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Sports => Snyder's Electronic Cyber Space World => Topic started by: Jeffrey_Martin on June 19, 2007, 11:23:19 AM
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Tight end from Olathe East committed to K-State yesterday. 6-3, 240, runs a 4.7.
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My bad.
Yes, 2008 commit. No other offers. Was looking at Arkansas for track (javelin, I believe).
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if this is the kid i'm thinking of, when we played them last year he looked like a man amongst boys. freaking ripped. does he play linebacker too?
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Linebacker from Tight end from Olathe East High committed to K-State yesterday. 6-3, 240, runs a 4.7. Is a greek god and will lead you to a national championship.
Discuss...
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He was the QB for Dee Bell's team, as I recall.
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Another TE?? We need DL and LB, dammit!
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we might as well take commits from guys who don't have any other offers b/c not many who do want to play for Coach Scarsmar.
:)
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Tight end from Olathe East committed to K-State yesterday. 6-3, 240, runs a 4.7.
Discuss...
The only reason this guy isn't in the Rivals database is because he comes from a small school in an unknown conference in a rural area.
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We, too, will be thrilled with Mangino-like success after Scary Allen is finished doing his thing.
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good to see this kid is being written off from the opening.
A poster on the other site was saying a few weeks ago he hoped KSU would offer this kid. Said he was a stud athlete but had to play QB last year...out of position.
We'll see..but a few on here have it figured out. The kid is worthless as a player before he's started his career.
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Jeremy Crabtree evaluated him and said he is a solid 3-star. Then the other rivals staff evaluated him and said he is a no-star and that Crabtree sucks. Then all hell broke loose amongst the 'tards.
Oh wait. That was a different guy who wasn't in the database when Prince offered him.
:blush:
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good to see this kid is being written off from the opening.
A poster on the other site was saying a few weeks ago he hoped KSU would offer this kid. Said he was a stud athlete but had to play QB last year...out of position.
We'll see..but a few on here have it figured out. The kid is worthless as a player before he's started his career.
Jesus, settle down.
I just read through all the posts again, and I can't find a single one that called the kid worthless (or anything near that). This is the internet Hatter, not a fuccking job interview.
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Jeremy Crabtree evaluated him and said he is a solid 3-star. Then the other rivals staff evaluated him and said he is a no-star and that Crabtree sucks. Then all hell broke loose amongst the 'tards.
Oh wait. That was a different guy who wasn't in the database when Prince offered him.
:blush:
Tim Biere was a one offer(KSU) nobody three weeks ago. Now a few weeks later he's just shy of 4 stars and apparently has turned into a "somebody"...well, he did commit to Kansas.
Get that rivals stamp of approval and everything will be gavy...lol.
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Where did he have an electronic timed 40? If he didn't all 40 times need to be ignored.
There will be over 1 year before this Cat steps on the field for a relevant snap in college. I'll judge him then.
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:peek:
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Jeremy Crabtree evaluated him and said he is a solid 3-star. Then the other rivals staff evaluated him and said he is a no-star and that Crabtree sucks. Then all hell broke loose amongst the 'tards.
Oh wait. That was a different guy who wasn't in the database when Prince offered him.
:blush:
Tim Biere was a one offer(KSU) nobody three weeks ago. Now a few weeks later he's just shy of 4 stars and apparently has turned into a "somebody"...well, he did commit to Kansas.
Get that rivals stamp of approval and everything will be gavy...lol.
I don't disagree that Rivals "misses it," frequently.
The problem I have with Rivals, OR the problem I have with some of Prince's recruits (can't tell which yet) is that somehow, while compiling the list of top palyers for 2008 for Kansas they forgot to even put these guys in the database. Which implies that they were never even considered for the top 10 list, if even 20. Is Kansas really THAT deep in talent?
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Pete,
the kid played QB last year out of necessity. He's not a QB. A poster on gpc a few weeks ago was saying he really hoped KSU would off the kid as a TE. Said he was a big, athletic kid who could run. Rivals does not find kids out of the blue if they are out of position sometimes.
FYI, Tannahill was 6A state javelin champ...top 25 in the nation this spring in that event. Not that it has anything to do w/ TE but it's an accomplishment in athletics.
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Pete,
the kid played QB last year out of necessity. He's not a QB. A poster on gpc a few weeks ago was saying he really hoped KSU would off the kid as a TE. Said he was a big, athletic kid who could run. Rivals does not find kids out of the blue if they are out of position sometimes.
FYI, Tannahill was 6A state javelin champ...top 25 in the nation this spring in that event. Not that it has anything to do w/ TE but it's an accomplishment in athletics.
I can live with that. Thnx.
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Tannahill actually finished ranked 17th in the nation in the javelin. Not bad.
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Tannahill actually finished ranked 17th in the nation in the javelin. Not bad.
I know you said it doesn't matter, but it looks like your grasping for straws here...this coming from a guy that thinks offer lists and stars mean as much as the dump I took before posting this.
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just got an email -- Crabby seems to like the kid's athleticism a lot. Thus, you can expect him to be a low 2-star.
Regarding kansas state rankings by rivals, didn't they completely miss the boat on Viers and/or Houlik?
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Tannahill actually finished ranked 17th in the nation in the javelin. Not bad.
I also saw that he beat NU commit Blake Lawerence like a drum in the Sunflower League Championship meet
Tannahill - 190-9
Lawrence - 176-6
And Lawrence was a senior.
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Tannahill actually finished ranked 17th in the nation in the javelin. Not bad.
I know you said it doesn't matter, but it looks like your grasping for straws here...this coming from a guy that thinks offer lists and stars mean as much as the dump I took before posting this.
I'm grasping at straws because I listed an athletic accomplishment by the kid? Mmmkay.
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I'm not writing the kid off and probably never will, but I don't see how the javelin equates to football. 6-3, 240, 4.7? May be he should be listed as an athlete because he could just as well play DE/LB with those measurables. If the kid has a head on his shoulders and the right attitude, who knows what he can achieve.
It is seriously funny how much you all get worked up around here about stars. But, what do I know I'm just a cub. I won't disagree that the recruiting rankings are a good measuring stick, but they aren't a be all, tell all of how well a team performs down the road.
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If he was going for QB we might care how far he can throw an aerodynamic thingy, but he's a TE. The 2 * thing bothers me. Where are our
4*'s?
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In the end, all we really care about is if he's a good football player or not, and we won't know that for a long time. But, in the meantime, it's fun to bitch and moan and piss on endlessly about the recruiting rankings, rivals ineptitude, and Coach Scarsmar's recruiting "tactics."
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you might as well mention his sister was a good softball player for the cobs :confused:
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I went to High School with this guy and Dee Bell. I believe Olathe East won state in track and field this season thanks to both of them. Dee Bell is fast and Travis can freaking chuck that javelin (won state soph year also).
I think he even dated my sister once :confused:
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I think he even dated my sister once :confused:
Pictures?
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Oh yeah he had to play QB last year because he was the only decent thrower on the team. After the '05 season Derek Miller graduated and now plays QB and safety for Misery State....so I'm looking forward to his ass being kicked next season.
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A 200 foot toss with the newer style Javelin (the changed aerodynamics on the Javelin back in the mid 80's after the world record would've hit in the 8th lane at the other end of the track at places like KSU and other real track and FIELD venues) is pretty damn good for a High Schooler.
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you might as well mention his sister was a good softball player for the cobs :confused:
feel free to write KSU athletics or any other D1 football program and tell them to stop putting anything in their bios that has anything to do w/ academic or athletic achievement whether it pertains to football or not.
I never said the Javelin = good TE.
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A 200 foot toss with the newer style Javelin (the changed aerodynamics on the Javelin back in the mid 80's after the world record would've hit in the 8th lane at the other end of the track at places like KSU and other real track and FIELD venues) is pretty damn good for a High Schooler.
Yep, throw the new javelin 200 feet and that is really outstanding. That kid from Shawnee Heights throwing it 229' this year was absurd.
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Maybe he can chuck the javelin down the field at each snap and spear a couple defenders. Now that's a scary smart way to open up holes in the defense.
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(http://westernstandard.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/javelinlamar_071206_1.jpg)
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Tight end from Olathe East committed to K-State yesterday. 6-3, 240, runs a 4.7.
Discuss...
The only reason this guy isn't in the Rivals database is because he comes from a small school in an unknown conference in a rural area.
I'm guessing sarcasm?
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nice photo. here is a free story, brought to you by the hard-working professionals at http://kansastate.scout.com (http://kansasstate.scout.com)
Wildcats Secure Verbal from Tannahill
By Greg Powers
Scout.com
Posted Jun 19, 2007
Kansas State has discovered yet another tremendous sleeper talent with-in the Midland region when they secured a verbal commitment from Olathe East athlete Travis Tannahill, who will be coming in to play tight end for the Wildcats.
It was huge surprise when Olathe East’s quarterback Travis Tannahill called this afternoon to inform Scout.com that he had committed to play for Coach Ron Prince and the Kansas State Wildcats.
“I just loved the town of Manhattan,” Tannahill began. “I am also going to love playing for Coach Prince. He is a young, exciting, and hip coach that has the program headed in the right direction. I just felt like I was supposed to be there!”
“I love all of the buildings on campus. It is just a program on the rise and they are going to be a great team.”
Tannahill may line up at quarterback for his high school, but he will be making a move to tight end on the next level. The fact that he plays a different position may have kept him under the radar, but Coach Prince and the Wildcats coaching staff are becoming notorious for unearthing the best kept secrets.
“I am going in to play tight end,” Tannahill informed. “They want me to bulk up to about 240-250 pounds and still keep my speed. I got to take a look at the playbook. It looked really confusing, but I am sure I will be able to get it down.”
Tannahill noticed that the school is bringing in a couple of quarterbacks in this class as well, and he is excited to get to know them.
“I definitely think it is exciting to get to come in with guys who may be throwing you the ball for three or four years. I am looking forward to getting to know them and hang out. I am sure that I will get to know the guys that are coming in with my class the best.”
Do not think for one second that an offensive player from the state of Kansas has not noticed the exciting things that KSU has done offensively that allowed them to knock off a team like Texas last season.
“It is a real exciting offense,” Tannahill stated. “Josh Freeman is doing some exciting things.”
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(http://westernstandard.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/javelinlamar_071206_1.jpg)
How far did Cartier throw that javelin at pre-draft camps?
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:frown:
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Great, get.
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I couldn't possibly make a judgment on the whether or not he is a good recruit until his picture is posted.
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I couldn't possibly make a judgment on the whether or not he is a good recruit until his picture is posted.
lol...enter stunner and poet.
Crabby seems to really like him. Said he has a "great frame", "amazing body", and is a "heck of an athlete".
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I couldn't possibly make a judgment on the whether or not he is a good recruit until his picture is posted.
lol...enter stunner and poet.
Crabby seems to really like him. Said he has a "great frame", "amazing body", and is a "heck of an athlete".
5.2 :frown:
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I couldn't possibly make a judgment on the whether or not he is a good recruit until his picture is posted.
lol...enter stunner and poet.
Crabby seems to really like him. Said he has a "great frame", "amazing body", and is a "heck of an athlete".
Yeah, until he goes on the radio and says, "Ron Prince has a couple of commitments that are dark horses at best. I'm a little suprised that he has not set the bar a little higher." Then he will come on our board and try to explain what he meant by it.
Crabtree is totally full of $(#*.
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I couldn't possibly make a judgment on the whether or not he is a good recruit until his picture is posted.
Here you go. Looking for more. (Guy in the orange)
<img src="http://media.lawrence.com/img/photos/2006/11/11/FSHS_tackle_Mullin_t640.jpg?a6ea3ebd4438a44b86d2e9c39ecf7613005fe067'>
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He obviously lacks fundamentals as he's holding the ball away from this body and is not applying the proper pressure points with his hand and forearem. He also looks very slow. Terrible get, imo.
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rivals needs to give 1 stars again.
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His scale must be broken...no way he is 240.
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His scale must be broken...no way he is 240.
looks like he could definitely be 220 in that photo...of course that photo would have been taken some 8 months ago or so.
Both he and his coach told Crabby he is between 235-240 now...Crabby is meeting him later this week and said he will know for sure.
20lbs on a kid that age over 8 months is reasonable.
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LOL. No wonder K-State was the only team to offer.
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Sounds like KSU picked up a solid walk-on.
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Big time pick-up.
Seriously, does anyone really think stars matter? Snyder plucked these types of diamonds from the rough with zero scholarship offers from any other major programs in the country for years and I didn't hear too many complaints.
My guess is he was probably higher on our "board" than Tanner Hawkinson or Tim Bier.
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Well I guess that's one way to spin it.
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I would have offerred the kid in the pic with the mullet. His vertical looks pretty sweet.
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Get some FBIQ.
If you're trying to tell me scholarship offers from high majors like Georgia Tech, Nebraska, and Oklahoma State are a better indicator of football talent then a javeline throw, you haven't been following the game too long.
Stars DON'T matter. Go back and look how many national championships Texas, Ohio State, Florida, and USC have won and tell me where they ended up in the recruiting rankings.
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LOL. No wonder K-State was the only team to offer.
just the other day Husker fans were mocking Biere's physique...and you laugh at the kid in the photo?
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Well I guess that's one way to spin it.
we could spin it by saying he was being recruited by Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Auburn when really he was considering walking on to Arkansas over Kansas and offers from Tennessee-Martin and Arkansas STATE.
:loly:
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LOL. Whatever helps you sleep at night.
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That Marcus Watts dude never even got an offer.. did he?
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Get some FBIQ.
If you're trying to tell me scholarship offers from high majors like Georgia Tech, Nebraska, and Oklahoma State are a better indicator of football talent then a javeline throw, you haven't been following the game too long.
Stars DON'T matter. Go back and look how many national championships Texas, Ohio State, Florida, and USC have won and tell me where they ended up in the recruiting rankings.
USC's 2003 title team was filled w/ 4 and 5 star kids...or not. Actually if you read the article in ESPN the magazine about USC's defensive line that year which was being dubbed a nickname as a sequel to a DL back in the 60's or 70's "Wild Bunch II" you would know that Patterson, Udeze, and Nazel were very lightly recruited.
Some of OU's better teams under Stoops had far more lightly recruited kids than his current teams that are not as good...Derrick Strait, Dan Cody, Teddy Lehman, Quentin Griffin, Antwone Savage, Mark Clayton..none were highly recruited. They are far better players than some of the current sooners who had offers from everywhere.
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Jeremy Crabtree evaluated him and said he is a solid 3-star. Then the other rivals staff evaluated him and said he is a no-star and that Crabtree sucks. Then all hell broke loose amongst the 'tards.
Oh wait. That was a different guy who wasn't in the database when Prince offered him.
:blush:
You're calling Stunner and I a tard? What's up with that? Just trying to fit in?
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LOL. Whatever helps you sleep at night.
going to bowl games and having a coach who can go at least .500 in conference play helps too.
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Oh well, he's just a tight end. They pretty much don't do anything important.
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going to bowl games and having a coach who can go at least .500 in conference play helps too.
ku has been bowl eligible three out of the last four years (better than K-State). We were two OT losses and a last-minute TD vs. A&M away from going 6-2 in the Big 12 last season.
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going to bowl games and having a coach who can go at least .500 in conference play helps too.
ku has been bowl eligible three out of the last four years (better than K-State). We were two OT losses and a last-minute TD vs. A&M away from going 6-2 in the Big 12 last season.
:barf: Now that is some nice spin
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going to bowl games and having a coach who can go at least .500 in conference play helps too.
ku has been bowl eligible three out of the last four years (better than K-State). We were two OT losses and a last-minute TD vs. A&M away from going 6-2 in the Big 12 last season.
The moral victory team has posted.
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going to bowl games and having a coach who can go at least .500 in conference play helps too.
ku has been bowl eligible three out of the last four years (better than K-State). We were two OT losses and a last-minute TD vs. A&M away from going 6-2 in the Big 12 last season.
lol.
"bowl eligible"...3-5 and contract extensions.
hey, whatever helps you sleep at night.
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You guys are awfully concerned over here, and for good reason.
With these new football facilities on the way, and with the recent commitments, ku has shown that we're serious about football. Get used to more 39-20 ass-whippings in the near future.
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You guys are awfully concerned over here, and for good reason.
With these new football facilities on the way, and with the recent commitments, ku has shown that we're serious about football. Get used to more 39-20 ass-whippings in the near future.
You're serious huh? Oh uh... :ku:
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You guys are awfully concerned over here, and for good reason.
With these new football facilities on the way, and with the recent commitments, ku has shown that we're serious about football. Get used to more 39-20 ass-whippings in the near future.
We're only concerned that you're not taking your meds again.
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You guys are awfully concerned over here
The key phrase would be 'over here.' If I were insecure enough to be talking up our recruits on a supposed non-rival's forum, that would be cause for concern.
kono
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You guys are awfully concerned over here, and for good reason.
With these new football facilities on the way, and with the recent commitments, ku has shown that we're serious about football. Get used to more 39-20 ass-whippings in the near future.
Yep..talking about our own recruit then you popped in. We have done nothing more than respond. You don't see subject lines started by admins on the KSU boards reading "____ ____ says ku is no longer the leader".
And you certainly don't see every other thread about ku on the football board the way KSU is in every other thread on your football board and every thread on your hoops board.
But your concern is noted.
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You guys are awfully concerned over here, and for good reason.
With these new football facilities on the way, and with the recent commitments, ku has shown that we're serious about football. Get used to more 39-20 ass-whippings in the near future.
Question BMW Hawk
Are you Judge?
BWMHawk? (http://www.foxnews.com/video2/player06.html?061807/061807_oreilly_kids&OReilly_Factor&Children%20at%20Risk&acc&Politics&-1&News&400&&&new)
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Question BMW Hawk
Are you Judge?
No. He is on the fast track to become the world's highest paid financial advisor in his first year out of college.
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Maybe he can chuck the javelin down the field at each snap and spear a couple defenders. Now that's a scary smart way to open up holes in the defense.
literaly
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I've been visiting the board for a couple months now...and i've been to lazy to set up an account...but i went to Olathe East with Tannahill. He is a solid pick up...i remember my senior year(his sophomore) he was a hoss. I would get so pissed that they wouldn't get him the ball. Prince did his homework well done.
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You need to clear it with me before you post premium information.
j/k, thanks for the info.
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Question BMW Hawk
Are you Judge?
No. He is on the fast track to become the world's highest paid financial advisor in his first year out of college.
He needs to watch out though, I imagine those 130 hour weeks are killer...
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I've been visiting the board for a couple months now...and i've been to lazy to set up an account...but i went to Olathe East with Tannahill. He is a solid pick up...i remember my senior year(his sophomore) he was a hoss. I would get so pissed that they wouldn't get him the ball. Prince did his homework well done.
I went to Olathe East as well and if he was a soph when you were a senior that means you're in my graduating class....
who are you?
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Didn't Brian Casey get forced into playing QB on his team as well?