Tennessee Sucks... who can we steal???

[Ohio Pete]

N.C.A.A. Puts Tennessee's Recruiting Under Scrutiny

The N.C.A.A. is conducting a wide-ranging investigation into the University of Tennessee's football recruiting practices, according to interviews with several prospects, their family members and high school administrators. A significant part of the investigation is focused on the use of recruiting hostesses who have become folk heroes on Tennessee Internet message boards for their ability to help lure top recruits.

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Interviews with multiple recruits and their family members revealed that the N.C.A.A. has strong interest in Tennessee's use of recruiting hostesses, students who are part of a formal group at the university that hosts all manner of prospective students at campus visits, including athletes. It is not clear whether the university sent the hostesses to visit the football players.

 

In one case, hostesses traveled nearly 200 miles to attend a high school game in South Carolina in which at least three Tennessee recruits were playing.

 

Marcus Lattimore, a running back who made an unofficial visit to Tennessee but said he would not enroll there, said multiple Tennessee hostesses attended a game at James F. Byrnes High School in Duncan, S.C., in September. He said they brought signs, including one that read, "Come to Tennessee."

 

"I haven't seen no other schools do that," he said. "It's crazy."

 

The hostesses are considered representatives of the university, which would mean they could not recruit players off campus. Therefore, the visits may be considered violations of N.C.A.A. recruiting rules.

 

Two of Lattimore's teammates, Brandon Willis and Corey Miller, have orally committed to Tennessee. Lattimore described the hostesses as "real pretty, real nice and just real cool." He said he thought they had "a lot" of influence in Miller's and Willis's commitments to Tennessee.

[zoogs]

Hey, funny...doesn't this remind everyone A LOT about things David Oku said during his recruitment to Tennessee? About how awesome his hostess was, etc? We mostly brushed it off then, but...now.

 

Two of Lattimore’s teammates, Brandon Willis and Corey Miller, have orally committed to Tennessee. Lattimore described the hostesses as “real pretty, real nice and just real cool.” He said he thought they had “a lot” of influence in Miller’s and Willis’s commitments to Tennessee.

 

YEAH they did...

[Captain K]

There's only one thing more important to be "promised" than playing time!

[EZ-E]

If something does stem from this we can poach Monte Kiffin off that staff and we will never give up another first down to anyone.

[HSKRNOKC]

Oku stated the he " Fell in love" with his Tenn hostess at one time.

[EZ-E]

Oku stated the he " Fell in love" with his Tenn hostess at one time.

 

 

[RedDenver]

"NCAA probing Tennessee's hostesses"

 

Greatest. Subtitle. EVER.

[Husker Runner]

[husker98]

 

 

this is an epic win

[illnino]

 

 

[Street Novelist]

lol...Who comes up with those???^^^

[caveman99]

lol...Who comes up with those???^^^

the LSUFreak guy

[TITANIC VS LUSITANIA]

They lost the chick-fil-a bowl to VT and four of their basketball starters got arrested yesterday for driving around with pot, open drinks and loaded weapons. oops.

[WVhuskerXX]

They lost the chick-fil-a bowl to VT and four of their basketball starters got arrested yesterday for driving around with pot, open drinks and loaded weapons. oops.

 

[redout22]

They lost the chick-fil-a bowl to VT and four of their basketball starters got arrested yesterday for driving around with pot, open drinks and loaded weapons. oops.

Well actually Smith is the only who starts but close enough. Anyway we aren't a basketball school so it doesn't really effect us.