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07-28-2010, 10:28 AM | #2956 |
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07-28-2010, 10:47 AM | #2957 |
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This is on the front page of yahoo.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...n=ncaaf-258719 Not that many Tennessee fans were still holding out hope for Bryce Brown's return after the former blue-chip recruiting coup abruptly left the team before the start of spring practice. But for those few still holding out hope that Brown's continued presence on campus would lead to a moment of epiphany with a full choir singing hosannas to ol' Rocky Top inside his confused, 19-year-old head, Tuesday was the day the music died: Running back Bryce Brown has left the University of Tennessee without leaving any closure behind.It has to be said that skipping town with only a text message in your wake is a very Bryce Brown thing to do. Whatever was playing in his head, it never seemed to be "Rocky Top": Besides the hype that inevitably comes being the No. 1-ranked prospect in the nation, the story of his recruitment last year was always less about where he wanted to go to school than the sheer weirdness of his personal situation. He is the only five-star recruit from Kansas who went on fasts, delayed his decision until months after signing day despite finishing high school early enough to have been a spring enrollee and agreed to be fronted by an obese former rapper who at one point considered sending Brown straight to the CFL without going to college at all. (Turns out the money north of the border wasn't good enough.) His arrival in Knoxville last August was accompanied by a recruiting probe that put his eligibility at risk less than a week into practices. And because he had no personal presence whatsoever in the media (other than a press conference to announce his signing with UT, I'm not aware that Brown has given an interview or made a public statement of any variety in the last two years), there is no solid evidence that he ever really wanted to be at Tennessee or anywhere else. Without anyone explicitly saying so, it's a good bet that Brown never wanted to leave Kansas in the first place. His older brother, Arthur, followed a similar trajectory, shipping out for two unremarkable seasons in Miami before transferring home to Kansas State in March. Bryce is likely to follow that prodigal path, if he can find the initiative and/or nerve to actually secure his release from Tennessee. At least there's no mistaking the enthusiasm of Tauren Poole, the Vols' new, unquestioned starter at tailback in Brown's absence: |
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07-28-2010, 05:31 PM | #2958 |
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Depending upon how things go, BB might be walking on to KSU (and red-shirting) this year, thus, not needing a release from UTenn. He then would be full eligible for a scholarship at KSU in 2011. Just sayin that could happen..............
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Also, again.... i thought you were given an auto release option with no penalty if your coach leaves??? |
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If he were to transfer to a Division II or lower, then sitting out is not required.
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BB doesn't need to get a release to play at KSU. He can not be a scholarshipped player this year, but he can walk on at the in-state tuition rate - which is no biggie for one year. This is what I expect to happen. We shall see.
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07-29-2010, 08:00 AM | #2963 |
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Cool, thank you.
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Sure, but his eligibility clock ticks no matter where he is at. He'd essentially be redshirting at a Juco vs KSU. So, it makes more sense to just walk on at KSU, be a part of the team as a redshirt, and play in '11.
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