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The biggest factor in Adoree's recruitment has been a school's track program. I don't think UT has a good enough track program to land him especially with UF and LSU in the running along with the hometown teams. UF likes their chances particularly with their history of sending long jumpers to the olympics.
The kid wants to try and he should have that chance. Like I said when you first started your "what AJ can and can't do" that UF T&F was his first offer in any sport. A program coming of back to back NCAA titles...I'm sure they know what it takes for an athlete to make the Olympics since they develop a few of them. Also if UF is selling him nonsense then UT and LSU are doing the same bc their T&F coaches are going to visits also.
The biggest factor in Adoree's recruitment has been a school's track program. I don't think UT has a good enough track program to land him especially with UF and LSU in the running along with the hometown teams. UF likes their chances particularly with their history of sending long jumpers to the olympics.
Um nice try again gator boy. LSU and UT are certainly not doing the same thing UF is. UF is trying to convince Adoree that he can get to the olympics in long jump because UF has the olympic teams long jump coach. LSU and UT are simply saying AJ can run track and play football and he can help both teams. It's sad to me that you are ok ethically with UF pushing the shot at the olympics if he trains at UF in track angle. That is such a bunch of bullcrap and its quite unethical to sell something that everyone in the track and football world with experience know is not possible to do both at that level. Adoree has the ability to be a lottery pick at DB and as a special teams ace. He will make peanuts in T&F even if he is world class 5-10 years from now (his realistic timeframe). If UF cared about AJ's best interests they would not be selling him a bull**** dream of going to the olympics and playing football at the same time. It's that simple man. You gator fans kill me. I see the same delusion and lack of ethics when Urbie was there and UF was doing all sorts of shady but technically legal stuff. Whatever man.
what kills me is you saying what a kid can and can't do. If a kid has his mind made up on doing something then it's not anyone can really do but all them to try. Sports, acting, becoming a doctor etc. AJ is already a track star and I'm sure he's been around many more qualified, professional that have given their opinion(s) on his future in T&F. You have an axe to grind about someone else's child. Which I find hilariously sad. IF UF gets him it won't because the sold him and his family on the Olympics.
And to talk about ethics and shady business..lol:
Yeah, I don't really get your angle Bing. Sure the kid doesn't have the typical measurables of an Olympic long jumper, but every coach is going to tell him they will help him try to achieve all of his goals. I guarantee our track coach won't go in there and crush his long jump dreams and tell him he is too short to make the Olympics.
Well the way I see it is that we are THE UT, that other school in Austin (ut) is just a imposter!
The UT - 1891 first season
Tennessee Volunteers football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ut - 1893 first season
Texas Longhorns football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
We had such a great power T they had to copy it and the they took our UT design.
what kills me is you saying what a kid can and can't do. If a kid has his mind made up on doing something then it's not anyone can really do but all them to try. Sports, acting, becoming a doctor etc. AJ is already a track star and I'm sure he's been around many more qualified, professional that have given their opinion(s) on his future in T&F. You have an axe to grind about someone else's child. Which I find hilariously sad. IF UF gets him it won't because the sold him and his family on the Olympics.
what kills me is you saying what a kid can and can't do. If a kid has his mind made up on doing something then it's noting anyone can really do but allow them to try... Sports, acting, becoming a doctor etc. AJ is already a track star and I'm sure he's been around many more qualified, professional that have given their opinion(s) on his future in T&F. You have an axe to grind about someone else's child. Which I find hilariously sad. IF UF gets him it won't because the sold him and his family on the Olympics.
And to talk about ethics and shady business..lol:
Don't sell me this politically correct "you can do whatever you want if you put your mind to it bull****.
I'm quite sure most of the guys on this forum would kill to be able to be a NFL player, but 75% of the equation is genetics and the other 25% is work ethic. Don't try and use simple catch phrases that are simply trying to convey to young impressionable children that they can "basically" be anything they want if they try hard enough. Again, not a true statement and its basically bull**** but it's a good thing for parents and adults to say to children so they can pursue a dream. Going to the olympics is a dream and it could possibly be achieved if he gave up football and dedicated himself to long jump for the next 10 years. I still say based on his numbers and size that it's unlikely but he has a shot. Football and the NFL is his meal ticket and he has the ability to achieve that dream. Anyone looking out for his best interests is going to make sure he follows the dream that is realistic and likely and will provide a great future for himself and his family, which a T&F long jumper's salary will most likely not.
It's his goal, not yours, or anyone else's. Anyone looking at his best interest, is going to tell him to focus on his dreams, and do whatever he wants to do...