RE: Has there ever been a more mercurial Buc than Dubose?
I don't know the answer, but I'd likely guess, with the number of players over the years, the answer would probably be "yes".
I'll just throw out some names, not necessarily claiming one or t'other was more mercurial - until the end, that is:
Corrie Johnson - when we look back on his career, we tend to think "wow, what a waste, what a missed chance at greatness". And yet his name is in the ETSU record books a few times.
Junior Floyd - 'nuff said. Could probably throw in a couple more from that team, but I'll let Floyd be proxy for that whole team.
whoever the guy was who couldn't play on Saturdays for religious reasons - his name escapes me at the moment. When he was good, he was very, very good. Was that Reggie Todd? I just can't remember, but think it might be.
some would say Tony Patterson, but I think he gets a pass because of his pretty severe and problematic knee injuries.
Chris Mitchell - woulda been a contendah if his stay had been long enough.
Isaac Potter - probably not well-rounded enough to be judged in this discussion.
Andrew Reed - one could almost make a case for him, although I think it might depend too much on one's definition of "mercurial".
Worley Ward - quirky, but always a hard worker, so probably disqualified on those grounds.
Skeeter Swift - certainly mercurial in personality, but I think not so much as a player, so he's disqualified.
D.J. McDuffie/Titus Shelton - could make second team, maybe.
Cliff DeCoster - hmm... he's right up there.
I'm excluding Leslie Brunn and Michael Tolliver because they were never good enough consistently enough to be considered in importance.
But the winner is, in a semi-landslide............................Tirade!
[footnote: I admit I'm giving "mercurial-credit" partially for his personality. One can't think about him otherwise. If one is *only* looking at his game, I think he's not the winner, because his game was on way way more than off.]
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