Jared Ivey is a major player for Ol Miss and Wesley Walker is a big player for Tennessee.
Lol, wut?
We don’t have a lot of guys that would start at another P5 school, but the concern would be of those that could transfer out. At that point your losing your best players, and guys that could be leaders through a coaching transition. Walton, Sims, Nate, Douse, Kennard, Williams, King, Brooks would be guys you don’t want to lose.
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I was shocked that the clown tried to market Atlanta. I'd guess that those who live there know little of what the rest of the country knows about the city. In 35 years of living on the west coast the only regular atl news (beyond sports) was whether Atlanta or Detroit was the US murder capital. last i looked atlanta was still in the top 10..in the decades when their was a choice , avoiding atlanta's traffic was a priority even if it meant extra mileage ....
Of course.
Besides the simple FACT that there are far more dwag fans in Et-Lanta than Jacket fans anyway. I mean, your number one rival and your number one rival conference play their championship games in your city every year. Where else does that happen? Why doesn't the ACC ever play ITS championship game in Atlanta??? 18 years . . . Orlando, Charlotte, Jacksonville, Tampa . . .NEVER Atlanta. Hmm???That is the norm at other programs. They do not honor offers from the previous staff. Doesn’t seem to hurt them.
Of course.
The natives here are totally ööööing delusional about Atlanta. I have tried to tell them, but they don't want to hear it. "Oh, we're mosdef the Big Ten's top target because . . . Et-lanta."
I don’t doubt that it’s common. When a kid takes an offer from us, they close other doors in the process. Other coaches move on and sign other players. That’s the reality. It’s also a reality that club coaches, parents, and others advising recruits notice these things and factor it in to the advice they give athletes on who to consider. I’ve put three kids through the recruiting process (2 soccer, 1 diver) and had those discussions with coaches about who to prioritize, what visits to take, what to tell coaches. At best it’s a poker game. The schools hold most of the cards at this stage of the game, they’re buyers in a meat market . So I’m biased in that regard. What I do know is that you can expect as much loyalty and good will from recruits and players as you show them. At best. Reputation matters when trying to convince a kid where to spend four prime years of his/her life. It matters a lot. If you treat players and recruits as expendable dupes, they’ll respond in kind.
All true, but you can’t equate soccer and diving to football. Soccer and divers go to school to get a degree and enjoy their sport for a few more seasons as they transition to the workforce. Football players have a completely different mindset - TV exposure for themselves and their ego, NIL, pro aspirations, etc. Thats why they freely transfer at a much higher rate than Soccer or divers. They are there for the sport whereas your kids are their for education and the sport is the extra incentive. I went thru it with baseball. We are a 3 win program without a head coach. If any football player wants to give up a GT education for a sport then I have no problem with them leaving as there are hundreds ready to take their place.
This is some Gef Collins logic. Believe it or not, taking in former 4/5 stars that could not compete elsewhere doesn’t make your roster a lot better. Miles Sims is the only one of those cats that is even starting on a 4 win team. A handful of those highly rated 4 star transfers don’t even play at all.2022 College ACC Football Team Talent Composite
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This is it. CFB is a business now, like it or not. The type players we need to have to win consistently look at that way and care mainly about non-academic factors. Thinking of it otherwise is a outdated mentality. Trying to be "better" than that will not change anything except relegate GT football permanently to the lowly state we are in now. The academics are one selling point, but is minor one on a good day with the rare good player who cares at all. This is football (and maybe baseketball) specific and wouldn't apply to swimming, diving, soccer, etc, but that doesn't change reality.
Exactly. So what’s the point of transferring if you’re not going to play?