College Football Recruiting & Commentary
College Football Recruiting & Commentary
Sounds like the title of a strange B-grade horror flick from the 1950’s; so what does it have to do with sports? Everything.I have not been one to make too many open criticisms of local media in Oregon; I have to work with them, have a decent relationship with them and attempt to treat them with respect. But it is interesting to me how much the local media is trying to fan the flames of longing i...
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It is a fascinating development over the last twenty or so years to monitor recruiting. What used to be a press release in February – with maybe some tidbits in local newspapers along with SuperPrep magazine – has become an industry to itself.Along with the proliferation of recruiting information has come a different feeling at times among fans; it’s like reading all of the NFL pre-draft hype the...
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National signing day 2018; what a roller coaster of emotions fans went through yesterday. This is the roller coaster on which every coach across the country rides every day, every week of every year. When you start recruiting people who are only 15 years old – with visions of collegiate and NFL stardom still dancing in their heads almost as vividly as the sugar plumbs dancing in the heads o...
Read MoreWading through the morass of ignorance, the NCAA finds itself in a dilemma. From ongoing sexual assault issues across the nation; issues to which no campus can claim any sort of moral dignity; to those issues that always seem to silently haunt the halls in Indianapolis – player welfare, security and treatment.Yesterday in Flock Talk, I briefly touched on the issues facing Michigan State. While dri
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BACKGROUNDAaron Feld was hired by the Ducks as their next head football strength and conditioning coach this week. While people love to talk about the inane little things – like how he wears a mustache – it is his qualifications as a strength professional which set him apart.His resume is easy to look up; former Director of Strength and Conditioning for all 13 sports at the University of North Al...
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The other day, Tom Herman mocked the celebration 'dance' of Missouri quarterback Drew Lock. Lock shook off the moves about as well as he could, but the antics stirred the pot some on the debate surrounding what Herman did. Was it right? Was it wrong? Does it really matter in the grand scheme of things?In a larger context, I think it does matter; it shows a degenerating lack of respect between athl
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It is now Christmas Eve. In a mere few hours, children all over the nation (and world) will wake up with joy and excitement. Some over the concept of some gifts under the tree, others with the feeling that their faith was fulfilled over two thousand years ago and continues to move forward.Tonight, I sadly write about neither faith nor hope. Instead, I bring to you the lower reaches of humanity; t...
Read MoreAs many know, this morning I heard from a single source that Florida State would be naming their head coach at 3:00 EST. Now, that was unverified at the time which I made sure to say. No one else had heard of any such thing. Press conferences take time to set up and had there been one, there is reason to believe others would have known.But the source was only partially correct. As the morning turn
Read MoreIt has been a long week. I am currently in Chatanooga, Tennessee on my way to South Carolina for my new gig with the same company. In the wee hours of the night, while driving and when I get a chance to take a break, I am getting as many updates as possible.The rumors of Willie Taggart's potential departure have been rampant since it became very clear that Jimbo Fisher would be leaving Florida Sta
Read MoreI thought I would start putting my thoughts on paper from this crazy decision to move across the country to a state in which I had only spent three days in my life; earlier this year.In June I came to South Carolina to help out the site leader working with a company in Gaffney. It was June, a bit muggy, but otherwise I found a lot of very cool stuff to do during my three day trip. While I had not
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