Recruiting Forum Football Talk IV

[Enki_Amenra]

Put a snake in her bed. One that is native to East Tennessee

Should use one that's not native, she'd never expect it.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Donde Plowman just got herself a 24% ($160,000) raise. Her new salary is $820,000.

I've got some issues with that decision.

Like a line cook at McDonalds making $50k

 

[SoilVol]

Meanwhile the university will keep farming the actual teaching out to adjuncts making $3000 a course while administrators continue to rake in the big bucks.

The university dropped all admissions test score requirments for the next two classes just recently. Citing "Covid" as the reason. They're now overloaded with freshmen for the incoming school year and don't have enough dorm rooms to house the number that accepted their admissions. Basically, "Oh, you can't spell your name? Hmm... can you pay? Great! Welcome!"

Record admissions = more income. Raises for graduate students and staff just under inflation rates. Where's the money going?

Oh, massive pay raises for the ivory tower. Classic.

Not 5 years ago they were continuing to shove "Strive for 25" up everyone's butts to justify the massive construction projects and increased tuition rates and campus improvements to make UT a Top 25 public university while lining pockets of the construction companies that kept getting low bids then would change plans and inflate the construction costs beyond budget to milk the school.

Now it's dropping the standards of admissions which will likely decrease degree completion %, decrease university ranking, increase problems like sexual assault, etc. All to make Donde's amd others' wallets thicker.

Okay, off my soapbox. I'm probably off-base on a lot of that and hopefully someone more knowledgeable about the situation than I will ease my mind and frustration.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Put a snake in her bed. One that is native to East Tennessee

Not a good idea. Copttonmouths are poisonous.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Put a snake in her bed. One that is native to East Tennessee

Showing my maturity here. Mine is native to E TN, born and raised in JC.

 

[SoilVol]

Like a line cook at McDonalds making $50k

It's like the manager making $200k while the cashier makes $7.25/hr for 20hr/wk.

Edit for clarity: $7.25 an hour for 20hrs a week.

 

[Orange_Crush]

Showing my maturity here. Mine is native to E TN, born and raised in JC.

You call it "copperhead" because it's hard to see?





(Sorry. I'll grow up...)

 

[Jackcrevol]

It's like the manager making $200k while the cashier makes $7.25/hr for 20hr/wk.

The 'area manager' in charge of the robotic iced tea arm making $50K

 

[Jackcrevol]

You call it "copperhead" because it's hard to see?





(Sorry. I'll grow up...)

The Octagon

 

[Orange_Crush]

The Octagon

I don't want to know.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

The 'area manager' in charge of the robotic iced tea arm making $50K

 

[jave36]

The university dropped all admissions test score requirments for the next two classes just recently. Citing "Covid" as the reason. They're now overloaded with freshmen for the incoming school year and don't have enough dorm rooms to house the number that accepted their admissions. Basically, "Oh, you can't spell your name? Hmm... can you pay? Great! Welcome!"

Record admissions = more income. Raises for graduate students and staff just under inflation rates. Where's the money going?

Oh, massive pay raises for the ivory tower. Classic.

Not 5 years ago they were continuing to shove "Strive for 25" up everyone's butts to justify the massive construction projects and increased tuition rates and campus improvements to make UT a Top 25 public university while lining pockets of the construction companies that kept getting low bids then would change plans and inflate the construction costs beyond budget to milk the school.

Now it's dropping the standards of admissions which will likely decrease degree completion %, decrease university ranking, increase problems like sexual assault, etc. All to make Donde's amd others' wallets thicker.

Okay, off my soapbox. I'm probably off-base on a lot of that and hopefully someone more knowledgeable about the situation than I will ease my mind and frustration.

You're abolsutely right, it's trash how most universities have become for profit businesses just trying to increase revenue. I couldn't believe how many remedial classes were offered at an institution of "higher learning" even 15 years ago, it's probably worse now.

 

[jave36]

It's like the manager making $200k while the cashier makes $7.25/hr for 20hr/wk.

How is cashier work 20/hr work? If an untrained 15 year old can do it, it's 7/hr work.

 

[SoilVol]

You're abolsutely right, it's trash how most universities have become for profit businesses just trying to increase revenue. I couldn't believe how many remedial classes were offered at an institution of "higher learning" even 15 years ago, it's probably worse now.

I had dual-enrollment, two semesters worth of calculus and pre-cal in high school at UTK tried to force me to take remedial math. Not because I needed it, but because it makes them money.

I dropped out of Chancellor's Honors when they refused to accept like 30 hours of community service/volunteer work because, and I quote, "You didn't do this service around Knoxville which is what we want to see." Which made me realize the program wasn't about building up the student and promoting students who give to their communities and help others, it was about making the school look good and promoting themselves and their program.

I love UT, which is why this stuff bothers me so much. I can laugh when other places do it. It makes me mad when MY place does it.

 

[SoilVol]

How is cashier work 20/hr work? If an untrained 15 year old can do it, it's 7/hr work.

"$7.25/hr for 20hr/wk" = $7.25 an hour for 20 hours a week"

 

[SSVol]

"$7.25/hr for 20hr/wk" = $7.25 an hour for 20 hours a week"

Clearly needed the remedial class in social media shorthand.

 

[marksboy7]

How is cashier work 20/hr work? If an untrained 15 year old can do it, it's 7/hr work.

Can't get people to work for less than around 15 it seems. Jobs available at almost every business out there

 

[Jackcrevol]

I don't want to know.

This is educational Frank.

 

[Jackcrevol]

How is cashier work 20/hr work? If an untrained 15 year old can do it, it's 7/hr work.

I made $7.25 back in 2003. I think $7 went way of dinosaurs, common sense and work ethic.

 

[Rizzo924]

Lol you just opened a huge can of worms, ppl don’t take too kindly around here of ppl speaking ill about Phillip Fulmer even though it’s the truth

Heh.... Well, I was referring to Mike Hamilton anyways

 

[Voltime123]

Heh.... Well, I was referring to Mike Hamilton anyways

They both were horrible

 

[Ron Swanson]

5 star small forward Julian Phillips announcing at 3pm EST today. Update from Russ Wood, Rivals…

“I just heard this morning that a beefy NIL deal has pushed Tennessee into the lead. Kid is conflicted according to my source and thought about pushing his announcement back but he agreed to do it with CBS or something and they blocked out time.”

 

[engineerVOL]

5 star small forward Julian Phillips announcing at 3pm EST today. Update from Russ Wood, Rivals…

“I just heard this morning that a beefy NIL deal has pushed Tennessee into the lead. Kid is conflicted according to my source and thought about pushing his announcement back but he agreed to do it with CBS or something and they blocked out time.”

Quite a bit to handle for a 16/17 year old. CBS interview/NIL Contracts/etc. Hope he has good parents and wise counsel.

 

[TheRain]

Doing me part to clean up the recruiting forum...

 

[TheRain]