(S25) - PT 3 - Early Decisions

[TheDude83]

Moe Skeeter’s upbringing on his family’s modest peanut farm in Selma, Alabama caused Moe to not make it past the seventh grade with regard to his education. The constant work that needed to be done around the family farm made it necessary to forego his education just to make sure he and the rest of the Skeeter family had enough food on the table and money in the bank. This led Moe to go out for local Pop Warner football teams until they no longer offered teams or leagues for the high school age ranges. After a mishap at the farm, Moe showed incredible speed and power by wrestling the families full grown bull, Ferdinand, to the ground. This story gained notoriety in the areas surrounding area which caused interest from the local semi-pro team to take an interest in Moe as a defensive lineman. Once a part of the local team, Moe quickly became the premiere defensive end in the semi-prop league and slaughtered every quarterback he encountered. Moe’s dominating performance as defensive end came to an abrupt end when the team’s free safety went down with a severed ankle following a collision between two offensive linemen on an interception. Moe used this opening to change positions from end to free safety. While Moe was not quite as dominate as a safety, his performance helped to carry his team to the league’s championship where Moe got 5 interceptions which two were returned for touchdowns. Such a crushing performance in a game with such high stakes, all but sealed Moe’s ascension from petty local semi-pro teams, to the DSFL. This choice to play for a semi-pro team was unconventional, but it was a crucial step for Moe to make his way into the DSFL and hopefully to the ISFL.

[JKortesi81]

Before Easton Cole would go on to becoming a Ultimus MVP winning QB for the Austin Copperheads, he had quite a path to the pros. Cole was always an athletic human being, and in high school he was a pretty good QB as well. However, there were some accuracy concerns, which caused him to only be a Four Star recruit. While that’s still pretty good, it hurt his chances to get a college scholarship from a major college program. With no large programs near his hometown of Buffalo, NY, Cole always dreamed of playing in a warmer climate, preferably the SEC. However, once National Signing Day drew ever closer, Cole realized that he wasn’t quite being recruited how he envisioned. Sure, there were the lower level schools: the Iowas, the Minnesotas, and the Syracuses of the world, but Cole always wanted something bigger than that. Alabama wouldn’t touch him, LSU never bothered either. Florida showed a little interest but went elsewhere. Cole started to realize that the best SEC offer he was going to get was coming from Kentucky or Vanderbilt. He started to talk himself into things, saying that he can still prove himself against the best defenses in college football. And if he could drag one of these programs to the playoffs, he’d prove how good he was. On National Signing Day, he still couldn’t make a decision. He watched on TV as Kevin Kitae, the nation’s #1 QB recruit surprised a lot of people and chose Alabama. Two minutes later, his phone rang. It was Auburn. They were the favorites to sign Kitae, but clearly lost out. Scrambling for a QB, they called Cole, and Easton accepted almost instantly. That’s where he wanted to be. Cole would go on to become the starter as a freshman, and becoming one of the Top 10 players in Tigers history. And to think, it almost didn’t work out for him. (320)

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[Thor]

Heath Evans actually started his professional sporting career as a junior Rugby player in a development squad in Australia, and was playing amatuer American football there when he was first discovered by scouts from UCLA. While he didn't have the traditional experience in the sport, the athleticism that the scouts witnessed was enough for them to believe he could develop into a serious threat on the football field.

Evans had some trouble adjusting at first, but eventually found the right role to play as a pass catching tight end. Through college he has played safety and running back but his strengths definitely lay in the tight end position.

After moving to the DSFL and ISFL the development put into his blocking skills was immediately visible, leading all tight ends in pancakes for both of his rookie seasons, however is was his third season where he truly came into his own as a receiver, with over 100 receptions and winning the right end of the year award.

While Evans only spent two seasons at UCLA he has gained a reputation with the Bruins that will live on long into the future, and he is one of the many UCLA alumni that have found significant success after leaving the schools program and moving on to the ISFL.

[Crunk]

Tayshawn Crunk was a five star recruit and was ranked as number six overall in his class, as well as the number one defensive player in the state of Mississippi. He was initially approached by scouts from Alabama in his sophomore year, and he committed to them verbally before switching his commitment to Clemson on National Signing Day.

Crunk graduated early and attended Clemson for spring practice, but he was investigated for a theft. Although he was cleared of any wrongdoing, he had already been cut from the Tigers.

With no other immediate options and his reputation destroyed, Crunk went to Junior College where he okayed for a season, appearing on the popular docuseries Final Warning College. Though he frequently crossed words with the head coach and was verbally cut from the team twice, he started every game and was part of a team that won the NJCAA National Championship.

With a newfound sense of humility, Crunk accepted an offer from his home state Ole Miss, and was an immediate star, with 10 interceptions in 12 games from the free safety position, as well as returning two punts and a kickoff for touchdowns. He turned professional after his junior season.

Crunk felt the sharp end of college football, where talent was important but secondary to PR. He regrets not choosing the Rebels initially and avoiding all of the drama he faced, but most of all regrets not being a three year starter and Ole Miss legend. He will do anything he can to make his mark going forwards.

[DoIHaveTheSause]

Quavious McGrady chose to go to Louisiana State University for multiple reasons. The first reason is based off of the sports history the university has, mainly for football. They have produced a great amount of players on both sides of the football. Quavious McGrady was eager to be on the list with such great athletes. An addition to the amount of great players have come from Louisiana State University, a lot of them were wide receivers. They definitely know how to improve the game of wide receivers that go through their program, a couple of them being Odell Beckham Jr. And Justin Jefferson. Quavious McGrady will be next.
The second reason Quavious McGrady chose to go to Louisiana State University was strictly for their swag. Their yellow and purple uniforms are one of a kind. They are also timeless, they have not been updated much and they still look great. Quavious McGrady Envisioned himself in those colors and believed everything in the phrase “Look good, play good.” And it seemed to work out for them.
The third reason Quavious McGrady chose to go to Louisiana State University was for the winning culture. LSU has always been a contending university, because of their amazing coaching staff and the amount of joy the team brings to the community

[negs]

Ryan Negs was never the top star, was never given anything for free, and always worked for the spot he had. Coming from a small town in New Jersey, Negs played for his local high school team while there were stacked private schools all around the area vying for the attention of scouts. Negs was not ranked high, if at all, in any of the major recruiting sights. The best he got were D2 and D3 offers out the gate. In his final high school season, a scout stopped by from the University of Georgia while in between private school games. Ryan lit it up that night, throwing for 500 yards and 6 touchdowns. After the game, he was offered a walk on at UGA. He quickly committed, but didn’t receive playing time in either of his first two seasons, just acting as the scout team quarterback. His junior year, he played a few snaps in blowouts but nothing more. During his senior year, he won the starting quarterback job over the incumbent due to our working him and out playing him during the spring and summer. Negs played exceptionally. With his arm strength and accuracy, he threw for 29 TDs and 14 INTs. No one expected it, but Negs did because of his hard work and dedication. It was only a matter of time.

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