Mr. Football

[lionfan1]

Anybody know why Patrick Turner was not there to accept his award. Surely there was an emergency to miss something like that.

[tamirrt]

Guys, the cold hard truth is that Turner had more people covering him this year than George W. Bush.  He got those yards in spite of being double and TRIPLE teamed.  Ask any coach that prepared his team to play Goodpasture.  You had to be VERY aware of your coverage at all times.  The fact that his numbers were what they were with the limited cast he had around him this year is amazing.  Only a great player garners that much attention. Even though I coach in Metro, I have seen him play several times and know he is the real deal.  There is a reason he is ranked #1.  Don't let jealousy blind you.

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and you don't think that Boo or any other nominee wasn't double or triple teamed??...give me a break these players didn't get nominated because they stood around and everyone gave them their yardage...these players wore a bulls-eye in every game they played....but we all know its a popularity contest dont kid yourself...But next year Boo should be a shoe-in and Donald will be a finalist....congrats to everyone one who won....this discussion is not to take anything away from the winners...we are just talking about the unfairness of the whole process.

Edited November 30, 2004 by tamirrt

[itzme]

Anybody know why Patrick Turner was not there to accept his award.  Surely there was an emergency to miss something like that.

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They said on the news that he had a death in the family.

[Haptown]

Turner, who caught 48 passes for 880 yards and 10 touchdowns, could not attend the ceremony. Goodpasture Coach David Martin said he received a phone call from Turner's father during lunch and was informed Turner was at funeral for his cousin, who was shot and killed over the weekend.

 

This was from an article in the Tennessean.

[OVERHOLT2323]

and you don't think that Boo or any other nominee wasn't double or triple teamed??...give me a break these players didn't get nominated because they stood around and everyone gave them their yardage...these players wore a bulls-eye in every game they played....but we all know its a popularity contest dont kid yourself...But next year Boo should be a shoe-in and Donald will be a finalist....congrats to everyone one who won....this discussion is not to take anything away from the winners...we are just talking about the unfairness of the whole process.

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As a Tyner fan Turner is that good. Any kid who can choose from Southern Cal, Miami, or Texas, as their school of choice is just better than everyone else.

[bhsOL]

What does that have to do with anything I said?

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I was just adding to what you said.

[Somedude]

Alright, thanks.

[justin groves 03]

There are definitely politics involved but all the guys who won should be congratulated. Media coverage has alot to do with it. Some of the guys that aren't Seniors can say that is the reason they didn't win and stuff like that. But overall, it'd hard to argue with the stats the winners put up. Herndon, the 3A winner, is from my hometown and I played with him for 2 years until I graduated, and I can vouch for him that there is not a harder working young man than himself. I'm sure some deserving athletes got left off but that should be a reason to work harder and prove those people wrong. Anyways, congratulations to all the winners and nominees.

[decaplayer]

The deserving back in 1a got it.

[bhsOL]

Alright, thanks.

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Your very welcome.

[DREAD_HEAD#2]

Can sombody tell me some better stats than the kid from alcoa?????? 2163yrds and 40 TD's on the year and he wasn't a finalist.

[howudoin]

how bout that austin rogers kid who got ripped off in the finalist voting....rogers SHUT DOWN turner 2 times this year and once last year....personally i think rogers should have won it and turner and weathers will be the runner-ups....weathers wins it next year