Singleton to Portal

[jojatk]

Im sure you would feel the same if he went to ugag, right?

Which part of “If Eric goes somewhere that’s competing against us I will not be wishing him the best when it hurts GT” this phrase from my post was unclear to you? I’m not even restricting it to UGA. I’m saying I won’t wish him well if he goes ANYWHERE we compete against.

 

[Root4GT]

Our staff apparently disagrees.

That’s funny. The staff felt the same about Kennard. The Staff is not going to bad mouth guys leaving and they will complement guys on our team.

 

[Root4GT]

If he was interested in actually winning games he would stay put. All the upside at Tech compared to LSU, Awebern (joke), Texas (i get), Ole Miss the opportunity to win this year not next. Good luck to him cause he is going to need it. He better fix the drops before finding a new home.

Your opinion is noted. It’s absurd but noted! Not speaking for you but commenting on an absurd opinion.

 

[BleedGoldNWhite21]

If his dad says it isn’t money then I’m unsure what else it would be

Call me cynical, but I simply don’t believe his dad. He was the leading receiver, the program has momentum, he flirted with the portal last season after mentioning “offers he didn’t expect to come”. It’s about money.

 

[slugboy]

That’s funny. The staff felt the same about Kennard. The Staff is not going to bad mouth guys leaving and they will complement guys on our team.

Did they? Did they say that?

 

[GTThor]

We will be okay. We didn’t ever miss the kid that went to North Carolina. Honestly, I don’t even remember his name.

Everything will be okay.

 

[Root4GT]

We will be okay. We didn’t ever miss the kid that went to North Carolina. Honestly, I don’t even remember his name.

Everything will be okay.

We have the potential to be ok at WR. We are not proven at that position. We lack a pure speed receiver currently. Hopefully someone will step up and become as good as Singleton was. There are unproven guys who could. They have to prove it though.

 

[jojatk]

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.

I totally get folks feeling he’s quitting on GT. And I totally get folks who feel he’s leaving so I’m not going to wish him well. I get it and have no issue at all with anyone who feels that way. But let’s not go doing the revisionist history to minimize his contribution to helping us turn the program around the last couple of years. It’s possible to appreciate how valuable he was AND feel he isn’t worth that high a cost to us where our funding level is.

By the way I meant let’s not pretend Eric Singleton didn’t make a ton of great plays for us.

 

[jojatk]

We will be okay. We didn’t ever miss the kid that went to North Carolina. Honestly, I don’t even remember his name.

Everything will be okay.

I agree we will be just fine. I’m not sure the guy who can replace exactly what Singleton gave us is in the building, yet. But maybe he is and maybe he’s already signed to play with GT next season and maybe he’ll commit from the portal. But even if we don’t find a guy who can give us the same skills I feel good about our staff figuring out how to win with the guys we have. That does make it a lot easier for me to be so chill about losing a really good player

 

[jgtengineer]

If his dad says it isn’t money then I’m unsure what else it would be

Could have failed a few classes.

 

[awbuzz]

Could have...

 

[JacketOff]

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.

Lol. So then it’s not about the concept of “quitting on your team” at all. You’re just bitter you got dumped.

If you really thought it was about quitting, you wouldn’t want any “quitters” on your team, period.

 

[bke1984]

Could have failed a few classes.

It’s wild to me that this is still even a thing right now. I doubt it lasts much longer. I disagree with it going away, but I just don’t see how it stays.

 

[Techwood Relict]

I like mint chocolate chip ice cream. Some people in here will be “hatin’” on that.

The choice, not really, the chooser, however, for making certain ice cream choices..... Look out!

 

[TechPhi97]

This - I put myself in his shoes at that age (not even knowing his personal situation) and would be doing the same exact thing..

If he gets $2M, that’s 45+ years of making the salary I made coming out of Tech. Maybe 20 years given today’s starting salary. If you can do that, you should do it.

 

[TechPhi97]

I am reminded of a news story I saw in the early 90s, around the time Dennis Scott announced he was leaving for the NBA draft. A reporter was at a college talking with students about the recent (at the time) glut of underclassmen basketball players leaving college for the NBA. The students were overwhelmingly against the players leaving. The reporter then asked the following series of questions. (Paraphrased as well as I can remember)

Question: What year are you in school?
Answer: Sophomore.
Question: What is your major?
Answer: Journalism.
Question: If the NYT called you today and offered you a guaranteed three year contract for $1 million per year to work for them, but you had to leave school immediately to go to work, would you leave?
Answer: Hell yeah.

No telling what he will do with extra money, but it is an opportunity to jump start his life. If he were to put half a million in an S&P fund, it would be worth around $8 million when he turns 50. For all of the clamor about loyalty to us fans, there can't be more than a handful of fans that would have given up such an opportunity to "stay loyal" to their friends. I would go even further. If I had a friend while at GT that had an opportunity to make an extra million dollars, but he felt like he would be betraying his friends by leaving, I would have told him that he was an idiot and should leave immediately for the opportunity.

Not to mention all of the tech entrepreneurs who left to start businesses. We didn’t turn down Christopher Klaus’ huge gift to Tech, did we?

 

[MACHETE]

Call me cynical, but I simply don’t believe his dad. He was the leading receiver, the program has momentum, he flirted with the portal last season after mentioning “offers he didn’t expect to come”. It’s about money.

It is definitely about the money.

 

[MountainBuzzMan]

Didn't Calvin come back and finish his degree after he promised his mother?

 

[MACHETE]

If he gets $2M, that’s 45+ years of making the salary I made coming out of Tech. Maybe 20 years given today’s starting salary. If you can do that, you should do it.

$2MM today really won't get you much. Will still need to work.

 

[bke1984]

$2MM today really won't get you much. Will still need to work.

I mean I get the sentiment of your post. But if you give someone $700K in cash at age 20 (what you’d likely get on a $2M self employed salary after agent and taxes…but before financial advisor, which is likely needed for a 20ish year old) yes, they have to work. But, if they invest all that money could likely retire incredibly comfortably by age 45-50 without ever saving another dime for retirement.

So yeah, it’s not immediate life changing money. But it’s a lot of money if you’re smart with it.