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<blockquote data-quote="Vespidae" data-source="post: 253559" data-attributes="member: 2957"><p>I've always liked this comparison. A friend of mine was recruited by both UT (Bill Battle) and UGA (Vince Dooley). This is how he summarized the recruiting:</p><p></p><p>Bill Battle: "Son, we think very highly of what you've done at the HS level. You are a good player, but more importantly, smart. We think we can teach you to play our style of ball. So, our Player Development coaches are going to help on your conditioning, we'll work on your footwork and timing, and teach you how to improve your execution. Our academic assistance team will make sure you keep up with your schoolwork and our assistants will help you learn how to play University of Tennessee football. In short, if you will let us, we will help make you the best football player you can be and in the process, help us win a national championship."</p><p></p><p>Vince Dooley: <Open dossier. Flip a few pages.>. "XYZ High School? Known Coach X a long time. How's he doing? Well, this is Georgia. I hope you enjoy your visit." <end></p><p></p><p>The point was he was a good player, but not a great player. UT thought they could make him a great player. UGA ... looked at the stats and recruited athletes ... not whether or not they could translate those stats into results. </p><p></p><p>I've never looked at recruiting classes the same way since.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vespidae, post: 253559, member: 2957"] I've always liked this comparison. A friend of mine was recruited by both UT (Bill Battle) and UGA (Vince Dooley). This is how he summarized the recruiting: Bill Battle: "Son, we think very highly of what you've done at the HS level. You are a good player, but more importantly, smart. We think we can teach you to play our style of ball. So, our Player Development coaches are going to help on your conditioning, we'll work on your footwork and timing, and teach you how to improve your execution. Our academic assistance team will make sure you keep up with your schoolwork and our assistants will help you learn how to play University of Tennessee football. In short, if you will let us, we will help make you the best football player you can be and in the process, help us win a national championship." Vince Dooley: <Open dossier. Flip a few pages.>. "XYZ High School? Known Coach X a long time. How's he doing? Well, this is Georgia. I hope you enjoy your visit." <end> The point was he was a good player, but not a great player. UT thought they could make him a great player. UGA ... looked at the stats and recruited athletes ... not whether or not they could translate those stats into results. I've never looked at recruiting classes the same way since. [/QUOTE]
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