Delancey Transfer Portal
- Thread starter Hugo_Stiglitz7
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Should we be shocked that he ended up at Toledo? 90% of his original offer list shows MAC level teams. He might have just looked around the DB room and concluded he was in way over his head. Good on him finding a fit early on, now make it work.
GBR!
Now days everybody gotta talk like they got somethin to say but nothing comes out when they move their lips, just a bunch of jibberish and mf'ers act like they forgot about Gray.
There's a lot more 'sisters' in Toledo than Lincoln. I'm not sure why you would think that Lincoln women are better than Toledo women. There's some culture shock that happens and social opportunities during COVID have been non-existent.
So what do you say to somebody you sign? Or anyone who wanna come to campus and whine?
Wanna just show up and get free playing time? If your name isn't Prime, better get in the line...
My take is that he and his So. Fla buddies thought coming up to NU would be easier for them. They would play right away no problem cause they are from south Florida and by default they would be much better than anything that is up here. They were too good for the bench even in year one.
Now, there was a report that a different Fla kid, Gray, was in way over his head and when he quit immediately, he said it was family concerns but in reality, Gray was homesick and realized he may never play here.
Maybe they come in with that kind of thought process... But you're telling me they're here for several months and we can't identify that thought process and try to correct it? This is nothing new. Kids have always come in thinking they're better than they are and wanting immediate PT when they're nowhere ready. It's a coach's job to correct that kind of behavior, but also keep them happy enough so that they stick around long enough for when they're ready to play. It's not easy, but this is why coaches make the big bucks.
That used to get fixed in 2 a days and fall camp. After they got the snot knocked out of them a few times by a couple of upperclassmen they understood their spot. Some guys don't deal with that well. With the lenient transfer rules its WAY too easy to quit.
Well when you’re not winning as a team the obstacles become greater trying to convince kids to stick around and see the light at the end of the tunnel. Also, kids take a look around at the offensive Line and see freshman starting and Quarterback and see freshman starting and think “why can’t I?”
Well said. I agree 100%. Two problems with that in this case though. #1- The pandemic. The Florida kids (most if not all) went home to "quarantine" and weren't entirely a part of the process. Tough for coaches to work with that. #2- This is unrelated to your post, but throwing the star ratings out the window, these kids aren't that good to begin with-- either limited ability with a big head or very good ability with character issues-- it's not worth the effort. As Frost said, they have to reexamine the type of kid they are bringing in.