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Post by roaringsince96 on Jan 27, 2019 20:43:35 GMT -6
The coaches do all they can without crossing the line. Maturity and being away from home and all those distractions prove to be too much. I was young, distracted and also naive in what it took to be a true college student. I was doing things I didn’t if know if it was right or wrong at times. I had some maturing to do or I was out. I was 20, couple years older and making bad choices. You hope there will be someone on the team that will be an accountability partner. I know the receivers are close and so are the two backs. That is what you hope for, someone to help you ‘‘stay in your lane bro’’. I thought we should have went after another DT last year. The DE position looked ok until the academics hit. Beddingfield looks the part, I saw him at b-ball game and he has been working out hard. He will play this year, not sure if he starts, but should definitely help. Ryan looks awesome! Great get. Toles is fast. Martin should anchor middle and not sure if the kid from Hoover is ready to backup or we find help in juco? Hoover kid was a 2 star. Harris will be missed, he was stout in the middle. I am ready to go watch them in the spring and see what we look like?
Roar Lions!
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Post by lion1979 on Jan 27, 2019 21:06:27 GMT -6
This may be a head scratcher to some of you, but this is something I have been thinking about since the end of the season. I really hope our guys don't feel like they are working for "nothing." I say this because I'm sure going through weights, class, and conditioning can be tough knowing you can't play in the postseason. I know we have some schedules that require a lot of hard work, but what happens when we win a tough schedule right now? Nothing. I'm wondering if this is the reason we saw guys transfer out this year? or guys not getting it done in the classroom the last 2 years? I played at UNA in the late 70s and I can't imagine going through that schedule of a student-athlete everyday knowing there was no playoffs. I could be going in the wrong direction, but I'd hate to see some of our younger guys leave knowing that they could play for a championship elsewhere. Thoughts?
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Post by catscratchfever4 on Jan 27, 2019 21:23:06 GMT -6
I dont understand how you have academic issues... it ain't Harvard, Yale or west point people... maybe they shouldn't have been in school in the first place. Especially since they presumably have tutors, professors who usually work to accommodate football schedules, etc. Unfortunately the truth is a lot of these guys wouldn’t come close to college if they didn’t play football. Some don’t want to hear it, but that doesn’t make it any less true. Willis probably hinted at that towards the end of the TimesDaily article when he mentioned APR. For the last several years it seems we have lost key contributors (or at least quality depth) in the spring due to academics. Hopefully they will stop taking guys that don’t seem to realize they are student athletes. Except for Morris, none of them played a down and still flunked out. Disgusting.
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Post by brandon on Jan 28, 2019 6:00:19 GMT -6
This may be a head scratcher to some of you, but this is something I have been thinking about since the end of the season. I really hope our guys don't feel like they are working for "nothing." I say this because I'm sure going through weights, class, and conditioning can be tough knowing you can't play in the postseason. I know we have some schedules that require a lot of hard work, but what happens when we win a tough schedule right now? Nothing. I'm wondering if this is the reason we saw guys transfer out this year? or guys not getting it done in the classroom the last 2 years? I played at UNA in the late 70s and I can't imagine going through that schedule of a student-athlete everyday knowing there was no playoffs. I could be going in the wrong direction, but I'd hate to see some of our younger guys leave knowing that they could play for a championship elsewhere. Thoughts? I understand that it must be hard, but I also understand that there are good players that would also be good students out there that would just like the opportunity to play college football and they often get overlooked. And I'm not talking about the ones that are too small or slow or dont have any talent. I'm talking about a lot of guys in the Shoals area that may not be in a powerhouse high school program that could start in those programs if they had moved. I see it all the time.
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Post by unafied on Jan 28, 2019 7:33:10 GMT -6
I've thought about the "motivation" factor a lot, and yeah this is obvious, but it's different for everyone. If championships were the end-all, be-all factor for every college recruit, why would you have 5-stars in FBS that go anywhere other than Alabama or Clemson? Some guys care more about early playing time, or the relationship they have with certain coaches, or maybe they just feel more comfortable with the school itself. Of course, trying to analyze the mind of an 18-22 year old is not an exact science. There's probably plenty of guys that go to a school because their high school girlfriend plans on going there.
I'm sure the off-season workout grind is tougher knowing that you aren't playing for a chance at the playoffs, but I don't know... I just don't get the feeling it's the main determining factor in a guy flunking out or deciding to leave school.
For recruits signing with us next week, if they redshirt, for their junior and senior years we'll be playoff eligible. So hopefully that will continue to be less and less of an issue.
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Post by 1949lions on Jan 28, 2019 10:10:51 GMT -6
Speaking of coaching relationships, it was this sentence that stuck out to me.
Senior cornerback Ja’mal Jackson will also not return to the Lions for his final season. Jackson, who started the first half of the 2018 season, recorded 14 tackles. He will graduate this semester and decided to end his football career.
That's a bit odd to me. Why not go for a grad degree and play your final season?
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Post by roaringsince96 on Jan 28, 2019 16:11:38 GMT -6
Foster was disappointing news...guy was a freak at that size, guess that’s how we got him? We look like we may have upgraded a few positions and have some continuity with offensive side.
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Post by lion1979 on Jan 28, 2019 19:17:06 GMT -6
Brackett was very undersized and from what I heard McCants never wanted to go to college in the first place. Apparently both of them couldn’t even pass 6 hours of classes. Inexcusable. Like I said before the daily schedule is hard, but if you can’t pass half of your classes at NORTH ALABAMA it seems like they never really wanted it in the first place!
Roar Lions
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Post by Lion2001 on Jan 29, 2019 12:23:53 GMT -6
Brackett was very undersized and from what I heard McCants never wanted to go to college in the first place. Apparently both of them couldn’t even pass 6 hours of classes. Inexcusable. Like I said before the daily schedule is hard, but if you can’t pass half of your classes at NORTH ALABAMA it seems like they never really wanted it in the first place! Roar Lions Dude... I know you probably don’t mean it that way, but don’t say “If you can’t pass classes at North Alabama” as if UNA should be some gravy train institution... The fact is it’s an accredited university that has to meet certain standards to get accreditation. I was there a few years back when UNA’s mock trial team beat Harvard Law’s team at the national mock trial competition. So don’t sell UNA short. The fact is, college is hard. Many student athletes come in with the expectation of getting a “free ride” on the academic side of things because they got it in high school. (Which is a shame, because those high schools are definitely not preparing them for college or the real world.) I have a relative who is a department chair at UNA and he has said that some of the professors have complained that some of the athletes and even some athletic staff have tried to get concessions for players in order to help them make the cut. Some are having problems with the increased scrutiny because of the move up to division one and the raise in academic standards for athletes because of that.
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Post by 1949lions on Jan 29, 2019 12:27:07 GMT -6
Brackett was very undersized and from what I heard McCants never wanted to go to college in the first place. Apparently both of them couldn’t even pass 6 hours of classes. Inexcusable. Like I said before the daily schedule is hard, but if you can’t pass half of your classes at NORTH ALABAMA it seems like they never really wanted it in the first place! Roar Lions Dude... I know you probably don’t mean it that way, but don’t say “If you can’t pass classes at North Alabama” as if UNA should be some gravy train institution... The fact is it’s an accredited university that has to meet certain standards to get accreditation. I was there a few years back when UNA’s mock trial team beat Harvard Law’s team at the national mock trial competition. So don’t sell UNA short. The fact is, college is hard. Many student athletes come in with the expectation of getting a “free ride” on the academic side of things because they got it in high school. (Which is a shame, because those high schools are definitely not preparing them for college or the real world.) I have a relative who is a department chair at UNA and he has said that some of the professors have complained that some of the athletes and even some athletic staff have tried to get concessions for players in order to help them make the cut. Some are having problems with the increased scrutiny because of the move up to division one and the raise in academic standards for athletes because of that. What? This is a slippery slope. NCAA probation would cripple our program following the transition!
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Post by unalions on Jan 29, 2019 13:25:50 GMT -6
Eager to see who we get. I'm a bit nervous about this upcoming season.
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Post by brandon on Jan 29, 2019 13:32:54 GMT -6
Dude... I know you probably don’t mean it that way, but don’t say “If you can’t pass classes at North Alabama” as if UNA should be some gravy train institution... The fact is it’s an accredited university that has to meet certain standards to get accreditation. I was there a few years back when UNA’s mock trial team beat Harvard Law’s team at the national mock trial competition. So don’t sell UNA short. The fact is, college is hard. Many student athletes come in with the expectation of getting a “free ride” on the academic side of things because they got it in high school. (Which is a shame, because those high schools are definitely not preparing them for college or the real world.) I have a relative who is a department chair at UNA and he has said that some of the professors have complained that some of the athletes and even some athletic staff have tried to get concessions for players in order to help them make the cut. Some are having problems with the increased scrutiny because of the move up to division one and the raise in academic standards for athletes because of that. What? This is a slippery slope. NCAA probation would cripple our program following the transition! Yes it is.
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Post by catscratchfever4 on Jan 29, 2019 16:02:03 GMT -6
What? This is a slippery slope. NCAA probation would cripple our program following the transition! Yes it is. That Every small school faces. Let's face it, the majority of the most talented players either came from rotten schools or just didn't want to try to learn. If we want to be a contender, we will have to walk closer to that fine line than FBS and the larger FCS schools in order to compete.
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Post by brandon on Jan 30, 2019 15:18:32 GMT -6
Just heard we got a couple of commits out of West Memphis... on great DE and a great DT...
Waiting for an announcement, have not heard their names yet but heard they are good
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Post by roaringsince96 on Jan 30, 2019 17:21:57 GMT -6
Yes we landed those 2 guys and the receiver. Great weekend for the good guys. Look on Jeff McIntyre TD Twitter for all the latest developments. We have also offered some as pwo or preferred walk on.
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