Miles

"Offensive Quality Control" sounds like a Monday Morning Quarterback to me...I think there are a people on football message boards across the web that could excel in that position.

Read this morning that his brother was hired at LSU as 'Offensive Quality Control'. I didn't even know that there was such a position in CFB...

Interesting question...I'm not Catholic (can probably guess by my location). I've been a fan since I was about 10 or so...my uncle is Catholic and pushed me towards the Irish by loading me up with hats, shirts, etc...plus, when I was younger Holtz was roaming the sideline picking grass and dragging linemen off the field by their facemask. I thought that was bada$$ and have stuck w/ ND ever since those days.

A bit more info that was shared with me this morning. Apparently there were over 30 baseball scouts from both NCAA and MLB at his State Tournament game in which he pitched 6 1/3 no-hit innings. This is his junior year in baseball so interest is starting to pick up there as well. I haven't heard whether his preference is football or baseball.

Summarizing an IE post on Crawford below. Sounds like the visit went really well--Loy seems to think he'll flip to ND but his family wants him to take his time to process and evaluate everything before making a decision. It's also been said that ND didn't pressure him to commit and someone close to the Crawford's think he'll end up at ND. I'm sure Big will have some good info to share as well...

This mission has been mentioned a few times...the info I've heard on that leads me to believe that it would likely be to satisfy his parents and not necessarily on his own accord, so it could go either way once he gets away from home. It's also worth noting that the LDS church lowered the mission age from 19 to 18 recently. I'm curious to see what impact, if any this has on student athletes that serve a mission. BYU has made a living on getting these guys back from their mission at 21, redshirting and starting them at 22 as grown men--that's why half of the BYU basketball team is balding. There's often talk about level of competition on the board and how rankings are affected. Porter plays in 4A which is the second highest in UT. Outside of Timpview (Badger's HS) they really don't play any perennial powerhouse teams. Not to be a skeptic because the kid looks the part and can play, but 4A in UT is nowhere near the level of competition of other states.

IIRC, I think ND was looking at him as a potential LB. If he's open to it, might be able to find a home there. Certainly has the size...

Hey Guys, Been a while since I last posted but came across some info on Porter Gustin this morning that I wanted to pass along. Here's a link to Porter's 247 profile: http://247sports.com/Player/Porter-Gustin-55673 His dad was on the local sports radio this morning talking a bit about his recruitment...it was basically inferred that he was more or less trying to guilt BYU into offering as that would be his top choice if they did. BYU claims they are full at LB but others speculate that is just an excuse as they may have some character concerns due to an off field issue a while back. Said that the schools of interest at this point are ND and FSU. FWIW, no mention of USC which has been thought to be his leader. Just a little info on a local guy that I came across--I'll try to update as I come across new info. A guy I work with has a kid that goes to school with him and passes me tidbits from time to time. Hope everyone is well! Best, Miles

I went and watched him play a little earlier this year and was impressed with his hands and ability to run after the catch. He towers over everybody but needs to pack on a little weight which I'm sure he'll do in college. The first play of the game they pulled him from the right side on some type of counter play and he came out a bit high and got blasted by the MLB he was supposed to block. Hard to come out low at that height but that's something he'll need to work on. His skill set and size reminded me of Rudolph. It's worth noting that ND remains in his top 5 even though he hasn't taken an official. At this point, I'd say Stanford leads but as we always say let's get 'em on campus and see what happens.

Banned yes, but from the information I've read it sounds like this stuff is near impossible to detect in a UA which I believe is the most common testing practice for PED's in sports at the collegiate level. Apparently Bama issued cease and desist orders to this company. But SWATS simply ignored those...so there is evidence that the school had knowledge but without the ability to effectively detect through testing it would be tough for the NCAA to put together a strong case. Certainly worth following...maybe this will prompt the NCAA to look into it a bit more.

I think most would agree that there's nothing wrong with forgiveness and wishing for the best for others... I've gotten to the point where I do think that the whole thing is rather weird but never got to the point of anger over it. Count me as one that will be happy when this whole thing just blows over...

I read through a similar article earlier today. I'm not fully convinced that 'Deer Antler Spray' would provide any athlete with an advantage. The basis seems plausible, however if a Dr. from Johns Hopkins refutes that I choose to side with science. That said, it becomes quite evident that Bama players are willing to consume/inject substances that are intended to give them a competitive advantage. I would be curious to see what a bit of deeper digging would find. I don't think I'm alone in being a bit perplexed as to why the body composition and physique of the Bama players was noticeably more mature than that of the ND players, and the players of other schools outside the SEC. I have a hard time believing that their S&C programs are that much more advanced. As for recruiting, Bama is building a dynasty and I don't see an ill effects stemming from this report unless both the effects of the 'Spray' and the rumors can be substantiated. Even then, I still think Bama could land just about anybody they recruit.

Good point...there was no testing in UT while I was playing HS ball but I do know of several kids on my team and others that were juicing.

And sure enough, Cushing got busted in the league and had to sit a few games. I have a friend that was an S&C coach at the University of Utah for a couple of seasons but recently got on with the University of Hawaii (kind of followed Norm Chow over there). I asked him about this very topic a while ago and he gave me some good perspective on it. The guidelines for the supplements that are provided by the university are very stringent--to the point that basic things like protein have to be certified. Basically, if athletes are taking PEDs, they're doing a good job of keeping it under the radar. I'm certain that there are players on the juice, but he couldn't validate that or refute. He also mentioned a couple of players that he was assigned to while he was a GA that he would have to call every 3 hours to ensure that they were eating and tell them exactly what to eat. In one case a player under his guidance gained about 20 lbs during the off season and this kid was a bean pole coming in. My personal experience, after I graduated HS and had more time to commit to the gym and nutrition I gained 30 mostly solid pounds over the course of about 6 months. The only things I took were creatine, NO2 and protein with a well balanced diet. It was just a matter of maturation for me as I peaked at about 245 by the time I was 23... My overall sentiment is that juice is prevalent in collegiate athletics but there are also people that just grow into their "man" bodies during their late teens/early 20's. Not popular opinion but I view PEDs as part of the evolution of sports...much like equipment evolves (golf clubs, bats, etc...) players also find ways of gaining a competitive advantage and ways to stay ahead of the latest testing methods. With the amounts of money that can be at stake, I can understand why.

I read this earlier today courtesy of the 'Retweets' thread (thanks 2Lakes!) http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/forums/topic/putting-aaron-lynch-rumors-to-rest/ Sounds like there are rules that prohibit players from transferring back to a school that they transferred from, though exceptions can be and Skip leaving might qualify. If Alford truly visited then that contradicts what the author states that the staff has zero interest.