Dudleys87
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Man I was out, living on my own on the other side of the country, working 2 jobs and volunteering when I was a 20 year old “kid”. We baby these “kids” like they can’t be grown adults. I’ll definitely say HT is gonna have some problems latter on in life with the helicopter dad he’s got. Just my opinion and also not my problem, but an opinion I’ve had for years at this point. The real problem is we treat kids like they’re never gonna grow up, and then we get confused when they stay children their whole entire lives. Honestly there’s more grown children, than there are adults, out in the world. An 18-21 year old isn’t a kid to me, because I wasn’t a kid then. And I know the only reason people stay kids at that age is how our society treats them. You don’t get the scene, that we got Saturday, with out a bunch of grown children in that stadium. And honestly that’s all I see in the world. A bunch of grown babies.
He always seemed too stiff to me to play LB. Maybe he just wasn't getting the coaching. I just looked at his stats and he is doing well.
Another tale of us picking the wrong coach. Mel Tucker is doing a great job there. Jeremy and Steele are basically out of the league for a few years now, if not more.Quavaris Crouch may have been the bigger loss, though, most people didn't realize it at the time. He's doing quite well at Michigan State this year. I thought we had a good shot at keeping him, but not so much. I'm rooting for him at Mich State. Not so much for that guy that went to Bama.
I watched him play last week versus Indiana. He was great. Made some key plays in the game. Never looked nearly as good here as he has at Mich State.
Sometimes it takes a while for things to click. Darrell Taylor didn't really start playing well till his 3rd season, as well. Then again, maybe Mel Tucker is just a much better coach than Pruitt.
Man I was out, living on my own on the other side of the country, working 2 jobs and volunteering when I was a 20 year old “kid”. We baby these “kids” like they can’t be grown adults. I’ll definitely say HT is gonna have some problems latter on in life with the helicopter dad he’s got. Just my opinion and also not my problem, but an opinion I’ve had for years at this point. The real problem is we treat kids like they’re never gonna grow up, and then we get confused when they stay children their whole entire lives. Honestly there’s more grown children, than there are adults, out in the world. An 18-21 year old isn’t a kid to me, because I wasn’t a kid then. And I know the only reason people stay kids at that age is how our society treats them. You don’t get the scene, that we got Saturday, with out a bunch of grown children in that stadium. And honestly that’s all I see in the world. A bunch of grown babies.
Fans? The coach is pleased with him and that's what mattersThe Bama fans are not too pleased with him from what I've read. He makes a lot of tackles but it takes him forever to get off blocks and their after-yardage gained. I've heard he's either too slow, then he loses weight to increase speed and he's basically a slow DB playing LB that can't shed blocks. Bama will win he has a lot of 4&5 star players lined up near to lean on but as someone stated earlier I'd take Banks over him.
This was the worst kept secret of the offseason. As soon as Pruitt got fired he was gone. He only came to UT for Pruitt and whatever else he was getting. Same with Crouch, Morris, Gray. It's like rats getting off a sinking ship. It still blows my mind that players can knowingly take extra benefits and just transfer consequence free. I get that guys who maybe don't come from the best economic situations feel pressured by their family, but there needs to be some accountability. And I think the program has benefited from them leaving. The locker room chemistry was a huge issue under Pruitt. It seems like it has gotten much better very quickly after those guys left. Not saying they weren't or aren't good players, but there was def something wrong going on in that locker room last season.
This is why any sanctions we self impose should be mild and not include a bowl ban or scholarship reduction. Face it, taking money used to result in a player losing eligibility so no way Saban takes a guy that could possibly lead to them having to forfeit games.