tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599217.post5135120310800088..comments2023-10-18T03:37:34.580-04:00Comments on Portal 31: Yale loses two offensive linemenSean Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10515714654641788090noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599217.post-51028387060647827512011-08-22T10:20:29.949-04:002011-08-22T10:20:29.949-04:00To anonymous above: they aren't slaves. They...To anonymous above: they aren't slaves. They were accepted by Yale, supposedly using something resembling the same criteria other students get. Are you equally upset by flute players who decide not to play in the orchestra? Yale didn't condition their acceptance on playing, because they can't. All you can do is try and select people who like playing football. And someone who doesn't take a slot in year X essentially opens up a slot in year X+1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599217.post-5327770488210696032011-08-21T18:14:05.997-04:002011-08-21T18:14:05.997-04:00I'm a little put off by Yale football players ...I'm a little put off by Yale football players who accept a position as a "slotted" player but don't fulfill their implied commitment to play for the team. In many cases there are good reasons (e.g. injury). Others seem to leverage their high school records to get into one of the best schools in the country. That said there may be a reasonable and unspoken reasons as to why these players quit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599217.post-27323800903299851292011-08-21T11:19:59.001-04:002011-08-21T11:19:59.001-04:00Don't know what the "significance" o...Don't know what the "significance" of Tom Brockett and Steve Coughlin being at practice.<br /><br />Yale's starting tailback Alex Thomas played for Brockett at Ansonia while Steve Coughlin's brother is on the Yale staff. <br /><br />It's not that unusual for high school football coaches to show up at Yale practices and can't hurt Yale to build a relationship with them.Jim Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368670098808413048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599217.post-47378964839311137472011-08-21T11:16:15.342-04:002011-08-21T11:16:15.342-04:00Freshmen aren't allowed into dorm rooms until ...Freshmen aren't allowed into dorm rooms until mid to late August.Jim Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368670098808413048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599217.post-69271085069862926462011-08-21T00:32:59.770-04:002011-08-21T00:32:59.770-04:00What is the significance of the presence at pract...What is the significance of the presence at practice of the two Ansonia coaches and former Ansonia All-Stater?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599217.post-91127467926545726042011-08-20T07:21:44.248-04:002011-08-20T07:21:44.248-04:00Are freshmen allowed to spend the summer in New Ha...Are freshmen allowed to spend the summer in New Haven working out with their teammates to-be?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com