'12 CA DT/DE Arik Armstead (Oregon Verbal)

[cLaRk_JoNeS]

Is it a recruiting violation for a fan to drive up and down his block blaring the Notre Dame Victory March?

just a driving violation, noise ordinance something like that lol. Now do it. If ur not committed enough to spend a night in the hokie for ND what good r u

 

[IrishLax]

You can easily play 2 sports in college. Look no further than our very own Will Yeatman. And lacrosse is far more punishing than basketball. Probably the #3 most physical team sport behind football and hockey (not counting rugby, etc. of course...)

 

[notredomer23]

The reason he wants to play DE is because he realizes if he gets moved to LT that is the end of basketball.

And it is definitely tougher to play football and basketball rather than football and baseball because the seasons overlap big time with basketball

 

[irishog77]

just a driving violation, noise ordinance something like that lol. Now do it. If ur not committed enough to spend a night in the hokie for ND what good r u

The light the heat...I am complete. Haha- reps, bro!


Arik is my number 1 want. If landing Armond helps insure this...then he maybe he's my number 1?

 

[BobD]

just a driving violation, noise ordinance something like that lol. Now do it. If ur not committed enough to spend a night in the hokie for ND what good r u

So I drive up to his block and what do I see? Lane Kiffin blaring "Baby Come Back" from a Hummer stretch limo and throwing dollar bills on his lawn!

Just kidding

 

[Irish Fam]

just a driving violation, noise ordinance something like that lol. Now do it. If ur not committed enough to spend a night in the hokie for ND what good r u

So I drive up to his block and what do I see? Lane Kiffin blaring "Baby Come Back" from a Hummer stretch limo and throwing dollar bills on his lawn!

Just kidding

italics and "just kidding"... isn't that like a double negative lol

 

[CanadianIrishFan306]

just a driving violation, noise ordinance something like that lol. Now do it. If ur not committed enough to spend a night in the hokie for ND what good r u

So I drive up to his block and what do I see? Lane Kiffin blaring "Baby Come Back" from a Hummer stretch limo and throwing dollar bills on his lawn!

Just kidding

With a big map pointing to where the playboy mansion is

 

[BobD]

With a big map pointing to where the playboy mansion is

Come to think of it...there was a Playboy logo on the door of the limo!

 

[Irishnuke]

With a big map pointing to where the playboy mansion is

That'd be funny if Kiffin had ever used that pitch. He didn't though.

 

[Irish2015]

Any update on how Armond's hearing went with USC today?

 

[koonja]

First off, sorry for the bump with no info. Just wondering if anyone knows of a Cal recruiting forum/blog that is free to read member's posts. Slow day at work and I thought I'd search through and see if I could find something. So far, can't find one on google.

 

[rtrn2glory]

You can easily play 2 sports in college. Look no further than our very own Will Yeatman. And lacrosse is far more punishing than basketball. Probably the #3 most physical team sport behind football and hockey (not counting rugby, etc. of course...)

idk it drove him to drinking, maybe to subdue some the pain?

 

[Irish2015]

idk it drove him to drinking, maybe to subdue some the pain?

Yeah maybe Floyd drinks too to subdue the pain of statements like this... I kid I kid

 

[cLaRk_JoNeS]

Yeah maybe Floyd drinks too to subdue the pain of statements like this... I kid I kid

 

[Anchorman]

You can easily play 2 sports in college. Look no further than our very own Will Yeatman. And lacrosse is far more punishing than basketball. Probably the #3 most physical team sport behind football and hockey (not counting rugby, etc. of course...)

Agreed. My concern about basketball would be more on seasons overlapping and the complete lack of any break.

 

[ACamp1900]

Agreed. My concern about basketball would be more on seasons overlapping and the complete lack of any break.

Sure, but some great players have pulled it off...Julius Peppers come to mind...

 

[Domina Nostra]

Sure, but some great players have pulled it off...Julius Peppers come to mind...

With some additives...

 

[koonja]

I think you guys should take the 2-sports with a grain of salt... for now. I remember a QB we have on the roster that said he'd be playing bball, too. He's not. Things change when you find out how demanding college athletics are.

 

[OlympiaIrishFan]

Lets not forget about 2 recent super studs we had that were two sport stars!!!

Jeff S. was our record setting WR that played baseball.
Golden Tate our other record settiing WR played baseball too.

And now, Austin S. Jenkins the Freshman All American TE from the University of Washington is now playing basketball. Similar frame to Arik.

I can see the QB's not doing it, but other position players most certainly can do it.

 

[IHateMarkMay]

Lets not forget about 2 recent super studs we had that were two sport stars!!!

Jeff S. was our record setting WR that played baseball.
Golden Tate our other record settiing WR played baseball too.

And now, Austin S. Jenkins the Freshman All American TE from the University of Washington is now playing basketball. Similar frame to Arik.

I can see the QB's not doing it, but other position players most certainly can do it.

Austin Sefarin (sp) Jenkins is not on the roster on either ESPN or SI.

 

[Buster Bluth]

I think Arik Armstead, Brian Kelly, and Mike Brey know a little bit more about his ability to play two sports at Notre Dame than we do. That's really all there is to it.

 

[koonja]

Told you guys it was a slow day back to work. So I created a profile on the Cal blog and asked about Arik. I'm Irishja and just seeing what they're hearing (again, I'm bored as ****). Here's the on-going convo if anyone cares to check it out:

Arik Armstead - The Bear Insider - Covering Cal Sports 24 x 7

Edit: If there's a question/info from a source I could bring up in order to see their take, let me know.

 

[DillonHall]

I think Arik Armstead, Brian Kelly, and Mike Brey know a little bit more about his ability to play two sports at Notre Dame than we do. That's really all there is to it.

When has either coach had a player that played both football and basketball?

I was wondering if Brey and Kelly had dealt with this before...football players are busy year-round with their football duties. I can't imagine what a scheduling nightmare it'd be to mix in basketball as well.

 

[OlympiaIrishFan]

Austin just got added to the roster. It has been on the news here. I live 50 minutes south of Seattle.

Sports news | Seattle Times Newspaper

University of Washington Official Athletics Site - GOHUSKIES.COM



KING5.com | Seattle Sports News and Information

 

[OlympiaIrishFan]

Dillon, is your question at ND or elsewhere?

 

[cLaRk_JoNeS]

 

[OlympiaIrishFan]

If elsewhere:

Charlie Ward
Tony Gonzalez
Mark Hendrickson (baseball and basketbal WSU)
Terry Baker won the heisman and played hoops
Chris Carter played both at Ohio State
Toby Gerhart played football and baseball
I watched Julius Peppers play hoops while playing football
Denard Robinson, Lamichael James, Joe thomas, Rocket I, Robert Smith, I. Stanbeck all did or are doing track and football.
Brain Jordan played football and baseball
Deion Sanders did baseball and football
Cam Cleland did football and track UW
Jeshua Anderson did track and football WSU
Jordan Kent did track, Basketball, and Football at Oregon
Todd Bouman QB and played basketball in college
Justin Gage played WR and played hoops
John Elway Football and Baseball
Nate Robinson was a PG/SG and a cornerback at UW
Evan Moore TE at Stanford played hoops for a couple yers
Antwaan randel El (SP?) played football and basketall at I believe Maryland?
Our own Evan Sharpley played baseball too.

 

[OlympiaIrishFan]

It most certainly can be done, the coaches just have to allow it.

 

[sfk324]

If elsewhere:

Antwaan randel El (SP?) played football and basketall at I believe Maryland?

Antwaan went to IU and played basketball for one season and baseball for one season. He was a freakish athlete. He actually was drafted by the Cubs after his sr year of HS but went to IU instead.

Note that just about every guy on your list was a skill position player, not a guy in the trenches. There's a reason for that.

 

[NDdomer2]

Even if Arik only plays the remainder of this year it may be enough to satisfy himself. Sometimes just knowing you gave it a shot is enough. It could be one of those, "I don't want to have regrets for not giving myself a shot at it" kind of things.