Former Miami Commitment A.J. Leggett Visiting Knoxville This Weekend
The Vols have added a last-minute visitor to their slate this weekend. Now, former Miami and current Marshall four-star cornerback commitment A.J. Leggett will visit Knoxville. He'll be there along with four-star WR Quinshad Davis.
Leggett and Miami parted ways a couple months ago because Leggett was considered an academic risk. Now, it appears he is closer to being fully qualified.
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Brad Shepard
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I think we still have 3 spots left
and 5 or 6 guys that we’re looking at.
If I cared more about my UNC side, I'd call myself "Tar Volon," and that'd be awesome.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 27, 2012 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
I thought this kid was a sign and place?
Miami passed on him and FSU listed him as a S&P candidate at which point he chose Marshall. Does Marshall or UT have lower academic standards than FSU? I thought if you couldnt get into FSU you couldnt get most places?
"I dont hate people. I just feel better when they aren't around." -Bukowski
His test grades and GPA were well above the minimum...
for just about anywhere. He needed two more credits going into the spring semester of 2012, so I have no idea where the academic idea came from. Even if he didn’t pass them in spring, he could still take them during summer.
ok...
apparently he went to 4 different high schools. There were no grade issues, but Miami and FSU were hesitant to risk a spot on a guy who might have trouble getting admitted in time for football.
Tennessee apparently doesn’t feel the same way.
Miami reportedly said his 2.4 gpa and 22 ACT
werent high enough to see the field early there. Those numbers are high enough to play at FSU easily I would think, yet they still told him he’d be a sign and place. I would guess FSU passed due the the before mentioned 4 different schools. Theyve been hesitant to clear guys who jumped around like that. Even this year it was all Jimbo could do to get the president to clear Pender while UT was willing to extend the EE nod. The old test cheating scandal has the administration on egg shells there. Leggett is a stud and if he qualifies should play almost immediately at UT.
"I dont hate people. I just feel better when they aren't around." -Bukowski
by cerebralfish on Jan 27, 2012 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
FSU is holding that spot for Ronald Darby
That will be their last CB taken.
Holdin' it down on enemy grounds.
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by Brad Shepard on Jan 27, 2012 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
I thought about that too.
They have PJ Williams and likely Darby so that makes the most sense. Leggett’s grades seem fine to me.
"I dont hate people. I just feel better when they aren't around." -Bukowski
by cerebralfish on Jan 27, 2012 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
He can borrow my 33 ACT if he wants.
Goodness knows I’m not doing anything with it.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
between your 33 and my 35
we should be able to distribute enough points to qualify most anybody we want for at least a few years.
If I cared more about my UNC side, I'd call myself "Tar Volon," and that'd be awesome.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 28, 2012 9:58 AM EST up reply actions
Throw my 33 into the ring.
VFL!
"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25; he dishes it back to Wycheck; he throws it across the field to Dyson. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"
by TennesseeTyrants on Jan 28, 2012 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
Back when I was in high school, you needed a 31 to qualify for a free ride
I took that thing five times and made 30, 30, 30, 30, 32. Then blew the scholarship in two semesters. Ah, youth.
by Will Shelton on Jan 28, 2012 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
Oh wow.
That sucks. I only took it twice. Once my sophomore year for “practice,” then my “real” attempt my junior year.
Was the 31 for a free ride thing at UT or somewhere else?
At my undergrad school, you had to have a 30 and 3.75 gpa to get invited to the scholarship competition where you stayed on campus for a week and had debates, discussions, etc with your peers. Then the teachers would decide who got the 2 full rides, and the levels of scholarship worked on down from there. I ended up getting half tuition.
"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25; he dishes it back to Wycheck; he throws it across the field to Dyson. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"
by TennesseeTyrants on Jan 28, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
This was at UT
it was pre-lottery; I graduated high school in ’99. I think it was the Presidential Scholarship or something like that, where anyone in-state who had a 31+ and like a 3.75 could get free tuition.
by Will Shelton on Jan 28, 2012 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
That's awesome.
"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25; he dishes it back to Wycheck; he throws it across the field to Dyson. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"
by TennesseeTyrants on Jan 28, 2012 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
31 on the first try without studying.
Aaaand then I wiped out in a couple of years. The best part: they retroactively allowed Hope Scholarship money for the class that came in after me.
No, I’m not bitter. Especially since that was also the first Orange Nation class.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 28, 2012 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
Stupid HOPE Scholarship...
I was also left out… to think, if the state had actually instituted the lottery a few years earlier I(and my sister) would owe tens of thousands of dollars less from loans.
Apparently in the world of morality banning gambling is much more important than helping broke people who want an education.
35 first try without studying
morning after junior prom
boom
(oh, and it didn’t get me a lick of scholarship money. damnit)
If I cared more about my UNC side, I'd call myself "Tar Volon," and that'd be awesome.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 28, 2012 6:06 PM EST up reply actions
Haha growing up in Alabama.
I remember Auburn took like a 19 to get into back in the 90s. But now they’ve raised the bar quite a bit.
could I trade in some points from my GRE?
It's Great! To be! A Tennessee Vol!
I don't have many GRE points to spare, haha.
"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25; he dishes it back to Wycheck; he throws it across the field to Dyson. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"
by TennesseeTyrants on Jan 28, 2012 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
I might, but I'm not sure
My math (800) was high and my verbal was below average (650) for my field, but I’m already in graduate school, so I don’t know if I need it anymore
If I cared more about my UNC side, I'd call myself "Tar Volon," and that'd be awesome.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 28, 2012 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
Rocky Top Talk Think Tank (RT^4) engage!
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
My math was something close to 800.
My verbal was over 500, but not by much. Of course, that’s all that was required for me. I felt pretty good about it considering I was winging it. haha
All that said, you’re right, I don’t need it anymore. You guys can have it!
"Do the Titans have a miracle left in them in what has been a magical season to this point? If they do, they need it now. Christie kicks it high and short. Gonna be fielded by Lorenzo Neal at the 25; he dishes it back to Wycheck; he throws it across the field to Dyson. 30, 40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 5, endzone...touchdown, Titans! There are no flags on the field! It's a miracle! Tennessee has pulled a miracle! A miracle for the Titans!"
by TennesseeTyrants on Jan 28, 2012 12:06 PM EST up reply actions
'sign and place' is a bit of an misnomer is it not?
The player has to be re-recruited after detour through prep or JC and can sign anywhere. A closer description would be sign & place & hope to re-sign
well you place in certain JuCos with the understanding that the JuCo coach will funnel them back towards your school
mutual benefit
If I cared more about my UNC side, I'd call myself "Tar Volon," and that'd be awesome.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 27, 2012 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
Arent there JUCOs that serve as re-feeder schools.
Some JUCO’s almost work with certain universities right? I could be off on that.
"I dont hate people. I just feel better when they aren't around." -Bukowski
by cerebralfish on Jan 28, 2012 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
I believe this is correct
somehow, I doubt we send people to Mississippi JuCos. And how many times have you heard us working with Hargrave Military Academy (this might not be a JuCo in the strictest sense, but the same idea applies)?
If I cared more about my UNC side, I'd call myself "Tar Volon," and that'd be awesome.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Jan 28, 2012 10:00 AM EST up reply actions
He made his standardized test.
Holdin' it down on enemy grounds.
Anti-Snail on offense; Give me a slobberknocker, or give me death!
What? Dunk on Drajic's face?
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by cerebralfish on Jan 28, 2012 9:40 AM EST up reply actions
I don't normally comment on the NBA
But I watched the Miami – Knicks game last night, and LeBron and Wade were both just sick. You could have made a pretty nice Top 10 plays of just their dunks from that game. New York hit 18 threes.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
I watched the game too and the only thing I got out of it was
New York’s defense sucks. I cant wait for the playoffs when teams actually play hard for more than the final 5 minutes of a close game.
"I dont hate people. I just feel better when they aren't around." -Bukowski
by cerebralfish on Jan 28, 2012 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
It seemed to me
The Knicks played hard up until the final 5 minutes of a close game. Or, at least, the 4th quarter.
Still, a few of those dunks, especially that two-step by Wade, was slick.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Video Game Threadjack:
The Demo for the “Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning” game made me very interested in picking up a copy when I can, though that won’t be too soon since me and three friends are going to gun through the Game of the Year version of Borderlands somewhat soon. That game is a sort of cross between Fable and Skyrim, is the best way to describe it. The combat and (somewhat) gameplay style of Fable, with a Borderlands or such ability tree and a more Fallout-style skill tree, with a world most comparable to a more “standard” fantasy version of Skyrim. Very fun to play button-masher, and the story’s written by a very well-known fantasy author, R. A. Salvatore. A lot of big names worked on the title, glitches look like they might be the only thing really wrong with the game.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Salvatore wrote it?
man, it’d be pretty awesome of Tracy Hickman & Margaret Weis would write something. though I guess D&D never really translates all that well into games.
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He was the lead writer for it.
To consecrate it’s place as the “nerd” game buying a “special edition” gets you a 7-piece bag of D&D dice. Also, you can see Dungeons and Dragons’ fingerprints over almost every single RPG game out there. The Baldur’s Gates games were as close as you get to straight clones of the D&D system — they officially were but can’t squeeze all the content and options into one game, and the rules were a bit off. But those are some of the most acclaimed computer games of all time, Baldur’s Gate II shows up in every single top 10 of all time list for PC games.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
oooh... dice...
awesome!
It's Great! To be! A Tennessee Vol!
I was a huge fan of the Gold Box games...
liked NWN, hated NWN2.
NWN2 is like Dragon Age(an excellent game) minus a good control scheme and a coherent plot.
Just watched the link below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARtOCjVTVwM&feature=related
It looks pretty awesome.
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- Bruce Pearl
I didn't realize how many top 25 teams were playing today in basketball.
20 of the top 25 teams are playing, though only one (#16 Mississippi State @ #13 Florida) is a top-25 showdown.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
...and we managed a e2 spot?
…star power.
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