tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post9008957446216556642..comments2024-03-24T05:21:33.293-04:00Comments on Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com: Where is the one that got away?ATL_eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16014348799382628049noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-30143689154468257642012-07-16T17:17:23.325-04:002012-07-16T17:17:23.325-04:00Joshua Adams, WR, went to UNCJoshua Adams, WR, went to UNCEDawgBC07https://www.blogger.com/profile/09460225034487454410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-89244579866752206192012-07-12T16:01:50.207-04:002012-07-12T16:01:50.207-04:00El Miz,
Cushing and Toal did NOT go to the same h...El Miz,<br /><br />Cushing and Toal did NOT go to the same high school in NJ. Cushing went to Bergen Catholic and Toal went to Don Bosco. While the two might be friends off the gridiron, the two schools are bitter arch-rivals. <br /><br />Knucklehead is right, Cushing shouldn't be in the "got away" category since he's from NJ not MA. I wouldn't even put him in the "almost got him" category either. My son knew him at Bergen and Cushing had his pick of any school in the country.<br /><br />Jim Foley's list above is a good list of got-aways.Scoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11775371005877183144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-74651460999092077302012-07-12T11:38:17.760-04:002012-07-12T11:38:17.760-04:00Williams absolutely was considering us. We were i...Williams absolutely was considering us. We were in his final two. There was a lot made about this...he was big on both programs.BCMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259278849389650910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-54033719098485936612012-07-11T23:36:13.472-04:002012-07-11T23:36:13.472-04:00Cushing & Toal went to HS together. i remembe...Cushing & Toal went to HS together. i remember Cushing took an official visit to BC and toal hosted him. i do think we were 2nd to USC.<br /><br />i'm not sure if its true, but a former ZBC commentator once told me that dirk nowitzki took a trip to BC and a month or two later got a "guarantee" from don nelson that the mavs would draft him.EL MIZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042895353703675136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-71737756002212261592012-07-11T22:18:02.950-04:002012-07-11T22:18:02.950-04:00Graham went back to Connecticut to be closer to fa...Graham went back to Connecticut to be closer to family.<br /><br />Cushing was not from MA.Knuckleheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847627726401491567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-14514705604309664792012-07-11T16:58:21.135-04:002012-07-11T16:58:21.135-04:00Wasn't Brian Cushing a near commit? I thought...Wasn't Brian Cushing a near commit? I thought Toal almost had him convinced to join him at the Heights.Legal Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425582335315225972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-30421517273032600132012-07-11T13:38:58.096-04:002012-07-11T13:38:58.096-04:00I think one of the best players that "got awa...I think one of the best players that "got away" was NFL HOFer Howie Long.<br /><br />"Howie Long was supposed to attend Boston College on a scholarship, but backed out when coaches told his uncle he'd lose his scholarship if he were injured. Long feared he'd end up back in Boston, working on the shipping docks or doing something worse. Long never lost that drive, even after he excelled in college and became a second-round draft choice of the Raiders in 1981.<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=3100700" rel="nofollow">ESPN article</a>mod34bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129365485893573618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-28090672383094618822012-07-11T13:15:34.095-04:002012-07-11T13:15:34.095-04:00Graham Stewart should be a BC guy.
He had a fun...Graham Stewart should be a BC guy. <br /><br />He had a fun year at Florida and a wild punt block too. But then came the realization that Florida recruited him to be a practice squad/Special teams guy and he was never going to get much PT. Florida mislead him. too bad<br /><br />And also too bad BC did not take Stewart back. or did Stewart not want to come to BC? Why would Stewart want to go to UConn in the new BE??<br /><br />I wonder if Kuechly had gotten his ND offer and went to ND, if he would have blossomed like he did at BC? I am thinking No. Even as great a talent as Luke is, it was the early PT at BC and the heavy responsibility he shouldered that turned Kuechly into NFL gold.mod34bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129365485893573618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-72428738744140224982012-07-11T12:56:17.421-04:002012-07-11T12:56:17.421-04:00I didn't count Williams or Boyd because I don&...I didn't count Williams or Boyd because I don't think either was seriously considering BC. Boyd never even visited.<br /><br />1331:<br /><br />I think the strategy is to fill up the class before the season, so if an under the radar guy is willing to commit, we will take him.ATL_eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014348799382628049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-904590038942494492012-07-11T12:08:26.211-04:002012-07-11T12:08:26.211-04:00Tahj Boyd, QB, Clemson? He is finally getting the...Tahj Boyd, QB, Clemson? He is finally getting the shot to prove himself this year, I believe, but he came down to us and them.<br /><br />On another recruiting note, while we are cleaning up in OH, it sure as heck seems we are taking a ton of "under the radar" types early in the cycle...eagle1331https://www.blogger.com/profile/13479214563300900733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-24440635084619344562012-07-11T09:37:04.954-04:002012-07-11T09:37:04.954-04:00How far back to you want to go?
Joe Morris
Mark ...How far back to you want to go?<br /><br />Joe Morris <br />Mark Bavaro<br />Greg McMurty <br />Matt Rogers<br />Todd Collins <br />Rudy Harris<br />Mike Croel<br />Rob Konrad<br />Lofa Tatuppu<br />Omar Easy<br />Jonathan Goff<br />Aaron Hernandez<br />Jermaine Wiggins<br />Stephen Cooper<br />Mike Flynn<br /><br />I guess it depends on how you define "got away". At some level all of the above players could/should have been BC recruits.Seamus Folanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899427051792542704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-81756727636997715182012-07-11T09:36:11.819-04:002012-07-11T09:36:11.819-04:00Also...when he hasn't been injured or ineligib...Also...when he hasn't been injured or ineligible Devon Ramsay has been a solid player for UNC..nothing spectacular though (a a fullback). I think he decommitted when TOB left. Probably best that we missed out on him.El Suapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208024546879356998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-54307675162210912462012-07-11T09:08:58.485-04:002012-07-11T09:08:58.485-04:00Good call on Ryan Williams. We were in his final ...Good call on Ryan Williams. We were in his final two and he went with VT. Worked out well for both, but it wouldn't have been a bad problem having that much talent in the backfield.BCMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259278849389650910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9512562.post-62317900657385347162012-07-11T00:25:01.830-04:002012-07-11T00:25:01.830-04:00Ryan Williams is the one that always comes to my m...Ryan Williams is the one that always comes to my mind... I know he never committed but he came pretty damn close. Although losing out on Williams did open up room for Montel to get a scholarship offer. Montel was great but I don't think anything he did compares to Williams in 2009.El Suapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208024546879356998noreply@blogger.com