Did GT, dodge a bullet?

[SteamWhistle]

There’s a HUGE difference in backing off on a kid that the old staff was just recruiting, but to pull Scholys from a commit is a damn shame!

 

[ibeattetris]

I have never been in favor of players getting paid until this thread. I can't believe people are actually defending a school that said "you have a scholarship to play here" and then revoking that claim after students changed their high school course work to enroll early.

I agree that you be upfront with them and tell them they most likely will never play, but you do not take advantage of 17-18 year old kids who could have their lives severely hurt because of this.

 

[4shotB]

I do like the idea of an offe

You mean to tell me if you got accepted to Tech as a student then the school President was replaced and then you got a letter saying sorry, with change in leadership, your academic talents are no longer wanted here, you wouldn’t be pissed off?

Cause that’s what happened to these guys.

Yes, I'd be pissed...when I was 18. My ego would have been bruised and my feelings hurt. However, at my age, I'd want the honest, simple and direct approach...I've gotten to the point where i don't want other people wasting my or their time. It's the KISS rule.

 

[stech81]

Temple offered King.
GT offered Denzel. Per 247.

Denzel Daxon DT 6-1 315 from Fla.

 

[ATL1]

Denzel Daxon DT 6-1 315 from Fla.

Yep, we need him. Call him up.

 

[Whiskey_Clear]

First thing that came to my mind regarding this.......

Funny business with recruiting? If dirty Petrino was cheating...and Satterfield found out....this could prevent sanctions.

Anything other than that....bad look for Lville...again.

 

[Lawyer mark]

Glad he isn’t our coach! No issue telling a kid he doesn’t fit what you are looking for and encourage him to look around for playing tome, but if he is a commit, you don’t pull it. Especially this late. Satterfield deserves to be at Lewisville

 

[TheSilasSonRising]

Sean Renfree - "Don't want him, Dont need him."

It happens, but feel bad for kids with no other options,

 

[scrappy_95]

I think that quote was after he decommitted. From what I remember, they tried to show him how they could use him in the new system...maybe I am wrong. We were planning to honor the commitment.

 

[herb]

I think that quote was after he decommitted. From what I remember, they tried to show him how they could use him in the new system...maybe I am wrong. We were planning to honor the commitment.

Hey, don’t let the truth get in the way of the framing.

 

[smokey_wasp]

At the very least, Satterfield should have told them, not a staffer. That is weak- sauce stuff that Petrino would do. Be a man.

 

[swarmer]

I think that quote was after he decommitted. From what I remember, they tried to show him how they could use him in the new system...maybe I am wrong. We were planning to honor the commitment.

I think it was a mutual split with Renfree. Coach told him he wouldn't be a good fit, Sean understood and looked elsewhere. It worked out well for Sean at Duke.

 

[deeeznutz]

I look at this different. If I was a recruit and the system was changing such that I wouldn’t have a chance to play, I would want to know and have the option to go elsewhere.

What you wrote here makes sense, but the key word here is “option”. If a kid wants to go somewhere else where they’ll fit better, they should be allowed to. However if a kid still wants to go there and try their best to fit in the new system, they should be allowed that opportunity.

 

[RonJohn]

Yes, I'd be pissed...when I was 18. My ego would have been bruised and my feelings hurt. However, at my age, I'd want the honest, simple and direct approach...I've gotten to the point where i don't want other people wasting my or their time. It's the KISS rule.

According to the NCAA and the amateur rules, student athletes commit to the school not the coach. That is why they have to jump through hoops to change schools. I don't understand how people can say that the student's should have to jump through hoops to change schools, and yet say that the schools should be able to dump student athletes when they don't need them anymore.

If GT were to do that, it would definitely not fit the "40 year program" pronouncements.

 

[TheSilasSonRising]

I think it was a mutual split with Renfree. Coach told him he wouldn't be a good fit, Sean understood and looked elsewhere. It worked out well for Sean at Duke.

Yes, it did work out the best for both parties.

I just never again want to hear a Ga Tech coach use those words about a young S/A. Not the way to do it.

 

[deeeznutz]

Sean Renfree - "Don't want him, Dont need him."

It happens, but feel bad for kids with no other options,

Do you actually believe we would have prevented Renfree from joining the team if he had wanted to try running Johnson’s offense? No, we would have let him on the team, proven to him that he was by far the worst fit for the system, and then put him on scout team (probably would have helped our defense, to be honest). A mutual decision is entirely different from a unilateral one.

 

[gtg936g]

What you wrote here makes sense, but the key word here is “option”. If a kid wants to go somewhere else where they’ll fit better, they should be allowed to. However if a kid still wants to go there and try their best to fit in the new system, they should be allowed that opportunity.

Agreed

 

[Milwaukee]

Not sure what the truth is here. Some L'ville people are saying Satterfield pulled the offers and some are saying he advised them to look elsewhere based on scheme but did not force anyone out or pull anything, a lot of them were jumping ship left and right when his hire was announced. Either way it's not a good look.

 

[Nook Su Kow]

This isn't amateur athletics anymore. I don't think thats a good thing but, IIWII. Gotta play accordingly.

 

[Backstreetbuzz]

99% of recruits go to school to play football. If you are not a fit for a new system, you probably should go somewhere you are. If you want it, you can get a good education at any school.