‘18 VA WR Kaleb Smith (Virginia Tech Transfer To Notre Dame)

[NDPhilly]

How bad can u feel for a guy who gets a free ND degree after quitting a few weeks into spring practice? Do that in the real world and you get fired.

 

[stlnd01]

How bad can u feel for a guy who gets a free ND degree after quitting a few weeks into spring practice? Do that in the real world and you get fired.

I don't really see anyone here feeling bad for him. He made a decision to quit football and move on with life. I'm sure he has his reasons. But there's no need to shit on the guy either. He tried something and it didn't work out. No harm no foul.

 

[notredomer23]

I also doubt he’s getting any degree.

 

[317Irish]

Didn't listen to it all. But Driskall said he walked out of a practice

You know you listen to all of Brian Driskoll all the time

 

[CanadalovesND]

How bad can u feel for a guy who gets a free ND degree after quitting a few weeks into spring practice? Do that in the real world and you get fired.

you can’t be fired if you quit first

hes only been enrolled for one semester. I'm not sure there is any post-graduate degree to speak on at the moment

 

[dublinirish]

you can’t be fired if you quit first

hes only been enrolled for one semester. I'm not sure there is any post-graduate degree to speak on at the moment

He was probably doing non graduate studies like Hartman


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[Sea Turtle]

What could have been.

 

[IrishBoognish]

How bad can u feel for a guy who gets a free ND degree after quitting a few weeks into spring practice? Do that in the real world and you get fired.

You really feel that?

Man... Not everything is "the real world" He put all his shit out there and competed, transfered to ND and had dreams.

"You get fired"

Get outta here with that mess

 

[Irish#1]

Hope everything works out for the young man. I also hope he didn’t just “walk out”.

 

[irishandy]

What a hot take to shit on a young man who makes a life decision to focus on his health.

Well said, I give the kid credit to focus on himself instead of risking his life for 1 possible mistake on the field.

I wonder if he will still be with the team?

 

[notredomer23]

Medical retirements are how ND processes guys. He’s not focusing on his health anymore than you or the next Joe Shmo is when they hang up their cleats. I wish him well but the white knighting for him is weird considering he quit because he wasn’t good enough.

 

[PANDFAN]

He hasn't played well so far in practices from all accounts of media, so just as likely he has been hampered with whatever is going on which would impact his play.... maybe just reached a breaking point, and if so, ifeel for the kid

 

[notredomer23]

No one is whiteknighting for him or anyone, but this bullshit pretending like you (generally) know exactly what is going on for another person is where the shit doesn’t add up. I’m basing my “judgment” of his exit based on what was written purportedly by him. If the University puts medical retirement as a nice stamp on it to protect their student athletes, then good on the University. But acting like you know the guy’s headspace because of Driskell’s or whoever the fuck’s sources say he quit is lazy.

Okay, and I am basing my judgement on the facts of what’s been reported all Spring.

I would also note he was paid in the tens of thousands of dollars by FUND and isn’t even going to make it to Fall camp. I guess that’s the cost of doing business in today’s game.

 

[Irish#1]

Medical retirements are how ND processes guys. He’s not focusing on his health anymore than you or the next Joe Shmo is when they hang up their cleats. I wish him well but the white knighting for him is weird considering he quit because he wasn’t good enough.

And you know this because? Smh

 

[IrishBoognish]

Okay, and I am basing my judgement on the facts of what’s been reported all Spring.

I would also note he was paid in the tens of thousands of dollars by FUND and isn’t even going to make it to Fall camp. I guess that’s the cost of doing business in today’s game.

He got TENS of thousands??? Oh no!


Dude's dream just ended. If you can't feel that for someone, you're kind of a jerk.

 

[stlnd01]

Medical retirements are how ND processes guys. He’s not focusing on his health anymore than you or the next Joe Shmo is when they hang up their cleats. I wish him well but the white knighting for him is weird considering he quit because he wasn’t good enough.

He also was a multi-year starter and captain at a solid P5 program. Dude had more catches last year than anyone on our current roster. He doesn't suck and I doubt he just forgot how to play football. If he's dealing with either physical or mental health challenges that we don't know about, I see no reason to doubt that, or drag him for not being "good enough."