Taylor on Tennessee: ‘It’s not dead with cow pastures’
Tennessee was late to land on Michael Taylor’s radar. But once it did the Volunteers’ combination of location and adoration resulted in the linebacker’s sudden decision to commit to their 2010 class.
Taylor, a 6-foot-1, 205-pound rising senior at Atlanta’s Westlake High, committed to coach Lane Kiffin while on an impromptu unofficial visit to Knoxville this weekend.
“I went up there and that was the school I felt was the most excited about me,” said Taylor, an outspoken and confident young man who often refers to himself in the third person. “It was a great fit when I went there. I saw they needed some help at linebacker and I’m just the guy they need.”
Taylor, considered a 3-star recruit by Rivals.com, said he went to about a dozen schools on unofficial visits over the past several months, including Georgia, Georgia Tech, Miami, Florida Atlantic, Central Florida, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn, LSU and, of course, Tennessee. He said all of them except Auburn offered a scholarship.
But the Vols simply showed more love, he said. And he clearly the liked the school’s location near downtown Knoxville.
“It’s a beautiful city,” he said. “It’s a college town but it has life. It’s not dead with cow pastures and horses all around it. It has a city; it has something I can do. It’s a great place. I’m from California. I’m not trying to go to the middle of nowhere. I’m used to the city life. So Knoxville is a great place for Michael Taylor to be.”
Be sure to check back here early Monday morning and I’ll share some interesting details Taylor told me, including his thoughts on the Tennessee coaching staff and a bizarre incident while he was on campus.
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saint simmons
August 9th, 2009
3:40 pm
(((((51-7)))))…I’m a loser hahahaha.
Big Dog
August 9th, 2009
3:49 pm
“Jimmy likes T-Lane!.”
Taylor S
August 9th, 2009
3:59 pm
Apparently UGA made it clear to him weeks ago they had moved on. Another case of a school beating UGA for a kid they weren’t even after.
gatorman770
August 9th, 2009
4:00 pm
Musta’ been the banjo music from “Deliverance”!
JJ
August 9th, 2009
4:01 pm
Great pickup by the Vols. I would have loved to see him at Tech, but don’t mind seeing him go to Bobby Dodd’s alma mater.
Ben in Georgia
August 9th, 2009
4:04 pm
Taylor S,
Just curious here: How do you know that? I hear people say that all the time on these recruiting stories. I’m a Georgia grad and it sounds like this guy wouldn’t fit with the program too well anyways, so it’s not impossible to believe.
Volman
August 9th, 2009
4:06 pm
He probably went to Athens and saw how ugly and dirty it is five minutes from campus. Outside of the school that area is trash. Very broke down.
UGA
August 9th, 2009
4:11 pm
Congratulations Michael Taylor, best of luck to you except when you play the red & black. I am glad you chose the SEC instead of the A(lways) C(rappy) C(onference), you will never regret that decision.
THWGT!!!
Look Alive---There are buzzards overhead
August 9th, 2009
4:11 pm
No thanks. Don-t need anymore thoughts or reasons from a Tenn commit. Give us something more relevant on Monday. This dude is from Californey and loves the night life. Report bacl later and inform us if he is still in school,
JACKETfan
August 9th, 2009
4:11 pm
Everytime a recruit goes somewhere else… the typical UGA response is
“Oh, the dawgs must not have wanted him. The dawgs found someone else. This kid would be a third stringer at UGA.”
Get over yourselves. Just because a recruit didnt go to UGA doesnt me he isnt worth his salt. Kiffy is gonna start beating UGA every year along with Paul Johnson. Mark it down. UGA will have a 4 or 5 loss season every year from here on out.
SickandTired
August 9th, 2009
4:13 pm
Volman i see that you’ve been to the “classic” city before. You’re right, it is a little less than pleasing to the eye once you get away from downtown. However, I’ve found the further you get away from the campus, the nicer the people are. Most of the kids are snobbish metro kids who have been spoiled all their life.
DBCOOPER
August 9th, 2009
4:13 pm
The view never changes when you’re on the bottom of the stack. I’ll take natural scenery anyday.
Look Alive---There are buzzards overhead
August 9th, 2009
4:16 pm
JACKETfan Did you just call the Tenn coach {Kiffy}? Do we detect a little man crush here? Do you get a sensation going up your leg when you see Kiffy?
jdub
August 9th, 2009
4:20 pm
Are you serious? “So Knoxville is a great place for Michael Taylor to be.” You have to be kidding me. This egomaniac is exactly what Knoxville needs. He’ll fit right in with lane kiffy and co. I honestly hope I never waste the time reading a story about this kid again.
Bama Dawg
August 9th, 2009
4:21 pm
Sounds like the the arrogant kid with fit in just fine with all the rest of the Tennessee crowd. I’m sure his teammates will love him.
Tim
August 9th, 2009
4:24 pm
Jacketfan – That’s a typical Jacket response too… Now that Paul Johnson’s here, UGA won’t win a game against Tech ever again, 45-42, Blah Blah Blah… Paul Johnson is a great coach. And I do believe that Tech will be much better with him. But give me a break, you guys win 1 game in the last 8 years , and it was by 3 points mind you, and all of a sudden think that you own us, and the last several years of Richt and UGA winning 10+ games, finishing in top 10, etc.. is over. The UGA-GT series will be much more competitive now, and overall UGA will still do just fine as we have with Richt before. Mark that down…
Oh and about Michael Taylor, we did stop actively recruiting him. He’s a great player and that’s a great pickup for Tennessee, but we’re almost full. Had he committed sooner, we would’ve accepted him with open arms. However, especially at his position, we simply don’t have the room. I agree with you, far too often the typical response from most people (no matter which school, not just UGA) is “we didn’t want him”, or “he’d never play here..”. This time, it was simply a numbers game, and he waited too long. Good luck to him though!
GAVOL
August 9th, 2009
4:33 pm
Fellow GA fans….let’s try to show alittle class. We all wish UGA got top Ga recruits. And yes, he is an ESPN 150 recruit. If he had chosen us we would all be going crazy. But he chose to play for the Vols. We sound like 1st graders always when a fellow Ga player choses another school. Good for him and best wishes to him….except when he plays the red and black.
Jeff
August 9th, 2009
4:36 pm
I am Michael Taylor’s frontal lobe. I regulate Michael’s ability to recognize future consequences resulting from current actions; and, to choose between good and bad actions.
I am currently on the fritz.
KYFAN-IN-GA
August 9th, 2009
4:37 pm
Sounds like a great player that I wish KY could have gotten. It is so funny though when a Ga player that is offered by Ga the typical Ga fan always says…..we had better players on the horizon don’t need him anyway. You all know you want any top 150 player from Ga….don’t make yourselves look stupid by always saying this. Go Blue!
Craig
August 9th, 2009
4:40 pm
Banjo music? You know the book and movie Deliverance is a GA based movie right? Another classic example of an idiot without a clue trying to insult someone else.
And egomaniac? Well if UGA is content with the ‘modest’ highly ranked recruits who turn out to be mediocre, I’ll take egomaniac any day. Have fun with mediocrity. How’s that national title coming in Athens? Just how many years does it take Richt to get there? Seeing how UGA is now owned by the Gators and now soon to be UT, Richt better start scouting out a new school to retire to or just succumb to being the Arkansas of the East.
brick
August 9th, 2009
4:41 pm
UT is a good place for him, they deserve each other and I hope he starts from day 1.
Techster
August 9th, 2009
4:43 pm
Sounds like this young man made a great decision in choosing UT over ga….since he must have wanted to play in the SEC. Wish he had come to Tech but he snubbed ga so that is good. Typical ga whiners when an instate player they offered goes somewhere else. Sounds like the Vols got a great player and ga fans can’t stand it….oh yeah wait….they have better players they are waiting for….they really did not mean the offer to him….how comical!
allvol
August 9th, 2009
4:47 pm
To the typical gator fan….do you even know that Deliverance was about Ga and filmed there? You might want to know what you are talking about before talking.
RomeGaVol
August 9th, 2009
4:52 pm
I think instead of trashing another school and making myself look bad like so many do on these sites when a player does not choose them….I will just say welcome to Rocky Top Mr. Taylor! We are proud you choose the Vols and can’t wait to see you in orange.
45ACP
August 9th, 2009
4:53 pm
Looks clear to me that the Bulldogs recruting on defense is going well.
Demetre Baker OLB 6-0 200 Orange Park, FL (Orange Park)
Brandon Burrows DE 6-3 240 Marietta, GA (Walton)
B.J. Butler LB 6-3 240 Kissimmee, FL (Osceola)
Marc Deas S 6-0 185 Kissimmee, FL (Osceola)
Jalen Fields DE 6-5 250 Dalton, GA (Dalton)
Jakar Hamilton1 S 6-2 196 Johnston, SC (Strom Thurmond)
Dexter Morant DE 6-7 240 Manning, SC (Manning)
Alec Ogletree S 6-3 210 Newnan, GA (Newnan)
Nickell Robey CB 5-8 165 Frostproof, FL (Frostproof)
Deon Rogers OLB 6-3 197 Treasure Coast, FL (Port St. Lucie)
Garrison Smith DT 6-4 250 Atlanta, GA (Douglass)
T.J. Stripling DE 6-6 215 Decatur, GA (Southwest Dekalb)
Jeff
August 9th, 2009
4:56 pm
Hey Craig–Easy there big fella’. Not sure I’d go with this little nugget: “Seeing how UGA is now owned by the Gators and now soon to be UT, Richt better start scouting out a new school to retire to or just succumb to being the Arkansas of the East.”
As a FL grad, I’m happy with the success against GA under Richt, but he’s a successful, proven winner. Unlike the undisciplined, classless big-mouth running the show up at UT, Richt has actually ACCOMPLISHED SOMETHING. Might want to save the Richt taunts until UT actually WINS A GAME under Kiffin.
By the way, best of luck in The Swamp this year. Come back and talk after you’ve lost by at least six touchdowns.
Kiffin's Pops Is Senile
August 9th, 2009
5:02 pm
Dear Michael, Too bad you can’t ask reggie White about the fine people of Knoxville. Reggie went up there to sow some racial tolerance and he got to watch churches born down. They might adore Tennessee football, BUT just make sure you have something identifying yourself as a player before you go into town(Town??LOL)
71 DAWG
August 9th, 2009
5:12 pm
I’ve been to Knoxville myself kid. You should have taken the blindfolds off while you were there! The downtown is completely dead so I hope you enjoy hanging out at the mall! Two good restaurants in the whole town, really.
RomeGaVol
August 9th, 2009
5:13 pm
To kiffin’spops is senile and jeff….you guy’s do your school’s an injustice. Both so small minded. Makes me feel even better about my above post of not trashing other schools. Interesting how an article about an athlete choosing a school….brings out small minded people and the need to trash a player (kid) and the school they choose.
atlantafootballfan
August 9th, 2009
5:27 pm
71 dawg knows not what he is talking about. Probably never even been to knoxville so just a cheap shot. Tons of good restaurants in K Town and a thriving town as well. maybe you should really get out more often. Look the kid did not choose to play for UGA so get over it. Oh yeah I know, we really did not want the 2009 Under Armour player and top 150 player……you guys are a joke! No matter what school you would have had them a target as well. I guess the underachieving dawgs of 2008 still have you babies crying!
Sammy Jones
August 9th, 2009
5:27 pm
Wow!! Now theres a winner!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CGzIME5e70
Jeff
August 9th, 2009
5:27 pm
Glad he’s not at Tech or UGA. Didn’t want him. He’s sounds like a jerk.
Voice of Reason
August 9th, 2009
5:28 pm
Hey Volman – The reason you may see the $hitty side of a town is because that is where you must hang out. Throwing mud at one of the 10 most attractive places to live in the USA (Forbes, USNews – check it out)is not fooling anybody. Go back to your side of the tracks (literally) and come up with something that will stick.
Sonny Clusters
August 9th, 2009
5:38 pm
We was noticing this player wants something to do. How about going to class?
Pago Flyer
August 9th, 2009
5:46 pm
Yes, let’s all wish this kid the very best of everything in life…why, so he’ll come back and beat the Dawgs the next 4 years?!
BS Patrol
August 9th, 2009
6:00 pm
Another snub for Hicksville, where Deliverence gets its cast members.
aztec
August 9th, 2009
6:00 pm
let me guess. DAWG fans are saying they really didnt want this 3 star guy
Really?
August 9th, 2009
6:17 pm
If he likes the “night life” why didn’t he go to Tech. Obviously, not the smartest kid. Looks like Florida is about to have serious competition in arrest department.
JJ
August 9th, 2009
6:32 pm
Good get for the Vols and for their defense.
That said, come on people – Georgia fans aren’t saying that because they’re mad about him not coming to Athens – they’re saying it because the Dawgs are already filled up on defense. There really isn’t room for him unless he wants to compete with all those other LBs and DEs coming in. Like someone already mentioned, it’s a numbers game – and if he had made his decision earlier, UGA gladly would’ve taken him because he’s a good player.
I’m a fairly neutral observer but UT fans have taken on the personality of their coach – arrogant and cocky without Kiffin having coached a game. Dude must be infectious. Tech fans have become the same way – beat Georgia once in 8 years, and by 3 points, and now all of a sudden the Dawgs won’t win another game and lose 4-5 games a season? That’s laughable. Are those Techies mad because the Dawgs have been consitently better over the past decade?
45ACP
August 9th, 2009
6:43 pm
A lot of my Tennessee friends think they really screwed up. They let Cutcliff go, the best QB coach in the country. Fire Fullmer who just bleeds orange. You will not find a more dedicated man to a program. Then bring in these clowns, Kiffen and company. Kiffen was a disater at Oakland. Time will tell and the Tennessee fans I know are not happy.
MoreBuzzLessBark
August 9th, 2009
6:44 pm
Anyone that thinks UGA doesn’t want a top 150 recruit who was offered by an impressive list of schools is kidding themselves. “Oh we didn’t want him?” Just admit that Tennessee got a good player who everyone apparently offered. Maybe their coach is arrogant but can’t really argue with their recruiting. Especially when their state has no homegrown talent.
Just get over yourselves Dawgs! We beat you last year. If you don’t get to the SEC champ this year Richt will be on the hot seat. After all you just had the best QB in school history and the second best RB and have zero championships to show for it. If you are really getting all the great players you want every year then maybe it’s the coaching not the talent?
45ACP
August 9th, 2009
6:49 pm
Oct 11, 2008 – Georgia Win vs. Tennessee, 26-14
Tennesse beat Georgis last year, I don’t think so.
MoreBuzzLessBark
August 9th, 2009
6:56 pm
Nov 29, 2008 – Georgia Tech Win vs. Tennessee, 45-42
Georgia beat GT last year, I don’t think so.
MoreBuzzLessBark
August 9th, 2009
7:02 pm
Tennessee,
From a Tech fan congrats on a great pick up. We are not ashamed, embarrassed or too unrealistic to admit we wanted him and offered him.
Apparently though most of the UGA fans on here attend weekly recruiting meetings with the UGA coaching staff and Richt doesn’t make a move without their approval. They know for a fact that UGA didn’t want him and want everyone to know. There are several other players that UGA doesn’t want and they will let us all know who they are after they commit elsewhere in the future.
JJ
August 9th, 2009
7:08 pm
MoreBuzzLessBark,
It’s really not that at all. The Dawgs recruited him, of course, but it’s apparent that they backed off after getting 3, possibly 4 outside linebackers already in this class. They have no need for another one unless it’s a supremely talented guy like Jeff Luc. Sure, UGA would’ve liked him…but a month or two ago.
Also, Stafford was not even close to being the best QB in school history – you’ve gotta look to Eric Zeier, David Green, and maybe even Buck Belue before you can think about Stafford. Just because Stafford was loved by NFL scouts doesn’t mean he was the best QB in school history.
Richt on the hot seat? I don’t think so. Maybe their DC…Martinez, I believe? UGA has 2 SEC titles this decade, 2 BCS bowl wins, and have won 7 out of 8 from Tech. The last ACC title for Tech was shared with FSU in 1998. So until Tech wins something of real, legitimate importance, I love all the talk.
BullyMack
August 9th, 2009
7:18 pm
The kid talks in 3rd person while a rising senior in high school? Seriously? Next.
Dawg'94
August 9th, 2009
7:19 pm
Anyone who speaks in third person is an idiot. Have fun in Orangeland.
Les W. Moore
August 9th, 2009
7:34 pm
Do still think the UT billboards in Atlanta are marketing tickets? Grow up mutt fans. You would have loved to keep this kid in-state. Don’t fret. You’ll have a top 10 recruiting class who will win 10 games and keep Coach Richt around forever. Remember the guy named Dooley?
45ACP
August 9th, 2009
7:36 pm
Tech beating Tennessee, Ha I don’t think so.
Lucky to beat Gardner-Webb 10-9. Where are your rings for that great program building win?
tip
August 9th, 2009
7:40 pm
Well, I will say that with the talking of himself in the third person andd taking a jab at other SEC schools that this doesn’t sound like the kind of kid iwould want playing at UGA. Best of luck and tear it up except when playing UGA.
Chuck
August 9th, 2009
7:42 pm
Hey Vols… Yes, Deliverance was filmed in Georgia.
Much like Vietnam movies were never filmed in Vietnam, a movie about getting raped by mountain men was filmed in Georgia, because the crew didn’t want life to immitate art
militarydawginDC
August 9th, 2009
7:53 pm
orange is ugly….tenn has some ugly arse colors
Tampa Gator
August 9th, 2009
7:54 pm
Lane, the kids sounds like he will be your best friend. Maybe you can make a billboard that communicates in 3rd person with him as the focus. Good luck, but remember to tell him what “team” means.
1 + 2
August 9th, 2009
7:58 pm
If you follow recruiting at all, you would know that Georgia, Miami, and LSU backed off the guy. Georgia backed off when they received a verbal from a guy with the same measurables as Taylor (he should have committed when he had a chance; Miami backed off after he had a poor showing one of their camps (maybe he should not have performed); LSU backed off – - – I don’t know why. The bottom line is that Taylor jumped on a commitment to ensure that he had a spot. It would not surprise me if UT backs away if he has a subpar season.
dandydawg
August 9th, 2009
8:06 pm
Seems to me that he committed to Knoxville and not Tennessee. Wow! If this kid would have committed two months ago, we would have loved to have him. Well, not all can be Dawgs! Tech and Vols fans get over yourselves and stop acting like those people are saying bad things about this kid. They are simply stating facts! He waited too long for UGA. Now get OVER IT!
Sanford Drive
August 9th, 2009
8:08 pm
Athens may be less than half the size of Knoxville, but it has way more to do. True story. Good luck to the kid anyway.
Matt from Suwanee
August 9th, 2009
8:25 pm
I’m glad Knoxville is a good fit for this young man. I wish him well. His are the first positive words I’ve ever heard used when describing Knoxvegas.
Nachos
August 9th, 2009
9:04 pm
Oh come on! We all know he was talking about ALLBARN with that comment.
Gene Chizik: 5-19
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
bbcsickdawg
August 9th, 2009
9:19 pm
who cares!
Flo-Ri-Duh!
August 9th, 2009
9:41 pm
Knoxville is full of snaggle toothed hillbillies – and that’s the women… Deliverance Country where the boys favor the boys and Michael Taylor can have it and I wish him luck except when he plays UGA.
BruffDawg
August 9th, 2009
9:46 pm
Good luck kid (except when you play UGA). Welcome to SEC football. Tech fans, don’t you have something to do other than be on our blog? How about engineering a safer campus so i can watch the dawgs in ATL twice this year. Will there still be free hotdogs and cokes? My wife is not much on football but she does enjoy a free meal.
Smitty
August 9th, 2009
10:00 pm
BruffDawg- This is not a UGA blog. It’s a recruiting blog, moron.
BruffDawg
August 9th, 2009
10:00 pm
David Greene was the best QB in UGA history. C-L-U-T-C-H was his middle name. Stafford was good but not great. Greene was better.
Gen Neyland
August 9th, 2009
10:01 pm
Confidence is an atribute. You want to see a swagger but more importantly, you want to see them back it up. Time will tell. Kind of harsh calling some fine not named college towns cow pastures though…but then again, once you’ve been to the Top of Rocky, all else pales…Read where he plans to graduate high school in DEC-JAN so he’ll get on up to Knxville and begin to grow. A 3 star in some books and a 4 star in others…Ambles, Taylor, and more to follow from the Peach State. ‘Slip sliding away’…
Smitty
August 9th, 2009
10:02 pm
Dawgs play in Atlanta twice this year? In football? Can’t wait until Urban Meyer calls 3 more timeouts in the final minutes, while winning by 3-4 TDs
atlantafootballfan
August 9th, 2009
10:03 pm
All you have to do is read the above quotes from UGA fans……they are classless period.
Chip Towers
August 9th, 2009
10:05 pm
Gen Neyland: Nice to see you in here, sir. Long time no see! I welcome your sensible and only slightly biased commentary with open and appreciative arms!
Boro Dawg
August 9th, 2009
10:11 pm
I don’t want anybody on our team that refers to themselves by saying their full name unless it’s Herschel Walker.
auburntigers
August 9th, 2009
10:14 pm
Wow don’t you just love the Ga meltdown when an instate player does not want to play at Ga? Oh yeah here it goes. We don’t have room for him anyway….or how about we have better players lined up. Give me a break….Ga offered him and he does not want Ga…good for him! Sure you don’t want a top 150, under armour player. Get over yourselves and show some class.
gator1
August 9th, 2009
10:23 pm
This is so funny to see the big dawg nation in meltdown because a great instate player does not want to be a dawg. You got to love it seeing the redneck nation in a total meltdown.
The Messiah
August 9th, 2009
10:57 pm
In state player? The kid and attitude are all Californian……he must have left before the left coast went bankrupt….financially, not morally as that happened long ago.
gator1
August 9th, 2009
11:13 pm
Dude….Atlanta equals instate. Judging a kid is just sick man…..get a grip.
Lash La Rue
August 9th, 2009
11:15 pm
Man you are fixing to find out what real bull sh!t is. Have a great life…loser.
BS Patrol
August 9th, 2009
11:18 pm
Other than Vandy, why would anyone want to attend an SEC school? The Special Ed Conference? Unless of course you wanted cheap football tix? Even the football is average except for UF.
FLORIDA AND THE ELEVEN DWARFS!
TigerMike
August 9th, 2009
11:34 pm
“Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, behind Memphis and Nashville,It is also the largest city in East Tennessee. It’s nickname is the Marble City. The July 2007 estimated population was 183,546.” LOL LOL Good call Mr. Taylor. Dont worry so much about “things to do”, but try and get an education while you’re there.
I thought the cow pastures reference was Auburn. LOL GA has two LB commits and 18 committments (13 of those are on Defense already) in a top 5 class. There are only so many spots and positions to fill….Sounds like a pretty hasty committment to the mighty pumkins…
Geaux Tigers!
CHARLOTTE DAWG
August 9th, 2009
11:37 pm
Just a 3 star recruit by rivals? I don’t see what all the fuss is about on this blog. We’ve got linebackers. next topic
DirtyDawg
August 10th, 2009
12:00 am
Based on the young man’s comments I have to question both his motivation and his taste. Believe me there are at least three ‘college towns’ in Tennessee alone better than Knoxville…Memphis has more to do on one street than Knoxville’s entire metro area…Nashville has ten times more that Memphis and Knoxville combined, plus a superior school…and Chattanooga is prettier than all of ‘em with plenty to do – at least that’s what young Mr. Coleman thought when he dumped UT for UTC.
As for his reasoning…if he’s looking for more than a quality school and first-rate program, then he won’t last two years no matter where he goes.
James
August 10th, 2009
12:41 am
Michael Taylor has lost his mind he rather be in Knoxville, Tennessee than be in Atlanta @ Georgia Tech I just don’t get it.
Buck Strickland
August 10th, 2009
12:58 am
James,
Neyland stadium: 110,000 fans.
GT: 55,000 (if you’re lucky) with free hot dog and coke and possibly get mugged after the game.
Outside of getting a great education, I’m not sure why ANY blue chip player would want to go to Tech.
Tech alums are aware that blue chip football players want to get an NFL degree, right?
Taylor S
August 10th, 2009
1:36 am
Many of you seem to let your hatred for UGA cloud your judgment. Georgia only has 2 or 3 spots left in their recruiting class. The majority of the commitments are on the defensive side of the ball. Linebacker simply isn’t a priority.
When you fill up 18 of 21 spots 7 months before signing day you have the luxury of cherry picking your last few kids. That’s what UGA is doing right now.Some people on this board are delusional.
bkbroila
August 10th, 2009
3:47 am
Thank goodness….he is a “confident young man who sometimes refers to himself in the third person!” This is why he wanted Tennessee…he will get along great with their premadonna head coach…I can’t stand when losers do that!
T-Rav and the Eastside Grainger
August 10th, 2009
4:14 am
Egomaniac? Saying you didnt want him or need him anyway is egomaniacal.
T-Rav and the Eastside Grainger
August 10th, 2009
4:15 am
I also find it funny there was very little defending what Taylor said about cowtown Athens by the UGA fans. Maybe you guys arent that dumb.
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SuperB
August 10th, 2009
6:44 am
To “Volman,” what Taylor probably DID NOT see was just how ugly and decrepid Neyland Stadium is– underneath all that aluminum siding and dirt under the bleachers. If you are the size of a sardine– and have the brains of one– Neyland Stadium is utopia. As for the comparison of the campus, UT is cramped– like well, a sardine can. It is the worst stadium in the SEC!
dandydawg
August 10th, 2009
6:48 am
Hey, Do you all think this kid was hurt by UGA not keeping it’s offer to him? This could offer a reason why he decided to bash the Great city of Athens and UGA. Y’all please let the kid know that he will be OK in Knoxville. There are plenty of Georgia kids on the Vols roster. Just offer another though on this matter.
BILLY JACK
August 10th, 2009
8:01 am
IF THIS KID THINKS KNOXVILLE IS SO GREAT OF A CITY HE NEEDS TO GET OUT MORE.I HOPE THE AJC WILL GET HIS OPINION WHEN THE NCAA INVESTIGATORS GET TO TOWN.CAN YOU SAY DEATH PENALTY!!!I KNEW YOU COULD.
Paddy
August 10th, 2009
8:03 am
He talks of himself in 3rd person?? His HS teachers must be beaming with pride.
Gen Neyland
August 10th, 2009
8:23 am
Chip : Thanks for the welcome mat. I’ll try to contain the optimism until the pudding shows a measure of proof, albeit at this time of year, we all see ourselves playing in DEC…
Ken
August 10th, 2009
8:28 am
JJ and Taylor S got it right… Dogs are loaded so we don’t need this kid especially if he’s a big ego, me me me type. Where does some punk kid get off being disrespectful to colleges? UT can have him.
Rick S
August 10th, 2009
8:56 am
This kid must not have heard these people talk- Can you say “Tennessee Twang”. Have fun!
Stuart
August 10th, 2009
10:11 am
As a UGA grad its hilarious to get on these sites and read what you guys type. I typically save this kind of childish banter for gamedays after a bottle of whiskey. Maybe you guys should go get a new hobby. Tech fans, you ever notice how UT can sell out a stadium twice the size of yours? Until your program can sell out your (undersized) stadium, please refrain from talking
dap01
August 10th, 2009
11:40 am
I believe that UT is a great school to play for if you have no other offers.
Mr. A
August 10th, 2009
11:46 am
Come on fellow Dawg fans….. the tech fans are not worthy of our time. Until they can beat us more often than every now and then …. they are not a rivalry or worth our time. And the eight or nine that blog make up about half their normal attendance at a game. And yes Gator fans you have every right to brag. But at least while we are losing to you we are still winning ten or more games every year and going to BCS bowl games and winning them. There are very few coaches in America who have more job security then Richt!
Les W. Moore
August 10th, 2009
11:57 am
His lowly three stars would have hurt the UGA final average. Backed off? Didn’t need him? From the looks of the Tech replay, you need every defensive guy you can get.
Tenn Gentleman
August 10th, 2009
12:47 pm
I am happy to have this young man become a much loved member of the University of Tennessee…. By the way, some guy was talking about Reggie White and the burning of churches, and yet at UGA you only have a select few young black men who are members of fraternities, and only a few who graduate (mostly athletes), yet you claim diversity. Knoxville is a beutifull city with wonderful river for rowing, boating next to campus, and not cow pastures as in UGA…. Go Vols
JFKDawg
August 10th, 2009
1:00 pm
Oh, yeah. Great city, Knoxville. After practice, you can slide over to the Minnie Pearl Hall of Fame and try on her hat and petticoat. On special occassions, you can go to Dollywood. Yee-frickin-haw! They must have told him if you can’t go to college, go to TN!
GADawg
August 10th, 2009
1:02 pm
Its people like us on this board who give college football fans in the South a bad rep. Im a huge UGA fan, and I read these boards and im embarrassed nearly 100% of the time. A player committs to UT, big deal!!!!! Yea hes a good MLB, yes it would have been nice to have him at UGA, but so what!? How many players can UGA sign in this recruiting class? 25ish? we cant sign everybody! they have to go play somewhere else! How many can Tech, UF, Bama, or whoever else sign? 25ish? There are enough players in the state of GA alone to fill up 3 of those teams’ class and it be a pretty solid class. Im sick of hearing “Tech stole one from UGA!” or “UGA stole a recruit from UF!” There are hundreds of kids who are capable for playing for UGA/GT in this state, yes other schools need to come recruit here, b/c UGA/GT cant sign all of them!
71 Dawg
August 10th, 2009
1:31 pm
I have spent part of the last six Summers in Knoxville and have some good friends there and I do know what I’m talking about. Calhouns, Ruth’s Chris (formerly the Riverside Tavern) and Chesapeakes were the only decent places to eat in or near the downtown area. There was one other steakhouse but I only ate there once so I can’t comment on it. Knoxville has suffered the same fate that almost killed Athens and plenty of other small towns in the South, the malls and smaller retail centers are closer to where the masses of people live so that’s where they go. And anyone who has been there knows that they are constantly working on I-40 through town so you better use Kingston Pike if you want to go toward the West to the mall. I was not knocking Knoxville as much as reporting exactly what I had seen. I thought it was a shame that the old downtown area had fallen so badly – I do really like the Tennessee Theater though – reminds me of the Fox a bit. Another thing, I really don’t care where the kid goes to school to play football.
Mr. A
August 10th, 2009
1:46 pm
Tenn.Gentleman…… what does ” beutifull” mean in Tenn.? before you insult Georgia or talk about cow pastures, you might want to learn how to spell. But you are indeed keeping up the UT image. When you attempt a comeback on this comment…………. USE SPELL CHECK!!!!
Sanford Drive
August 10th, 2009
2:40 pm
Knoxville is obviously larger than Athens, but it has just as many “cow pastures” surrounding the premises as UGA does. I guess he missed that. I hope he really really likes chain restaurants.
joe
August 10th, 2009
7:19 pm
Anyone on here who says basically piss on this kid cause he chose to go to a school that you don’t cheer for is an a-hole. You need to check your fan-ship at the door and be happy for the kid that he has a shot at his dream and a good education to fall back on in case the NFL doesn’t pan out. Since the majority of you on here are UGA fans, the majority of you should take a good look in the mirror tomorrow AM and think to yourself about the karma that will be paying you a visit soon…
Frat Lord
August 10th, 2009
11:53 pm
All of the following are related except:
a.) beautiful city
b.) college town
c.) Knoxville, TN
HOUNDDOG
August 11th, 2009
12:18 pm
SMART KID, HE KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROJECT CITY LIFE IN ATHENS AND NICE UPTOWN LIFE IN KNOXVILLE. NOW THAT HE’S MADE A SMART CHOICE, HE SHOULD BE A GOOD PLAYER FOR THE VOLUNTEERS. “HOW BOUT THEM DAWGS”!
HOUNDDOG
August 11th, 2009
12:33 pm
SMART CHOICE,THE KID KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE FROM TOO MUCH PROJECT CITY LIFE IN ATHENS,AND THE UPTOWN GOOD LIVING IN KNOXVILLE. “HOW BOUT THEM DAWGS”!
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Flo-Ri-Duh!
August 12th, 2009
6:39 pm
Stepen Hii is the WR that orginally commited to UGA and then switched to Tech ……. should be decent – maybe a 3 star performer.