College Football 2009 Thread

[Team Sheep]

Originally Posted by Jesus Shuttlesworth I still can't believe a kid I played football with (he actually backed me up) now starts for UConn at guard. He was a year younger than me but still, I wasn't exactly an all state performer lol. Guess it pays to be 6'5 280 pounds when you are in high school, college teams are willing to take a gamble on it. He's really advanced a lot thanks to their weight training program, he's a beast now.

Sadly, that's what scouts are like these days. They look for the tall guys then build them up from there. This guy I played rugby with 2 years ago, he was a Tongan so naturally big and had the potential to be a monster if conditioned properly. He was never anything spectacular. I started over him as flanker, fast forward to today he plays professionally for the Gwent Dragons. It's crazy.

Bottom line is, you could have all the skill and ability in the world, but if you're not tall or big then 99% of the time the big clubs won't even look at you. Same with a guy a year below me in school, he always had an awesome boot on him but average in overall play. The Dragons have had him under their wing the past few years and made him into an all round great player with a hell of a physique, and he's on the verge of turning professional.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Originally Posted by Team Sheep Sadly, that's what scouts are like these days. They look for the tall guys then build them up from there. This guy I played rugby with 2 years ago, he was a Tongan so naturally big and had the potential to be a monster if conditioned properly. He was never anything spectacular. I started over him as flanker, fast forward to today he plays professionally for the Gwent Dragons. It's crazy. Bottom line is, you could have all the skill and ability in the world, but if you're not tall or big then 99% of the time the big clubs won't even look at you. Same with a guy a year below me in school, he always had an awesome boot on him but average in overall play. The Dragons have had him under their wing the past few years and made him into an all round great player with a hell of a physique, and he's on the verge of turning professional.

Well my friend who is about my size ended up getting a scholarship to play at Boston College so it's not all tied to size. I get what you are saying though, if you have unusual size it can definitely help make up for a lack of skill. Especially when it comes to offensive line play at the ocllege ranks, they can develop a kid who is 6'6 300 pounder into a good player. They can't really do with 6'0 215 pound high school offensive tackle