Ronnie Major update (07/29)

[Sirhornsalot]

Yea. Blame me for wondering if he can qualify.

 

Where's the staff in this, RD? This is YOUR quote from July 15, 2015 @ 12:08 a.m.

The "he" in your sentence is the recruit.

And then you asked about other recruits (who obviously are not members of the staff).

What is the situation with Clairington and Major?

 

And this just knocks your own point out of the park, minus the bad language which I removed:

Ignore all you want, but you don't build a national championship caliber program with grade risks. If a kid can't handle high school level material, you dont depend on him at a university unless you are willing to dumb down your university.

So, what is going on with Clairington and Major?

Do you want to build a championship program, or do you want to _______ with your buddies into a jar and declare how awesome you are? lol.

UT is never going to get back to the top eschelon recruiting grade risks.

 

RECRUITING GRADE RISKS . . . . . hum, No RD, I'm pretty certain you're full of shit here.

In fact, you were so persistent with dissing the kid that Mike Roach felt compelled to respond to it:  

At the risk of breaking up this pissing contest...

1) I did some checking with some people around the area with contacts on the Navasota staff.  The grades are a rumor but it seems there is something to them.  From what I was told (and this is second or third hand) while there could be some improvement it is not a dire situation.

 

 

[MikeV73]

I'm wasn't hammering the recruits, I was criticizing the staff. At a time when the staff is having such difficulties recruiting in Texas because supposedly parent, recruit of high school coach has ever heard of Charlie Strong, I am astonished the staff has been putting so much time into chasing recruits who have little, if any, chance of being on the roster on the fist day of the season. To me, chasing recruits who are highly likely never to be on the team sounds like a questionable use of the staff's resources. However, knowing the board as I do, I am sure I am about to get quite an education on why chasing recruits who won't be on the roster for a day, let alone ever contribute in a game, is an indication of greatness and the most creative use of resources in the history of college sports.

I'm happy for the kid. I think it is a great thing to take young people, challenge them past what they believe their capabilities are and to watch them understand what they are truly capable of, given the right leadership, the right mentors and the right resources. If a kid has trouble qualifying, I am concerned he will be able to remain eligible, but that is Randa Ryan's concern at this point.

College is about growth as an individual and as an intellectual. UT is known for being at least slightly more challenging than many other programs. Not every athlete should commit to UT because not every commit is the type who will thrive under some of the pressures being on the 40 Acres brings. It is the job of the staff to match the personality of the athlete to the demands of the program. So far, there have been some glaring failures by the staff in this regard. Right now, we are looking at starting the season with 78 scholarship players. That is not the Texas standard. I'm not hammering the players or even the recruits who failed for this. The staff has to assume full responsibility for this failure. Hopefully, this is something that doesn't get repeated. Like I said, this isn't the Texas standard.

I really enjoyed your prior one word response: "nope". To the point and probably with some actual facts behind it.