J Jennings Dismissed from UT

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Crazy Ivan said:
The great majority of players on the team are high character kids that would never put on the poor display that we have seen from JJ this season, and not just that embarrassing Instagram rant. This staff sucks, but trying to blame the coaches for JJ's immaturity is ridiculous. JJ's actions indicate a complete lack of discipline in his formative years, and this staff has had to try to deal with it. And he didn't just use inappropriate language; he directed at the coaches. And we don't know what else may have happened prior to his rant. But you can't blame this staff for JJ's immaturity.
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Behavior is a reflection of leadership, just sayin.
 
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RockCityVol said:
Thanks Brady. You ass. Now go find your own job and quit sinking our VOLS.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee’s decision to dismiss wide receiver Jauan Jennings was warranted and deserved.

In fact, it was almost a no-brainer.


After walking out of practice Wednesday – in essence, quitting the team – he then went on a profanity-laced tirade on Instagram in which he blasted the coaches, calling them fake, snakes and liars. Jennings dropped the F-bomb multiple times. He used the N-word multiple times. He blamed UT’s coaches for the Vols’ poor season.

Is that the type student-athlete Vol Nation wants representing the school?

“It ain’t nothing to do with no players,” Jennings said of Tennessee’s 4-7 season. “It ain’t nothing to do with no (expletive) injuries (expletive). It’s straight (expletive) coaching.”



Jennings also said: “The coaching staff is holding us back. Please, Tennessee, send us a great (expletive) coaching staff.”

Shortly after seeing Jennings’ rant, he was kicked off the team.

“In consultation with vice chancellor/director of athletics John Currie, I have made the decision to dismiss Jauan from our program,” Tennessee interim coach Brady Hoke said in a statement. “Representing the University of Tennessee football program is a privilege.”

A privilege Jennings no longer deserves. He is a talent with a bad temper. He is an athlete with an awful attitude.

Last season, he made a huge touchdown catch to help beat Florida and made the miraculous “Hail Mary” snare in the end zone to beat Georgia. But for every great play, he seemed to draw an unsportsmanlike penalty and engage in scuffles with opponents. He was competitive; he also was incredibly immature.

It seemed Jennings was poised to have a terrific season after catching 40 passes for 580 yards in 2016. He would be the top target with the departure of Josh Malone. But Jennings broke his wrist in the season opener against Georgia Tech, had surgery, then went AWOL.



He didn’t come to practice. He didn’t go to the weight room. He didn’t rehab in the training room. He didn’t attend most games. He also didn’t consistently go to class, putting his eligibility in question.


Jennings was gone so long from the team, Tennessee cleaned out his locker, believing he had quit, sources said.

Jennings first returned to practice Tuesday, a source said, and he had hoped to play against Vanderbilt. Wednesday, he stormed off the practice field because UT wouldn’t let him play quarterback. He wasn’t told to leave. He departed because UT wouldn’t let him play his high school position. He then took to Instagram to record his rant

One coach told me Jennings was one of the three hardest players on the team to manage, given his peculiar and unpredictable behavior.

Before the season opener, Jennings was a no-show at practice. Someone was summoned to find him; a source said Jennings was found in his room, stoned. His punishment? He started against Georgia Tech.

Butch Jones had a right to dismiss Jennings back in August. He had further cause in the ensuing two months, when Jennings disobeyed instructions to attend meetings, go to the training room, show up at practice. Two other injured Vols – Cortez McDowell and Todd Kelly Jr. – did what they were asked.

I’ve heard some argue that the next UT coach should decide whether Jennings should be dismissed. I disagree.

If I’m the next coach and I look at Jennings’ résumé, I’m thanking Hoke and Currie for kicking Jennings off the team so he’s not my problem.
 
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This is BS, a kid in school or a guy like me sitting behind the computer. This guy spoke his mind,therefore he should have the freedom of speech. he told the truth and has awesome talent. I Think this was a BS call.
 
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3Tennessee said:
This is BS, a kid in school or a guy like me sitting behind the computer. This guy spoke his mind,therefore he should have the freedom of speech. he told the truth and has awesome talent. I Think this was a BS call.
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Oh JJ is totally free to speak his mind. That is correct he cannot be persecuted for speaking his mind.

In the same token he is an adult and is accountable for his actions. And UT can and indeed did hold him accountable.

Free speech /= Right to be an unaccountable dumba**
 
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3Tennessee said:
This is BS, a kid in school or a guy like me sitting behind the computer. This guy spoke his mind,therefore he should have the freedom of speech. he told the truth and has awesome talent. I Think this was a BS call.
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Tell you what, post something like that about your boss, make sure your boss sees said video. Then come back and tell us Alllllll about freedom of speech.
 
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I hate to see Jennings gone, amd I really hate to see the decision made by the interim coach. But no team can survive that kind of insubordination. You don't air dirty like that outside the locker room. It is sad beyond words that Butch Jones let things slide this far.
 
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4chrissy said:
Behavior is a reflection of leadership, just sayin.
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Not always. There are bad apples - some leaders hang on to the hope they can help turn a person around longer than others. They see potential and hope they can help the individual use that potential wisely. Sometimes they succeed .. sometimes they fail.

To succeed it takes more than one person - it takes everyone who can influence that person working in tangent.
 
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OrangeTsar said:
I hate to see Jennings gone, amd I really hate to see the decision made by the interim coach. But no team can survive that kind of insubordination. You don't air dirty like that outside the locker room. It is sad beyond words that Butch Jones let things slide this far.
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If I understand the time line - JJ did not return until after Jones was gone. This is not just on the coaches - this is on the parents, the friends and anyone who could have influenced this young man.
 
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