Weeden To The Senior Bowl: Sanders Jr. To Stanford
by AUKingOState on Jan 5, 2012 6:19 PM CST
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PrintIt's been confirmed (for a couple of days now, my bad), that Brandon Weeden will participate in the 2012 Senior Bowl. I doubt this comes as any surprise, considering he's attempting to show NFL scouts he can succeed in a pro style system. I believe he's also participating in the combine, though I haven't seen that confirmed you. The Senior Bowl is January 28th at 3pm (CST), and will be shown on the NFL Network. So, any Cowboy fans near Mobile, AL, need to get out and support the Million Dollar Man, as he tries to become the Multi-Million Dollar Man (oh, and tickets are like $10, so no excuses).
As for the other news, ESPN (as well as many other sources) are reporting that Barry Sanders Jr. will announce his choice at the Army All-American game, and is expected to choose Stanford. I know some of you will be upset, especially considering his ties, but I think that going elsewhere would be better for both Jr. and Oklahoma State. It's better for him because he can never live up to his fathers legend here. And anyone who watched that game and saw Stanford rush for 250 and OSU rush for 13 would be hard pressed to say "yeah dad, I wanna go ride pine while Monken calls 90% pass plays and gay ass delays that never work". Also, he would be behind Joseph Randle, Jeremy Smith, and Herschel Simms for playing time. It's better for Oklahoma State because, and I'll sound like a dick for pointing this out, he's injury prone. I question his durability, and we really don't need that many good running backs. It's hard enough to keep Smith and Randle happy, and we already have Simms needing reps. Keep your browse pointed to the mothership for more BSJ news.
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Good for BJS
You are absolutely right, I’d love to have another highly touted back but ultimately, he’s just a good running back. His dad, on the other hand, is the greatest running back to ever put on a pair of football cleats. He’ll be compared to him no matter where he goes but it would have been significantly worse at O-State. No kid should have to live up to that.
can't blame him...I would have gone to stanford if a scholarship came with it
Easy decision for him IMO. Football may not work out long term and he will get an education from one of the top schools in the world. I respect his decision.
by htownpoke on Jan 5, 2012 6:40 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
Yea i think he made the right decision
He will be able to make an impact right away at Stanford. Wish him the best
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Disagree
lil Barry should want to be here, because guys who chase greatness aren’t bothered by expectations. They relish them, because their own expectations are always greater than those of outsiders. And as far as this being good for OSU because we’re already so deep at RB, depth=competition=better team. Again for lil Barry, competition doesn’t scare big time guys because they expect to win the competition.
I can’t argue the run/pass distrobution point because Stanford does run more than OSU. All lil Barry can go on is what he’s seen, and even with a stud like Hunter OSU has been quick to abandon the run (Bedlam ‘10). Stanford, on the other hand, was run first even with God’s gift to quarterbacking. I do suspect, though, that now that W2B is gone Monken will start to trend the offense toward whatever “his brand” is. And with no real reason to believe this, I think that will be somewhere between Gundy 50/50 offense and Holgo’s Leach offense. Maybe. We’ll see.
I’m not mad at lil Barry for choosing Stanford. I just think OSU wanted him. Not “hey I played with your dad so I’ll offer a scolly” wanted him. “You can make us better at RB, please come to Stillwater” wanted him. Anytime a recruit Gundy “wants” goes elsewhere it sucks for OSU. And OSU is God’s country, so in my homer opinion choosing not to go to OSU sucks for lil Barry too whether he knows it or not.
Wish him the best, OSU will still be awesome. I’m just incapable of pretending to be impartial enough to believe there’s any better choice than OSU.
Besides, ya’ll saw the Stanford cheerleaders. Go back to your recording of the game and look at it again. If that’s the best they have to offer, Stillwater is the clear choice. Why do you think Tiger went so wild after leaving there? What’s this edgeyoukastion stuff ya’ll are talking about anyway?
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I agree completely. Best of luck wherever he goes but I would much rather see him in orange and black.
by PokeTPA on Jan 6, 2012 10:13 AM CST via iPhone app reply actions
