WR Ambles tells Tennessee’s Kiffin he wants to be a Vol
McDonough’s Markeith Ambles, one of the best wide receivers in Georgia, made Tennessee’s Lane Kiffin a very happy man Tuesday morning. Ambles called to say he wanted to become a Volunteer.
“He was very ecstatic, excited,” said Ambles, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound senior at Henry County High. “He started yelling and screaming telling the rest of the coaches.”
Ambles couldn’t say whether any of the Tennessee coaches ripped off their shirts. But they’re getting a good player indeed.
Ambles had 55 catches for 993 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior last season. Nobody could say for sure but Ambles’ coach estimates he had upward of 50 scholarship offers.
“He’s a jewel,” said Henry County coach Mike Rozier. “Very smooth, very fluid, a great quick step, great hands, very physical. He plays free safety for me and he’ll hit you.”
For Ambles, it’s a relief just to have the recruiting process behind him. It the end it came down to Tennessee and Florida, with Alabama, North Carolina and West Virginia somewhere close behind.
“It was just the best school for me,” said Ambles, who did not consider Georgia. “They had everything I was looking for in a school. Now I can concentrate on working hard and trying to push my team to playoffs.”
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rod
July 28th, 2009
12:06 pm
1st
rod
July 28th, 2009
12:07 pm
Weird he never had a ga offer. Really want to know why
RockyTop
July 28th, 2009
12:12 pm
Oh yeah, Rocky Top gets another one, Tennessee is starting to return to National Title Status, Get ready boys, it’s on
mike duncan
July 28th, 2009
12:15 pm
Tn. coaches didn’t rip off there shirts, they ripped off their pants and then……….
ATL Dawg
July 28th, 2009
12:16 pm
Ambles did not consider Georgia because Georgia did NOT consider Ambles either. Ambles had NO scholarship offer from UGA. Just stating the facts. Peace out.
mike
July 28th, 2009
12:17 pm
Why did the real USC pull off him, why did UGA never offer, why did under armor pull his offer to play in their all-star game?
Clay
July 28th, 2009
12:26 pm
Booyah!
H OBAMA
July 28th, 2009
12:27 pm
AMBLES AMBLES ON UP TO THE LAND OF OUTHOUSES AND MOONSHINE AND DID NOT RAMBLE ON OVER TO GT OR SLITHER DOWN TO LAND OF GATORS AND PYTHONS OR ASCEND UP TO ATHENS. ANYWAY THE COACHES AT UT ACTED LIKE CHILDREN GETTING A TOY AND THAT MADE HIM HAPPY. ALLAH BLESS HIM AND GIVE HIM 70 VIRGINS (IMPORTED OBVIOUSLY SINCE THERE PROBABLY ARE NOT 70 VIRGINS OF LEGAL AGE IN THE SOUTHEAST) ‘
DAWG
July 28th, 2009
12:27 pm
the kid attends HCHS, the school in which I graduated from. Seen him play many, many times. Good talent, and very quick. He has an extremely hot head, and it’s all about “him”. I watched him get kicked out of a game for cursing at the refs, and then sat there and cussed out that retard of a coach, Mike Rozier. And I can almost guarantee you that the kid is not 6′2″. Doesn’t seem much like a “team player” to me.
There is a reason he was not recruited by UGA, and there’s a reason he had his chance taken away from playing in the under armor all-star game.
Football is a team sport, not a “me” sport!
AceDawg
July 28th, 2009
12:27 pm
Like it or not, Kiffin is right that him having a big mouth to start his career has added momentum to UT and is helping in recruiting. We’ll see how it all plays out, but realistically, teams like Bama, UGA, LSU, Tennessee, etc are never more than a year of good recruiting and coaching away from being a great team. May the rivalries continue.
TommyGator
July 28th, 2009
12:33 pm
Dawg,
Sounds like he’s right up Kiffin’s alley.
They can stockpile all the receivers they want, they STILL have no one to throw the ball.
UGA DID NOT OFFER...
July 28th, 2009
12:34 pm
Because Ambles has had issues at several different schools (several, b/c he was kicked out of one).
He would not have made through UGA’s ethics and compliance committee. Leave it to UT though to take a shot on someone like that.
Ken
July 28th, 2009
12:56 pm
Glad he’s UT’s problem. Got to respect Richt and his program to steer clear of the riff raff.
DAWG
July 28th, 2009
12:57 pm
TommyGator – I heard that coach Rozier’s (HCHS’ Football Coach) son is now heading to UT. He was drafted by the Red Sox in 2003 or 2004, but didn’t do much in the minors. Now he’s heading for UT as a walk on. I think that is the best that UT can do…..a walk on QB!
HaHaHa! The circus continues!
GaDawgs7
July 28th, 2009
1:05 pm
Hmmm, he did not consider Georgia, huh? WHY would you mention a school he didn’t consider? In that case, to be accurate, he also didn’t consider Notre Dame, Stanford, USC, Texas, Texas Tech, Missouri, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Brigham Young, Georgia Southern, Slippery Rock, Or ANY other college in this country that DIDN’T offer him!!!! AJC continues its standard of mediocrity, apparently in honor of Terrance Moore!
TYLER
July 28th, 2009
1:07 pm
WELCOME TO BIG ORANGE COUNTRY MARKIETH! How many arrest did georgia have this year? How many did Tennessee have? 0. and you want to talk about trouble at a university.. really? Georgia fans keep on hating…….. what you do best
SmartyVol
July 28th, 2009
1:10 pm
I see dawg fans trying to convince each other they have nothing to worry about in regards to TENNESSEE. Remember, this is the same TENNESSEE that won 9 years in a row not too long ago. Keep whisling past the grave yard fellas….you’ll be alright.
DAWG
July 28th, 2009
1:14 pm
I guess he better get ready to wear orange for a while. I heard that lunch line at the local prison gets pretty rowdy on the meatloaf days!
Gator Growl
July 28th, 2009
1:26 pm
Word is he wanted to commit to Florida but the Gator coaches took a pass. He was very impressive at “Friday Night Lights” and if he can become a good citizen and student then I think the Vols just struck gold. I just hate that he went to UT with that joke of a HC there. Anyway, in order for the UF coaches to take a flyer on such a talent either they couldn’t resolve the “other” issues or maybe they have a bigger fish on the line. Either way, as far as being an athlete is concerned, Ambles is a stud.
GaDawgs7
July 28th, 2009
1:35 pm
This just in…Ambles also didn’t consider Presbyterian or Wofford!
BigMike
July 28th, 2009
1:49 pm
Didn’t need him at UGA, and he knew it. With M.Brown, O.Charles, A.J. Green R. Wooten and the Kid coming next year he saw the writing on the wall. UT fans you better get a QB, and fast. Good luck kid. Whatever you do though, don’t run across the middle with ogletree waiting on you. It’s gonna hurt real bad.
Mark
July 28th, 2009
1:55 pm
Have fun Vollies – Gator coaches met with him at FNL and declined to offer. Take that as you will.
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theTruth
July 28th, 2009
2:05 pm
Uh, TYLER, UGA has had zero arrests this year. Tn has had TWO back in Feb.
tenn.DAWG
July 28th, 2009
2:07 pm
I don’t understand people ripping kiffin,he’s just trying to help a poor sole.Must be running a half-way house,he’ll take anybody regardless of baggage,moody,a gang raper,what’s next a convicted murderer.Oh,wait already have three of those alums.
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2:12 pm
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Diamond Dog
July 28th, 2009
2:16 pm
(He would not have made through UGA’s ethics and compliance committee. Leave it to UT though to take a shot on someone like that.)
Is that the same committee that allowed double digit dawgs arrested last year to stay on the team?
WHat a joke
TampaGator
July 28th, 2009
2:18 pm
The kid was at FNL in Gainesville this past weekend and did fairly well. He was very athletic and caught everything thrown to him. He was very physical as well, and he has the potential to be a big time receiver with the Vols. But he was not a good fit at Georgia for some reason and the Gators already have a commitment from a “big receiver” and are hot after two other receivers they really want. Obviously, Georgia did not show any interest in him and they need all the receivers they can get. You have to wonder why. Bad fit I guess. I think Tennessee is going to be good for the kid. I hope he does well, except against the Gators, and becomes a productive team player. Watch what you say, Dawg fans, you are just giving the kid motivation to come to Athens and hurt your team in the future. I really don’t like Kiffin personally so far, but his players seem to like him a lot and he is a good recruiter. He may just turn that program around up there. If he continues to get talent like this kid, he will.
Les W. Moore
July 28th, 2009
2:19 pm
1980? How many of you were born then?
FootballFan
July 28th, 2009
2:22 pm
My understanding is Markeith Ambles went to Griffin High School and was expelled for assaulting a teacher. He then went to Henry County so that he could play football. Ambles previously stated he went to Athens to talk with Mark Richt about “some stuff”. The stuff turned out to be that neither UGA nor Georgia Tech would offer Ambles because they knew he was a punk.
SmartyVol
July 28th, 2009
2:22 pm
I appreciate all the dawg concern for our QB situation which reminds me of my favorite Larry Munson quote: “My God, they’ve(VOLS) just beat us again, with a first basemen playing quarterback”. That would be Todd Helton now with the Rockies.
D Smith
July 28th, 2009
2:23 pm
If anyone has to watch out for running across the middle it is the Georgia receivers. As Knowshon what happened when he met Mr. Eric Berry. BOOOOOOM!!!!!
Dawgs suk
July 28th, 2009
2:26 pm
Knowshon got blown up by Berry! Marlon Brown is next!
TampaGator
July 28th, 2009
2:26 pm
Mark…he did have an offer from Florida. That does not mean that the Gator coaches haven’t cooled on him and he knew if, for whatever reason. Believe me, it wasn’t because this kid isn’t very talented. He is. He could be an All-SEC receiver in the future for the Vols. But you have to be a team player at Florida, and Georgia is obviously stressing that need as well. If the kid has an attitude, then he is better off not being at Georgia and Florida right now. Kiffin and he should get along just fine based on “attitude” alone. But good luck to the kid.
mike
July 28th, 2009
2:32 pm
Maybe he and bryce brown and bryces cousin agent can all share a condo there in knoxville and start a reality show or something.
TampaGator
July 28th, 2009
2:34 pm
FootballFan…”your understanding” is NOT factual evidence. So to slander the kid without providing that evidence kind of makes you a punk, doesn’t it? By the way, schools don’t release information to the public when a student is kicked out of school. Your “understanding” is therefore only “hearsay” and hearsay might as well be “nosay” to me. Again, if this kid had committed to Georgia or Florida, we Georgia and Florida fans would be overjoyed by his commitment based on his talent level alone. After all, he is only 17, and 17-year-olds can change, you know. And I am not saying he needs to change either.
salinsa
July 28th, 2009
2:35 pm
At one point, he had a USC offer and was a heavy lean towards USC. However, for whatever reason, the Trojans pulled the offer. Then his offer to play at the All America game in Florida was pulled. Additionally, UGA didn’t show that much interest in offering him supposedly for off the field problems. Where there’s smoke there’s fire and I hope this kid changes whatever has caused several teams to shy away from him because he’s apparently very talented and there are few things as sad as someone who wastes their talent
Jeff
July 28th, 2009
2:44 pm
Tennessee is the Oakland Raiders of college football…..they WILL take a chance. Tampa Gator are you a LAWYER???
Adam
July 28th, 2009
2:45 pm
Well, he hasn’t been arrested yet. Marlon Brown is cocky as well, that didn’t stop Saint Richt. Keep up the hate, I love it.
How many top 10 recruiting classes is it going to take for UGA to actually win something.
FootballFan
July 28th, 2009
2:46 pm
TampaFan, my hearsay is factual. Do your homework and you will see that Ambles was kicked out of school and was not offered by Richt. It is funny because this was posted on the Vols message board on April 29, 2009, so it’s not like it was some big secret.
jvols
July 28th, 2009
2:49 pm
GA Dawg, chill out. The reason that they mentioned UGA because it is the biggest local program. There is no sense in naming 100 schools that did not offer him. And why would Wofford, etc. offer a player that had offers from several big time programs (excluding, of course, UGA)?
Flo-Ri-Duh!
July 28th, 2009
2:56 pm
Ambles is a team player but he thinks HE is the whole team and that is the problem …… when he gets in the SEC he will realize that he is not superior to the rest of the world and maybe he won’t become a Pac Man Jones or a Michael Vick but it will take UT baby sitting him night and day to keep him straight but I hope he has a change of attitude and becomes a good person and ends up in the NFL but as a changed person for the better – not a jerk.
volgirl
July 28th, 2009
2:59 pm
God, I love College football and all the chest beating you guys do! Now, hush up, get out from in front of the TV (or better yet sit down in front of me at Neyland Stadium)and hand me a cocktail. I have TN football to watch!!
utfaninga
July 28th, 2009
2:59 pm
You people crack me up. There are 2 UNDENIABLE truths since CLK has taken over. 1. Team GPA has gone UP. 2. There have been 0 arrests this off season. I bet Florida wishes they could say the same. You may not like his mouth (and I’m not crazy about it either), but the man is stockpiling talent. Teams love to play for coaches who believe in them. For example, the UGA-UF game when UGA rushed the end zone. Richt encouraged it because he believed in his team…and they rallied around that. Beware the sleeping bear in Knoxville.
Voice of Reason
July 28th, 2009
2:59 pm
wow Eric Berry hit Knowshon. Isn’t that what happens to football players? If the only thing you can brag about is your SAFETY making a bit hit on our running back you have real problems. And if Berry “blew up” Knowshon, how come he played in every game after that for the rest of the year? I belive he was back in on the next play as well. Wow yeah, really big hit by the only decent players on your team Tenn fans. Also, you can have all the Ambles and Moody type troublemakers from Georgia. We don’t want them and certainly don’t care.
gdavis
July 28th, 2009
3:00 pm
The only reason he is playing at HCHS is because he wasn’t welcome back in Griffin. Where there is smoke there is fire, and there is plenty of smoke around this kid. He will end up in the JUCO ranks before never being heard of again.
Voice of Reason
July 28th, 2009
3:04 pm
Adam- learn to read bud. It never said we didn’t recruit him because he was cocky. Most football players are. It was because of behavior problems that led to him getting KICKED OUT OF A HIGH SCHOOL! Don’t recall that happening to Brown, although it did just happen to one of UF’s commits for next year (read that in the news somewhere, you’ll have to look it up)
FootballFan
July 28th, 2009
3:04 pm
ESPN.com reports that Ambles had his offer to play in the Under Armour all-America game. Why was that? Oh yeah, because he beat up a teacher and got expelled from school. He also had his scholarship offer revoked from USC when they found out. Again, this is not some big secret.
Voice of Reason
July 28th, 2009
3:08 pm
also Adam, UGA won an SEC championship 3 years ago and has averaged 10 wins per season. There are 12 teams in the SEC and only one can win the SEC championship and if you havent noticed, they have been having top 10 recruiting classes as well. It isn’t as if we have our top 10 recruits going against bottom of the barrel talent. This is a very deeply talent filled conference. It seems that until UGA goes undefeated every year for a few years, you losers will continue to say “how can you not win with a top 10 recruiting class?” For the same reason you can’t dumba$$
MegaT
July 28th, 2009
3:14 pm
You DAWG fans are something else. I didn’t know Georgia was so perfect. You act like Athens is Rome and Richt is the Pope. Good grief! Get a life and understand that there are other options out there that are better than Georgia. Let’s face it, you’ve had and presently have great talent, but you just can’t get over the top. You should have put UT away while we were down. Too late now little puppies. The Big Orange Express is gearing up to trample the hedges and get you running away with your tails tucked between your legs. Here we come and there is NOTHING you can do about it. Go Vols!
EW
July 28th, 2009
3:19 pm
Glad a hometown kid is going to college. He must be pretty special to be offered a scholarship from an SEC powerhouse. Who cares if UGA offered him or not, be happy for the kid.
ReptilesRule
July 28th, 2009
3:21 pm
Seems the Florida coaches had a big meeting on Monday to evaluate their board after Friday Night Lights and Ambles was not in the equation. There seems to be a few “silent” commitments that will be announced later including a couple of “five stars”. I think Ambles may have been caught up in a numbers game to the point where the coaches didn’t feel like it was worth the risk due to other issues. The WR names Chris Dunkley, James Louis and Justin McCay keep coming up…
EW
July 28th, 2009
3:23 pm
It would be nice if there were actually discussions on the football blogs. It always turns into a pissing contest between fans. If you are an SEC fan, you gotta love that ALL of these great recruits are coming to our conference, we need it to maintain our status. Do I care that the Vols got this kid? NO. Am I glad good players are staying in the SEC? YES! The Vols should be excited about this kid, he’s legit. He probably didn’t get offered because UGA’s 2010 class is filling up quickly and we are going to have some depth at WR already and I am sure this kid wants to play early. Looking at it as anything other than that is foolish.
Jeff
July 28th, 2009
3:24 pm
Mega T…..what have YOU been smoking??? We have our problems on D but I think you will see a BIG change…not because of WILLIE but the change in LEADERSHIP!! Big ORANGE has TOOOO many LEAKS….not Eric Berry.
Halberstram
July 28th, 2009
3:27 pm
Congrats to the Vols, seems to be a great player. Hopefully he can get everything straightened out and make the most of the opportunity.
As mentioned before, no need for him to consider UGA as he was not offered a scholarship. That portion of the article was not necessary as was the part about the coaches ripping their shirts off.
MegaT
July 28th, 2009
3:31 pm
Hey Jeff … you’ve got to have a defense too! Willie is still Willie. Yeah, we’ve got some leaks, but they are getting plugged up pretty fast. Hope this kid works out for our good. Go Vols!
Urban Cryer
July 28th, 2009
3:42 pm
Uhhh no, UT hasn’t had ANY arrests this year. None since Kiffin became coach. UGA has had 30 players arrested since Urban Cryer took the reins at UF.
Sting 'em Buzz
July 28th, 2009
3:42 pm
Tennessee had no arrests? either they had an off year or the police got better at identifying them and not arresting them.
puppydawg
July 28th, 2009
3:46 pm
Les W. Moore, why do you care who was born in 1980? As for me, I was in my late 20’s by then. Hope that helps with your research.
mwhite2k
July 28th, 2009
3:49 pm
Georgia fans seem to all be affected with short-term-memory syndrome. Your program is up, somewhat, and Tennessee is down. Ask any neutral party, however, and you’ll soon be told what we already know: this is a temporary condition, and Georgia’s program has yet to reach the level of success and national prestige of Tennessee.
Enjoy it while it lasts, because sooner than later UT will start a 9 win streak against your dawgs. …All the Kiffin-bashers out there are really showing how panicked you really are…
K-Town Dawg
July 28th, 2009
3:51 pm
HA HA HA
Vols giving lectures about defense.
Didn’t you just lose to Wyoming?
Good luck with the battle for 4th in the East!
Jeff
July 28th, 2009
3:52 pm
In reading a number of blogs, I get a little TIRED of people kicking CMR to ” THE CURB”. Is he a great coach ?? Not yet….VERY GOOD…..YES.
Great role model,human being…..YES!! I’m not sure WHY people want to call him saint,pope,preacher….unless they wish they had him as their coach.Please explain.
true fan
July 28th, 2009
3:54 pm
vol fans, how many losing seasons have yall had this decade??? just wondering
K-Town Dawg
July 28th, 2009
3:55 pm
mwhite2k,
“the level of success and national prestige of Tennessee”
Don’t make me laugh.
If taking other teams rejects and giving scholarships to convicted rapists is success and prestige, you can keep them.
And why don’t you wait until Kiffin wins a game before you tell us how grat UT is going to be!
K-Town Dawg
July 28th, 2009
3:56 pm
how great UT is going to be?
Not Very
mwhite2k
July 28th, 2009
3:58 pm
K-Town Dawg,
Come back and post after you’ve done your homework…
mwhite loves dudes
July 28th, 2009
3:59 pm
Enter your comments here
Mannie
July 28th, 2009
4:00 pm
Well, he did get offered by GT, Notre Dame, and Kentucky. And many other top tier programs.
joe
July 28th, 2009
4:01 pm
God you GAy fans really are idiots. If you got this kid you would love it! But since you DIDN’T its “where there is smoke there is fire…we didn’t even want him anyway”…hahaha yea right!!! You guys really are a bunch of babies…by the way UT has been down by everyones standards and still has won 2 of 3 against the puppies. Have fun with all you talent and zero championships to show for it….my only question is what will be the excuse this year?
SEC fan
July 28th, 2009
4:06 pm
If you want to debate arrests, just look at the previous two years. UGA and UF lead the way in that regard. This is ignored because Richt is by all accounts a good guy and Florida is winning. UT had its own problems with arrests at times while Fulmer was coach, but the number of arrests have been minimal since 2006. Kiffin has done an excellent job controlling his team as there have been no arrests and the team GPA has been the highest in four years. While many may not like what Kiffin has said in public up to this point, he does deserve some credit for focusing his team on doing things the right way. Ambles should do well there. If recent history says anything, UT will give him a better opportunity to improve as a person over his college career than UF or UGA would have. UGA didn’t offer because they care more about their public image than giving a troubled kid an opportunity to become a better person.
SEC fan
July 28th, 2009
4:10 pm
One more note, UGA fans should not talk too much trash about UT’s team. You’re only one year removed from receiving two thrashings at the hands of UT. They also took your “pre-season National Championship team” well into the fourth quarter before UGA had the game in hand…against the worst UT team in decades, by the way. Willie Martinez is still the d-coordinator and you lost a first round QB and RB. Despite what UGA fans say, there will be a drop-off on the offense and the defense will be suspect because of its scheme.
Jeff
July 28th, 2009
4:14 pm
Sec Fan….why would you WASTE a scholly on a possible PROBLEM??? We are NOT in the BUSINESS in rehabbing a player.
joe
July 28th, 2009
4:15 pm
Says Jeff whose team had 14 arrests in 2008
R.D.Mercer
July 28th, 2009
4:17 pm
6′2″, 180 lbs.? Seems kinda small to me.
MegaT
July 28th, 2009
4:18 pm
Lest I need to remind you Doggies, defense has was NOT our problem last year. But only those with a high football IQ’s would have known that K-Town.
Jeff
July 28th, 2009
4:25 pm
Joe,
Did you go to college?? Most of the arrests were MINOR. I am SURE a LOT of colleges DON’T report these infractions. If you went to college,did you do anything out of the NORM???
Jeff
July 28th, 2009
4:26 pm
JOE…..CAN YOU SAY ….AK 47…FLA ???
berry4heisman
July 28th, 2009
4:28 pm
rumors are ciculating in c-nooga that the vols are about to announce a big q-back transfer to k-town.
K-Town Dawg
July 28th, 2009
4:28 pm
Mega T,
Eric Berry is a great player, but he can’t play defense by himself.
No your problem was your team lost too many gamesand ended up 5-7.
So, before you proclaim Kiffin the second coming, why don’t we see how many games he wins this year. BTW, when is that rematch with Wyoming scheduled and more importantly are you going to win this time?
mwhite2k,
Homework like Kiffin got run out of Oakland becaused he sucked at coaching? Or homework like everytime someone gets kicked out of a program in the SEC it seems like UT is the first one in line to pick’em up?
joe
July 28th, 2009
4:40 pm
“Joe,
Did you go to college?? Most of the arrests were MINOR. I am SURE a LOT of colleges DON’T report these infractions. If you went to college,did you do anything out of the NORM???”
JEFF if I were a fan of the pups I would be VERY concerned about the alarming number of arrests. And yes colleges DO report all infractions. The question is not about me “doing anything out of the norm.” Its is about the lack of discipline in your program. Now all you infractions are “minor?” LOL And then you have the nerve to blast Markeith Ambles with your holier than thou attitude. Isn’t he just 17? Isn’t that your point? You are a backwoods sister loving moron. No wonder you root for GAy.
Jeff
July 28th, 2009
4:50 pm
Joe,
Why do you GET so personable?? Yes,there was a lack of discipline….but that comes back to LEADERSHIP from players and coaches.It happens a lot with a lot of teams!! Why are you sooo nasty???
tenn.DAWG
July 28th, 2009
4:58 pm
Just announced in chatt-town,Mike Vick to utk.Hope Smoky keeps his eyes open.(see post above)
Dawg Drool (BaseballVol13)
July 28th, 2009
4:59 pm
Voice of Reason: You are very WRONG about “No”shawn being in on the next play!!! It took the rest of the series to get his helmet on straight.
berry4heisman
July 28th, 2009
5:02 pm
at this point, we’ll open our arms to vick… lol
Dawg Drool (BaseballVol13)
July 28th, 2009
5:03 pm
The “pups” can’t win with top 10 recruiting classes because of a LACK of coaching! Pre season # 1 and lose to GaTech? The only time you ball lickers play in Atlanta is against Tech!!!!
AthensVol
July 28th, 2009
5:03 pm
Hey UGA, thanks for the #1 wide receiver in the state of Georgia! We love taking your recruits!
That Guy
July 28th, 2009
5:06 pm
Looks like Kiffin is recruiting kids with real character up there in Knoxville. Remember, it only takes one guy to destroy a team’s chemistry…
In the Know
July 28th, 2009
5:15 pm
Ambles is a punk. Alabama, Florida, Clemson and Florida State all
with drew their scholarship offers because of his character issues. He had no other placed to go except Tennessee. Georgia never offered although he wanted to go there. The Georgia coaches told Ambles and his high school coaches that no offer was forthcoming regardless of what Ambles would say. The Bama coaches withdrew their offer weeks ago.This was confirmed on a Birmingham radio sports talk show today.
That Guy
July 28th, 2009
5:16 pm
Lane Kiffin is a complete tool… everyone knows it besides UT fans. I think it’s funny how UT fans don’t mind how Kiffin drags himself and their university’s name through the mud for media coverage.
K-Town Dawg
July 28th, 2009
5:17 pm
Athens Vol,
No thank you for Marlon Brown, #1 Wr in Tenn and top 5 in the country.
TampaGator
July 28th, 2009
5:20 pm
No Florida player has ever used an AK-47 in public (the police called the gun Ronnie Wilson shot off into the air, which was not a felony by the way, an assault rifle. It was never identified as an AK-47. You guys are amazing with all your irresponsible talk about these kids. Ronnie Wilson was given his chance to redeem himself after the incident and he chose not to do so. Therefore, he was kicked off the Florida football team. The only MAJOR (felony) incident with any Florida player was with Jamar Hornsby and he was immediately kicked off the team for his lack of character, lack of morals, and plain stupidity. Funny, and as I have mentioned before, Houston Nutt had no problems with Hornsby’s lack of character and morals. He signed him up to play for Ole Miss this year, and he is still there even though he was arrested again on the Ole Miss campus recently. All the other “arrests” of Florida players were for minor incidents that a large percentage of college kids at Florida, at Georgia, and at any other major university commit on a daily basis…pay their fines…and move on to get their degrees. Most of the minor offenses by these college football players are actions based on lack of teenage maturity and plain out stupidity, not criminal behavior or criminal mentality. But Richt and Meyer are taking the recent bad publicity seriously (just ask Dustin Doe, who is a good kid but is acting like a stupid kid). The Georgia players and the Florida players are also pushing each other to shape up and the players are getting involved in monitoring each other. That is a good thing that has come out of all of this negative publicity. If you think that the football teams at Georgia and Florida are made up of criminal types, you are wrong. The opposite is true. Unfortuantely, Florida has had two real idiots that have made the school look bad (Wilson and Hornsby). Finally, to you Tennessee fans, you have to wonder about Kiffin’s win at all costs approach. The defensive tackle he just signed (Brown) basically flunked out of the University of Florida because he would not go to class, study, or make an effort to succeed academically. He also had a poor practice attitude and effort, although very talented. No probelm, Kiffin is just tickled pink to have him on board the Volunteer train. If he continues to go after talented athletes with issues, some known and some reported, then his program will encounter major problems down the road. You can count on it.
SuperB
July 28th, 2009
5:27 pm
Why didn’t Georgia recruit him?
SuperB
July 28th, 2009
5:31 pm
Thank you to “in the Know,” on Ambles. No use to roll out the welcome mat if you are inviting trouble. UT and Kiffin are desperate.
TYLER
July 28th, 2009
5:31 pm
I’m amazed at the comments from georgia and florida fans about this kid, honestly i’m sure NONE of you know anything about this kid and just hatin because the kid chose Tennessee. No one knows this kid personally to know whether he has issues or not. so please zip it! Tennessee went into Georgia and got one of the best kids here. end of story! and as goes kiffin, Kiffin was one of the best speakers at media days.
Jeff
July 28th, 2009
5:33 pm
GOOD POST….TAMPA GATOR.
TampaGator
July 28th, 2009
5:34 pm
Nice story on http://www.gatorsports.com on Brown’s commit to the Gators and how his Decatur friends put a lot of pressure on him to commit to the Dawgs, but he had to “follow my heart” to the Gators. Sounds like a solid commit to the Gators to me.
berry4heisman
July 28th, 2009
5:36 pm
there goes the fence around the state of ga. i’m sure rodney g is kicking himself right now.
gdavis
July 28th, 2009
5:36 pm
Hey Joe, he was kicked out of school for assaulting a teacher. That is why GA didn’t offer a scholarship. He even visited GA on his own to show he wasn’t a bad kid and still didn’t get an offer. Kiffin is digging a hole that will take a long time to get out of. It is a shame Eric Berry’s 3 years at TN will have as many losses as wins.
SuperB
July 28th, 2009
5:42 pm
It does NOT matter if Ambles has issues or not! The simple fact to all you Vols is Georgia, Alabama, and Florida did NOT want him. There is nothing else to be emitted–except more gas. They did not want him– so be happy UT is getting him and quit pretending you stole him from the SEC’s elite.
joe
July 28th, 2009
5:57 pm
gdavis….Eric Berry and the Vols won the SEC East and had LSU beat SEC Championship until Eric Ainge started throwing pick 6’s. They went 5-7 last year. I don’t think he will be anywhere close to having a losing record as a player. All he has to do now is beat a very very average UGA in 09′ in Neyland and he has lifetime bragging rights against the pups…..and to think this is UT at its worst and UGA at its best. I would be ashamed if I were a GAy fan.