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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.
The comical contrast by the media when it comes to Tat Gate and scUMs cheating is pretty disgusting
A lot of the narrative was that Ohio State should get some form of death penalty. Meanwhile when it comes to scUMs cheating it has mostly been laughed off as "no big deal" and they constantly go out of their way not to talk about it as much as possible and only fluff up Michigan.
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.
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.
Oh 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
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 it
Oh 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
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?
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.
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?
It's the only type of wins they are going to get since they can't actually get the on the field. A RB especially is relatively a waste if you don't have comparable talent all around to the true competitors.
Bijan at Texas is a perfect example.
He had very good SO and JR years and Texas still only went a combined 13-12 in those seasons.
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?
Has anyone else noticed that Cincinnati schools are producing more, and better recruits than Cleveland (and nearby environs), and certainly more than Columbus? And drilling a bit deeper, more recruits from Watterson than the entirety of the Columbus Public Schools? (Could add DeSales in there as well). What sort of secret sauce does Cincy have?
