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Recruiting haul from UT camp grows to five

Cornerback/safety Oliver, linemen Phillips, Schofield pick Vols

By Dave Hooker (Contact)
Originally published 08:20 p.m., June 14, 2008
Updated 10:57 p.m., June 14, 2008

Tennessee would have had a successful recruiting weekend had its football camp ended on Friday. But Saturday’s final day of camp produced three more commitments, giving UT five players in three days.

Aubrey Phillips, a 6-foot-6, 310-pound lineman from Olive Branch (Miss.) High School, and Nyshier Oliver, a 5-11, 185 pound athlete from St. Peter’s Prep in New Jersey City, N.J., were the first to make their pledge on Saturday. JerQuari Schofield, a 6-6, 298-pound offensive lineman from South Aiken High in Aiken, S.C., became No. 3 later that evening.

The latest trio joins highly touted tailback Jarvis Giles from Gaither High in Tampa, Fla., and Rhea County lineman Kevin Revis as UT’s newest set of commitments. The sudden influx gives UT nine commitments for the 2009 class.

Phillips chose UT over Florida State, Duke, Penn State, Arkansas and Alabama. Phillips attended Booker T. Washington in Memphis until last year before moving to Olive Branch.

“It’s stress free now,” Phillips said of his UT commitment. “It feels good.”

Oliver chose UT over Michigan, Ohio State, Boston College, Georgia, Alabama, Virginia and North Carolina.

“I’m confident in my decision,” he said. “It was a great decision. I just let everything sit in my mind and marinate, to see if this is the place I wanted to be. I let it sit in my mind for a month, then I made a decision.”

Schofield chose UT over offers from Gardner Webb and Charleston Southern.

“I felt like it was one of the best decisions I ever made,” Schofield said.

While Phillips and Oliver came to UT with a scholarship offer, Schofield’s came on Thursday, the first day of the junior camp.

“All I really did was hustle, work hard and just pay attention,” Schofield said.

After two days of contemplation, Schofield informed UT coaches of his decision.

Phillips and Oliver certainly have some versatility in their game. Oliver said he’d like his first shot to be at cornerback, but could also play safety. Phillips could play defensive or offensive tackle.

“I really don’t care,” Phillips said. “I just want to play on Saturday.”

Said Oliver, “It really doesn’t matter, but I’m projected as a corner down here.”

All of Saturday’s commitments cited UT’s coaches as reasons why they decided this weekend.

“Great area. Great people. I love Coach (Phillip) Fulmer and (offensive line) coach (Greg) Adkins,” Schofield said.

Oliver was also impressed with Fulmer — and secondary coach Larry Slade.

“We mesh well,” he said. “They remind me of my high school coaches.”

Phillips had grown to know UT’s offensive coaching staff last fall. When three members of that group left for Duke and receivers coach Trooper Taylor was hired by Oklahoma State, Phillips wasn’t sure what to expect out of the replacements.

“I thought they wouldn’t even know me when I came in, but they knew me already,” Phillips said. “That was good to see.

“… I can get along with all the coaching staff. They’re friendly. The other coaches (at other schools), they don’t really pay attention to me. The coaches at Tennessee are very down to earth.”

At 6-6, Phillips was one of the most imposing figures on UT’s campus this week.

“I’m fast for my size but I’m not as strong as I should be,” Phillips said. “The first three years (in high school), they didn’t have a weight program. With a weight program, I should get stronger.”

UT is known as a school that closes strong in recruiting, picking up commitments in the fall and winter. That certainly wasn’t the case this week.

“I think it’s a good vibe,” Oliver said. “We don’t know each other personally yet, but we just mesh well here.”

© 2008, Knoxville News Sentinel Co.

       71 Comments

Posted by stlvol on June 14, 2008 at 8:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Wow! Seems like our coaches are workin' like heck! Keep up the good work fellas!

Posted by andy112382 on June 14, 2008 at 8:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Phillips could play DL or OL, that is great! Good job, lets keep it up!!!

Posted by DennisVols on June 14, 2008 at 8:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Cutcliff found 22 fans in Knoxville to buy season tickets and UT got one of Dukes highly sought after recruits to sign to play football here.
Guess who came out on top.
Maybe he can teach a fan how to become a top rated player.
Go Vols!!!!!

Posted by dburgVol on June 14, 2008 at 8:57 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Great news! These coaches are working overtime. Phil really did a good job of choosing them.

Anybody know how many scholarships we have to give?

Posted by FWBVol on June 14, 2008 at 8:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The best part other than these guys being Vols is they snubbed the Crimson Bribe.

Posted by tngeoff on June 14, 2008 at 10:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The gators, following Kentucky's lead have allegedly signed a committment letter with this guys parents.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxjUAd...

Florida goobers:

Never...never forget:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=q9IYYgBYQ08

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AJ_2leQ-1E...

And against your inbred Brothers:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ejV2o4pcou...

Kindest regards.

Posted by philfan on June 14, 2008 at 10:09 p.m. (Suggest removal)

This really is great news. Never count out the Tennessee Volunteers. If we could win the SEC East last year, we can win the SEC outright this year.

Posted by LanceR24 on June 14, 2008 at 10:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

make it five we have another OL commitment, JerQuari Schofield 6-6 and 298 pounds

Posted by cjraney on June 14, 2008 at 10:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Keep workin like heck Vol recruiters. Good week but we need to keep 'em coming. For reference:

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/...

Posted by bobo_the_vol on June 14, 2008 at 10:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I can't think that it's a coincidence that Cutcliffe came, our recruiting plummeted, he left, it soars. Hurm . . .

Posted by volaboard on June 14, 2008 at 11:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Schofield chose UT over Gardner Webb, Charleston Southern and Miss Mary's Kindergarten. What a catch. Is this good news?

Posted by ncvol on June 14, 2008 at 11:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

bobo - Don't think it had anything to do with Cutliffe, but I'm sure happy we have these new recruits. Go Vols and welcome to Good Ole Rocky Top...Rocky Top Tennessee!

Posted by LanceR24 on June 14, 2008 at 11:33 p.m. (Suggest removal)

just saying we got one more, but at 6-6 300 he could make a good one. also he picked us over alabama, florida, clemson, south carolina, and wake......but we were the first and only to offer lol.

Posted by PLEASEGETRIDOFTHENOTSOSLIMONE on June 14, 2008 at 11:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

How are they working like heck? It was a camp in Knoxville and they offerred some of the players a scholorship. Where is all of this 'hard" work you guys speak of?

Posted by VolPride_13 on June 14, 2008 at 11:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I am ecstatic right now!!
Five in three and three in one!!!

Posted by dford9 on June 14, 2008 at 11:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Absolutely great news for our UT coaching staff.
I hope these new additions work out really well,
over the next few years.

Posted by FWBVol on June 15, 2008 at 12:18 a.m. (Suggest removal)

pleasegitridof, get a clue as to how the process is working these days.

With head coaches unable to go on the road during the spring evaluation period (thanks to the new Saban Rule), the first time a lot of head coaches get a first hand look at the prospects is at these camps. Many schools are offering during these camps.

Maybe you don't think it's hard work, but they are trying to sell a program just as much on campus as they are on the road starting with getting kids from out of state to come to the UT camp.

We don't get lineman and people complain. And now we get three commitments from linemen in a couple of days and you question how hard the coaches worked to get them.

Posted by bobbarbilly on June 15, 2008 at 12:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Saw a kid in the ice cream shop the other day. His mom had just bought him a large peanut butter shake and he was throwing a ring-eyed fit because she would not unwrap the paper from his straw.
I thought " yep, there grows a future, unpleasable poster for the webb page".

Posted by nicksjuzunk on June 15, 2008 at 2 a.m. (Suggest removal)

bobbarbilly,

Was this kid above or below the age of 35?

Posted by VOLS85 on June 15, 2008 at 3:15 a.m. (Suggest removal)

FWB,

Don't dignify that disgruntled gentleman with a response, for if we hung the moon, it would have been a quarter of an inch too far to the left...

Let him hate his life, and we will enjoy the fact that there is life outside of football (but our life inside can be a lot of fun too!).

Go Vols!

Thanks be to our coaches for working hard early, and lets take the East again, and the SECCG this year!

Posted by RichRollin on June 15, 2008 at 7:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Great newsguys!! Remember 2 years ago when Eric Berry committed early, then the floodgates opened? We have yet to land one like Berry this year, but you you can see what early commits can do for the overall class. I'm loving all these 6'6" 300 guys, and Phillips said he will play DT!!!! Hope they give him a chance, We once dominated with 6'6"330 DT's then they started using these Jenny Craig 6'2"275DT's!?!?!?!?

Posted by bobbarbilly on June 15, 2008 at 7:49 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Nick, he looked like he was big enough to carry two buckets of water and wear his daddy's shoes.

Posted by givehim6 on June 15, 2008 at 8:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)

This is good to hear. I like what Daddyvol said, the gates open! I do not think we have any more camps this year. do we? GOVOLS!

Posted by alfrizzle097 on June 15, 2008 at 8:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Cutcliffe came back after the 5-6 season. Did anybody really expect great results? The second year was much better. The class that is coming in this season was none too hot because of coaching turnover. Would it have been fair to accuse Clauson and the other new coaches of being poor recruiters?

And remember, Cutcliffe was partially responsible for the recruiting success in the '90s.

Posted by alfrizzle097 on June 15, 2008 at 8:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Cutcliffe came back after the 5-6 season. Did anybody really expect great results? The second year was much better. The class that is coming in this season was none too hot because of coaching turnover. Would it have been fair to accuse Clauson and the other new coaches of being poor recruiters?

And remember, Cutcliffe was partially responsible for the recruiting success in the '90s.

Posted by redstickvol on June 15, 2008 at 8:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is time for action. Merely complaining about the negative posters only makes them want to post more. We must do something and I have two suggestions.

A long time ago, when I was but a boy, my mother told me that if someone is doing something that you don't like, ignore them and it will go away. Amazingly, it works. I think we could apply this edict to some of the posters on this website. The reason that they continue to post negativity is because they know that it bothers those of us who support the Vols no matter what. If these posts are ignored (i.e. not dignified with any type of response what so ever), I believe they will eventually stop. This will take a concerted effort on everyone's part, because one response makes it worth it to these "gentlemen" to continue to post negativity.

The second suggestion is to simply "suggest removal" of any and all comments that are negative just to be negative. Now, I do believe there is a place for objective facts be they positive or negative. However, complaining about how hard the coaches work when we get three linemen in two days and five recruits overall, is just silly.

Now I realize that this post in itself is a little hypocritical in that I am suggesting we ignore the negativity and I myself am smacking it in the face. However, I think this is the first step in ridding this site of these posters and in turn, possibly helping with the recruiting battle. (We all know that recruits read this site and that they are sometimes discouraged by all the negativity. Ipso facto, if there isn't as much negativity, they won't be as discouraged.)

Just my two cents and by the way, I have already suggested removal of the aforementioned post.

Posted by T0MMYJACK on June 15, 2008 at 9:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)

well said baton rouge ... er, red stick!

Posted by tigervol9802 on June 15, 2008 at 9:51 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Well........

Not a bad weekend. Now let's get some D-linemen.....please?

Posted by johnlg00 on June 15, 2008 at 10:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)

We offer a scholarship to a guy from South Carolina who chose us over Gardner-Webb and Charleston Southern, yet we DON'T offer one to a local guy (Jackson from Farragut), one who says he WANTS to play here, who is being recruited by some REAL football schools!?!? I'm generally pleased by the apparent recruiting prowess of the new staff in particular, but I'm still scratching my head over the Jackson situation.

Posted by PLEASEGETRIDOFTHENOTSOSLIMONE on June 15, 2008 at 10:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I am so looking forward to change in attitudes of the poster 3 weeks into the season. It happens like this all of the time.

1. Excited about new year.
2. Lose 2-3 games early and everyone goes ape S%&t.
3. Win some games against Vandy, UK, and Miss. St. and everyone gets their hopes up again.
4. Win or lose a meaningless bowl game.
5. End season and talk about how great UT will be next year.

Save your time and just give up on them now like I did. I am sorry but I am not a "TRUE" Vol fan like all of you. But once again check the posters after week 3 and see the difference.

Posted by PLEASEGETRIDOFTHENOTSOSLIMONE on June 15, 2008 at 10:53 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I am so looking forward to change in attitudes of the poster 3 weeks into the season. It happens like this all of the time.

1. Excited about new year.
2. Lose 2-3 games early and everyone goes ape S%&t.
3. Win some games against Vandy, UK, and Miss. St. and everyone gets their hopes up again.
4. Win or lose a meaningless bowl game.
5. End season and talk about how great UT will be next year.

Save your time and just give up on them now like I did. I am sorry but I am not a "TRUE" Vol fan like all of you. But once again check the posters after week 3 and see the difference.

Posted by PLEASEGETRIDOFTHENOTSOSLIMONE on June 15, 2008 at 10:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I am so looking forward to change in attitudes of the poster 3 weeks into the season. It happens like this all of the time.

1. Excited about new year.
2. Lose 2-3 games early and everyone goes ape S%&t.
3. Win some games against Vandy, UK, and Miss. St. and everyone gets their hopes up again.
4. Win or lose a meaningless bowl game.
5. End season and talk about how great UT will be next year.

Save your time and just give up on them now like I did. I am sorry but I am not a "TRUE" Vol fan like all of you. But once again check the posters after week 3 and see the difference.

Posted by WorkinLikeHeck on June 15, 2008 at 11:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)

let me know when we get out of September undefeated.

Posted by pdhuff on June 15, 2008 at 12:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Congrats to all these stalwart lads. Hope you keep your word and become a Vol.

Workin-11:08 - about September, dang. Too many times we sail in like the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Those of you who still have their dad, go to see him or call.

Posted by PaulTheVol on June 15, 2008 at 1:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I have wondered when the defense will start showing more of a 3-4 look, especially since it's all about speed and edge rushes in college football these days. Schofield would make a great DT in a 3-4 and that would allow us to show a 3-4 with an edge LB or a 3-3 with a walkup safety.

Posted by agentorange on June 15, 2008 at 2:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

you negative guys are the MOST MISERABLE LOSERS. I am willing to wager most are not alumni and kick $h*t for a living.

Posted by TommyJack on June 15, 2008 at 3:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Herr RedStick: Nice take on freedom of speech.

Posted by murrayvol on June 15, 2008 at 5:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)

redstick: Seems to me you're giving out fellow posters way too much credit for a recruit's decision to accept or decline. The danger in stroking such enormous egos is palpable. Heaven only knows what might transpire.

Perhaps KNS could run one of their patented polls to determine where recruits stand on this important issue. How about it Herr Kaplan?

Posted by murrayvol on June 15, 2008 at 5:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Excuse me. "our" fellow posters

Posted by pdhuff on June 15, 2008 at 6:24 p.m. (Suggest removal)

TJ, not many posters from the Gulag. Toe the company line strictly.

Posted by raynochonspeed on June 15, 2008 at 6:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

redstickvol: "The second suggestion is to simply "suggest removal" of any and all comments that are negative just to be negative."

Redstick, this is the most offensive post I've ever read on this board. Grow up. Your idea of censorship is practically Communist.

Part of being an adult in a free society is learning how to deal with things you might not like. The negative posters have just as much right to rant on here as you have to espouse your ignorant OneMind "feel-good" notions.

Incidentally, the best way to get the negative posters to stop: win.

Posted by philfan on June 15, 2008 at 7:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)

ComplaininLikeHeck said: let me know when we get out of September undefeated.

If you were any kind of fan, you would try to watch all three games, either on television or in person at the stadium, and find out for yourself if we finish 3-0, 0-3, 2-1, or 1-2. I have better things to do than keep a third rate , lazy fan informed of our progress.

Posted by invisiblekid on June 15, 2008 at 7:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

To use the old baseball anolgies, I don't know that we have hit any homeruns as of yet but have at least a couple of triples in Giles and Stokes. Regardless, this seems to be a very solid start to recruiting.

DCFlorida, got to disagree with the comment regarding FL not giving any offers to our recruits. Not sure about anyone else, but Meyer seemed pretty interested in Giles:
Posted by invisiblekid on June 13, 2008 at 2:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

99Gator, Meyer offered him a scholarship.

http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/spo...

http://www.tboblogs.com/index.php/spo...

Posted by invisiblekid on June 15, 2008 at 7:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

BTW, it took awhile, but I just went back and suggested removal on all 2000+ respective posts by TommyJack and PDHuff to help in the "NO NEGATIVITY" campaign. Kiddin' fellas.

Posted by GreerVol22 on June 15, 2008 at 8:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

these days, the only difference between a #1 lineman prospect and a #50 is 1 inch and 10 lbs. The rest is up to the coach.

Posted by Volzo on June 15, 2008 at 8:37 p.m. (Suggest removal)

If we could just get some 300 pounders to stuff the middle that would be nice. I know it is difficult to find big defensive tackles that are not only big but quick. But, it makes a huge difference with the defense to have a couple of guys in the middle that do not get pushed around. If you have this then you give guys at the other positions an opportunity to take some chances. In the last five years TN just has not had the guys up front to effectively put pressure on the QB and have gap control at the same time. When you find yourself only getting to the QB by blitzing, it is only a matter of time until you face a team that will make you pay.

Posted by pdhuff on June 15, 2008 at 10:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Ikid, I just gave Airforceone and Posivol your unlisted number. And twentyoneways or whatever.....

Posted by RichRollin on June 15, 2008 at 10:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Greer22, well said. We still need Morgan Moses, But we really need to get Marlon Brown.

Posted by DennisVols on June 15, 2008 at 10:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)

ESPN on Giles
ESPN's Billy Tucker elaborated on the pledge, "The Volunteers may have landed one of the more underrated backs in the country in the eyes of the Scouts Inc. staff. Sounds like he wanted to get out of the Sunshine State, but we are surprised one of thes big three in-state schools didn't put the clamps on him; Giles is a special back."
"Giles' burst and explosion through the hole may be the best in this great running back class, and his overall suddenness through traffic is just as rare. His ability to reach top-speed quickly allows him to hit the seams just as they open and quickly shred through opposing defenses and into the second level. Will need to add some bulk to carry the load at Tennessee but that might not be his role."
"Giles joins fellow ESPN 150 Watch List running back Dominique Allen (Paris, Tenn./Henry County) in Tennessee's 2009 class, and the two could develop into a "Thunder and Lightning" type package in Knoxville during their careers. Giles has homerun potential on any given carry and Allen has fullback size and power with tailback feet to wear down a defense."
"Giles and Allen will be learning a new offensive under recently hired coordinator Dave Clawson for the Vol's."

Posted by LongtimeVol on June 15, 2008 at 10:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

ahem, say there philfan, we have 4 games in September. I sure hope the one your a fan of has the team show up for all 4 instead of just 3. That would be a change I would cheer.

Posted by LongtimeVol on June 15, 2008 at 10:22 p.m. (Suggest removal)

and by the way, I will be at all 4 games in Sept hoping that we have turned a corner on the past 7-8 years.

Posted by sjt18 on June 16, 2008 at 1:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Giles culled the instate schools fairly early on. I've read an article that says UF offered. Maybe so/maybe not but the article said they had.

fwiw, we post here at the pleasure of KNS... there is no "right" to free speech here. It is a privilege as lenient or strict as the staff chooses.

You want your free speech rights? Do it on your own property or on the public square. This is someone else's property.

Posted by sjt18 on June 16, 2008 at 1:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)

BTW, I'm still scratching my head about Schofield too and especially in light of UT not offering Jackson.

I hope they saw something that others have been missing but he seems to be an odd choice.

OTOH, they've been looking at videos of all these kids and have had a chance to work them out. They're in a pretty decent position to evaluate them.

Posted by asleep on June 16, 2008 at 10:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I agree that censorship is unnecessary (and unconstitutional) as I find what most of the "negative posters" write humorous, if not predictable. Unfortunately for raynochonspeed, most of the negative comments posted here have not and will not stop regardless of the record. According to them, if we win, it was too close or the other team gave it away. If we lose, even to a great team in a competitive game, the entire coaching staff should be summarily fired on the spot. Every recruit we get is either someone nobody else wanted or another "idiot" high schooler drinking some of "Foolmers" orange kool-aid. All the positive posters (me included) are too blind or too stupid to achieve their superior level of understanding. If we won every game by 3 TD's, had 11 first-team All-Americas, won a unanimous NC, were hailed as the greatest team ever to play the game, and next year signed the most 5-stars payers in the history of Rivals, these guys would still be doomin' and gloomin' about the state of their "beloved" Vols. I am the very definition of a fan, short for fanatic: someone who, despite the cyclical nature of the sport, is always optimistic, passionate, and cheering for my Vols no matter what! I cheer through the ups and downs and support my team no strings attached. A true fan. Let the haters post - from my side of the coin, they are the ones that don't get it.

Go VOLS!!!

Posted by TommyJack on June 16, 2008 at 1:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

asleep: Exactly. We don't.

Posted by sjt18 on June 16, 2008 at 2:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

asleep, not a bad post... but censorship is both necessary and KNS's constitutional right on this website. You do not have a "right" to use someone else's microphone to speak... You do so only as a privilege at their pleasure and by their rules.

Posted by invisiblekid on June 16, 2008 at 2:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

DCFlorida, not a big deal to me one way or the other. As I told 99Gator the other day, not looking to one up you or anything, just passing along some info I had found while brushing up on Giles. Not sure what happened with those links, they were working the other day. Found the info from Tampa Bay Online which essentially said Meyer had visited the school to watch him and the second story which listed UF as one of the schools which had offered. I usually don't follow recruiting very closely this early. I am with you in that I'd take Rivals over any other websites when it comes to recruiting though.

Posted by invisiblekid on June 16, 2008 at 3:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

PDHuff, I was beginning to wonder what all the heavy breathing and animal sounds were about.

Posted by philfan on June 16, 2008 at 5:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I was wrong. There are four games in September 2008. I should have written to ComplaininlikeHeck, who requested that other fans keep him informed of our progress in September:

If you were any kind of fan, you would try to watch all four games, either on television or in person at the stadium, and find out for yourself if we finish 4-0, 0-4, 3-1, 1-3, or 2-2. I have better things to do than keep a third rate , lazy fan informed of our progress.

I actually enjoy the many differences of opinion on this chat board. It would be very dull if everyone had the same opinion about Tennessee football. I sometimes see blogs that the KNS has seen fit to remove, and wonder if people are getting carried away and using the f word, the s word, and the a word. This kind of thing, if too excessive, could cause the site to be shut down completely. You have to look at this from the standpoint of the KNS, which has a readership of all ages.

Posted by THE_VOL on June 16, 2008 at 8:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

“They remind me of my high school coaches.”...quote above from the Oliver kid. Well, sadly son, they remind ALL OF US of your HIGH SCHOOL coaches!!!!

Anybody that doesn't believe this program is on the rocks PLEASE ANSWER THIS:

WHY IS A SCHOLARSHIP BEING OFFERED TO SCHOFIELD AT CAMP - BEFORE HIS SENIOR YEAR - WHEN HIS ONLY OTHER OFFERS ARE GARDNER-WEBB AND CHARLESTON SOUTHERN???? ARE THEY SERIOUS???? DO THE REALLY BELIEVE THEY ARE THAT GOOD AT SCOUTING TALENT????

NO WONDER IT'S BEEN NEARLY 3500 DAYS SINCE THESE GUYS WON A TITLE!!!

Posted by asleep on June 16, 2008 at 10:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Tommyjack,

That's cool.

Sjt18,

You're right, probably a bit strong with the unconstitutional bit but I guess if the KNS allowed an all-access, free website then restricted its content only to posts that fit with their concepts/agendas, what good would that be? Why not just let Adams and Co. write all the posts too? As much as I think the negativity is counter-productive, I also think it is necessary for balance and to spur good discussions for everyone. Just my opinion.

Go VOLS!!!

Posted by PLEASEGETRIDOFTHENOTSOSLIMONE on June 16, 2008 at 10:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

philfan,

You are right. I gave up on changing my entire weekends in the fall around watching mediocre football. Like you, I was aware of every game time and made sure that I dropped whatever I was doing to be in front of the t.v. at kickoff. However, I started reading between the lines and realized that this program has been underachieving since 01. At that point I just became an average fan who is waiting for a change at the top. I am sorry that I am not a "REAL" or "TRUE" fan like yourself. It is just simply not worth it to me anymore to waste valuable time in this short life to wait another 50 years for another National Championship (much less a SEC championship). If you think that we are close to either one, I have some ocean front property in Arizona for you.

Posted by Colliervol on June 16, 2008 at 10:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Well that's progress. It took 15 posts for a positive thread to turn to crap. Typical.

Posted by sjt18 on June 17, 2008 at 10:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)

THE_VOL, What exactly does who had previously offered Schofield have to do with whether he's any good or not?

Will Jackson who has gotten pretty good national exposure was at the camp. Many, including me, think he looks like a very good prospect. When CPF and staff looked at the two side by side, they offered Schofield. UT has closely evaluated some of the most highly rated OL's in the country and are still in the running for most of them... and still offered these guys.

Also, what specifically about being a coach at GW or CS precludes them from recognizing talent? Offering scholarships to players more talented than they usually get? As you said, the guy hasn't even played his Sr year... maybe they had just hoped to get into him early? Maybe he's continued to develop beyond what they saw. One poster on another board said this kid has continued to grow and add weight every year.

I am mystified by the offer as well. But it is NOT an indication that the program is on the rocks. If he gets to campus and isn't any good... then you can say they don't know how to judge talent and that the program is on the rocks.

Posted by sjt18 on June 17, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Oh, according to a guy on another board that claims to have been in the Aiken HS filmroom when it was being done... this guy and his dad just recently developed and sent out a highlight film.

Posted by philfan on June 17, 2008 at 9:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

PLEASEGETRID...

You need to lighten up a little. Your last two posts were morose, depressing, and a little creepy. Football is supposed to be something to look forward to, to enjoy fully with a glass of Jack Daniels, and to be with friends who also like Tennessee. I am just as excited about Tennessee football now as when I first saw them play at Neyland stadium many years ago. The atmosphere was electric, very loud, and just plain wild. I honestly cannot remember if we won or lost because it really does not matter. Every person I saw was enjoying himself fully.

Also, people would stop picking on you so much if you would change your handle to something less offensive. I suppose you hate fat people. You also have a tendency to use scapegoating as a coping mechanism. Fulmer is fat but he is not the only reason we have not won an SEC championship in many years. Why not change your handle to something funny like GATYRHATYR.

Take it easy, and I really hope that we can go undefeated in September.

Posted by philfan on June 17, 2008 at 10:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)

According to NBC Sports, Fulmer is doing extremely well in recruiting.

This is very informative:
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/25216735/

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