Comments on: National Signing Day…That’s a Wrap http://gate21.net/2009/02/04/national-signing-daythats-a-wrap/ Life, the Universe, and the Bounce of the Ball Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:03:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: lawvol http://gate21.net/2009/02/04/national-signing-daythats-a-wrap/comment-page-1/#comment-2122 lawvol Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:37:42 +0000 http://gate21.net/?p=2823#comment-2122 @ Hooper I am with you man. I have never been much of a recruiting junkie, but this year got me excited. I was as into it as I could be (considering I was sitting in a deposition most of the day). On the whole I was seriously impressed with what Kiffin was able to do. @ Hooper
I am with you man. I have never been much of a recruiting junkie, but this year got me excited. I was as into it as I could be (considering I was sitting in a deposition most of the day).

On the whole I was seriously impressed with what Kiffin was able to do.

]]> By: Talking points: national signing day drama and more edition | MrSEC.com http://gate21.net/2009/02/04/national-signing-daythats-a-wrap/comment-page-1/#comment-2118 Talking points: national signing day drama and more edition | MrSEC.com Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:20:13 +0000 http://gate21.net/?p=2823#comment-2118 [...] In all, Tennessee landed eighteen signees, good enough for 23rd in the Rivals rankings and 22nd in the Scout rankings. Auburn, which was in the same position as Tennessee (being behind due to a late coaching change), was 15th and 18th. If the Kiffin Recruiting Chimera did anything wrong over the past few months, it was not hiring Trooper Taylor. Still, Tennessee was selective and successful and although there were some inevitable disappointments along the way, there were some fantastic surprises. Shoot, Lawvol even worked a “woo” into his deposition. By the way, Lawvol also has his second installment of the Cost of Sports up and sets forth in nice, bold bullets for us some of the better points Lane Kiffin made in his post-NSD press conference. [...] [...] In all, Tennessee landed eighteen signees, good enough for 23rd in the Rivals rankings and 22nd in the Scout rankings. Auburn, which was in the same position as Tennessee (being behind due to a late coaching change), was 15th and 18th. If the Kiffin Recruiting Chimera did anything wrong over the past few months, it was not hiring Trooper Taylor. Still, Tennessee was selective and successful and although there were some inevitable disappointments along the way, there were some fantastic surprises. Shoot, Lawvol even worked a “woo” into his deposition. By the way, Lawvol also has his second installment of the Cost of Sports up and sets forth in nice, bold bullets for us some of the better points Lane Kiffin made in his post-NSD press conference. [...]

]]> By: hooper http://gate21.net/2009/02/04/national-signing-daythats-a-wrap/comment-page-1/#comment-2116 hooper Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:06:11 +0000 http://gate21.net/?p=2823#comment-2116 By the way, your little widget was a slick device. I had a good chance to play with it when our server went under; nice stuff. By the way, your little widget was a slick device. I had a good chance to play with it when our server went under; nice stuff.

]]> By: hooper http://gate21.net/2009/02/04/national-signing-daythats-a-wrap/comment-page-1/#comment-2115 hooper Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:04:58 +0000 http://gate21.net/?p=2823#comment-2115 What a rush! That was one of the wildest NSD's I've ever watched. In particular, it contrasts against last year's class; where we once saw Fulmer's late-running magic disappear in a disappointing thirty-somethingth finish, we now see Kiffin's/Kiffin's/Orgeron's/etc's brute-force persistence pay off in just a few short weeks. Sure, it's not a top-5 class, but perhaps we can admit that this is actually a step upward for the Vols and that returning to the '98 glory is only found by traveling down a long, rough road. Now let's see how well these master recruiters can coach... What a rush!

That was one of the wildest NSD’s I’ve ever watched. In particular, it contrasts against last year’s class; where we once saw Fulmer’s late-running magic disappear in a disappointing thirty-somethingth finish, we now see Kiffin’s/Kiffin’s/Orgeron’s/etc’s brute-force persistence pay off in just a few short weeks. Sure, it’s not a top-5 class, but perhaps we can admit that this is actually a step upward for the Vols and that returning to the ‘98 glory is only found by traveling down a long, rough road.

Now let’s see how well these master recruiters can coach…

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