He was pushing Devry for a starting position as a freshman. He tore his ACL in fall two-a-days and was never the same. He saw limited action on the third string line of receivers in mop up duty time in 2004. There after, he transferred. Not sure if it was after spring practice with CLM or before. I want to say it was right before fall two-a-days knowing he wasn't going to break the lineup with likes of Bowe, Doucet, and Davis all having lots of experience, and Carter/Brazell were 4th due to their blazing speed but lack of consistant catching ability.
Yes, Hill was hurt at LSU in the Fall practice of his freshman year, a catastrophic knee injury it was called. He was not even hit on the play. He was also well on his way to being at least the 3rd WR at the time. The story on Sevin isn't even close. The guy had a disease that made him very sick and he was not able to continue [playing at LSU. He left the program with the hopes of getting better and playing football again later on, but couldn't I guess. Dandy Don took a lot of flack for erroneously reporting that Sevin quit the team over playing time issues. Neither of these guys should be called a bust in the sense they make it out to be.
It was just after Fan Day. My kids got his authograph and I believe the following week he transferred.
I remember Marcus Randall floating the ball up on a screen pass while the safety was coming full speed unblocked and drilled someone right at the knees. It might have been Shyrone carey, or was that Justin Vincent....Damn I can't remember.
I sure hope that Amp is getting his degree, goes to show you that you need that education to fall back on just in case.
Chris Pettaway was a Parade All-American guard out of Florida in the early 80's who was supposed to be a can't-miss player. He had size and strength. But he never even lettered in his four years of elligibility at LSU. Never saw the field. Apparently he just didn't have the aggressiveness and work ethic to succeed at the college level, where he wasn't a man among boys.
I got one for you in basketball! Lester Earl and brother. Lester played worse than anyone that has ever been on CJB's team:lol:
Brad Smalling was a prety big bust. I don't know how big a recruite he was, but Brandon "Bull" Hurley never made much of an impact. He was a real funny guy though.
Here are the defensive boom and busts: 2003: Boom: LB Patrick Willis, Ole Miss (NR) – The ultimate sleeper, Willis paid back the only BCS school to offer him a scholie by developing into a two-time All-American, the 2006 Butkus Award winner and one of the most devastating defenders to ever play for Ole Miss. Boom: S Ko Simpson, South Carolina (#85) – After just two outstanding years with the Gamecocks, Simpson left Columbia for the NFL, a shrewd decision considering how well he played last year as the Buffalo Bills’ starting free safety. Bust: S Daryl Johnson, LSU (#3) – Johnson had next level size and potential, but poor grades ensured he’d never use Baton Rouge as a launching pad to the NFL like so many other of Nick Saban’s Tigers. Bust: DE Tim Washington, LSU (#7) – Four years after arriving in Baton Rouge as a stud defensive end, Washington still hasn’t been able crack the Tiger starting lineup or log significant minutes in the D-line rotation. http://cfn.scout.com/2/614347.html 2002: Boom: LB A.J. Hawk, Ohio State – Mike D’Andrea, Bobby Carpenter and Stan White were all rated higher at linebacker, but it was Hawk who forged ahead to become one of the greatest defenders to play at Ohio State. The two-time All-American capped his college career by winning the Lombardi Award before going off to the Green Bay Packers. Boom: DE Quentin Moses, Georgia – Moses did the unlikely last year when he helped fill the gaping void left by David Pollack’s departure to the NFL. In his first year as a starter, the junior parlayed 20½ tackles for loss, 11½ sacks and a Pollack-like 38 quarterback pressures into All-SEC honors. He was a bit disappointing as a senior, but was still a solid piece of a great line. Boom: LB DeMeco Ryans, Alabama – At least 30 other linebackers were believed to have greater potential than Ryans , but he got the last word, earning first-team All-America honors before going off to shine as a Houston Texan. http://cfn.scout.com/2/614366.html
