heard he's no longer with the team..
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heard he's no longer with the team..
Not really for sure, not saying much on volquest. He probably realizes he will be backing up Tauren Poole and won't be handed the starting job. I hope it's not true but if it is, we will be okay at the RB position. That is one of the only positions we are loaded at.
Just got a text that said he left for personal and family reasons. I knew his brother went back home.
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Instead the former five-star recruit and No. 1 overall prospect in 2009, according to Rivals.com, has temporarily left the program and is not considered a part of the team.
"On a personnel matter, Bryce Brown came to me today and indicated he's dealing with a lot of personal and family problems right now. Concerns, that I believe, stem from and what he told me stem from, No. 1 some of the reasons why he came here," Dooley said. "Number 2, his experience over the first six months when he was here. And as of right now, he's not a part of the team.
"It doesn't mean we've kicked him off by any means. We want Bryce here, and he's going to be here through the rest of the semester. But my focus really is on the 85 guys who are here and have great spirit about the direction of the program. And we're excited about having our first practice."
I'm normally not one to say I told you so, but I told a lot of you his primadona antics weren't over w/his enrollment at UT. This is just another example of what I was simply forewarning most of you UT fans about. Just like UTVols2 said above, he wasn't handed the starting job, and he pouted and is taking his ball and going home. I called that a long while back.
This quote from Dooley on ESPN's blog is telling:
Brown thought that recruiting and pampering continued all the way into when you're on the team, apparently. That's what I take out of Dooley's statement.Quote:
"I was a little surprised, but you can only control what you can control," Dooley said. "He went through the entire offseason, but I also think that this wasn't something from the last three weeks. But I'm not here to recruit. I'm here to coach."
Note that Arthur left Miami due to personal reasons as well. That personal reason? His g/f broke up with him apparently. It had jack & squat to do with him not knowing the defensive keys and unable to secure a wide open MLB job w/Daryl Sharpton's graduation, I'm sure. No way it would have been b/c Miami's staff just didn't give him the keys to the MLB position. But...that's the spin job he and his family put on it. Same deal here w/Bryce as far as I can see.
I think Tauren Poole got a raw deal last year having to sit behind BB for most all the season. He outperformed just about every RB on the roster in practice and scrimmages and never got his chance because I feel Kiffin wanted to get his #1 recruit in there and let him go. Poole would constantly pop 60, 70, and 80 yard runs during intersquads, spring game, etc and hardly ever saw the field. This includes allowing Oku to get more carries at the start of the year. I hope he gets his shot this year, but, our O-Line is gonna blow so it may not look good anyway.
We got a lot of weapons at the WR and RB position but a weak o line which as we all know that is where it starts and can make an avg running back look special. I hope we sign at least 10 lineman this year because we need some hogs.
Vol fans shouldnt kid themselves, we're gonna miss the heck out of Bryce Brown. He was after all the #1 prospect and did a great job last year. The other backs are good backs and will do fine, but this is not good news for those of us that follow the Large Orange.
I respectfully disagree. Dooley seems like a solid coach, good motivator. Kiffin and Brown were of the same mold--primadona's who craved attention. Getting rid of those two guys allows Dooley to improve the chemistry in the locker room w/o this player whining about not being "the guy" and he's an upgrade as far as being a coach that's seen less and heard from even less than Kiffin was when it comes to the media.Quote:
Originally Posted by VolDude
You may lose a touch of talent on the field, but if the team chemistry's better, you'll have more long-term success.
Again (like everytime with the kid) you're making assumptions and guesses. From everything I've ever read or seen from the kid he's nothing but a quiet, good kid. He has never from anything I've seen "whined" or said anything about wanting to be "the guy". All the other players seems to love him, none of the coaches (past or current) have ever said anything bad about him. He never did anything to affect chemistry or cause any problems. If anything else he was the oppositite and helped Crompton out a lot last year. From everything I've read, it's daddy wanting him home and wanting him to play at K-State with his brother. He's went through offseason workouts, had nothing but positive things to say about Dooley after he was hired, and has done anything he's ever been asked to do while at UT.
I thought last year that Poole should have been getting as many or more touches than Brown, but Kiffin wanted to put him out front and make sure he was seen. I don't think Brown had any say in that. If there is one place that UT has a little bit of depth and some talent it's at RB. If Tony Williams hadn't tore his ACL last Spring he would have probably been in the same shape as Poole (not getting deserved carries) because early reports were that he was as good or better than Hardesty last Spring. I'll be excited to see the kid that had 380 yds rushing and 7 tds in a game playing in metro Atlanta as a senior.
I wish the kid was staying at UT, but I wish him luck where ever he goes because he seems like a good kid. I'm not going to hate him and denegrate him just because he chose not to play for the school I cheer for.
Whatever man. I told you this would happen if/when he wasn't handed the starting job outright ASAP. I called it like I saw it. Bryce, at his core, may not be a bad kid. He may be quiet in person. BUT--the way he handled not only his recruitment thru Butler and his father, and now how he's decided to leave for "personal" reasons is all a spin job. Just like the whole fasting deal during his recruitment, him choosing UT over UM because "God led him there". We are dealing with a fickle dude who you can't depend on IF you don't give him what he wants. His actions so far back up all I've said about him, regardless of what people who cover the Vols say he's like in person. I've met some real bad people who can carry themselves like angels when eyes are on them...but if you pay attention to what they do, you see the real deal about who they are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ironlung
Agreed on the good luck wishes to him at KSU or wherever he ends up, but I was right on this one, and you continue to turn a blind eye to how he's acted to see what this dude, his family, and his mentor are all about.