FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

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(El Tea Gray---re:Bobby Adamson, Nacogdoches, TX HS)

Bobby Adamson, starting QB (junior) and DB by request (senior), 4.0 GPA, at Nacogdoches, TX High School has agreed to play football for the 2006 season at Trinity. He was also All-District in soccer.

Go Tigers!

[Pat Coleman]

That and other "commitments" are in the Daily Dose from this afternoon.
http://www.d3football.com/dailydose/?p=192

[evacuee]

If you haven't read that daily dose about recruiting, read it. 

A kid executes a media charade to announce he's getting a scholarship at Huntingdon.  The high school coach gushes about his character, but not only does he carry one with this farce, he says Huntingdon was a no brainer because at Bridgewater he would have had to play behind a senior who was ensconced at tailback. 

Please tell me that there's someone reading this board who can speak for both Huntingdon and the Gulf Breeze, FL media outlet that released this garbage. 

[Pat Coleman]

I have found most times it isn't the college that executes the "signing day" ritual, it's the high school.

By the way, you also misread the story. It said there was no senior tailback at Bridgewater -- that one had just graduated, so he would be likely to be the starter.

[evacuee]

No, I read it right.  It says the guy at the school in VA was going to start no matter what.  See for yourself. 

I know that Huntingdon wouldn't have endorsed such a story.  I just want to know what they think of it.  The high school has embarrassed itself.  I can't say enough about the kid's principal, coach, and parents.  I'm dying to know what the thought process was.  In day to day conversation, there are plenty of ignorant people, but usually people get their facts straight before they go public with announcements.   

[Ron Boerger]

The quote in question is:

Ganus chose Huntingdon over a nationally-ranked school in Virginia. They had a returning senior at running back.

"He's was [sic] going to start, no matter what," Ganus said.

If you want to blame anyone, blame the staff at Gulf Breeze HS.  They were the ones that called the media and set up the press conference.  And the local media isn't smart enough, apparently, to know that D3 doesn't do "signings" or athletic scholarships.   

I did find this comment interesting:

The past two years, they've had six different changes at starting running back and the three players that got a chance to start last year are gone now."

Oh, really?  Willie Horn [109 carries, 826 yds, 9 TDs, 7.6 ypc], a rising junior, isn't returning?

The article sure makes it sound like the young man didn't want to go somewhere where he had to compete for a starting role ...

[Pat Coleman]

He shouldn't have to compete. He's on scholarship.

[Hawks88]

I did find this comment interesting:

The past two years, they've had six different changes at starting running back and the three players that got a chance to start last year are gone now."

Oh, really?  Willie Horn [109 carries, 826 yds, 9 TDs, 7.6 ypc], a rising junior, isn't returning?

The article sure makes it sound like the young man didn't want to go somewhere where he had to compete for a starting role ...

Looking at Huntingdon's current roster, they seem to be keeping it updated as Horn and Marshall Barfield are still listed while Adrian Dailey and Jamal Gardner(2nd and 3rd leading rushers last year) aren't. I don't know if that means for sure that Horn and Barfield will be back, but if they are then Mr. Ganus can definitely expect some competition from returning starters. Barfield was really good the first couple of games before missing the rest of the season with a knee injury. Since he is one the leading hitters for the baseball team right now, I assume that means he's back close to 100%. We'll see what Ganus has when August gets here.

[Josh Bowerman]

Good morning, SCAC fans.

In case there are any two-sport players (football and baseball) or parent's of baseball players (whether they play football or not) that I'll be at Saturday's DH between Austin College and Mississippi College photographing the event on behalf of d3sports.com.

Stop by and say "hi" if you can, and be sure to check out the image galleries after the game.

[tigerdadplm]

It's a good thing Hertel is coming back to make this a 2-horse race

[tTU719803]

I'm surprised that the vote is that close.

Dustin should have won DPOTY last year.  Hopefully this year he will leave no doubt.

[DPU_radio_guy]

I'm surprised that the vote is that close.

Dustin should have won DPOTY last year. Hopefully this year he will leave no doubt.

You're so right. Hertel got robbed.

[historymajor]

I would have added Ted Barnhardt to that list... But I couldn't vote for none of the above!  Go TU!

[tTU719803]

You're so right. Hertel got robbed.

Maybe I should have clarified...Dustin Allen 

[tigerdadplm]

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