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Posted on 1/18/20 at 1:41 pm to
Posted by The Nino
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Posted on 1/18/20 at 1:41 pm to
Any word on how the visit with Brod went?
Posted by ellitor
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 1/18/20 at 1:41 pm to
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I feel like everything coming out about Jackson involves another school
What are you seeing? I've seen LSU & A&M the most.
Posted by ellitor
Member since Sep 2012
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Posted on 1/18/20 at 1:43 pm to
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Any word on how the visit with Brod went?
It was the staff's weekly visit. We usually don't see updates on those visits & when we do we get a generic it went well.
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
36284 posts
Posted on 1/18/20 at 3:23 pm to
Some drama here. Possibly Jay Hardy is already signed with Auburn. Where are the internet detectives on the board?

Tennessee Rivals writer wrote this on twitter:

quote:

Austin Price
@AustinPriceless
1h
While maintaining that he didn’t sign early because he was in FL for basketball, @Volquest_Rivals
has learned that Jay Hardy DID SIGN with Auburn on December 19th. Hardy told @AuburnRivals
earlier this week that he was shutting down his recruitment but actually did so last month.


Jay Hardy replied with this:

quote:

Jay Hardy
@_Chilloutjay
Replying to
@AustinPriceless
I’m not signed yet


Then an asshat Tenner fan replied with this:
quote:

Who signed for you then?



Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
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Posted on 1/18/20 at 3:49 pm to
Boom!!! KN is reporting that Hardy’s recruitment is over.

Tennessee fans should be ashamed of themselves.
Posted by GoCrazyAuburn
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 1/18/20 at 4:03 pm to
That’s huge. We need all the DL we can get.
Posted by Weagle25
THE Football State.
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 1/18/20 at 4:25 pm to
Didn’t they just help Bama?

He already said he was shutting down his recruitment and not visiting UT. Then it was reported that Bama was flirting with him.

If they left it alone, couldn’t he have stung Bama along?
Posted by Weagle25
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Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 1/18/20 at 4:27 pm to
Also Auburn just announced his signing on Twitter

And KN said he was putting it off so he could sign with his friends
This post was edited on 1/18/20 at 4:29 pm
Posted by auburn2eugene
Now back in Oneonta Alabama
Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 1/18/20 at 4:40 pm to
I am glad he signed and his recruitment is officially over but I dont care for the games these kids play these days.

I dont care if its Hardy, or Zach Evans. If a kid signs somewhere it needs to be public. And the games Romello Height played on Miami disgusts me as well.

These games they play are for the birds.
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 1/18/20 at 4:48 pm to
Well known bama has some connections with these recruiting sites. Wouldn't surprise me if they floated that to see if he was interested. Backfired.
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
36284 posts
Posted on 1/18/20 at 5:01 pm to
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am glad he signed and his recruitment is officially over but I dont care for the games these kids play these days. I dont care if its Hardy, or Zach Evans. If a kid signs somewhere it needs to be public. And the games Romello Height played on Miami disgusts me as well. These games they play are for the birds.

I don’t consider this to be games. I consider what Height did to be games.

Some facts:

1. Late signing day commits enjoy a heightened sense of exposure due to being amongst the few left to sign. Not to mention he can sign with his friends.

2. Since Hardy already signed, our coaches didn’t have to worry about visiting him and could visit others. Coincidentally, we visited him yesterday.
Win/ win for both parties.

Will never work though because it’s too hard to keep that kind of a secret.
This post was edited on 1/18/20 at 5:02 pm
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
36284 posts
Posted on 1/18/20 at 5:47 pm to
Tennessee Vols Rivals reporter is still mouthing off. Maybe there were some games with them that I don’t know about.

LINK
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
36284 posts
Posted on 1/18/20 at 6:23 pm to
Jay G Tate says it appears Woodson will remain at Auburn after serious overtures from Ole Miss.
Posted by ellitor
Member since Sep 2012
14285 posts
Posted on 1/18/20 at 6:33 pm to
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I dont care if its Hardy, or Zach Evans. If a kid signs somewhere it needs to be public.
Not if the kid wants to go ahead & get his spot in December but yet have a formal ceremony with his teammates in February. Just because a kid's NLI was signed in December but not announced it doesn't mean they are playing games.
quote:

And the games Romello Height played on Miami disgusts me as well.
This opinion has merit but it's water under the bridge now.
Posted by ellitor
Member since Sep 2012
14285 posts
Posted on 1/18/20 at 6:36 pm to
quote:

Tennessee Vols Rivals reporter is still mouthing off. Maybe there were some games with them that I don’t know about.

LINK
Nothing about that tweet implies games.
This post was edited on 1/18/20 at 7:19 pm
Posted by TheJones
Member since Nov 2009
33310 posts
Posted on 1/18/20 at 7:20 pm to
I think some writers cover their arse with the whole “games” routine. It’s nice having guys like KN who are established and can just report what they know without playing to the fanbase’s desire
Posted by TheJones
Member since Nov 2009
33310 posts
Posted on 1/18/20 at 7:24 pm to
On Crowder & MLB —

There’s a lot of ways that baseball teams can take a guy in the top 10 rounds and still make the money work. I’ve heard Crowder wants to go to college and prioritizes football for now

You never know but with McLaughlin already on board it’s not an unwise decision still.
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
36284 posts
Posted on 1/18/20 at 7:36 pm to
Article on Hardy:
LINK
quote:


On Saturday afternoon, news broke that Jay Hardy, a 4-star defensive lineman from Chattanooga, had officially signed with Auburn. Almost a month after the Early Signing Period, Hardy’s signature had seemingly finally come in for the Tigers and ended the rumors that he would eventually go with his in-state team in the Volunteers, who had still been courting him over the last month.

If Tennessee’s coaching staff would have been paying attention, that recruiting would have ended on Dec. 18, 2019.

According to a source, the fact that Hardy had signed with the Tigers had been public information to coaches since last month as it was visible in the NCAA compliance portal.

Were the Vols coaches privy to the fact that they could just look it up? Nope. Did they continue to visit Hardy, with the recruit possibly telling them that his signature was still available? Most likely.

Yet the game continued and, the fact of the matter is, this all falls on the Tennessee coaching staff.

How is it possible that none of them knew that a place existed where they could simply look to see if a player had signed? That must be shocking to a large group of fans of the Volunteers. Each coach is given a sign-in and password for the site so he can keep track of where someone has possibly signed.

If they knew the site existed, which is doubtful, did it not come up once to check? What is going on inside the halls in Knoxville? Is Jeremy Pruitt awake?

While Hardy wasn’t exactly truthful with the coaching staff in Knoxville, it is hard to blame a kid for wanting more attention during the recruiting process.

In the end, the Volunteers’ staff comes across badly, as if they are ill-prepared in the recruiting process while Auburn knew for a month that they had him signed, didn’t let on and now have a top recruit coming to campus.




Posted by TheJones
Member since Nov 2009
33310 posts
Posted on 1/18/20 at 8:50 pm to
Updated OP.

I’ll add some more targets tomorrow or Monday
Posted by ellitor
Member since Sep 2012
14285 posts
Posted on 1/19/20 at 1:25 am to
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I’ll add some more targets tomorrow or Monday
As best I can tell it's only missing 3* TE Brandon Frazier, 3* Juco DT Marquis Burks, & maybe the Troy P transfer Tyler Sumpter. I'm not sure Evan McGuire is a target besides walk on at this point with a 37 yard punt average,
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