Belichick to UNC

[Tech Lawyer]

I noticed the announcement of Coach Bill's first "portal coup." An OL from Holy Cross who will have one year eligibility left. Third team All Patriot Conference. While GT has certainly had two recent transfers from the Ivy League who were outstanding, this acquisition won't move the needle for the professional FB team Coach Bill has projected. This player might be a diamond in the rough, but I'd be surprised if a Travis Hunter caliber of player comes walking through the door in Chapel Hill. ZOOM calls might not work well with the mothers and fathers of their recruiting targets despite what some might think.

 

[minorityoption]

I noticed the announcement of Coach Bill's first "portal coup." An OL from Holy Cross who will have one year eligibility left. Third team All Patriot Conference. While GT has certainly had two recent transfers from the Ivy League who were outstanding, this acquisition won't move the needle for the professional FB team Coach Bill has projected. This player might be a diamond in the rough, but I'd be surprised if a Travis Hunter caliber of player comes walking through the door in Chapel Hill. ZOOM calls might not work well with the mothers and fathers of their recruiting targets despite what some might think.

All Patriot All The Time

 

[D1Guru#43]

If he has a clause that his son must be the successor, this is a huge win for the rest of us!

That's the deal. When he walks away in two (2) seasons they have to elevate his son.

 

[leatherneckjacket]

That's the deal. When he walks away in two (2) seasons they have to elevate his son.

Those coach in waiting clauses seem like they are very easily broken.

 

[CEB]

Those coach in waiting clauses seem like they are very easily broken.

I saw where the buyout for Bill B drops quickly to only $1M, so even that would seem to be a pretty palatable “out” for them. Pay daddy to go away and the coach in waiting presumably goes away too.

 

[GTNavyNuke]

It's hard to see how this will work out well for Belichick or UNC.

Sublime humor there for Belichick. UNC. Oh well, for UNC they get the Colorado treatment.

 

[bigrabbit]

NFL rookies aren’t that much older, really. Most are 21-22 years old.

An insider during the Gailey era talked to me about what a good man he is, but he wasn’t development oriented - his coaching was more about arranging fully developed players. Many of us with kids can attest to brain development challenges with boys/young men, not fully developed until 25/26 years.

One final piece - one of our former basketball stars once told me “all college basketball players are head cases”, obviously an exaggeration but often true. Is DS’ struggles analogous to Gailey?

So, it varies but easy to argue that college at 18/19 and NFL at 22/23 (or older with covid) are a bit different. Good news: Key and his staff seem to know how to make our young men better.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

An insider during the Gailey era talked to me about what a good man he is, but he wasn’t development oriented - his coaching was more about arranging fully developed players. Many of us with kids can attest to brain development challenges with boys/young men, not fully developed until 25/26 years.

One final piece - one of our former basketball stars once told me “all college basketball players are head cases”, obviously an exaggeration but often true. Is DS’ struggles analogous to Gailey?

So, it varies but easy to argue that college at 18/19 and NFL at 22/23 (or older with covid) are a bit different. Good news: Key and his staff seem to know how to make our young men better.

I think this is right on the nose. Anyone who has ever been in a coaching or mentoring role with younger people knows that it is rarely just about teaching techniques or mechanics. It is always about nurture, self discovery and creating positive motivations. Some people are born teachers, some have to learn how to do it through their own self discovery process and some realize this is not something they will ever enjoy doing.

 

[CEB]

Some people are born teachers, some have to learn how to do it through their own self discovery process and some realize this is not something they will ever enjoy doing.

Those people apparently become professors.

 

[orientalnc]

I think this is right on the nose. Anyone who has ever been in a coaching or mentoring role with younger people knows that it is rarely just about teaching techniques or mechanics. It is always about nurture, self discovery and creating positive motivations. Some people are born teachers, some have to learn how to do it through their own self discovery process and some realize this is not something they will ever enjoy doing.

Those people apparently become professors.

I don't think head coaches or professors do much teaching. But they try to create an environment where learning happens. Professors do it through fear. Head Coaches do it with assistants.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

I don't think head coaches or professors do much teaching. But they try to create an environment where learning happens. Professors do it through fear. Head Coaches do it with assistants.

Dodd was a consummate nurturer. Carson was not. See the difference

 

[ThatGuy]

Those people apparently become professors.

@CEB just confirmed they're definitely a Tech graduate, not a sidewalk fan.

 

[CEB]

@CEB just confirmed they're definitely a Tech graduate, not a sidewalk fan.

I took five quarters of calculus to pass the three I needed and I’m a proud Helluva BSBC!

 

[leatherneckjacket]

I took five quarters of calculus to pass the three I needed and I’m a proud Helluva BSBC!

I took six quarters to pass five. I took Calc IV twice with Belafonte (both times) four years apart. You are lucky to have missed him. He turned his back to the class and talked to the board for the full hour. I never heard a word he said, so i did not even bother to go to the lectures after the first few classes.

I got 55 and D the first time. The second time, I had a 119 (yes, over 100) average going into the final. I was taking 21 hours and had six finals that semester. I asked Belafonte if I needed to take the final since I had an A locked up. He told me that anyone who does not turn in a final gets an Incomplete grade. So, I went to final, signed my name on the final, turned it in, and walked out without doing any work. I got a 33 on the final and an A in the class.

 

[yeti92]

I took six quarters to pass five. I took Calc IV twice with Belafonte (both times) four years apart. You are lucky to have missed him. He turned his back to the class and talked to the board for the full hour. I never heard a word he said, so i did not even bother to go to the lectures after the first few classes.

I got 55 and D the first time. The second time, I had a 119 (yes, over 100) average going into the final. I was taking 21 hours and had six finals that semester. I asked Belafonte if I needed to take the final since I had an A locked up. He told me that anyone who does not turn in a final gets an Incomplete grade. So, I went to final, signed my name on the final, turned it in, and walked out without doing any work. I got a 33 on the final and an A in the class.

A 33 on the final for writing your name? Sure sounds like grade inflation...

 

[stinger78]

A 33 on the final for writing your name? Sure sounds like grade inflation...

Easy peasy.

 

[forensicbuzz]

Easy peasy.

I got a 27 on my first Thermo test. I think the average was a 32. Ended up with a B in the class. Only class I EVER raised my grade with the final. Had a solid C going into the final. 3rd highest score on the final. I think it was a 73.