Starting Early - Recruits Practicing with Team

Spinal Tap

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We have 4 incoming freshmen that will be practicing with the team for the Citrus Bowl. Malik Clark, Jordon Gideon, Jayden Sellers, and Cutter Woods will be on hand. Sellers and Woods are not playing the in Shrine Bowl.

I think Pup Howard did the same thing with us when he graduated early. They've decided this experience is what's most important to them. I think it's great. Get 'em started.
 

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So, they can practice with the team for the bowl. Are they allowed to travel with the team to the bowl game?
 

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I saw on another website that UGA has 24 of 28 signees practicing with the team. How is this possible?
 

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I've got mixed feelings on this, passing up the Shrine bowl to watch players ahead of you take reps in practice doesn't sound like the greatest trade off! I bet that's a culture shock still in high school and all of a sudden being in a locker room with a bunch of full grown men! Also, aren't they still going to class in high school?
 

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I've got mixed feelings on this, passing up the Shrine bowl to watch players ahead of you take reps in practice doesn't sound like the greatest trade off! I bet that's a culture shock still in high school and all of a sudden being in a locker room with a bunch of full grown men! Also, aren't they still going to class in high school?
I guess they are coming in as soon as HS is over, which is any day now. Kirby loves early enrollees but 24 out of 28 seems crazy. The leg up those kids will have over kids who have to wait until August to arrive will be dramatic. They will get whatever playoff practice experience, all of Spring practice and I'm sure they will be enrolled over the Summer working out with the team BEFORE they start Fall camp.
 

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I always like watching our commits play in the shrine bowl see how they do, oh well
 

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How are the best players even playing in the Shrine Bowl when the selection is done the first week of Oct.?
 

18IsTheMan

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Fascinating.

Players who aren't even technically on the team are practicing.

Players who are actually on the team have quit on the team.

College football in 2024.
 

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Both Papa AND Baby Biden will be above the statutes, now that Papa arranged for Baby Bowden not to be leveraged in order that Papa not be named in proceedings now preempted.
Daddy may have unknowingly screwed up. Now that little Hunter cannot be prosecuted for his crimes, he cannot plead the fifth if subpoenaed and forced to testify as to whether Daddy was involved or knew about his illegal dealings.
 
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Daddy may have unknowingly screwed up. Now that little Hunter cannot be prosecuted for his crimes, he cannot plead the fifth if subpoenaed and forced to testify as to whether Daddy was involved or knew about his illegal dealings.
Daddy was doing his best to insulate Daddy, whether it works out or not. I suspect it will.
 
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I've got mixed feelings on this, passing up the Shrine bowl to watch players ahead of you take reps in practice doesn't sound like the greatest trade off! I bet that's a culture shock still in high school and all of a sudden being in a locker room with a bunch of full grown men! Also, aren't they still going to class in high school?
No. High rated recruits arrange to graduate in December now so they can enroll in Second Semester and get a full spring practice before getting on the field. We had good results with that last year.
 
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Cackmandu

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Oh I'm not saying it's not good for us, but you only get to experience finishing up senior year of high school once!
 

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I like it. Practicing with the team and early familiarity with the plays will be beneficial down the road hopefully even if they can't play in the bowl game.
 

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Daddy may have unknowingly screwed up. Now that little Hunter cannot be prosecuted for his crimes, he cannot plead the fifth if subpoenaed and forced to testify as to whether Daddy was involved or knew about his illegal dealings.
May not be able to plead the fifth, but would we really expect him to be truthful if doing so implicated the ‘big guy’ in any manner? It’s a shame the American people will probably never get to see the depth and extent of the corruption there.
 
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May not be able to plead the fifth, but would we really expect him to be truthful if doing so implicated the ‘big guy’ in any manner? It’s a shame the American people will probably never get to see the depth and extent of the corruption there.
Like 32 Felonies ??? Who’s above the law??
 
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I see I upset the Trumpers. Who was it that said "haters gonna hate"?

Meanwhile, back to the original subject: I think having early enrollees practice now is a good thing. I would not have skipped the Shrine Bowl, but these are different times. Once money became a primary factor for players everything changed
 
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Let it go already. Anyone still trashing Trump while turning a blind eye to the corpse "running" the country the last four years is a hypocrite.
For certain, the job will be actually "manned" the next four years. If something happens to Trump, he will be replaced by another mentally-competent, non wacko, non-hyenic person. Vance is at least that.
 

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Oh I'm not saying it's not good for us, but you only get to experience finishing up senior year of high school once!
Most HS seniors do absolutely nothing academic wise in the last semester of their senior year anymore. They may have a couple electives to finish off and many go home or off to jobs after 12:00pm. If you are embarking on a journey like D-1 Football, you may as well polish off those couple of electives and get started with probably the biggest 4-5 years of your life.