re: Newsflash: Claiborne and Tyrann were not diamonds in the rough

TM7 was pretty well received around here when we offered and he committed. His legend had grown by that time because of the Tennessee camp and the word of our insiders.

Claiborne was known about by very few and that's why the uproar when he committed. His film was great but he would/should still be considered a diamond in the rough because of the obscurity he had during his recruitment.

Pretty much most of these recruits are diamonds in the rough if you really think about it. Very few of them are fully ready to play well at the college level right away. They all need to be coached up and smoothed out. It's why we hire coaches and why there are so many top ranked recruits that don't pan out. They're all projections and that always comes with some rawness and rough edges.