Recruiting since Michigan Win

[JCline0429]

It' too bad that the SAT or GPA doesn't measure character.

[Black Saturday]

Recruiting success should be based not only on the talent level of the recruits, but also on their character. I think we have taken some chances in that regard, and we have been paying the price (no pun intended). This has been the trend for several years now; recently, I have been more concerned about the character of some of our players than their talent level.

Funny pun! LOL However, nearly every week you can hear on the football talk shows or see on TV or read that someone in the college football world and professional has stepped out of line and done something stupid. There are percentages in everday society that do these types of things, it really hits home when it is one of your own. It has always been part of the territory, football players in general aren't choir boys. They have to have consequences so when they make the decision to cross a boundary they know what they will lose.

[Appsolutley]

Recruiting success should be based not only on the talent level of the recruits, but also on their character. I think we have taken some chances in that regard, and we have been paying the price (no pun intended). This has been the trend for several years now; recently, I have been more concerned about the character of some of our players than their talent level.

Funny pun! LOL However, nearly every week you can hear on the football talk shows or see on TV or read that someone in the college football world and professional has stepped out of line and done something stupid. There are percentages in everday society that do these types of things, it really hits home when it is one of your own. It has always been part of the territory, football players in general aren't choir boys. They have to have consequences so when they make the decision to cross a boundary they know what they will lose.

I understand how commonplace this kind of behavior has become. I also think that we have had a bit more than our share, lately. Or maybe I'm just unwilling to compromise when it comes to our history of (for the most part) recruiting solid citizens. We have had our problems--off and on--through the years...but I don't recall a 2-3 year period that has been as troublesome as these past few years.

[Black Saturday]

Recruiting success should be based not only on the talent level of the recruits, but also on their character. I think we have taken some chances in that regard, and we have been paying the price (no pun intended). This has been the trend for several years now; recently, I have been more concerned about the character of some of our players than their talent level.

Funny pun! LOL However, nearly every week you can hear on the football talk shows or see on TV or read that someone in the college football world and professional has stepped out of line and done something stupid. There are percentages in everday society that do these types of things, it really hits home when it is one of your own. It has always been part of the territory, football players in general aren't choir boys. They have to have consequences so when they make the decision to cross a boundary they know what they will lose.

I understand how commonplace this kind of behavior has become. I also think that we have had a bit more than our share, lately. Or maybe I'm just unwilling to compromise when it comes to our history of (for the most part) recruiting solid citizens. We have had our problems--off and on--through the years...but I don't recall a 2-3 year period that has been as troublesome as these past few years.

Maybe someone fell asleep?

At least the FNG ain't putting up with it, and the student-athletes know they'll be gone for double-barreled stupid.

[AppGrad78]

Recruiting success should be based not only on the talent level of the recruits, but also on their character. I think we have taken some chances in that regard, and we have been paying the price (no pun intended). This has been the trend for several years now; recently, I have been more concerned about the character of some of our players than their talent level.

Funny pun! LOL However, nearly every week you can hear on the football talk shows or see on TV or read that someone in the college football world and professional has stepped out of line and done something stupid. There are percentages in everday society that do these types of things, it really hits home when it is one of your own. It has always been part of the territory, football players in general aren't choir boys. They have to have consequences so when they make the decision to cross a boundary they know what they will lose.

I understand how commonplace this kind of behavior has become. I also think that we have had a bit more than our share, lately. Or maybe I'm just unwilling to compromise when it comes to our history of (for the most part) recruiting solid citizens. We have had our problems--off and on--through the years...but I don't recall a 2-3 year period that has been as troublesome as these past few years.

I'll grant you that the Gainey/Tanyi episode is out of character for the type of athletes we recruit, but I don't see much difference otherwise. Ten years ago, before social media really took off, it was possible for an athlete to get into a lot of trouble without the public being made aware of it, especially in a town like Boone that features very limited watchdog media. Today, that's not possible. I believe that colors how we compare other eras to today. The athletes we recruit today aren't significantly different -- character-wise -- than those of other eras. We just learn of their every misstep.

[Rick0714]

I can guarantee that some activities are much more visible due to the social media outlets that are available these days. When I was playing, we had our fair share of knuckleheads that did things that a lot of college students did and got caught. They were disciplined, often severely, and the public was none the wiser. In addition, the media that was around, albeit in the 80's that was not a lot, understood that your dealing with college kids and did not think they deserved to be on the same pages as adult criminals. Now, if it was a severe issue, like a rape case or similar, it would certainly be dealt with seriously and reported, but I don't remember anything worse than being drunk and showing your a** (onetime literally, lol) that happened during my years. Its nice to see that those that needs to be dealt with are being dealt with accordingly now. However, while I never wish that ANYTHING is "covered up", I do miss the days when some activities were dealt with in house without the entire public body passing judgement on kids when we are not privy to all the facts. In my opinion, the public "right to know" about such matters is championed by the same personality types as those that like to slow down to look at a car wreck, we just like to see that we're "better off" than someone else and judge them instead of looking at ourselves.

[WataugaMan]

I However, while I never wish that ANYTHING is "covered up",

Like one showing their ass.

[Black Saturday]

The other foot is about to come down in the current Heisman Trophy leader Jameis Winston stupid. No program is immune to this stuff. People be people.

[bcoach]

Recruiting success should be based not only on the talent level of the recruits, but also on their character. I think we have taken some chances in that regard, and we have been paying the price (no pun intended). This has been the trend for several years now; recently, I have been more concerned about the character of some of our players than their talent level.

Funny pun! LOL However, nearly every week you can hear on the football talk shows or see on TV or read that someone in the college football world and professional has stepped out of line and done something stupid. There are percentages in everday society that do these types of things, it really hits home when it is one of your own. It has always been part of the territory, football players in general aren't choir boys. They have to have consequences so when they make the decision to cross a boundary they know what they will lose.

I understand how commonplace this kind of behavior has become. I also think that we have had a bit more than our share, lately. Or maybe I'm just unwilling to compromise when it comes to our history of (for the most part) recruiting solid citizens. We have had our problems--off and on--through the years...but I don't recall a 2-3 year period that has been as troublesome as these past few years.

We had some similar problems in the early 90s.