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I'm very interested in seeing what Bo and West bring in year two. I know that injuries and a fairly pedestrian run scheme didn't help last year.Exactly.
I'm going to guess at least 1 if not both "impress" this year though. They both flashed as true freshmen.
You still have Turbo, Bey and Favor who all have multiple years of eligibility as well
Then Elijah Newman-Hall incoming in next years class.
Even if they don't bring in a HS RB in this class, it's no big deal. There are plenty of options, and yea the portal is always one of them if they really need to go that route.
I hope he does well in Knoxville. That being said, I would rather see that kind of money spent for a one year portal rental- if after this year Bo and West don't impress.
If you bring in a true freshman and he is making JJ Smith money, good luck filling out your RB room. A one year guy doesn't discourage recruits the same way being stuck behind a clear three year starter would.
Exactly! If UT fans want to be excited about paying double or triple the competition for a RB that still won't help their team win the SEC, let alone even win rivalry games, then have at itOh I wouldn't either. This is the type of money you'd expect a truly undisputed generational player to get though. DGG doesn't even crack the top 5 overall in his class on any recruiting ranking service and he's pretty much unanimously not even the #1 RB in his own class either.
This is almost uniquely a Tennessee thing. They zero in on one "must have" guy in the class and will go comically overboard to get him. It's best to just not even get in these battles with them
Have you actually met any UT fans ?
I honestly wouldn't even want OSU to over bid for Derrick Henry either. Like @jwinslow said:
You can still find very good RBs that can win you an NC in the Portal, and heck, OSU has about 6 RBs to choose from
Have you actually met any UT fans ?Concerning UT:
The market just told them that their product, head to head with OSU, has to pay a 100% premium to overcome it's deficiencies.
Swap places and just imagine we found that out at OSU (shudder).
How many victory laps are you taking when you know your program is so middle of the pack it would have to pay double to get elite players away from competitors? How could you ever hope to actually compete at the highest level under that kind of a handicap?
I honestly wouldn't even want OSU to over bid for Derrick Henry either. Like @jwinslow said:Exactly, what Tennessee is doing in these situations goes far beyond just simply "outbidding". Ohio State would basically have to come close to probably tripling what was already a pretty good offer in terms of market value to be able to possibly win this one. That then sets a precedent for players already on the roster and future recruits we may go after.
DGG is not Derek Henry who a lot consider to be the greatest HS RB of all time. He's a good prospect but he's not so undisputed generational freak at the position.
You can still find very good RBs that can win you an NC in the Portal, and heck, OSU has about 6 RBs to choose fromRb is too accessible of a position: it's the easiest with regard to scouting, acclimation and finding them.
Concerning UT:
The market just told them that their product, head to head with OSU, has to pay a 100% premium to overcome it's deficiencies.
Swap places and just imagine we found that out at OSU (shudder).
How many victory laps are you taking when you know your program is so middle of the pack it would have to pay double to get elite players away from competitors? How could you ever hope to actually compete at the highest level under that kind of a handicap?
Concerning UT:
The market just told them that their product, head to head with OSU, has to pay a 100% premium to overcome it's deficiencies.
Swap places and just imagine we found that out at OSU (shudder).
How many victory laps are you taking when you know your program is so middle of the pack it would have to pay double to get elite players away from competitors? How could you ever hope to actually compete at the highest level under that kind of a handicap?