Special exemptions: aka why Tennessee will always be at a disadvantage

[DaddyChad]

Report: Admissions exemptions benefit athletes at top football schools, according to AP review

 

[HooahVol]

Why is this a disadvantage for us? Do we not do it?

 

[DaddyChad]

Why is this a disadvantage for us? Do we not do it?

One of seven schools in the country that doesn't. Only sec school that doesn't do it.

Texas
Purdue
Air Force
Kansas state
UConn
Virginia

 

[93TNVol]

Marty McFly must have fired up the DeLorean to go back 8 years for that article.

Either way, we get plenty of talent, just need to coach them.

 

[DaddyChad]

Marty McFly must have fired up the DeLorean to go back 8 years for that article.

Either way, we get plenty of talent, just need to coach them.

Orlando Brown disagrees.

The fact remains other sec schools get players in easier than Tennessee. General admissions maybe harder at some schools but it's harder for an athlete to get into Tennessee than other sec programs.

 

[utvolpj]

Orlando Brown disagrees.

Orlando Brown would've been lucky to spell 2 of the 3 words in your post correctly coming out of HS

 

[AM64]

Sorry. As long as the sign out front says "University of ..." or "... University", then the same academic requirements should apply to all students.

 

[alaVOL]

Orlando Brown disagrees.

The fact remains other sec schools get players in easier than Tennessee. General admissions maybe harder at some schools but it's harder for an athlete to get into Tennessee than other sec programs.

Vandy would say....

 

[DaddyChad]

Sorry. As long as the sign out front says "University of ..." or "... University", then the same academic requirements should apply to all students.

But not the other 123 universities with football programs?

 

[OldLofter]

So, then, we have smarter players.

 

[CAVPUT]

So, then, we have smarter players.

Which explains why the players had trouble picking up the Shoop schemes.

 

[KBVol]

Orlando Brown would've been lucky to spell 2 of the 3 words in your post correctly coming out of HS

Yet, Orlando Brown was admitted to Oklahoma and is finishing his fourth year there as a student athlete.

So, back to the original, valid, legitimate point the OP has brought up....other schools, like Oklahoma, get players admitted to their university much easier than Tennessee.

 

[k-town_king]

Orlando Brown would've been lucky to spell 2 of the 3 words in your post correctly coming out of HS

Who cares? He will be a top 5 pick. Top 10 at the lowest. I don't care if he has to do assignments in crayon if he can play. We need an even playing field.

 

[CAVPUT]

Yet, Orlando Brown was admitted to Oklahoma and is finishing his fourth year there as a student athlete.

So, back to the original, valid, legitimate point the OP has brought up....other schools, like Oklahoma, get players admitted to their university much easier than Tennessee.

Even the ivy leagues get exemptions. Just an FYI.

 

[utvolpj]

Yet, Orlando Brown was admitted to Oklahoma and is finishing his fourth year there as a student athlete.

So, back to the original, valid, legitimate point the OP has brought up....other schools, like Oklahoma, get players admitted to their university much easier than Tennessee.

His GPA was sub 2 and even OU thought he was juco bound. Magically he did better in summer school than he had ever done in school before and amazingly qualified at the Oklahoma institute of higher learning.

 

[utvolpj]

Who cares? He will be a top 5 pick. Top 10 at the lowest. I don't care if he has to do assignments in crayon if he can play. We need an even playing field.

Agreed on the level field. They should be required to be college material like other students to be admitted. Fair enough?

 

[ducej11]

Report: Admissions exemptions benefit athletes at top football schools, according to AP review

This isn't the reason we have been losing. Last I checked Butch hauled in top 10 recruiting classes. Now, this might be a reason why we spend so much on recruiting, because we have to broaden our base, but it certainly isn't the reason we haven't competed for an SEC championship in recent years.

 

[k-town_king]

Agreed on the level field. They should be required to be college material like other students to be admitted. Fair enough?

Then college students should have to travel every weekend of the fall semester and work out, train, and practice for 8 hours each day. Fair enough?

Some time exemptions need to be made for special circumstances.

When other students make the school millions they can get their special treatment.

 

[Snapper58]

The University of Tennessee - Admission Chances, SAT and ACT Scores, GPA and Requirements

I don't believe that it is that difficult to get in to Tennessee. The only players that I have ever heard were ones that didn't clear the NCAA clearinghouse.

 

[ftsandersvol]

His GPA was sub 2 and even OU thought he was juco bound. Magically he did better in summer school than he had ever done in school before and amazingly qualified at the Oklahoma institute of higher learning.

I think the operative word here is magically (wink, wink).

 

[DaddyChad]

This isn't the reason we have been losing. Last I checked Butch hauled in top 10 recruiting classes. Now, this might be a reason why we spend so much on recruiting, because we have to broaden our base, but it certainly isn't the reason we haven't competed for an SEC championship in recent years.

Ummm no, it's a big reason we cannot compete. Look at how often other schools especially Bama make use of it.

 

[Boca Vol]

Yet, Orlando Brown was admitted to Oklahoma and is finishing his fourth year there as a student athlete.

So, back to the original, valid, legitimate point the OP has brought up....other schools, like Oklahoma, get players admitted to their university much easier than Tennessee.

Who cares? He will be a top 5 pick. Top 10 at the lowest. I don't care if he has to do assignments in crayon if he can play. We need an even playing field.

Was there much of an outrage on here when he wasn't admitted? Wasn't he "only" a 3 star?

 

[tennesseeduke]

Report: Admissions exemptions benefit athletes at top football schools, according to AP review

You are aware that From 1925 -2010 that Tennessee was the winningest program in College Football?

Quit reading this BS propaganda!

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[tennesseeduke]

Ummm no, it's a big reason we cannot compete. Look at how often other schools especially Bama make use of it.

Stupid post!

GTFO

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[DaddyChad]

I don't believe that it is that difficult to get in to Tennessee. The only players that I have ever heard were ones that didn't clear the NCAA clearinghouse.

JUST more difficult than any other sec school and most other programs in the country.