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Author Topic: K-State's history of walk-ons  (Read 688 times)

August 14, 2008, 07:17:05 PM
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I have to say, I find it kind of funny for everyone to bash our running game so much b/c we have a walk-on in the backfield.  I think as KSU fans we should feel positive about a potential impact player walk-on.  After all we have had just a few of them here at K-State, including 1 that just went in the 2nd round of the NFL draft.  I'm not saying that Valentine will be that good, but he seems to have the makings of a very good back.  When you watch him run he seems to have very good balance, vision, and strength; and decent speed. Probably more than anything the kid just seems to have a great attitude about everything, and loves the opportunity that he was given to come play here.

August 14, 2008, 07:18:08 PM
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We've had probably 90 walk-ons since 2000, and 4 or so have started.

4/90.

dipsh*t.
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August 14, 2008, 07:43:40 PM
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J.J. Smith
Eric Hickson
Murphy
Scobey
Sproles
Clayton

all scholarship...and Clayton was beyond average.
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August 14, 2008, 07:46:14 PM
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We've had probably 90 walk-ons since 2000, and 4 or so have started.

4/90.

dipsh*t.

So you're saying there's a chance?   :ksu:
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August 14, 2008, 10:08:32 PM
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I have to say, I find it kind of funny for everyone to bash our running game so much b/c we have a walk-on in the backfield.  I think as KSU fans we should feel positive about a potential impact player walk-on.  After all we have had just a few of them here at K-State, including 1 that just went in the 2nd round of the NFL draft.  I'm not saying that Valentine will be that good, but he seems to have the makings of a very good back.  When you watch him run he seems to have very good balance, vision, and strength; and decent speed. Probably more than anything the kid just seems to have a great attitude about everything, and loves the opportunity that he was given to come play here.

LOL

August 15, 2008, 11:10:40 AM
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I have to say, I find it kind of funny for everyone to bash our running game so much b/c we have a walk-on in the backfield.  I think as KSU fans we should feel positive about a potential impact player walk-on.  After all we have had just a few of them here at K-State, including 1 that just went in the 2nd round of the NFL draft.  I'm not saying that Valentine will be that good, but he seems to have the makings of a very good back.  When you watch him run he seems to have very good balance, vision, and strength; and decent speed. Probably more than anything the kid just seems to have a great attitude about everything, and loves the opportunity that he was given to come play here.


That whole post just screams Go Powertard.com     :flush:
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August 15, 2008, 12:37:48 PM
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If he was beating out experienced players for the job, you might have a point.  He's basically got the job because he's the only person on the team to have ever lined up behind a QB in a game beyond highschool.
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August 15, 2008, 12:55:34 PM
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anyone know valentine's stats from juco? I want to see how he fared there before I feel better

August 15, 2008, 02:28:14 PM
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everybody is forgetting about justin woods. a smaller fast back could do very well in prince's system

August 15, 2008, 03:30:11 PM
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everybody is forgetting about justin woods. a smaller fast back could do very well in prince's system

Please name one smaller faster RB whos done "really well" in RP's system.

JJ is not considered "smaller faster"

August 15, 2008, 03:38:54 PM
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everybody is forgetting about justin woods. a smaller fast back could do very well in prince's system

The reason I forgot is that the guy has done nothing so far. Hopefully that will change.
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