OTish- Son of guy who lost Heisman to Woodson commits to NCSU

Submitted by FatGuyTouchdown on

Thaddeus Moss, a 4 star TE recruit from North Carolina has committed to North Carolina State. Moss is the son of Randy Moss, who's best known for being a Heisman finalist in 1997. Good luck to him, and hope his dad's career ended up ok.

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APGOBLUE

January 24th, 2016 at 4:41 PM ^

Moss was great and certainly this was not the best post. However, I am really sick of all the babies in here crying about a damn post, if it sucks don't comment on it, that's why people always say that us who went to Michigan are arrogant assholes...it's a damn post, relax. Now that that's said yes, terrible way to put it but it's good info thanks, good to know. don't mind all the assholes who are going to correct your grammar and punctuation...

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FatGuyTouchdown

January 24th, 2016 at 5:05 PM ^

I originally made the title as a joke, wasn't really planning on everyone freaking out about not writing Randy Moss. That's kind of the joke? Because he's known for so much more than losing the Heisman? 

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jwschultz

January 25th, 2016 at 3:06 AM ^

It really was not that bad.  I'm very surprised that this board, of all populations, doesn't appreciate the joke more.  

Obviously Randy Moss had a fantastic, record-setting pro career, in addition to his unbelievable Motor City Bowl season at Marshall.  But he didn't play for or against Michigan, his kid was not a prominent M recruiting target, and neither of them will have played for a team that Michigan is ever likely to face.  The joke about losing to Woodson is the only thing that makes this relevant here (and it's also a funny faux-arrogant way to describe a HoF player).

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Real Tackles Wear 77

January 24th, 2016 at 6:01 PM ^

What an interesting set of Heisman finalists that year. 3 of 4 went on to sure-thing first ballot Hall of Fame careers, and the 4th flamed out in the league and was best known for blowing up at a reporter (and may be in jail now, anyone know more about that). Hindsight is a pretty crazy thing.

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NittanyFan

January 24th, 2016 at 6:49 PM ^

(1) Woodson and Brady were teammates, of course.  Linked in the NFL on the infamous Tuck Rule play.

(2) Moss and Brady were NFL teammates for a couple years.  Only 16-0 regular-season team ever.  2007 was simply incredible: Moss' 23 TD catches is still a single-season record.  Brady threw for 50, that was a single-season record until .......

(3) Peyton threw for 55 in 2013.  Brady and Peyton have been dueling in the NFL forever, 15 years now.

(4) Leaf --- he's out of jail now, but when he was there, he enjoyed himself w/ pictures of Gisele.

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Wolfman

January 25th, 2016 at 3:09 AM ^

by virtue of becoming a head coach at some obsucre high school in one of the norhwestern states. But the article I read regarding that was some time ago, so quite possible the demons he seemed to have been fighting revisted and he did, indeed, go to jail again.

As for reference to Randy, I would just say one of greatest wide receivers to every play the game. Virtutally incapable of defending and has been written, second to Neon, recorded the second fastest 40 in the history of the league. Perhaps, most importantly, and after two commits that went astray, was still capable of escaping Rand, something rarely accomplished.

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Princetonwolverine

January 24th, 2016 at 9:21 PM ^

All college football players lost the Heisman to Woodson that year. Might be a lot more than one of their sons going to NC State. Just saying...

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phork

January 25th, 2016 at 9:30 AM ^

Randy Moss is best known as finishing 3rd in a Heisman ballot in 1997?  Interesting.  I could have sworn he was famous for his "Straight Cash Homie" quote.

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