Antwan Owens Enters the Transfer Portal

bos

Helluva Engineer
Messages
1,054
He graduated, it's not uncommon. Also, since he's a DE the team won't be looking at replacing him in the portal. They already have.
 
4shotB

4shotB

Helluva Engineer
Retired Staff
Messages
5,136
JacketMicMan said:
Are we still permitted to say got out? How about look left...
Click to expand...
I think it is a phrase that is not approved of anymore since I have heard they have changed things such that almost everybody graduates. It's wonderful and sad all at the same time.Just like "rats on the field", "damn good rats", "rats get some tail", "top 2 ten,choke it and cheese it", "drownproofing" and "quarter beer night at One-Eyed Jack's" are things of the past. If you still use these phrases, which I do, you reveal yourself as a dinosaur. So yeah, I got out.
 
TromboneJacket

TromboneJacket

Ramblin' Wreck
Messages
877
Location
Seattle, WA
4shotB said:
I think it is a phrase that is not approved of anymore since I have heard they have changed things such that almost everybody graduates. It's wonderful and sad all at the same time.Just like "rats on the field", "damn good rats", "rats get some tail", "top 2 ten,choke it and cheese it", "drownproofing" and "quarter beer night at One-Eyed Jack's" are things of the past. If you still use these phrases, which I do, you reveal yourself as a dinosaur. So yeah, I got out.
Click to expand...
“Damn good RAT” is definitely still a thing. As for most students graduating, I’d say that has more to do with admissions standards getting tougher than the school getting easier.
 
forensicbuzz

forensicbuzz

21st Century Throwback Dad
Messages
9,088
Location
North Shore, Chicago
TromboneJacket said:
“Damn good RAT” is definitely still a thing. As for most students graduating, I’d say that has more to do with admissions standards getting tougher than the school getting easier.
Click to expand...
I wouldn't say school got easier, I just don't think the emphasis on winnowing down the classes exists anymore. A big part of that has to do with the improvement in Georgia schools. When 60% of your accepted students have to be from Georgia HS's, there used to be a whole bunch of kids admitted that they knew would never graduate. With the Hope Scholarship, more of the top kids in the state stayed home and the HS's got better. Combine those two things with a move away from weeding out and you have a much higher graduation rate without any sacrifice in the quality of education offered.
 
slugboy

slugboy

Moderator
Staff member
Messages
11,726
forensicbuzz said:
I wouldn't say school got easier, I just don't think the emphasis on winnowing down the classes exists anymore. A big part of that has to do with the improvement in Georgia schools. When 60% of your accepted students have to be from Georgia HS's, there used to be a whole bunch of kids admitted that they knew would never graduate. With the Hope Scholarship, more of the top kids in the state stayed home and the HS's got better. Combine those two things with a move away from weeding out and you have a much higher graduation rate without any sacrifice in the quality of education offered.
Click to expand...
I don’t think Tech got easier. It’s a whole lot harder to get into, for one thing.

Crecine was the first president to take on the fail out culture, and even though I went through it, I think the new way is better. Emag as a physics weed out course meant “yes you got a B or C and got through it”, but you came out not really knowing Emag—you knew how to get past a test and move on. Most of my fellow students seemed to get through a class more than retain what was in that class. Getting past an obstacle is a good skill, but actually learning something is a better one—especially these days.

Most people I know think the quality has gone up.
 

takethepoints

Helluva Engineer
Messages
6,147
slugboy said:
I don’t think Tech got easier. It’s a whole lot harder to get into, for one thing.

Crecine was the first president to take on the fail out culture, and even though I went through it, I think the new way is better. Emag as a physics weed out course meant “yes you got a B or C and got through it”, but you came out not really knowing Emag—you knew how to get past a test and move on. Most of my fellow students seemed to get through a class more than retain what was in that class. Getting past an obstacle is a good skill, but actually learning something is a better one—especially these days.

Most people I know think the quality has gone up.
Click to expand...
It's the oldest recruiting maxim there is: "Don't recruit problems." Tech has raised entrance standards to avoid problems; no need for a flunk 'em culture when you are getting good students across the board. I think this is a good approach, regardless of what you are recruiting for.

And, yes, losing Owens is a blow. He would have been a real contributor this coming year. But - for the time being, at least - this is something college football is going to have to adjust to.
 
forensicbuzz

forensicbuzz

21st Century Throwback Dad
Messages
9,088
Location
North Shore, Chicago
Sometimes it's hard for our graduates to get into the graduate program they want to. Not saying that's what's happened here, but the MBA program (that normal master's program for a Business Administration undergraduate) is really hard to get into for our players.
 
Augusta_Jacket

Augusta_Jacket

Moderator
Staff member
Messages
8,125
Location
Augusta, Georgia
forensicbuzz said:
Sometimes it's hard for our graduates to get into the graduate program they want to. Not saying that's what's happened here, but the MBA program (that normal master's program for a Business Administration undergraduate) is really hard to get into for our players.
Click to expand...

I've heard this as well. Wish the Hill could figure out a way to help the team out in this area.
 
jacketup

jacketup

Helluva Engineer
Messages
1,551
bikeseat said:
For all the bellyaching about transfers, has one gone to a better program than GT?
Click to expand...
The only one I can think of that has gone to a P5 program is Brown. I heard Beamer somewhat lamenting the high number of scholarship WRs they have, saying they have more than most teams. They really don't have any proven WRs, and I haven't heard him mention Brown when discussing WRs. It will be interesting to see how that one turns out.
 
Top