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Post by Agg E. Pride on Dec 30, 2022 17:08:19 GMT -5
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Post by Bornthrilla on Dec 30, 2022 17:22:13 GMT -5
Brown does check off a lot of boxes.
Let's hope whoever gets the job comes in with a mandate to make all the changes he thinks are necessary.
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Post by Agg E. Pride on Dec 30, 2022 17:48:41 GMT -5
Agreed. Begin with the end in mind. Do a COMPLETE inventory of everyone & everything & use this opportunity to refocus, reframe, & BUILD HIS WAY!
This is our chance! Weight room, nutrition program, hiring NEW STAFF who'll teach, motivate, make smart in-game adjustments, and recruit WISELY, including LOCAL, IN-STATE TALENT!
IDC what anyone says...WE WENT TO VIRGINIA AND TO ILLINOIS FOR KIDS RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD!
Do any of you really believe that a 6'0/165 QB a a 5'8/180 RB of equal or greater value weren't available at Dudley, Eastern Guilford, Grimsley, East Forsyth, Hillside & New Bern? Well, they are, and we passed them all burning up the highway to get kids who'll end up at NCCU, Elon, Campbell, etc & haunt us...
It's our chance for a real NEW DAY & to build something special, disciplined, and successful!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2022 17:57:20 GMT -5
Agreed. Begin with the end in mind. Do a COMPLETE inventory of everyone & everything & use this opportunity to refocus, reframe, & BUILD HIS WAY! This is our chance! Weight room, nutrition program, hiring NEW STAFF who'll teach, motivate, make smart in-game adjustments, and recruit WISELY, including LOCAL, IN-STATE TALENT! IDC what anyone says...WE WENT TO VIRGINIA AND TO ILLINOIS FOR KIDS RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD! Do any of you really believe that a 6'0/165 QB a a 5'8/180 RB of equal or greater value weren't available at Dudley, Eastern Guilford, Grimsley, East Forsyth, Hillside & New Bern? Well, they are, and we passed them all burning up the highway to get kids who'll end up at NCCU, Elon, Campbell, etc & haunt us... It's our chance for a real NEW DAY & to build something special, disciplined, and successful! Hopefully, those kids WANT TO attend A&T and not leave Greensboro.
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Post by moaggies5 on Dec 30, 2022 18:10:10 GMT -5
Agreed. Begin with the end in mind. Do a COMPLETE inventory of everyone & everything & use this opportunity to refocus, reframe, & BUILD HIS WAY! This is our chance! Weight room, nutrition program, hiring NEW STAFF who'll teach, motivate, make smart in-game adjustments, and recruit WISELY, including LOCAL, IN-STATE TALENT! IDC what anyone says...WE WENT TO VIRGINIA AND TO ILLINOIS FOR KIDS RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD! Do any of you really believe that a 6'0/165 QB a a 5'8/180 RB of equal or greater value weren't available at Dudley, Eastern Guilford, Grimsley, East Forsyth, Hillside & New Bern? Well, they are, and we passed them all burning up the highway to get kids who'll end up at NCCU, Elon, Campbell, etc & haunt us... It's our chance for a real NEW DAY & to build something special, disciplined, and successful! So, you against getting talent out of Tidewater? Often times kids want to leave home and experience something new. I don't care if the kid is from Alaska. Provided the kid academics fit our profile and they can ball matters most and last I checked the majority of the kids on the roster are from NC.
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Post by Agg E. Pride on Dec 30, 2022 18:16:53 GMT -5
No, I'm not against a player from the 757, but when we don't even SNIFF at kids RIGHT HERE... BAFFLING!!!
Case in point: #8 from the team. Anointed as "THE next Derrick Henry" and other lofty titles & he couldn't get on the field. From GEORGIA...So we drove thru 2 states to get to a kid who didn't see the field & is in the portal...
Talent evaluation has been an issue for me, so hopefully this fellow & his crew will have a keen & discerning eye!
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Post by VA's Finest on Dec 30, 2022 18:24:04 GMT -5
Yeah, a huge thing I don't get that some people don't understand is that not all local kids are going to come to A&T.
It's not they don't want to, they sometimes prefer to get away from home for most its their introduction to being on your own and making your own decisions and they don't want to do it five minutes from their home.
I'm pretty sure the staff does there due diligence on local talent, but there's probably a kid in SC that everyone assumes would be destined for SCSU but we can play same card and he signs with T, and it works vice versa.
The coaches know there is a ton of talent in NC but they sometimes want to venture out and in the words of King Joffrey Joffer, "soar his royal oats", lol.
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Post by Agg E. Pride on Dec 30, 2022 18:29:06 GMT -5
Fellow posters: I receive the info that some NC kids may not wish to come here, but we should still recruit & offer.
For years, I was a high school principal here in NC, and worked with kids with talent you wouldn't believe. So talented, you've watched or are watching them play on Saturdays & Sundays.
The "but?"
While I was principal at a certain high school in Durham KNOWN for churning out high value athletes, A&T DIDN'T DARKEN OUR DOORSTEP NOT EVEN ONCE!
And that was in the bask of a 16-0 season!!!
But we did load up on kids from Atlanta, 757, and everywhere else.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2022 19:20:11 GMT -5
The vast majority of players are from NC.
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Post by aggiegrad97 on Dec 30, 2022 20:17:52 GMT -5
Fellow posters: I receive the info that some NC kids may not wish to come here, but we should still recruit & offer. For years, I was a high school principal here in NC, and worked with kids with talent you wouldn't believe. So talented, you've watched or are watching them play on Saturdays & Sundays. The "but?" While I was principal at a certain high school in Durham KNOWN for churning out high value athletes, A&T DIDN'T DARKEN OUR DOORSTEP NOT EVEN ONCE! And that was in the bask of a 16-0 season!!! But we did load up on kids from Atlanta, 757, and everywhere else. You must’ve been at Hillside 2010
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Post by Agg E. Pride on Dec 30, 2022 21:07:39 GMT -5
Most definitely, so you know I speak the absolute truth.
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Post by aggieswag on Dec 30, 2022 22:09:37 GMT -5
On the surface this was exactly what I was hoping for. Someone eager, not shot, ready to make their mark. Someone who comes from the culture and can bridge the gap between the HBCU B.S. and the PWI bs. I would like to see the % of successful defensive coordinators and successful offensive coordinators.
Since he has such a root in the south I hope they keep ole dude Mykrinos (probably butchered) who has those strong connection in the NE. I could care less where we get the talent as long as we win. A&T brand is actually better outside the State (which also shows up in our record enrollment fueled by out of state applicants) and there is nothing wrong with using that to your advantage.
Overall I am pleased with the hire ..
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Post by Maxell on Dec 31, 2022 0:18:11 GMT -5
Overall I am pleased with the hire .. What?
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Post by aggie62 on Dec 31, 2022 0:23:14 GMT -5
Overall I am pleased with the hire .. Wait, the deal is not done yet...
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Post by humbleaggie919 on Dec 31, 2022 7:49:10 GMT -5
Overall I am pleased with the hire .. Wait, the deal is not done yet... Yeah not in ink just yet ….. Still a waiting game although it would be perfect to get someone with knowledge of the CAA instead going in blind thinking we big dogs and end up getting smacked in the face like the first season in the big south.
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