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Post by Troystet on Apr 29, 2021 13:43:50 GMT -6
I am trying to figure out why this staff doesn't use Alumni connections in recruiting. Just got a message from one of my best friends and former player that teaches at a small rural HS. The coach there for over a year has been sending info on a player that wanted to go to Troy. Not even a return phone call, email nothing from this staff. This player committed to Vandy and just received an offer from Ole Miss and some other P5 schools. If you aren't interested at least have the decency to tell the coach. Makes us look bad and burns bridges. My teamate is ticked because he said we had him now we aren't even in the running if we decided. We are better than this but this isn't the first time I have heard this. I realize not every player is a fit but if a coach contacts you at least have the character to reply in some manner. Rant over
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Post by trojanmatt on Apr 29, 2021 16:05:51 GMT -6
If I were you or your friend I would send an email to ADBJ And Cc Dr. Hawkins. I guarantee you will get a response ! They already know many of the negative issues pertaining (The HC we don’t speak of) but the more info they have the easier the decision will be!
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Post by cornhole on Apr 29, 2021 16:12:13 GMT -6
I've shared this with ADBJ, this football staff doesn't even attempt a presence in the Troy community.
Staying on the positive side of Troy AThletics, maybe our next Football HC can snag him out of the Portal??
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Post by Trojan By Birth on Apr 29, 2021 16:50:41 GMT -6
I'll be honest and say it, if the kid got a scholarship to Vanderbilt, he is better off. I love Troy, but presented with an opportunity to go to Vanderbilt, I think most of us would take it.
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Post by cornhole on Apr 29, 2021 17:20:48 GMT -6
I'll be honest and say it, if the kid got a scholarship to Vanderbilt, he is better off. I love Troy, but presented with an opportunity to go to Vanderbilt, I think most of us would take it. If he can cut the academics, totally agree.
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Post by dedicatedtrojan84 on Apr 30, 2021 9:18:23 GMT -6
Its well know that this staff is trash and protected by Jack. They all need to go starting with the Hawkins. If whats reported here is true its another example of pure laziness being allowed. The head scratcher was probably too busy creeping on a cheer camp to look at email.
Hell, the TWF crew was one of the best donor relations groups in the country. They delivered a nice personal experience until Jack brought his handpicked gang in. Nothings going to change with the Hawkins living on the hill.
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Post by Cane Gone Trojan on Apr 30, 2021 15:57:12 GMT -6
I am trying to figure out why this staff doesn't use Alumni connections in recruiting. Just got a message from one of my best friends and former player that teaches at a small rural HS. The coach there for over a year has been sending info on a player that wanted to go to Troy. Not even a return phone call, email nothing from this staff. This player committed to Vandy and just received an offer from Ole Miss and some other P5 schools. If you aren't interested at least have the decency to tell the coach. Makes us look bad and burns bridges. My teamate is ticked because he said we had him now we aren't even in the running if we decided. We are better than this but this isn't the first time I have heard this. I realize not every player is a fit but if a coach contacts you at least have the character to reply in some manner. Rant over I hear ya. Its the same way in baseball. I have a kid that was the top JUCO hitter in the state and top 15 in the NJCAA last year and this year he is a top 20 hitter in the state and Troy baseball coaches wont even give him a courtesy e-mail back saying they are not interested.
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Post by troynation on Apr 30, 2021 16:12:57 GMT -6
How about Jack Martin in the Portal??
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Apr 30, 2021 22:04:27 GMT -6
I've shared this with ADBJ, this football staff doesn't even attempt a presence in the Troy community. That's what miss about Neal Brown. He was very much out in the community. Heck, you'd see him around Enterprise, Dothan, and Elba too. That's what I like about Chanda Rigby and Scott Cross also. (The HC we don’t speak of) (The HC we don’t speak of) isn't that.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on Apr 30, 2021 22:11:46 GMT -6
I am trying to figure out why this staff doesn't use Alumni connections in recruiting. Just got a message from one of my best friends and former player that teaches at a small rural HS. The coach there for over a year has been sending info on a player that wanted to go to Troy. Not even a return phone call, email nothing from this staff. This player committed to Vandy and just received an offer from Ole Miss and some other P5 schools. If you aren't interested at least have the decency to tell the coach. Makes us look bad and burns bridges. My teamate is ticked because he said we had him now we aren't even in the running if we decided. We are better than this but this isn't the first time I have heard this. I realize not every player is a fit but if a coach contacts you at least have the character to reply in some manner. Rant over This reminds me of how current MLB star Dansby Swanson wanted to play baseball at Troy, but never got a scholarship offer. His parents are Troy alumni.
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Post by sting on May 1, 2021 7:20:42 GMT -6
I am trying to figure out why this staff doesn't use Alumni connections in recruiting. Just got a message from one of my best friends and former player that teaches at a small rural HS. The coach there for over a year has been sending info on a player that wanted to go to Troy. Not even a return phone call, email nothing from this staff. This player committed to Vandy and just received an offer from Ole Miss and some other P5 schools. If you aren't interested at least have the decency to tell the coach. Makes us look bad and burns bridges. My teamate is ticked because he said we had him now we aren't even in the running if we decided. We are better than this but this isn't the first time I have heard this. I realize not every player is a fit but if a coach contacts you at least have the character to reply in some manner. Rant over This reminds me of how current MLB star Dansby Swanson wanted to play baseball at Troy, but never got a scholarship offer. His parents are Troy alumni. This is simply not true.
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Post by Trojan By Birth on May 2, 2021 9:44:29 GMT -6
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Post by AUGTrojan on May 3, 2021 7:56:56 GMT -6
How about Jack Martin in the Portal?? This hurt. I saw Jack as a true weapon in the special teams game. The ball comes off his foot differently. I heard from a reliable source that the staff and even his father tried to convince him to stay.
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Post by cardinalblacktrojan on May 3, 2021 8:27:43 GMT -6
This reminds me of how current MLB star Dansby Swanson wanted to play baseball at Troy, but never got a scholarship offer. His parents are Troy alumni. This is simply not true. Unless I got it wrong, I'm pretty sure Dansby Swanson was on the radio with Barry McKnight during a baseball game (I think while Troy was playing in Atlanta) a few years back, and I remember him telling Barry that he originally desired to come to Troy because his dad played baseball here, and his mom played basketball. But Bobby Pierce didn't have a spot on the roster for him.
Unless I dreamed that, which I'm pretty sure I didn't. Do you have a more accurate story?
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