sixcat 2,919 Report Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, swva_havok_fan said: Once had official visits to Ohio State, Penn State, Tennessee among others... now relinquished to an NAIA school. Glad he's getting a chance somewhere, but so much potential wasted is a shame. It's far more common for kids in P5 or G5 schools to end up on a path similar to this when entering the Transfer Portal. Should be a cautionary tale but all we see from ESPN is Cody Shrader puff pieces. Young people that haven't developed critical thinking skills yet, see those pieces and think everyone is doing it. So they leap and end up falling out of sight. cityofRaven and BandanaVTDavis4321 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven 2,444 Report Share Posted February 8 Some of these kids have a terrible group of people surrounding them as well. They hitch to the kid's wagon in hopes of some huge NIL deal or even further, NFL contract. They will put thoughts in the kid's head that they are a P5 talent or the League is a no doubt outcome to their career. I see it damn near every day and the kid is the one who suffers in the end. BandanaVTDavis4321, sixcat and 1inStripes 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandanaVTDavis4321 1,717 Author Report Share Posted February 8 15 hours ago, SwvaOG said: This. I was told this by two local college coaches directly. The wash out rate is very high, significantly higher than non-locals. One coach said the sweet spot was 3-4 hours away. This is true and it's not just true for SWVA, it's that way all across the country. The kid at the JUCO in central Kansas is generally not from the local area. Exceptions to this rule for rural areas are urban areas where you are more likely to see this compared to rural areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandanaVTDavis4321 1,717 Author Report Share Posted February 8 3 hours ago, Wildcat/Chanticleer said: My son , Brock Alley (Tazewell) committed to Ferrum College on Wednesday evening Congrats are in order Sir. I'm sure you are excited and proud just like your son is, and both of you certainly should be. 1Wingit23 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandanaVTDavis4321 1,717 Author Report Share Posted February 8 You never know about kids. Some surprise in other ways. Keep your eyes on the former Graham player at ODU named Gage Sawyers. He was kind of an under the radar player in the region even though he was first team All State. I've heard good things about him at ODU. You may see a situation kind of opposite of Adkins where this kid takes off. He was highly underestimated in my opinion coming out of High School. Mike Compton out of High School was good and an All State type, but few thought he would become a first team All American and 11 year NFL starter and a near miss for All Pro (next guy up that got outvoted) 5 times. Sometimes, they go the other way. Heck, Bill Dudley if we go back to the 1940s is an example. A scrawny little kid UVA just took a chance on and a "good" High School player but nothing special or elite, and of course....NFL Hall of Famer. Unfortunately, more times than not, it goes the other way and the above are exceptions to the rule. Jury is out on Sawyers. He's one to keep an eye on. Gridiron60 and Mountain Football 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridiron60 2,555 Report Share Posted February 8 2 hours ago, BandanaVTDavis4321 said: You never know about kids. Some surprise in other ways. Keep your eyes on the former Graham player at ODU named Gage Sawyers. He was kind of an under the radar player in the region even though he was first team All State. I've heard good things about him at ODU. You may see a situation kind of opposite of Adkins where this kid takes off. He was highly underestimated in my opinion coming out of High School. Mike Compton out of High School was good and an All State type, but few thought he would become a first team All American and 11 year NFL starter and a near miss for All Pro (next guy up that got outvoted) 5 times. Sometimes, they go the other way. Heck, Bill Dudley if we go back to the 1940s is an example. A scrawny little kid UVA just took a chance on and a "good" High School player but nothing special or elite, and of course....NFL Hall of Famer. Unfortunately, more times than not, it goes the other way and the above are exceptions to the rule. Jury is out on Sawyers. He's one to keep an eye on. Gage was probably the best all around player Graham had and a hard worker. He had some wheels on him too. Good kid, good head on his shoulders! It was shame he was out injured against King William that year. He made up for it for sure the next year! I hope he has a stellar career at ODU & beyond! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Wingit23 54 Report Share Posted February 9 Giles had 2 commit this past week!! Parsell is heading to Bridgewater and Miller to Concord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs52 482 Report Share Posted February 9 Brody Patterson to VMI Brock Alley to Ferrum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,740 Report Share Posted February 13 Gabe Hackney from Ridgeview signed with UPike today 1inStripes, swva_havok_fan and SwvaOG 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucfan64 307 Report Share Posted February 21 Heard FalconMan got committed to the state hospital! Gridiron60, swva_havok_fan and BandanaVTDavis4321 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gridiron60 2,555 Report Share Posted March 12 Clements commits to VT as preferred walk on. BandanaVTDavis4321 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandanaVTDavis4321 1,717 Author Report Share Posted March 13 55 minutes ago, Gridiron60 said: Clements commits to VT as preferred walk on. Smart choice in my opinion, but that's looking at it from the outside. Each person and situation is different and unique and there is no one size fits all. Kid's a baller and from watching him a few times, tough as nails. Gridiron60, JDHoss and frito gonzales 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat 2,919 Report Share Posted April 7 AJ Ashworth of Galax signed as a preferred walk-on with ODU. 1inStripes and EH31 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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