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    Billy Bair -- RB

    Duquesne plays 1AA non-scholarship football. However, that is not to say that Bair did not get a substantial amount of aid...Duquesne is a rather expensive school, with an excellent academic reputation. He may not get an NFL career out of Duquesne, but if he sticks it out he will be set for a...
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    More NFL Thuggery

    Came across this one today. Big, tough NFL running back smacks around a pregnant lady. Buc charged with assault March 30, 2007 NFL players lawsuit dismissed TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Buccaneers running back Lionel Gates has been charged with hitting a pregnant woman in the face and...
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    Character of draft picks

    Here in Western Pa. the papers were full of stories about what a wonderful choice #1 Steeler pick Santonio Holmes is. Has all the tools to be a great one....speed, athleticism, etc. What was barely mentioned is that this guy has 3 KIDS TO THREE DIFFERENT WOMEN and was not even done with...
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    D2 and D3

    To illustrate the point that Colonel Reb and others are making, I refer you to the following web site. http://www.johntreed.com/matsdad.html Coach Reed is from California, and his son was a star HS tailback who was overlooked by the major D1 Schools. He wound up at an Ivy. It is a long...
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    D2 and D3

    You also make some very good points, Colonel Reb. Although I have not checked into the racial distribution in the various eras, you obviously have and I see nothing today that would cause me to dispute your figures.Perhaps my years are starting to blur, and I am confusing decades. I do...
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    D2 and D3

    I want to thank all of those who responded to my first posting on this forum. Some of you had some positive feedback for me, and have made me feel welcome. I made some generalizations, and intended no offense. The gentleman from Texas A and M can speak from first hand experience of what it...
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    D2 and D3

    I am new to this forum, and if it is OK would like to share my thoughts on the caste system, and why it may work out better for the white kids in the long run. I am a football coach, and have been around the game for a long time. One thing that coaches have in common is that they want to win...
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