Dear fellow Rocket Football supporters,

I am upset at our Football Coaches. Friends of ours has a son that was offered a preferred walk on to both UT and other MAC schools. The parents are both UT alums and are great people. Apparently the UT coaches showed little interest in this kid, and only after hearing that another MAC school won over this kid did they then show any interest. They also showed a lack of class in sending questionable texts to this kid after his selection. Apparently the other head coach invited the parents and son in and laid out a plan for their son and really showed that they wanted him. UT coaches did not do this and treated this kid as an after thought.

This needs to change! First and foremost, our coaches need to be great people and show kindness to any sought after recruit - whether a PWO or full scholarship. If any of these coaches are dicks - they need to go. I don't care how smart they think they are about football. Being a good person comes first. Unfortunately, this UT assistant coach may have lost a few UT alumni to another MAC program. They were really excited he might be playing for their school - now they will be decked in xxx and xxx because of how they were treated by some dick assistant coach. Candle needs to do a better job of making all potential recruits feel at home and loved. This starts by selecting coaches that are good people first! You never know how some of these kids will develop. This kid might really blossom in college. It also hurts the fan base when we push parents and alumni support away. We need to keep these local kids here - and show extra interest in them. This really upsets me. I know some will say - well that is D1 football. Well I say - there are other D1 programs that are not doing this and are stealing our kids because of a simple thing - kindness and interest. It is not Rocket science (LOL). Treat everyone like you'd like to be treated yourself. The Golden Rule!!! Come on coaches - get with it!!!