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re: 4* OLB BJ Ojulari - Commitment date - Friday 8/16

Posted on 8/16/19 at 7:58 am to
Posted by Vols&Shaft83
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Posted on 8/16/19 at 7:58 am to
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Looks like everyone is all in on Tennessee now. I only wonder if this means we are focusing all in on Webb now or UT just up and stole one out from underneath us here in the past 48 hours


Brian Neidemeyer was brought in to finish this recruitment within the last few weeks.

Neids is a fricking beast. He got us Wright, Crouch and To'to'oto last year pretty much single handedly.

Posted by Long Dawg
Acworth, GA
Member since Dec 2017
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Posted on 8/16/19 at 8:14 am to
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Ehh it seemed like he was restricted a little bit. Maybe it was because he was a freshman, or maybe it was because he didn't practice well. They didn't exactly let him loose. We all know he should've come in the LSU game but he didn't. He also should've been in on the goal line situation vs Florida.




agree with both of your takes there and said as much in my original post above - but that (misused during the season) is a different conversation than what he was told when recruited (compete for starting job).

Justin did compete for starting job in fall camp - and lost. Kirby told no tales there.

Kirby did bungle the use of Justin Fields in the regular season though - I will 100% agree w/ you there - 100%.
Posted by TidalSurge1
Ft Walton Beach
Member since Sep 2016
36467 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 10:53 am to
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Looks like everyone is all in on Tennessee now. I only wonder if this means we are focusing all in on Webb now or UT just up and stole one out from underneath us here in the past 48 hours.

Run of CB picks to UT this morning, including Wiltfong, LSU, UGA and AU mods.
This post was edited on 8/16/19 at 1:52 pm
Posted by fibonaccisquared
The mystical waters of the Hooch
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:05 am to
Rusty finally stopped trying to push the "UGA is really trying to make a move here with BJ" garbage... and of course walks back all of his earlier BS.
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Decision day for BJ Ojulari and not really hearing a lot with UGA and him at this moment. Said he talked with them the Tuesday after Cox was no longer on the team and not sure there was ever anymore contact. Really like him as a player and young man. Spots are tight and that is not new news. I think Tennessee is trending here late and really was a strong LSU vibe to start the week. We will see today and I will make a pick this morning, probably be Tennessee if I don’t hear anything different at this point.

I get that they have a job to do, but sometimes it's just aggressively transparent that they're looking to sell subscriptions, facts be damned.

I'd rather see him go to LSU, but looks like Knoxville is the destination. Little sibling rivalry next year could be fun storyline at least for CBS.
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
39966 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:34 am to
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Looks like everyone is all in on Tennessee now. I only wonder if this means we are focusing all in on Webb now or UT just up and stole one out from underneath us here in the past 48 hours.


Sorry, but he was probably always going to UT. He has one teammate there and one committed so they were probably pushing him pretty hard to go. He'll end up being a solid OLB in 2 years.
Posted by thunderbird1100
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Member since Oct 2007
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Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:40 am to
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Sorry, but he was probably always going to UT. He has one teammate there and one committed so they were probably pushing him pretty hard to go. He'll end up being a solid OLB in 2 years.



Quite literally just about everyone was saying LSU 2+ days ago, then it changed. We got his last visit, but they said Tennessee made a very late push. The Tennessee talk didnt even really start till a couple days ago.
This post was edited on 8/16/19 at 11:44 am
Posted by fibonaccisquared
The mystical waters of the Hooch
Member since Dec 2011
16898 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:47 am to
The Tennessee talk for BJ has been going on since the Spring (at least from our insiders)... It did seem like LSU had made up ground, but definitely wouldn't say UT talk just started.

This post was edited on 8/16/19 at 11:49 am
Posted by Vidic
Member since Jan 2010
9124 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:47 am to
quote:

Looks like everyone is all in on Tennessee now. I only wonder if this means we are focusing all in on Webb now or UT just up and stole one out from underneath us here in the past 48 hours



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Quite literally just about everyone was saying LSU 2+ days ago, then it changed. We got his last visit, but they said Tennessee



Seems pretty obvious to me Tennessee just stole one.
Posted by sand mountainDvalues
Member since Oct 2018
8718 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:48 am to
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The Tennessee talk for BJ has been going on since the Spring... It did seem like LSU had made up ground, but definitely wouldn't say UT talk just started.


He’s been to Knoxville 6 times and made it up here 3 times over the summer alone.
Posted by thunderbird1100
GSU Eagles fan
Member since Oct 2007
68289 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:48 am to
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The Tennessee talk for BJ has been going on since the Spring... It did seem like LSU had made up ground, but definitely wouldn't say UT talk just started.



I meant in terms of him actually going there, not just being interested. I mean literally when this thread was posted 2 days ago folks were all saying LSU still

I dont think he was "always" going to Tennessee, otherwise why would most people be saying LSU right up to about 36-48 hours ago?
Posted by Serraneaux
South of 30a
Member since Mar 2014
19591 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 11:54 am to
VOLS ARE BACK. Street agents doin werk imo.
Posted by fibonaccisquared
The mystical waters of the Hooch
Member since Dec 2011
16898 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 12:18 pm to
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I meant in terms of him actually going there, not just being interested. I mean literally when this thread was posted 2 days ago folks were all saying LSU still

The talk as far back as spring was that UT led substantially, between former and current team members there was a big draw. The only reason there wasn't more "he's going to UT" discussion at that point was simply because he had implied he wouldn't be committing any time soon. Discussion of where a kid ends up typically heats up round about the time commitment dates get set.

I agree that it seemed he was at least still in-play for LSU... I still maintain that it would be a better landing spot for him (definitely my preferred destination as I'm fine with UT whiffing on talent).
Posted by NCDawg52
Atlanta, GA
Member since Dec 2014
3151 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 1:52 pm to
I think UGA shifting the recruiting strategy to primarily out of state has REALLY hurt Rusty and his business model.

There have been a few things lately where he says something different than everyone else on the beat, and it’s painfully obvious that he is either completely wrong or making something up.
Posted by fibonaccisquared
The mystical waters of the Hooch
Member since Dec 2011
16898 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 1:52 pm to
Vols it is.
Posted by BIGFOOD
Member since Jun 2011
12491 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 1:52 pm to
Committed to the VOLS
Posted by FiddleHead
Knoxville, TN
Member since Aug 2011
14776 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 1:54 pm to
Turning this train around let’s go
Posted by boston vol
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Member since Sep 2015
5556 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 1:55 pm to
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To'to'oto last year pretty much single handedly.

Kevin Simon had a lot to do with this one.
Posted by TidalSurge1
Ft Walton Beach
Member since Sep 2016
36467 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 1:59 pm to
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Turning this train around let’s go

Posted by Bodhii
Georgia
Member since Dec 2017
122 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 2:00 pm to
Yeah, Rusty has been dropping the ball hard for a while now.
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
39966 posts
Posted on 8/16/19 at 2:15 pm to
Congrats on the pick up
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