Lane Kiffin recruiting press conference open thread
by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 5:00 PM EST
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PrintLane Kiffin's having a 5:30 p.m. press conference to discuss the day's events. Click on the link early because you'll need to install Silverlight if you don't already have it. It's fine. You worry too much.
If you're a Firefoxer, get Silverlight installed, and then download the Split Browser or Split Pannel [sic] plug in so you can have the video open on one half of your screen and can comment in the thread below in the other. (I like Split Browser better, by the way.)
See? Men can multitask. As long as you don't ask them to do it all at once.
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Kiff on Rivals radio Now
XM 143
said still a surprise…
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lawvol: Gate 21 - Life, the Universe, & the Bounce of the Ball
... a surprise left today, that is.
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lawvol: Gate 21 - Life, the Universe, & the Bounce of the Ball
Gonna be Jackson
I can feel it. The guy wants to play for Monte. Our secondary is going to be INSANE.
Remind me about Jackson.
I can’t remember off the top of my head and I don’t want to disturb the split screen.
Got it. Sorta.
I had to split with the presser on bottom and RTT on top to get the windows to play nice. Wanted side-by-side but oh well.
ditto here
Is the press conference feed live yet? Mine’s black.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
Hmm
And you have video but no sound?
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 5:34 PM EST up reply actions
Me, neither
Perhaps it’s not happening yet?
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 5:35 PM EST up reply actions
problems
i tried to watch the video , but it says the media you have selected is currently unavailable?
Dustin
Yep
That’s the only thing that’s working.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
He is just commenting on why we have such low numbers...
Basically what we’ve all said… why waste schollies on guys who are just gonna get passed up in a year or two?
The only viable answer is:
“Because we have so few players that we need them to field a team.”
Fortunately, that’s not the case.
"Another big surprise here pretty quick"
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 5:37 PM EST reply actions
He doesn't want to sign someone
just to get a body or improve a ranking. I like that.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 5:39 PM EST reply actions
He's right about the QBs
In Meat Market, a lot was about the domino effect that happens after the top QBs commit. If you want one of the best, you have to be early.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 5:40 PM EST reply actions
Something we missed...
Kiffin said that Marlon wanted to come to UT but his grandma didn’t want him to. Ouch.
I have read that CMR took a copy of Meat Market to Ms. Brown and she did not like what she saw…
I could see that
That’s a question I have for Bruce.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
If true, that's 0-fer-2.
“The Blind Side” was very uncomplimentary of Fulmer. Now they have a book to wave around and spin about Orgeron.
Funny thing is
Is that he was a noble guy. Just profane.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 5:43 PM EST up reply actions
Open to JUCO players
but they “have to be great players.”
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 5:42 PM EST reply actions
"Need to make Memphis closer somehow"
Nice.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 5:42 PM EST reply actions
Read between the lines, y'all
This is not a one year plan!
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 5:46 PM EST reply actions
Good thing to remember:
Year prior to arrival in USC: 5-7
Year prior to arrival in UT: 5-7
1st year at USC: 6-6
1st year at UT: ???
Let’s not fantasize too much too soon.
They were just over 50%
the year before Orgeron got there, which was a year before Carroll, I think.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 5:48 PM EST up reply actions
Unless you are booing UF, of course
Ha, just mentioned The Rock. I saw a picture of that over at Losers With Socks. Very funny.
Ok i'm in full panic mode
Is anyone else still receiving the broadcast? If so, what are you listening on?
Yeah we're missing the entire thing
I wouldn’t be surprised if everyone unsigned simply because our UT Sports website is so terrible.
Enough to miss the live feed of Coach O
Hopefully the Animal will replay.
OK fellas you will be hearing about me on the 10 oclock news
Someone must suffer for making me miss Da Coach O!
No Coach O
but we do have a news story about somebody head-butting somebody.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 6:01 PM EST reply actions
then the traffic
And the closings. And self-promos.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 6:02 PM EST up reply actions
Soup?
Soup? Slurp of happiness? Advertising working in reverse, guys! Stop!
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 6:02 PM EST reply actions
Quote from Marsalis Teague courtesy of GVX
“With all due respect to the last staff, if they were still there, I probably wouldn’t be going to the University of Tennessee,” he said. “The new staff came in with so much energy, it opened my eyes to a different part of Tennessee.”
Give the new guys some credit.
yes
With all due respect to Coach Fulmer, his model of coaching was simply outdated. I don’t mean the playcalling or anything like that. The idea that being a Junior or a Senior gives you any sort of priority for PT is just no longer practiced. Coach Meyer said today that they don’t even redshirt anyone anymore.
Again, I don’t mean to kick Coach while he is down. I have the utmost respect for him and what he has done.
Anybody clocking this?
It has to be a record. At least eight minutes straight of commercials and junk?
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 6:03 PM EST reply actions
I think this seriously backfired.
We now know how much commercial time we normally endure when the radio is on.
Probably making up for missing a break
for the 5:30 press
Still paying the bills
Different package. Still a commercial.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 6:05 PM EST up reply actions
Well there's your answer
No coach O.
Trivia question.
I’ll see you all at the game thread at 8:00. Until then, cello lessons for the youngin.
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by Joel Hollingsworth on Feb 4, 2009 6:06 PM EST reply actions
Well that's it for me guys
I think I’m gonna go check out the weather and then go buy some soup or something. Definitely won’t be drinking any alcohol though, despite the peer pressure. I’ll be sure to listen to THE SPORTS ANIMAL while I do all of that stuff, though.
First time I heard that was earlier today
That’s a good job of keeping a secret in a situation where everybody seems to know everything about kids.
I am really, really excited about him
He seems to really, really, really want to play for the Vols. I think he has that “chip on his shoulder” thing going. He seems very humble and respectful. I look forward to watching him play. I think he is going to be All Vol.
I am wondering how long this reporter procession goes on
before Kiffin actually gets up there, I’m at 4:30
Any thoughts on Hyams asking CLK about Thigpen?
Cheap shot, IMO.
Also I’m reading that PF said if he were still the HC, we would have gotten Brown.
Another cheap shot, I think.
Love to see the exact wording on Fulmer
If it’s the CPF I know and love, it’s something like “…and you know, we felt like we had good shot at Marlon, felt like we were in a good place with him and his family…and felt like we would’ve closed the deal.” That I’m alright with. “I would’ve gotten Marlon Brown” is different and out of character for Phillip
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