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Posted on 2/2/21 at 2:45 pm
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"Long time Tennessee commit 3* WR Roc Taylor has had his offer pulled one day before he was scheduled to sign"
Wow. Not starting off very well.
"Long time Tennessee commit 3* WR Roc Taylor has had his offer pulled one day before he was scheduled to sign"
Wow. Not starting off very well.
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Posted on 2/2/21 at 3:01 pm to The Tiger322
Yikes.
quote:Hard to believe they can even be choosy with recruits right now.
"This is bush league:" Oxford coach Keith Etheredge said new Tennessee staff has pulled offer to longtime WR commit Roc Taylor one day before National Signing Day. #alpreps
Posted on 2/2/21 at 3:30 pm to The Tiger322
Taylor got a blessing in disguise.
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“He’s just weighing his options right now,” Etheredge said. “We should know something by later this evening. He will be on a full ride and someone will get a great player and a great young man. The Lord works in mysterious ways. This was part of His plan and whatever His plan is will be divine. I just hate this happened to a kid who was so loyal the whole time.”
This post was edited on 2/2/21 at 3:36 pm
Posted on 2/2/21 at 3:50 pm to TidalSurge1
Kind of sucks for the kids how schools can do this but the kids have to get NCAA approval to get out of a LOI if the head coach they committed to is no longer there
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:03 pm to thundercat_3
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"Long time Tennessee commit 3* WR Roc Taylor has had his offer pulled one day before he was scheduled to sign"
Wow. Not starting off very well.
Its a completely different staff, they're still hiring coordinators. This guy had the option to sign back in December. If that kid would have opted to sign somewhere else that late no one would have given a shite.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:04 pm to themicah85
May Tennessee continue to be a flaming dumpster fire for decades to come 
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:14 pm to C Nite
It’s a pretty bold move to burn bridges at one of the better football programs in Alabama.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:16 pm to Peter Venkman
Short of hiring another Gump - what blue chip prospect was UT going to steal from Alabama and Auburn out of Alabama that isn’t some Vol legacy or something?
This post was edited on 2/2/21 at 4:17 pm
Posted on 2/2/21 at 4:21 pm to themicah85
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This guy had the option to sign back in December. If that kid would have opted to sign somewhere else that late no one would have given a shite.
Yep I agree
Posted on 2/2/21 at 5:07 pm to KellerChrystFan
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Short of hiring another Gump - what blue chip prospect was UT going to steal from Alabama and Auburn out of Alabama that isn’t some Vol legacy or something?
I mean, I get what you are saying, but Tennessee obviously could get players of Roc Taylor's caliber, but they won't be able to going forward. The coach in the article sounded pretty upset and like he wasn't going to forget it.
I mean, stuff like this happens from time to time, but it can come back to bite you sometimes, too. I think, unless y'all have some stud waiting in the wings to take his place, UT would have been better off biting the bullet and keeping the kid.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 5:47 pm to DawgsLife
Posted on 2/2/21 at 6:27 pm to The Tiger322
Wow, Tennessee burning bridges with coaches is probably not the most intelligent idea
Posted on 2/2/21 at 7:32 pm to The Tiger322
Bad look letting the guy know on signing day eve. No issue with them moving on but they should’ve let him know earlier.
Posted on 2/2/21 at 8:42 pm to The Tiger322
Ok well then sign in the early period if that’s where you want to go
Not saying it’s not shitty on the schools part but the kid could have signed the paper and locked in his spot. This door swings both ways
A bird in the hand and what not
Not saying it’s not shitty on the schools part but the kid could have signed the paper and locked in his spot. This door swings both ways
A bird in the hand and what not
Posted on 2/2/21 at 8:55 pm to Solo Cam
I don’t think UT let him sign because they were concerned about him qualifying. Maybe they thought another month and a half would bring some clarity.
Again, the new staff has every right to do this. But do it earlier.
Again, the new staff has every right to do this. But do it earlier.
Posted on 2/3/21 at 7:38 am to Solo Cam
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Ok well then sign in the early period if that’s where you want to go
UT 247 said the previous staff hadn’t planned on signing him either. Hadn’t been in touch for a while.
I will say that his HS coach should have been more mindful of this possibility since things have apparently been quiet with UT since before early NSD.
Posted on 2/3/21 at 7:41 am to The Tiger322
#GoodOlRockyFlop
Posted on 2/3/21 at 8:03 am to The Tiger322
Since the implementation of the early signing period, almost all of a coaches first class flames out once they get on campus.
UT would’ve been better off taking the kid and just letting him hit the portal if it didn’t work out. I actually think pulling the scholarship offer will be better for the kid.
UT would’ve been better off taking the kid and just letting him hit the portal if it didn’t work out. I actually think pulling the scholarship offer will be better for the kid.
Posted on 2/3/21 at 8:49 am to KellerChrystFan
That's not a great way to go about trying to change that trend.
Posted on 2/3/21 at 10:47 am to themicah85
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Its a completely different staff, they're still hiring coordinators. This guy had the option to sign back in December. If that kid would have opted to sign somewhere else that late no one would have given a shite.
No he didn't. His grades are suspect. The VQ mods have long said Pruitt's staff wasn't going to take him in the early signing period and the thought was that they were also going to advise him to look elsewhere. His grades are still suspect, which is likely why he chose Memphis.
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