Cam Gordon named to Sporting News' All-Spring Team
http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2010-05-03/stars-s…
It doesn't give any reasons or analysis. So it could be just that we managed to hype The Sith Lord* more than any other team managed to hype their safeties. Fine. Given the state of our secondary, particularly at free safety, I'll take an all-spring mention.
Toney Clemons made the list too.
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* Because he went to the dark side, get it?
I was expecting an "All-Big 10" list... can't believe he made a national list. Here's hoping it is rational hype!
Yes, he's helping himself by fighting for a starting spot in our porous secondary, but this is probably just a relative list. These guys are probably all "unknowns" at their respective programs who are climbing up the depth chart.
Great for Cam, but I don't think this necessarily means he's going to be a stud for us. I'm not saying he won't be, but let's not get carried away. If it's true that he's neck-and-neck with Vlad, I'd probably rather take Vlad as a starter based solely on his (mostly practice) experience last year in the secondary.
But I'll gladly eat my words when Cam wins the Jim Thorpe this year...
"players who helped themselves", we don't have much information to exploit. Great to see Cam on it, but where is Denard?
There's only so much more awesomeness you can show the world without destroying it.
but where is Denard?
Seriously. I mean, if catching your own passes isn't "helping yourself", then what is?
After you let go of the ball are you an eligible receiver?
Perhaps they weren't actually able to contain his name in order to put it in print.
Good to see a certain wide receiver is doing well at Colorado. Glad he found a home.
No C.O.N.E., no peace.
Know C.O.N.E., know bomb ass traxxx.
among UofM fans? Isn't he the one who publicly spoke out in the Practicegate investigation and bashed the current staff?
Many of us here think for ourselves; we may have different ideas about certain issues, even about certain past wolverines, yet we all always root for everyone who currently plays for Michigan. On that we agree.
Here's what Toney Clemons said (link to Magnus' excellent rebuttal)
The allegations are true. Nothing is fabricated or exaggerated in that story.
I was there on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. or 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. depending on if guys needed treatment. You were there daylight to nighttime. On Sunday, it was lifting, film, dinner and practice. I usually got out around 10:20.
I truly don't want to be associated with the program back there. But I am going to help benefit my teammates back there by speaking and giving testimony.
Note that he didn't name a single violation in there. He spoke about how hard all of the players worked.
Clemons left the program with his head held high. Of all the former players who spoke out, Clemons alone allowed his name to stand behind his statements. He spoke what he believed to be true, having been a member of the program. I respect the man and wish him well.
Since his competition for playing time at CU is essentially a bunch of 5'10" white guys, it shouldn't be any surprise that Clemons stood out this spring. If "The Hawk" comes to his senses and stops playing his kid at QB, Toney could put up some decent numbers next year.
Good insight - it's all relative. But what does that mean for Cam? I will assume he is extra awesome in that his competition was likely at a higher level at Michigan than it would have been at a place like Colorado.
Racism stopped being cool in the 60's...
Don't forget heightism.
is also wrong!
is not of this world!
new orleans then you'd know what you just said isn't true...
MgoObes, I did not mean to imply that racism no longer exists. Please consider the fact that I do not like to read it on the wonderful pages of MGoBlog...
While racism persists on all fronts of our society today, I do not think it is acceptable; nor has it been legally/socially acceptable since the 60's... that's all I was trying to say.
"Since his competition for playing time at CU is essentially a bunch of 5'10" white guys, it shouldn't be any surprise that Clemons stood out this spring."
I fully understood that there were going to be some people who would be displeased with the perceived disruption of the board's tao when I made the decision to call out "PurpleStuff" for his/her blatantly racist statement regarding Toney Clemons' recent success. Of course, I believe the board's tao was already disrupted purely by the fact that a poster would believe it to be OK to make said racist post in the first place...
I can accept that people would neg-bang me, as most people avoid conflict and would prefer that everyone around them do the same; but many of the same people turned around and pos-banged the racist statement? Weird.
By the way, "PurpleStuff" I hold no ill-will toward you; I just hope that in the future your comments on someone's success will be constructive in regards to that person's merits rather than a trashing of their teammates. I'm pretty sure that Toney Clemons would not be swept with joy to think that his success is merely because his teammates are somehow "inherently" deficient.
but what exactly was racist? 5'10'' white kids? aren't we exactly the sorts of dudes who end up getting playing time when a program goes to shit?
As a 5'10" (okay, 5'9") white guy myself, I can assure you that we are in no need of being defended against racism (it is one of the big perks of being a white guy). Knowing that Toney Clemons, a tall, athletic, four-star recruit has a much greater likelihood of success as a college wide receiver than "a bunch of 5'10" white guys" (feel free to look at the CU roster if you doubt my description of their receiving corps) is not racist, it is reality. Since all of Mr. Clemons' "success" has come by way of comparison to his teammates (he has stood out in spring practice, not been productive in a game) pointing out the level of competition is very relevant.
In the future I suggest you spend your time worrying about issues that are actually important rather than waisting any energy attempting to defend white athletes from the evils of racism.
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2008/05/28/101-being-offended/
we're systematically being denied opportunities as D1 football prospects? because i know this other 5'10'' white dude with a law degree...
That is one of the funnier websites that I have seen in a while.
of mine grew up in Denver. Huge Buffs fan, and so he was excited when heard Clemons was coming to Boulder when he left Michigan. He sent me this link the other day with a note about Clemons.
Go to the 11:06 mark for Tony Clemons.
http://www.cubuffs.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=600&SPID=255&SPSID=
I was expecting cool spring practice highlights that showed Clemons, nice fluff ... instead, you get about a 5-second near footnote mention of him 11 minutes in ... Maybe they just don't know how to do spring practic hype proper-like in Boulder.
Sadly nepotism may rule and Cody Hawkins will see significant time this year, eating away another year of Dan's buyout and making it more palatable to the adminstration to can the Hawk. This will of course deprive the college football world of excellent quotables about intramurals and brothers and such.
or Darth Gordon?
Darth Camdon.
The Commish?
Camageddon.
Cam Bam Thank-Ya-Mam
get to pick Cam's Sith name...Darth Meanie just wouldn't work for me.
Cam Cam Bigelow
Cam It Feels Good to Be a Gangsta - not really a nickname so much as a hopefully overused saying following any big hits he may lay.
Flash Gordon.
Or maybe Spontaneous Gordon.
Flash Gordon = Thomas Gordon.
No stealing allowed.
Didn't realize that one had been taken.
Since we already have a "flash Gordon" I was thinking Cam could be "the commisioner" An obvious reference to Batman's "lieutenant Gordon" with the tie in that they're both in charge of "safey"
EDIT: nevermind ... someone beat me too it
I prefer the "Camissioner"
Great to see Cameron get some love, but seriously where is Denard on any of these All-Spring Teams.
re: Denard... there are always a ton QBs who could make this all-spring team. Some of them are 4th or 5th year players that have sat behind guys for a long time. Others, are 5* prospects who've been waiting behind guys like Tebow, McCoy, Bradford etc...and others who where pretty good last season and are on the verve of a total breakout.
Denard's play last season and his limited passing make somewhat preclude him from these lists.
I kinda think about these like the NBA's "most improved player" award. Do you give it to someone who went from FAIL to mediocre, or someone who made the same incremental jump but went from Mediocre to pretty solid.
Its more likely that Denard would get something like this NEXT year when if he goes from descent starter to "holy-shit-that-guy-is-tearing-it-up-and-I'm-so-glad-my-team-does-not-have-to-face-him" status.
... ensure our 2010 policy:
thread but I have got to have one of those for game day.
re: the OP I'm really hoping that all this hype around Cam Gordon is legit.