Jake Clifton

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Re: Jake Clifton

Post by spot2180 » April 19th, 2024, 6:41 am

This situation reminds me of what I have told a number of high school athletes in my time when a kid says he's quitting sports to go to work: High school sports are over in the blink of an eye, and you have the rest of your life to work.
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Post by NatCat2 » April 19th, 2024, 7:35 am

So true Spot. My line coach used to say that when somebody left the program during two a days.
But it’s hard for a 16/17 year old to grasp that when they want money to buy a car or other things.
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Post by bhoovy » April 22nd, 2024, 4:43 pm

katlander wrote:
April 17th, 2024, 5:13 pm
Has Jake made his decision?
Yes he will not be on the team and will taking a mission instead.
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Post by KSUbetcha » April 22nd, 2024, 9:17 pm

Are we picking up some good LBs in the portal I hope?

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Post by bhoovy » April 22nd, 2024, 9:43 pm

KSUbetcha wrote:
April 22nd, 2024, 9:17 pm
Are we picking up some good LBs in the portal I hope?
There were 3 talked about today but none sounding like locks or heavy leans. It may be elevating Romaine to the starter. But there’s still plenty of time to add someone.
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Post by spot2180 » April 23rd, 2024, 6:30 am

bhoovy wrote:
April 22nd, 2024, 4:43 pm
katlander wrote:
April 17th, 2024, 5:13 pm
Has Jake made his decision?
Yes he will not be on the team and will taking a mission instead.
A ton of respect for Jake. It is rare in today's world where a young man with an incredibly bright future in football gives all that up to serve others.

Good luck to you, Mr. Clifton. Thank you for all you have done for the Cats.
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Post by katlander » April 23rd, 2024, 10:45 am

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Post by SCKSCat » April 24th, 2024, 10:27 am

I wonder how well Snyder would have done if he had to deal with the portal.
He had success developing walk ons and filling out personnel gaps with JUCO players.

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Post by wild@nite » April 24th, 2024, 11:21 am

SCKSCat wrote:
April 24th, 2024, 10:27 am
I wonder how well Snyder would have done if he had to deal with the portal.
He had success developing walk ons and filling out personnel gaps with JUCO players.
Not well, imo. I wouldn't either. Straight nonsense. It's why guys like Snyder, Saban, etc... are out and guys like Coach Prime have jobs. I doubt Klieman stays in it more than 5 more years, honestly. Why would you? I know... $, but, at some point, you've got enough of that, and he doesn't seem that greedy. I just think he will tire of this circus.
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Post by Kstate00 » April 24th, 2024, 11:28 am

Snyder was never a great recruiter even for that time period. So yes he probably would have struggled mightily in this era of college football.

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