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Wrong Thread ..... This is about Bobby Patrino JR.

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He's one year ourside the 25 year mark but how about, Former All-Pro Lineman Will Wolford St Xavier Class of 1982. After earning All-State honors as a senior at St. X, Wolford played football for Vanderbilt University were he was an All-SEC performer and Honorable Mention All-American. He then played 13 seasons in the NFL as an offensive linemen playing in three Super Bowls with the Buffalo Bills and was a three-time Pro-Bowl selection. Since retiring from the NFL, Wolford has been involved in the Louisville business community serving as owner of the Louisville Fire af2 football franchise and Wolford Commercial Printing.

Can anybody confirm this? I hope for Nick's sake he gets to finish his Senior year at Trinity. I got confirmation from a very reliable source that the older sister is staying at UofL until she graduates. She has a lot of friends and really likes it there.

I agree with every posted opinion in this thread so I won't repeat what others have already said about the physical side of the game. I will speak to the mental approach to the game, whatever game it may be. I have always said and pushed my son to play more than one sport. I think kids that consentrate on one sport run the risk of burn out by the time they get to be Juniors and Seniors in High School. I have seen it happen. Little Bobby or Suzy is going to be the next best Basketball player since MJ. They play for their Rec League team. They play for their grade school team. They play for their High School team. All the while playing in spring/summer AAU leagues in the off season. Basically playing year around non stop. Give them the opportunity to see how they perform in other sports and maybe they will see that is not their sport. Kids today are being forced to make this type of decision way to early. It's never to late to decide to be the best at whatever you want to be. MJ is a prime example of that, he was cut from his high school team as a junior.

The St. X Senior Class of 2008 was: 1. 10 and 0 as Freshman 2. 8 and 1 as Sophomore JV's, losing by only 1 touchdown to a prominently Junior laden Cincinnati Moeller team and had several players who saw Varsity playing time. 3. 9 and 2 and a quarter as Juniors, with a large number seeing a large amount of Varsity playing time. This group has chemistry. This group has talent. This group knows how to work hard to win games. Watch out Kentucky! Here come the TIGERS!

It's my understanding from speaking to many of them they don't get paid by the university / coach they are helping. They are paid by their home clubs to find talent. So they attend camps to help out head coaches and search for talent. Some of them also are there to promote a product they developed or book they have written as there payment.

Is this why his first 9 signees for next season are from outside the state of KY?

There were some things I liked about this camp, but there were a few things I found to be a disappointment. First, there was only one pro scout there (Cleveland Indians) to assist with the training and instruction. Other camps I have been to have numbered around 6 to 8. Second, a large majority of the instructors were current players from UK and other neighboring programs (Transy, Georgetown, etc.). This did give them a better instructor to camper ratio, but I'd rather have quality over quantity any day. Third, not much parental education of NCAA rules and regs nor the UK coaching philosophy. They gave this some attention directly to the kids in the camp but nothing directly addressing the parents. Overall it was a good camp but I have seen other Christmas camps that were better.

Dig Dog 58, I didn't have any problems opening their site. Here is their contact information: Address: Offense-Defense Sports 309 Bush Drive Myrtle Beach, SC 29579-7315 Phone: 843-903-1888 Fax: 843-903-2749 AIM: OffenseDefense06 Good Luck.

He is beginning his course work at Michigan this Spring semester. I beleive he will be a line coach???

AJG, Here is a link to one of the best football camps for the beginner as well as the experienced player. http://www.bishopdullaghan.com/ My son attended for 2 years and found it to be very good both times. They break down the camps by age groups also. So he won't be in a camp with high school juniors and seniors. Good Luck.

Like I said there has to be a story there?

Proof Positive that on ANY given day one team CAN beat another.

Wouldn't That make at least one of them be eligible?

I just ran across an interesting discovery on the KHSAA web site. Why is it that two (2) teams (Cumberland and Evarts) from the same region (Region 13) and same district (District 52) were not eligible for post season play last year. Has that sanction been lifted for 2007. There has to be a story there? http://www.khsaa.org/baseball/alignment.pdf

Besides the obvious, Baseball is not like Football on a lot of different levels: 1. Baseball IS a Cut Sport. You don't want or need a 60 to 100 man roster. 2. Baseball Only Needs Nine (9) Players. With the exception of pitchers, you only need to be two (2) maybe three (3) players deep at each position. So a twenty five (25) man roster is more than adequate. I’ve won tournaments with only a nine (9) man roster. 3. In Baseball All Players Go Both Ways. With the exception of the designated hitter all positions on the field play both offense and defense. 4. In a Given Season, It Can All Come Together. With only the need for a small roster, a small talent pool can produce a very high quality team. I agree with KY Thorobred, “If it ain’t broke; Don’t fix it”.

This picture is from the St. X web site. It's pretty current it's dated 12/11/06. On my last visit to campus it pretty much looked the same. http://www.saintx.com/news/news.asp?ID=2198

Don't forget the Jackson kid from Trinity's Freshman team. That kids got some talent. I could be wrong, but I beleive he has two (2) Toy bowl championships to his name?

I have watched St. X football from a distance for the past 25 to 30 years. I have been a great deal more than a casual observer for the past 8 years, through sons of personal friends, my own son and his friends, who have been or are involved in the program on the field. In all that time, I have never, and I mean NEVER!, seen as much division between the Senior and Junior classes as there was in 2006. The TEAM concept didn't materialize. JMHO, but it was almost like there was an entitlement mentality that existed among this Senior class that could not be overcome. Was it a coaching issue? Maybe. Was it a player issue? Maybe. No one will ever know the answer to those questions. I have over heard a lot of different Juniors make the comment since the end of the season, that they were glad the season was over. I hope they don't forget their statements next year and embrace the talent that is at the current Sophomore and Freshman level and include them as part of the TEAM. I believe they will. I predict great things for the St. X football program in 2007. They’ll be a force to be reckoned with. Watch out Kentucky, HERE COME THE TIGERS!

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Will Stein is a good athlete. He has been playing a lot of positions other than QB because he is such a good athlete. I'm sure Coach Beatty wanted him on the field somewhere so he could contribute. His skill level does you know good standing on the sideline. Trinity faithful, correct me if I'm wrong, (well that's stupid, you would anyway), but didn't Will's injuries happen while playing other positions besides QB? If that is the case, once you give him protection from an O-line, he'll be less susceptible to this type of injury. He'll just have to learn how to slide for those first downs instead of lowering his shoulder.

Down Guys! You both took my words WAY too personally. I didn't say I agree with his statement, all I did was repeat what he said. In fact I agree with LSU, I doubt him ever playing the game again, RockPride is the one who said he would play the O-line.

RP, Are you sure about that? I'm not trying to fan any flames here, but Zack told me when he decided to leave St. X, that he was promised that he would move to tight end? That was a big item on his list of reasons for leaving.:irked: