🏈 Article on football camp differences (ND/UT)

[porkchop]

Interesting article here written by a guy who's son attended both the Notre Dame and Tennessee football camps. It's not a flattering endorsement of Kiffin's program.

A Tale of Two Camps

 

[bear facts]

Taking pictures of kids with no shirts, and holding a white board with their height and weight at UT, was too weird for me. At UT’s introductory meeting, they claimed the camp wasn’t a “recruiting camp.” If so, why did they take height, weight, pictures with no shirt (the kids never received a copy of either picture taken of them), and later divide the groups into high school seniors and others? Indeed, the camp appeared to be nothing but a camp to assess potential talent. . . .

At UT, head coach Lane Kiffin was not in the pictures although there were less than half and many kids. Additionally, the kids received little technique instruction, at least the linemen, and primarily went through drills matching one against another. This further reinforced the feeling the camp was primarily for recruiting purposes. Tennessee also played loud hip-hop/rap music during many of the activities. Lyrics I heard referred to “Mother f***er”, of something that sounded just like it, and “I’m a venereal disease.” Stuff I wouldn’t let me kids listen to but apparently approved by the UT football staff. . . .


The only thing my son liked about UT was the food. UT has always had a good Food Services department.
Everything about Notre Dame impressed me. Nothing about Tennessee did.

That dad needs to quit whining and be a little more grateful about the UT experience. Things could have been a lot worse.

First, Lame Kitten could have included a pajama party in the evening for the campers.

Second, the UT coaching staff could have resorted to playing hiphop versions of "Rocky Top."

Third, Coach O could have roamed around the camp shirtless, giving chest bumps and acting his usual self--see clip for demonstration:

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