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Re: Elijah Shelton in the Portal
I’ve got to imagine seeing the staff brining in Patrick Joyner & Byron Vaughns was a significant factor here. Both of those guys play a similar position to Shelton.
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Yup I figure that he feels "recruited over" and isn't fond of that.Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 9:35 amI’ve got to imagine seeing the staff brining in Patrick Joyner & Byron Vaughns was a significant factor here. Both of those guys player a similar position to Shelton.
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I'll have to agree. Just to let you know, I've reached out to who we were talking about earlier. I'll let you know if I hear anything back.thegreendalegelf wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 9:38 amYup I figure that he feels "recruited over" and isn't fond of that.Roy McAvoy wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 9:35 amI’ve got to imagine seeing the staff brining in Patrick Joyner & Byron Vaughns was a significant factor here. Both of those guys player a similar position to Shelton.
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I do feel better about bringing in Vaughns and Joyner but losing Shelton than I would about not getting those two and keeping Shelton but the optimal thing would be to have Shelton available as a backup.
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And I'll give quarterbacks a pass there cause of the nature of their lack of opportunity to prove themselves in a game if they don't have a fair shot in practice, but linebackers that are backups still get opportunities in games being rotated in sometimes to earn more time.
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Good luck to Elijah. We have to get better at LB though to have any shot of competing.
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Speaking of which, is Kina Maile leaving too cause of the incident with his uncle, or staying in spite of it?
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He's delayed his signing until February, which says to me that he's shopping around for a better offer.GameFAQSAggie wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 10:53 amSpeaking of which, is Kina Maile leaving too cause of the incident with his uncle, or staying in spite of it?
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Where his uncle ends up as a coach could play into this.Sl7vk wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 10:59 amHe's delayed his signing until February, which says to me that he's shopping around for a better offer.GameFAQSAggie wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 10:53 amSpeaking of which, is Kina Maile leaving too cause of the incident with his uncle, or staying in spite of it?
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I believe he is talking about the Maile already on the team?Sl7vk wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 10:59 amHe's delayed his signing until February, which says to me that he's shopping around for a better offer.GameFAQSAggie wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 10:53 amSpeaking of which, is Kina Maile leaving too cause of the incident with his uncle, or staying in spite of it?
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Oops, sorry. I need to do a better job of keeping my Maile's straight.splintorb wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:00 amI believe he is talking about the Maile already on the team?Sl7vk wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 10:59 amHe's delayed his signing until February, which says to me that he's shopping around for a better offer.GameFAQSAggie wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 10:53 amSpeaking of which, is Kina Maile leaving too cause of the incident with his uncle, or staying in spite of it?
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What’s the story on Keenan Duncan? Is he still planning on playing next year?
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I don't think he's related to the Maile'sAggieUprising50 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:02 amWhat’s the story on Keenan Duncan? Is he still planning on playing next year?
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I talked to BO Maile on Monday. He is still signing with Utah State in February.Sl7vk wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 10:59 amHe's delayed his signing until February, which says to me that he's shopping around for a better offer.GameFAQSAggie wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 10:53 amSpeaking of which, is Kina Maile leaving too cause of the incident with his uncle, or staying in spite of it?
Kina is a freshman walk-on linebacker.
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I JUST learned yesterday that Keegan was the ONLY Utah State player to "opt out" of the 2020 season. I spoke with a defensive coach in late October about Keegan and the coach had never heard of him. I have no idea if he is returning for the 2021 season.AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:02 amWhat’s the story on Keenan Duncan? Is he still planning on playing next year?
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I remember you saying this and it still just blows my mind, how is this even possible? I think things were much worse than most of us will ever know.aggies22 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:06 amI JUST learned yesterday that Keegan was the ONLY Utah State player to "opt out" of the 2020 season. I spoke with a defensive coach in late October about Keegan and the coach had never heard of him. I have no idea if he is returning for the 2021 season.AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:02 amWhat’s the story on Keenan Duncan? Is he still planning on playing next year?
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Yeah - this makes no sense at all. Who recruited him? Did Duncan reach out to the staff to let them know his plans to opt out? Did a coach or player even reach out to Duncan and ask what is going on? Or did the coach you talked to just say he hadn't heard of him because he was upset he opted out and didn't want to talk about him? Of does the kid even really exist?Aggie19 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:13 amI remember you saying this and it still just blows my mind, how is this even possible? I think things were much worse than most of us will ever know.aggies22 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:06 amI JUST learned yesterday that Keegan was the ONLY Utah State player to "opt out" of the 2020 season. I spoke with a defensive coach in late October about Keegan and the coach had never heard of him. I have no idea if he is returning for the 2021 season.AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:02 amWhat’s the story on Keenan Duncan? Is he still planning on playing next year?
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Part of me thinks this is potentially part of Gary's entire..."if you're not with us, you're out" mentality that was brought up in interview. It sounded to me like Gary didn't/wouldn't have anything to do with a player that opted out of this season...pretty ridiculous in my opinion.Yossarian wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:20 amYeah - this makes no sense at all. Who recruited him? Did Duncan reach out to the staff to let them know his plans to opt out? Did a coach or player even reach out to Duncan and ask what is going on? Or did the coach you talked to just say he hadn't heard of him because he was upset he opted out and didn't want to talk about him? Of does the kid even really exist?Aggie19 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:13 amI remember you saying this and it still just blows my mind, how is this even possible? I think things were much worse than most of us will ever know.aggies22 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:06 amI JUST learned yesterday that Keegan was the ONLY Utah State player to "opt out" of the 2020 season. I spoke with a defensive coach in late October about Keegan and the coach had never heard of him. I have no idea if he is returning for the 2021 season.AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:02 amWhat’s the story on Keenan Duncan? Is he still planning on playing next year?
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These tweets from Elijah's mother suggest to me this transfer is actually about more than just the new recruits brought in at the same position. After not tweeting for 1 1/2 years she starts tweeting these after the recent debacle.
(and she retweeted this)
(and she retweeted this)
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I think once he "opted out" he was out of the equation. There are over 100 other kids on the team the coaches need to keep track of and pay attention to. Why spend time worrying about the one that CHOSE NOT to be there? Clearly, there were enough issues to attend to already.Yossarian wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:20 amYeah - this makes no sense at all. Who recruited him? Did Duncan reach out to the staff to let them know his plans to opt out? Did a coach or player even reach out to Duncan and ask what is going on? Or did the coach you talked to just say he hadn't heard of him because he was upset he opted out and didn't want to talk about him? Of does the kid even really exist?Aggie19 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:13 amI remember you saying this and it still just blows my mind, how is this even possible? I think things were much worse than most of us will ever know.aggies22 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:06 amI JUST learned yesterday that Keegan was the ONLY Utah State player to "opt out" of the 2020 season. I spoke with a defensive coach in late October about Keegan and the coach had never heard of him. I have no idea if he is returning for the 2021 season.AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:02 amWhat’s the story on Keenan Duncan? Is he still planning on playing next year?
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I'm sorry that Shelton feels the way he does.
I'm hopeful that the new coaching staff will develop a culture where the athletes want to play for the institution and not individual coaches. Building any culture around individual's is dangerous, not scalable and unsustainable.
I'm hopeful that the new coaching staff will develop a culture where the athletes want to play for the institution and not individual coaches. Building any culture around individual's is dangerous, not scalable and unsustainable.
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True! The fact that these players don't seem to have a love for Utah St. really bothers me. I understand having a good relationship with a coach but ultimately they should want to play for the pride of the name on their chest and it is a coaching staff's job to instill that. I find it hard to have a team mentality when there is no emphasis on the very institute that each player has committed to play for and represent. In many ways they are playing for the "higher ups" as she put it, they are also playing for the other students and faculty and thousands of alumni that they have never met.Sl7vk wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:40 amI'm sorry that Shelton feels the way he does.
I'm hopeful that the new coaching staff will develop a culture where the athletes want to play for the institution and not individual coaches. Building any culture around individual's is dangerous, not scalable and u
It's increasingly obvious that this program was fundamentally broken under GA 2.0 and the decay only continued under Maile.
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What you the coach told you was bs. He was here in the spring and had a summer job here . From what I was told he did not get along with Ena and that led to his decision to opt out and help his family on the farm. The previous coaching staffaggies22 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:06 amI JUST learned yesterday that Keegan was the ONLY Utah State player to "opt out" of the 2020 season. I spoke with a defensive coach in late October about Keegan and the coach had never heard of him. I have no idea if he is returning for the 2021 season.AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:02 amWhat’s the story on Keenan Duncan? Is he still planning on playing next year?
had left him on the Roster and said they wanted him to return. This was from a reliable source
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Aglicious wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:50 amTrue! The fact that these players don't seem to have a love for Utah St. really bothers me. I understand having a good relationship with a coach but ultimately they should want to play for the pride of the name on their chest and it is a coaching staff's job to instill that. I find it hard to have a team mentality when there is no emphasis on the very institute that each player has committed to play for and represent. In many ways they are playing for the "higher ups" as she put it, they are also playing for the other students and faculty and thousands of alumni that they have never met.Sl7vk wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:40 amI'm sorry that Shelton feels the way he does.
I'm hopeful that the new coaching staff will develop a culture where the athletes want to play for the institution and not individual coaches. Building any culture around individual's is dangerous, not scalable and u
It's increasingly obvious that this program was fundamentally broken under GA 2.0 and the decay only continued under Maile.
Great concept but my guess is that most players in most programs are there because of a good opportunity and the coaches that recruit them. I love it when players love the school but there are plenty of good reasons for choosing a place to play. I have no problem with us getting transfers of young men leaving when they are so inclined. Same thing as people changing companies to work for.
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Is he coming back? How’s his recovery coming?AGGIEFIGHT wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 12:34 pmWhat you the coach told you was bs. He was here in the spring and had a summer job here . From what I was told he did not get along with Ena and that led to his decision to opt out and help his family on the farm. The previous coaching staffaggies22 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:06 amI JUST learned yesterday that Keegan was the ONLY Utah State player to "opt out" of the 2020 season. I spoke with a defensive coach in late October about Keegan and the coach had never heard of him. I have no idea if he is returning for the 2021 season.AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:02 amWhat’s the story on Keenan Duncan? Is he still planning on playing next year?
had left him on the Roster and said they wanted him to return. This was from a reliable source
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Yeah, this just isn’t the reality for the majority of college football players. Unless they’re representing their own state or school, it’s rare for them to be there for any other reason than the coaches and current status of the program.gomretat wrote:Aglicious wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:50 amTrue! The fact that these players don't seem to have a love for Utah St. really bothers me. I understand having a good relationship with a coach but ultimately they should want to play for the pride of the name on their chest and it is a coaching staff's job to instill that. I find it hard to have a team mentality when there is no emphasis on the very institute that each player has committed to play for and represent. In many ways they are playing for the "higher ups" as she put it, they are also playing for the other students and faculty and thousands of alumni that they have never met.Sl7vk wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:40 amI'm sorry that Shelton feels the way he does.
I'm hopeful that the new coaching staff will develop a culture where the athletes want to play for the institution and not individual coaches. Building any culture around individual's is dangerous, not scalable and u
It's increasingly obvious that this program was fundamentally broken under GA 2.0 and the decay only continued under Maile.
Great concept but my guess is that most players in most programs are there because of a good opportunity and the coaches that recruit them. I love it when players love the school but there are plenty of good reasons for choosing a place to play. I have no problem with us getting transfers of young men leaving when they are so inclined. Same thing as people changing companies to work for.
I don’t fault any of them for it.
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That's fine BUT perhaps the coach I spoke with was new to the program. This coach was VERY honest with me everytime we spoke. I don't believe he was b.s-ing me.AGGIEFIGHT wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 12:34 pmWhat you the coach told you was bs. He was here in the spring and had a summer job here . From what I was told he did not get along with Ena and that led to his decision to opt out and help his family on the farm. The previous coaching staffaggies22 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:06 amI JUST learned yesterday that Keegan was the ONLY Utah State player to "opt out" of the 2020 season. I spoke with a defensive coach in late October about Keegan and the coach had never heard of him. I have no idea if he is returning for the 2021 season.AggieUprising50 wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:02 amWhat’s the story on Keenan Duncan? Is he still planning on playing next year?
had left him on the Roster and said they wanted him to return. This was from a reliable source
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There doesn't seem to be much loyalty anywhere, the transfer portal is a free-for-all, coaches and administrators leave as soon as a some money is dangled in front of them yet the fans and boosters are supposed to sit through losing seasons and lousy play and are expected to hang in there and continue to fork over time and money year after year.Aglicious wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:50 amTrue! The fact that these players don't seem to have a love for Utah St. really bothers me. I understand having a good relationship with a coach but ultimately they should want to play for the pride of the name on their chest and it is a coaching staff's job to instill that. I find it hard to have a team mentality when there is no emphasis on the very institute that each player has committed to play for and represent. In many ways they are playing for the "higher ups" as she put it, they are also playing for the other students and faculty and thousands of alumni that they have never met.Sl7vk wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:40 amI'm sorry that Shelton feels the way he does.
I'm hopeful that the new coaching staff will develop a culture where the athletes want to play for the institution and not individual coaches. Building any culture around individual's is dangerous, not scalable and u
It's increasingly obvious that this program was fundamentally broken under GA 2.0 and the decay only continued under Maile.
Maybe there should be a college football "investor/booster" portal?
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So true! I have always loved college sports more than professional. One of the main reasons was that I could count on my favorite players to be back again next year. Now it is hard for me to invest my heart and soul into these guys when they can, and often do, just up and go to another school. Maybe even to a rival. Totally sucks.Aggieiester wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 1:40 pmThere doesn't seem to be much loyalty anywhere, the transfer portal is a free-for-all, coaches and administrators leave as soon as a some money is dangled in front of them yet the fans and boosters are supposed to sit through losing seasons and lousy play and are expected to hang in there and continue to fork over time and money year after year.Aglicious wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:50 amTrue! The fact that these players don't seem to have a love for Utah St. really bothers me. I understand having a good relationship with a coach but ultimately they should want to play for the pride of the name on their chest and it is a coaching staff's job to instill that. I find it hard to have a team mentality when there is no emphasis on the very institute that each player has committed to play for and represent. In many ways they are playing for the "higher ups" as she put it, they are also playing for the other students and faculty and thousands of alumni that they have never met.Sl7vk wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:40 amI'm sorry that Shelton feels the way he does.
I'm hopeful that the new coaching staff will develop a culture where the athletes want to play for the institution and not individual coaches. Building any culture around individual's is dangerous, not scalable and u
It's increasingly obvious that this program was fundamentally broken under GA 2.0 and the decay only continued under Maile.
Maybe there should be a college football "investor/booster" portal?
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The goal posts have moved, but that doesn't mean it's impossible to build that identity.AggiePT wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 1:43 pmSo true! I have always loved college sports more than professional. One of the main reasons was that I could count on my favorite players to be back again next year. Now it is hard for me to invest my heart and soul into these guys when they can, and often do, just up and go to another school. Maybe even to a rival. Totally sucks.Aggieiester wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 1:40 pmThere doesn't seem to be much loyalty anywhere, the transfer portal is a free-for-all, coaches and administrators leave as soon as a some money is dangled in front of them yet the fans and boosters are supposed to sit through losing seasons and lousy play and are expected to hang in there and continue to fork over time and money year after year.Aglicious wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:50 amTrue! The fact that these players don't seem to have a love for Utah St. really bothers me. I understand having a good relationship with a coach but ultimately they should want to play for the pride of the name on their chest and it is a coaching staff's job to instill that. I find it hard to have a team mentality when there is no emphasis on the very institute that each player has committed to play for and represent. In many ways they are playing for the "higher ups" as she put it, they are also playing for the other students and faculty and thousands of alumni that they have never met.Sl7vk wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:40 amI'm sorry that Shelton feels the way he does.
I'm hopeful that the new coaching staff will develop a culture where the athletes want to play for the institution and not individual coaches. Building any culture around individual's is dangerous, not scalable and u
It's increasingly obvious that this program was fundamentally broken under GA 2.0 and the decay only continued under Maile.
Maybe there should be a college football "investor/booster" portal?
I agree, kids come to a school because of the coach that recruited them, more often than not. With that said, a good coaching culture will lift the institution and have the kids playing for their school. Take a look at Alabama (terrible example I know). Kids with injuries were limping onto the field to help their team and institution win, and they weren't thinking about themselves. They have extreme pride in being a part of Alabama, and that is on the culture that Saban has created there.
Create a culture of mercenaries, and you get a team of mercenaries.
Leadership is the key here, and we have been void of it for a while. Really excited to see what BA can do in this regard.
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Re: Elijah Shelton in the Portal
I know this was a joke... but we don’t need a portal. We’re all free to cheer for whatever team we want any year we want. You can stop your donations today and donate to any other school tomorrow. Any school will happily except your fandom and money, no scholarship limit for fans, and no NCAA waiting period when you transfer!Aggieiester wrote:There doesn't seem to be much loyalty anywhere, the transfer portal is a free-for-all, coaches and administrators leave as soon as a some money is dangled in front of them yet the fans and boosters are supposed to sit through losing seasons and lousy play and are expected to hang in there and continue to fork over time and money year after year.Aglicious wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:50 amTrue! The fact that these players don't seem to have a love for Utah St. really bothers me. I understand having a good relationship with a coach but ultimately they should want to play for the pride of the name on their chest and it is a coaching staff's job to instill that. I find it hard to have a team mentality when there is no emphasis on the very institute that each player has committed to play for and represent. In many ways they are playing for the "higher ups" as she put it, they are also playing for the other students and faculty and thousands of alumni that they have never met.Sl7vk wrote: ↑January 13th, 2021, 11:40 amI'm sorry that Shelton feels the way he does.
I'm hopeful that the new coaching staff will develop a culture where the athletes want to play for the institution and not individual coaches. Building any culture around individual's is dangerous, not scalable and u
It's increasingly obvious that this program was fundamentally broken under GA 2.0 and the decay only continued under Maile.
Maybe there should be a college football "investor/booster" portal?
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