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I'd Imagine he asked someone who knows the specific rules. I do not.
I started free trial over there yesterday to see what was being said. But here's the link...
I can't emphasize enough how great of a coach and quality of a guy Jon Kay is. He is extremely successful and has done a lot for a bunch of kids that aren't in great situations.
Amazing how many of his kids get college scholarships every year.
I don't know how many people on Dawgnation have met the guy.....but I have....and attended a coaches conference where he was a key speaker.
I agree with @SoFL_Dawg that coaches could have probably handled the Texas thing better.....it wasn't so much that he didn't want to go to Texas.....it was what he posted on Twitter about UT.
We are all disappointed about losing Zach.....but be careful about placing blame.
Rules are in place and have to be followed until they are changed. I like the “phone curfew” rule. BUT....
I’m with you on the “Papa Swift” thing. Or Chris Milton. If that coach thinks he’s gonna have an Alpha dad coming at him it affects how rules are enforced. BUT...
If a young man grows up with an Alpha dad he is more likely to prioritize big things (like playing on a national stage and getting a scholarship to play at an elite college) and eschew menial things (like holding a phone and getting into an ego battle with a head coach).
it is my understanding that Zach did not benefit from having such a man in his life and that is precisely why I am disappointed that Kirby was sour on the kid all along. I am sure there is more to the story. Kirby may be wise to the notion that Evans is more trouble than he’s worth. And I recognize that my bleeding heart may preclude a $7M paycheck.
Let’s all celebrate that the best recruiter in the history of the sport (with all due respect to Saban) is the head coach of the Dawgs and not me.
P.S. Ringo is a freak among freaks. He can tote the rock in a pinch.
did he actually sign or just commit? Shouldn’t make a difference but it does nowadays
What are you smoking. I didn’t blame anyone. Perhaps the fourth time I have said this. The fact that physical component was part of the phone incident but wasn’t revealed until after ZE’s LOI was signed doesn’t pass the smell test. Enough with you.
He couldn't have signed yesterday, it's outside of the signing period. The next open window for signing is NSD. He could still flip.
Well. We take up phones every time we travel. If you coached and were responsible for that many kids on a road trip.....you'd take up phones as well....
Rusty just posted that we get the spot back as well.
Again, phone restrictions and confiscations are very, very common when dealing with kids in any activity. Not a rare thing at all.
Maybe too much of a moral lean here, but with all the "stuff" you can access on a phone, kid's shouldn't have unlimited access to a smartphone anyway. At least without some type of accountability or filter...
Time for Kirby to find a Thomas Davis type kid to fill the BPA slot...
gotta believe there are a few to be found.
And I had an issue a few years ago of 4 softball girls texting after curfew and trying to sneak out......if the front desk person hadn't noticed them and called me....I'd probly been held liable if something had happened.
Our school policy for the past 5 years....after that incident.... has been to confiscate phones at curfew for all traveling teams. And the parents know it.
Asking for it if you don't collect the phones.
No need to get butthurt, I wasn’t referring to you. I was referring to Novadawg, the poster I initially responded to. The poster who said everything that transpired was because of the coach.
He is a kid and it is the coaches responsibility to prevent from happening. Yes, Zach is on the hook as well. He shouldn’t have gotten into a physical altercation with the coach. But at the end of the day the coach should have just let Zach go into college with a clean slate.
How did the coach keep Zach from entering college with a clean slate?
I certainly understand your disappointment.....but why blame the coach.
I honestly think (speculation) that Zach wanted to be far from the area that he lived in. i read you posts leading up to this, and you mentioned how bad of an area that it was.
Maybe playing in another state would allow him to leave all that behind.
Move on to 21 backs will Shipley and Evan Pryor
This is hilarious
I like ashaad Clayton tho. I really like the program he comes from. Easton has something good going on down there. Go reel him in CH
Agree. I think Georgia could have done him some good....but from what I know about the situation and from what soflow has shared.....Zach needed to do certain things.....he wasn't able to.
Tough situation.....but Zach should still be able to get a fresh start at a school if he takes advantage of the opportunity.
I don’t know enough to blame anybody in this. Just curious about the “Texas” thing. Why would any adult care what some kid tweeted or Instagrammed about any college? Seems like all these guys “troll” all the time. Just seems odd that anyone would care. I think if a highly ranked instate kid in GA did something like that there might be blowback from fans, but unless it was profane hard to imagine coaches getting involved. Is there more to it than that?