TO THE EDITOR:
First, Devon Ramsay’s football career isn’t “essentially over” as Monday’s editorial suggests. Maybe you haven’t been following but Ramsay was granted an additional year of eligibility and will be playing the full upcoming football season. Also I believe it’s a bit unfair to tag this year’s recruiting class as “disappointing.”
Yes, as the editorial points out, there are mitigating circumstances that made UNC a less-attractive collegiate choice for some this season.
But coach Fedora was able to do an inspiring job landing some truly gifted and college-ready players.
Did you know Caleb Peterson, out of Auburn, Ala., chose us among scholarship offers from Alabama (the national champion) and Auburn (last year’s national champion)? Did you know Quinshad Davis chose us over hometown ACC champion Clemson and top-15 mainstay South Carolina?
Coach Fedora’s recruiting strategy indicates that locking down the state of North Carolina’s high school talent is at the top of his list.
The last thing he probably needs is our school’s newspaper taking a cursory glance at arbitrary stars next to a kid’s name and sweeping the entire class under the mat as “disappointing.”
That’s not fair to Fedora, that’s not fair to the fans and most importantly that’s not fair to the 23 men who chose to attend this fantastic University in the face of a coaching transition, NCAA scrutiny and a student newspaper who is unimpressed at what Rivals.com has to say about them.
James Geer ’13
Journalism
