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Oak Grove, MO —
I made a mistake in a previous article. I spouted off and was totally wrong. It’s time for me to man up and admit my shortcomings.
I am glad this time, though, that I was wrong. I felt that area Division I athletes would not want to go to the University of Missouri because of their change in conferences. It appears the opposite seems to be occurring.
Kansas City area star players seem to have an attraction to Mizzou because the school is now part of the No. 1 NCAA football conference in the country. The trend began when No. 1-rated high school recruit Dorial Green-Beckham, from Springfield, Mo., signed on to be a Tiger.
Three- and four-star players from Kansas City began to step in line. The first to commit were offensive lineman Evan Boehm from Lee’s Summit West and Staley running back Morgan Steward. Boehm has the physical and mental potential to play on Sunday afternoons in the NFL.
Most recently, the Tiger coaching staff has landed three-star cornerback prospect Anthony Sherrils from Hogan Prep, Staley quarterback Trent Hosick, Lee’s Summit West linebacker Nick Ramirez and Blue Valley offensive tackle Clay Rhodes.
Coach Gary Pinkel, along with assistants Andy Hill and David Yost (who recruit Missouri and Kansas City), have done an outstanding job of promoting the new conference affiliation as one that provides a big stepping stone to play at the next level. All indications from the area’s top football prospects is that they are infatuated with the idea of playing against top talent in the country.
Wouldn’t it be great to see all the local talent play in one place and have a legitimate chance to win a national title? We’ll have to wait it out to see. Everything can look great on paper, but how it all translates on the field is anyone’s guess.
The question still remains – will the top talent prospects in the Midwest stack up against the huge number of four- and five-star athletes found in the South?
My hope is YES.
Only time will tell, but it’s still refreshing to see area athletes willing to accept the challenge to play against the best in their sport. I was totally wrong in my original assessment of the situation, and I am so glad I was!
n The Royals played well at times against the Yankees in this past home stand. The bottom line is the team is young and has a lot of road ahead of it to reach the promised land.
I made a mistake in a previous article. I spouted off and was totally wrong. It’s time for me to man up and admit my shortcomings.
I am glad this time, though, that I was wrong. I felt that area Division I athletes would not want to go to the University of Missouri because of their change in conferences. It appears the opposite seems to be occurring.
Kansas City area star players seem to have an attraction to Mizzou because the school is now part of the No. 1 NCAA football conference in the country. The trend began when No. 1-rated high school recruit Dorial Green-Beckham, from Springfield, Mo., signed on to be a Tiger.
Three- and four-star players from Kansas City began to step in line. The first to commit were offensive lineman Evan Boehm from Lee’s Summit West and Staley running back Morgan Steward. Boehm has the physical and mental potential to play on Sunday afternoons in the NFL.
Most recently, the Tiger coaching staff has landed three-star cornerback prospect Anthony Sherrils from Hogan Prep, Staley quarterback Trent Hosick, Lee’s Summit West linebacker Nick Ramirez and Blue Valley offensive tackle Clay Rhodes.
Coach Gary Pinkel, along with assistants Andy Hill and David Yost (who recruit Missouri and Kansas City), have done an outstanding job of promoting the new conference affiliation as one that provides a big stepping stone to play at the next level. All indications from the area’s top football prospects is that they are infatuated with the idea of playing against top talent in the country.
Wouldn’t it be great to see all the local talent play in one place and have a legitimate chance to win a national title? We’ll have to wait it out to see. Everything can look great on paper, but how it all translates on the field is anyone’s guess.
The question still remains – will the top talent prospects in the Midwest stack up against the huge number of four- and five-star athletes found in the South?
My hope is YES.
Only time will tell, but it’s still refreshing to see area athletes willing to accept the challenge to play against the best in their sport. I was totally wrong in my original assessment of the situation, and I am so glad I was!
n The Royals played well at times against the Yankees in this past home stand. The bottom line is the team is young and has a lot of road ahead of it to reach the promised land.
n The NFL has to really make a big push to provide more care for NFL players physically and mentally following their retirements. The concussion problem is real and must be viewed in a new light.
n Albert Pujols is a Midwest guy trying to play in a flashy environment. It is not him – it really isn’t all about the money!
n My quote of the week is from Baseball Hall of Fame player Dave Winfield: “A winner is one who is not afraid of the challenge, who rebounds from his setbacks, and who is flexible enough to make adjustments to succeed the next time.”
