Another Hood bashing....

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It's not like the entire D1 is out of scholarships. I understand his logic in not wanting to offer a scholarship to Hood, but his logic about Ramos is flawed.
 
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checkerboard_charly said:
Tennessee recruit*Daniel Hood doesn't deserve scholarship - Andy Staples - SI.com
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That was fairly balanced although his premise of letting him walk-on was probably flawed. I suspect that CLK offering him a scholarship was as much logistical as anything. 11 players have left the team so we know there are plenty of scholarships available out of the 85. He is also undersigned this year (less than 25 even if everyone qualifies). Unless he thinks he can fill up the remaining spots with early enrollees in the spring (who would count towards last years 25) then offering Hood a scholarship won't cost him anything. Even if UT brings in 25 players every year it will be a couple of seasons before we have 85 scholarship players again. Why not go ahead and give him a scholarship now? In fact, if he walks on and 'earns' a scholarship a year from now won't that count against next year's total when we're sure to hit the max of 25?
 
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The kid is going to have no shortage of motivation to prove all of these guys wrong. Hope he stays out of trouble and succeeds, on and off the field.
 
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I saw absolutely nothing wrong with that piece or anything anyone can consider "bashing". It was a well thought out story about why so many people don't like Kiffin's decision to give him a scholarship.
 
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The articles makes me think Andy had been partaking in a few Bacardi 151 drinks before writing the article. And as much as I hate to think it has a bearing on his journalistic abilities, his photo makes him look a little light in the loafers.
 
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triadvolfan said:
That was fairly balanced although his premise of letting him walk-on was probably flawed. I suspect that CLK offering him a scholarship was as much logistical as anything. 11 players have left the team so we know there are plenty of scholarships available out of the 85. He is also undersigned this year (less than 25 even if everyone qualifies). Unless he thinks he can fill up the remaining spots with early enrollees in the spring (who would count towards last years 25) then offering Hood a scholarship won't cost him anything. Even if UT brings in 25 players every year it will be a couple of seasons before we have 85 scholarship players again. Why not go ahead and give him a scholarship now? In fact, if he walks on and 'earns' a scholarship a year from now won't that count against next year's total when we're sure to hit the max of 25?
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logistics aside, it's the moral of the story...you earn your worth, both as a student athlete and as a person, before you are given a scholarship. I think it would have been more appropriate if we had him walk on. He's still given a chance after screwing up, but he's not given it on a silver platter.
 
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VOLS85 said:
logistics aside, it's the moral of the story...you earn your worth, both as a student athlete and as a person, before you are given a scholarship. I think it would have been more appropriate if we had him walk on. He's still given a chance after screwing up, but he's not given it on a silver platter.
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If it's your opinion Hood doesn't deserve a scholarship, lay it at the coaching staffs feet, not the kid's.
 
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The article is fair.

But I don't think Kiffin would consider Hood versus Ramos as a choice. If both were good enough for the Vols, he'd offer both. It's not like Hood makes the Vols overstocked with 6-5, 255 pound linemen. CLK offered Hood, not based on who had the best track record of behavior as a citizen, but based on who offered the most to meeting the goals he has for the team.

Kiffin's motives and actions seem logical to me. He's not trying to use the UT football team as either an incentive to reward good behavior or as a charity that gives scholarships to players based on need. Instead, he's trying to build a team with players that he feels can win championships. Kiffin demands the behavior that objective requires. That seems obvious as well.

If Ramos fit with those objectives, Hood's offer would not have stood in the way. Instead Ramos is going to Cal-Poly (that's better than UTC, I think, but other coaches could have offered him as well if, in fact he was good enough for their teams). They probably didn't for the same reason Kiffin didn't.

In my opinion, the best point was about the unfairness for donors to pay for Hood's way, but I suppose those who don't want to pay could say so, or we could pretend they did, hypothetically. Somehow, I'm confident there'd still be more than enough money left over for those who don't mind to cover the costs of Hood's scholarship. And, if he doesn't perform, nobody pays. So, next time a player quits, think of all the money Kiffin is saving us.
 
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I don't necessarily agree with it, but I wouldn't call that a "bash" at all.
 
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coach31 said:
When there's an everybody's out to get us mentality. Sounds more like Alabama but a lot of people have it on here.
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So if you were Daniel Hood and were reading your insightful thoughts on him where would that leave you? Are you sure you don't have the drooling crap machine syndrome?
 
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I have no clue what you're talking about. I'm talking about fans who think the national media is always looking to take shots at this program. We're not important enough for that anymore.
 
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The things the kid is convicted of are horrible. But when do you let the past be the past? I think giving the guy a chance, with two strikes already on him would be fair. I think this staff is more of a hands on staff than the last, and I am not hating on CPF, and that they will keep all the players in line.
 
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coach31 said:
I have no clue what you're talking about. I'm talking about fans who think the national media is always looking to take shots at this program. We're not important enough for that anymore.
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I have no clue what you're talking about. Screw the national media. We are important, otherwise the program wouldn't be getting so much publicity. "Wait til they get a load of us".................
 
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checkerboard_charly said:
I actually didn't read it. I just figured it was more bashing. My bad.
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:eek:lol::eek:lol: :good!:
I love it! So, you just posted that to get us to summarize it for you, Charly?

You are a Guru. Thanks for delegating! You guys are going to whole new level with this approach.
 
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