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2* Brendan Douglas gets bumped to a 3* after flipping to Ugag

This is a discussion on 2* Brendan Douglas gets bumped to a 3* after flipping to Ugag within the Georgia Tech Football forums, part of the Georgia Tech Sports Message Boards category; Originally Posted by AllGT The UGA/factory bias cancels out the white running back bias. The kid was actually a 4* ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllGT View Post
    The UGA/factory bias cancels out the white running back bias. The kid was actually a 4* the whole time...
    No bias exists against white FBs!


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    If he put on 75 pounds, he'd be a GREAT offensive tackle!

    (In the track and field world, there's a running joke about the common backhanded compliment some people make about white sprinters: "If he moved up to the 400 meters or 800 meters, he'd be great!" You see this even with people like Cristophe Lemaitre or Adam Gemeli, both of whom were near-world class as 19-20 year olds as 100-200 runners.)

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    Certainly this is legitimate. Even though he has not played a game since November, was not in any post-season all-star game I'm aware of, and so nothing has changed except he flipped to Georgia. Maybe they gave him a star for the length of the leap?

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    As I said in another post. This scholly was all about money and politics. Shades of Burt Jones.Remember him. He is now in politics. I think a state representative from Butts County. UGA will probably not lose a scholly because he will probably pay his way in some sort of donation, but get the publicity of a UGA Scholarship.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Curious View Post
    Certainly this is legitimate. Even though he has not played a game since November, was not in any post-season all-star game I'm aware of, and so nothing has changed except he flipped to Georgia. Maybe they gave him a star for the length of the leap?
    Or the depth of his family's pockets.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HelluvaMGTmjr View Post
    I am only half serious. I get their reasoning - good players get offered by good teams, but also realize the flaw in the evaluation process - it's not all about what they see on film. There is obviously some bias in the system but it is also somewhat understandable to a small extent.

    I kind of agree with InsideLB, once you get below 4* you are basically just "everybody else" and it gets much more arbitrary.
    I agree.
    DCS: "I'll give Helluva the nod on this one."

    11 out of 12. When will this stop?

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    Quote Originally Posted by stylee View Post
    Ha!
    Hope he never plays.
    Ouch, feeling vindictive today stylee?
    DCS: "I'll give Helluva the nod on this one."

    11 out of 12. When will this stop?

    Bobby Godd never, not once, ever blamed his boys for a loss. It was always on his shoulders, and his shoulders alone. That is greatness. This is not. --YukonWreck

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    I always feel vindictive against dwags.

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    Quote Originally Posted by srschirm View Post
    Ouch, feeling vindictive today stylee?
    Y'all don't wanna hear what I hope!

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    Quote Originally Posted by dressedcheeseside View Post
    Holy sh*t. That's what I've been saying forever.
    See? You really ARE a genius!

 

 

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