We were all glad to see Derek go Irish. There is a group of us, UT grads, instructors and employees, (with the Medical School), that pull for UT when there is no issue. I still think Derek has what it takes to be a lights out safety at Notre Dame.
I guess Toledo, or the University sucking is your opinion, and everyone is entitled to an opinion, no matter how mono-syllabic, or negative.
But as far as Eric Page. He is plenty smart. Just not disciplined. And not too mature, guess what, he's nineteen. I know someone who called and spoke to a member of the former ND staff, and it is true, ND was tracking him but couldn’t have taken him. But several schools in the Big Ten could have, but didn't offer. At the time he saw an early comittment to UT as being of benefit. And that seems to be okay for logic, the scouts will see him. Lance Moore, Chester Taylor, Brad Gradkowski, all did okay. (For example, how many MAC quarterbacks are playing in the NFL today?)
Eric spent his freshman year at St. Johns Jesuit. Getting the score to get in there on the Catholic High School Entrance Exam puts him in the top third, off the bat. What he chose to do there for a year and at Springfield, was something else. He had too many well-wishers, who blew smoke somewhere. I bet he wishes he had it do over. By the way, he had three games his junior year where he scored 7 or more touchdowns, (I said games). Interestingly enough he was second team All-State to Dan McCarthy that year.
Now as far as the rest: I noticed another post by you about Mr. Glenn. Someone already pointed out the stereotype in your response on that one. Do you have a problem with those of a different background, so to speak?
You know that have PM's for a reason, right?
I was rather excited about going to Toledo. My sister was on the track team, I was on a full-ride to Toledo, and was going to walk-on to the football team with my friend Eric McCloskey (1st team state in '06, given a preferred walk-on after he torched all of the "college-bound" players in the NW Ohio all-star game and won the MVP), he decided to pursue pre-dentistry so he quit after a week. Then I ruptured three discs in my neck so I decided to coach at Toledo Libbey instead.
But I enjoyed Toledo very much initially, but that changed with time. The Art & Sciences college, and specifically my major (Geography & Planning) was pretty atrocious. The students were pretty content with mediocrity if they weren't in a medical field, engineering, or pre-law. All three of my roommates dropped out, of course they were on a full-ride simply because they were from Toledo Public Schools and couldn't handle any homework or responsibility.
Then there's how ghetto the neighborhood around Dorr Street is. I was jumped last November by some guys trying to steal my marijuana (which I didn't have, because I don't smoke), I ended up wrecking his face and all, thank God I'm 6'2 220lbs
, but that feeling of walking on campus and being jumped is not a good one.
So it's not very surprising all of my close friends from UT transferred, to Colorado State, Ohio, Cal PA, and Ohio State, respectively. I'm sorry, as mono-syllabic as it is, Toledo sucks unless you're in the medical field or engineering (exception being the Business School and Law School on the graduate level in my opinion).
As for Eric Page, he's a stud. I'm not sure what you're saying. Michigan was sniffing around toward the end of his days at Springfield if I remember correctly, and Scout.com says he had a Nebraska offer. Getting into St. John's isn't all that and a bag of chips. I went to Maumee Valley and then St. Francis, both are better or as good academically. I meant to say dumber than a box of rocks when it comes to Nebraska vs. Toledo, or the possibility of Michigan vs. Toledo. Those are easy choices.
And Glenville? Boy it's quite a stretch to say there aren't a whole lot of nice people walking around in the Cleveland ghettos? Are you mad? Would you get so offended if I said South Chicago or East LA? Tedd Ginn Sr. is Toledo Roger's Coach Rios, only on steroids. He's got a monopoly on that Cleveland public school talent and thrives with it. What else is there to say? It's not a good or bad thing, it just is what it is.
