Just got word of another player who quit

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Apparently Zach Ware has quit the team. He was a walk-on(?) long-snapper.

CPJ has scheduled to meet every player individually next week I think, so I wouldn't be surprised to have a few more drop out.
 
We knew it was/is going to happen. Just part of growing pains especially with the dramatic difference in coaching styles. We may see one or two quit that will come out of right field and make us go :wow:. But in the long run, I think we'll be better for it.
 
Fortunately, Bret White will be back to long snap again. However he's a Senior so someone will have to step up next year.

Speaking of the mettings, IIRC Marius ended up quitting after his Spring meeting w/ the coaches due to a somewhat unfavorable performance review.

Obviously as a fan, one hopes that everyone will stay, especially those with obvious talent but that may be unrealistic. If someone is going to be a cancer I guess its better that they go.
 
How common is it for players to quit the team after a coaching change once they get into spring practice? I understand your players who were loyal to a coach and differing schemes like a Colin Peek but is it frequent for kids to quit once the team is back together practicing?
 
I don't have any substantive information to answer your question but I have heard people close to the program suggest that players might use Spring Practice as a "trial period" to determine whether they want to remain with the team.
Someone w/ more time might take a look at a school like UM where the coach is obviously implementing a different offense and see how many they have had leave.
 
Ish said:
Apparently Zach Ware has quit the team. He was a walk-on(?) long-snapper.

CPJ has scheduled to meet every player individually next week I think, so I wouldn't be surprised to have a few more drop out.
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Walk-on's quit every year....several of them. This is not unusual at all.
 
hiveredtech said:
Walk-on's quit every year....several of them. This is not unusual at all.
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Just for the sake of understanding this thing!!
What difference would it make what kind of offense the coach liked, for a "punt snapper?"
There must be more to this quitting than we're hearing.
 
romegajacket said:
Just for the sake of understanding this thing!!
What difference would it make what kind of offense the coach liked, for a "punt snapper?"
There must be more to this quitting than we're hearing.
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The type of offense doesn't matter.......but the long snappers go through conditioning drills....work with the OL in practice...etc.....just like everyone else......This isn't about long snapping......
 
I hear PJ is going to institute the FlexSnap this year, with 3 punters in the backfield.
 
beej67 said:
I hear PJ is going to institute the FlexSnap this year, with 3 punters in the backfield.
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It wasn't the triple punter that put him off. He quit the team because Johnson kept refering to the play as the SnapBone.
 
romegajacket said:
There must be more to this quitting than we're hearing.
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as hivered said, a walk-on quitting is not at all unusual. a good friend of mine was a walk-on and by the middle of the second year he was done with it. he wanted to focus on school when he realized that he was not going to be one of those "from walk-on to starter" stories. the time investment and the bruises were interfering with the areas of his life where he had more potential, so he left the team.
 
romegajacket said:
Just for the sake of understanding this thing!!
What difference would it make what kind of offense the coach liked, for a "punt snapper?"
There must be more to this quitting than we're hearing.
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Kids quitting the team after a coaching change is pretty normal. In my experience it is even more likely to happen when you go from a coach who was less restrictive to one who is much more of a disciplinarian (these are GROSS generalizations so please don't infer that I'm suggesting Chan let them run wild, that's not what I'm saying at all). It's not the offensive system it's the environment and if a kid doesn't want to be in the environment that CPJ is putting in then they should do that.
 
hiveredtech said:
Walk-on's quit every year....several of them. This is not unusual at all.
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Zach has been with the team for 3 years, so it is somewhat unusual. It would be like if Andrew Smith or Matt Kamp quit. They're not scholly players, but they've been with the team for 3-4 years.
 
mookie43 said:
The type of offense doesn't matter.......but the long snappers go through conditioning drills....work with the OL in practice...etc.....just like everyone else......This isn't about long snapping......
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So if I got this right, the kid was willing to snap the ball but not willing to work his butt off like everybody else.
If that is truly the case......goodbye Zach and hope you find a job you don't have to work at to keep.

And anybody else on that team that's not willing to suffer for his job......more of the same. Game day used to be a breeze compared to practice for me. I hope it's that way at GT too.

Wearing that uniform should be a privilege, not a gimme.
 
romegajacket said:
So if I got this right, the kid was willing to snap the ball but not willing to work his butt off like everybody else.
If that is truly the case......goodbye Zach and hope you find a job you don't have to work at to keep.

And anybody else on that team that's not willing to suffer for his job......more of the same. Game day used to be a breeze compared to practice for me. I hope it's that way at GT too.

Wearing that uniform should be a privilege, not a gimme.
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I'm not sure why he's leaving the team. It may not have anything to do with how hard the work is. There have been times in my career where I've had the management above me change and after a little while left because while the work wasn't any harder the environment in which I had to do the work was no longer something I felt comfortable working in. Perhaps Zach is perfectly willing to do the work but he just doesn't feel that the new regime matches his personality. I have no idea what the issue is but it may have nothing to do with how hard they are having to work.
 
Maybe he knows he isn't going into the NFL (or coaching) and wants to spend the summer concentrating on work experience.

The guy has got a year or two of college left. Did your habits change at that point? Shoot, maybe he's 21 now, and figures he would rather spend Thursday nights drinking and eating wings rather than getting to bed (for that Friday 6 am practice).
 
WracerX said:
Maybe he knows he isn't going into the NFL (or coaching) and wants to spend the summer concentrating on work experience.

The guy has got a year or two of college left. Did your habits change at that point? Shoot, maybe he's 21 now, and figures he would rather spend Thursday nights drinking and eating wings rather than getting to bed (for that Friday 6 am practice).
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We did it 20+ years ago, it can't be any harder! :laugher:

Alot of guys throwing up on Friday morning and Saturday during scrimmages. Kind of a badge of honor thing.
 
Okay, let me get this right. A walk-on, long snapper quit the team. So? Maybe he finally realized that he has more important things to do, like graduating and getting a real job? I appreciate all the work walk-ons put in and what they do for the team, but it's not why they are in school. Let it go.

FWIW, for those who want to count how many players quit, I don't count walk-ons (no offense intended). When guys on scholarship quit and give up their free ride it's different. But a walk-on might quit for any number of good reasons, none of which may have anything to do with the coaching staff, how hard the work is, etc.
 
hiveredtech said:
Walk-on's quit every year....several of them. This is not unusual at all.
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It is a very demanding school as I remember--and probably harder now. I am in awe of the athletes that can go to Georgia Tech and at the same time play major college sports. And ---if we are all true to our concept of what it means to be Tech--then when an athlete drops his sport to concentrate on his studies don't we have to be proud, nod, and say that's what it is all about? The degree.
THWG
 
I have all the respect for walk ons in this program. They are too be commended. I had some great relationships with guys when I played and respected them very much.
 
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