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How did Brandon Jacobs get out of Louisiana?
Posted on 9/20/09 at 8:09 pm
Posted on 9/20/09 at 8:09 pm
anybody know?
and it's not because he wasn't good enough cause he started out at Auburn.
and it's not because he wasn't good enough cause he started out at Auburn.
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Posted on 9/20/09 at 8:09 pm to Sammobile
Grades...he went to a JUCO right out of high school
Posted on 9/20/09 at 8:10 pm to Sammobile
he actually started out at a JuCo. Supposedly Saban told him he wasn't a running back and should move to linebacker...
Posted on 9/20/09 at 8:12 pm to Sammobile
He couldn't spell Louisiana.
Posted on 9/20/09 at 8:13 pm to Sammobile
if your public H.S. academic system rates 49th-50th in the nation; that usually means that many good LA kids that are atheletes, can't get their core grades qualify via the ACT.
Posted on 9/20/09 at 8:20 pm to Sammobile
The story on the rant was that Saban wanted him to play DE and be a pass rush specialist. Saban basically told him he could make him an All-Pro pass rusher. So, Jacobs headed to Auburn to get a shot at RB.
Posted on 9/20/09 at 8:21 pm to Sammobile
Because bags of rocks don't get good scores on the ACT.
Posted on 9/20/09 at 8:25 pm to Sammobile
He still can't read, but he does have a super bowl ring.
Posted on 9/20/09 at 8:26 pm to Sammobile
They asked him what comes between the numbers 3 and 5 and he said 8......
Posted on 9/20/09 at 8:28 pm to Sammobile
from what i heard his high school coach was pushing him to auburn.
Posted on 9/20/09 at 8:47 pm to Sammobile
I grew up playing sports against him but I didn't go to Assumption High. I am however from the area. Brandon didn't play a ton until his senior year when he bursted onto the scene racking up a ton of yards. The two backs before him both play college football. Brad Hill played at Grambling and Rudy August played at Nicholls. All three of these guys ran for over 1500 yards when they played so Brandon basically waited in line.
He wasn't the brightest crayon in the box. I have actually heard he was in special ed but that has never been confirmed. I think he was just a product of a terrible school system and he coasted through school with anyone pushing him. Since he didn't have the grades he had to go to a Juco and he killed it there as a running back. Of course a ton of schools wanted him but mostly as a defensive end and I've even heard linebacker. He didn't want to make the switch and Auburn offered him as a running back. He was stuck behind Cadillac and Ronnie Brown. They also had a guy name Trey Smith who was pretty good at the time also. LOG JAM!
Brandon transferred to Southern Illionis after the 2003 season. He then had to fight off competition from Arkee Whitlock
:Rushing Statistics
NAME CAR YDS YPC LONG TD
Brandon Jacobs 150 992 6.6 0 19
Arkee Whitlock 151 959 6.4 0 12
Luckily he had some great pro days to get picked by the Giants and everyone knows the story from there.
I think his story is a pretty good one. The guy had a tough childhood and also had a ton of hard decisions to make and they all worked out for him. He is now a millionaire and one of the best backs in the NFL.
Congrats Toby
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He wasn't the brightest crayon in the box. I have actually heard he was in special ed but that has never been confirmed. I think he was just a product of a terrible school system and he coasted through school with anyone pushing him. Since he didn't have the grades he had to go to a Juco and he killed it there as a running back. Of course a ton of schools wanted him but mostly as a defensive end and I've even heard linebacker. He didn't want to make the switch and Auburn offered him as a running back. He was stuck behind Cadillac and Ronnie Brown. They also had a guy name Trey Smith who was pretty good at the time also. LOG JAM!
Brandon transferred to Southern Illionis after the 2003 season. He then had to fight off competition from Arkee Whitlock
:Rushing Statistics
NAME CAR YDS YPC LONG TD
Brandon Jacobs 150 992 6.6 0 19
Arkee Whitlock 151 959 6.4 0 12
Luckily he had some great pro days to get picked by the Giants and everyone knows the story from there.
I think his story is a pretty good one. The guy had a tough childhood and also had a ton of hard decisions to make and they all worked out for him. He is now a millionaire and one of the best backs in the NFL.
Congrats Toby
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Posted on 9/21/09 at 12:41 pm to Sammobile
probably on a short bus.
Posted on 9/21/09 at 1:23 pm to Sammobile
His mom hated LSU.
Posted on 9/21/09 at 7:03 pm to Sammobile
quote:
anybody know?
special ed. major, dumb as a post....
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