Dabo taking scholarships away from former walk-ons.

[NeverWe'llSever]

This dude is the ultimate snake oil salesman .

Over the limit currently, Tigers set to take scholarships away from former walk-ons

 

[VolinMichigan]

While I agree it’s a bad look, if they have to do something to get under the limit, these former walk ons have to know they’re the first scholarships to go.

 

[orangebloodgmc]

Hold on, now.

A li'l Dabo'll do ya.

 

[Okie]

I understand the rule and the problem, but once again, the students suffer because the staff made mistakes. They should be allowed to keep them on scholarship, but reduce the next year's total allowed or something like that. Penalizing current players - walk on or not - because the coaches can't manage the roster or the system is stupid is not the way to go. IMHO

 

[ptcarter]

I think in the real world, there are grants, endowments, other type of scholarships that these guys will end up with. Coaches can nod and wink to cash rich donors to cover any pain that may be inflicted on these guys.

 

[TENNESSEESLIM]

Cant they just give them NIL money instead of a scholorship?

 

[SpookyAction]

Cant they just give them NIL money instead of a scholorship?

Yes.

 

[sjt18]

You're trying to hard to dislike the guy. They're not the only program that does that to walk-ons.

 

[GiveHim6InSC]

He gotta pay that OC to emulate the UT offense so they won’t run him off. Those players will just have to deal with it

 

[GrayWaterCanine]

Cant they just give them NIL money instead of a scholorship?

No, the universities cannot be part of the NIL offer. It must remain separate outside of the athlete's relationship with the school.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

This is what is being referred to as “Old Testament Dabo”.

 

[volfanhill]

This is what is being referred to as “Old Testament Dabo”.

Fantastic

 

[SpookyAction]

The NIL organization definitely can give money to athletes when the team runs out of scholarships.

 

[TENNESSEESLIM]

Doesn't that just make scholarship limits arbitrary?

 

[volsman22]

This dude is the ultimate snake oil salesman .

Over the limit currently, Tigers set to take scholarships away from former walk-ons

Maybe he is a snake but not because of this. So Barnes gets 3 commits and if everyone comes back next year the basketball team is over the scholarship count. Does that make him a snake?

 

[Dudleys87]

Maybe he is a snake but not because of this. So Barnes gets 3 commits and if everyone comes back next year the basketball team is over the scholarship count. Does that make him a snake?

It’s a horrible look for any coach to do this. You walk on to a team bust your ass to earn a spot get on scholarship only to have it pulled? There’s nothing they should listen to and certainly shouldn’t play for him.

How many of you would do the same for a promotion only to have them come back to you and say yea we’re going to demote you for financial reasons.

 

[SockeyeVol]

As someone else said, you're trying too hard to dislike him over this. His quote says the walk-ons were already told the scholarships were one year offers that might not be renewed...if something had to give.

He's got incoming recruits he needs to restock his program, and scholarship players that then unexpectedly will stay. Does he drop the offers from them?

 

[butchna]

While I agree it’s a bad look, if they have to do something to get under the limit, these former walk ons have to know they’re the first scholarships to go.

Not only “bad look”…WORSE planning! Coach who postures his program as doing it the right way and honoring your word (like the commit visits nonsense), cept when HE ****’s up.

 

[cbrown]

I understand the rule and the problem, but once again, the students suffer because the staff made mistakes. They should be allowed to keep them on scholarship, but reduce the next year's total allowed or something like that. Penalizing current players - walk on or not - because the coaches can't manage the roster or the system is stupid is not the way to go. IMHO

Correct me if I’m wrong, but this problem is mostly due to players being able to get another year due to COVID? This solution never made sense to me because giving all those kids an extra year was always going to come at the expense of other kids, whether it be roster spots or playing time. I never felt that anyone should have gotten an extra year. Sometimes life just deals you an unfortunate hand and it’s not always fair.

 

[GrayWaterCanine]

This is a nothing burger. Walk-ons are often given unused scholarships for a short amount of time until incoming players fill those spots. It's understood, and it's a favor to the walkon.

 

[wmcovol]

Everyone understands scholarships are 1 yrs deals. I’m sure walkons understand their’s could be temporary

 

[Firebirdparts]

But this thread won’t be prissy if we just admit it was the right thing to do.

 

[butchna]

Lot of indignation for something “everyone knows”. We should all love and defend our parents as much as SOME Vol fans draw ranks around Dabo.

 

[Wireless1]

Dabo could always make a case to the Tiger collective to the former WO school to the level ov a scholarship. Wasn’t there a UT linebacker who’s das was a big booster that stayed a walk-in to keep a scholarship available

 

[AthensVol2007]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but this problem is mostly due to players being able to get another year due to COVID? This solution never made sense to me because giving all those kids an extra year was always going to come at the expense of other kids, whether it be roster spots or playing time. I never felt that anyone should have gotten an extra year. Sometimes life just deals you an unfortunate hand and it’s not always fair.

Football never made sense because they didn’t actually miss a season. Baseball? Yes, their season was pulled 3-4 weeks in. Basketball? Maybe, since they didn’t get to finish. But football started and got “fully” played in 2020. No reason to extend those athletes.