You are a five star high school total stud football player.
It is almost certain that you are going to be an incredible success story. You can't wait for the huge crowds to embrace you, the national awards to surround you and the National Championships to fall into your lap.
In fact, the Heisman Trophy is just desperately waiting to be yours!
Stop the media hype machine and ask yourself one simple question: "Why is it that so many five star players wind up as an epic fail?" Well let me give you just some of the reasons that these highly talented players often fail:
Academics: A, B, C, D...Uh, what comes after D? Some players never get accepted and others flame out quickly when it comes to the main reason they are in college in the first place: getting an advanced education. It usually goes like this: "Coach when you said I would actually have to go to class and study and pass a test I thought you were just kidding dawg! You see in high school the teachers, well you know, they just looked the other way and gave me the grade. And that kid I had take the SAT for me well he was cool with the $250 I gave him so I could make the millions later on."
Drugs: Puff, puff, pass. Too often too many college athletes get caught up in the sordid underworld of drug use. While alcohol, steroids, amphetamines, cocaine, pain killers and other prescription and over the counter drugs are often abused by young adults nothing takes the place of the king: marijuana. When you fall asleep in the drive through of a McDonald's not once but twice while waiting for your food then you know you got the buzz working for you. Or is it against you, I forget? Who cares, just...puff, puff, pass.
Sense of Entitlement: You were a total stud in high school. You rated five stars, fast cars, loose standards and faster and looser women and all that. You wore #1, you got preferential treatment everywhere you went in your home town. So you walk into the college head football coach's office after seeing the depth chart that was just released today and you say: "Uh, Coach there must be some mistake here, you see I am a starter at (Name your position). I wear #1, I am a five star stud and just what the hell is going on here?" The Head Coach says: "Son, sit down here and let's talk about your attitude and lack of commitment to the...as Johnny five star walks out, transfers and heads to Memphis or Marshall or some other school.
Coaching Changes: Bobby five star was recruited by Head Coach A to play position X in a spread offense or position Y a 4-3 defense. That all sounds well and good until Coach A gets fired in your second season and then Coach K comes in and decides that you should play position G in a pro-set offense or position Z in a 3-4 defense. Bobby five star realizes he is totally screwed, figuratively and literally and goes into a major sulk or just transfers.
Lost sense of Ego: When you were in high school in Louisiana you were the big man on campus (BMOC). Everybody knew you from the name on your jersey since you were in Pop Warner football. The high school chicks dug you, the guys wanted to be you and the adults all respected you. Then, you go to college. Nobody knows you. The chicks are like: "Who is this freaky guy with the crawfish?" Meanwhile, the fans are all saying: "Show me what you got home boy from the Bayou!"
These are just a few of the reasons why talented high school players fail at the college level. Can you think of a few more?
Kaaya is among the 13 top preseason heisman finalists according to Bovada. I would be surprised if Kaaya doesn't have one of the best statistical years for a QB in the history of Canes football.
Heisman winners must not only have outstanding individual performance, but must play for winning teams. Shows that there are high expectations for CMR and the Canes in Las Vegas.
Posted by: BigWindyCane1 | January 19, 2016 at 11:19 PM
On Tuesday, Florida offensive quality control staffer Marquel Blackwell visited Naples (Fla.) High for Miami cornerback commit Tyler Byrd. However, Blackwell was not able to meet with the 5-foot-11, 195-pound Byrd.
"They tried to visit me, but my coach doesn't really let that happen as long as it's through him," Byrd told 247Sports' Nate Adelson. "Schools can reach out to me directly and if I choose to reply, then that's different. Somebody from Florida showed up at school, but I didn't see them. The only reason I knew is because somebody Tweeted it. That was the first time they showed any interest since like December or November."
Byrd was originally committed to Florida, picking the Gators before his sophomore season. However, during the coaching transition from former head coach Will Muschamp to new head coach Jim McElwain, Byrd backed off his pledge in favor of Miami nearly a year ago.
The 247Sports Composite, an industry generated average, currently ranks Byrd as the nation's No. 138 overall prospect in the 2016 class.
Posted by: 1mg of Epi | January 19, 2016 at 11:24 PM