hats off to Charles Folger

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You have to love guys like this. Came to UT from Lincolnton, Georgia and toiled for 4 years as a walk-on before being rewarded with a scholarship this year. Sounds like an awesome young man.

...Folger still savors every Vol walk and every time he plays in front of the crowd at Neyland Stadium.

“Some guys will never get the opportunity to play,” Folger said. “Some guys fight five, six, seven days a week for the Vol Walk to do it six times a year. They fight and scratch 351 days for five, six opportunities to walk down the street in front of fans. But I love my travel guys. Are we all-world athletes? No. Some guys are better athletes than I will ever be. But these guys – the non-travel guys, the non-scholarship guys – are the best guys on the team in my mind because they know what it’s like to fight. They know what it’s like to fight every day.”

And on Saturday, Folger will be rewarded for his five years of fighting when he runs through the 'T' for the final time.
Tennessee senior Charles Folger going to 'cry like a baby'

The next step for Folger is to become a teacher and a coach. He has a bachelor's degree in special education and is taking graduate classes in deaf education and volunteers at Tennessee School for the Deaf.

"I want to influence young men and help them be better than I was because as a coach, a father, a mentor you want whoever you're talking to, to be better than you," Folger said. "If you're not bettering others, how is the world being bettered?"
Senior day will be emotional for former walk-on Charles Folger | WBIR.com

http://www.volnation.com/forum/tennessee-vols-recruiting/136980-12-ga-de-charles-folger.html

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So many great young men on this team. They're all representing our university in such an honorable way, which is something that often goes underappreciated.
 
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That's really cool he majored in Special Education for hearing impaired. My little brother is at UT doing the same.
 
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Without a doubt Im a huge fan of this guy. He's is what you wish more people were like. He's never in the spot light but his love for Tennessee and his team are undeniable. I hope this guy has success where ever he goes. There's nothing better than the heart of a Volunteer.
 
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What a super young man, will make a great VFL!! :rock:

If all it took was Great Attitude, he would be an All American!!

Bet HE never protested!! :salute:




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It's a damned shame that guys that bleed orange have to swim upstream for a chance. Meanwhile that waste of skin, Jalen Hurd, gets it handed to him and throws it away.
 
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chatt-townVOL said:
I have to confess guys........

I had no idea who Charles Folger was until today.
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Only played in three games in 5 years. He had no stats in the first two games, then against TTU had 3 TFL's. 1 solo, 2 assists.

Nice finishing touch to 5 years of hard work.
 
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BaldBiker said:
Only played in three games in 5 years. He had no stats in the first two games, then against TTU had 3 TFL's. 1 solo, 2 assists.

Nice finishing touch to 5 years of hard work.
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You know it would be interesting to see an end of season walk-on 'all-star' game. Maybe an SEC East vs West walk-on game. A nice trip to reward some of these guys that never get to travel.
 
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Give me extremely talented players with his attitude everyday of the week. That young man is going somewhere in life.
 
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“Some guys will never get the opportunity to play,” Folger said. “Some guys fight five, six, seven days a week for the Vol Walk to do it six times a year. They fight and scratch 351 days for five, six opportunities to walk down the street in front of fans. But I love my travel guys. Are we all-world athletes? No. Some guys are better athletes than I will ever be. But these guys – the non-travel guys, the non-scholarship guys – are the best guys on the team in my mind because they know what it’s like to fight. They know what it’s like to fight every day.”

Will one of you who ardently support salaries for college players, who say quitting to shape a possible pro career is cool, who believe college football is nothing more than a business that takes unfair advantage of youngsters please explain your viewpoints to Charles and his buds? They don't seem to get it.
 
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twoffo said:
You know it would be interesting to see an end of season walk-on 'all-star' game. Maybe an SEC East vs West walk-on game. A nice trip to reward some of these guys that never get to travel.
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In before, oh great! Just another game for Lyle to screw up.
 
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OrangeByBirth said:
It's a damned shame that guys that bleed orange have to swim upstream for a chance. Meanwhile that waste of skin, Jalen Hurd, gets it handed to him and throws it away.
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Little off subject, but. Read somewhere Hurd has had a "trainer" in Calif. sense sometime last year. I have wondered if there was someone besides family giving him advise. This could be the guy. Wonder how he gets paid???
 
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