As an Irish fan I would love to hold out some love for guys like Heggie and Colinsworth too, but its just not probable. Im not nearly saying its impossible for Colinsworth especially considering our lack of depth in the defensive backfield. As for Heggie, lets be realistic please. He's not gonna get on the field. Look at the talent we're bringing in this year on the line. Barring serious injury, Heggie will be a practice squad lineman for four years.
Sorry dude, but that's complete b.s. You don't know that at all. Nobody does. Yes, his star rating and all that tell us that he faces longer odds than the 'normal' athletes ND recruits. But there are PLENTY of guys out there who didn't have big time offers who ended up not only to be great college players but even great professional players as well.
Have you heard of Javier Arenas? He played for Alabama, you know, the team that won the NC last year, and who was one of the top players in the game last year? You know who his best offer was?
Florida freakin' Atlantic. And he was about to sign with them, until Alabama scooped in with an offer. People laughed. And this past April, he was selected in the 2nd round of the NFL Draft.
What about
Jason Smith out of Baylor...2 star recruit by Rivals and not even evaluated by Scout...didn't even have many offers from ANYBODY until he got the offer from Baylor, which he accepted the exact same day. Last year he was the #2 pick in the NFL Draft.
Sorry to come down on you newbie, but to say a kid who you've never seen will automatically be a bust is ridiculous, especially because we should be rooting for these guys not expecting them to fail. Let's let these guys get on campus and wait, I don't know, maybe 1 game into their careers before we proclaim them busts. Actually, let's wait 3 years before we label them.
Anyways, this is Quincy Aldridge's thread. Let's keep the topic on him. I'll let you read this and respond if you must, and then I'll delete or move this conversation to a new thread...
