Breaking Tennessee Hoops News on Hopson and Smith
(Double click to see more of Pearl schooling Billy Clyde….again)
I received a text message from a reliable Rivals.com source that Shooting guard Scotty Hopson Hopkinsville (KY) University Heights has verbally committed to Bruce Pearl during his visit to Knoxville. Hopson comments were: “I can help take this program to the next level” and ” Tennessee is much more of a morally stable situation than other programs, I just felt at home here”. Hopson’s mother is reportedly impressed with Pearl.
This verbal was contigent on Tyler Smith staying in Knoxville one more year. Pearl has Smith leaning 75% (my source’s best guess) in staying.
More to follow
UPDATE AS of 1300 CST
My Rivals guy confirms that the biggest selling point on Scotty pulling the trigger was Mama Hopson. His source inside the UT program told him that she was “smitten” with Pearl. And yes, Scotty Hopson said “morally stable”. Those are exact quotes. Take it or leave it.
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I hope not, we have Billy Clyde personnally recruiting Hopson. This is devastaing
Jesus H Christ on a cracker. First Mr Wildcat is dead and then we lose Hopson. Honest to God I don’t really know which is worse….
Did Jai not read the first paragraph of the War Room?
Brent
This has nothing to do with the internet. Separate source that has scooped your ass again
No one can “scoop” BRAJ
If we had Buzz, we would be turning away Hopson because we would have the top SG
It is the norm vice the exception. This Hopson stuff is fresh…more intriguing is the Tyler Smith nexus
This is bull shit
We’re going to fire Goat-Fred and steal Pearl. RTR!
@8 just passing along information. I can’t help it if itn’t what you want to read. My source at Rivals is solid and has always prvided solid intell in the past
Look, it was just in TODAY’s morning paper in Hopkinsville that he was going to take in some visits before he made his choice and that was per Scotty. He has even recently added Texas to the fold. NO ONE else reputable is reporting this. . .I am sorry if I don’t believe you.
@11…Look, he just passes me a crumb now and then. He has been solid. Believe what you wish. I believe my source, I have known him for a long time.
THIS CAN’T BE TRUE… WE ARE THE MECCA OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL!!!!
Ok, you must not want Hopson then. Thanks Kentucky!!
It is April Fool’s Day, LOL! So while I hope it’s true I’ll take it with a grain of salt.
Our crew is full of dumbshit toolbags. We also like dick…… buckets of dick. Jus not as much as the prototypical UK fan loves dick.
@2…Fucking freaking UK fans. The guy dying is more devastating….
Welcome aboard Mr Hopson. You will look good in Orange. Bonus: Our coach doesn’t drink and drive.
Nice April fools joke (at least I hope it’s a joke). He will be a CAT!!!!
@13 and 15. LWS does have a insider at Rivals. Jai played football with him!! Go Vols and welcome to Knoxvegas Scotty!!!
I like vagina for the record
Hopson must want more than this from his school:
http://loserswithsocks.com/2008/03/17/kentucky-rides-tradition-into-the-dance/
Nice nugget Jai. As always your “G-2″ is impeccable. Please pass my regards to “Dana”. This news has made my day and I hope that Bruce will continue to work on Tyler.
The nvo couldn’t hold the old crews jock. It’s science.
Just because you deleted the first post doesn’t mean that I don’t like dick
I like vagina…. APRIL FOOL’S
Welcome aboard Hopson!! Go Vols
I must admit, I am an insecure pussy
Pearl better put the kid in handcuffs and get him on the dotted line. Hopson verbally committed to Mississippi State first, then reneged, now the Vols. Who’s next? And Holy Shit! “Morally stable program”?
@29 Yeah, we talked on the phone. I had read some comments about that quote, so I asked for confirmation. He had it written in his notes. He didn’t not understand what it meant either.
and i meant to add, Pearl has Mom in his hip pocket (my words). Handcuffs not authorized
Mom in pocket, game over.
Bruce Pearl’s Bud Select,
the nVo is making their presence known here. deal with it, cock sleuth.
Welcome, Billy Clyde.
Interesting… Congrats if true. I’m still trying to figure out why he receives the national love that seems to escape the very comparable Darius Miller.
And that’s certainly not a put down to Hopson… more of a case of giving props to Miller.
Pearl is a snitch that loves him some young ladies.
I like drinking and driving.
There is a Knob Screwis type mod on here deleting comments. Someone here must own the internet.
Bullshit, I own the internet.
I will ban you for life.
Al Gore invented and owns the internet.
Hey Jai, thats why I picked Cajun56
BULL SHIT!!!!
You really think those are posted by UK fans?
@14 and @17 not Uk fans
Yes, 43 and 44, you have broken the code. I am not a UK fan
This is a bad time for Kentucky basketball. Mr Wildcat is gone, and now Hopson laughs in the face of Kentucky.
I should ban them from the internet.
UUUh naive and stupid? I was saying the posts you were replying to in 14 and 17 were not from uk fans.
BS. I’m calling this lame lie out. No way would Hopson say UTK was morally superior to the other schools on his list.
Nice try, Vols fans. Maybe one day you can lie yourself to your first Elite 8 appearance?
this is huge for ut now we can get to ar first ever elite ate and maybe win the champinship next year im really proud of coach pearl hes a grate coach and is putting tenesee back on the map hopson you made the wright choice my frend!!!
Wildcat kicked the bucket
Gillespie leaving for Okie State
Hopson to UT
Randy Sanders still at kentucky
It must absolutely blow to be a Kentucky fan
Numbnuts, Volquest is confirming
dark clouds swirling
I had this story scooped a week ago. I don’t see what the big deal is. We’ve known he has been a Vol for two weeks.
Graves did send this to me via teenspeak website a while ago. Nice work.
Select, can you confirm this Billy Clyde to Okie Light rumor?
Jai Eugene, I’d like to see a post re: Clyde leaving a school with such rich basketball tradition for a school that is 2nd tier in its own state.
Do we get an “I told you so,” Jai? There has been disbelief and skepticism across the web all day, including from me. You’ve earned it.
Now, about that contingency . . .
govolextra.com has it now.
But Graves, Adolph Rupp is dead and won’t be back.
Apparently cat piss & a drunken Billy G smell all to similar for Hopson
zigzag,
Kentucky gets what Kentucky wants.
Unless anyone else wants them….
Late…
MG
I am laughing my ass off. Just like a sore dick, you can’t beat UK fans (except for Bammeroids). I will not gloat over you doubters….not even a n FU
Doom and gloom in the Blue Grass State. That’s what you get when you finish 18-13 and have a head coach that just completed the third of twelve steps.
Hopson wanted to play for the new power in SEC basketball, not FailCat U.
Graves: Far be it from me to say the young man is corruptable but send a shitload of C notes down to Mama Hopson and see what happens. He seems a little wishy washy having committed to Mississippi State (Only God can explain that one) earlier. Pearl better see if he can take a little room and board at the Hopson B & B until that big X is on the line. In the meantime the Cats can woo him with promises of winning $100 tickets at Keeneland.
I gave Scotty a BJ and he committed to CBP right after I got my daily protein
A reporter for a Jackson, MS newspaper talked to Scotty at 5:20 C T, and was told that he was definitely signing with Tennessee.
Holy shit! You KY Failboats may just be worse than the Bammeroids.
Jai, is there any way I can go change my vote on the “Who is worse?” poll?
Jai,
YOU scooped everyone with this one!! Congrads.. I have been following this and I read it here first…
I am sorry I was wrong. Nicecatch
kentucky eats pieces of shit like you for breakfast
thats right shit eating cats
THOSE NVO GUYS ARE NOT A COOL AS THR OLD CREW I CAN BENCH PRESS 800 POUNDS AND THROW A BALL 500 FETT.
You guys crack me up! I cant believe that there would be any site or comment box dedicated to a basketball program that has NEVER…EVER…been past an elight 8..LOL!!! Your coach with the fake tan can wear his orange blazer against only Kentucky and your bars can name drinks after high school kids from Kentucky….WE LOVE IT!! You guys have us up on such a pedestal and we kinda like it. Keep flattering us!!!!!!!!
By the way…Hopson isn’t that great! Darius Miller is Kentucky MR.Basketball and he chose the CATS! We didn’t recruit him nearly as hard as you all.
I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.