Sheesh.Here’s an excerpt:
“Bell grew up a Tennessee fan. He was a stud safety in the Vols’ backyard. Yet what seemed like a potential slam dunk recruitment was anything but thanks to what many viewed as Dooley and his staff dropping the ball. Mariakis said Tennessee was the first program he called once he realized the kind of player he had in Bell. He couldn’t connect with a member of the coaching staff and a message was left unreturned … until other programs started making Bell a priority.
“It was messy on their end,” Mariakis said.”
mariakis was Bell’s head coach. Article also gives some credit to Butch for getting UT back in the thick of it despite limited effort from Dooley
“Bell grew up a Tennessee fan. He was a stud safety in the Vols’ backyard. Yet what seemed like a potential slam dunk recruitment was anything but thanks to what many viewed as Dooley and his staff dropping the ball. Mariakis said Tennessee was the first program he called once he realized the kind of player he had in Bell. He couldn’t connect with a member of the coaching staff and a message was left unreturned … until other programs started making Bell a priority.
“It was messy on their end,” Mariakis said.”
mariakis was Bell’s head coach. Article also gives some credit to Butch for getting UT back in the thick of it despite limited effort from Dooley
