I have heard John Calipari say it is a recruiting issue.

I have heard Josh Pastner say it is a recruiting issue.

Both have built the foundation of their careers on recruiting. Both know mostly every advantage and disadvantage to be gained in recuriting.

Two of the best recruiters in the game who make millions of $$$$ on the ins and outs of recruiting are of the same opinion.

I will take their word over that of any fan, message board poster, or media hack.

(01-06-2013 11:20 PM)Blackman Wrote:  I have heard John Calipari say it is a recruiting issue.

I have heard Josh Pastner say it is a recruiting issue.

Both have built the foundation of their careers on recruiting. Both know mostly every advantage and disadvantage to be gained in recuriting.

Two of the best recruiters in the game who make millions of $$$$ on the ins and outs of recruiting are of the same opinion.

I will take their word over that of any fan, message board poster, or media hack.

so....name the players they stole out of Memphis...

(01-06-2013 11:20 PM)Blackman Wrote:  I have heard John Calipari say it is a recruiting issue.

I have heard Josh Pastner say it is a recruiting issue.

Both have built the foundation of their careers on recruiting. Both know mostly every advantage and disadvantage to be gained in recuriting.

Two of the best recruiters in the game who make millions of $$$$ on the ins and outs of recruiting are of the same opinion.

I will take their word over that of any fan, message board poster, or media hack.

How would Calipari know? That's Wes' job.

(01-06-2013 08:32 PM)BigTigerMike Wrote:  I still don't understand why people still care about what Parrish, Vernon or Lapides say or think! Their opinion is just like anybody else's opinion that you meet out on the street

A lie, told often enough, and loudly enough (radio and Newspapers), is perceived to be the truth.

(01-06-2013 11:06 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(01-06-2013 10:40 PM)NigelTufnel Wrote:  

(01-06-2013 08:51 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(01-06-2013 08:28 PM)Sundanceuiuc Wrote:  It's about recruiting. Telling a Memphis kid you can play in your hometown is a solid enticement.

having said that, I'm not scared of the series. It's tough to pitch the kids Martin wants if we kick them every time.

'Yeah, you'll play in Memphis... Win against the Tigers? Uhhh.....'

utk has gotten ONE recruit out if Memphis in 20 years..how in the hell is this about recruiting?

Well, there's Stokes, PJ Prince, Dane Bradshaw, Tony Harris. That's 4 ... still not a very good track record though.

If for some stupid reason, you didn't want to play at Memphis and you are from Memphis, to me there are better options that are as close to home, or almost as close as Knoxville: Vandy, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, hell ... Norman, OK isn't that much further than Knoxville.

stokes could not come to memphis
pj went to az.. then wanted totrsnsfer to Vandy ..only when he could get not get in did he go to utk
dane bradshaw was never offered at memphis..


harris is the only player in the last 20 years to choose utk over memphis

The OP only said that UT has gotten one recruit out of Memphis, it didn't say anything about whether or not the player could have come to Memphis, or whether or not Memphis recruited said player.

Three words to recruiting exposure, Exposure, EXPOSURE!

(01-06-2013 11:22 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(01-06-2013 11:20 PM)Blackman Wrote:  I have heard John Calipari say it is a recruiting issue.

I have heard Josh Pastner say it is a recruiting issue.

Both have built the foundation of their careers on recruiting. Both know mostly every advantage and disadvantage to be gained in recuriting.

Two of the best recruiters in the game who make millions of $$$$ on the ins and outs of recruiting are of the same opinion.

I will take their word over that of any fan, message board poster, or media hack.

so....name the players they stole out of Memphis...

So why does Cuanzo as did Bruce Pearl want in here so bad?

(01-06-2013 08:32 PM)BigTigerMike Wrote:  I still don't understand why people still care about what Parrish, Vernon or Lapides say or think! Their opinion is just like anybody else's opinion that you meet out on the street

Yeah but the people on the street don't get paid to fill a radio show or to write an article. Also how many times have you heard any talking head apologize for saying something bad about a player, program or coach due to his own personal agenda or from some unsubstantiated info? For example an entire show Parrish did last year or so where the topic was "Can Pastner coach?" He repeatedly said this maybe 40 or 50 times during his 2 hour program, but added "I'm not saying this , but many are." If that is the case then why was he saying this every minute or so. Easy to answer. Because he can say it repeatedly without having to take the heat. Totally unnecessary to take the cheap shots in this manner.
Apologetic for saying it that many times on his show? Oh that's right he wasn't the one saying it. But the damage was done without any liability. Much the same as the posters who said that Pastner was now cheating when Geron went to the foul line in the Tenn game when Crawford was the one to be shooting, or that Geron and Chris had a covert agreement for Geron to shoot the foul. No need to be accurate just remove reality and insert your own version of what happened.

Pastner and Parrish seem to have a pretty good relationship. Pastner seems to recognize that Parrish has a job to do, and doesn't hold it against him. If anything, it seems Pastner and other coaches uses Parrish to get info. Don't know why you guys have a problem with him, if your coach doesnt

It's about selling air time. Lapides is the master. GP and Verno are the up and comers. Eli Savoie loves him some Ole Miss.

(01-07-2013 01:56 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Pastner and Parrish seem to have a pretty good relationship. Pastner seems to recognize that Parrish has a job to do, and doesn't hold it against him. If anything, it seems Pastner and other coaches uses Parrish to get info. Don't know why you guys have a problem with him, if your coach doesnt

If you only knew the real story about all that, especially the info.




@snicker

(01-07-2013 09:26 AM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(01-07-2013 01:56 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Pastner and Parrish seem to have a pretty good relationship. Pastner seems to recognize that Parrish has a job to do, and doesn't hold it against him. If anything, it seems Pastner and other coaches uses Parrish to get info. Don't know why you guys have a problem with him, if your coach doesnt

If you only knew the real story about all that, especially the info.




@snicker

ok, fill us in, or PM me. I'd like to know.

Could it possibly be revenue? I don't know what the average ticket value or advertising is for one game. But UT-Memphis is always sold out at UT or Mem. I can see where from a recruiting standpoint you come in and beat memphis at FEF it sends a signal that year, but that's not going to happen often. Memphis is always relevant in BB.

(01-07-2013 12:09 AM)Blackman Wrote:  

(01-06-2013 11:22 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(01-06-2013 11:20 PM)Blackman Wrote:  I have heard John Calipari say it is a recruiting issue.

I have heard Josh Pastner say it is a recruiting issue.

Both have built the foundation of their careers on recruiting. Both know mostly every advantage and disadvantage to be gained in recuriting.

Two of the best recruiters in the game who make millions of $$$$ on the ins and outs of recruiting are of the same opinion.

I will take their word over that of any fan, message board poster, or media hack.

so....name the players they stole out of Memphis...

So why does Cuanzo as did Bruce Pearl want in here so bad?

Pearl finally gave up ..

Cuanzo is going to do what no other utk coach has done... They couldn't loose Joe Jackson



They couldn't lose Black..





They Really can't lose Austin Nichols .. after all his girlfriend goes to utk ...he is a shoe-in.....

(01-07-2013 11:24 AM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(01-07-2013 12:09 AM)Blackman Wrote:  

(01-06-2013 11:22 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(01-06-2013 11:20 PM)Blackman Wrote:  I have heard John Calipari say it is a recruiting issue.

I have heard Josh Pastner say it is a recruiting issue.

Both have built the foundation of their careers on recruiting. Both know mostly every advantage and disadvantage to be gained in recuriting.

Two of the best recruiters in the game who make millions of $$$$ on the ins and outs of recruiting are of the same opinion.

I will take their word over that of any fan, message board poster, or media hack.

so....name the players they stole out of Memphis...

So why does Cuanzo as did Bruce Pearl want in here so bad?

Pearl finally gave up ..

Cuanzo is going to do what no other utk coach has done... They couldn't loose Joe Jackson



They couldn't lose Black..





They Really can't lose Austin Nichols .. after all his girlfriend goes to utk ...he is a shoe-in.....

Pearl never gave up. Total BS. You have one of the best hot beds of talent in your own state and you are going to try to pass it off as if a stubborn, manipulative, conniving, and dishonest person like Bruce Pearl just gave up???

Please son

Take a hike

You obviously didn't take my advice the last time I responded to this ignorance.

(01-06-2013 09:01 PM)halo27legend Wrote:  

(01-06-2013 08:51 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(01-06-2013 08:28 PM)Sundanceuiuc Wrote:  It's about recruiting. Telling a Memphis kid you can play in your hometown is a solid enticement.

having said that, I'm not scared of the series. It's tough to pitch the kids Martin wants if we kick them every time.

'Yeah, you'll play in Memphis... Win against the Tigers? Uhhh.....'

utk has gotten ONE recruit out if Memphis in 20 years..how in the hell is this about recruiting?

I love how people always throw this one out. TN never gets anyone from here (which isn't true). It's an irrelevant point. The question is. Is this series about recruiting from the vantage point of TN. I mean, Memphis may never have got a recruit out of little rock arkansas in the history of its program. THIS DOESN'T MEAN MEMPHIS WILL STOP RECRUITING LITTLE ROCK.

GET IT???

COMPREHEND IT???


ITS ABOUT RECRUITING...

swallow it and digest it ok??

YOU MAD BRO?!?!?


well if their recruiting sucks...should we really care if it's about recruiting?

(01-06-2013 11:20 PM)Blackman Wrote:  I have heard John Calipari say it is a recruiting issue.

I have heard Josh Pastner say it is a recruiting issue.

Both have built the foundation of their careers on recruiting. Both know mostly every advantage and disadvantage to be gained in recuriting.

Two of the best recruiters in the game who make millions of $$$$ on the ins and outs of recruiting are of the same opinion.

I will take their word over that of any fan, message board poster, or media hack.

JP also said on the GP show last week that recruiting is not that big of a deal to him against UT as it was when he first took the job. He stated, that since he has been here, he has had two top 7 classes and the other two only had room for a couple of players. That being said, he doesn't look at UT as a threat.

Cuonzo is just priming the pump for the job when Coach Josh leaves.

(01-07-2013 12:06 PM)newtiger Wrote:  

(01-06-2013 09:01 PM)halo27legend Wrote:  

(01-06-2013 08:51 PM)BinghamptonNed Wrote:  

(01-06-2013 08:28 PM)Sundanceuiuc Wrote:  It's about recruiting. Telling a Memphis kid you can play in your hometown is a solid enticement.

having said that, I'm not scared of the series. It's tough to pitch the kids Martin wants if we kick them every time.

'Yeah, you'll play in Memphis... Win against the Tigers? Uhhh.....'

utk has gotten ONE recruit out if Memphis in 20 years..how in the hell is this about recruiting?

I love how people always throw this one out. TN never gets anyone from here (which isn't true). It's an irrelevant point. The question is. Is this series about recruiting from the vantage point of TN. I mean, Memphis may never have got a recruit out of little rock arkansas in the history of its program. THIS DOESN'T MEAN MEMPHIS WILL STOP RECRUITING LITTLE ROCK.

GET IT???

COMPREHEND IT???


ITS ABOUT RECRUITING...

swallow it and digest it ok??

YOU MAD BRO?!?!?


well if their recruiting sucks...should we really care if it's about recruiting?

Yes, we should care. We shouldn't do the University of Tennessee any favors what so ever. I don't care if its only to pick up left overs. Don't let them have them. We want the left overs going somewhere else. We should outlaw the color orange in its entirety within these city limits.

I thought it's all about football. Big payday there and big crowd at Memphis. Fill up our football stadium and we will play you home and home in hoops.

Maybe a SEC/Big East TV date for football?