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Well, they're dragging their ass on getting stats and video posted tonight, so I'll probably wait until tomorrow.
But until then, I came across this great article about Cory. It's the kind of feature that should be appearing on ESPN or at least the Rivals front page. Not just an Oregon sports website.
[url]http://www.oregonlive.com/prepsports/oregonian/index.ssf?/ba se/sports/1193801138304310.xml&coll=7&thispage=1 [/url]
It's too long to repost the whole thing here, but I did want to include an important part.
Still, McCaffrey has gone largely unnoticed by Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I) colleges. Air Force Academy offered him a scholarship, but McCaffrey isn't sure if a military academy, and all of the requirements that go with it, is for him.
He has received opportunities to walk on at other large colleges, despite Bones and Macauley doing their best to send game tape around the country. Sisters resident Dan Fouts, a former NFL quarterback for the San Diego Chargers, also has helped spread the word about McCaffrey to colleges.
"It's stressful more than anything," McCaffrey said. "I just want to know where I'm going and not worry about it. Pretty much if I got an offer from a Division I school, I'd probably take it."
Macauley acknowledged he's been more frustrated by the recruiting process than his standout player has been. He believes that McCaffrey's size and playing at the Class 4A level creates unnecessary doubts.
"The scouts don't come through here because we're off the beaten path," Macauley said. "Colleges look at a kid and automatically categorize him, and that's too bad. My hope is that an Oregon school would keep one of the best athletes in the history of Oregon in-state. He'll be successful wherever he goes and at whatever level he goes.
"You can't tell him he can't do something because he'll do it. His bags are packed and all he's waiting for is a safe port to say, 'You're our guy.'"
Cory isn't being unreasonable. He'll go play for crappy Idaho or Florida International. He just wants to play D1 football. But nobody will take a second look at him. I'm glad to hear that Fouts is trying to help. But I don't think it will do any good.
But until then, I came across this great article about Cory. It's the kind of feature that should be appearing on ESPN or at least the Rivals front page. Not just an Oregon sports website.
[url]http://www.oregonlive.com/prepsports/oregonian/index.ssf?/ba se/sports/1193801138304310.xml&coll=7&thispage=1 [/url]
It's too long to repost the whole thing here, but I did want to include an important part.
Still, McCaffrey has gone largely unnoticed by Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I) colleges. Air Force Academy offered him a scholarship, but McCaffrey isn't sure if a military academy, and all of the requirements that go with it, is for him.
He has received opportunities to walk on at other large colleges, despite Bones and Macauley doing their best to send game tape around the country. Sisters resident Dan Fouts, a former NFL quarterback for the San Diego Chargers, also has helped spread the word about McCaffrey to colleges.
"It's stressful more than anything," McCaffrey said. "I just want to know where I'm going and not worry about it. Pretty much if I got an offer from a Division I school, I'd probably take it."
Macauley acknowledged he's been more frustrated by the recruiting process than his standout player has been. He believes that McCaffrey's size and playing at the Class 4A level creates unnecessary doubts.
"The scouts don't come through here because we're off the beaten path," Macauley said. "Colleges look at a kid and automatically categorize him, and that's too bad. My hope is that an Oregon school would keep one of the best athletes in the history of Oregon in-state. He'll be successful wherever he goes and at whatever level he goes.
"You can't tell him he can't do something because he'll do it. His bags are packed and all he's waiting for is a safe port to say, 'You're our guy.'"
Cory isn't being unreasonable. He'll go play for crappy Idaho or Florida International. He just wants to play D1 football. But nobody will take a second look at him. I'm glad to hear that Fouts is trying to help. But I don't think it will do any good.
