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'10 NJ RB Tony Jones (Signed to Colorado)
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The Denver Post's Natalie Meisler had a nice blurb on Jones in her column this morning:
Did the Buffs come away with another "Speedy" Stewart steal? On paper it appears that way with CU landing 5-8, 178-pound running back Tony Jones of Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.). Stewart didn't make many waves when he signed in 2008 as a 5-6, 170-pound running back from Ohio. Stewart led the Buffs with 804 yards and nine TDs last season.
Jones rushed for nearly 1,400 yards on a mythical national prep champion, according to numerous polls. The Catholic school features a diverse metropolitan enrollment. Jones has already played on ESPN (at Alabama Prattville) and beat California perennial national power De La Salle.
It could be an invaluable toehold for CU. Bosco athletic director Nunzio Campanile said ex-Buffs defensive backs coach Greg Brown knew Bosco assistant Bill Tierney for the initial contact.
"It's big for our kids to see one of ours in that part of the country play in the Big 12," Campanile said.
And as far as the typical question of the sturdiness of a sub 6-foot, 200-pound back, Campanile said, "He will be an every-down back."
Did the Buffs come away with another "Speedy" Stewart steal? On paper it appears that way with CU landing 5-8, 178-pound running back Tony Jones of Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.). Stewart didn't make many waves when he signed in 2008 as a 5-6, 170-pound running back from Ohio. Stewart led the Buffs with 804 yards and nine TDs last season.
Jones rushed for nearly 1,400 yards on a mythical national prep champion, according to numerous polls. The Catholic school features a diverse metropolitan enrollment. Jones has already played on ESPN (at Alabama Prattville) and beat California perennial national power De La Salle.
It could be an invaluable toehold for CU. Bosco athletic director Nunzio Campanile said ex-Buffs defensive backs coach Greg Brown knew Bosco assistant Bill Tierney for the initial contact.
"It's big for our kids to see one of ours in that part of the country play in the Big 12," Campanile said.
And as far as the typical question of the sturdiness of a sub 6-foot, 200-pound back, Campanile said, "He will be an every-down back."
you are on it man. NICE
GreeleyBuff
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Nice steal!!
Tony talks about his upcoming official visit to CU this weekend in a new Rivals article.
I liked this quote from one of the Rivals analysts:
"I love Tony Jones as a player," said Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell. "He may be short and lack great size, but he has a powerful lower body, he runs with an attitude and anger and he is very shifty.
"I honestly think he has a chance to be a huge surprise in college like Ray Rice was at Rutgers or Steve Slaton was at West Virginia and Colorado could have landed the surprise of the 2010 class. If he was three inches taller and had better grades, he's a 40 offer kid."
I liked this quote from one of the Rivals analysts:
"I love Tony Jones as a player," said Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Mike Farrell. "He may be short and lack great size, but he has a powerful lower body, he runs with an attitude and anger and he is very shifty.
"I honestly think he has a chance to be a huge surprise in college like Ray Rice was at Rutgers or Steve Slaton was at West Virginia and Colorado could have landed the surprise of the 2010 class. If he was three inches taller and had better grades, he's a 40 offer kid."
:lol::lol:
There is no truth to the rumors that Tony Jones was de-committing from CU. :thumbsup:
I don't think it was reported here, but there had been some talk that Boston College and others were trying to pry Jones away from us. Ain't gonna happen. He'll be a Buff tomorrow.
http://colorado.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1047331
"Tony is definitely still committed to Colorado and is going to sign with them tomorrow," confirmed Coach Greg Toal. "There is no question about that."
The Rivals article also had some insight into his recruiting and why he didn't have more offers:
"The schools on him early were Boston College and Michigan. Boston College was concerned about his academics because they wanted him to be better than just a qualifier. Their standards are a little higher. So that was the problem there.
"And then Michigan told him, 'Hey, we have a scholarship for you but we need you to commit to us now or we are going to go to the next guy'. Tony wasn't ready to do that. He said, 'I'm not ready to make that commitment yet'. So they moved on."
I don't think it was reported here, but there had been some talk that Boston College and others were trying to pry Jones away from us. Ain't gonna happen. He'll be a Buff tomorrow.
http://colorado.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1047331
"Tony is definitely still committed to Colorado and is going to sign with them tomorrow," confirmed Coach Greg Toal. "There is no question about that."
The Rivals article also had some insight into his recruiting and why he didn't have more offers:
"The schools on him early were Boston College and Michigan. Boston College was concerned about his academics because they wanted him to be better than just a qualifier. Their standards are a little higher. So that was the problem there.
"And then Michigan told him, 'Hey, we have a scholarship for you but we need you to commit to us now or we are going to go to the next guy'. Tony wasn't ready to do that. He said, 'I'm not ready to make that commitment yet'. So they moved on."
BC trying to one up huh??!? Have they seen our team GPA?!!!!!!!!!!
I'm glad Tony isn't going anywhere, if he can make the grades I think he'll be a great addition to the class.
I'm glad Tony isn't going anywhere, if he can make the grades I think he'll be a great addition to the class.
Denver Post with an article on TJ today
http://www.denverpost.com/cu/ci_21293023/colorado-tailback-tony-jones-beats-odds-be-starter
http://www.denverpost.com/cu/ci_21293023/colorado-tailback-tony-jones-beats-odds-be-starter