Alontae Taylor opting out of the bowl

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livefaith said:
"Meaningless" is the dumbest cop-out I've heard in a long time. Meanwhile the same folks are glued to the TV and screaming at the bad calls.
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What is meaningful to a fan and what is meaningful to a player risking his draft position is two entirely different things. Fan opinion and interest does not count on this subject. It is up to the player and his family and nobody else. It’s a different game now. Get used to it or find something else of interest.
 
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orange plasma said:
Shows a lack of character to abandon your teammates when this game could help the program move forward with a win. I wish him well in the future but its disappointing to see him not step up. The lack of loyalty will come back to bite him eventually.
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He's ****ing hurt and why play a dumb bowl game when you're career is ahead of you?. You all really that salty about losing the MCB that you're gonna whine like a high school girl. Get the **** over yourself.
 
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orange plasma said:
Shows a lack of character to abandon your teammates when this game could help the program move forward with a win. I wish him well in the future but its disappointing to see him not step up. The lack of loyalty will come back to bite him eventually.
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Just let it go. This simply isn't beneficial.
 
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It's important to remember that the bowls games are meaningless and dumb.........especially since we lost.🙄
 
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orange plasma said:
Shows a lack of character to abandon your teammates when this game could help the program move forward with a win. I wish him well in the future but its disappointing to see him not step up. The lack of loyalty will come back to bite him eventually.
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yikes.... what a take.
 
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J C Higgins said:
Agree that most teammates weren't disturbed by his absence but disagree about the importance of the game.
Games are only "meaningless" when you lose.
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Or when you don’t play, or a game is canceled because of Covid-19 and never rescheduled, or teams opt out and replaced by other teams.
Sure they mean something to the players and fans IF they are played , but overall the bowl games are about as important as NFL pre-season games now, In the overall scheme of things.
 
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EveryBody step Back.....

The OP has two posts in this thread. His Thread starter and then another Post. That's it.

He threw a Hand Grenade into a packed Forum and left... He has accomplished his mission because this has gone off the rails.

We do not need to acknowledge his existance with anymore Post in this thread.

We should all know that the OP is an Idiot and a S*** Stirrer and that he did it on purpose with the intent of degradation to the program.

No Need to Comment on A Taylor because he gave his all for Tennessee and frankly had other offers at the time to go elsewhere but choose the VOLs and stuck it out through the Mess.

End this Thread and Band the OP.

Alonte Taylor's Character and Loyalty should not be in question. The OP's Should..
 
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orange plasma said:
Shows a lack of character to abandon your teammates when this game could help the program move forward with a win. I wish him well in the future but its disappointing to see him not step up. The lack of loyalty will come back to bite him eventually.
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Taylor played hurt the last few games of the season. He sat out the bowl to heal. Don't blame him one bit. He'll always be a VFL.
 
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orange plasma said:
Shows a lack of character to abandon your teammates when this game could help the program move forward with a win. I wish him well in the future but its disappointing to see him not step up. The lack of loyalty will come back to bite him eventually.
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I mean he's trying to get healthy leading into the draft, hard to knock him for that, we definitely missed his presence on the field though
 
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Keefus said:
Agree
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Please tell me why the damn music city bowl is so important to some of you idiots? This wasn't a program shifting game or even a big one. It's a ****** bowl game that no one should give a **** about except for watching the Vols play one more time that year.
 
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orange plasma said:
Shows a lack of character to abandon your teammates when this game could help the program move forward with a win. I wish him well in the future but its disappointing to see him not step up. The lack of loyalty will come back to bite him eventually.
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Would you be willing to risk potentially millions of bucks for a worthless bowl game that nobody will remember in a year? If so, I have some beach front property in Nevada you might be interested in.;)
 
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orange plasma said:
Shows a lack of character to abandon your teammates when this game could help the program move forward with a win. I wish him well in the future but its disappointing to see him not step up. The lack of loyalty will come back to bite him eventually.
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I use to think that also, but now I do not. The way I look at it is that unless it is the playoffs the Bowl games at that point are just an award for the years of practice and hard work. The practices are great for getting guys reps for next year and some playing time. The coaches motivation, (like Leach),for all of them to play may have something to do with the bonus of winning a bowl game. The guys have put in thousands of hours of hard work to have a chance for the next step. Why risk injury on the last meaningless game to satisfy other people's bragging rights?
 
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Teeman said:
It's a new day Friendo. Pitt's QB sat out the game and his backup broke a collarbone. A Taylor gave his all.
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Okay, I'm not going hard over like the OP (Alontae most definitely is a VFL), but let's not swing too far the other way, either.

Football is a team sport. Teammates depend on each other. To step away while they're still striving, that weakens the team (as we saw). To make a decision that is justified individually based on personal interests is a player's prerogative, but it's still a step away from the team.

Plenty of other fellas in their final year stuck with their teammates and played the bowl game. Alontae didn't.

And dispense with the "bowls are meaningless" distraction. They're not meaningless. Not to us. Just look at the explosion of discussion on these boards the past 48 hours for clear proof of that. They mean a lot to the fans (and the players and coaches care, too; they wanted to win).

I love the lad, really proud of him, even feel a bit of a vested interest in him as a fellow Coffee County citizen. I hugely appreciate all he did for the program over the past four years, and wish him the best of luck in the future.

But he didn't give his all for Tennessee. Almost all. Like 47/48ths of all. But not quite all. Some of his teammates did. He didn't, not quite. There is that distinction that Alontae must live with, because it was his choice.

Go Vols!
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Okay, I'm not going hard over like the OP, but let's not swing too far the other way, either.

Football is a team sport. Teammates depend on each other. To make a decision that is justified individually, based on your individual interests, is fine, but it's still a step away from the team.

Plenty of other fellas in their final year stuck with their teammates and played the bowl game (which is far from meaningless to us; we care how it turns out; just read the board).

Alontae didn't.

I love the lad, really proud of him, even feel a bit of a vested interest in him as a fellow Coffee County citizen. I hugely appreciate all he did for the program over the past four years, and wish him the best of luck in the future,.

But he didn't give his all for Tennessee. Almost all. Like 47/48ths of all. But not quite all. Some of his teammates did. He didn't, not quite. There is that distinction that Alontae must live with, because it was his choice.

Go Vols!
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Said perfectly
 
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Keefus said:
Why are you calling me an idiot because I have a different opinion than you? You would get that mouth swelled shut for you in person. But you’re one of them keyboard bad a**es. And before you say I am I’ll meet you in Dickson Tn anytime to prove to you that you wouldn’t call me an idiot to my face Bi***
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You have to realize everyone is saying it's meaningless now because we lost. These are the same people that wouldve thrown a fit if the game was cancelled because of Covid.
 
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VFL-82-JP said:
Okay, I'm not going hard over like the OP, but let's not swing too far the other way, either.

Football is a team sport. Teammates depend on each other. To make a decision that is justified individually, based on your individual interests, is fine, but it's still a step away from the team.

Plenty of other fellas in their final year stuck with their teammates and played the bowl game (which is far from meaningless to us; we care how it turns out; just read the board).

Alontae didn't.

I love the lad, really proud of him, even feel a bit of a vested interest in him as a fellow Coffee County citizen. I hugely appreciate all he did for the program over the past four years, and wish him the best of luck in the future,.

But he didn't give his all for Tennessee. Almost all. Like 47/48ths of all. But not quite all. Some of his teammates did. He didn't, not quite. There is that distinction that Alontae must live with, because it was his choice.

Go Vols!
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I see your points and understand them and are they Valid?...OK from your view. Games are not just part of the equation. At this level football is a 24/7 life event. He represented this team well and will play in the NFL. Add to it his injuries, school work and other activities serving the University as an Ambassador.

Are they Nitpicky? Yes but... The OPs Comments Do attack the Character and Loyalty of a Player that has given 4+ years to a School he choose to be a part of? Yes.

Can't justify a poster calling out a Player that has given 4 years of his life, time and effort to be part of a team that was in total disarray prior to him coming and to be part of and eventually helping turning it around.

Yet you side with a Poster that has 300+ posts and 2 posts of which one post he trashes a poster that calls him out..... The OP has no balls to defend his own Thread Starting Comments and is not more than likely a Vol Fan....
 
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