there over a team made up of 5 star " ALL ABOUT ME " players who just want to play long enough to get big PRO bucks and leave the rest of their team and teamates hanging out to dry. Teams made up of those players hardly ever reach their level of talent, let alone exceed it.
Dr. Orangelove, I can remember that the great Gen. Neyland almost made the same mistake with Johnny Majors because he was considered too small to play in the Sec. I would imagine a few coaches along the way reminded the great Neyland of this as time went along.
If Coach Jones needs to fill his quota with a 5 star, then go ahead, but at least invite High as a walk on. I beleive Bill Bates, JJ McCleskey, Nick Reveiz and many others were small guys.
Coach, appreciate the compliment, I did play with heart when I was considered small and grew during my freshmen to sr. yr. in college. Playing with all heart and talent in this day and time is a remarkable accomplishment for a player with all of the distractions, they have to face.
in response to johnlg00: And speaking of Charlie High and local players, what about the Howell kid--I think that's his name--that Charlie threw to? I believe he set the Tennessee HS career record for pass receptions. He too has been called too small and too slow, but the kid can get open in a phone booth and has great hands. Some posters have made a good point that college coaches feel they will be unfairly penalized by fans for recruiting marginal players who don't pan out while getting a free pass for signing guys who everybody says "can't miss", even though some of them DO miss all the time! But when all is said and done, a coach has to have the courage of his convictions and live with his decisions whether they work out right or not. As someone else said, in effect, if Butch is going to sign 2-stars, why not take a chance on LOCAL 2-stars who grew up bleeding Orange? Maybe that kid's coach will remember that, and when he has a 5-star, he'll do his best to steer him to UT.
in response to johnlg00:
And speaking of Charlie High and local players, what about the Howell kid--I think that's his name--that Charlie threw to? I believe he set the Tennessee HS career record for pass receptions. He too has been called too small and too slow, but the kid can get open in a phone booth and has great hands. Some posters have made a good point that college coaches feel they will be unfairly penalized by fans for recruiting marginal players who don't pan out while getting a free pass for signing guys who everybody says "can't miss", even though some of them DO miss all the time! But when all is said and done, a coach has to have the courage of his convictions and live with his decisions whether they work out right or not. As someone else said, in effect, if Butch is going to sign 2-stars, why not take a chance on LOCAL 2-stars who grew up bleeding Orange? Maybe that kid's coach will remember that, and when he has a 5-star, he'll do his best to steer him to UT.
John, If we do offer this young man a scholarship, some of the biggies most likely will follow suit. It seems some coaches are afraid to make that first move. This young man might be 6ft. 4in. in a couple of years. Isn't that what happened on the quarterback several years out of knoxville that went on to play NFL, beleve might have been Pennington, but not sure.
Some one needs to step up to the plate for UT and go after this young man, his accuracy alone should be a big thing in his recruitment. With the right offensive line a kid like this can play. Don't beleive Fran Tarkington with Minnesota years ago was that tall, along with Roger Staubaugh of the Cowboys. There is a standard that college coaches seem to go by and they hate to admit that they can be wrong on many occasions.
That is just like basketball, raise the goal two feet and the big man will be lost and short guys could score at will from outside. Two many coaches want to stack inside, when sometimes a guard from outside can fill the net up, just like some of the great shooters at UT in the past along with their great foul shooting.
What so many of you fans are forgetting some kids from high school to college take a growth spell and grow 3- 4 inches.
the young man has the heart to play for the vols and one comment that stood out with me, was his accuracy of completions. This kind of accuracy is better than most of the big boys. What was Bray's high school stats and others?I say give the young man a chance. I notice another local quarterback that strayed to Vanderbilt and wanted to play for UT. You might remember Pat Robinette, who is doing quite well according to an article written this week. I think either Alcoa or Maryville had a kicker that we failed to get is doing great somewhere else.
These 4 and 5 star players that everybody seems to want so bad aren't always 5 star players. I beleive we have experienced that on several occasions. Give me a 3 star anyday over Darick Rogers and some of the failures who have failed here at Tn.
in response to HopeisNotaCourseofAction: "Hope" we can get this kid you speak so highly of, but if he is that good, satan, or muschump will probably get him. Wish we could keep our good ones home at UT but I am afraid ua, uf, nd and the usc types will cherry pick our best (as few as they are) and we'll still be pulling in the 3* 180lb RBs who get arm tackled behind the line.
in response to HopeisNotaCourseofAction:
"Hope" we can get this kid you speak so highly of, but if he is that good, satan, or muschump will probably get him.
Wish we could keep our good ones home at UT but I am afraid ua, uf, nd and the usc types will cherry pick our best (as few as they are) and we'll still be pulling in the 3* 180lb RBs who get arm tackled behind the line.
Hope, we have something on our side, alot of his people are Tn. fans. He is a very mature kid and is impressed with results, such as stability in our coaching staff, beating some some top 20 teams etc.
He is a big fan of Eddie George and is looking strongly at Ohio State. Peabody Vanderbilt is also in the picture along with Alabama.
From what I have heard, he is not impressed with past records and would like to see a sign at Tn. that we are a legetimate power again. There has been to many disruptions at Tn. to impress him up to this point.
He attended Montgomery Bell Acad. in his freshmen year and has outstanding grades, in other words he is a clean cut All American kid that has it all together and we need badly.
The NCAA might be interested in James Franklin, before he is said and done for shady recruiting. He is camped on Jalen Hurds doorsteps from Beech High School in Hendersonville, Tn.
The 2 weeks of no contact especially a junior might apply in this case. Case in point, at the 5A State Championship, he got in the middle of the Beech cheering section trying his best to be seen by everyone there and then turned around and sucked an invitation to Beech High School to speak to the entire team that was being celebrated.. I beleive this period of time 2-3 weeks after the championship might have been in violation of no contact period. For some reason Vanderbilt spends alot of time in Hendersonville the past few years getting John Jenkins from Station Camp Creek, Wesley Tate from Pope John Paul and the starting center for Vanderbilt football, from Hendersonville High School. This is big Orange country and I have personally seen one of Vanderbilts assistant coaches here several months ago buying lunch for a couple of female athletes.
Franklin should be called sneaky pete with his sneaky way of recruiting and cuddling up to some of these athletes in the Sumner Cty. area. I don't know that Jalen Hurd is really interested in Tn., but if they are interested in him, someone had better get with the program in recruiting one of the top running backs in the nation. Jalen is a smart student as well as a player and wouldn't have to go into Vanderbilt under the Peadbody arrangement set up in 1974 to make Vanderbilt more competitive in the SEC. From all that I have heard he is a great kid that would be great for Tn. to have.
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