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Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.
krh44 wrote:When is the Senior Bowl? I am missing college football alreadyJan 24.
TDDance234 wrote:Liberty Athletics: Great for 2/3 of the season. Suck at the end.
TDDance234 wrote:Liberty Athletics: Great for 2/3 of the season. Suck at the end.
bozlady wrote:Civil Rights in Central Virginia: Football coach took responsibility ‘to the future’Here's the rest of the story:
By DARRELL LAURANT
Published: January 16, 2009
Civil Rights in Central Virginia (fifth in a series): With Barack Obama poised to become the nation’s first black President, The News & Advance looks at significant post-1950s civil rights moments in Lynchburg.
Otis Tucker Jr. may have seen the movie “Remember the Titans,” but he didn’t live it.
In the film, two Alexandria high schools merged under a desegregation mandate, which also meant merging the football teams. Herman Boone, the coach of the black school (played by Denzell Washington) became the head coach, the white school’s coach, Bill Yoast (Will Patton) the top assistant.
Rashad Jennings/RB/Liberty: Jennings is the top small school player in Mobile this week and proved as much in Day 1. His 234-pound frame looked impressive this morning during weigh-ins, then Jennings looked athletic and fast on the field at practice. He has a burst through the hole and looks frighteningly powerful running in the open field. Jennings also caught the ball well and stood out in blocking drills.http://www.sacbee.com/sports/story/1557666.html
As for the players who took part in Monday's pageant in Mobile, USC linebacker Brian Cushing and two running backs, Liberty's Rashad Jennings and Virginia's Cedric Peerman, were in the running for "best body." The player who stole the show, however, was LSU offensive lineman Herman Johnson, who was a tad taller than 6-7 and who tipped the scale at 382 pounds. Johnson's hands were 11 1/4 inches from pinkie to thumb and each arm was three feet long, a statistic that drew excited chatter from the crowd.
per espn.com this afternoon wrote:Liberty RB Rashad Jennings: Jennings (6-1, 234 pounds, 9⅞" hands, 32½" arms) doesn't have their résumés or their top-end speed, but the small-school prospect looked an awful like 2008 Senior Bowl attendees Rashad Mendenhall and Jonathan Stewart during weigh-ins. He didn't appear to have an ounce of body fat despite tipping the scales at 234 poundsThe evaluators are not sure if he can play yet, but at least he'll get a look for looking the part. But we all know the truth, Rashad can play. Good to see him getting press on the first day.
Liberty RB Rashad Jenningshttp://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft09/ ... id=3843229
Jennings, who transferred to Liberty from Pittsburgh, rushed for 1,500 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2008. However, all of his production came against FCS foes so scouts are naturally eager to see what he does against a much higher level of competition. Listed at 6-1 and 230 pounds, Jennings is clearly big enough to make the jump but the question is whether he possesses the speed and elusiveness to succeed in the NFL. The way he performs against a supremely talented South linebacker corps that includes the USC trio of Maualuga, Cushing and OLB Clay Matthews should help answer that question this week.
Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.
Sly Fox wrote:In my experience with the Falwell family over the past 30+ years, they have never been shy about stating what they believe and standing by it. If anything it should be on their family crest.
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