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So Mcintosh followed Norton and was worried about double teams without Norton according to that article. Bizarre stuff.
 
They need to let him reenroll for free so these kids have a living breathing example of how leaving too early can blow up in their face.

My guess is they will do so and that his efforts to get back in classes has probably been cursory at best so far with maybe some lower level person in financial aid or at the registrar's office just being like "Well it's not showing here that you're currently on any type of scholarship....".
 
wspcane said:
I thought Miami offered a life-long scholarship if guys decided to leave early.
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Maybe they are getting annoyed with these early entries and at least in the case of people who declare early they are choosing to say no. They probably will still honor every other circumstance, but maybe Yearby has to be the one they make an example of for leaving early.
 
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Would also be interesting to know what his academic standing was upon withdrawing from school too. If this kid let everything go to **** as he fantasized about NFL $ then they also might be less inclined to immediately give him a $60000 gift. At least immediately.

Rick is big on the lifetime role the program has in these kid's lives but if you're cynical then you'd still think he wouldn't take a public relations hit by "abandoning" a former higher profile player.
 
supersaiyanshel said:
John77 said:
So Mcintosh followed Norton and was worried about double teams without Norton according to that article. Bizarre stuff.
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Entire article is infuriating.
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It really is, if the statement about McIntosh is true that's a really bad look IMO. And I'm probably in the minority here, but why should Miami foot the bill for a guy that leaves early and then wants to come back and get a degree?
 
QuatroCane said:
supersaiyanshel said:
John77 said:
So Mcintosh followed Norton and was worried about double teams without Norton according to that article. Bizarre stuff.
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Entire article is infuriating.
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It really is, if the statement about McIntosh is true that's a really bad look IMO. And I'm probably in the minority here, but why should Miami foot the bill for a guy that leaves early and then wants to come back and get a degree?
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Because it becomes a public relations nightmare when clowns like Lebatard or anyone at eSECpn conveniently pick us to highlight how we "abandon" players and then they end up in jail or working minimum wage jobs with no degree. The pieces basically write themselves and also fall in line with that narrative that they all love of these kids being "slaves" in the NCAA system.

Not that someone that makes a big boy decision shouldn't realize that there are potential big boy consequences.

The first thing Rick should ask any of these kids that declare early is if their agent has agreed to cover the cost to finish their degree if their promises of getting drafted high (or at all) don't materialize.
 
yearby is free to finish his degree at a much, much cheaper school. im sure most of those miami credits will transfer.

im finding it very difficult to have sympathy here.
 
It's not hard to understand why they're leaving. Even if they graduated with a degree, what college major would lead to a job that pays half a million dollars to start? And making an example of Yearby will do nothing. NCAA/NFL leadership is what is needed here, but that won't happen.
 
One thing I'd hoped with Richt is that he would be a father figure type who kids could trust and help prevent them from making stupid decisions. Doesn't look like that has materialized, at all. These kids are incredibly naive and we better get it figured out. We aren't losing out on kids to the NFL, we're losing out on kids to practice squads and forced retirement from the sport.
 
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John77 said:
So Mcintosh followed Norton and was worried about double teams without Norton according to that article. Bizarre stuff.
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When you're looking for a reason to validate a decision you've already made, any silly little thing will do.
 
Tad Footeball said:
Would also be interesting to know what his academic standing was upon withdrawing from school too. If this kid let everything go to **** as he fantasized about NFL $ then they also might be less inclined to immediately give him a $60000 gift. At least immediately.

Rick is big on the lifetime role the program has in these kid's lives but if you're cynical then you'd still think he wouldn't take a public relations hit by "abandoning" a former higher profile player.
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This is my thinking as well. I'm wondering what Yearby's academic situation was before he declared or if was ******** around which is why they put their foot down.

Regardless, I say let the kid re-enroll, and if he flunks out this time, then he's on his own. This is a bad look for UM no matter how you slice it. It's one of those situations where even if their actions are justified, they'll come out looking bad.
 
TheSwagger1 said:
One thing I'd hoped with Richt is that he would be a father figure type who kids could trust and help prevent them from making stupid decisions. Doesn't look like that has materialized, at all. These kids are incredibly naive and we better get it figured out. We aren't losing out on kids to the NFL, we're losing out on kids to practice squads and forced retirement from the sport.
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This.


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