Comments on: Your comments (10-29) http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2007/10/29/your-comments-10-29/ The inside scoop on Kansas high school sports. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:54:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: The Truth http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2007/10/29/your-comments-10-29/#comment-765 The Truth Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:16:16 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2007/10/29/your-comments-10-29/#comment-765 Response to CLFAN's entry on 10-29-07: John Randle did not get overlooked he was actually highly recruited and went exactly where he chose to go. He just didn't contact the media to announce narrowing down his college selection alternatives to 10 then 5, etc. It's funny how people just speculate but have no idea of the truth. Around my way they call that being "Strong and Wrong." Joseph Randle is only a Sophomore and arguably the most talented all around football athlete in the City of Wichita or the State of Kansas. Who cares about a 40 time - Go run track if that's all you have. Heart, instinct, field presence, athletic ability and hard work are the key ingredients to being a great football player. Playing on offense, defense and almost every special team while being a natural leader on and off the field since being a freshman is what I call talent. I would say that the Big 12 schools that recruited Joesph Randle as a Freshman in HS (along with very few other elite freshmen in the nation) would say the same. On another note - There were other great athletes that have come from Wichita that haven't gotten hype like Arthur because of a lack of marketing not talent. Take Rashaad Washington or Kamerion Wimbley; pro athletes now but no offers from USC though. No two players put Wichita or Kansas football on the map; all of the proven greats to come from this City/State over the last few years have laid this foundation. That's like giving a football coach full credit for a winning or losing 1st season based on the prior coaches recruitment efforts or saying that a president is fully responsible for the state of the economy due to his work during his first year in office. But hey, to each man his own... I would have my "own" be based on facts and not my own false reality. Response to CLFAN’s entry on 10-29-07: John Randle did not get overlooked he was actually highly recruited and went exactly where he chose to go. He just didn’t contact the media to announce narrowing down his college selection alternatives to 10 then 5, etc. It’s funny how people just speculate but have no idea of the truth. Around my way they call that being “Strong and Wrong.” Joseph Randle is only a Sophomore and arguably the most talented all around football athlete in the City of Wichita or the State of Kansas. Who cares about a 40 time - Go run track if that’s all you have. Heart, instinct, field presence, athletic ability and hard work are the key ingredients to being a great football player. Playing on offense, defense and almost every special team while being a natural leader on and off the field since being a freshman is what I call talent. I would say that the Big 12 schools that recruited Joesph Randle as a Freshman in HS (along with very few other elite freshmen in the nation) would say the same. On another note - There were other great athletes that have come from Wichita that haven’t gotten hype like Arthur because of a lack of marketing not talent. Take Rashaad Washington or Kamerion Wimbley; pro athletes now but no offers from USC though. No two players put Wichita or Kansas football on the map; all of the proven greats to come from this City/State over the last few years have laid this foundation. That’s like giving a football coach full credit for a winning or losing 1st season based on the prior coaches recruitment efforts or saying that a president is fully responsible for the state of the economy due to his work during his first year in office. But hey, to each man his own… I would have my “own” be based on facts and not my own false reality.

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About my comment about Chris Harper… I over did it a little by including Harper. He is a great athlete on his own and would’ve probably still be getting interest from schools like Notre Dame and California even if the Browns weren’t playing the the GWAL.

Joseph Randle on the other hand is do not take back. I feel his brother was ignored by big colleges and he would be too if he didn’t play against talent like the Browns and have major D1 recruiters watching those games. Hopefully those big time recruiters will keep an eye in Wichita once Bryce leaves.

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]]> By: T Nyberg http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2007/10/29/your-comments-10-29/#comment-395 T Nyberg Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:48:28 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2007/10/29/your-comments-10-29/#comment-395 Central, Roe HIll, Abileen, Conway & Moundridge... Heights, Washburn, Liberal, McPherson, Trinity & Andover... Central, Roe HIll, Abileen, Conway & Moundridge…

Heights, Washburn, Liberal, McPherson, Trinity & Andover…

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]]> By: Phillip C. http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2007/10/29/your-comments-10-29/#comment-386 Phillip C. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:19:54 +0000 http://blogs.varsitykansas.com/blog/2007/10/29/your-comments-10-29/#comment-386 Personally I am a big football fan. But why did cross country get ignored so much this year? I don't think you know how much D1 talent their is in this state. Personally I am a big football fan. But why did cross country get ignored so much this year? I don’t think you know how much D1 talent their is in this state.

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