Talking Points: Eighth grader Evan Berry speaks, world goes crazy
Tennessee football
- On interpreting the comments of eighth graders. That whole Evan Berry committing to Tennessee thing? Over-eager reporter. The reporter saw him at a track meet, found out that he was Eric Berry's brother, and asked him about Tennessee. Evan answered "a follow up question" by saying he was "committed" to Tennessee. (Evan and Elliott, by the way, are rising eighth graders, not ninth, as was originally reported.) My eighth grader is "committed" to her pony and computer games, just for context.
Still, he's a Berry, and on the premise that a Berry doesn't fall far from the bush, not everyone thinks offering a kid way early based solely on genetics is a bad idea. - Lane Kiffin: he may now be moving mountains, but skinning smoke wagons? No:
HT: Orson.
Tennessee basketball
- Lawyers take a long time. Bruce Pearl finally formalizes the contract extension that arose out of John Calipari's move from Memphis to Kentucky. It's a six-year deal that will pay him $1.9M this season and makes him the third-highest paid coach in the SEC.
- [. . .]: C.J. Watson reacts to the news that Golden State signed Stephen Curry, possibly to replace Watson, the same way he reacts to everything else: . . .
SEC
- A mixed bag, and we get the dried prunes. Team Speed Kills enters the discussion on whether QB play in the SEC has gotten worse over the past several years. With regard to Tennessee, they conclude "much worse."
- Uh-oh. So John Calipari leaves Memphis to go to Kentucky, and Xavier Howard is released from his letter of intent to Memphis. He verbally commits to Kansas but is now seriously considering signing with Kentucky, who desperately needs an outside shooter to make its DDM offense work.
- Please not these guys. And the Valley Shook identifies five players LSU can't afford to lose this year. Who are ours?
NCAA
- Hey, yeah. Why aren't we seeing more end zone camera shots these days?
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5 guys we can't lose?
the obvious is Berry.
Others are:
anybody on the O-line
any quarterback (love or hate him)
Monte
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by Hooper on Jul 1, 2009 7:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
"You gonna do something or just stand there and bleed?"
Classic!!
Still hate Meyer tho…
Tennessee WILL beat Georgia on the way to 9+ wins in '09!!!
by VolBrian on Jul 1, 2009 8:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
5 Guys We Can't Lose
1. Eric Berry, son.
2. Chris Scott, the only experienced OT on the roster and keeper of Crompton’s blindside
3. Rico McCoy, only real experience at OLB
4. Dan Williams
5. Gerald Jones
Will - Rocky Top Talk
by Will on Jul 1, 2009 11:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I actually
think that this whole thing is so silly. The media are such whores…seriously. When did we start taking the word of 13 year old boys?
by bammer on Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh dude...
Not sure if I should rec that or not. :-)
Tennessee WILL beat Georgia on the way to 9+ wins in '09!!!
by VolBrian on Jul 1, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ha!
Im sure you have read where the father has now come out and said that the Evan didn’t really know what he was saying when he said “commit”? For the life of me though, i have no idea why the media jumped all over it. Whats the big deal? Even if UT had given him the offer, it isn’t like they are bound by it. If he turns out to be a bust in HS, then they aren’t obligated to send him an official offer…this whole thing is so silly…
by bammer on Jul 1, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah.
It’s all waaay out of proportion. I think one reporter got ahead of himself and thought he had BREAKINGNEWSZOINKSRUHROHRAGGY!!! on his hands.
But hey, it was fun watching the media get worked up in this self-righteous bloodbath over it all.
by Hooper on Jul 1, 2009 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fox News is reporting on Evan Berry
under “Culture”
by golfballs03 on Jul 1, 2009 1:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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