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Great feature on Carson Beck. Wes Durham does a 1 on 1 interview with him. He asks some great questions. Carson really interviews well and seems to be pretty honest in his answers.
 
Hoyacane1620 said:
Canes featured on ACCN thru tomorrow afternoon

Great feature on Carson Beck. Wes Durham does a 1 on 1 interview with him. He asks some great questions. Carson really interviews well and seems to be pretty honest in his answers.
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Nice! My Hulu recorded this for me and I just went in to see it. Great surprise to look forward to with my coffee this morning! 🙌🏻
 
Hoyacane1620 said:
Canes featured on ACCN thru tomorrow afternoon

Great feature on Carson Beck. Wes Durham does a 1 on 1 interview with him. He asks some great questions. Carson really interviews well and seems to be pretty honest in his answers.
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This is a fantastic interview - best Beck interview I have seen yet. I really, really appreciated the questions* Wes asked about NIL / the transfer portal and Carson’s take on the changes in football since implemented.

*For those who haven’t see the interview yet, Wes asked him what CFB is and is not getting right about NIL and the portal and what changes have we not seen yet.

Carson’s take:

- Completely changed the game in terms of approach and culture of a team, and there is a good and evil side to it. Carson spoke about how he has seen the good and BAD side of NIL, and how he has seen how it takes people away from the game of football. More specifically on timing, he said that he was in a unique spot due to when he started school and when NIL really began, as his first couple years he still was earning more like a normal college athlete, and the latter years obviously is when we saw the huge market increases for players.

- He believes that the big change is that this is all taking the focus off of the main thing, which is football. Too many guys aren’t focused on football first anymore, and he is frustrated with that. He sees NIL and everything else as a blessing that comes with football, but football should always be the priority. Unfortunately, not everyone feels the same.

- He believes in the process and development and being patient, and he just loves the game of football. They mentioned that when he signed, D’Eriq King was one of the very first NIL players (!!!) and how it’s so different now. He appreciates that he has had this unique experience of seeing both sides of the NIL and portal. Additionally, he had mentioned earlier in the interview that he is grateful for his time at UGA and sitting behind Stetson Bennett and learning and developing behind his former teammates and waiting his turn.

- It’s hard to protect your image, especially with modern day social media and the notoriety that comes with this position. No specifics, but Carson mentioned that it can be hard (obviously) when people are saying things about you online and you can’t tell your side of the story. He obviously did not mention any specifics, although he did say he “probably did not help [himself] in that area,” but acknowledged that he has tried to learn and grow in this area.

- Regarding the learning and growing, he said part of this is that you have to make sure you’re “hanging out with the right guys.” Said this is one of the things he loves about Miami so far - he loves the “culture and the people that [he] is surrounded by.” Said the people he is with help him, protect him, and help him grow in these ways, and it’s been “insurmountable in [his] growth.”

My thoughts:

Carson’s answers also confirmed a few suspicions of mine…although I will note that as with all interviews, Carson has been extremely professional and has never put down anyone or anything at UGA or the Cavinders or anything else. These takes are all my own thoughts and speculation, despite the fact that the kid isn’t allowed to say he is happy at UM without the whole SEC complaining that he is trashing UGA. 🙄

- In the spring, there were a lot of questions about him here, and most of the talk in the media and on the internet was bad because UGA / SEC fans were bad-mouthing him and the Cavinder twins drama was going on. There was also a lot of talk about how he wasn’t close with most of the guys on the team, which as we know is usually a red flag, but I was thinking that perhaps not given the culture issues at UGA the past couple years. When Carson spoke about how he has seen the good and BAD side of NIL, the latter years when the market started paying players more, this correlates with uptick in the culture issues at UGA as well.

- Related to above, and with regard to how he handled coming to a new team during injury rehab, he said he feels it ended up being a benefit because he had to get to know everyone on a mental and personal level first for all those months. It forced him to do other things and use other skills besides throwing a football to bond, and they were able to get closer than he thought. Mauigoa seems to just glow with happiness when he speaks about Carson as well, so I do believe their bond is real.

- Regarding the social media discussion, I believe this applies to both the UGA situation and his relationship with the Cavinders (I say the family just because the sister got involved and posted too). And of course, TikTok girlies will TikTok girlie. It is what it is.

- All in all, I become more impressed with him the more I see, and I am one of the few Canes who have seen pretty much all of his games already. I know what we are getting in him as a player, and I was just stoked to get him without Bobo. But I really do think that the culture fit could be great for him too.
 
caneingville said:
This is a fantastic interview - best Beck interview I have seen yet. I really, really appreciated the questions* Wes asked about NIL / the transfer portal and Carson’s take on the changes in football since implemented.

*For those who haven’t see the interview yet, Wes asked him what CFB is and is not getting right about NIL and the portal and what changes have we not seen yet.

Carson’s take:

- Completely changed the game in terms of approach and culture of a team, and there is a good and evil side to it. Carson spoke about how he has seen the good and BAD side of NIL, and how he has seen how it takes people away from the game of football. More specifically on timing, he said that he was in a unique spot due to when he started school and when NIL really began, as his first couple years he still was earning more like a normal college athlete, and the latter years obviously is when we saw the huge market increases for players.

- He believes that the big change is that this is all taking the focus off of the main thing, which is football. Too many guys aren’t focused on football first anymore, and he is frustrated with that. He sees NIL and everything else as a blessing that comes with football, but football should always be the priority. Unfortunately, not everyone feels the same.

- He believes in the process and development and being patient, and he just loves the game of football. They mentioned that when he signed, D’Eriq King was one of the very first NIL players (!!!) and how it’s so different now. He appreciates that he has had this unique experience of seeing both sides of the NIL and portal. Additionally, he had mentioned earlier in the interview that he is grateful for his time at UGA and sitting behind Stetson Bennett and learning and developing behind his former teammates and waiting his turn.

- It’s hard to protect your image, especially with modern day social media and the notoriety that comes with this position. No specifics, but Carson mentioned that it can be hard (obviously) when people are saying things about you online and you can’t tell your side of the story. He obviously did not mention any specifics, although he did say he “probably did not help [himself] in that area,” but acknowledged that he has tried to learn and grow in this area.

- Regarding the learning and growing, he said part of this is that you have to make sure you’re “hanging out with the right guys.” Said this is one of the things he loves about Miami so far - he loves the “culture and the people that [he] is surrounded by.” Said the people he is with help him, protect him, and help him grow in these ways, and it’s been “insurmountable in [his] growth.”

My thoughts:

Carson’s answers also confirmed a few suspicions of mine…although I will note that as with all interviews, Carson has been extremely professional and has never put down anyone or anything at UGA or the Cavinders or anything else. These takes are all my own thoughts and speculation, despite the fact that the kid isn’t allowed to say he is happy at UM without the whole SEC complaining that he is trashing UGA. 🙄

- In the spring, there were a lot of questions about him here, and most of the talk in the media and on the internet was bad because UGA / SEC fans were bad-mouthing him and the Cavinder twins drama was going on. There was also a lot of talk about how he wasn’t close with most of the guys on the team, which as we know is usually a red flag, but I was thinking that perhaps not given the culture issues at UGA the past couple years. When Carson spoke about how he has seen the good and BAD side of NIL, the latter years when the market started paying players more, this correlates with uptick in the culture issues at UGA as well.

- Related to above, and with regard to how he handled coming to a new team during injury rehab, he said he feels it ended up being a benefit because he had to get to know everyone on a mental and personal level first for all those months. It forced him to do other things and use other skills besides throwing a football to bond, and they were able to get closer than he thought. Mauigoa seems to just glow with happiness when he speaks about Carson as well, so I do believe their bond is real.

- Regarding the social media discussion, I believe this applies to both the UGA situation and his relationship with the Cavinders (I say the family just because the sister got involved and posted too). And of course, TikTok girlies will TikTok girlie. It is what it is.

- All in all, I become more impressed with him the more I see, and I am one of the few Canes who have seen pretty much all of his games already. I know what we are getting in him as a player, and I was just stoked to get him without Bobo. But I really do think that the culture fit could be great for him too.
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We didn’t hear much from Carson when he got here in January because his rehab didn’t allow him to physically participate in spring practiSe. The young man’s played a lot of football at a high level and being in his 6th year of CFB, he’s become very mature and polished in his conversation.

Wes asked great questions and Carson’s responses were thoughtful, intelligent, and professional. The more I hear and see from this young man, the more excited I get about the team’s outlook. Obviously, the offenses success will weigh heavily on Carson’s success. I’m very much looking forward to seeing what he can do.
 
423Hurricane said:
We didn’t hear much from Carson when he got here in January because his rehab didn’t allow him to physically participate in spring practiSe. The young man’s played a lot of football at a high level and being in his 6th year of CFB, he’s become very mature and polished in his conversation.

Wes asked great questions and Carson’s responses were thoughtful, intelligent, and professional. The more I hear and see from this young man, the more excited I get about the team’s outlook. Obviously, the offenses success will weigh heavily on Carson’s success. I’m very much looking forward to seeing what he can do.
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423Hurricane said:
We didn’t hear much from Carson when he got here in January because his rehab didn’t allow him to physically participate in spring practiSe. The young man’s played a lot of football at a high level and being in his 6th year of CFB, he’s become very mature and polished in his conversation.

Wes asked great questions and Carson’s responses were thoughtful, intelligent, and professional. The more I hear and see from this young man, the more excited I get about the team’s outlook. Obviously, the offenses success will weigh heavily on Carson’s success. I’m very much looking forward to seeing what he can do.
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Right, and I didn’t mean to imply that I think we should have heard from him. I think in retrospect, it is interesting how it worked out too, and his interview answers reflect this. Since he wasn’t able to participate in spring, he had to bond with teammates differently and simultaneously take a step back and learn instead in several different ways - which he repeatedly refers to throughout the whole interview.

No one ever wants to have an injury, ever. But I think he has a great attitude and is definitely looking at all the benefits it provided him and how it contributed to his growth this year, instead of just focusing on what he lost. That’s pretty much all you can ask for from anyone, and those of us who have been through sports injuries in our lives understand that too. It’s hard to keep that focus.

I’m right there with you and can’t wait to see what he can do. He said he thinks about his first snap of the ND game every single day and gets chills just thinking about it!
 
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caneingville said:
Right, and I didn’t mean to imply that I think we should have heard from him. I think in retrospect, it is interesting how it worked out too, and his interview answers reflect this. Since he wasn’t able to participate in spring, he had to bond with teammates differently and simultaneously take a step back and learn instead in several different ways - which he repeatedly refers to throughout the whole interview.

No one ever wants to have an injury, ever. But I think he has a great attitude and is definitely looking at all the benefits it provided him and how it contributed to his growth this year, instead of just focusing on what he lost. That’s pretty much all you can ask for from anyone, and those of us who have been through sports injuries in our lives understand that too. It’s hard to keep that focus.

I’m right there with you and can’t wait to see what he can do. He said he thinks about his first snap of the ND game every single day and gets chills just thinking about it!
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Certainly wasn’t insinuating you missed the reason we hadn’t heard from him until now. Just an observation on my part. As Carson mentioned, the rehab process certainly gave him time for reflection and may have been a blessing in disguise. I wouldn’t be surprised if he lights it up this year.
 
423Hurricane said:
Certainly wasn’t insinuating you missed the reason we hadn’t heard from him until now. Just an observation on my part. As Carson mentioned, the rehab process certainly gave him time for reflection and may have been a blessing in disguise. I wouldn’t be surprised if he lights it up this year.
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So he’s good now?
 
Solid points, but NIL didn’t significantly change the culture at Georgia. Could point to accidents/speeding issues, though Athens is a college town and players have been making off-the-field headlines for decades - even during Richt’s tenure. Cops don’t back away from charging them. Where they catch a break is charges routinely get dropped or bring a wrist slap.
 
bacane said:
Solid points, but NIL didn’t significantly change the culture at Georgia. Could point to accidents/speeding issues, though Athens is a college town and players have been making off-the-field headlines for decades - even during Richt’s tenure. Cops don’t back away from charging them. Where they catch a break is charges routinely get dropped or bring a wrist slap.
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There have been more than just the accidents and speeding issues too though. There have been other arrests, but culture isn’t just about legal issues anyway, as we know more than any fan base.
 
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caneingville said:
There have been more than just the accidents and speeding issues too though. There have been other arrests, but culture isn’t just about legal issues anyway, as we know more than any fan base.
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Off-the-field stuff hasn’t changed at Georgia. Difference is Kirby brought a tougher mentality to the program, more aggressive recruiter and he’s one of them - a Dawg - and has gotten greater financial and facilities support. Richt was a solid coach and terrific person, but Kirby is Saban 2.0.
 
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