22 Class

Discussion in 'Recruiting' started by CardinalVol, Jan 31, 2021.

  1. CardinalVol

    CardinalVol Uncultured, non-diverse mod

    Nolan reminds me a whole lot of Henderson. When he wants to, will absolutely take over a game.

    Needs to get in game shape.
     
  2. CardinalVol

    CardinalVol Uncultured, non-diverse mod

    Also, we need to go ahead and get Nolan's brother, now. Freshman and their starting right tackle. He's also a beast.
     
  3. Unimane

    Unimane Kill "The Caucasian"

    As long as we have Garner, I have zero concerns about getting and developing DL talent. I remember Garner leaving in the late 90s and wonder why in the hell we didn't pull out all the stops to keep him.
     
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  4. PilotFlyingJ

    PilotFlyingJ Chieftain

    I can't remember if I've covered it here before but Garner felt burned by Fulmer regarding something away from football that could have easily been taken care of. It's not coincidence that Garner returns when Fulmer no longer has any involvement in anything.
     
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  5. KyleAlexanderfan

    KyleAlexanderfan Well-Known Member

    Powell’s defense was terrible so it’s not surprising how gassed Nolen got.
     
  6. chavisut

    chavisut Dan Mullen Fan Club President

    Talk right now of expanding the 25 rule to 32 for one year. This would be huge for us.
     
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  7. Ssmiff

    Ssmiff Went to the White House...Again

    We have enough interested to even fill the 25 number this year?
     
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  8. MaconVol

    MaconVol Chieftain

    I’m becoming very worried about recruiting under this head coach. It seems stale outside of the Nolan potential.
     
  9. JohnnyQuickkick

    JohnnyQuickkick Calcio correspondent

    I think there’s a lot of things working against it right now
     
  10. Ssmiff

    Ssmiff Went to the White House...Again

    yes on the field and some peer recruiting is needed. They are having to build relationships from scratch with players and HS coaches amongst rival coaches who have had those relationships for years, as those same coaches tell recruits the ncaa will hammer us
     
  11. PilotFlyingJ

    PilotFlyingJ Chieftain

    We're about to see how stout our AD hire is.
     
  12. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    The NCAA investigation isn't helping
     
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  13. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    This isn't an all star recruiting staff, Garner being the exception. I do know how hard Heupel is working to get back in some high schools Pruitt didn't pay attention to here in state. That will pay off, just not immediately.

    The best thing for recruiting would be for Heupel to be good enough to stay here awhile.
     
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  14. lylsmorr

    lylsmorr Super Moderator

    Lot of things working against him at the moment
     
  15. ptclaus98

    ptclaus98 Contributor

    Quite simply, the kids we're recruiting haven't been alive long enough to see us be truly relevant. The last SECCG was 14 years ago. That's why the last hire was so crucial. After 17 Tennessee couldn't rely on the brand to get kids in.


    EDIT: That's why they have to sell a fun atmosphere. If we put up points the next month and a half, even if we go 1-4 for our next 5, we'll start to get interest. But we really needed to take advantage of that fast start vs Pitt and run them out of the stadium. If we had done that I think the momentum would have built up for this class, and regardless of what happened the next couple of weeks, we'd be in good shape.
     
  16. KyleAlexanderfan

    KyleAlexanderfan Well-Known Member

    Need to hit the transfer portal again hard for 10-15 guys. Need several impact offensive linemen and then some safety and db help again.

    It’s too bad Heupel pissed off Gabriel with his exit.
     
  17. zehr27

    zehr27 8th's VIP

    Transfer portal is going to be crucial for next year.
     
  18. SGMVols

    SGMVols Contributor

    Heupel promised UCF he wouldn’t recruit anyone to UT from their roster
     
  19. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    Marcus Tatum and Brandon Johnson are two former Vols that transferred there in the last year or two
     
  20. HCKevinSteele

    HCKevinSteele Well-Known Member

    Garners still good but not what he once was. Also doesn’t help that with each passing year there’s fewer kids that can take his coaching style.
     

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