why wasn't colt offered a scholarship?

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why wasn't colt offered a scholarship?

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colt was a 4 star recruit.

he is one of the top returning qb's in the nation.

jj believes he will be a first round pick.

the coaches knew he was going to be a great player before he even took a snap at uh.

many fans were also confident that colt would be our starting qb even before he took a snap.

so my question is why didn't we offer a scholarship last year?

think about it.

we nearly lost him to san jose, who was willing to offer.

it all worked out in the end and i guess that's all that matter.... but....

wow, that could have been one of the biggest mistakes uh coaches ever made.
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He had his issues at colorado and we did not want to give a scholarship to someone who could be a problem. The rest is history :D

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I'm pretty sure folks have mentioned before that we didn't have one for him last year.

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J-Rod98801 wrote:He had his issues at colorado and we did not want to give a scholarship to someone who could be a problem. The rest is history :D
Naw, he's asking why we didn't give him one last year.

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Oh ok

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Because, he had to earn one.

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TheDuke wrote:Because, he had to earn one.
You mean they HAD one and didn't offer it to him? :o I would think he earned it through his play in JC. Why would we make him earn it and not all the high schoolers?

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When you have to pay for it.... You appreciate it more.

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I agree, TheDuke and BRADAHMAN.

It has been my experience that the cheapest price is not always the best value.
Coach Jones doesn't necessarily make you "pay" but ask you to "prove."


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Ok but seriously, we DID have one that could have gone to him last year? I always thought we didn't have one but it was a given that he'd get one this year or something.

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Yeah, I thought we had already committed our available scholarships and Jones is not the kinda of coach that would pull someone else’s scholarship so he could give it to someone else no matter how many stars he had. Having to earn it is a good way to go it measures how much you really want it. You could probably say the same for D. Kelly too.
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I like the two-way street approach, actually.
"Show me what you can do and I'll make sure that you're taken care of."
When someone has to "earn" something by doing something, up front, or first, it seems to mean more, don't you think?
It's just that not many coaches can "sell" themselves and that philosophy like Coach Jones can and does.
This, in my opinion, is just one more thing that sets Coach Jones apart from other coaches.


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As long as he doesn't expect every prosective player to come in as a walk-on. :o

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H20 wrote:As long as he doesn't expect every prosective player to come in as a walk-on. :o
What makes you say that?
Has Coach Jones ever given any indication that he expects that, H20?


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Just going by the, it's better to earn it than to be given it, theme. As I said in an earlier post, I thought he had earned a scholorship with his play in JC.

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