'14 JUCO DT Davonte Lambert (Auburn Commit 12/18/13)

[volguy27]

JUCO's have until early January to enroll in classes. The online course he is finishing is set to conclude at the end of this month. This was the plan for him all-along, there is no change.

That is a WHOLE lot different than "he has 2 D's and an F" and "he didn't qualify!!" which you people are spreading.

hmmmmmm.....so he does make D's and F's thank you for clearing that up for us..lol . all that was said was he didnt qualify not gradez...k your done now GTFO BARN fan!!! #GBO

 

[BowlBrother85]

If you are 100% sure about it,then why keep arguing over it?

He is just defending his team...We all like to believe that we cheer for schools that do things above board and there is no point arguing that on your own message board where self-righteousness reigns supreme. He is just a good fan who would probably argue that Cecil Newton asked for $180K from Miss St but was so flattered by the Auburn offer that his boy went there for nothing....Nothing wrong with being a fan and defending your team. :salute:

 

[1985Vols]

Ahhh. Maybe that is why he flipped,because he knew this and the sleeze-balls at the barn would help him cheat his way in.

Erik Ainge even said on his radio show this am that if Lambert had grade issues, AU was the best choice for him because he would not have been able to get into UT ( thanks Jimmy Cheek) but AU would get him in school.

 

[DNBVOL]

He is just defending his team...We all like to believe that we cheer for schools that do things above board and there is no point arguing that on your own message board where self-righteousness reigns supreme. He is just a good fan who would probably argue that Cecil Newton asked for $180K from Miss St but was so flattered by the Auburn offer that his boy went there for nothing....Nothing wrong with being a fan and defending your team. :salute:

I feel you,but he is never going to win here. So why waste your time going on and on arguing on an opposing team's message board?

 

[Nashvegas31]

Auburn fans are racist except for sctiger

 

[titansvolsfaninga]

Auburn fans are racist except for sctiger

Bo don't know......

 

[volswillrise12]

Why is this guy still relevant? Mods drop this thread like a bad habit

 

[CJBlaze]

JUCO's have until early January to enroll in classes. The online course he is finishing is set to conclude at the end of this month. This was the plan for him all-along, there is no change.

That is a WHOLE lot different than "he has 2 D's and an F" and "he didn't qualify!!" which you people are spreading.

God I hope FSU curbstomps AU! And I hoped this before the Lambert announcement!

 

[Darth_Shiveman]

JUCO's have until early January to enroll in classes. The online course he is finishing is set to conclude at the end of this month. This was the plan for him all-along, there is no change.

That is a WHOLE lot different than "he has 2 D's and an F" and "he didn't qualify!!" which you people are spreading.

Can't wait until this guy fails geography 101 miserably and leaves college ball early.

 

[UTProf]

I found this pretty interesting - colleges are the vehicle to the pros primarily because they have invested far more resources in becoming that vehicle than any other player in the market

I can envision a day where a player goes to something like a Peyton Manning passing academy and his performance there be just as important as a college game but b/c of that investment you speak of it would take a long time to actually have any significant alternate route to the NFL - huge barrier to entry for anyone trying to capture that market

The problems are really multifold. First, there's the money issue which is huge. Football is the most expensive sport and most Div. I teams run a deficit to field one (only the big guys turn a profit). However, even with big money backing more than one 'new league' complete with TV contracts/regular viewing schedules the product on the field has been subpar because they have to cut corners somewhere when it takes years to build an audience for a team. Fans are tribal by nature.

Then you have the development time, athletic facilities/trainers and stadiums which you either have to build or rent. Men develop far differently from women and often aren't fully grown and filled out until their early to mid 20s and it's even worse for athletes as they have to reach a pinnacle regular men (and women) don't need to. Even NFL athletic facilities look subpar compared to college ones basically because by that time an athlete is already trained (as many athletes will attest the jump from HS to college is much harder than the jump from college to the pros).

After that you have other issues, maturity, guidance, coaching/molding young men into real adults which college coaches are expected to do by the very mission of most uni's. A d-league really doesn't care about that.

Then there's the resources uni's can provide at a cut rate or for free to their schools. Researchers from all kinds of fields giving unis free info. first, free housing/food, nutrition experts and machinery who can evaluate an individual's body and give them a personalized plan, sports medicine as many are attached to their own hospitals, even groundskeepers who are already working in ag departments, and so much more.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Young men making peanuts in d-leagues and the minors often have more issues than college kids because they have little guidance and have to pay for so much.

It will be a long time before arena teams etc. offer a better a deal. It can be done but it's a zillion times more difficult in a sport where very few players, even SEC players, actually make the jump. One of the many reasons why these young men ought to prepare for not going pro as well as why the benefits of being a football alum even if you didn't become a true alum (as in graduation) are a better deal in terms of landing jobs. With schools like UT offering a free ride to those who left early and come back to get their degrees, the deal is even better.

 

[buffaloblue]

If he is still finishing a class he couldn't sign and Auburn committed a violation IMO. Don't believe they can sign those papers till they graduate.

 

[Volinnooga]

Do the math. Garner is well known for being bagman and cheater. Auburn and their boosters the same. Garner and auburn been there all year they didnt just get hired on and all of a sudden at last week or two before NSD for jucos this recruitment goes spinning out of control and gets real shady.

Ill take the odds of payment in this one

Do the math yourself.Aubie is in the NC game and has a lot returning next year. We haven't been to a bowl game in 4 years. You have only 2 years to play college ball and to try to win a national championship. Conclusion: it must be because he's getting paid.

 

[Magic8Vol]

Do the math yourself.Aubie is in the NC game and has a lot returning next year. We haven't been to a bowl game in 4 years. You have only 2 years to play college ball and to try to win a national championship. Conclusion: it must be because he's getting paid.

Not to mention Im pretty sure as EE he can practice, go to NC game & get bowl money & bowl swag. It sux but I didnt hear all of the outrage w CBJ when we picked up Malone & (dropped) lost D Booth. You have to do what you believe is best for you (recruit) or your program (coach). Flame away.....

 

[Probably_in_Class]

Not to mention Im pretty sure as EE he can practice, go to NC game & get bowl money & bowl swag. It sux but I didnt hear all of the outrage w CBJ when we picked up Malone & (dropped) lost D Booth. You have to do what you believe is best for you (recruit) or your program (coach). Flame away.....

This is correct.

 

[butchna]

I've never seen anyone whose team got a big time recruit to flip TO his school on signing day act so butt hurt.

His feelings got hurt and he tried to get comfort on his own board...but the new Sexy Cattle calendar came out sooo
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[Nashvegas31]

Not to mention Im pretty sure as EE he can practice, go to NC game & get bowl money & bowl swag. It sux but I didnt hear all of the outrage w CBJ when we picked up Malone & (dropped) lost D Booth. You have to do what you believe is best for you (recruit) or your program (coach). Flame away.....

How can he practice when he doesn't enroll until January? Y'all always act like EE can do this because Jason Allen did but Allen was exception that enrolled in December

 

[Vol464]

Trying to find something good in this situation.

Maybe Lambert flipped to Aubie to keep from screwing UT. If he didn't find out his grades until late and realized what the results would be by signing.......who knows, maybe he was doing it to keep us from losing a spot. Likely.....probably not. Possible......maybe.

If he told the coaches he was VFL the night before, maybe he meant it in the "I'll take one for the team" sense.

Ehhhhh. Who am I kidding. Didn't happen.

Seems like quite a stretch. :lolabove:

 

[Escape Goat]

Money.

Bert Bertelkamp?

 

[wU-Tang Vol]

Bert Bertelkamp?

Pink Floyd

 

[Escape Goat]

Per Kipp Adams: "Lambert says he is enrolling in January."

More from DaVonte Lambert himself: "I didn't fail a class. I'm still working on a correspondence class, that's all."

I wouldn't believe a thing that came out this cats mouth. If he told me it was cold outside, I would look at the weather channel app before choosing what to wear.

 

[sanddune50]

I wouldn't believe a thing that came out this cats mouth. If he told me it was cold outside, I would look at the weather channel app before choosing what to wear.

Yeah, from a talent standpoint I was disappointed yesterday. But after finding out what this kid's about, I'm kind of glad it played out the way it did. Don't need unnecessary attention seekers on the team.

 

[Escape Goat]

Pink Floyd

That's 100x better

 

[Escape Goat]

Yeah, from a talent standpoint I was disappointed yesterday. But after finding out what this kid's about, I'm kind of glad it played out the way it did. Don't need unnecessary attention seekers on the team.

Agreed.

 

[jave36]

Bert Bertelkamp?

Vomit. I have an internal debate every time I hear him about whether he or Bob is worse.

 

[tnvols72]

JUCO's have until early January to enroll in classes. The online course he is finishing is set to conclude at the end of this month. This was the plan for him all-along, there is no change.

That is a WHOLE lot different than "he has 2 D's and an F" and "he didn't qualify!!" which you people are spreading.

I think you are trying to convince yourself that Lambert is a smart kid and he going to make it in. either way Lambert is AUs problem now.