Tennessee: A Program Out of Control

Discussion in 'Other Sports' started by Fry, Jul 16, 2015.

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  1. World Peace

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    UTjr is making me proud. All the stuff Lane Kiffin has said has been 100% spot on. Rumor is, he figured out the Good Ole Boys club by the middle of the Summer before his season but decided to stick out the year for the guys on the team.
     
  2. Scarecrow

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  3. Scarecrow

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    Its like they don't even require them to read.
     
  4. Wildwar

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    I am so glad im not a Vols fan not only would i have to deal with the Manning worship but now this.
     
  5. Fry

    Fry Welcome to the land of tomorrow!

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    Man, this thread could not have gone better. I just started it as an example of the college football superiority complex that comes with every fanbase. "The other program pays their recruits." "The other program works with the cops to keep legal problem under wraps."

    "That doesn't go on at MY school."

    Yeah, it does. If your school competes in big time college football then they're just as dirty as everyone else who wins in big time college football.
     
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  6. RTH

    RTH Meh...

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    You're just salty...

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  7. Fry

    Fry Welcome to the land of tomorrow!

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    I'm just not delusional.
     
  8. steverife

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    People are going to get in trouble everywhere. ...and coaches are going to try to do what benefits themselves, but I think the systematic cover up stuff isn't widespread. I don't think players get paid the way fan like to act either.
     
  9. Mitch86

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    My co-worker lived in Knoxville for most of his life..big time Vols fan. He says it was well known that local car dealerships, clothing stores, food joints etc all catered to certain star players. If you were a big name guy you were taken care of.

    This was 10-15 years ago now, but I'm sure it still happens. Maybe not as openly.

    Watch 30/30 and a lot of football players will mention all the stuff they were given/offered just in the recruiting process. Cars,cash,houses etc. Colleges make millions off of these players. for a small investment they get a big return.
     
  10. steverife

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    I'm from Knoxville and still live there. I lived in a condo just off campus. I lived around a few first round guys, including one that Titans fans know well.

    I didn't see it. Some of those guys were walking around in dirty clothes, riding the bus, asking their neighbors for money, etc.

    One thing I did see is that some of the guys stole crap and no one would say anything.
     
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