byobbio
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OK, there, I said it. I threw the click whore a bone. Before you read this, i warn you that you are about to fall into a trap of what something looks like on the surface must be true. So, go ahead and read this:
College Athletes Have Won the Right to Transfer Schools : Outkick The Coverage
Now, whereas on the surface, one might think it looks like universities and their head coaches are taking advantage of young kids who can't drink beer. But, a little deeper down, here's where Clay Travis is so wrong:
The transfer rules are in place for a number of reasons. Imagine if the LOI didn't exist which if it is solely in the favor of the kids then there is no reason to have it. Look at how much of a circus it is now. Kids changing their minds at the last minute after being verbally committed to a school for months. Those schools and the kids are saying that they are committed to each other. But, then, when the LOI which is a binding contract is ok to sign, the kids can simply change their mind before putting ink on paper. And so can the schools. Now, if we erase the LOI as Clay Travis is ultimately suggesting, this stuff will happen and recruiting will go on until the Kid goes to class!
Travis just does not get it: The LOI is there to protect the kid, not just the university. Once each is signed then there is a bit of certainty that few have in life.
Now, flash back to Aaron Douglas. He wanted out of UT. It doesn't matter what his real motivation was, he just wanted out and told CDD that he needed to get away from some bad people. Dooley's response, "ok if you want away, let's go at least 8 hours away and i'll release you." What's wrong with that? I'll tell you what's right: Dooley believes that if you are going to tell him something, you are telling him the truth and as a man that is responsible for you, he will do what's best based on the truth you just told him.
Flash forward to Arnett. A dad he barely knows is ill. Dooley never met the man. Now, you tell me if that is really what was going on. So, with that information and the fact that there are people out there recruiting his players, Dooley did what was right. You can transfer anywhere but Mich/Mich st. If being near your dad is so important during this time, there are colleges and universities with football programs that are closer than those two. Again, Dooley was right.
The Brice Brown situation. Seriously, the kid never met CDD in person to ask out of his LOI. I think that's enough said.
I'm sure we've all been hurt by Clay Travis' consistent barrages against CDD. And that's ok because he has a web site, I guess. But, truth is, CDD is running this program the right way. And he's trying like hell to keep the media, players' families, fans, etc., have it run the wrong way in favor of public opinion.
Me, i was embarrassed that CDD was forced to let DA out of his LOI. I have no idea how much money and time was spent recruiting that young man. Look, if he wants to go to a school because of an assistant head coach, more power to him. But, there are many lessons in life that, as a high profile athlete, he has to learn earlier in life. And that is part of the college experience. Nothing in life is guaranteed. And to base his entire college and athletic career on a single coach is disturbing.
I agree in one part about the article in that the players now know how to work the system, but I sincerely hope that CDD reverts back to what is right in the future. That if a kid wants to tear up a contract, that is fine, but our investment in the kid stays and he's ours until he either wants to pay his own way in school for a year if he wants to go somewhere where we think he improperly landed or he stays. That is the right thing.
Bottom line, Clay Travis doesn't no jack about college athletics nor does he know anything about sociology and what happens in society when certain things change.
If Clay were to read this, I would suggest a good education at a reputable university like Tennessee. If his academics are in good order maybe he could get in. If not, Pellissippi State might take him and in a couple of years with good grades, he just might be able to apply to UT.
College Athletes Have Won the Right to Transfer Schools : Outkick The Coverage
Now, whereas on the surface, one might think it looks like universities and their head coaches are taking advantage of young kids who can't drink beer. But, a little deeper down, here's where Clay Travis is so wrong:
The transfer rules are in place for a number of reasons. Imagine if the LOI didn't exist which if it is solely in the favor of the kids then there is no reason to have it. Look at how much of a circus it is now. Kids changing their minds at the last minute after being verbally committed to a school for months. Those schools and the kids are saying that they are committed to each other. But, then, when the LOI which is a binding contract is ok to sign, the kids can simply change their mind before putting ink on paper. And so can the schools. Now, if we erase the LOI as Clay Travis is ultimately suggesting, this stuff will happen and recruiting will go on until the Kid goes to class!
Travis just does not get it: The LOI is there to protect the kid, not just the university. Once each is signed then there is a bit of certainty that few have in life.
Now, flash back to Aaron Douglas. He wanted out of UT. It doesn't matter what his real motivation was, he just wanted out and told CDD that he needed to get away from some bad people. Dooley's response, "ok if you want away, let's go at least 8 hours away and i'll release you." What's wrong with that? I'll tell you what's right: Dooley believes that if you are going to tell him something, you are telling him the truth and as a man that is responsible for you, he will do what's best based on the truth you just told him.
Flash forward to Arnett. A dad he barely knows is ill. Dooley never met the man. Now, you tell me if that is really what was going on. So, with that information and the fact that there are people out there recruiting his players, Dooley did what was right. You can transfer anywhere but Mich/Mich st. If being near your dad is so important during this time, there are colleges and universities with football programs that are closer than those two. Again, Dooley was right.
The Brice Brown situation. Seriously, the kid never met CDD in person to ask out of his LOI. I think that's enough said.
I'm sure we've all been hurt by Clay Travis' consistent barrages against CDD. And that's ok because he has a web site, I guess. But, truth is, CDD is running this program the right way. And he's trying like hell to keep the media, players' families, fans, etc., have it run the wrong way in favor of public opinion.
Me, i was embarrassed that CDD was forced to let DA out of his LOI. I have no idea how much money and time was spent recruiting that young man. Look, if he wants to go to a school because of an assistant head coach, more power to him. But, there are many lessons in life that, as a high profile athlete, he has to learn earlier in life. And that is part of the college experience. Nothing in life is guaranteed. And to base his entire college and athletic career on a single coach is disturbing.
I agree in one part about the article in that the players now know how to work the system, but I sincerely hope that CDD reverts back to what is right in the future. That if a kid wants to tear up a contract, that is fine, but our investment in the kid stays and he's ours until he either wants to pay his own way in school for a year if he wants to go somewhere where we think he improperly landed or he stays. That is the right thing.
Bottom line, Clay Travis doesn't no jack about college athletics nor does he know anything about sociology and what happens in society when certain things change.
If Clay were to read this, I would suggest a good education at a reputable university like Tennessee. If his academics are in good order maybe he could get in. If not, Pellissippi State might take him and in a couple of years with good grades, he just might be able to apply to UT.
