Re: LB Shaine Hailey Commits to SMU
Posted: Tue May 24, 2016 10:36 am
Why do you guys say this kid is a DITR?
TAPPS (especially the larger schools) play quality ball, they just don't the same talent pool as larger public schools. Assuming that a TAPPS school like TCA Addison or Bishop Dunn have facilities roughly equivalent to a local public school like Hillcrest, etc., you would expect to see roughly the same number of D1-quality athletes per capita as any other school.
I would expect the TAPPS athlete might have inflated stats due to not facing the larger talent pool of competition, but I don't think it's fair to assume that they have lesser skills or abilities. I do think it is fair to assume that they are better prepared to deal with the academic rigors of their freshman year at SMU though.
TAPPS (especially the larger schools) play quality ball, they just don't the same talent pool as larger public schools. Assuming that a TAPPS school like TCA Addison or Bishop Dunn have facilities roughly equivalent to a local public school like Hillcrest, etc., you would expect to see roughly the same number of D1-quality athletes per capita as any other school.
I would expect the TAPPS athlete might have inflated stats due to not facing the larger talent pool of competition, but I don't think it's fair to assume that they have lesser skills or abilities. I do think it is fair to assume that they are better prepared to deal with the academic rigors of their freshman year at SMU though.