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Message: [QUOTE="rundeal, post: 1074347, member: 109"] From a fan perspective, I think most people look at the pure athleticism an athlete comes to the game with and don't often see the other intangibles that are involved. Based on nothing more than his grades, the probability that he would've have played as a true frosh was probably nil even if he had qualified. In my opinion, the staff would have spent more time his freshman year getting him acclimated to the academic side of college sports - get successful in the classroom first. The other side is the academic portion if the game itself - learning a playbook is almost as difficult as learning physics - it takes time for some of these young men to understand all the nuances of the game. Some of the most gifted athletes never see the field in college because of this. Hopefully Mr. Williams is able to get to prep, concentrate on his classroom skills and get a head start on the transition. [/QUOTE]