Is this a thing now? Noticed the two players from Tupelo held an extravagant signing ceremony as if they were signing national letters of intent to play at MSU. Of course neither of them appear on the signee list. My question is: when did this become a thing and what exactly are they signing? Happy for those kids that they have been invited to walk on, but that’s just not the same as signing a scholarship. Call me an old fart but it seems a little disingenuous and misleading
Walkons having signing ceremonies
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If they are an invited Preferred Walk On, don’t they have to sign a Pledge? Not sure it needs to televised or professionally video’d, but let em have their moment. When they earn that Scholarship next January, they won’t have any sort of ceremony.
6-6 or (5-7} to a bowl
is just stupid!
No, It's for the City hosting, and the school admins. (because we made a bowl)
Think we frequently lose $ in those situations.
Truth Hurts!
is just stupid!
No, It's for the City hosting, and the school admins. (because we made a bowl)
Think we frequently lose $ in those situations.
Truth Hurts!
These 2 kids are teammates of my son's. I'm a Ole Miss fan & I'll admit I wished they were still going to UM. Luke offered Hayes Hammond (Long Snapper) & Tripp Wilson (WR) preferred walk-on's. Luke also offer Jacob Horn (WR Joe Horn's son) a scholarship. With staff changes, none are now attending Ole Miss. Hayes is a 4.0 student with a 30 ACT score & a hellva player. He's the type of guy you want on your team. Tripp was a baseball commit to Memphis & just a freak athlete. Tripp junior year, we lost our QB early in the season. So that year we didn't throw the ball really any, so Tripp didn't get much attention from recruiters. He gained about 20lbs from Junior to Senior season & had a break out season. He's a super tough physical kid that simply makes plays. I have no doubt both with earn a scholarship & do well. I'll be cheering these kids on every time they're on the field. I'm hoping with Leach & Kiffin now coaching the rivalry will be some what normal. I think it's pretty obvious neither give 2 ***** about the "rivalry" & it'll be played as any other SEC Game. As far as the high school & players celebrating & making a "big to do"....... I'm all for it! I don't think many realize how much of a stud athlete you have to be & how much hard work one has to put in just to play D1 football, much less in the SEC. These kids deserve their moment & I'm proud the school admin helped. My son will be a senior next season. He's had 3-4 smaller D1 coaches visit him, some asked him to visit, come to camps, etc. You can bet your *** if my son accepts a scholarship to a smaller D1 school or does like Tripp & Hayes, accept a Preferred Walk On to play SEC. I'll make sure the same happens & I'll be posting, bragging about to everyone in every form possible. LOL
I just think it diminishes the achievement of the guys who did earn scholarships. I’m all for announcing your plan to walk on, but to mask it as a scholarship signing is not cool. For the record, I was a walk-on and I didn’t have a signing ceremony because I respected the guys who earned the right to have a signing ceremony.
No
that's your words, not mine.
Bowl Games have a place, but what you want/like is not reasonable.
Karl, is checking out on this, my position is stated.
that's your words, not mine.
Bowl Games have a place, but what you want/like is not reasonable.
Karl, is checking out on this, my position is stated.
If ESPN broadcast it, I might be a little surprised but if the school wants to celebrate their kids, I think it’s great.
A lot of SEC walk-ons have turned down smaller conference D1 offers. If they would have taken those offers instead of playing for free for our university, well... they would have had a signing day. No reason to take that away because they want to (and have an opportunity to) play at the highest level.
A lot of SEC walk-ons have turned down smaller conference D1 offers. If they would have taken those offers instead of playing for free for our university, well... they would have had a signing day. No reason to take that away because they want to (and have an opportunity to) play at the highest level.
I don't see what the hell it hurts. No it's not a true scholarship but it's still pretty special. Its an invitation to play SEC west football. I never got invited and my guess is 90% of y'all didnt either. So yay !! Way to go kid.
Well said, I was a PWO QB at State and besides
My immediate friends and family no one knew it. In retrospect I probably would have stuck with it had there been more fanfare and love but in those days PWO’S weren’t treated anything like scholarship guys and that’s unfortunate. I think the fanfare is great.
My immediate friends and family no one knew it. In retrospect I probably would have stuck with it had there been more fanfare and love but in those days PWO’S weren’t treated anything like scholarship guys and that’s unfortunate. I think the fanfare is great.
The truth is, there aren’t many kids willing to pay their own way to school and go through hell to get a shot at playing. A very slim shot at that. Coaches need scout team players naive enough to do it. So they recruit kids for that very purpose. Most kids who are willing - will receive an “invite” to walk-on. For the record, I think Trip Wilson deserves a scholarship. He’s pretty dang good.
Me too, first thing I thought of was, Tupelo has a Walkons!! That's awesome, now I can go have a cold beer and some decent bar food and watch the ballgame
My daughter just had a ceremony this week at her high school, she is going to play at a Division 3 school, which doesn’t have athletic scholarships. She signed a paper on school letterhead (not scholarship), we bought a cake and took pictures with her team. There were also some football players, I have no idea if they had ‘real’ scholarships or not, but they were all going to play for JUCOs. Bottom line, the seniors seemed to enjoy it and that’s all that matters.
I'll never understand why some view giving an 8 year old a participation trophy or sending a 6-6/5-7 team to a bowl as the down fall of society.
I've said this before, and I'll say it again: why do we call football players whom are at least 18-years old "kids?"
I would say, generally, a "kid" is someone between 3 and 12-years old.
(I'm not sure why this bothers me, but it does. I guess I'm an old fart.)
We/I had a helluva a time in Nashville last year, maybe you don't know how to enjoy yourself? Also, why the heck would you complain about CFB on TV when there is nothing else on TV? Bowl Games are awesome and a lot of times the small bowls are the best games.
You're absolutely right. There aren't many kids willing to pay their own way to school and go through hell to get a shot at playing.
Sounds like these kids are willing to bust their *** for a shot at a dream that will probably never materialize.
So why not 17ing celebrate them and their 17ing tenacity?
Scholarship athletes put in the work and earn a scholarship. Whether it’s accomplished in high school or after he walks on. We celebrate that kid, not the kid who plans on putting in the work to earn a scholarship. Participation trophy generation ****.
80% of walkons quit during their first year.. Some don’t make it through the first week. Is that celebration worthy?. Celebrate the kid when he puts in the work and EARNS a scholarship.
80% of walkons quit during their first year.. Some don’t make it through the first week. Is that celebration worthy?. Celebrate the kid when he puts in the work and EARNS a scholarship.
Yeah, it's aokay
to have a bowl game on at 11Am for about 10 days. Don't mind it at all.
But, as I have said, this many games is ridiculous. A trip like Nashville would be a plus.
But when you see games with no fans to speak of...it is what it is. BS.
It waters down the sport, what's left of it.
to have a bowl game on at 11Am for about 10 days. Don't mind it at all.
But, as I have said, this many games is ridiculous. A trip like Nashville would be a plus.
But when you see games with no fans to speak of...it is what it is. BS.
It waters down the sport, what's left of it.
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