(03-16-2012 12:04 PM)TrojanCampaign Wrote:  

(03-16-2012 11:04 AM)geauxcajuns Wrote:  

(03-16-2012 12:21 AM)fiuphan Wrote:  

(03-15-2012 10:53 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  Becoming eligible this year for MT also a running back from LSU.

Drayton Calhoun



SuperPrep All-America and a member of the ESPNU 150 as a senior in 2008 ... A Class 4A first-team all-state selection as a senior and helped lead Tucker to the class 4A state championship ... Rushed for 1,211 yards and 12 touchdowns during his senior season ... Played both running back and defensive back as a senior ... As a junior, carried the ball 121 times for 1,062 yards and 12 touchdowns ... Ranked as a four-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com ... A five-star prospect in the Sports Illustrated Takkle Top 200 ... Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 ... Rated as the No. 8 athlete in the nation by SuperPrep ... Ranked as the No. 10 athlete in the country by Rivals.com ... Ranked as the #12 athlete in the country by ESPN U ... Rated as the No. 18 athlete in the country in the Sports Illustrated Takkle Top 200 ... Rated as the No. 10 prospect in the state of Georgia by Rivals.com ... Rated as the No. 17 prospect in the state of Georgia by SuperPrep ... A member of the Rivals 250 ... Rated as the No. 66 overall prospect in the Mobile Press Register Super Southeast 120 ... Coached by Franklin Stephens.

This kid seems to be a stud! Why didn't he get on the field at LSU? The belt is getting some good quality players transferring in. I guess: "What glitters is not always gold!" Kids are starting to realize that you can make it to the big show from any conference if you put your mind to the task and couple it with a tremendous work ethic.

What people fail to understand about LSU (i'm gonna puke in my mouth saying this) is that they have NFL talent at every position on the field. At RB they have Hilliard, Ware, Blue, etc all of them are NFL backs and would start at EVERY signle school in the country outside of Alabama and Wisconsin. It is very easy to get lost in the shuffle when they have 6 or 7 RBs who are better than 90% of the rest of the country.

LSU has some great backs but that is a really big stretch. They played 14 games and not a single one of their guys has 1000 rushing yards. Yes they play in the SEC but 14 games is a lot of carries. Look at it like this and keep in mind a LOT of their rushing yards came in the Ole Miss, WKU, FCS, Oregon, Tennessee, and Kentucky games.

Curtis McNeal USC. 1005 rushing yards with 145 carries in 12 games.

Spencer Ware LSU. 707 rushing yards 177 carries in 14 games.
Michael Ford LSU. 756 rushing yards on 127 Carries in 14 games.

These transfers from big schools are usual full of potential but they often have a bad worth ethic and think they will start immediately by transferring to a non AQ team. I would take Ty Hilton any day over a 4 star transfer from LSU.

So please tell me where does Jacori Gore fit in with these guys?

Also 4 of the 5 are from Louisiana.

Michale Ford averaged 5.9 yards per carry.
Alfred Blue averaged 6.9 yards per carry.
Spencer Ware averaged 4.0 yards per carry.
Kenny Hilliard averaged 5.4 yards per carry.
Terrance McGee averaged 4.9 yards per carry.