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A man gotta have a code
I wish Elijah had an ND degree to fall back on
'14 NC RB Elijah Hood (UNC Verbal)
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Me2SouthBend
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I'm guessing he did as well.
MNIrishman
Well-known member
I wonder if we use examples like this in recruiting. How many sure-fire prospects get derailed because making a living in the NFL is really, really hard to do?
dublinirish
Everestt Gholstonson
wouldn't really be a classy thing. better to focus on perhaps ND players who didnt make it in the NFL but landed in good careers outside football. You don't want to play the Lane Kiffin "you'll end up working in a gas station" card haha
Pretty hard message to get across when all the other snakes are selling them a can't miss future as a GUARANTEED first round pick with a multi million dollar lifestyle.
MNIrishman
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The whole point is to prove that those people are absolutely wrong and that failing to take into account academics when choosing a school is basically mortgaging your future, no matter how good you are or what kind of football program you go into.
Examples like this are the only real way to communicate that message.
His recruitment always bothered me because he clearly got pushed by others to go to UNC, and it was done with almost 100% negative recruiting. I'm pretty shocked that this is the way his career ends after being so productive in 2015... he had damn near 1500 yards and 7 YPC to go along with a bunch of TDs.
His production dropped off as a junior and he battled some injuries... remember, he declared EARLY for the NFL draft. Didn't even stay for senior season at UNC. I always figured he'd return to early form and be the kind of powerful inside runner most NFL teams crave...
...instead, he left without a degree and is currently unemployed. I imagine he'll go back and finish because he's a very smart person and was doing well in school... but man, this is just an all-around shame.
His production dropped off as a junior and he battled some injuries... remember, he declared EARLY for the NFL draft. Didn't even stay for senior season at UNC. I always figured he'd return to early form and be the kind of powerful inside runner most NFL teams crave...
...instead, he left without a degree and is currently unemployed. I imagine he'll go back and finish because he's a very smart person and was doing well in school... but man, this is just an all-around shame.
GowerND11
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Man up you Nancy boy.
dublinirish
Everestt Gholstonson
he's basically the UNC version of GAIII
Don't worry about Elijah Hood. He didn't go to Miss St, he went to UNC and opted to take real courses and is less than a year away from a degree in Information Sciences. The former Eagle Scout was Academic All-ACC multiple years. Elijah Hood is going places in life.
What really sucks is that ND let a devout Catholic brother go elsewhere.
What really sucks is that ND let a devout Catholic brother go elsewhere.
Did ND really let him go elsewhere? Or did he make an *interesting* decision based on high school love and some family preferences?
Yeah, he's a demographic target that ND has to land. There can't be any outcome other than he enrolls. No reasons, no excuses, no alternative endings.
You're gonna question me about a player's bio? BWAHAHAHHAHHAAHA.
You've jumped the shark Fonzie.
What?
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Cackalacky
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I'll never forget #RollToilet and also never forget that the wrong pussy can straight screw up a man's life.
ACamp1900
Counting my ‘bet against ND’ winnings
It doesn't even have to be the wrong one.... ANY one can derail that train.
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Cackalacky
Guest
Thats true haha, just trying to give the benefit of the doubt to the good ones.
Good thought for presidents and the common man to keep in mind.
ulukinatme
Carr for QB 2026!
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Henges24
BUCKETHEAD
Good post. Reps.
Henges24
BUCKETHEAD
Hopefully he'll be able to do well after not taking a single real class for the past 5 years.
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If true, kudos.
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Huntr
24 Karat Shamrock
Good news!
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Yeah, he said when he left he’d return to get his degree. And taken from his UNC bio:
So all things considered he’s a lot better off than most UNC athletes.
MNIrishman
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What about it?
What’s wrong with that? I’m not a former scout, but doesn’t strike me as a negative.