'14 JUCO LB Chris Weatherd (UT Signee 2/5/14)

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Did DeVonte Lambert ever make it in to Auburn?

Edit: just saw this thread and it reminded me he was once committed here.
 
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volamite86 said:
Did DeVonte Lambert ever make it in to Auburn?

Edit: just saw this thread and it reminded me he was once committed here.
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That's why he signed with Auburn...he knows they will find a way to get him in...change grades or something along that line.
 
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Burger said:
I'm the bad guy because the accountability should be on the person, not the environment?
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No, you're the bad guy because you're some random internet tough guy commenting on a situation when you CANNOT POSSIBLY know all the pertinent information. In short you're acting like a di*k and getting called out for it... as you should.

THAT'S what makes you the bad guy.... you're a bad guy. (At least in this thread)
 
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Not sure what all the fighting is about. The kid committed to UT a long time ago. He has known for a long time what he had to get done to be a part of this team. He didn't get it done(at least not as he should have). It is what it is. No reason to sit around making excuses for him or bashing him over it. CBJ gave him a chance and it looks like it was bad investment as of now. If he does not make it in, there were a lot of kids turned away around NSD who would have loved to had that spot.
 
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Falcons02 said:
No, you're the bad guy because you're some random internet tough guy commenting on a situation when you CANNOT POSSIBLY know all the pertinent information. In short you're acting like a di*k and getting called out for it... as you should.

THAT'S what makes you the bad guy.... you're a bad guy. (At least in this thread)
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WhatInVolnation said:
First and foremost, we don't know if Weatherd will be eligible or ineligible. Jumping to conclusions one way or the other because of oblique social media statements and a lack of concrete information one way or the other is absurd.

Secondly, I hope Weatherd is declared eligible to suit up for Tennessee in the Fall of 2014 because a) we desperately need him, b) he chose UT over several other big time offers (including his mother's alma mater, Texas A&M), c) I don't really care about his JUCO GPA as long as he is eligible, and no one else should either, d) we don't know if he had personal issues or challenges that could explain a poor academic performance (assuming he even had a poor academic performance), and e) no one knows his academic background, the difficulty of Trinity Valley C.C.'s academic courses, whether he has any learning disabilities, etc., and speculating seems ridiculous, rude, and exhibits an overly intensive inquiry into a player's personal life.

From reading this thread, it appears that we have more Rhodes, Marshall, and Gates Scholars and Phi Beta Kappa members than all other fan bases combined. The spelling, grammar, and logical reasoning of most posters, however, calls that into serious doubt.

In sum, leave the kid alone. If he is eligible, all of the denigrating of his academic performance, intelligence, and work ethic will have, largely, been wrong if not also wildly inappropriate, and most of the posters, including the judgmental ones, will celebrate his eligibility. If he is ineligible, I'm sure he will be more disappointed than anyone and, even then, there could be, and likely are, good reasons for his ineligibility beyond character flaws that some posters seem to know so much about from limited to no information one way or the other. I, for one, am rooting for him to be eligible.
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We, as potentially the most rabid part of the UT fan base, have to stop hating on 17-23 year old kids.

Unless they commit to 'Bama, in that case, eff those effing effers.
 
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Falcons02 said:
No, you're the bad guy because you're some random internet tough guy commenting on a situation when you CANNOT POSSIBLY know all the pertinent information. In short you're acting like a di*k and getting called out for it... as you should.

THAT'S what makes you the bad guy.... you're a bad guy. (At least in this thread)
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All I know is he's unlikely to make it in. If he doesn't make it in, its his fault. If he makes it in, its his reward for his effort. It's always a two way street.
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
Not sure what all the fighting is about. The kid committed to UT a long time ago. He has known for a long time what he had to get done to be a part of this team. He didn't get it done(at least not as he should have). It is what it is. No reason to sit around making excuses for him or bashing him over it. CBJ gave him a chance and it looks like it was bad investment as of now. If he does not make it in, there were a lot of kids turned away around NSD who would have loved to had that spot.
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As good as it could've been said.
 
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Just for clarification, when did the Juco GPA of 2.0 get changed to 2.5? Who does this apply to? In other words, is this a SEC rule, NCAA rule or UT rule?

My guess was it happened this past fall and it's a SEC rule. But I can't remember.
 
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LebanonVolunteer said:
Not sure what all the fighting is about. The kid committed to UT a long time ago. He has known for a long time what he had to get done to be a part of this team. He didn't get it done(at least not as he should have). It is what it is. No reason to sit around making excuses for him or bashing him over it. CBJ gave him a chance and it looks like it was bad investment as of now. If he does not make it in, there were a lot of kids turned away around NSD who would have loved to had that spot.
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I'll look at the bright side of things. We saved a scholly for 2015.
 
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To clarify: We're not sure whether he made it in or not. Correct?

The posts in this thread have already dismissed the kid.
 
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Mike4Vols said:
To clarify: We're not sure whether he made it in or not. Correct?

The posts in this thread have already dismissed the kid.
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Yeah, I don't get where these definitive statements about Weatherd's eligibility are being made. First session summer classes doesn't even end until tomorrow.
 
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BigZiti09 said:
Just for clarification, when did the Juco GPA of 2.0 get changed to 2.5? Who does this apply to? In other words, is this a SEC rule, NCAA rule or UT rule?

My guess was it happened this past fall and it's a SEC rule. But I can't remember.
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After 2012 recruiting class ( I think)

NCAA
 
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