'13 VA RB Derrick Green (Michigan commit)

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Fleetwood1104 said:
that's really not saying much as far as accomplishments go if that's his claim to fame. michigan beat that same ohio state team that went to the 1996 citrus bowl
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Wait, you are a UM fan and you don't consider beating OSU an achievement? You need your UM fan card revoked!
 
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Fleetwood1104 said:
that's really not saying much as far as accomplishments go if that's his claim to fame. michigan beat that same ohio state team that went to the 1996 citrus bowl
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SEC teams have and will continue to beat Ohio St. teams regularly. Please, take notes. :hi:
 
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bigeasy said:
UT is ranked #7 in Logistics/Supply Chain Management, but in every other business category UM is ranked higher.
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I'm an academic advisor in a top 25 business school at Az State U. I'm not saying its impossible, but its tough to complete a business degree in a top tier undergrad business school AND play football. I work with a couple players currently.

(Before going to the Business school at ASU, I advised for several years in our interdisciplinary studies program - where most of our NFL bound football players ended up because they couldn't do both - play high demand football and study for a high demand major.)

Again, I'm not saying it can't be done - but it takes a special, disciplined and dedicated individual to make it happen.
 
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TempeAZVOL said:
I'm an academic advisor in a top 25 business school at Az State U. I'm not saying its impossible, but its tough to complete a business degree in a top tier undergrad business school AND play football. I work with a couple players currently.

(Before going to the Business school at ASU, I advised for several years in our interdisciplinary studies program - where most of our NFL bound football players ended up because they couldn't do both - play high demand football and study for a high demand major.)

Again, I'm not saying it can't be done - but it takes a special, disciplined and dedicated individual to make it happen.
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Ya, the "abc school is a better Academic institution and therefore football players will get a better education there" argument isn't applicable 99% of the time.
 
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SergeantVol said:
Wait, you are a UM fan and you don't consider beating OSU an achievement? You need your UM fan card revoked!
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i'm saying that if your claim to fame and something that is supposed to give you credibility as a top notch coach is one victory over ohio state then that's not boosting you very much.

also what poster below you said, SEC has been raping tOSU for years
 
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jave36 said:
Ya, the "abc school is a better Academic institution and therefore football players will get a better education there" argument isn't applicable 99% of the time.
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The academic recruiting pitch is not impossible to complete....but then there is a reality. At ASU, student athletes have an academic advisor in the department, then they also have an ICA Academic "coach" (advisor). With ICA rules, student athletes must complete a certain percentage of their degree program as they progress. In my previous advising position, I found ICA academic coaches were trying to find the major in which their athlete could fit into to make that percentage - often times football players would default into "interdisciplinary studies" because that was the major that made them ICA eligible.

In the business school I now advise in - we have a lot of student athletes - golfers; swimmers; divers; female athletes - football players?.....not so much. This is not a knock on the intelligence of the players - I think this is just the reality of the current student football athlete in division 1 schools. They are football players first and students when they can fit it in.
 
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jave36 said:
Borderline trolling... We all know he's been to UM and likes the school a lot.
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eh i'm just messing around, i think those are new pictures, of an old visit, but new as in ones that were just put out.

this is going to be a tight, close, and with very little information directly from the source battle that's going to be interesting to watch unfold. there are plenty of positives about both schools and so many factors that we probably don't even know about. buckle up and enjoy the ride
 
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Much like so many other things in the lives of Vol fans the last 4 or 5 years, I can't really sit back and enjoy the ride with this right now. I think I am still stuck in the Dooley era and I'm waiting on something to collapse with this recruitment. Hopefully it will work out in our favor.
 
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All it that it was, was a subtle dig at UM for not being able to beat OSU that often. I think that's all he was getting at since you're a UM fan.
 
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Fleetwood1104 said:
eh i'm just messing around, i think those are new pictures, of an old visit, but new as in ones that were just put out.

this is going to be a tight, close, and with very little information directly from the source battle that's going to be interesting to watch unfold. there are plenty of positives about both schools and so many factors that we probably don't even know about. buckle up and enjoy the ride
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Why are you here? Just get lost. Please?

I was the poster that said Ohio St would get manhandled... Much like Mich vs Miss St a couple of years back... Let us see how they handle SC. :peace2:
 
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TempeAZVOL said:
The academic recruiting pitch is not impossible to complete....but then there is a reality. At ASU, student athletes have an academic advisor in the department, then they also have an ICA Academic "coach" (advisor). With ICA rules, student athletes must complete a certain percentage of their degree program as they progress. In my previous advising position, I found ICA academic coaches were trying to find the major in which their athlete could fit into to make that percentage - often times football players would default into "interdisciplinary studies" because that was the major that made them ICA eligible.

In the business school I now advise in - we have a lot of student athletes - golfers; swimmers; divers; female athletes - football players?.....not so much. This is not a knock on the intelligence of the players - I think this is just the reality of the current student football athlete in division 1 schools. They are football players first and students when they can fit it in.
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So basically you are saying football players often have to choose less demanding majors in order to balance school and football?

If this is the case do you think having a "less demanding" business program would be more beneficial? Meaning that pursuing a business degree at UT while playing football would be easier to manage than playing football at UM and pursuing a business degree from their top flight and therefore more academically demanding business program?

This is an interesting facet of this recruitment and is probably worth discussing further.
 
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Somebody please help me .... Why is a Michigan fan that lives in NC trolling a TN board? Hell, I can barely find enough time in my busy day to keep up with my OWN team's message board, much less spend useless hours being an ass hat on somebody else's board.

Seriously, I've never understood why this board has so many regular/routine posters from other teams. I understand the occasional poster from an SEC school trying to keep up with the competition. Some of these guys have several thousand posts, though. Just don't get it.
 
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