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'10 CO RB Mister Jones (Signed to Texas A&M)
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MontanaBuff
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According to the "Buffalo Season Wrap Up" at www.cubuffs.com - Slota is one of four walk-ons who is not returning. The other three are kicker Ryan Aweida, defensive end Kevin Cooney, and tailback Trevor LaBarge.
Thank you Montana.
I hope Mr. Jones makes the right decision whether its to come to CU or to go to A&M. I just don't see him being a running back at A&M like others here have stated.
Why were you asking about Slota?
Chatter is that Mister may not get in anywhere due to his grades. And that one of the things (per AZ's board) that offended Jones was that our coaches questioned what the hell he was doing making official visit trips given his academic situation and the fact that he meets with his tutor on Saturdays.
I'd love to see Mister in the black and gold, but mostly I really hope that he finds a good situation for himself and is able to use the athletic gifts he has to set himself up with a free degree and a great chance in life.
I'd love to see Mister in the black and gold, but mostly I really hope that he finds a good situation for himself and is able to use the athletic gifts he has to set himself up with a free degree and a great chance in life.
The Guest
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Blast from the past!
Not even on their depth chart. Ouch.
Not sure why he committed there, only chance he had at playing was due to injury.
I think somebody told him some fairy tales
Pretty common thing, Colorado is not a recruiting priority for A&M, a kid from Colorado going to A&M or another school similar to it has to be notably better to beat out the local kids. Mister was a very good HS player in Colorado but if the coaches have a choice between him and a kid from a Texas HS who is comparable, Mister is going to sit on the bench.
fify
We need more speed at both positions right now more than anything. Does Jones really bring anything different to the table than Payne?
BehindEnemyLines
beware the habu
is there an academic issue, or potential issue?
there is a no scholly available issue.
How would this work anyway if he enrolls in January? Would he be eligible to play next season?
Hmmm. May have one available in January. Not sure how many seniors are graduating then. And wouldn't he have to sit out another year anyways since he's enrolled at A&M now?
I am only getting the January idea because I remember some deadlines had to be met when Wood transferred ... I am sure you know more about this than I do, so could he even enroll now for this semester still or is January the earliest he could be on campus?
Or could he transfer to a Division 2 school for this season still, play there this season and come to CU for next season?
SuperiorBuff
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I had a couple of coaches pretty familiar with him in HS who told me over and over that we do not want him at CU. They wouldn't elaborate but were very adamant at the time.
Maybe riding the pine for 1.5 years in Collie Station is what he needed to grow up?
SuperiorBuff
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If that was the issue, it very well be true.
Maybe he is a MH clone? Does he have a brother that plays for UCLA?
It certainly sounds like his problems were off the field and I guess being just one of the guys instead of the big man on campus for 1.5 years while in a town far away from home can hammer some sense and humility into you.
Under any scenario (well, with one exception explained below), Mister Jones would not be able to play until 2013 and then he'd have two years of eligibility.
2011 is in the books, he may as well play it out at aTm. He needs to stay enrolled until January at a minimum.
2012 is a sit out year (unless he can play that year at a JuCo).
2013-2014 would be his only shot.
The only other scenario is if he was granted a hardship transfer, which Buffnik suggested on rivals. His mom was battling illness a couple years back, seems to me it was cancer. That may or may not be a factor or even applicable at this point in time.
At any rate, scholarship availability won't be the issue. There will be scholarships available probably as early as spring semester, perhaps not until summer. The real question is how does the staff perceive him. My guess is that they want freshmen. Unless they think he's better than anyone they are in on at this point. Freshmen can play in 2012 and Mister can't (unless Buffnik is right).
2011 is in the books, he may as well play it out at aTm. He needs to stay enrolled until January at a minimum.
2012 is a sit out year (unless he can play that year at a JuCo).
2013-2014 would be his only shot.
The only other scenario is if he was granted a hardship transfer, which Buffnik suggested on rivals. His mom was battling illness a couple years back, seems to me it was cancer. That may or may not be a factor or even applicable at this point in time.
At any rate, scholarship availability won't be the issue. There will be scholarships available probably as early as spring semester, perhaps not until summer. The real question is how does the staff perceive him. My guess is that they want freshmen. Unless they think he's better than anyone they are in on at this point. Freshmen can play in 2012 and Mister can't (unless Buffnik is right).
Don't forget that there are also family issues at work here as buffaholic referenced from my Rivals post. His mom has had some serious health issues.
I would expect that he would plead family emergency hardship and get a waiver from the NCAA on the transfer. He hasn't played this year and they would count it as his transfer year. I'm not even sure he needs that, though.
Regardless, my assumption (confident) is that he would be here in January on scholarship and play in 2012 should he decide he wants to come to CU and the coaches decide he'd be an asset to the program.
I would expect that he would plead family emergency hardship and get a waiver from the NCAA on the transfer. He hasn't played this year and they would count it as his transfer year. I'm not even sure he needs that, though.
Regardless, my assumption (confident) is that he would be here in January on scholarship and play in 2012 should he decide he wants to come to CU and the coaches decide he'd be an asset to the program.