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Eric Harper 6'3 305 7th/8th grader & George Whitfield controversy

Posted on 6/2/14 at 11:59 am
Posted by BillyBobfan24_7
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 11:59 am
The Tim Fletcher Show in Shreveport talked to the mom of 13 year old Eric Harper who is attending a camp at LSU. She said it was very impressive and he was working with Nate Livings his first day. She said when she got to the field the players had been bussed in and she was trying to find her son. She went to the first staff guy she could find and when she described him they instantly said "oh the big kid from Shreveport?" She also said he has been working with sports trainer for awhile. She was able to talk with Coach Cameron and he was impressed at his size and athleticism. I didn't get to hear the whole segment though.

Found the link.

Also apparently in preparing to do a story about George Whitfield the QB guru Brandon Harris was learning from at his camp last week. Fletcher noticed on his wiki page it had him listed as an Arena league QB for like 4 years but he couldn't find him listed on the roster of any of the teams he was supposed to be the QB of and George attacked Fletcher. It all in the link above.
This post was edited on 6/2/14 at 1:34 pm
Posted by SteveLSU35
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 12:02 pm to
Has Calvary or Evangel gotten ahold of him yet?
Posted by LSU Patrick
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 12:14 pm to
Holy @#$!, that kid is huge.
Posted by BillyBobfan24_7
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 12:24 pm to
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Those numbers are probably wrong lol that's obese for an 8th grader. Not trying to knock the kid just saying that is freaking ridiculous


That's what he measured at the LSU camp.
Posted by BillyBobfan24_7
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 12:26 pm to
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Has Calvary or Evangel gotten ahold of him yet?


I believe she said he was at Caddo Middle Magnet. He is also very smart.
Posted by CamdenTiger
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 12:27 pm to
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Those numbers are probably wrong lol that's obese for an 8th grader. Not trying to knock the kid just saying that is freaking ridiculous


C'mon man, he's been working with a sports trainer.
Posted by BillyBobfan24_7
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 12:49 pm to
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C'mon man, he's been working with a sports trainer.


I guess that's funny. The mom was saying when performing a lot of the drills they teach down at the camp her son was very comfortable doing them because a lot of them are the same drills he has been doing with the trainer.
Posted by BillyBobfan24_7
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 1:25 pm to
Also apparently in preparing to do a story about George Whitfield the QB guru Brandon Harris was learning from at his camp last week. Fletcher noticed on his wiki page it had him listed as an Arena league QB for like 4 years but he couldn't find him listed on the roster of any of the teams he was supposed to be the QB of and George attacked Fletcher. It all in the link above.
Posted by cheesesteak501
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 1:26 pm to
Isn't that obese for anyone?
Posted by BillyBobfan24_7
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 1:28 pm to
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Isn't that obese for anyone?


Yes. I'm pretty sure La'el Collins is considered obese by medical terms but he is the prototypical size for his position.
This post was edited on 6/2/14 at 1:30 pm
Posted by Zach
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 1:39 pm to
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I believe she said he was at Caddo Middle Magnet. He is also very smart.

Caddo Middle Magnet allows players on their team that are not students at the school. It's through Rec League. It's always been that way. Not sure of this kid's status.
Posted by BillyBobfan24_7
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 1:44 pm to
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Caddo Middle Magnet allows players on their team that are not students at the school. It's through Rec League. It's always been that way. Not sure of this kid's status.


He is in the gifted program at magnet. The smart statement was not because he plays for a magnet program. Tim Fletcher knows the kid personally and was raving about how smart and mature he is for 13.

I also played at middle magnet and yes it was that way then.
This post was edited on 6/2/14 at 1:46 pm
Posted by GhostofJackson
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 1:47 pm to
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Also apparently in preparing to do a story about George Whitfield the QB guru Brandon Harris was learning from at his camp last week. Fletcher noticed on his wiki page it had him listed as an Arena league QB for like 4 years but he couldn't find him listed on the roster of any of the teams he was supposed to be the QB of and George attacked Fletcher. It all in the link above.


So he is an idiot who can develop QBs? Oh well.
Posted by BillyBobfan24_7
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 1:56 pm to
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So he is an idiot who can develop QBs? Oh well.


Lol yeah I guess so. His wiki page has been edited since. Fletch even told him he wasn't trying to crack some case he was just trying get clarification because it was so vague. But then he went on the offensive.
Posted by Mayfair2Pville
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 2:24 pm to
I work at a middle school, when Fall rolls around go visit some and you will be astonished at how developed some of these athletes are, females included...
Posted by BillyBobfan24_7
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 2:27 pm to
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I work at a middle school, when Fall rolls around go visit some and you will be astonished at how developed some of these athletes are, females included...


That sounds a little Sandusky/ creepy.
Posted by TampaTiger22
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 3:17 pm to
So a 6'3" 305 lb grown up,isn't obese at that size? That's a massive young man. Just as it's a massive grown up.
Posted by The Mick
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 3:28 pm to
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Lol yeah I guess so. His wiki page has been edited since. Fletch even told him he wasn't trying to crack some case he was just trying get clarification because it was so vague. But then he went on the offensive.
Sounds like ole George lied on his resume. Arena league QB for 4 years ........like that gives you more cred.
Posted by Mayfair2Pville
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 4:46 pm to
Sure does if you're a creep...
Posted by BillyBobfan24_7
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Posted on 6/2/14 at 4:56 pm to
All I was getting at was you didn't have to put "females included" athletes covered it enough.
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