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Postby bigdaddy08091 » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:24 pm

Stallion wrote:you can't transfer inter-conference in CUSA can you? You couldn't in any conference I'm aware of-well you can but you have to sit out 2 years usually.


JJ released him of his scholarship.
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Postby Alaric » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:37 pm

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Stallion wrote:you can't transfer inter-conference in CUSA can you? You couldn't in any conference I'm aware of-well you can but you have to sit out 2 years usually.


JJ released him of his scholarship.


any reason why Givens wanted to go? Did he not think the school had his back during the meningitis?
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Postby mustangbill67 » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:38 pm

So why did Givens not want to play for JJ?
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Postby Junior » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:11 pm

Yeah, sounds like a stupid move on his part. These receivers are going to be having the times of their lives!
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Postby bigdaddy08091 » Fri Jan 25, 2008 2:59 am

Junior wrote:Yeah, sounds like a stupid move on his part. These receivers are going to be having the times of their lives!


Knee jerk reaction on his part that had nothing to do with JJ. Givens would have loved the opportunity to play for JJ. He never liked it here from the beginning. It was just the right time for him to go. God Bless him and his family.
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Postby Alaric » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:28 am

bigdaddy08091 wrote:
Junior wrote:Yeah, sounds like a stupid move on his part. These receivers are going to be having the times of their lives!


Knee jerk reaction on his part that had nothing to do with JJ. Givens would have loved the opportunity to play for JJ. He never liked it here from the beginning. It was just the right time for him to go. God Bless him and his family.


I hope he does well wherever he lands.
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Postby SMUFan » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:05 am

BigDaddy and Alaric hit the nail on the head. Givens gave a lot of himself for us, and went through a hellacious medical issue. All the best, No. 4.
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Postby Get_Some_Ponies » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:18 pm

First of all, J Willis is a great athlete. I just don't share the same level of love that Stallion and the others have for him. To say he didn't regress this year would be ridiculous. Furthermore the whole "career record" thing needs to stop. Some people might want to take another look at those stats. Chuck Hixson was hanging 300 yards on teams like Texas and Ohio State. It's really great that J Will is lighting up Memphis and Tulsa. That's like being impressed by your friend who sleeps with 100 girls but 95 of them are fat. As for his rushing yards/ attempts, maybe if he progressed through more than the first read those might be a little different. What do records say about leadership? I know the past always looks better, but I don't remember Mike Romo or Lance Mac throwing their helmets or yelling at their teammates and coaches as consistently as J Will seems to. There was clearly a culture problem last year, and clearly a coaching problem which I'm sure was pretty frustrating. J Will doesn't have a true stud in the backfield with him like previous QBs did. But the team we all want to do well has been so bad, that NO player should have a guaranteed job next year, and no player should be above criticism. Hopefully he lights it up next year in the new system, but let's hold out on some of the accolades until the team he pilots gets the job done.
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Postby Junior » Fri Jan 25, 2008 5:45 pm

Get_Some_Ponies wrote:First of all, J Willis is a great athlete. I just don't share the same level of love that Stallion and the others have for him. To say he didn't regress this year would be ridiculous. Furthermore the whole "career record" thing needs to stop. Some people might want to take another look at those stats. Chuck Hixson was hanging 300 yards on teams like Texas and Ohio State. It's really great that J Will is lighting up Memphis and Tulsa. That's like being impressed by your friend who sleeps with 100 girls but 95 of them are fat. As for his rushing yards/ attempts, maybe if he progressed through more than the first read those might be a little different. What do records say about leadership? I know the past always looks better, but I don't remember Mike Romo or Lance Mac throwing their helmets or yelling at their teammates and coaches as consistently as J Will seems to. There was clearly a culture problem last year, and clearly a coaching problem which I'm sure was pretty frustrating. J Will doesn't have a true stud in the backfield with him like previous QBs did. But the team we all want to do well has been so bad, that NO player should have a guaranteed job next year, and no player should be above criticism. Hopefully he lights it up next year in the new system, but let's hold out on some of the accolades until the team he pilots gets the job done.


I don't know if I agree with your logic. To me, it's depends how hot the other 5 were.
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