OrangeMoundTNVol
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Now let's go over our Florida 4* pickups....I've been admonished before for saying it but Tennessee 4 stars are equivalent to Florida low 3 stars.
Tbf they did it last year as a one year waiver.It is stupid that Covid Seniors count against the 85
He was a starter and contributor here. Plus fairly certain he was dogging Kentucky after we beat them. It’s not as if it was a playing time issue and he left for that reason. He ran from getting coached by one of the best DL coaches in college and a team that had record breaking TFLs. I’m sorry but transferring to a rival in those circumstances shows you had no pride in something you committed to to begin with. He’s not going to gain anymore money going there than he would here.You're also a fan of the team (many of these guys aren't) and don't have potentially millions of dollars of future income on the line.
We don't know if he'll be correct in his assessment. Perhaps leaving here and going somewhere else won't work out for him. He might think that the grass is greener somewhere else and it could turn out that it isn't. My point is that these players (obviously) have a different set of priorities and incentives than fans do.He was a starter and contributor here. Plus fairly certain he was dogging Kentucky after we beat them. It’s not as if it was a playing time issue and he left for that reason. He ran from getting coached by one of the best DL coaches in college and a team that had record breaking TFLs. I’m sorry but transferring to a rival in those circumstances shows you had no pride in something you committed to to begin with. He’s not going to gain anymore money going there than he would here.
Just a shame that many these kids seem to have no pride in their universities anymore. Again if it were a playing time issue then no problem but he’s a starter and contributor.We don't know if he'll be correct in his assessment. Perhaps leaving here and going somewhere else won't work out for him. He might think that the grass is greener somewhere else and it could turn out that it isn't. My point is that these players (obviously) have a different set of priorities and incentives than fans do.
Correctly or incorrectly, if these players think they can increase their future value by leaving their current program, 99% of these guys will leave. Especially now that it is much easier to do so.
There's far too much at stake for some players to stay at their current school purely because of "pride in their university."Just a shame that many these kids seem to have no pride in their universities anymore. Again if it were a playing time issue then no problem but he’s a starter and contributor.
He is eligible. He took his classes. He was recruited by Pruitt and Company and stayed, but was not a fit with staff. He played, but left after season. He left. Staff did not push him - win -winIf he wasn't eligible, then he won't be able to play at Louisville. Either way, transferring doesn't help him. Don't get that move.
But you could be right, it could be a push from our side, but man idk. Given how little depth we have and how small that issue is, I can't see us pulling a Saban and pushing a kid out over just that.
Who knows. It's just weird.
Did I not just say that “if playing time was an issue then no problem”? Or can you not read? Also didn’t know LSU and Ohio State were rivals.There's far too much at stake for some players to stay at their current school purely because of "pride in their university."
Should Joe Burrow have stayed at Ohio St because he had pride in his university?
Even South Carolina 3 stars. At least in my region. Tennessee HS football just isn’t up to par with the rest of the south from what I’ve seen, especially if Maryville is the best y’all have to offer.I've been admonished before for saying it but Tennessee 4 stars are equivalent to Florida low 3 stars.
Not a win when he was our best RB. By far. And if Small is out part of next season we'll be bad shape.He is eligible. He took his classes. He was recruited by Pruitt and Company and stayed, but was not a fit with staff. He played, but left after season. He left. Staff did not push him - win -win