*** 2018 #1 P Skyler DeLong SIGNS with Alabama ***

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And I believe you would be wrong judging by the number of specialists signing LOIs every year. Most are walk-ons. Very few actually get scholarships out of high school.
Not to derail the thread, but I've never understood the "long snapper" position and how it generates a full ride scholly.

I was the back up long snapper on my Jr. High team back in the early 80's. I found it to be relatively easy. Saying that to suggest that you'd think on a team of 85 players a back up tightend or linebacker could fulfill this role.
 

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Not to derail the thread, but I've never understood the "long snapper" position and how it generates a full ride scholly.

I was the back up long snapper on my Jr. High team back in the early 80's. I found it to be relatively easy. Saying that to suggest that you'd think on a team of 85 players a back up tightend or linebacker could fulfill this role.
Because after that "one time" the snapper rolls one back to the kicker/punter and it costs us a game and possibly a national title you will say "we should have offered someone". :wink:
 

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Just a question. How is it that the # 1 rated punter is only a 3* ? Is that somehow just inherent in being a specialist? Sure shouldn`t be related to how important the position can be ( vital, as we all know ).
Interesting. I have been taught that 5* means you are talented enough to start. 4* means you can play some but not talented enough to start. 3* means you ride the wood till you improve. I guess this big leg will have to ride the wood for a couple of years. So we can see the #1 or #2 kicker in the nation can not possibly be a 3*.
 

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Re: *** 2018 #1 P Skyler DeLong Flips from Tennessee to Alabama ***

Happy to see this. Welcome to the Tide, man. RTR! Didn't belong at 10RC anyway.
 

BamaMoon

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Because after that "one time" the snapper rolls one back to the kicker/punter and it costs us a game and possibly a national title you will say "we should have offered someone". :wink:
I'm sure I would :wink: and for the record, I don't have a problem with us offering long snappers or kickers. But I mentioned that in the context that some believe we shouln't waste a scholly on a kicker and instead just accept a walkon. Seems we could do the same with a long snapper OR find somebody out of the 85 that could do it.
 

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Interesting. I have been taught that 5* means you are talented enough to start. 4* means you can play some but not talented enough to start. 3* means you ride the wood till you improve. I guess this big leg will have to ride the wood for a couple of years. So we can see the #1 or #2 kicker in the nation can not possibly be a 3*.
You're correct in what you've been told. Specialists are just different.


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TideEngineer08

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Good point and hard to argue. I don`t understand it though. Maybe somebody can explain it to me. If you can pin people deep even relatively consistently and/or know you`ve got a guaranteed 3 from 45 and in ? Seems like a no brainer to me, but then I`m not a multi-million dollar coach, either.
It's to do with the fact that there are limited scholarships. Having enough OL/DL on the team takes priority over a kicker in the college game. If we could sign 40 players a year (just an arbitrary number), I'd bet we'd be signing a kicker and punter to scholarship every year. But the ncaa won't allow it.
 

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It's to do with the fact that there are limited scholarships. Having enough OL/DL on the team takes priority over a kicker in the college game. If we could sign 40 players a year (just an arbitrary number), I'd bet we'd be signing a kicker and punter to scholarship every year. But the ncaa won't allow it.
Thanks TE. Occam`s Razor strikes again !
 

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Assuming UT lets Butch Jones go...does UT have any commits we might want? They have 22 and are ranked somewhere top ten....
 

CHATTBRIT

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Just a question. How is it that the # 1 rated punter is only a 3* ? Is that somehow just inherent in being a specialist? Sure shouldn`t be related to how important the position can be ( vital, as we all know ).
For whatever reason kickers and punters don't seem to rate over a 3*. Doesn't make sense to me because many games come down to the final kick.
 

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Re: *** 2018 #1 P Skyler DeLong Flips from Tennessee to Alabama ***

There are a few that we would really like to flip. Cade Mays being the primary one.
Would he really go somewhere other than TN? He had to grow up a Vols fan living in Knoxville.
 

RTR91

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What about Greg Emerson ?
Yeah, I'm sure we would be interested in Emerson. Was just pointing out the most obvious option.
Would he really go somewhere other than TN? He had to grow up a Vols fan living in Knoxville.
His dad also played at UT. He's a 5* OT. He seems to be very aware of the issues with Butch and continues to visit other programs. There was some talk a few weeks back that the staff even asked him to stay committed just to help Butch's job security.
 

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Yeah, I'm sure we would be interested in Emerson. Was just pointing out the most obvious option.

His dad also played at UT. He's a 5* OT. He seems to be very aware of the issues with Butch and continues to visit other programs. There was some talk a few weeks back that the staff even asked him to stay committed just to help Butch's job security.
Yikes! That is a sign of desperation... :cool2:
 

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