http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2011...in-super-bowls
Didn't see it posted but didn't look too hard either. Great story.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2011...in-super-bowls
Didn't see it posted but didn't look too hard either. Great story.
Awesome!
That last quote from Tramon: WOW.
Must read!
Very good article.
Like him even more since he was enrolled in engineering.
It's also nice to remember a time when we beat Boise.
Excellent article solo. Thanks for posting that. I had the pleasure of watching Brandon Jacobs play when my son was on the staff at So Ill. He was a man among boys back then and there was no doubt that he had a future in the NFL. And of course I watched Tramon Williams at Tech. I had no idea they were high school teammates. Great read.
We need to have a Tramon Williams replica jersey from his Tech days.
i knew he walked on at tech but did not realize he was a straight A student in high school and attended tech for engineering and was sitting in the stands with me when tech beat boise that day. another great reperesentative of tech that too many of us do not recall when we look at our list of former players.
Great read! A very talented and well educated gentleman!!!
Best article of any type I've read in a while....thanks for the heads up.
But in the recruiting and scouting game, evaluators funnel down thousands of potential prospects into more manageable short lists by using height-weight-speed formulas. And at 5'11", 180 pounds with 4.5 speed, Williams was just slightly smaller and slower than the accepted prototype for big-time corners -- and that was all it took to make him invisible. If schools or scouts are going to take a flyer on an unknown player, it's almost always someone who fits the prototype. "Why do they line guys up half-naked at the combine?" says Packers All-Pro corner Charles Woodson. "Because scouts love more than anything to fall head over heels for that look, that body type, that prototype, guys who look the right way no matter if they can play a lick or not."
I've always said that football recruiters put far too much emphasis on size and speed, and not enough emphasis on whether someone can actually play football or not. This is EXACTLY why Hunter Lee was never recruited.
Great story! Thanks for posting this. And I agree Built4Speed, Williams' last quote is a WOW!
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A wonderful article. Truly an amazing story and a valuable lesson for everyone who feels left behind. Also a call out to our engineering school.