DD Departs and we pick up another recruit

I don't have reliable internet at my apartment right now so I post on a varied basis making me a day late with this story but Dominique Davis is transferring after being suspended by the team. I was never high on DD but I talked football with a lot of other guys on-campus and some of them really liked the way DD looked during the spring. Judging from the spring game alone DD was the clear QB front runner but my take at this point is good riddance to this guy.

When BJ was suspended in 07 for academic reason I can tell you that I rolled my eyes at the stupidity of players who fail their classes. Almost all the starting player take summer classes so that they only have to take 4 classes during the regular semesters and they also have a famous habit of enrolling in the easier classes. I was able to maintain a very good GPA while taking 5 classes working 15 hours a week and practicing twice a day 6 days a week. Still I respected Raji for taking a redshirt year, working hard and getting back out on the field last year, becoming a force for us and Green Bay next year. If Davis can't do that, and gets upset because they student part in Student Athlete came first then I suggest he transfer to FSU, or perhaps go to the arena league. I've said this before, I like good character guys.

Now as far as our hopes of winning next year are concerned I have to say I don't think they really got that much worse. The reality is that we know Herzlich will not be back so we aren't going to be making the ACCCG, I don't think McLaughlin will be back on the field and if he is I don't feel like he will be as good as he could be so that takes us down to 8 wins and with DD leaving those games we were waffling before we'll probably lose so at this point our goal should be a bowl game. Unless Mascovetra turns out to be a beast we weren't expecting I think you'll probably see Tuggle win the battle but Boek will probably get some playing time and Tranquill might have to break out the option play even if it doesn't fit his style. Still if Josh Haden and Montel Harris keep up their numbers we should do alright if not phenomonal and hopefully Boisture will be as good as he seems.

BC also picked up BB&N WR Jim Mcaffrey a weekend after offering him a position with BC. Mcaffrey is hardly a covetted prospected but he has great 4.4 speed and as I've mentioned before I love any player that really wants to be here (and dislike people who leave because they can't get to class on time). Mcaffrey is a tough BC style player and despite being a 2* prospect right now I think he could contribute in a number of ways. Firstly you never know whats going to happen with these guys, sure Mcaffrey is a 2* guy now but he has raw athleticism with 4.42 40 and he might have a breakout season. Even if he doesn't that toughness and willingness to be here will make Mcaffrey a staple on the scout team which can do wonders for a Defense (try catching a guy with 4.4 speed on Saturday if you were chasing a guy with 4.8 speed during the week. The fact that coveted TE prospect Blake Barker has said he wanted to go to school with Mcaffrey is only icing on the cake (especially considering how Pantale played during the spring game).