We got our first campus invite

[Leftwich]

Would smash.

 

The fish that is. :shifty:

 

The Aquatic one you dumb fucks.

 

[packersfan4eva]

Good for your step-son! Hope it works out for him to play some D1 ball at the school of his choice.

Step-son, you say? Explains why he's actually good at football. He's not related to leaf.

:dealwithit:

 

But seriously, congrats

 

[RyanLeaf16]

Georgia Tech sent another letter today lol...Got home and the mail included a pamphlet with Calvin Johnson on it and on the left side it was written:

"Jake, what if this could be you?" - Paul Johnson

 

[RyanLeaf16]

We lost last night 21-14 to Strawberry Crest HS, but, Jake did have a 35-yard TD reception. He just came out of the backfield and ran a quick out then turned upfield where he split the defenders on his way to the end zone.

 

[Palooza]

Stop living vicariously through "your" children and quit using the word "we".

 

[Jayrock]

Stop living vicariously through "your" children and quit using the word "we".

:shotsfired:

 

[Bmore]

What position he play? Hope its RB if he was to go to GT as an offensive player.

 

[Palooza]

Stop living vicariously through "your" children and quit using the word "we".

Everyone should groan this. This was a lot meaner than I thought.

 

[Len B]

Everyone should groan this. This was a lot meaner than I thought.

Stand by the cold heart, fence riding faggy.

 

[Palooza]

Stand by the cold heart, fence riding faggy.

You can melt my icy heart with a cool island song.

 

[RyanLeaf16]

Stop living vicariously through "your" children and quit using the word "we".

No worries. I never meant to make it sound like I was living vicariously through him at all. I am just really excited for him and proud. If it gets to be too much, I understand. I will say though, that while he doesn't call me "dad" and I don't try to act like it, we are still family and that doesn't change.

 

[Senser81]

What recruiting pitch works for your step-son?

Program Prestige
Location
Playing Time
Coaching Style
Coach Prestige
Academics

 

[RyanLeaf16]

What recruiting pitch works for your step-son?

Program Prestige
Location
Playing Time
Coaching Style
Coach Prestige
Academics

He would have to go with Program Prestige and Location lol.

 

[RyanLeaf16]

BTW, letter came yesterday, as expected, from my alma mater USF. So definitely excited about that as well. This is totally his decision, but, it will be hard not to push a little in USF's direction. Plus, there is already a relationship built there through friendships and what not which leads me to believe that they will be in consideration throughout this process.

 

[Senser81]

Sounds a lot like sandra bullock making the black kid go to ole miss.

 

[RyanLeaf16]

Season is over. Last Friday was their last game. He got more letters throughout the season from Missouri, more from GT and USF. Apparently he has been getting a lot of emails from FAU as well. He is going down with his Mom on Friday to see the campus, facilities, etc. and attend the FIU game. He is pretty excited just because it is his first visit that he is actually taking. I just talked with the Football Ops guy this morning and made the arrangements. I won't be going, but, I will see if Mrs. Leaf can get any pictures of anything noteworthy.

 

[Senser81]

What were Jake's stats on the year? How did his team do?

 

[RyanLeaf16]

What were Jake's stats on the year? How did his team do?

They went 5-5 on the year and didn't make the playoffs. Freshman year he went for over 1,100 yds rushing, last year he blew out his ACL and this year he split carries with the Senior RB. He got 116 carries this year for 500 yds. He didn't get a ton of receptions this year, but, when he did, he made the most of it. He had only 5 catches this year for 82 yards.

I am actually worried about the team next year. His coach, the first two seasons, had to resign after last season. His parents came down with cancer and he moved back to Alabama. They went 7-3 last year and were really rolling, then, they went and hired this clown who, I think, is in over his head. He's arrogant, stubborn and apparently doesn't like when the players ask him about adjustments about certain fronts they are seeing. I talked to some people in the area and apparently, he made a deal that if given the job, he would step aside if Coach Graham came back. Which sounds like a far-reaching theory, but, could explain why qualified candidates who had previous HC experience and success, were turned down for the job.

He actually even held some letters, from Jake and other players, that were sent to the school instead of our house. I talked to a friend of mine on the USF staff about that and he said that isn't normal protocol for most HS coaches. I mean some of these letters were from September/October and were asking Jake to fill out forms, etc. that we didn't send in till just last week cause he just didn't hand the letters out. So, we are thinking of changing schools as well. Partly because of the coach and the other part due to a lot of seniors leaving and the offensive line will be all new from the JV squad and I could see Jake just getting killed running behind an entirely new line. He had a brand new line this year and it was pretty ugly as well.

 

[Hasselbeck]

Have you tried pulling a Cecil Newton yet?

 

[NAHSTE]

He actually even held some letters, from Jake and other players, that were sent to the school instead of our house.

Sorry to hear that, I hope it doesn't hurt his opportunities to play at the next level. My senior year we had a new coach, and it was his first head coaching gig. I loved playing for him, but he had no idea how to reach out to colleges and get/keep you on the radar.

We'd get letters and questionnaires sent to us and he'd occasionally forget to give them to us. Near the end of my senior year I was in his office and found a tape request with my name on it from Indiana, which he never sent back. I wasn't that upset since I wasn't really a D1 prospect anyway, other than a few unofficials to FCS programs I wasn't really recruited, but I at least would have liked to know everything possible was being done. There were better athletes than me who deserved more exposure and never got the amount of offers they should have.