re: What is Sonic Sam up to?

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I sure hope he can salvage his career, hopefully sign with another team. Don't know what $$ he received from signing on with the Texans, but I would suggest he use that to go back to school and finish getting his degree. But then, did he ever really intend to get a degree?


Thought I remember him saying going into his last season that he was only 45 hours short of his degree

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Sam brought it on himself by reporting out of shape and then being unfortunate to get an ankle sprain which further hindered him. The violating team rules(smoking weed) seems to have been bogus as he passed an independent drug test a couple of days later.

But he is a prime example of what I have said to all these idiots who say about players who leave early, "How can you expect them to pass up all that money!". His signing bonus was $506, 000. He lasted about two months with the team and maybe got another $50,000 in paychecks. $556,000 of which after agent percentage and taxes he maybe had $310,000. Wonder how much of that is left?

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But he is a prime example of what I have said to all these idiots who say about players who leave early, "How can you expect them to pass up all that money!". His signing bonus was $506, 000. He lasted about two months with the team and maybe got another $50,000 in paychecks. $556,000 of which after agent percentage and taxes he maybe had $310,000. Wonder how much of that is left?

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Come on now idiot. All Sam needs is to get back in shape and dedicate himself, dude will have practices with teams next summer. It's been one year.

What's so funny is these "fans" who say, hey, you should stay at school your senior year and have pride and love it". How can anybody love it when his fans start this bullshite after one setback? Same idiots who mouth off about "class" soon forget that they don't have it themselves. Hypocrite mothafrickas.

He redshirted and in his first starting year, he played the first 4 games totaling 18 tackles and two sacks (as a redshirt freshman, better than anything we have this year). Tore his ACL and was out for the rest of the year. Next year he notches 49 tackles 13.5 tackles for loss, and 9 sacks. Last year, 37 tackles 13.0 tackles for loss, 8 sacks.

Dude was consistent and constantly crashed the pocket and rolled the QB to Mingo's side. Mingo was actually weaker his final year in impact and stats, but we like to blame Montgomery because he doesn't get the flashy plays. Blame him because we "think" he's regressed. Sonic had one problem, and that was being the last off the line. His reaction time was not as quick as the others, nor was his speed, but his strength and technique was unmatched on the line, and created havoc so other guys could make the play. He could actually stop a RB instead of running pass him a lot (Mingo). People get googly eyed on the speed and long frame of Mingo, but he was nothing more than a speed pass rusher. A damn good one, but none the less, he was not well rounded.

I loved to see Mingo fly into the backfield but the way some people treat Sam for not having that Sam speed, pisses me off. Sam was fast his redshirt year. Injury happen, and he lost a step. I hope like hell he gets back on the gridiron and starts because he was my favorite player with his passion, ferociousness, and liveliness on the field.

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Come on now idiot. All Sam needs is to get back in shape and dedicate himself, dude will have practices with teams next summer. It's been one year.

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I wasn't one of the ones putting Sam down or making fun of him. He was a good tiger. I was putting down the posters on here who think athlete's automatically are rolling in money just because they get drafted in the second or later round. Everything I said was fact not opinion. I hope that what you said actually comes true for Sam and that he does get on with a team next year but it is a hard thing to do.

There are thousands of great athlete's and football players who have the dream of playing in the NFL each year but there are only spots for so many. If you were such a big fan of Sam's then why wouldn't you have wanted him to come back for his senior year so you could watch him some more? I don't want athlete's to come back because they owe the school or fans. I want them to come back so they can get their degree and hopeully mature some more so they can be better prepared for a pro career.

Sam was a lot of fun to watch at LSU. I hope he gets another opportunity to play in the league. He has the ability.
If not, I hope he succeeds at whatever he decides to do.

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thanks for setting these f'ing idiots on this board straight. But honestly I think most these guys bashing are really bama alters on this board just trying to make our fan base look like idiots.

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That or some bitter old farts.

Guy played for LSU. Played hard for LSU. Made a mistake or two. Has some baggage he is dealing with in his life like most of us are and doing the best he can.

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What about the games he admittedly didnt care to try hard in?

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We won them. He played hard when it mattered. I'm no fan of him admitting taking plays off, but it's not like he cost us the Bama or Florida games. As a matter of fact, the D in the Florida game was amazing. Clemson? Don't really give a frick about what he did in a meaningless bowl game, but he played hard against his home state school.

No need to bash this kid, at all. What he does in his professional career is his business.

Being confused in life in general, dude isn't a bad guy but you could convince him to try a scratch and sniff sticker at the bottom of the deep end.....

I'm pulling for Sam to get it together. Once a tiger always a tiger IMO.

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Clark W Griswold

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Ironically he works at Sonic in Houston. Guy can't roller skate for shite but is very friendly and always gives extra napkins.

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As usual, you are a complete retarded dickhole. Your posts continue to be completely worthless and show how fricking pathetic you are.