EclecticTiger

2 minutes ago, ellitor said:

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Little 

Ball

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Hate

This is still one of my all time favorite football nick names. 

13 minutes ago, Mikey said:

What players have we lost, other than for legal issues, that could have helped us win games? There may be one out there that dropped out of AU, went to another P-5 school and became a solid contributor but I don't remember such a case.

Christian Westerman is the only one that sticks out in my mind, but I’m fairly certain that was mainly “homesick-ness”, and only goes to support your point. 

1 hour ago, McLoofus said:

Yeah. That's what I think about with him... his intelligence. I feel like I saw him make the right decision with the ball in his hands every time. And you have to love a kid who gets trusted in the wildcat like that as a true FR. I mentioned in another thread that I went back and watched the bowl game and noticed that when Sean fell apart in the 2nd quarter, KJ got the next few snaps to settle things down. I don't know enough about the game to know for sure, but that *feels* like a big deal to me in terms of what he's bringing to the table as a leader and a guy we can depend on. 

This is a good example of some of the intangibles that separate the mediocre players from the good ones, and also the good from the great. Dyer, for example had the physical tools, but IMHO, he lacked the mental (not even mentioning the egregious off the field choices he made). I'm not saying he wasn't good, nor that I don't appreciate what he did for us, but I was never really "impressed", with the exception of the play when he kept his balance in the NC game and kept going.  KJ has "it", and if he stays healthy and wears his weight well, I agree he can be one we remember very fondly for many years to come.