Brian Maurer may be gone?

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AlcoVOLic said:
WTF is wrong with some of you?! Kid played as hard as he could. Watched him against impossible odds and he still preformed. If you’re talking **** go look in the mirror and realize you have a 10th of the talent of this kid. Jesus, some of our fan base sucks. Go Vols but F some of you.
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Probably, but the social media drama will grow old quickly. He f’d up this time, can’t happen again. No one is bigger than the team.
 
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VolNExile said:
How fortunate he was to have you around!

And for those who dismiss ADD, ADHD, autism spectrum, and other cognitively-different kids as not-terribly-useful and definitely-under-average “handicapped” people, and a general suck on your tax dollars, the two of mine that I mentioned have an honors BS in digital animation and a JD, Phi Beta Kappa as an undergraduate. Having a differently-wired brain doesn’t make you dumb. But is does present a lot of obstacles.

When we talk about players as having “screwed-up heads”, consider the possibility that their heads are just as good as yours, but they’re wired differently. They may not pick up on things the same way as you, and react in the same way, but be assured that they are tuned into things that never once crossed your mind, and are reacting to THEM very well indeed. For instance, ADHD people by nature are endlessly attuned to the world around them, picking up sensory input 360 degrees - sometimes unable to screen out these stimuli, and FAR more aware than most of us are to our surroundings. (They make great surgeons, hunters, and pilots. And perhaps quarterbacks.)

When the adults around them (parents, teachers, coaches) don’t realize their distinctive intelligence, meaning the way that they perceive and react to their surroundings, and figure out how to honor and support that, find a role for that, and give them ways to adapt to the neurotypicals around them, we lose a ton of useful talent that can benefit us all.
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I really can’t respond to that the way I want to because medical issues are not anyone’s business on a message board. But anyone paying attention to what you just said should read it twice.
 
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DarkAvenger said:
I’m saying a qb can cause damage by what they say, do, or how they act. Was that Instagram post toxic? Absolutely. Has he been a consistent problem I don’t know but what I hear from swain on his show suggests that yes he has. He acts one way on cameras and apparently changes once he’s off the field.
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I agree with your first sentence, but would replace QB with any player.

As for Maurer being "toxic" to the locker room, the "took away my dream" post (assuming it was about the staff) was more laughable than toxic.

IMO, he seems to be more of a problem to a limited number of fans than anyone else.
 
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RobertPellitt said:
So this is what I know. You have never heard any coach complain about him. You never saw him act inappropriately on the sideline. You saw him run hard through defenses and try his absolute best. What I also know is that I was defending him against posters that were in fact banging on him. That is when you accused me of being his Dad. Because it was so outside the realm for you to comprehend that this is a young man, who talked about suicide in his past, needed a sensible adult to be on his side. Rather than two (2) faced "fans" that think this is their program but haven't giving an ounce towards it when compared to the sacrifices of Brian Maurer.

Yes, I defended him. I will continue to defend him against anyone that does not show this young man the respect he deserves for giving his all to UT.
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Correct, from all accounts he is a good team mate and a coachable player, and in my opinion has adequate skill level. Some of his social media posts have led to some questions regarding maturity and ethics, but I don't pay attention to that stuff. He is a young man with much to learn and stupid social media posts will happen. Being a minor celebrity, he is open to criticism from those that don't know him personally, especially fans, so in my opinion defending him and others in other instances is futile, however noble.

I've enjoyed our discussion. Have a great week! Go Vols!
 
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m1al said:
I agree with your first sentence, but would replace QB with any player.

As for Maurer being "toxic" to the locker room, the "took away my dream" post (assuming it was about the staff) was more laughable than toxic.

IMO, he seems to be more of a problem to a limited number of fans than anyone else.
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And I doubt when he posted that, he meant that in the same way people here interpreted it. I don't think he was eschewing blame or anything like that. Of course, that's why you shouldn't post stuff like that on social media; it's inevitable that it gets misinterpreted.
 
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DiderotsGhost said:
And I doubt when he posted that, he meant that in the same way people here interpreted it. I don't think he was eschewing blame or anything like that. Of course, that's why you shouldn't post stuff like that on social media; it's inevitable that it gets misinterpreted.
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I would guess he meant it exactly as he posted it. He’s clearly an emotional guy and looks like he lets his emotions get the better of him at times. He needs to get that under control. That being said, I hope whether he transfers or stays that he gets to truly showcase his abilities. I think he’s similar to Dobbs in that he has unreal natural instincts that allow him to make plays out of nowhere.
 
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JohnnyJava said:
This is a good point. Bailey has 5 years to play 4, correct?
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Four more years to play, I think, assuming he plays in no more than four games this season (thus a redshirt for him). COVID year last year doesn't mean anything for him, that only affected seniors, if I'm not mistaken.
 
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volinthenorth said:
Four more years to play, I think, assuming he plays in no more than four games this season (thus a redshirt for him). COVID year last year doesn't mean anything for him, that only affected seniors, if I'm not mistaken.
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You are mistaken. Last season didn’t count towards ANYBODY’S eligibility. Seniors whose eligibility would’ve expired after last season don’t count against the 85 man.
 
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volinthenorth said:
I don't think Bailey will transfer. The thing with Hooker or Milton is that if either of them really plays great this season (which could happen if the mental light goes on for them and/or they benefit from Heupel's high octane offense), there's nothing stopping either one of them from going pro after the 2021 outing, or maybe after 2022. So it's not just about how many years of eligibility those guys have left. One or both of them might not end up using all their eligibility, thus freeing up a spot for Bailey to play. Also, an injury could (God forbid) create such a vacancy. And Jackson isn't going to come in and be so good that he starts as a frosh ahead of Bailey. No way. So what I'm saying is, HB is going to play some good ball for us in Neyland. Just perhaps not a lot this year.
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It's possible Bailey stays if he's QB2 and much less likely if he's QB3. From the latter, both QBs ahead of him need to jump, go down, or something for him to play. I'm just not sure the incentive to stay is the same between "I might start" and "I might be QB2."

The downside of that strategy is that if he waits and both stay 2 years, he might end up competing with Jackson for QB2. If one of the guys has an unbelievable year and our offense helps Heupel turn TN (from my lips to God's ears) into "QB U"..... Heupel's increased QB recruiting strength might let him get someone close to or over Bailey's ceiling as a freshman.

It's risky.
 
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whobethis16 said:
Ask those that are constantly blaming this upcoming generation instead of looking at the **** they're leaving this generation.
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Spoken like a true millennial. If your generation had to actually earn what they have gotten, you might see things differently. The main mistake my generation made what trying to make your lives better by not making you work as hard as we did. Everything is given to this group, and they want no output for unlimited input. Not all, but a very noticeable group.
 
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I just don't understand quitting now. I assume he will also withdraw from classes, which I believe is a bad idea. Further, if he intends to attempt to play for someone else next year, he still needs a place to workout, people to throw to, and generally the need to stay as as sharp as possible. I would have thought that staying at UT and then leaving after the season to enroll somewhere else in the spring would have been a better decision,

In any case, good luck to him. I am sure he will find a place to play.
 
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I do feel a bit bad for maurer. Not because he lost out on the job this year necessarily. He’s now got 3 former top 150 overall players in front of him Tj’s are all physically superior to him. That’s the way it goes and I don’t feel bad for someone that doesn’t have the raw talent to be a starting qb at an sec school. Hell I don’t have that level of talent amd I don’t feel bad for myself. Lol. No…what makes me feel bad for him is that he was never given a legitimate opportunity to play when there weren’t 3 absolute studs ahead of him on the roster. Pruitt kept putting the single worst qb to every wear the T out there week after week. Brian maurer should’ve had an opportunity to play a lot more here over the last couple of years.
Anyway, good luck Brian maurer. He needs to be strategic in where he chooses to go. Maybe a lower level school or a d1 program without a lot of depth for whatever reason.
 
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Pride85 said:
Spoken like a true millennial. If your generation had to actually earn what they have gotten, you might see things differently. The main mistake my generation made what trying to make your lives better by not making you work as hard as we did. Everything is given to this group, and they want no output for unlimited input. Not all, but a very noticeable group.
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"The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers." ---- Socrates

Insert gif of old man yelling at kids for thousands of years.
 
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chattavol420 said:
I do feel a bit bad for maurer. Not because he lost out on the job this year necessarily. He’s now got 3 former top 150 overall players in front of him Tj’s are all physically superior to him.
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Don't think this is true. Out of the 4 QBs, Maurer probably has the 2nd most raw physical talent (arm strength, speed) behind Milton. And even versus Milton, Maurer's faster than him. You could make a legit argument that Maurer has the most upside of the 4.

To me, he seems like the type that learns from experience and being behind a loaded arsenal of blue-chip QBs is hampering him. It's the age-old problem: he needs the experience to get better, but he can't get the experience till he's better.
 
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