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re: Who were your biggest 5* bust and stars over the last 5 years?
Posted on 6/4/14 at 12:44 pm to TigerCruise
Posted on 6/4/14 at 12:44 pm to TigerCruise
Chris Jones lived up to the hype his FR year
Denico Autry and Quay Evans were busts
Denico Autry and Quay Evans were busts
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Posted on 6/4/14 at 12:55 pm to jumbo
Hate to say it because he was a victim of a skewered coaching philosophy but Reggie McNeal. God, what a waste of awesome talent.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 1:28 pm to dead money
Vols have a pretty long list of 5* busts (bust is defined as not finishing career or never contributing at the school they signed with for grades, bad play or crime.)
2010 - Da'Rick Rogers
2009 - Bryce Brown and Janzen Jackson
2007 - Chris Donald, Kenny O'Neal, Brent Vinson
2006 - Walter Fisher
2005 - Demitrice Morely,
2002 - Mondre Dickerson, Brandon Jefferies, James Banks
2010 - Da'Rick Rogers
2009 - Bryce Brown and Janzen Jackson
2007 - Chris Donald, Kenny O'Neal, Brent Vinson
2006 - Walter Fisher
2005 - Demitrice Morely,
2002 - Mondre Dickerson, Brandon Jefferies, James Banks
Posted on 6/4/14 at 1:37 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
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what about Janzen Jackson? was he not a 5 star? seems like everyone expected him to be a big star
also, how the frick was Eric Berry not a 5 star?
Both were 5 stars but
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over the last 5 years?
We signed a shite ton of 5 star busts in the 2000s.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 2:11 pm to volfan30
Blaine Gabbert was a 5* and did pretty good for us. I disagree DGB was a bust, he was dominate when he wanted to be, and would've been a star this year had we not decided to kick him off. Richardson was also a star. We've only had 3 5* recently and all have done well.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 7:55 pm to TigerCruise
2003
Justin Vincent - star his freshman season, bust thereafter
2004
Early Doucet - star
Xavier Carter - track star; decided to pursue career in track after a couple seasons..showed flashes of greatness every now and then, but was VERY raw..I'll never forget the infamous knee on the 1-yard line on a KO return
2005
Ryan Perrilloux - bust..could have been great if he hadn't tPOS'd out of LSU
2006
Al Woods - bust
2007
Chad Jones - star
Terrence Toliver - never really lived up to the star level, but hardly a bust
2008
Patrick Peterson - star
DeAngelo Benton -
2009
Rueben Randle - star
Russell Shepard - bust
Craig Loston - not quite a star, but far from bust
Chris Davenport - bust at LSU, star at Tulane
2010
Spencer Ware - borderline star
2011
La'el Collins - star
Anthony Johnson - not a star, bust? Maybe, given the hype surrounding his arrival
Jarvis Landry - star
2013
Tre'Davious White - star in the making
Frank Herron - likes bicycles
Justin Vincent - star his freshman season, bust thereafter
2004
Early Doucet - star
Xavier Carter - track star; decided to pursue career in track after a couple seasons..showed flashes of greatness every now and then, but was VERY raw..I'll never forget the infamous knee on the 1-yard line on a KO return
2005
Ryan Perrilloux - bust..could have been great if he hadn't tPOS'd out of LSU
2006
Al Woods - bust
2007
Chad Jones - star
Terrence Toliver - never really lived up to the star level, but hardly a bust
2008
Patrick Peterson - star
DeAngelo Benton -
2009
Rueben Randle - star
Russell Shepard - bust
Craig Loston - not quite a star, but far from bust
Chris Davenport - bust at LSU, star at Tulane
2010
Spencer Ware - borderline star
2011
La'el Collins - star
Anthony Johnson - not a star, bust? Maybe, given the hype surrounding his arrival
Jarvis Landry - star
2013
Tre'Davious White - star in the making
Frank Herron - likes bicycles
Posted on 6/4/14 at 8:08 pm to volfan30
Biggest bust by far is Robert lane.
Posted on 6/4/14 at 9:42 pm to volfan30
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What other 5 stars have you signed other than these two?
Blaine Gabbert
Posted on 6/4/14 at 9:44 pm to volfan30
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Tennessee has only signed 5 (using 247 or Rivals). None have really been busts.
Do you count Bryce Brown?
Posted on 6/5/14 at 3:18 am to roadhouse
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Do you count Bryce Brown?
I was only including the last 5 years.
We have signed 22 five-stars since 2002. Yes, that includes Bryce Brown.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 7:46 am to TigerCruise
Stars - Percy Harvin, Tim Tebow, Dominique Easley, Shariff Floyd, Brandon Spikes, Matt Elam, Cam Newton (at AU)
Did OK - James Wilson, Carlos Dunlap, Carl Johnson, Omar Hunter, Will HIll, Jelani Jenkins
Busts - Andre Debose, Ronald Powell, Gary Brown, Torrey Davis (other than one big play), Carl Moore, Matt Patchan,
Still working hard - Dante Fowler, Jonathan Bullard, DJ Humphries
Did OK - James Wilson, Carlos Dunlap, Carl Johnson, Omar Hunter, Will HIll, Jelani Jenkins
Busts - Andre Debose, Ronald Powell, Gary Brown, Torrey Davis (other than one big play), Carl Moore, Matt Patchan,
Still working hard - Dante Fowler, Jonathan Bullard, DJ Humphries
Posted on 6/5/14 at 7:53 am to Ericvol2096
And still this fricking fanbase (in continual downsizing mode) STILL CAN'T LEARN that bringing in highly rated recruiting classes doesn't mean anything; its coaching and player development which everybody in the SEC knows that Coach bullshite doesn't have (except for the sympathizers)
Posted on 6/5/14 at 8:06 am to robsports
robsports is mad... as always.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 9:08 am to Legendary0903
And you love getting your arse whooped by the truth by the Ranters.
"Thank you sir, may I have another?"
"Thank you sir, may I have another?"
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:15 am to robsports
You are incoherent.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:00 am to rbWarEagle
Trovon Reed wasn't a 5* but he was the top player in LA.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:16 am to slayerxing
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Busts - Andre Debose, Ronald Powell
these two came as a shock to me. i thought both would be gamechangers. I guess that Debose still has time to do something but is he even slated to start?
Posted on 6/5/14 at 2:17 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
Jorrie Adams
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:39 pm to Legendary0903
And you live in denial and reside in fantasy land.
Now go back to your sunshine pumping leader I got my arse kicked again!
Now go back to your sunshine pumping leader I got my arse kicked again!
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:41 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
I remember there was so much hype surrounding Debose, especially after Harvin left. I was waiting for that kid to live up the hype.
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