McLoofus 35,182 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 21 minutes ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said: Gus didn't offer up or give much effort here. That seems very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeleagle 2,945 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 4 hours ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said: FWIW, Pruitt and Ansley tagged team this kid. Gus didn't offer up or give much effort here. Kid was a HUGE AU fan and lean. Pruitt made him a priority and got him. This new wave of cov recruiting isn't going well with Gus. He needs to be face to face in person. HUGE miss on AU here. Steele, T-Will, CRG, Gus, the whole staff. Huge need for 2021. When you say 'offer up' do you mean, he was not offered a scholarship by Gus? Or you think he was slow walking it? That seems strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,086 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, steeleagle said: When you say 'offer up' do you mean, he was not offered a scholarship by Gus? Or you think he was slow walking it? He means put much effort into the recruitment. Brooks has had an AU offer for over a year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeleagle 2,945 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 1 hour ago, ellitor said: He means put much effort into the recruitment. Brooks has had an AU offer for over a year. If Garner was in on it and wanted him, I don't see the problem being effort, even if it is being thrown at Gus. I don't see us having issues with our defense's front line recruiting based on our history w/ Steele,Garner, etc... In the past, OL..yes. Not here. Need more proof it was Gus.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,086 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 20 minutes ago, steeleagle said: If Garner was in on it and wanted him, I don't see the problem being effort, even if it is being thrown at Gus. WDE was specifically talking about Gus's effort in comparison to Pruitt that part of his post but he laid the blame at Gus's, Steele's, & Garner feet for the loss. 22 minutes ago, steeleagle said: I don't see us having issues with our defense's front line recruiting based on our history w/ Steele,Garner, etc... Wasn't a point of the discussion. 23 minutes ago, steeleagle said: Need more proof it was Gus.... No you don't. Just know WDE is very well connected & trust his info on these situations. They are right a lot more than not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredst 9,064 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) I don’t care who is responsible, this seems like a huge miss. A 5* kid that is a huge AU fan and from close by....? Unless there were big character concerns that I’ve never seen stated, doesn’t seem like any way we can put lipstick on this pig....even if we are in on and sign other good players at this position. Just from a PR standpoint this is bad, especially on the heels of a good draft for our defense Edited April 27, 2020 by fredst 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,086 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 42 minutes ago, fredst said: I don’t care who is responsible, this seems like a huge miss. A 5* kid that is a huge AU fan and from close by....? Unless there were big character concerns that I’ve never seen stated, doesn’t seem like any way we can put lipstick on this pig....even if we are in on and sign other good players at this position. Just from a PR standpoint this is bad, especially on the heels of a good draft for our defense It sucks to not land him but there is no PR issue here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone1430 1,346 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Hopefully we can flip this guy. Seemed like he was leaning to us then from what everyone is saying wasn’t much effort into getting him here. Lot of time before NSD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 33,977 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I need more context. I find it extremely hard to belief our HC or anyone on this staff wouldn't put in the necessary effort to obtain a player of this magnitude. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredst 9,064 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 2 hours ago, ellitor said: It sucks to not land him but there is no PR issue here. “Optics” then. Just not a good look for the program IMO. Especially to that tool Pruitt, SMDH 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GwillMac6 20,666 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 56 minutes ago, DAG said: I need more context. I find it extremely hard to belief our HC or anyone on this staff wouldn't put in the necessary effort to obtain a player of this magnitude. I wouldn't be surprised if this were the case which is sad. We slow played one of our legacies Jonah Williams a few years back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToomersStreet 795 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 11 hours ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said: FWIW, Pruitt and Ansley tagged team this kid. Gus didn't offer up or give much effort here. Kid was a HUGE AU fan and lean. Pruitt made him a priority and got him. This new wave of cov recruiting isn't going well with Gus. He needs to be face to face in person. HUGE miss on AU here. Steele, T-Will, CRG, Gus, the whole staff. Huge need for 2021. This goes back to a question i had about Gus earlier in the year. He must have some kind of charisma in person. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronCrazy 1,059 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 12 hours ago, WarDamnEagleWDE said: FWIW, Pruitt and Ansley tagged team this kid. Gus didn't offer up or give much effort here. Kid was a HUGE AU fan and lean. Pruitt made him a priority and got him. This new wave of cov recruiting isn't going well with Gus. He needs to be face to face in person. HUGE miss on AU here. Steele, T-Will, CRG, Gus, the whole staff. Huge need for 2021. Thank you for this post - I was under the impression that I was the only one with this opinion and was being dramatic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone4jc 2,241 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Or, maybe there is so.eone higher on the list the the coaching staff likes more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 11 hours ago, ToomersStreet said: This goes back to a question i had about Gus earlier in the year. He must have some kind of charisma in person. I would say this is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamnEagleWDE 12,737 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 8 hours ago, tbone4jc said: Or, maybe there is so.eone higher on the list the the coaching staff likes more? Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,086 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 12 hours ago, fredst said: “Optics” then. Just not a good look for the program IMO. Especially to that tool Pruitt, SMDH Pruitt is a damn good recruiter, always has been. And I loathe the guy going all way back to his Hoover days. But I’ll give the devil his due on his one good quality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,086 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 12 hours ago, ToomersStreet said: He must have some kind of charisma in person. He does. I got to interact with him some this past season as part of my job and he was surprisingly engaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,086 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 11 hours ago, CameronCrazy said: Thank you for this post - I was under the impression that I was the only one with this opinion and was being dramatic You still were being overly dramatic. It’s a bad loss but nothing that can’t be overcome by getting someone like Scoob Williams especially given Garner’s pedigree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,086 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 8 hours ago, tbone4jc said: Or, maybe there is so.eone higher on the list the the coaching staff likes more? I don’t know about more but the staff loves Scoob Williams. I wouldn’t say more either though because the staff would’ve taken both Brooks and Williams if they could for the edge rush position. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,109 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 16 hours ago, ellitor said: It sucks to not land him but there is no PR issue here. Well it was great PR for UT XM radio mentioned it several times as their headline. They also pointed out it is a long ways to go until signing day so anything could happen 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,086 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 3 hours ago, augolf1716 said: Well it was great PR for UT XM radio mentioned it several times as their headline. They also pointed out it is a long ways to go until signing day so anything could happen When I hear PR with recruiting I'm thinking Bammer media pushing & posting a negative narrative hard. Not sure they are going to harp on this although they very well could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,109 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 19 minutes ago, ellitor said: When I hear PR with recruiting I'm thinking Bammer media pushing & posting a negative narrative hard. Not sure they are going to harp on this although they very well could. True I was just stating how UT has gotten alot of good/positive PR recruiting wise from the national guys. It was mentioned again today about UT and Brooks also UT has received 6 commitments since this Covid19 crap started. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,086 Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 26 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: True I was just stating how UT has gotten alot of good/positive PR recruiting wise from the national guys. It was mentioned again today about UT and Brooks also UT has received 6 commitments since this Covid19 crap started. Yup. It definite;y looks like the Vols have adjusted to virtual recruiting better than we have. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bg5 536 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Well hopefully this isn't over and Gus can use his in person charm on him. Keith said he would still be visiting so let's not lose it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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