Bryce Brown allegedly on campus at UT, allegedly leaving Kan St (merged)

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DjCrenshaw said:
you sure about that
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Positive. His special blend of speed and power, together with good health, a dedication to legitimizing the running game, and an O-Line that has started for 3 years, would make any Vol fan drool and all our '12 opponents lose sleep
 
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I know some people have been saying he should've told his dad to F off, but I imagine his dad wouldn't take no for an answer. If any of these rumors are true this could finally be him going out on his own and telling dad to F off. It sounds like Knoxville is the place he wants to be, he has a support group there. Whether or not he plays football, he should be there. Hope he makes a good decision this time.
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crusse10 said:
Positive. His special blend of speed and power, together with good health, a dedication to legitimizing the running game, and an O-Line that has started for 3 years, would make any Vol fan drool and all our '12 opponents lose sleep
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I have to disagree with this assessment. He didn't even make the rb's on his own team at K-State lose sleep, much less the rest of his conference. Why would he do so in the SEC?
 
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Cheese Donkey said:
I have to disagree with this assessment. He didn't even make the rb's on his own team at K-State lose sleep, much less the rest of his conference. Why would he do so in the SEC?
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He was the best running back, but his attitude wasn't what the coach wanted. His attitude was unacceptable because he was somewhere he didn't want to be.
 
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crusse10 said:
He was the best running back, but his attitude wasn't what the coach wanted. His attitude was unacceptable because he was somewhere he didn't want to be.
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Makes sense. You need to be committed in order to be successful anywhere. I'm still going to take a wait and see approach before crowning him, however.
 
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Cheese Donkey said:
Makes sense. You need to be committed in order to be successful anywhere. I'm still going to take a wait and see approach before crowning him, however.
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Yeah I don't think anyone should crown him yet. I don't have the link handy but I remember Snyder being pissed that Bryce missed so many workouts because he was in Knoxville.
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TennesseeOrange said:
Yeah I don't think anyone should crown him yet. I don't have the link handy but I remember Snyder being pissed that Bryce missed so many workouts because he was in Knoxville.
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Where his heart and mind were...It's obvious where the kid wants to be. I think it's time he tells dad what he wants to do and does it.

That's a lot easier said than done, though.
 
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zjcvols said:
That's fine. But he's 18-19 year old and his dad is asking him home. It's going to be hard to say no, especially if they are close.
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Unless there were some serious family issues(like someone very ill or dying), then I still have a problem with BB caving to his dad IF he wanted to be at UT. If nothing else, it makes me question his mental toughness and whether he can actually handle the mental rigors of college football. You have to be dedicated if you're going to be a star RB, and if BB doesn't have that mental toughness, then he'll never live up to his physical potential.

And I have a problem with the whole "he's only 18 or 19 years old arguement as well. My dad was career navy. I grew up on navy bases until my mid-teen years. I knew men who were that age and were serving. Looking back at them and their commitment, I just can't buy into this "he's still a kid" arguement. Maybe he's immature, but he's not a kid. He's a man, and he needs to start acting like it. You can't live your life on someone else's wishes, you have to make your own way. That's what I would expect of any young adult, not just BB. It just seems to me that excuses are made for him because he's an athlete.

I don't harbor any ill will toward BB. I actually wish him the best. If he wanted to come back to UT and CDD was good with it, then I wouldn't have a problem with it. I wouldn't be on this board blasting the decision. I just think people need to stop making excuses for him. When people excuse your actions, where's the motivation to change? He needs to be accountable. Not to me, not to you, not to vol nation, but just in life in general. Make your mistakes, but learn and grow from them. It's time for him to be his own man. He's not Peter Pan. You can't be a kid forever.
 
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Telling your dad that you are tired of listening to his bad advice is a helluva lot more difficult than preparing for the next game. He's done that his whole life.

Stepping up to the man that gave you life is no cakewalk.
 
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crusse10 said:
Stepping up to the man that gave you life is no cakewalk.
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But is a necessary step in becoming a man yourself. At the end of the day, you love your parents, you respect your parents, but you make your own choices in life. And if you have good parents, they let you.
 
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Weezer said:
But is a necessary step in becoming a man yourself. At the end of the day, you love your parents, you respect your parents, but you make your own choices in life. And if you have good parents, they let you.
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If you don't have "good" parents, this is how you ruin that relationship, and quickly.
 
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He is not here for UT. He has left K-State but plans on staying with his girl for a bit before trying to go to the draft. I don't see any way anyone will draft him but someone is giving him wrong info.
 
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bballerchad10 said:
He is not here for UT. He has left K-State but plans on staying with his girl for a bit before trying to go to the draft. I don't see any way anyone will draft him but someone is giving him wrong info.
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Wouldn't shock me a bit if tries to go pro. Hope he has a backup plan.
 
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Orangekush423 said:
Please give me a rundown of the latest FaCTS.... I can't read all this...
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1. Bryce Brown is dealing with some personal issues.

2. Bryce Brown might be looking into an educational release or something like that (Brandon Willis-esqe)

3. Bryce Brown might have been in Knoxville.
 
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crusse10 said:
If you don't have "good" parents, this is how you ruin that relationship, and quickly.
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Then it's a toxic relationship and needs to be ended. Is that easy? No. But you can't live your life tied to daddy's apron strings.
 
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Weezer said:
Then it's a toxic relationship and needs to be ended. Is that easy? No. But you can't live your life tied to daddy's apron strings.
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All I'm saying is that you can't fault a kid for having trouble making the incredibly tough decision to exile himself from his family in order to play a sport somewhere else
 
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bballerchad10 said:
He is not here for UT. He has left K-State but plans on staying with his girl for a bit before trying to go to the draft. I don't see any way anyone will draft him but someone is giving him wrong info.
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Speculation or do you know someone? If he thinks he has a chance at the draft, he's flushing his career down the toilet. Better to go juco before giving up his amateur status. At this point, I don't even think he could catch on in the CFL.
 
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crusse10 said:
All I'm saying is that you can't fault a kid for having trouble making the incredibly tough decision to exile himself from his family in order to play a sport somewhere else
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Having trouble with it? No, I don't fault him for that. But at what point do you realize you have to make your own choices on what makes you happy? Isn't this like his third year removed from high school? And this isn't about playing a sport somewhere other than where daddy wants you to play, it's about being your own man.
 
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