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TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
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Translation: I was being pushed too much by the underclassmen
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Aug 15, 2024, 12:04 PM
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and wanted to transfer rather than NFL teams seeing that I was losing playing time.
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^^^^THIS^^^^
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Re: ^^^^THIS^^^^
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There’s a difference between the Michael Jordan’s, Kobe Bryant's, Tom Brady’s and Patrick Mahomes of the world and everybody else. They have the desire to be great and don’t need to be pushed. Their drive, effort and will to win separates them. At some point and time you have to push yourself to be the best and stop relying on others to push you.
I wish I had the will and desire to be great in my twenties that I have now. Good luck to the young fella hope he finds it in himself at Texas. If he didn’t have it here at Clemson my guess is he doesn’t have it at all. Looking at how his sophomore year ended my guess is the latter.
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Message was edited by: TigerChrisL®
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Re: ^^^^THIS^^^^
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Aug 15, 2024, 2:07 PM
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There’s a difference between the Michael Jordan’s, Kobe Bryant's, Tom Brady’s and Patrick Mahomes of the world and everybody else. They have the desire to be great and don’t need to be pushed. Their drive, effort and will to win separates them. At some point and time you have to push yourself to be the best and stop relying on others to push you.
I wish I had the will and desire to be great in my twenties that I have now. Good luck to the young fella hope he finds it in himself at Texas. If he didn’t have it here at Clemson my guess is he doesn’t have it at all. Looking at how his sophomore year ended my guess is the latter.
Message was edited by: TigerChrisL®
Message was edited by: TigerChrisL®
These were my very first thoughts. Very well said. Don't think I could add anything else since you summed it up perfectly.
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Re: ^^^^THIS^^^^
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Aug 15, 2024, 2:45 PM
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Well said TigerChrisL. As Dabo said once: let the light within you shine brighter than the light on you. He was in a position to succeed and excel, but didn't. True greatness emanates from within and that's where he needs to focus.
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Re: ^^^^THIS^^^^
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Aug 15, 2024, 3:46 PM
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This is exactly right. Every kid I’ve ever known that had to be pushed through school or sports, etc. rolled back down the hill when the pushing stopped. The drive to improve and play your best has to come from within. That is what champions are made of.
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Re: ^^^^THIS^^^^
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Aug 15, 2024, 5:41 PM
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Proof of what you're saying, look at the WR that Sammy Watkins became by pushing himself!!!
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Re: ^^^^THIS^^^^
Aug 20, 2024, 1:20 PM
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Tell ‘em shill. Nothing since 1969. No one knows losing better than you. The Coot in disguise.
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Re: Yup! Barnes pushed him right out the door.***
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1000% true. In the 24/7 article, Mukuba was quoted in one paragraph saying that he wasn't getting better, didn't play much last year and the coaches failed him and the team wasn't where it needed to be. The first sentence in the very next paragraph says "Clemson finished last season with one of the best pass defenses in the nation..." Glad we are rid of this clown. What a weak link in the chain. He also said he saw Sarkisian as a "father figure"  . I guess Sarkisian's 2nd divorce cemented it for Mukuba.
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Re: Yup! Barnes pushed him right out the door.***
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Aug 15, 2024, 4:14 PM
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Just for clarity, the reason he didn't play as much last year is injury.
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Re: Translation: I was being pushed too much by the underclassmen
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Aug 15, 2024, 12:42 PM
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UT transfer portal, it’s all about The Dollars, $$$, The Dollars $$$$$. Losing playing time at Clemson, and a fresh start $$$$$ at Texas.
Maybe it will help his NFL stock, instead of being a backup at Clemson.
Good luck in your future…..
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Re: Translation: I was being pushed too much by the underclassmen
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Aug 15, 2024, 5:37 PM
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Yep, but he didn't have the heart to say what his real reason was for transferring. So he made it out to that it wasn't enough talent at Clemson to push him. Conclusion, that's what a real piece of _ _ _ _ says before choosing to be completely honest about underclassman was about to pass him and he didn't want NFL scouts seeing or knowing that. Young man those NFL scouts have seen a tone of players being passed by underclassmen, and they see it before talent like yours even realize it's about to happen!!!
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Re: Translation: I was being pushed too much by the underclassmen
Aug 20, 2024, 1:22 PM
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This and a combination of Barnes emerging.
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
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Aug 15, 2024, 12:07 PM
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After that long it starts to fall on the player. He should know that he's allowed to push himself to go along with the competition. That's a sry excuse. You either have the drive to keep getting better or you don't, or you just peaked already and thats all you really have.
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
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This is a prime example of the lack of player leadership these past several seasons, and part of the issue with us not performing up to our potential and closing out games as much as we'd become accustomed to. Seems like a hungrier, more determined, and more confident mentality has been setting in since the '23 class arrived.
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Let's see where that relationship with Clemson coaches goes
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Aug 15, 2024, 12:13 PM
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after those comments. And if he didn't feel like he was getting attention from the NFL playing against ACC receivers, let's see what those SEC guys do against him.
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Orange Blooded [4607]
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Mukuba get your non pass covering @zz TF outta here
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Aug 15, 2024, 12:15 PM
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Texas will soon see when he gets torched in pass defense.
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Once a Tiger, always a Tiger!***
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Awe, the greats always blame others right Judge
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Aug 15, 2024, 12:34 PM
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I mean why not throw Mom and Dad under the bus for not telling him to go play at Texas to begin with so Clemson would not have been beaten so much the last few years. Yes he is responsible, at least partially, for all losses but mostly Tennessee where he could not cover a slug...true story LOL
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Who says he isn't responsible for his development to this point?
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Aug 15, 2024, 1:04 PM
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He absolutely is.
He certainly isn't the only one responsible, but he is absolutely responsible.
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Nothing since 1969
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When is this girl gonna get banned? Holy crud.
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And when I say banned, I mean permanently.
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SHEEEEEIIIIIT ... I remember him getting torched quite often
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Re: SHEEEEEIIIIIT ... I remember him getting torched quite often
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Aug 15, 2024, 12:21 PM
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He seems like a follower who wants to make people around him happy. In this case, saying what he knew would likely get some good press in favor of Texas.
I wish he had just taken the high-road and said, "due to the injuries I had, my time at Clemson didn't go as I expected"! Or something like that. "I was homeskick and wanted to return to Texas", nothing wrong with that.
I thought he was better than these comments.
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
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Hard to push someone in practice when they’re constantly out with injuries.
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
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Aug 15, 2024, 12:24 PM
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Hard to push someone in practice when they’re constantly out with injuries.
Yep!
He had that elbow/shoulder thing going on - which is what he pointed to for his lack of production his 2nd year! And, it makes sense, because often you have to trust your body again to work how it always have up to that point when your playing football or whatever sport/activity.
But, he should have just left it at that. Wish him some maturity and growth.
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
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Aug 15, 2024, 12:28 PM
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Cough... Cough... Money
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
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Aug 15, 2024, 12:39 PM
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Good luck Andrew. Hope it all works out for you.
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
Aug 15, 2024, 5:53 PM
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I hope that he's putting back some of that NIL money that Texas paid him to transfer there bc it could be his biggest FB money that he ever gets...
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Reporter should have asked him...
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Aug 15, 2024, 12:41 PM
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How m7ch nil$ Texas offered him.
That's probably where the big push came from.
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Oh oh! Bum alert!
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Aug 15, 2024, 12:44 PM
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Are you kidding me? That’s the best he can do? Either he was getting passed by or he got comfortable and lazy. He had all the tools to be successful and great talent. Thats on him. I would agree with if I hadn’t seen players be successful at Clemson.
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Re: TNET: Well......
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Aug 15, 2024, 12:46 PM
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Maybe not enuf Franklins pushed to his hand BUT plenty of competition that pushed him out.
Didn't Kube get benched for a game by Dabo for violation ? Maybe he just didn't start. Something happened.
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I'm sure $$$$ wasn't a factor!!***
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Re: For whatever reason he left, I don't know. I tend to believe
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like a lot of other posters, it was for something other than what he said. Being closer to home, probably had a lot to do with it, but the dollar, and I believe tampering, had something to do with it also. I wish these kids would just start being honest and admit, it's all about the money. At least I could respect them for being honest.I believe Mike Reid is an excellent DB coach, and to lay it on him and the staff, is really bad form
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Mickey Conn not Mike Reed***
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Re: You're right, Conn coaches safeties, Reed coaches CBs.
Aug 15, 2024, 3:40 PM
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I still believe Reed is an outstanding coach, and I still believe his leaving had nothing to do with how he was being coached.
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Re: You're right, Conn coaches safeties, Reed coaches CBs.
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You've got to be healthy to be coached...
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He left out the part
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where they paid him to transfer. I wonder why?
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He's trying to justify to himself the reason he left. He knows he left for
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money and is trying to convince himself and others he left for another reason.
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Re: He's trying to justify to himself the reason he left. He knows he left for
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There. I fixed it.
"I wasn't being paid enough to where I could reach my potential and my peak. I feel like the pay wasn't where it needed to be for me……to be successful.”
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Um....thank you!***
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Aug 15, 2024, 2:17 PM
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Clemson has probably put as many DBs in the NFL as any school out there over the
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last ten years. So, if Mukuba wasn't being pushed enough, he was running backwards.
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It appears our coaches pushed him...
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Aug 15, 2024, 1:22 PM
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out the door. lol.
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No, he was offered additional NIL to stay***
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Oh, ok.***
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
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TL;DR: Texas pays better.
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
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Very disappointing comments but not the first to leave because they saw the handwriting on the wall about future playing time and he won't be the last. Bottom line is we will be fine without him with an attitude like that. Good luck and goodbye - who knows we might see you on the field......
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
Aug 15, 2024, 1:53 PM
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He means , he wasn't pushed enough $$$$$$. Plus he was burnt toast in many games. Good Luck and Good Bye !
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
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Soft-batch cookie b@@ch!!!! He was outclassed by a freshman stud...
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The way I interpret these comments is...
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Tigers have been trending downward the past couple of seasons and Texas has suddenly trended upward last year. Couple that with joining the SEC, and the money he got from NIL, and Voila. Now we have lost what I think is the 1st starter to the transfer portal. I think we will have the best season in 4 years this year. The question is how good will it be?
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Re: The way I interpret these comments is...
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Derion Kendrick left us for UGA, but I think that was the last season before the portal.
I think that Derion got ‘lost in the weed,’ if you catch my drift.
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Re: The way I interpret these comments is...
Aug 20, 2024, 1:19 PM
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Puffing the magic dragon and partaking in the devil's lettuce, eh?
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Well, somehow the group is being pushed on avg pretty darn great looking at NFL
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Well, somehow the position group is being pushed pretty #### good looking at NFL placement.
Clemson has 7 secondary players in the NFL. That's counter-indicative of poor player development.
His comments don't add up. He should've come up with a better narrative to defend.
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Enjoy all those $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
Aug 15, 2024, 4:02 PM
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He misspoke. I wasn’t being *paid enough.
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
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Well, since UT is down to their third-string tailback (due to injuries), and the season has not even started, Makuba may find himself playing for a mediocre team. The grass is not always greener. . . .
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
Aug 16, 2024, 8:07 AM
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Not true. Our starter got hurt and the other injury was a true freshman running 5th. We got either the #1 or 2 RB in this last class. We’ll be fine, but thanks for your concern.
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
Aug 15, 2024, 5:14 PM
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Needing to be pushed means you have desire, no self starting ability and no personal goal to reach your full potential and no self motivation. Sure hope he makes it to the NFL and stays a long time otherwise he will not make a good employee in the every day work world.
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
Aug 15, 2024, 6:02 PM
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Exactly, being a self starter well keep you employed as much as anything else you can do for your employer bc no matter how hard you can work if you know what to do, an employer hates seeing someone standing around bc he hasn't been told what to do next...
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
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As a manager(coach), I teach you the job. I teach you the basics of how to perform, when, where, etc. I'll show you some tricks and techniques for success. And I teach you THE PLAN. As you perform your job(game), I give you updates, performance reviews and guidance on how to become better. At some point, as an adult, you realize it's your responsibility to perform. If you want to get paid more, you learn as much as you can,where you can and you put it into practice. It's your responsibility..........
So your first year was great. You tore up the field. You were the man. What happened??? How is it you stopped being the man. Injuries I get. Cant do much to control that. Could it possibly be that all those accolades went to your head and you stopped pushing??? MAYBE, the opposing coaches started figuring you out. Maybe, the competition got better, and YOU didn't adjust. All comes back to that responsibility thing.
As a manager(coach), when someone came to me and send they were having issues and were thinking about leaving, I could usually tell if they were "already gone" or just needed to talk. You were already gone. The coaches could probably see it. Do you honestly believe that the coaches wouldn't have pushed, paid the nil, done what was necessary, if they believe/ needed to keep you. Sometimes, ya got to let people sink on their own, for them to understand and to keep from pulling everyone else down.
Hope you do well, Mukuba. Hope the future is bright, but sometimes you get blinded by your own glory.
Go TIGERS!!! BEAT DEM DAWGS!!!! AND THE COWS, IF THEY COME CALLING
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
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Aug 15, 2024, 7:34 PM
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NFL scouts will love those comments. The kid just said he can’t be a professional and motivate himself. He should have just said he wanted to move back home where is kid is. He would have served himself better if he would have just said he left for the money. He just self selected to be taken off the board of half the NFL teams.
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Game Changer [1780]
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AM Was too small to play in the ACC
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Aug 15, 2024, 7:40 PM
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Or the SeC or the Pros . Really smallish player who tried to play physical but came out looking foolish more times than not.
Was hoping Makuba was a Ryan Carter type player but he wasn’t .
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Re: AM Was too small to play in the ACC
Aug 16, 2024, 8:18 PM
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I agree.
Makuba had a good build for a CB, but not for a safety.
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Have fun getting torched in the SEC
Aug 15, 2024, 7:52 PM
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It would have been real easy for him to just say that he transferred back to Texas to be closer to his kid, but instead he took the low road.
I didn't fault him too much for deciding to chase the NIL bag when it became apparent he wasn't going to be a high draft pick and might not even keep his starting job at Clemson. And then you throw in the fact that he has a kid in Texas and it makes even more sense.
But to say he wasn't being pushed enough at Clemson is laughable. This dude got burned on big plays more than any Clemson DB in recent memory and was clearly getting on the verge of losing his starting job when guys around him like Mickens and Barnes were playing better than him. I imagine Kylon Griffin and Tyler Venables coming back would have been getting snaps as well. Yes he looked like a baller his freshman year but then he never seemed to grow or develop from there and then we asked him to do more and take on a bigger role on the defense and he would just continually get toasted by speedy receivers (the Orange Bowl was particularly bad).
I was gonna be rooting for him to do well at Texas, but not after this. Hope you get absolutely lit up in the SEC and that our receivers get to be the ones to do it in a CFP game!
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Re: Have fun getting torched in the SEC
Aug 20, 2024, 1:18 PM
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I agree with your theory that maybe he saw the writing on the wall, and needed to bag something quick since his NFL potential was dropping. With NIL in play, and so few players making the show, that certainly is on the mind's of these young people.
Of course, he can't say that publicly, but he also didn't have to throw our staff under the bus. Heck, best thing for him probably was to get a degree and then say "hey, I'm just interested in trying a different system closer to home".
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
Aug 15, 2024, 8:50 PM
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Not pushed enough? Really?
Not a fan of that comment. Shine where you are.
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Good lort, Andrew. You couldnt walk without a noticeable limp
Aug 16, 2024, 4:56 AM
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And yet you were still playing. I admired your toughness, man, but c’mon. Coaches are only gonna push you so hard when you’re dealing with a significant injury.
And new talent is gonna come in year after year. You have to COMPETE to get that playing time. That’s just part of the game. You still had an important role with this team. Sucks but that’s how college football works nowadays.
~JKB
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
Aug 16, 2024, 8:11 AM
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Money had nothing to do with this. We just lost the top WR in the country to Oregon because they paid more and we are about to lose the top OT to OU because we don’t want to spend the money.
We finished a close second for him when he went to Clemson and he’s a hometown boy. It’s all about that. He’s an Austin boy and people love Austin.
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
Aug 16, 2024, 8:19 PM
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I’d say that too if I was a Team Longhorns fan.
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Orange Blooded [2418]
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Hes not boosting his nfl stock
Aug 16, 2024, 1:37 PM
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Running his mouth and trashing his former team. Dumb comments by a young, inexperienced kid
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Re: TNET: Former Tigers DB says he wasn't "pushed enough" at Clemson
Aug 21, 2024, 7:19 AM
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People who nurture a victim mentality tend to be victims. Go figure.
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