'24 DC OT Jordan Seaton (Future Portal Entry)

[AstonRoyal]

Some teams ahead of us have many more commits than us. Look at the avg rating of our prospects. It’s well inside the top ten. Do some critical thinking and don’t just take things for face value.

I mean looking at the average rating of our prospects on both On3 Industry Ratings and 247 (which I assume are composite?), which yeah we're in the top ten in the nation but it looks like we're still 7th in the SEC (I'm including Texas). When 3 of our biggest rivals are in the top 4 and 2 of them are consistantly winning championships, just doesn't give me a whole lot of confidence that we're gonna win the SEC/Championships soon. I could be wrong though! But here's the ranking sorted by Average Player Rating, I'm pretty sure I did it right:

 

[Ashevolle]

Wait until Nico meets him across the middle

 

[Vol since 77]

I survived forced integration in Mississippi circa 1970. I know racism intimately. With that said, the constant focus on the failures of the past will not and can not move us beyond that, and I personally am over it all. Move on. There will always be racism, but in 2023 in America, there is no reason for it to keep you from succeeding in life.

Stated better than me. Thank you

 

[UT/USM_081302]

Beginning to think we really dodged a bullet with this kid. Someone is obviously pushing this race card bullshhhh in his ear and he’s eating it up. It’s sad. One of the many things I enjoy about team sports is seeing people/players/fans who are different races, religions, etc., come together for a common goal. When I played ball, I didn’t say to people, “Hey that’s my black teammate/coach.” or “Hey that’s my white teammate/coach.” No, they were simply my teammates and coaches. If that kid goes into a locker room with that mentality, he will either be ousted or he will cause division. Do you think he cares about the race of the person that cuts his NIL checks? That’s rhetorical. It’s all good, I’ll take Bennett, Satterwhite, Ginther, Perry, Anderson, and a transfer and call it a day. Much rather have kids who hat want to be at UT and don’t have an agenda.

 

[UT/USM_081302]

Beginning to think we really dodged a bullet with this kid. Someone is obviously pushing this race card bullshhhh in his ear and he’s eating it up. It’s sad. One of the many things I enjoy about team sports is seeing people/players/fans who are different races, religions, etc., come together for a common goal. When I played ball, I didn’t say to people, “Hey that’s my black teammate/coach.” or “Hey that’s my white teammate/coach.” No, they were simply my teammates and coaches. If that kid goes into a locker room with that mentality, he will either be ousted or he will cause division. Do you think he cares about the race of the person that cuts his NIL checks? That’s rhetorical. It’s all good, I’ll take Bennett, Satterwhite, Ginther, Perry, Anderson, and a transfer and call it a day. Much rather have kids who hat want to be at UT and don’t have an agenda.

 

[KB5252]

@BreatheUT .... This is what we're talking about.

Also, is someone on a 4-8 team likely to win the Heisman Trophy? Sheesh. They suck.

Someone needs to tell this kid Deion doesn't need his help.......... Deion is just fine. He's just repeating the pitch Deion used to close him..... He's just not seeing the big picture....... It's the only leverage Deion had to use, the only thing he could sell.

 

[BowlBrother85]

I mean looking at the average rating of our prospects on both On3 Industry Ratings and 247 (which I assume are composite?), which yeah we're in the top ten in the nation but it looks like we're still 7th in the SEC (I'm including Texas). When 3 of our biggest rivals are in the top 4 and 2 of them are consistantly winning championships, just doesn't give me a whole lot of confidence that we're gonna win the SEC/Championships soon. I could be wrong though! But here's the ranking sorted by Average Player Rating, I'm pretty sure I did it right:

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We have some work to do in the portal. This class is good ... not great.

I wouldn't get too caught up in team rankings, though. In terms of player rating averages, for example, there isn't much difference between Tennessee at #12 (90.88) and Texas at #7 (90.90). 5 spots sounds like a big difference ... but on closer inspection, it's really not.

This kid has some growing up to do, but he is a great OT .... he would have helped. Our 2024 O-Line class still looks good, however.

 

[CAVPUT]

Seaton joined the circus. His choice. Gives us more money to spend elsewhere. Won't lose a minute of sleep over his decision.

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

Prove it. Show me where NIL had zero effect on this recruitment.

Prove that it did. You can't. He literally said I wanna play for someone who looks like me. That's all the proof you need.

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

The difference is white people are not a minority. You can’t be surprised when black people want to see more black representation and people who look like them. Nothing wrong with that.

We saw how popular Black Panther was when it released. It’s important to people to see things like that and it can be hard for people who haven’t been in the minority to relate to that.

So just because white people are the majority, a black kid can say something racist but a white kid can't? Shouldn't both be treated the same? Because you want equality right?

 

[BowlBrother85]

So just because white people are the majority, a black kid can say something racist but a white kid can't? Shouldn't both be treated the same? Because you want equality right?

It's a derivative of Spike Lee's "black people can't be racists" bull $hit logic.

 

[onevol74]

LOL!!!! How all these programs got played. And everyone paying for subscription services are just wasting their money.

 

[Jaxon_Vol2017]

It's a derivative of Spike Lee's "black people can't be racists" bull $hit logic.

I've always thought that argument was beyond stupid.

 

[drylo]

It would never happen ... but can you imagine the hell a white recruit would catch, if he did a television interview encouraging other white recruits to only play for a white coach (or people who look like you) ????

OMG.

I have to say .... I would still like to have him for the talent that he is, but that interview does make it less disappointing that he's not coming here.

 

[TennesseeTarheel]

Any Caucasians trying to analyze and get indignant over Seaton's reasons should just take a chill pill. Deion is selling a bill of goods that none of you has to subscribe to, but it is foolish to think it does not have appeal for some.

Just in case someone missed the racism of the original post.

 

[JacketVol]

They have an OL coach. Hired Phil Loadholt…former NFL OL and analyst on Oklahoma’s staff the last few. No coaching experience.

Hired him today. What a joke.

 

[Weezer]

The difference is white people are not a minority. You can’t be surprised when black people want to see more black representation and people who look like them. Nothing wrong with that.

We saw how popular Black Panther was when it released. It’s important to people to see things like that and it can be hard for people who haven’t been in the minority to relate to that.

Bigotry is still bigotry, no matter which direction it flows.

 

[Ashevolle]

Any Caucasians trying to analyze and get indignant over Seaton's reasons should just take a chill pill. Deion is selling a bill of goods that none of you has to subscribe to, but it is foolish to think it does not have appeal for some.

Nothing to get indignant over. It just shows that Seaton isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. Choosing a coach because they share the same race is a decision based purely on emotion. Emotional decisions are typically poor business decisions. And let's be fair, for a kid like this, football should very much be a business decision.

 

[agent|orange]

The one thing I enjoy so much about College Football has been how it largely (until now) has avoided all of the political/economic/racial divisive GARBAGE that characterizes almost everything in our society today. For a few blessed hours each week I can sit down and enjoy football with people who I could care less who they vote for or what race or religion they are.
Is Dion and his type going to sully one of the last things that actually UNITES people?

Yep, and just like everything else, mass appeal and chasing the dollar will ruin what little culture and flair there is.

How many times can you watch a game and not even hear a fight song? Or a cheer? Every game it's the same 7 Nation Army chant.

 

[MarcoVol]

Crazy they's ppl on here defending what he said.. let a white kid say some stuff like that and it'd be all over the internet & sport shows for rest of that day & prob longer. He'd be canceled and hell prob lose his ride. Didnt a white kid lose his scholarship a couple seasons ago over sayin some song lyrics?? I rest my case your honor

There’s no such thing as being cancelled

 

[agent|orange]

I'm sure your grandparents can have a conversation with you about when they were 18. Hell, my dad is 74 and the stories he told me....so unclutch your pearls.

I was watching a short documentary with my son about coal breakers.

In the documentary it was talking about how they'd work 10 hour shifts with little break and many would suffer broken limbs and some would die in the breaker. Their body would lie where they fell until the end of the shift when they were unceremoniously dumped outside of company property for the family to collect.

They were 8-12 years old.

How long ago was that? 1900s-1920s. Barely a hundred years. Progress happens fast. My great-grandfather was an anthracite breaker in Pennsylvania. I don't carry his trauma because he didn't glorify it and he worked to end child labor. Let it be buried in the past and lets be thankful for the hard fought progress we share and enjoy. My son, who is always an eager helper, got things put into perspective.

This nation has an unhealthy fetish for victimhood and trauma.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Seaton joined the circus. His choice. Gives us more money to spend elsewhere. Won't lose a minute of sleep over his decision.

look at who liked this post 2 spots below me

 

[Volbrando]

This dude is obviously a clown. Good riddance.

 

[deezvols]

please let this thread die, this kid isn’t worth the discussion anymore

 

[agent|orange]

Any Caucasians trying to analyze and get indignant over Seaton's reasons should just take a chill pill. Deion is selling a bill of goods that none of you has to subscribe to, but it is foolish to think it does not have appeal for some.

You could say that for any litany of emotion and not fact or rationale based movements like incel. It's nothing but exploitation.