Tuesday, November 30, 2004
The Recruit
Given that last Saturday's game against Notre Dame was a rivalry game and a nationally televised one at that, naturally USC hosted a bevy of recruits. Most had very respectful things to say or even went so far as to say they "can't wait to get here."
Except one. North Hollywood running back Marlon Lucky had this to say:
“The Trojans came and kicked some ass. I’m just here to watch. The SC coaches are still coming after me but I’m committed to Nebraska. I’m not planning on taking an official visit to USC.”
No, of course not. Why would you? Why would you bother wasting an official visit on a historic power and defending national champion on the verge of going wire-to-wire as the number one team in the nation? I mean, what could they possibly have to offer? Probably not very much media exposure, that's for sure. Even less of a chance to win if you ask me. And it's not like Pete Carroll ever gives freshmen a chance to play. Mike Williams, Dwayne Jarrett, and Reggie Bush will tell you that. And when was the last time a Trojan won a Heisman anyway? No, considering USC is just not an intelligent move for a young running back.
Personally, I'd much rather head to a happenin' city like Lincoln, Nebraska and play for a team that will be missing out on a bowl game for the first time since 1968. That's an exciting, up-and-coming team to me. A 5-6 record just smells like success to me. With Oklahoma clearly struggling, I think Nebraska could easily take the Big 12 title in the next couple seasons. Yessir, thanks for the tickets, USC, but I'm thinking the Cornhuskers are the team for me.
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Except one. North Hollywood running back Marlon Lucky had this to say:
“The Trojans came and kicked some ass. I’m just here to watch. The SC coaches are still coming after me but I’m committed to Nebraska. I’m not planning on taking an official visit to USC.”
No, of course not. Why would you? Why would you bother wasting an official visit on a historic power and defending national champion on the verge of going wire-to-wire as the number one team in the nation? I mean, what could they possibly have to offer? Probably not very much media exposure, that's for sure. Even less of a chance to win if you ask me. And it's not like Pete Carroll ever gives freshmen a chance to play. Mike Williams, Dwayne Jarrett, and Reggie Bush will tell you that. And when was the last time a Trojan won a Heisman anyway? No, considering USC is just not an intelligent move for a young running back.
Personally, I'd much rather head to a happenin' city like Lincoln, Nebraska and play for a team that will be missing out on a bowl game for the first time since 1968. That's an exciting, up-and-coming team to me. A 5-6 record just smells like success to me. With Oklahoma clearly struggling, I think Nebraska could easily take the Big 12 title in the next couple seasons. Yessir, thanks for the tickets, USC, but I'm thinking the Cornhuskers are the team for me.
# posted by j.h.k. @ 10:06 AM 
