He was going to play at A&M. Not even close to why he left. We gotta stop trying to crap on this young man.
Tyrin Smith isn't leaving
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Nutrition should be a top line item expense for every sport if you want to win. For some reason it's not at UTEP. UTEP expects the players to feed themselves with the stipend almost exclusively. If you're a little guy that probably works. Anyone that's 270 and above it's not going to work! Then you have to imagine the food intake is going to be mostly junk since that's the cheap stuff.
Smart is a personal choice. Everyone has different needs. For some people it makes more sense for them to get a better education and be a backup at SDSU. Especially when you throw in the amenities.
No one is leaving to SDSU though, that was just the first school that came to mind.
I actually want Smith back at UTEP because I think he is another playmaker that is badly needed.
Exactly. Just people on here miserable about their own pathetic life(Corona) taking it out on him
That’s exactly right. Seems some in here would rather punish the kid to feel better about themselves rather than let a great WR back in school. I was desperately need Smith
I remember Dimel talking about this a couple years ago. Saying that it’s hard when schools are doing 3 meals per day 7 days per week cooked by Chefs.
He mentioned that he’s been able to do 1 meal 5 days a week. Not sure if that is still happening. He threw out a dollar amount that it was costing the program to fund that meal and I don’t remember the amount, but remembered it was a mind boggling amount.
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They are not! Breakfast if you're there early enough they do five days a week. Lunch is 3 days a week and then they have some dinner sponsorships with local businesses 4 days out of the week. Every meal the players get from the facility usually isn't enough to feed everybody. The cost to feed a football team is pretty outrageous, but don't be in the business of football if you can't supply the basic things.
Since you have the “inside scoop” Taco, how does this compare to NMSU or Texas St? UL-Monroe?
Oh, when you were talking about UTEP's "meal plan" I just assumed it was their standard student meal plan. (When I was an undergrad, but not a student-athlete, I still had a meal plan, so that's what I thought it was.)
I don't know about Texas St or UL, but my son used to coach a young man currently on NMSU's roster. They get breakfast and lunch 5 days a week. But they also have a snack area with drinks, fruit, protein bars and various other things that they can always grab from anytime the facility is open. They also, have a meal plan through the school that allows them to eat at various spots on campus. I want to say it's something like 75 meals a semester. My nextdoor neighbor is Phoenix plays for Fresno State. He's an offensive lineman that's on a 6000 calorie diet. He gets all of that daily provided by the school. A friend of mine Francis is taking over the job at Charlotte University. He plans to completely revamp their nutrition program. What that will look like? I'm not sure, but previously it was fairly similar to what NMSU was offering. Those are the closest current day comparisons that I can make.
That is interesting: it’s easy to argue that games are won and lost in the gym and what these guys put into their bodies is important.
I remember when I was there there was a deal with Luby’s for meals. Also, Babe Laufenberg was instrumental in funding for a nutrition station
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