From what I understand the two young guys ahead of him were both 5 star guys.
I thought he was 2nd string though and set to see the field this upcoming season. Either way, I'm really glad to add this kid. Great size and talent combo.
From what I understand the two young guys ahead of him were both 5 star guys.
They can all stay at my beach house over Christmas!Welcome aboard! There have to be enough players on the team out of Jax now that they can carpool home for holidays.
FTRS reported this real early. Then came back and wrote a story around noon.Weird when we are getting news from the GaTech twitter account and AJC. Eric certainly spoiled us with all the inside scoop he had, but excited for this pickup, nonetheless!
If Kelly says there is no truth to the rumor, that means it's a done deal. It's his typical MO. He just wants to snuff out all the chatter so he has time to chase down info and catch up to the other sites so he can then "break" his "scoop".
Stockpiling talent is a double edge sword. It is hard to sit behind someone for most of your career.One always wonders "why" in situations like this. Was he not going to see the field in Columbia? Did he have issues with anyone there? Did he simply decide he made a mistake and righted a wrong by switching to GT now? Did his girlfriend move to Atlanta? Could be anything...but I always wonder when I hear about guys transferring (in or out).
Weekend at cheese's!They can all stay at my beach house over Christmas!
Well, it is important to be good at what you do.Everyone remember when Kelly said there was no truth to this? That guy is a first rate hack.
Wasn't there something somewhere -- preciseness is not my forte obviously -- that USC had the best program in the country, or something to that effect? Some question about not producing with it or something. Maybe this is an example of so much talent unused.USC coach Steve Sarkisian spoke highly of Simmons in the spring, saying, “He’s a really good fit if you want to play a lot of man-to-man because he’s got length, he’s got speed. We’re starting to see more of the assertiveness, the physicality and the confidence.”
It irks me no end that a kid can make a mistake at 18 in the pressure of picking a school, and then be punished for it when he is wrong a year later. Sitting out a year is reasonable, but losing a year of eligibility is not. Seems it makes no difference the sport or the level, players are always at the mercy of coaches/owners: in this case, of saying if you wanna transfer, it's gonna cost you. Why should it?
It irks me no end that a kid can make a mistake at 18 in the pressure of picking a school, and then be punished for it when he is wrong a year later. Sitting out a year is reasonable, but losing a year of eligibility is not. Seems it makes no difference the sport or the level, players are always at the mercy of coaches/owners: in this case, of saying if you wanna transfer, it's gonna cost you. Why should it?
You would have a LOT more kids transferring every single year if you didn't have the rule. I agree with it for the most part. I actually think it's hilarious when these young men think because I'm going to UGA, Bama, USC etc. that they're set for life because that is what they have been told to get them to commit. Football isn't everything but the younger generations only thinks NFL. Football doesn't last forever. I think that is what separates GT from the pack.It irks me no end that a kid can make a mistake at 18 in the pressure of picking a school, and then be punished for it when he is wrong a year later. Sitting out a year is reasonable, but losing a year of eligibility is not. Seems it makes no difference the sport or the level, players are always at the mercy of coaches/owners: in this case, of saying if you wanna transfer, it's gonna cost you. Why should it?
Mainly it's for competitive balance, otherwise Bama/Texas/USC would just save a few spots each recruiting cycle to poach the best players they missed the first time around from the smaller schools. It sucks for the kids who have legit reasons to want to transfer, but as usual the bad actors ruin it for the rest.It irks me no end that a kid can make a mistake at 18 in the pressure of picking a school, and then be punished for it when he is wrong a year later. Sitting out a year is reasonable, but losing a year of eligibility is not. Seems it makes no difference the sport or the level, players are always at the mercy of coaches/owners: in this case, of saying if you wanna transfer, it's gonna cost you. Why should it?