Post by eddantes on Jan 20, 2005 18:04:22 GMT -5
C'mon, this is a fun topic, too...
I don't include guys who we recruited highly but didn't make the grades (like Chip Richmond or El-Gotta Carter). I also didn't include a guy like Daniel Rose, who was injured prior to coming and thus couldn't play.
5. Norman Simmons - #3 scorer on the same high school team that Tracy McGrady went to, and won a prestigious dunk contest. Got into a fight with a player during half-time of a game, and by the end of his only season the coaches had him practice with the walk-ons.
4. Mats Persson - this guy was so good, that after he arrived and stayed around for a few years he earned the nickname "The Swedish Meatball"
3. Rob Attaway - Christian athlete of the year in the state of Texas. Absolutely the WORST player I've seen at LU. I knew his roommate at school, and he told me that there were games that Attaway, the starting shooting guard, was told not to shoot. Well, when you shot 45 percent free throws, you know why.
2. Jeremy Monceaux - I really liked Jeremy. He fed me information sometimes, and it was always enjoyable to see which girl he was with every week. But he never developed the way that he should - even after an ACL injury, he was looked at by like Alabama and NC State. Made dumb mistakes, couldn't handle the press, and had an attitude.
1. Travis Eisentrout - Heralded as the next big thing for Hankinson's team, because he had close to the Pennsylvania scoring record. Incredibly dumb player - I saw him take (and miss) a three off a fast break. So bad that everyone lost faith in Hankinson's vision for the future, thus causing his firing.
BIGGEST BUST EVER (for LU football): Josh Floyd. Son of Pastor Ronnie Floyd (perhaps you've seen him on TV?), Josh was supposed to be the savior of LU football. In fact, Jerry said so. During a TRBC service, I was told. Floyd had the credentials - top 5 passing yards for a QB in high school football history - just behind Tim Couch. He was on my hall, and we played dorm football together - and this guy was tossing INT's left and right.
Spring practice rolled around, Floyd gets in the game. Falwell was coaching the offense I think, and Floyd looked terrible. Allegedly, someone asked Falwell about how the Future looked (referring to Floyd) and Jerry just shook his head. Floyd never dressed for a game in an LU uniform - never had there been so much hype for so little.
I don't include guys who we recruited highly but didn't make the grades (like Chip Richmond or El-Gotta Carter). I also didn't include a guy like Daniel Rose, who was injured prior to coming and thus couldn't play.
5. Norman Simmons - #3 scorer on the same high school team that Tracy McGrady went to, and won a prestigious dunk contest. Got into a fight with a player during half-time of a game, and by the end of his only season the coaches had him practice with the walk-ons.
4. Mats Persson - this guy was so good, that after he arrived and stayed around for a few years he earned the nickname "The Swedish Meatball"
3. Rob Attaway - Christian athlete of the year in the state of Texas. Absolutely the WORST player I've seen at LU. I knew his roommate at school, and he told me that there were games that Attaway, the starting shooting guard, was told not to shoot. Well, when you shot 45 percent free throws, you know why.
2. Jeremy Monceaux - I really liked Jeremy. He fed me information sometimes, and it was always enjoyable to see which girl he was with every week. But he never developed the way that he should - even after an ACL injury, he was looked at by like Alabama and NC State. Made dumb mistakes, couldn't handle the press, and had an attitude.
1. Travis Eisentrout - Heralded as the next big thing for Hankinson's team, because he had close to the Pennsylvania scoring record. Incredibly dumb player - I saw him take (and miss) a three off a fast break. So bad that everyone lost faith in Hankinson's vision for the future, thus causing his firing.
BIGGEST BUST EVER (for LU football): Josh Floyd. Son of Pastor Ronnie Floyd (perhaps you've seen him on TV?), Josh was supposed to be the savior of LU football. In fact, Jerry said so. During a TRBC service, I was told. Floyd had the credentials - top 5 passing yards for a QB in high school football history - just behind Tim Couch. He was on my hall, and we played dorm football together - and this guy was tossing INT's left and right.
Spring practice rolled around, Floyd gets in the game. Falwell was coaching the offense I think, and Floyd looked terrible. Allegedly, someone asked Falwell about how the Future looked (referring to Floyd) and Jerry just shook his head. Floyd never dressed for a game in an LU uniform - never had there been so much hype for so little.
