This is indeed correct. Thatâs why he sat out a year. They are UL-Lafayette now.
So KP doesnât count either.
Gotta say that our best JUCOs of the last decade have been Colson (who himself played a season at URI), Galen, James Zimmerman, and Cam Stephens (played a season at Purdue). I believe Versile Shaw was a JUCO too, but due to injuries, he never made the impact those guys did. Was Marlon Thomas a JUCO?
[QUOTE=NLP;283070]Coaching change prompted KP to transfer. I think Butch Pierre was responsible for bringing him in along with Kedrick Smith and Charles Hayward, right?[/QUOTE]
I believe he was our Louisiana Connection.
I believe it is harder to find impact JUCO players as compared to the 90s due to the increased popularity of Prep Schools. Now most kids who look like they wonât qualify prep for a year and qualify instead of 2 years at a JUCO.
[QUOTE=BleednGreen;283040]KP was a transfer, not a JUCO. Iâm 100% sure on this.[/QUOTE]
Yes, as NA point out, he began at Southwestern Louisiana, now ULL. Of course, they wanted to change the name of the school to just the University of Louisiana, but LSU objected! Which makes me think of the time when NC State was changed to UNC at Raleigh. That lasted for about 10 minutes!
[QUOTE=NinerAdvocate;283099]The UL-L thing is so political.[/QUOTE]
I went to a conference at ULL (then Southwestern) during my time in Louisiana back in the late 80s. Lafayette is definitely the de-facto capital of Cajun Country! I remember my first encounter with a Cajun â I couldnât understand a damn thing he said! Of course, had the same thing happen to me during a stop at a fast-food place in Wisconsin as well! :biggrin:
Yes, as NA point out, he began at Southwestern Louisiana, now ULL. Of course, they wanted to change the name of the school to just the University of Louisiana, but LSU objected! Which makes me think of the time when NC State was changed to UNC at Raleigh. That lasted for about 10 minutes! :tongue:
[QUOTE=metro;283115]guess I gotta concede that.
For whatever reason, I think most Niner fans thought he was a juco guy.[/QUOTE]
I did, I didnât remember him sitting out either. Run corrected me last time.
I was thinking the same thing that NA pointed out - I donât know if I could name more of two or three JUCOs that started off as well as Coley and Mack have. Both have been absolutely amazing this year.