Chaz Coleman status?

#77
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Budalicious said:
So you are saying a coach is supposed to know what an 18 year old is thinking!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. You name Nico and Boo. How about all the successful players with great character that have been signed by CJH. No coach is batting 1000%
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All players don’t get paid more than anyone else on their side of the ball either. If you’re going to make someone your highest paid player, it’s retarded to choose a diva. Everyone knew Nico and Boo were divas before they got here. It wasn’t a secret
 
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Volador said:
Hey Chaz- sometimes you gotta act like a man!!! I grew up in northern Jersey and drove 750 miles south to attend UT in September of 1975 and didn't know a soul there. Also, I didn't have football coaches coddling to me or amazing training facilities at my fingertips or sumptuous meals prepared for me (Sophies??) or a dorm as nice as The Ritz Carlton to live in (Hess sucked). You have landed in paradise young man so wake up and smell the roses cuz all you'd be smelling back in Ohio or PA right now is snow.

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Amen. I had to smack myself sometimes when ingratitude kicked it. Realized how blessed I was and success took off! Gratitude is powerful.
 
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SayUWantAreVOLution said:
If he were injured, would we be having this conversation?

The question is: is mental health a health issue. I believe it is.

Then if he's having a mental health issue that's keeping him from playing, it's just like an injury we risk with any player.

If he'd broken his leg would we be saying "he's just not tough enough to play on it anyway and he needs to suck it up because we're paying him....."

Or maybe some of you doubted it was real when Hendon Hooker tore his leg up? Maybe he was just a slacker and should've played because we needed him?

If you can't see the health issue, it's not real... Right?
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No
 
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particlesmatter said:
He cant even legally have a beer.

The male brain isn’t fully developed until 26 or so. I’m certain there is a neuro on the board who can elaborate.

If kiddo has mental health issues beyond just maturity opportunities, thats another story.
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He’s old enough to join the military and die for his country. Usually not just about the mental health either. Kids are home sick but they sure aren’t giving back the money they got paid. 😂
 
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Pride85 said:
Here is the problem with that statement. If he did not have this talent that everyone speaks of and had to exist in real life, how long do you think an employer would give them to "find themselves"? If it is about greed, then he will bolt to the first school that offers him more and all effort put into his development will be for another school. If he can't handle getting paid millions of dollars to move away from home for a few years without pining for home, he will be Boo Carter 2.0 and will want to hang more with his family and crew than focus on football. With the money he is making, he could buy his family a house and move them here while he plays for UT. It isn't like he is right out of high school, he played for Penn State last year. Unfortunately, teenagers that play sports college will have to learn to grow up and be ready faster or fall by the wayside now. It is already stressful and hard; throw in the lure of spending obscene amounts of money and be expected to want to work hard to get better at your craft. Those who screamed "NIL will help sports get better and help the kids" will now understand why those of us who protested felt the way we do. DO NOT count on anyone truly even being a VFN (Vol For NOW) little less anyone ever being a true VFL ever again.

I have been a sports fanatic since I was 6 years old (and I am OLD) and it has reached the point that it is no longer entertaining to watch sports of any kind. The same reason that I cannot stand any professional sport has now poisoned and corrupted "amateur" sports. Very soon, the only attachment I have with my alma mater will be my diploma and my wardrobe of multiple clothing items colored orange and white.
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"Amateur". How the NCAA and their apologists misspell "We're going to exploit you and make you like it".
 
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particlesmatter said:
He cant even legally have a beer.

The male brain isn’t fully developed until 26 or so. I’m certain there is a neuro on the board who can elaborate.

If kiddo has mental health issues beyond just maturity opportunities, thats another story.
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So we are gonna make it illegal for people to make a lot of money until they are 26?
 
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Volador said:
Didn't claim the young man is a troublemaker, but if he simply says "hey, I want my gig at UT to work", than you just go and do it. If not, the UT Synchronized Swimming team needs some athletes. (and sorry if anyone thinks this is harsh, but my God people, this is rock'em sock'em hit'em in the head FOOTBALL.) You Gotta have the right mind set to survive and be effective. This must occur before you get on the field, and this kid can't seem to get out of his dorm room.
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I totally get what you’re saying and that’s how I feel but the reality is not everyone is the same and mental health is very important. And affects people differently. it could possibly just be a matter of taking a little longer to get adjusted. I just don’t think we should jump to the thought of just get over it and do your job.
 
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djwes said:
These spoiled brats are so pathetically soft. Home sick, please. Enlisted military kids bust their ass for this county and are at actual risk for peanuts relative to what these Charmin soft prima donnas make and don't quit. Send him packing and reinvest the $.
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That’s kind of an idiotic thing to say when you don’t even know this guy you have no idea how this guy is brain and if you’ve had a kid that was having problems like this, I would say the last thing you want for people to just say get over it. Just because some of us are stronger than others in certain situations doesn’t give us the right to say that he should feel the same way we do.
 
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3.5 mil can buy a lot of plane tickets to have family time. It can buy/rent a house for family too. I am not in any way discounting mental health struggles, but this guy now has the resources to do something about helping what he claims is the problem. I am also pretty sure UT has plenty of mental health assistance available. He clearly knew where Knxville was prior to accepting the offer. He needs to live up to his end of the deal or he needs to terminate the deal and give the money back.
HOWEVER, we do not know the full story and speculating on this guy is unfair to him. Maybe he needs just to go home for a few days and get his head together.
 
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djwes said:
These spoiled brats are so pathetically soft. Home sick, please. Enlisted military kids bust their ass for this county and are at actual risk for peanuts relative to what these Charmin soft prima donnas make and don't quit. Send him packing and reinvest the $.
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Comparing the military to football is one of the dumbest comparisons you can make.
 
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particlesmatter said:
He cant even legally have a beer.

The male brain isn’t fully developed until 26 or so. I’m certain there is a neuro on the board who can elaborate.

If kiddo has mental health issues beyond just maturity opportunities, thats another story.
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Feel like mine still developing and I’m 40 😄
 
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bpalmer28 said:
I didn't realize there was a thread on this, or I would have posted this here. From the 12th practice thread:

If Chaz's experience at Tennessee plays out similar to what happened with Nico and Boo, it's on the head coach. Character evaluation is just as important as evaluating athleticism. We will never get where we want to be if we keep throwing money at players who do nothing but hold us back.

Personally, I felt like Chaz Coleman was overrated during portal season. Not that he doesn't have the potential to be a really good player, he certainly does, but seeing everyone treat him like a slam dunk, can't miss impact prospect when he only had 1 sack in 2025 was surprising to me. But that's what happens with former 5-star recruits. Everyone just assumes they're a future 1st round pick. Nobody will be surprised if he comes in and has 8 or 9 sacks this season, but we also shouldn't be surprised if he only has 2 or 3. JMO.
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I put Boo totally on Heupel. I can’t put this on him. His new DC wanted this kid. The DC & another asst coach knew him & everyone in the country wanted him.

Strange that a kid already away from home a year gets homesick now.
 
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OrangeInKy said:
I called it out multiple times and he said nothing, he just didn’t mention mental health yesterday after talking about it Tuesday and defending it because “there shouldn’t be stigma” around it. He missed the point that it’s not his or our business to air other people’s mental health issues, or rumors of them. Really poor taste.
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I completely agree
 
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VolFreakJosh said:
Comparing the military to football is one of the dumbest comparisons you can make.
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Actually it’s not and very comparable to same age grouped college athletes- given the context of active duty young men and women 18-24 year olds ( bulk of enlisted age) being away from home for extended periods for the first times in their lives via basic training and then follow on tech training for months to years. Before you tell me I'm dumb because you don’t comprehend, I’ve worked in the military training realm for over 10 years and seen homesick/made the wrong choice bc this isn’t what I thought it was thing play out a bunch
 
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jordanthegimp said:
Actually it’s not and very comparable to same age grouped college athletes- given the context of active duty young men and women 18-24 year olds ( bulk of enlisted age) being away from home for extended periods for the first times in their lives via basic training and then follow on tech training for months to years. Before you tell me I'm dumb because you don’t comprehend, I’ve worked in the military training realm for over 10 years and seen homesick/made the wrong choice bc this isn’t what I thought it was thing play out a bunch
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Calling a college athlete soft for missing being close to his family is what is weak.
 
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