Showing Hart the door

[VOLINVONORE]

Players need to earn their scholarships each year.

That is why scholarships are for one year at a time. Back in the 50s, there were way over 100 scholarship players on Tennessee's squad, and at least 20% didn't care if they ever played football. Those "players" were interested in only getting a free education and a free meal.

 

[Vol8188]

Academic Scholarships are much different that athletic ones, let's be real here. The University has an interest in Athletes being successful, the academic ones, not so much. I personally believe that students on full academic ride should maintain a 3.0, but that's just IMO.

With the athletes, it just has to be a 2 way street IMHO.

EDIT: Think about the Bammers scandal. Saban could perhaps, just saying, call the Education Department and suggest that this 4th string LB was perhaps not a strong student. That student would then suddenly be graded harshly on his final and become academic ineligible, thus freeing up a scholly for the 5star LB coming in. Yeah, that would NEVER happen.

Jut because someone may possibly abuse it, doesn't make it wrong. Each player should earn his scholarship each year. And if they are a medical causality, guess what? Those guys still get free educations. That's already in place.

You have to earn the right to wear orange.

 

[Jeepkuntry]

Let's get rid of the booger picker, I mean Cheek!

 

[DeerPark12]

There was a proposed rule change from Alabama before the NCAA to ban the multi-year scholarship offers that have recently emerged in recruiting efforts. Tennessee voted for that proposal and it was done in consultation with UTAD.

It is the only major thing I can find fault with Hart for now. That ban would not have been of benefit to Tennessee. It would only have assisted those schools who frequently engage in the practice of cutting players after their first year on scholarship. In other words--we put Bammer's interests over those of Tennessee.

I do believe, however, that he is a strong voice for the role of athletics at UT and has worked to ease the interference/resistance from the anti-athletic Provost.

We needed someone in that position willing to fight for the people working for him. I think Hart fits the bill there.

That's not accurate.