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Post by billheel on Dec 7, 2022 0:45:00 GMT -5
Have a friend who coaches at Georgia Military who says our coaches are all over their best talent.
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Post by Speedwell Cat on Dec 7, 2022 8:21:14 GMT -5
Maybe true, but not the point. The point is, if schools bring in players on what amounts to a year-to-year agreement, why should the players look at it differently? I was replying to your "But the flip side is coaches unceremoniously showing players the door, as we saw with Deion this past weekend. Quite a few Catamounts were sent packing last year." So I was replying to your point! What you highlighted are not points, but facts. The point is that if schools aren't obligated beyond a year, why should players feel obligated?
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Post by The Cats on Dec 7, 2022 10:49:50 GMT -5
I was replying to your "But the flip side is coaches unceremoniously showing players the door, as we saw with Deion this past weekend. Quite a few Catamounts were sent packing last year." So I was replying to your point! What you highlighted are not points, but facts. The point is that if schools aren't obligated beyond a year, why should players feel obligated? Unfortunately, that's true, and the transfer portal has certainly tipped the scales in favor of of the student-athlete (or should I say the university employee). It looks like the education has become secondary in all this...
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Post by Speedwell Cat on Dec 8, 2022 13:29:29 GMT -5
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Post by FLCATAMOUNT on Dec 8, 2022 17:13:22 GMT -5
What you highlighted are not points, but facts. The point is that if schools aren't obligated beyond a year, why should players feel obligated? Unfortunately, that's true, and the transfer portal has certainly tipped the scales in favor of of the student-athlete (or should I say the university employee). It looks like the education has become secondary in all this... With the new portal rules this year, if a kid transfers one time and does not work out at his or her new school, the new school has to keep them on scholarship until the graduate. So now the school they are transferring to is on the hook for their education through graduation.
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Post by The Cats on Dec 8, 2022 18:21:13 GMT -5
Unfortunately, that's true, and the transfer portal has certainly tipped the scales in favor of of the student-athlete (or should I say the university employee). It looks like the education has become secondary in all this... With the new portal rules this year, if a kid transfers one time and does not work out at his or her new school, the new school has to keep them on scholarship until the graduate. So now the school they are transferring to is on the hook for their education through graduation. I understand what you are saying, but if a transfer does not work out, I can assure you, the coaches at the new school can get the kid to go back into the portal. So technically they maybe responsible, but not if the kid leaves the school.
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Post by jim68 on Dec 9, 2022 19:42:58 GMT -5
Won't happen. Bell knows the spread so as long as he is in the Whee we will run the spread I’m sorry 04, I thought you were making a comment about Mark Speir’s until I realized you were talking about Coach Bell. I remember you saying the exact same thing about Coach Speir running the Spread during his tenure at WCU.
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Post by catamountalum04 on Dec 9, 2022 21:40:04 GMT -5
I understand people say change who we recruit or the offense but they have to know coaches are stubborn so if they know an offensive they will run it regardless of the record of the team or the recruits they are getting.
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Post by Speedwell Cat on Dec 9, 2022 22:53:06 GMT -5
We had a top-5 offense though
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Post by catamountalum04 on Dec 15, 2022 9:13:51 GMT -5
When did Jacob Harris say he was leaving?
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