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Postby Stallion » Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:54 pm

hmm Darrius contributed mostly running the ball-4 carries for 64 yards including a 5 yard TD. Also had 1 catch for 8 yards. Hightower was up 31-0 at Half and won 41-0 over Dulles.
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Postby ALEX LIFESON » Sun Nov 02, 2008 3:05 pm

He is one of the commits, that we will have to keep our fingers crossed, until he signs.
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Postby Stallion » Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:52 pm

New Darrius Johnson video on Rivals-very impressive. He also is very impressive as a Punt Returner where we have struggled this year. We really need to hang on to him. I still say he's bigger than 5-10.
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Postby mrydel » Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:43 am

Stallion wrote:New Darrius Johnson video on Rivals-very impressive. He also is very impressive as a Punt Returner where we have struggled this year. We really need to hang on to him. I still say he's bigger than 5-10.


Our only struggle on punt returns this year is that we have not yet forced a team to punt more than twice and in our only win the team never punted. The one return that McCann had was very exciting (brought back with a penalty). Best of my recollection is 3 punts returned (not fair caught) and 2 of them were brought back by penalty. Our defense is the biggest draw back to our punt returns.
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Postby SMU21TCU10 » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:02 am

mrydel wrote:
Stallion wrote:New Darrius Johnson video on Rivals-very impressive. He also is very impressive as a Punt Returner where we have struggled this year. We really need to hang on to him. I still say he's bigger than 5-10.


Our only struggle on punt returns this year is that we have not yet forced a team to punt more than twice and in our only win the team never punted. The one return that McCann had was very exciting (brought back with a penalty). Best of my recollection is 3 punts returned (not fair caught) and 2 of them were brought back by penalty. Our defense is the biggest draw back to our punt returns.


Has our blocking on punts and kickoffs been up to par with what we thought Ganz could produce. I know he is an amazing coach on ST so maybe its just who he has to work with...
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Postby George S. Patton » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:05 am

ALEX LIFESON wrote:He is one of the commits, that we will have to keep our fingers crossed, until he signs.


Just a ridiculous attitude.
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Postby mrydel » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:08 am

SMU21TCU10 wrote:
mrydel wrote:
Stallion wrote:New Darrius Johnson video on Rivals-very impressive. He also is very impressive as a Punt Returner where we have struggled this year. We really need to hang on to him. I still say he's bigger than 5-10.


Our only struggle on punt returns this year is that we have not yet forced a team to punt more than twice and in our only win the team never punted. The one return that McCann had was very exciting (brought back with a penalty). Best of my recollection is 3 punts returned (not fair caught) and 2 of them were brought back by penalty. Our defense is the biggest draw back to our punt returns.


Has our blocking on punts and kickoffs been up to par with what we thought Ganz could produce. I know he is an amazing coach on ST so maybe its just who he has to work with...


Our special teams have been consistant (in a good way) and that is the most important thing. It would be nice to get some big plays but at least we are not giving up big plays. We have blocked 2 or 3 extra points and scored on one of them. We have been in position to block one or 2 punts and just not stretched out properly. I think they will get there on that. Ganz is proven. Again, in my opinion, the lack of the defensive ability to stop the opposition is the biggest problem we have on punt returns.
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Postby ponyboy » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:41 am

George S. Patton wrote:
ALEX LIFESON wrote:He is one of the commits, that we will have to keep our fingers crossed, until he signs.


Just a ridiculous attitude.


Let's hope our coaches don't do this. But what so ridiculous about this attitude as a fan? Want Alex to bake him some cookies? Schedule some in home visits to confirm the commit?
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Postby George S. Patton » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:08 am

ponyboy wrote:
George S. Patton wrote:
ALEX LIFESON wrote:He is one of the commits, that we will have to keep our fingers crossed, until he signs.


Just a ridiculous attitude.


Let's hope our coaches don't do this. But what so ridiculous about this attitude as a fan? Want Alex to bake him some cookies? Schedule some in home visits to confirm the commit?


It's a fatalist attitude. It's crap. When we have a supposedly pretty good recruit, some of you are wound up in your own pathetic pity party, that we are incapable of keeping good recruits. And then you always follow up with the traditional "woe is us attitude.''

You guys did the same with with De'Von Bailey two years ago.

It shows no confidence in this EXPERIENCED coaching staff of doing its job of procuring this commitment.

Fine, you guys can take the attitude we'll never get any or keep any good recruits, we'll just sit around and suck for 20 more years and continue to feel sorry for ourselves.

Whatever! This is loser thinking. I want no part of this.

It's BS.
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Postby Cadillac » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:38 am

That's right, Fan Pragmatism is the cause of the past 20 years, not the result lol.

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Postby ponyboy » Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:55 am

I get your point, Patton, and agree in principle.
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Postby no_1tas » Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:23 am

ponyboy wrote:I get your point, Patton, and agree in principle.


New video on Darius on rivals. See http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/vi ... 73&sport=1
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Postby Stallion » Sat Nov 08, 2008 3:16 am

couldn't find his full statistics but Darrius Johnson did score the first TD for Hightower on a 28 yard TD catch in a 38-0 victory over Houston Travis. Hightower finishes the regular season undefeated at 8-0(two cancellations). .
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Postby Ponymon » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:39 am

Darius visited SMU with his mother this weekend and, evidentally, was quite impressed. He has recently picked up an offer from Boston College, but it sounds like he is more committed to SMU than ever after meeting Coach Jones and seeing the campus. His mother was also quite impressed. Meeting Terrell Owens also didn't hurt.

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Postby Stallion » Sat Nov 15, 2008 4:39 am

Darrius Johnson didn't show up again in the summary stats and scoring summary from Houston Chronicle-hmm second week in a row of limited touches I hope he isn't hurt. Anyway Hightower won big to remain undefeated 9-0 Hightower 59 Clear Creek 17.
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