23 LB Nathan Robinson

From my hometown, just got a Tennessee offer

He's pretty damn big and he's still growing, he's likely a defensive end in college

https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2023/nathan-robinson-271778

 

Good grief, growing into what? 6'5 245 lbs already.

 

He's probably closer to 6'3" and 230 lbs, but yeah, he's a big kid. He's a hell of a baseball player too

 

List of offers so far

Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt University
The University of Tennessee
The University of Akron
Eastern Kentucky

 

People may crap on this, but I firmly believe that a HC at Tennessee can still be successful with recruiting classes that are 60% or so in state guys.

 

it would have to be every in state guy they want, though. no misses.

 

I suppose it's possible, but for the most part as I have seen traveling a little, though a different sport, there is an overall very visible difference in size, speed and talent when you hit LA, GA, FL, ohio, etc. Iron sharpens iron and whereas you may have some tn teams with a couple ballers, you run into teams from those states which have multiple players that help make each other even better in practice. Murf Oakland has some players and a few private schools, but it's just more difficult to know if a kid can really play SEC ball based off reg season, quite often, due to the competition within the team and on the schedule. For example, ravenwood has had a good run of talent and an influx from TX and Cali, but still, you don't see a lot of difference makers over the years.
On that note, they have a qb transfer from TX that is supposedly one of the best athletes to play in wmsn city this fall. Cant recall his name

 

I think the talent will continue to rise in Nashville with more money beginning to be pumped in. I don’t know the scene very well, but Trent Dilfer at Lipscomb has been bringing in talent, Ensworth had a spell where they were drubbing the best teams in the south, and BA is the same as always putting out a good players every so often. I’m probably wrong, but it does feel like there’s more there than there ever was 10 years ago from what I hear.

 

You and Ssmiff are both right, I think. The talent is improving, and will continue to however, the population scale alone of states like TX, CA, and GA means there is going to be more talent there.

 

The mid state especially is getting more talent

 

Wow I had no idea GA had 10M people living there. Makes much more sense looking at it that way.

 

Add a Kentucky offer

 

Heupel was in town Friday to see him play

 

Kids has a nice offer list going.

 

Dumbass Clark Lea came in on a helicopter a few weeks ago and stayed for all of 20 minutes

 

The helicopter move is beyond stupid.

 

It's just been done. It had some shock value at first, but now it just looks silly.

 

issue with Vandy doing it is they actually a Lifeflight heli since none of the 8 boosters have one so everybody gets scared someone was badly hurt

 

The only thing I like about Vandy is that shortstop on the Braves