exciting young players

[Waggs]

These are some of the guys (Freshmen and Sophomores) that I am excited to see play in purple and white for the next 3-4 years.  I'm surprised, given how old our team is, that I feel this good about the young players on the team.

Jarell Childs
Braden Wilson--he may end up being one of the best of the bunch, behind Harold
Travis Tannahill
Clyde Aufner
Colten Freeze
Zac Hanson
Brandon Harold
Raphael Guidry
Kadero Terrell
Alex Hrebec
Tysyn Hartman
Ryan Doerr

Guys for this fall, a handful of the true frosh will probably step up:
John Hubert
Timothy Flanders
Marcus Kennard--despite our talent at WR, his height could be useful
William Lawson
Thomas Ferguson
Emmanuel Lamur
Angelo Pease--could see time at CB
Carlton Callender
Courtney Thompson

[catdude33]

Braden Wilson--he may end up being one of the best of the bunch, behind Harold

Hilarious how people think because he played for Smith Center he's going to be amazing.  He'll probably be one of the worst players on the team.

[Cole]

i can't wait to see tremaine thomas whenever he gets here.

[The1BigWillie]

Ron Prince was obviously building a superpower.   

[FBWillie]

Braden Wilson--he may end up being one of the best of the bunch, behind Harold

Hilarious how people think because he played for Smith Center he's going to be amazing.  He'll probably be one of the worst players on the team.

but.... wasn't that him that had that awesome hit in the spring game.   

[royalswild]

Smith Center isn't as great as yall think

[Leyton]

Smith Center isn't as great as yall think

I dunno.  As a program, I think Smith Center is freakin' amazing.  That doesn't mean that many of their players are going to be solid D-1 contributors, though.

Anyway...I'm excited about Brandon Harold.  I honestly haven't seen enough KSU football lately to know much about most of these other dudes.  Aufner isn't just a sophomore is he?

[JTKSU]

Braden Wilson--he may end up being one of the best of the bunch, behind Harold

Hilarious how people think because he played for Smith Center he's going to be amazing.  He'll probably be one of the worst players on the team.

I'd love to hear who thinks a dude who played 2A (in Kansas) will be a good D1 player. The odds of anyone from that level of play being a solid contributer are very small.  If he does anything for this team, it'll all be gravy as far as I'm concerned.

[MadCat]

Braden Wilson--he may end up being one of the best of the bunch, behind Harold

Hilarious how people think because he played for Smith Center he's going to be amazing.  He'll probably be one of the worst players on the team.

I'd love to hear who thinks a dude who played 2A (in Kansas) will be a good D1 player. The odds of anyone from that level of play being a solid contributer are very small.  If he does anything for this team, it'll all be gravy as far as I'm concerned.

Lightning already struck once with Mark Simoneau...

[ksu_FAN]

No reason Wilson can't develop into a very solid FB here.  Its not like you usually take some 4 star guy and make him a FB.  I definately thought he looked like a guy who can be a very good player at that spot on Saturday.  Solid as a blocker, but I liked that he showed he could leak out on boots and play passes and catch the ball.

[jeffy]

Ryan Doerr has already proved to me that no other punters are needed. 

[KSt8er]

Amazing that some people think if your parents live in a small school district it mean you'll never be capable of becoming a D1 football player.  NU was almost built using them, hth. 

[steve dave]

Amazing that some people think if your parents live in a small school district it mean you'll never be capable of becoming a D1 football player.  NU was almost built using them, hth. 

   name them (and the 17 Macovika kids only count as 1)

[catzacker]

Our fan base has ruined any hope I once held that I might end up liking a white ksu athlete.  I'm going to go through this with Spradling as well, I  can already feel it.

[kougar24]

(and the 17 Macovika kids only count as 1)

 

[Ghost of Stan Parrish]

Ron Prince was obviously building a superpower.   

"We ran out of time. It's speculation about whether he could or could not [turn around the program]." ~Kaptain Krause

[JTKSU]

Amazing that some people think if your parents live in a small school district it mean you'll never be capable of becoming a D1 football player.  NU was almost built using them, hth. 

Yeah, because playing against 2A talent and training using 2A facilities will really get you where you need to be to compete at the D1 level.

[jeffy]

Amazing that some people think if your parents live in a small school district it mean you'll never be capable of becoming a D1 football player.  NU was almost built using them, hth. 

Yeah, because playing against 2A talent and training using 2A facilities will really get you where you need to be to compete at the D1 level.

So if you go into a weight room in a small school, does the 50-lb plate weigh less than it does at a 5 or 6A school?

[steve dave]

Amazing that some people think if your parents live in a small school district it mean you'll never be capable of becoming a D1 football player.  NU was almost built using them, hth. 

Yeah, because playing against 2A talent and training using 2A facilities will really get you where you need to be to compete at the D1 level.

So if you go into a weight room in a small school, does the 50-lb plate weigh less than it does at a 5 or 6A school?

No....but they have minorities at the 5 and 6A schools

[JTKSU]

Amazing that some people think if your parents live in a small school district it mean you'll never be capable of becoming a D1 football player.  NU was almost built using them, hth. 

Yeah, because playing against 2A talent and training using 2A facilities will really get you where you need to be to compete at the D1 level.

So if you go into a weight room in a small school, does the 50-lb plate weigh less than it does at a 5 or 6A school?

Well, for starters, where the hell did you guys get those 50 lb plates from?  Cuba?  And just about everything is different between the facilities of a large school and a small school. 

[KSt8er]

Amazing that some people think if your parents live in a small school district it mean you'll never be capable of becoming a D1 football player.  NU was almost built using them, hth. 

Yeah, because playing against 2A talent and training using 2A facilities will really get you where you need to be to compete at the D1 level.

I do not disagree with this, at all, but at the same time I recognize that there are numerous kids from KS who are making D1 teams, whether they play at a 4/5/6A school they are playing against inferior talent and teaching all while having little to no trouble making the transition. 

I just don't agree with the absolutes and downplaying of 3/2/1A kids from KS.   I mean hell dudes, there are plenty of them from KSU's history who were able to play with anyone.  The #fracking1 player in the country just came from a school who plays teams comprised of the same type talent/training in 1/2/3/4/5/6A KS high schools.

 And SD, I LOL at the makovica clan reference, and no, I'm not taking the time to dig through their history, accept it or don't. 

[jeffy]

Amazing that some people think if your parents live in a small school district it mean you'll never be capable of becoming a D1 football player.  NU was almost built using them, hth. 

Yeah, because playing against 2A talent and training using 2A facilities will really get you where you need to be to compete at the D1 level.

So if you go into a weight room in a small school, does the 50-lb plate weigh less than it does at a 5 or 6A school?

No....but they have minorities at the 5 and 6A schools

There are lots of minorities in SW Kansas..... (all the white kids)

[jeffy]

Amazing that some people think if your parents live in a small school district it mean you'll never be capable of becoming a D1 football player.  NU was almost built using them, hth. 

Yeah, because playing against 2A talent and training using 2A facilities will really get you where you need to be to compete at the D1 level.

So if you go into a weight room in a small school, does the 50-lb plate weigh less than it does at a 5 or 6A school?

Well, for starters, where the hell did you guys get those 50 lb plates from?  Cuba?  And just about everything is different between the facilities of a large school and a small school. 

Sorry.... 45s.  The only weight lifting I've done lately is lifting a beer or getting myself out of bed.

[catdude33]

Amazing that some people think if your parents live in a small school district it mean you'll never be capable of becoming a D1 football player.  NU was almost built using them, hth. 

Yeah, because playing against 2A talent and training using 2A facilities will really get you where you need to be to compete at the D1 level.

So if you go into a weight room in a small school, does the 50-lb plate weigh less than it does at a 5 or 6A school?

Well, for starters, where the hell did you guys get those 50 lb plates from?  Cuba?  And just about everything is different between the facilities of a large school and a small school. 

Sorry.... 45s.  The only weight lifting I've done lately is lifting a beer or getting myself out of bed.

Hope this turns into a bench press comparo. thread.  I've been trying to work mine into a post for a while now.

[JTKSU]

Amazing that some people think if your parents live in a small school district it mean you'll never be capable of becoming a D1 football player.  NU was almost built using them, hth. 

Yeah, because playing against 2A talent and training using 2A facilities will really get you where you need to be to compete at the D1 level.

So if you go into a weight room in a small school, does the 50-lb plate weigh less than it does at a 5 or 6A school?

Well, for starters, where the hell did you guys get those 50 lb plates from?  Cuba?  And just about everything is different between the facilities of a large school and a small school. 

Sorry.... 45s.  The only weight lifting I've done lately is lifting a beer or getting myself out of bed.

Product of a 2A school?  But there's no difference.

[bam8485]

i can't wait to see tremaine thomas whenever he gets here.

 Is he the hybrid of tremaine thompson and daniel thomas?

[KITNfury]

I dunno, my league produced a few good/solid D1 players just during my tenure at a 2A HS.

<-----  Not one of them   

[jthutch]

I dunno, my league produced a few good/solid D1 players just during my tenure at a 2A HS.

<-----  Not one of them   

Knew a kid from a 1A school was going to play D1 but hurt his neck the last week of school not sure what he was doing.  He played 2 years of Juco ball but never was quite the same.

[jeffy]

Amazing that some people think if your parents live in a small school district it mean you'll never be capable of becoming a D1 football player.  NU was almost built using them, hth. 

Yeah, because playing against 2A talent and training using 2A facilities will really get you where you need to be to compete at the D1 level.

So if you go into a weight room in a small school, does the 50-lb plate weigh less than it does at a 5 or 6A school?

Well, for starters, where the hell did you guys get those 50 lb plates from?  Cuba?  And just about everything is different between the facilities of a large school and a small school. 

Sorry.... 45s.  The only weight lifting I've done lately is lifting a beer or getting myself out of bed.

Product of a 2A school?  But there's no difference.

4A - state champion

but i had quit before the playoffs cuz i was 8th string JV.

[JTKSU]

i can't wait to see tremaine thomas whenever he gets here.

 Is he the hybrid of tremaine thompson and daniel thomas?

Dude can play!