Clarify Boo Carter (Nashville Radio)

[WillisWG]

Just let me get this clarified, If Boo leaves the program at this time, he has to sit a year? True or False?

Specifically, to be immediately eligible after a transfer, undergraduate student-athletes would have to have left their previous school while academically eligible and in good standing (not subject to disciplinary suspension or dismissal) and meet progress-toward-degree requirements at their new school before competing. For graduate transfer student-athletes to be eligible, they would have to earn a degree from their previous school, leave while academically eligible and be enrolled as a full-time postgraduate student while continuing to satisfy minimum academic standards.

Division I Council approves changes to transfer rules - NCAA.org

The Division I Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a package of rules changes to allow transferring student-athletes who meet certain academic eligibility requirements

www.ncaa.org

 

[TennEddie]

If he stays, he will have an entire season to win the media and the fans over.
The ball is in his court. I hope he makes the right choices.

 

[Remy]

Our media is a headache. Boo could be a headache but even if he is, our media just needs to shut up about it and let Heupel, Boo, and the staff address. I feel like the media is trying to run him out of Knoxville and I have no idea what is going on with him, his family, etc. There could be more to the story and it isn't fair to jump on and judge this kid when we don't know the facts.

Not everybody but there is a contingent in Knoxville that tends to at the slightest blip of bad news about a young man from the state of Tennessee but NOT from Knoxville area will want him run out of town on a rail. Boo may be the latest version of JuJuan Jennings and there are others historically.

 

[ksgovols]

Wow! Good to hear that Nashville radio is talking Tennessee football!

I do watch the morning show on youtube sometimes. So I can forward through the NFL stuff...........

I've enjoyed listening to Rick Neuheisel and Chris Childers' Full Ride on Sirius XM 84. It's all college football all the time.

 

[woodpusher]

When media that reaches close to a million people regionally, in an important recruiting area, is reporting negatively on the Tennessee program...

I have to disagree. It's important to quickly identify and refute such stories if they're not true. Vol fans living in this area need to know so they can respond appropriately.

They're likely working for a Vandy grad, after all!

I don't know how you could prove this one true or false. The answer (whether he was forced) is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[OrangeBeachVol]

I suspect he was told a condition for returning is that he does the things his teammates did during the summer while he took time off. That's why, instead of practicing with the team now he's doing the training inside he would have done during the summer. Part of the summer activities included community service. He's just doing the things CJH and the players' council came up with to get back in good graces. All that is just conjecture on my part, so take it with a grain of salt. Either way, he's doing it, so good on him.

Exactly this is a nothing burger that apparently a media site is trying to stir the pot with. Let it go.

 

[camp_steveo]

How many of us believe in God because we're afraid our soul will end up in Hades (nothing wrong with that by the way), and what's the difference here?

Boo will get some tough lessons about priorities at the hospital, and hopefully he'll get some inspiration too.

 

[TAF]

OOhhh...peelin' out of high school for the day and headed to Cades Cove with some girls to go to the Sinks...
ALWAYS good to have some of this with you on some ice...back in '77...

 

[chuckiepoo]

How many of us believe in God because we're afraid our soul will end up in Hades (nothing wrong with that by the way), and what's the difference here?

Boo will get some tough lessons about priorities at the hospital, and hopefully he'll get some inspiration too.

Hard not to be inspired by kids battling life threatening issues. The fact that he showed up counts to his favor.

 

[ptcarter]

Maybe someone that truly knows can shed light. It's pretty disgusting how the Nashville media is just basically portraying Carter as a terrible guy making selfish decisions. Could there be some truth in that? Sure. But is he just good for nothing on his own? That is literally what is being portrayed in Nashville

Makes you wonder if the reporting would be different if the "Nico" thing hadn't happened.
edit:
to clarify, "Great player decides to leave because FILL IN THE BLANK ". narrative. Then cast blame on FILL IN THE BLANK

 

[Mikevol1964]

I am so glad I was in my twenties before cell phones and the internet.
Example, back in the day my soon-to-be mother-in-law asked my soon-to-be wife why she always sees pictures of me lying on the ground. My answer - Boones Farm.
TLDL version - men in their early twenties tend to make choices they later regret.

I resemble this remark

 

[njvols]

Paying penitence. It appears he's doing what has been asked of him which is great. I'm not for second guessing why he's doing it. Boo knows where the door is and if he didn't want to be doing these things he would have left.

Let Heup handle.

Agree let JH handle it w/ his team leader council. Best possible results this way.

 

[CAVPUT]

Might a nega like me offer another perspective? While Carter may or may not have been instructed to perform community service, he surely got to see how blessed he is to have his health and the God given abilities to play football at this level. Might give him something to consider and appreciate when he's seeing others struggling... especially children. You'd have to have a heart of stone and no soul to not be moved by the experience. Might be just the thing that helps Carter flip the switch on his attitude and approach to how he lives his life.

 

[VAVol85]

Doesn’t matter whether a good heart inspires a good deed or a good deed leads to a good heart as long as the end result is good hearts and good deeds.

 

[Gandalf]

I am so glad I was in my twenties before cell phones and the internet.
Example, back in the day my soon-to-be mother-in-law asked my soon-to-be wife why she always sees pictures of me lying on the ground. My answer - Boones Farm.
TLDL version - men in their early twenties tend to make choices they later regret.

Heck yeah on that. As a freshman, I brought a Walther ppk pistol with loaded clip into my room in Clement (because I didnt want it stolen out of my car). RA (bastard) saw it in my closet and sent me to the Assistant Dean. I explained the situation and after quickly assessing that I was just a stupid but harmless kid, gave me my gun back and told me to take it home.

Can you imagine what would have happened had that occurred today? Different times.

 

[savannahfan]

Our media is a headache. Boo could be a headache but even if he is, our media just needs to shut up about it and let Heupel, Boo, and the staff address. I feel like the media is trying to run him out of Knoxville and I have no idea what is going on with him, his family, etc. There could be more to the story and it isn't fair to jump on and judge this kid when we don't know the facts.

I expect a lot of this is kneejerk reaction caused by the Nico story.

 

[LittleVol]

#Carter4Heisman

 

[Chitlin&theDude]

Our media is a headache. Boo could be a headache but even if he is, our media just needs to shut up about it and let Heupel, Boo, and the staff address. I feel like the media is trying to run him out of Knoxville and I have no idea what is going on with him, his family, etc. There could be more to the story and it isn't fair to jump on and judge this kid when we don't know the facts.

Everything you need to know about the Media:

#1 There's so much media everywhere they're all screaming for attention, and being as sensational as possible helps get attention.

#2 While there's usually some truth in every story, it's NEVER the whole truth.

 

[WaywardVol]

Our media is a headache. Boo could be a headache but even if he is, our media just needs to shut up about it and let Heupel, Boo, and the staff address. I feel like the media is trying to run him out of Knoxville and I have no idea what is going on with him, his family, etc. There could be more to the story and it isn't fair to jump on and judge this kid when we don't know the facts.

What do you mean “our” media? Nashville isn’t “our” media.

 

[Carl Pickens]

If he’s done the time, forgive the crime.

 

[Carl Pickens]

This is what we know..............anything else is unsubstantiated rumor.

"For two practices we have seen Boo Carter doing conditioning work off to the side. Carter also made a community service trip to Children’s Hospital this week as well.

Maybe the most important moment this week for Carter was on Tuesday afternoon/evening when he stood before his teammates and addressed them in a team meeting. Now Carter has to stack good day after good day of doing everything that’s being asked of him to see if he can rejoin his teammates at some point on the practice field. Heupel made it clear there is no timetable on a possible return."

-Hubbs

Knowing when enough is enough is the trick. Carter is probably embarrassed enough and ready to get back to business. How long and what else does he need to do before he gets to rejoin?

 

[VOLfrombama]

Knowing when enough is enough is the trick. Carter is probably embarrassed enough and ready to get back to business. How long and what else does he need to do before he gets to rejoin?

Great question. They’re definitely working on his conditioning rn. So I don’t know if that means he’s making up for missing those summer of workouts or if they feel he needs to be in better shape before he puts his pads on so he’s meeting milestones.

My guess is he has to make up the missed workouts first, then he can rejoin the team. It was reported on VQ that Heup made the whole team run when he missed. Im SURE some players got mad about that. I know I would have too.

Hopefully he follows thru and doesn’t get discouraged. Him being there and doing the work so far is encouraging.

 

[Tman44]

Reports are that Carter has done community service by visiting the Children's Hospital, something Vols have done for an eternity and it's a great thing. I'm glad the players volunteer their time to bring some joy to sick children.

HOWEVER, media in Nashville are spinning this as Carter being MADE to do this instead of him volunteering his time out of the kindness of his heart.

There have been a lot of rumors about Carter and some have been disproven. The biggest one being that Carter was already out the door when coach came out and said no, he's on the team.

It just seems like to me there is too much spin and speculation going on.

Is it not possible that Carter would just visit the Children's Hospital just because and not because he's being made to? How do you make someone do that anyway?

Bad news sells newspapers. No offense; however, you may want to consider if legacy media is telling you the truth. Media has been proven to lie to us until the cows come home in order to stir division. Division makes us want to buy more newspapers.

As far as the children's hospital goes, I can easily see how Boo could walk away from that thinking:

"Damn, I thought I had it bad. I'm blessed. I just need to put my head down and go to work."

 

[adam.vol]

What do you mean “our” media? Nashville isn’t “our” media.

I don’t think he was talking about HAM radio..

Fixed: Everyone except for “your” media.

 

[CAVPUT]

Knowing when enough is enough is the trick. Carter is probably embarrassed enough and ready to get back to business. How long and what else does he need to do before he gets to rejoin?

With all the work that's reported to have been missed, I suspect it will take more than a couple of practices. There's a locker room of eyes watching how this plays out. Punishment has to fit the crime I suspect.