I was listening to Dan Patrick this morning talk about the news coming out on The Honey Badger in the upcoming SI.
Hopefully this kid gets his head on straight before its too late. He was so much fun to watch last year. He just makes plays.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/magazine/10/16/honey-badger/index.html
Oh
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I chuckled for a straight minute on this one.
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"I cannot think of a better person to guide our university's athletic strategy than the inventor of The Noid."
I hope the best for the kid,
I hope the best for the kid, but he might be the most over rated DB I've ever seen.
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No comment on his ability.
But you do wonder how much hype he'd get if he didn't have a cool nickname.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Well...he was a So
His skills were somewhat raw, but clearly his athletic ability is unreal. He was also a phenominal punt returner. I'm not sure of his coverage skills, but he was constantly causing turnovers and making plays.
Bottom line is he better get his life straigh or he's going to waste it away!
O-Fo-Sho
He only just makes plays the
He only just makes plays the whole time he's out there. And closeline Dre Kirkpatrick....
But mostly, the play making thing.
Go Blue!
Well the NFL doesn't think he
Well the NFL doesn't think he is that great. When he talked with NFL scouts they had him in the 3-5 round. The kid makes plays just not as a DB.
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3rd to 5th round is
3rd to 5th round is terrible. So many people get drafted that high every year, especially considering how few people actually play football.
How many of those 3rd-5th
How many of those 3rd-5th rounders get the same kind of publicity? That's the point he's making. The guy was a Heisman finalist, ffs.
as a true sophomore....
As a
as a true sophomore....
As a senior, and maybe as a nickel or strong safety his draft stock would be much higher. He's strong on the blitz and against the run.
"that's why you don't go to Ohio State, Lawrence"
A lot of highly publicized
A lot of highly publicized and immensely sucessful college players don't get drafted in the first two rounds in the NFL for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it is the right decision (ex. Eric Crouch), and sometimes the player overcomes those critiques to have a great career (ex. Doug Floutie). The points many people made about him only being a sophomore are very valid as well.
3rd-5th round as a JUNIOR.
3rd-5th round as a JUNIOR. Who knows how he would have ended his career but for his stupidity. But I think its clear that he is/was extremely talented.
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
I think the problem was honey
I think the problem was honey badgers don't care.
I would go as far as saying
Honey Badger don't give a shit.
Yeah
and the guy wouldn't stop digging LOOK AT HIM DIG
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"I cannot think of a better person to guide our university's athletic strategy than the inventor of The Noid."
Honey badger takes what he
Honey badger takes what he wants.
From the standpoint of what's best for his life
the worst thing possible might be for him to land in the NFL; with all the leeches and parasites he's got back home who regard him as nothing more than a meal ticket, his money would disappear as quickly as Vince Young's did. He'd end up with multiple kids with multiple women just like his father, and that'll drain his bank account right there.
Lucas is doing great things trying to get people like Mathieu back on track, but he's up against some heavy odds in this case.
"Honey Badger" needs to be a
"Honey Badger" needs to be a legacy nickname that gets passed down to future generations of players, like our legacy jerseys. It's too good to let go.
M'Dog
I really wish the Honey Badger well
I really wish Tyrann well. Such a sad story, one that has been repeated so many times. My own family has been affected deeply by someone who couldn't get clean and make good choices: as a result, we adopted twins to help out.
I have a few comments, after reading a number of the posts.
"It does not matter how many times you get knocked down, but how many times you get up." Vince Lombardi
This!
Well said Mr StephenRKass...well said.
I'm kind of a big deal in Bolivia.
Maybe it'd be a good idea to
Maybe it'd be a good idea to share what the news is in your post...?
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Fo sho
Mom, MGrad and life long fan living in So Cal
Well...did you read the article?
The news is that he's not going to be back on the field for LSU as he was hoping to do. His name and photos have been used to promote clubs and it sounds as if he's received benefits from this. Thus, his eligibility is done.
I would say this is definitely news to the Football world as many thought he was going to have a run at being an All-American and possibly a Heisman shot.........
O-Fo-Sho
I agree. Just seems like it
I agree. Just seems like it would be useful to include that little tidbit into the post or perhaps even the title.
What I took away from the
What I took away from the article is that weed might be the least of the Honey Badger's problems and that he's hanging around LSU waiting for a 2nd chance that he might not even be eligable for.
And what does this have to do
And what does this have to do with Michigan and Michigan sports? Let's stay on topic, it is a rivalry week fergodsakes
All this attention......
and he might have been the third best db on the team last year -
Honey Badger
He'll take his skills to Oblivian for the all I threw away a great opportunity team with Tate Forcier.
I was hoping this was
I was hoping this was actually about actual honey badgers. I like those critters. Anything that can mow down a cobra and wake back up and go right back at being a playa, much respect.
"Everybody thinks of changing humanity, but nobody thinks of changing himself." - Leo Tolstoy
As someone who grew up with a
As someone who grew up with a substance abuser for a father and as I was married to one for 15 years, there are just somethings I cannot make fun of. Good luck to this kid. God bless him and I hope he gets his shit together.
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