Former Vol / 5* LB gives up football for good...

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Chris Donald has quit the football team at UTC due to ongoing wrist problems.

Man, if I've ever seen the definition of a bust... this would be it.
 
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He is a good guy. Went to high school with him. It was probably a tough decision for him he was always a competitor. Hope he finds something he loves.
 
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MrBamSeydu said:
Chris Donald has quit the football team at UTC due to ongoing wrist problems.

Man, if I've ever seen the definition of a bust... this would be it.
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I'll see that definition and raise you an NFL Ryan leaf plus a Tony mandarich
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It's always funny to read people's posts when it comes to defining someone as a bust or not... For instance, Chris Donald is a bust b/c he was a 5 star, and there is no way Rivals could have miscalculated his talents. But then when we sign a group of 2 star players, we say they are under the radar and Rivals has completely miscalculated their talents....

Either way, as far as being a part of society and a community, I'll take a hard-working, honest bust over an Albert Haynesworth any day of the week.
 
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EasyVolunteer said:
Whatever makes you feel good. Making fun of a someone else on an internet chat board can do wonders for one's self esteem.

:no:
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don't worry, Bam will have a full proof recruiting report out before long. Pay particular attention to bets he makes regarding avatars.
 
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VolsDeep said:
don't worry, Bam will have a full proof recruiting report out before long. Pay particular attention to bets he makes regarding avatars.
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And don't worry, VolsDeep will be here years and years later to randomly bring it up.


Pay particular attention to the numbers of posts where VolsDeep has posted factual/useful information regarding anything at all. This thread was fact-based. VolsDeep apparently follows my Volnation career like some sort of rabid fan... and I'm appreciative. But up until a few minutes ago I had no idea who he was. :hi:
 
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VolsDeep said:
It's always funny to read people's posts when it comes to defining someone as a bust or not... For instance, Chris Donald is a bust b/c he was a 5 star, and there is no way Rivals could have miscalculated his talents. But then when we sign a group of 2 star players, we say they are under the radar and Rivals has completely miscalculated their talents....

Either way, as far as being a part of society and a community, I'll take a hard-working, honest bust over an Albert Haynesworth any day of the week.
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So what are you saying? You'd take Chris Donald's UT career over Haynesworth's? Or were you randomly talking about hard-working, honest Daniel Brooks?

Don't worry.... I won't bother to read your reply, because I truly think you may say yes to Donald over Haynesworth and it worries me.

:eek:lol:
 
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EasyVolunteer said:
Whatever makes you feel good. Making fun of a someone else on an internet chat board can do wonders for one's self esteem.

:no:
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It's called sports. The guy was a football bust, according to his status as a high school player. I didn't say he should be stoned and set ablaze in town square, Ghandi.
 
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MrBamSeydu said:
It's called sports. The guy was a football bust, according to his status as a high school player. I didn't say he should be stoned and set ablaze in town square, Ghandi.
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Who failed more, Donald or the people that evaluated him?
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Hate to hear this about Chris. I think alot of the "experts" fell in love with his numbers and size coming out of high school, but lost the "it" factor somewhere between his jr and sr year, for whatever reason. Position change, coaching change; he just got lost at UT. I thought he played decently at UTC last year. Hope the best for him in his future endeavors.
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Probably_in_Class said:
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He didn't live up to a ranking and star system that someone else placed on him but he's the bigger failure? Help me understand.

He wasn't a bust. The term bust places some responsibility on the athlete. He didn't fill the shoes that never fit in the first place.
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Hobock said:
He didn't live up to a ranking and star system that someone else placed on him but he's the bigger failure? Help me understand.

He wasn't a bust. The term bust places some responsibility on the athlete. He didn't fill the shoes that never fit in the first place.
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I agree with this...I saw Chris play numerous times...I saw him in a scrimmage game against my son...While he was an impressive athlete, I never thought he was a 5* type player based on what I had witnessed with my own eyes...BTW, I wish that I could have had the opportunity to play for the team I love...I'd give damn near anything to have run through that "T" on football Saturday in Neyland Stadium...Good Luck to Chris in whatever he does...Hope he goes on and gets his degree...
 
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MrBamSeydu said:
So what are you saying? You'd take Chris Donald's UT career over Haynesworth's? Or were you randomly talking about hard-working, honest Daniel Brooks?

Don't worry.... I won't bother to read your reply, because I truly think you may say yes to Donald over Haynesworth and it worries me.

:eek:lol:
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You should go back and read his post again for comprehension.
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Hobock said:
He didn't live up to a ranking and star system that someone else placed on him but he's the bigger failure? Help me understand.

He wasn't a bust. The term bust places some responsibility on the athlete. He didn't fill the shoes that never fit in the first place.
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Yeah he had the tools so equal blame goes to evaluaters, developers and himself for not making it happen.
 
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He was a man among boys in high school- that no longer worked once he stepped foot on campus. Wish him luck. VFL?
 
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." TR
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so he didn't get it done in football, who cares, I just hope he'll finish his degree
 
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