Most on here would. But, perhaps, we should all stop with the wishing him the best nonsense. No one should wish injury on the kid, but why should we want to seem him go for 800 to 1000 and 8 TD's. Forget that mess. Its the same as when a coworker goes to a competitor, they are now part of the opposition that you should want to see succeed as little as possible.
Ummm nobody is asking anyone to continue supporting Singleton if he goes somewhere else. But denigrating him, saying he wasn’t that good anyway, that he quit on his team, is disingenuous and disrespectful
I haven’t seen anyone say he wasn’t any good. The opinions have actually generally been pretty honest and reasonable, and generally not disrespectful. Very fast, struggles to catch the ball…not a very unique skill set, which makes everyone question the money being discussed.
Not necessarily. They are simply saying that given our budget he isn’t worth that high a percentage of it. I would agree. I don’t think he is indispensable and we had some other clutch guys and Malik Rutherford, while a different type of player, is damn clutch himself (I’m holding back only because I am extremely biased towards Malik because he’s just about my favorite player on the team - I just love the guy and everything he brings to the table). But let’s not pretend Eric Singleton made a ton of tremendous plays for us.
Why shouldn’t I be able to wish him the best if I choose to do so. How about this? You feel how you want and I’ll feel how I want. If Eric goes somewhere that isn’t competing with us I wish him much success because I choose to appreciate what he did for us beyond just the moment he did it. If Eric goes somewhere that’s competing against us I will not be wishing him the best when it hurts GT.
I had mixed feelings about Gibbs. A not insignificant number of people on here back then defended TFG by saying players leaving was a good sign. Yeah, we’re going to be great but only for about 3 games a year because our best players are going to keep moving on.
We are playing with less NIL money than many other schools which mean we have to be more selective and spread out our money out to maximize our roster. With the odds of players getting hurt, I understand their goal in many cases is to maximize short term revenue opportunities. Singleton gave his all for GT and I just hope he doesn't go to a school that we play (like Miami).
I don’t entirely disagree but some of us tend to see these players as kids which softens our feelings. Unless he goes to uga
Im sure you would feel the same if he went to ugag, right?
However he is the #1 rated player in the portal…
Such great philosophical questions are raised by your response. I don’t blame your friend or Singleton, either one, for maximizing their earning potential.
There was a mix of reactions. If you search well, you should be able to find the thread.
I am a fan of Georgia Tech. If a guy quits on his team to join mine, I’m all for it. It doesn’t mean I have to be all for the other way around.
Exactly. That is a ridiculous statement.
I think it should be based on your long term goals. Where do you want to be in 5 years? 10 years? 30 years?Such great philosophical questions are raised by your response. I don’t blame your friend or Singleton, either one, for maximizing their earning potential.
The question of the purpose of a degree is more nuanced for me. Is the purpose to get a job or get a life? Is the purpose to make money or discover a vocation? And is it important to see learning, in and of itself, as an intrinsic good not needing external validation like income bracket?
Again, I’m not asking this of either your friend or Singleton, since they seem to know what they are about. Just musing out loud about the “value” of a Tech degree beyond just being a means to an end.
Full disclaimer, I was influenced by Plato at a tender age.
