Sam Gado game 2

[givemethemic]

Gado playing now

[givemethemic]

first carry 7 yards, Tony Fisher inactive

[givemethemic]

This could be a huge day for Liberty University
6 Carries 26 yards

[krh44]

Liberty College according to the announcer

[givemethemic]

Tomorrow night on the Sportsbreak, we are going to play Part 1 of our two part interview that we did with Sam this past week. Very impressive drive, since ReShard Lee fumbled on the opening drive don't be surprised to not see Sam for the bulk of the game now.

[Supa J]

At least you have a kid playin in the pros. I'm sure that's gonna be a big recruiting tool.

[krh44]

Wow I thought he would get a few more carries but this is great.

[LUconn]

OH MY GADO!

[coastal89]

1st half stats

S. Gado 16 50 3.1 10 0 0

[Sly Fox]

TOUCHDOWN SAM!

[givemethemic]

Touchdown GADO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bigsmooth]

great job sam! just dont beat my steelers!!

[krh44]

What a game. For those who didn't see the game Sam got a lot of props from the announcers. The annoncer couldn't believe thay he did that he didn't start at "Liberty College" but was playing in the pros. They also said that they ate lunch w/ him and he was so polite. After he scored his TD he thanked all of the OL.

[eddantes]

I think it speaks volumes of Karcher's tenure that of our talented running backs, the only one with a pro career was the one that New Coke used the least.

[SCAR]

Chris Berman gave Sam a nickname....In Gado we Trust! That must make him feel good.

[Sly Fox]

Actually, that is riding very close to taking His name in vain. But I hear you.

[SCAR]

At Liberty they his nickname was oh my Gado. I think that is more along the lines of name in vain.

[coastal89]

From the Packers website.
www.packers.com/news/stories/2005/11/06/3/

The Packers finally punched it in when Samkon Gado scored his first career touchdown from a yard out with 7:26 left in the third quarter, cutting Pittsburgh's lead to 13-10.

Gado's 62 yards on 26 carries were a season high for the Packers, who are averaging a franchise-worst 72 yards per game.

The Packers, who have been hobbled by a spate of serious injuries, were down to their fifth-string running back in Gado, who had just one carry before the game, after Tony Fisher (bruised ribs) was deactivated and ReShard Lee fumbled it away on his second carry.

[jimflamesfan]

Make sure you vote for Gado as the Green Bay player of the game on the packers website...right now he's winning the polls... the website is

www.packers.com/news/stories/2005/11/06/3/index.phtml

[LUconn]

I think oh my gado is more like making fun of taking it in vain. Which is the opposite of bad, right? Chris Behrman is annoying. His nicknames were funny the first time he did them 6 or 7 years ago. But they've been dumb every week since then.

[PAmedic]

Sam's Green Bay page on Fox Sports (never had occasion to visit it before today)
here's a synopsis:

Fantasy News
News: Samkon Gado rushed 26 times for 62 yards and a touchdown in week nine.
Impact: ReShard Lee fumbled early, and was benched for the rest of the day. Gado filled in capably against the Steelers. He wore down though, only gainined 12 yards on ten carries in the second half. Still, he's worth picking up in most leagues. He's likely to get plenty of carries the rest of the season whether Tony Fisher gets healthy or not. (Mon. Nov 7, 2005)

the heading actually showed 27 carries for 70 yds (?)

[beigledog]

All of a sudden I'm a Packers fan. (I've always hated them before, but now I've got a team to root for!)

[PittLU]

Glad to see him do well - and the Steelers win! I made sure everyone at the Steeler Party knew he was from Liberty University and a fellow alum! BTW, his number is in honor of Christian Okoye - good role model, as long as he wouldnt disappear at the end of his career or this season for that matter.

[absturgill]

On ESPN's Cold Pizza 1st and 10, in talking about the NFL's most suprising team brought up Sam Gado. They basically said who would have thunk that a guy from LU would make it to the NFL and score a TD. Any publicity is good publicity.

[beigledog]

Big Brett!!

[Sly Fox]

Here's a quote from today's fishwrap in Madison, WI:

"Sam played his heart out," Favre said of the Nigerian rookie from Liberty University.

www.madison.com/tct/sports/index.php?ntid=60665&ntpid=1

He's certainly earning the respect of his teammates. Too bad he has to be on such a terrible team right now.

[PAmedic]

Liberty’s Gado Excels In Packers’ Game Against Steelers

November 7, 2005 · Lynchburg, Va.

Former Flames’ football player Sam Gado had a breakout performance yesterday in his second NFL game as the running back led the Green Bay Packers in rushing against the Pittsburgh Steelers at historic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.

Gado rushed for a team-best 62 yards on 26 carries, including a one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to account for the team’s only touchdown of the afternoon. The rushing performance marked the best of the season by any Packer as the team’s previous game high was 58 yards by Ahman Green against Detroit (Sept. 11) and against Tampa Bay (Sept. 25).

Second-year running back ReShard Lee got the start for the Packers at running back, but he fumbled on his second carry of the game. Gado was inserted into the lineup the next time the Packers took the field and remained the team’s running back the rest of the contest.

Gado was upgraded from Green Bay’s practice squad two weeks ago as he was added to the team’s 53-man roster just prior to the Packers game at Cincinnati. Against the Bengals, Gado got one carry and rushed for eight yards.

Last spring, Gado became the 21st player in the history of the Flames football program to receive an opportunity to play for a NFL program as he signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs and practiced with the squad during preseason workouts. Gado continued with the Chiefs as part of the practice squad until he joined the Packers’ practice squad on October 17.

Gado (2001-04) finished up his Liberty career with a banner year as he rushed for a career-best 901 yards and 11 touchdowns, finishing 27th in the country in rushing yards per game (100.1) and 28th in the nation in scoring (8.00). The running back was named to the Big South first-team all-conference squad after leading the league in scoring and was named to the Football Gazette NCAA I-AA All-Eastern Region third team.

Gado could get his next chance to play this weekend as Green Bay travels to Atlanta to take on the Falcons in the Georgia Dome on Sunday. Kickoff is set for 4:15 p.m. and the game will be televised regionally on Fox.

For more information about Gado, check out the following links from Packers.com:

www.packers.com/news/stories/2005/11/01/3/

www.packers.com/news/stories/2005/11/06/5/

[absturgill]

Even though some may pick on him being form Liberty, I remind you of Katie's words after beating DePaul for th Sweet 16 "Why Not Liberty!!!"

[bigsmooth]

it's great to see the football program get some good coverage nationally! hey chris, any upcoming stories on sam in the fishwrap after a good first game?

[krh44]

According to my records Sam is the 7th LU player to score a TD in the NFL