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WF starters transferring to P5 teams

Starting WF graduates transferring to P5 teams are:

  • Aggressive Achievers

    Votes: 7 14.3%

  • Opportunists

    Votes: 29 59.2%

  • Disloyal Users

    Votes: 9 18.4%

  • Hard Workers

    Votes: 4 8.2%
  • Total voters
    49
  • Poll closed .
This depends on if they are starters or not to me. Transferring to try to get PT then that’s fine.
 
Too Black and White of a poll. People leave for a myriad of reasons; some related to sports, some not. Off the top of my head those could be:

Academics
Girl/social life
Homesick/family
 
I would say opportunist, although it may be for different reasons. Just like you might change jobs for a better opportunity.....more money, better training, location, family reasons, long term prospects, etc.
 
I don't have any issue with any player who wants to exercise agency. Coaches come and go as they want without penalty. Scholarships are year-to-year, so any "debt" an athlete may have is paid at the end of each season. Newman is graduating a Deac. If he wants a what he considers a better opportunity for himself somewhere else, good for him. I'll still root for him and consider him a Deac when he makes it at the next level.

Opportunist can have a bad connotation. I voted Aggressive Achiever.
 
deacdixieboy said:
This depends on if they are starters or not to me. Transferring to try to get PT then that’s fine.
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I agree a bit with this. If we did not have Sam H. waiting in the wings I'd be upset. As it is, it's fine, and I think we are in a better position overall (current and future) than had he stayed.
 
“Starting WF graduates transferring. . .”

First word in poll question is “starting.”
 
awaken said:
I don't have any issue with any player who wants to exercise agency. Coaches come and go as they want without penalty. Scholarships are year-to-year, so any "debt" an athlete may have is paid at the end of each season. Newman is graduating a Deac. If he wants a what he considers a better opportunity for himself somewhere else, good for him. I'll still root for him and consider him a Deac when he makes it at the next level.

Opportunist can have a bad connotation. I voted Aggressive Achiever.
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Wake, and many other schools now guarantee scholarships through 5 years or graduation, whichever comes first. Participate in a sport, doing what is required there, go to class and maintain grades, and your 'ship is guaranteed.
 
Deaconblue said:
Wake, and many other schools now guarantee scholarships through 5 years or graduation, whichever comes first. Participate in a sport, doing what is required there, go to class and maintain grades, and your 'ship is guaranteed.
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You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Deaconblue again.

Thank you for sharing. I obviously didn't know that, and I'm glad to hear it. Good for us. This info moves my needle a bit, but not enough to totally change my opinion.
 
Roughly 3 out of 5 respondents say WF starters transferring to P5 teams are opportunists.

Roughly 1 out of 5 respondents combined say they are either aggressive achievers or hard workers.

Roughly 1 out of 5 respondents say they are disloyal users.
 
DeacKillsaDevil said:
Newman will have a new OC at UGA

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...a-hires-todd-monken-new-offensive-coordinator
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It usually takes a year to learn a new system, and coaches rightfully prefer younger players if they're close in ability. A younger player could threaten to transfer if denied PT from 1year rental. Additionally, a SEC coach's word means next to nothing. They just want to be as deep as Bama.

I wish Jamie well, but this will be a tricky year to navigate.
 
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