With all the hype going on surrounding these 17-18 year old (**** and sometimes 14-15 yr old) kids I figured I would take this time to bring us all back down to earth for a second. Yes. I am guilty of it too. Depending on these kids to pan out and bring us back to national relevancy. Hoping not only that these kids wear the "U Swag" hat on NSD but ALSO turn out to be as good as we had hoped. So without further ado..Let me introduce to you my Top 5 UM recruiting bust of the last 20 years. These were kids that were labeled, "Cant Miss" or "Will bring UM back to prominence", "Once in a decade", "Certified 3 and done kid". And when it was all said and done they broke our hearts and turned out to be certified busts..(Feel free to add on some names that you think should be on list and why.)..
5) Ryan Clement - Who can forget the Colorado kid? This kid had SUPER SWAG. Certified Stud. I remember watching him on the ESPN All American game and was thinking, "***** the sanctions! This kid is gonna be the goods!" Came in with Scott Covington and the word was whomever lost the QB battle would transfer. Well, Ryan won it. And when you look back at it..We probably had wished Scott did. Not only was Clement not very good but he made alot of disrespectful comments in the process. (Remember after a loss when he said, "Well if it wasnt for the guys before us getting us put on probation we might not be as bad as we are.") I am parapharing of course. But that rubbed ALOT of alumni the wrong way. I think Ray Lewis basically told him to shut his mouth and stop making excuses. Ryan went on to have an unmemorable career here and it was Scott Covington who got us back on track 98-99'. Never forget when they carried him off the field after the UCLA win. Meanwhile, Ryan isnt even allowed at Greentree from what I've heard. Smh.
4) Tyrone "The Traitor" Moss - Not only was Tmoss a legend in Pompano but he was cant miss since he was in the 10th grade. Kinda like Jordan Scarlett or Joseph Yearby. This dude was BALLIN every chance he got. Had legs like tree trunks and had legit speed. Broke the Broward county rushing record. Led Ely to the state title and came to UM ready to be given the torch that JJ/EJ/Portis/Wmac/Najeh/and Gore once had. Well..things didnt turn out like we had hoped. Tmoss started out on fire. But after he got hurt..He got fat and was rendered useless.Lost all motivation. Got cut from rookie camp. (didnt even know that was possible at the time.) And to add insult to injury..He is a snitch. Instead of him enjoying NFL riches like he should be..He works as a valet at the Hard Rock in Hollywood where the story goes his car got really phucked up after he turned snitch. We had high hopes for Tmoss. I guess he just couldnt jump that high. Smh.
3) The Northwestern 8/Booker T 3 - Im putting all 11 guys on trial here. (I will give Sean Spence a pass.) But the other 10 gotta stand trial for there misdeeds to the U. You talk about HIGH HOPES. I remember watching the MNW boys in the 11th grade and just knew we had arrived. Aldarius was a monster and so was Forston. BW was mauling cats. BHarris and Pimp/DJ were men amongst boys. Who didnt think these kids would bring us back???? The hype grew after they all won the state titles. They arrived here with more expectations as a Cane class in our history. And maybe that was there downfall. I often wonder what if we had only taken 5-6 out of the group instead of 11. Or if Al Golden had been there coach instead of Randy. What if huh? We all know how this story turned out so no use in beating a dead horse. But I still cant understand how out of 11 that only 2-3 of them actually panned out. (Spence,Bharris, and maybe BW) Goes to show Talent aint everything.
2) Willie Williams - Willie has been talked about alot but the newbies who say that MT6 was better then WW just werent around to see this guy in 04-05'. If you did you wouldnt even disrespect the guys name like that. WW was the definition of a once in a decade HS recruit. I dont care if he was a year older then everyone. Which is what the naysayers will say. WW was just an absolute recking machine. Singlehandly won the state title for Carol City by breaking the other teams QBs arm or leg. WW was Lawrence Taylor on the HS level. When he signed with UM I thought we were on our way back to having the #1 Defense in the country JUST BY HAVING HIM! Well..We should have known better after the UF recruiting incident. And the double digit arrests. WW just couldnt get it together here. Maybe Randy used him wrong. Maybe he should have been a "Jarvis Jones" type player here. Randy was deadset on having this guy be a true LB. Who knows..All i know is that he was a total waste of talent. He and Patrick Peterson were the only two guys I saw in HS in the last 10 years I can honestly say that there parents could have put the Mercedes Benz on layaway cuz they will be 3 and done, 1st rounders. What a shame. Now he is in jail giving advice to his cousin or nephew Jermaine Grace. Telling him what not to do. Cuz he **** sure is an expert at it..
1) Jammi "Mutha F'n German - JAMMI GERMAN!! Will never forget this name EVER. He was every adjective you could describe about a prospect. He even had a legend. That he ran a 4.12 at the Nike camp. Won USA DPOY his senior year AND HE WAS BETTER AT WR!! (Think about that for a second) He came along the perfect time because we had just lost the Ruthless Posse. And he was gonna be our #1 guy. And guess what..HE DIDNT REDSHIRT! And that was UNHEARD of back in 93'. Had a solid freshmen year. And monster sophomore year. Never forget Drew Rosenhaus and his brother sitting in the grass, sipping wine coolers, with there stunna shades on at Greentree during Fall ball in 94' literally scouting Jammi and Warren Sapp. Lol! Those dudes WANTED everyone to know they were there. Yeah, things were really relaxed back in those days. Could you imagine that now? LMAO. Anyway, Jammi just couldnt live up to the hype. Lost to UM baseball player Ryan Grimmett in a foot race and it was all down hill from there. LimoGate ended his career here. (Remember the 7-8-9 boys? Smh.What could have been?) He had a few years in the league but just didnt live up to the hype. Was supposed to be the GOAT at WR here. Heisman candidate. Had all the tools. Was a 5 tool guy at the WR position. But didnt give us much here.
Well there it is. I know it was long as ****. But sometimes we need to remember that nothing is for certain. Any thoughts or rebuttals are welcome.
5) Ryan Clement - Who can forget the Colorado kid? This kid had SUPER SWAG. Certified Stud. I remember watching him on the ESPN All American game and was thinking, "***** the sanctions! This kid is gonna be the goods!" Came in with Scott Covington and the word was whomever lost the QB battle would transfer. Well, Ryan won it. And when you look back at it..We probably had wished Scott did. Not only was Clement not very good but he made alot of disrespectful comments in the process. (Remember after a loss when he said, "Well if it wasnt for the guys before us getting us put on probation we might not be as bad as we are.") I am parapharing of course. But that rubbed ALOT of alumni the wrong way. I think Ray Lewis basically told him to shut his mouth and stop making excuses. Ryan went on to have an unmemorable career here and it was Scott Covington who got us back on track 98-99'. Never forget when they carried him off the field after the UCLA win. Meanwhile, Ryan isnt even allowed at Greentree from what I've heard. Smh.
4) Tyrone "The Traitor" Moss - Not only was Tmoss a legend in Pompano but he was cant miss since he was in the 10th grade. Kinda like Jordan Scarlett or Joseph Yearby. This dude was BALLIN every chance he got. Had legs like tree trunks and had legit speed. Broke the Broward county rushing record. Led Ely to the state title and came to UM ready to be given the torch that JJ/EJ/Portis/Wmac/Najeh/and Gore once had. Well..things didnt turn out like we had hoped. Tmoss started out on fire. But after he got hurt..He got fat and was rendered useless.Lost all motivation. Got cut from rookie camp. (didnt even know that was possible at the time.) And to add insult to injury..He is a snitch. Instead of him enjoying NFL riches like he should be..He works as a valet at the Hard Rock in Hollywood where the story goes his car got really phucked up after he turned snitch. We had high hopes for Tmoss. I guess he just couldnt jump that high. Smh.
3) The Northwestern 8/Booker T 3 - Im putting all 11 guys on trial here. (I will give Sean Spence a pass.) But the other 10 gotta stand trial for there misdeeds to the U. You talk about HIGH HOPES. I remember watching the MNW boys in the 11th grade and just knew we had arrived. Aldarius was a monster and so was Forston. BW was mauling cats. BHarris and Pimp/DJ were men amongst boys. Who didnt think these kids would bring us back???? The hype grew after they all won the state titles. They arrived here with more expectations as a Cane class in our history. And maybe that was there downfall. I often wonder what if we had only taken 5-6 out of the group instead of 11. Or if Al Golden had been there coach instead of Randy. What if huh? We all know how this story turned out so no use in beating a dead horse. But I still cant understand how out of 11 that only 2-3 of them actually panned out. (Spence,Bharris, and maybe BW) Goes to show Talent aint everything.
2) Willie Williams - Willie has been talked about alot but the newbies who say that MT6 was better then WW just werent around to see this guy in 04-05'. If you did you wouldnt even disrespect the guys name like that. WW was the definition of a once in a decade HS recruit. I dont care if he was a year older then everyone. Which is what the naysayers will say. WW was just an absolute recking machine. Singlehandly won the state title for Carol City by breaking the other teams QBs arm or leg. WW was Lawrence Taylor on the HS level. When he signed with UM I thought we were on our way back to having the #1 Defense in the country JUST BY HAVING HIM! Well..We should have known better after the UF recruiting incident. And the double digit arrests. WW just couldnt get it together here. Maybe Randy used him wrong. Maybe he should have been a "Jarvis Jones" type player here. Randy was deadset on having this guy be a true LB. Who knows..All i know is that he was a total waste of talent. He and Patrick Peterson were the only two guys I saw in HS in the last 10 years I can honestly say that there parents could have put the Mercedes Benz on layaway cuz they will be 3 and done, 1st rounders. What a shame. Now he is in jail giving advice to his cousin or nephew Jermaine Grace. Telling him what not to do. Cuz he **** sure is an expert at it..
1) Jammi "Mutha F'n German - JAMMI GERMAN!! Will never forget this name EVER. He was every adjective you could describe about a prospect. He even had a legend. That he ran a 4.12 at the Nike camp. Won USA DPOY his senior year AND HE WAS BETTER AT WR!! (Think about that for a second) He came along the perfect time because we had just lost the Ruthless Posse. And he was gonna be our #1 guy. And guess what..HE DIDNT REDSHIRT! And that was UNHEARD of back in 93'. Had a solid freshmen year. And monster sophomore year. Never forget Drew Rosenhaus and his brother sitting in the grass, sipping wine coolers, with there stunna shades on at Greentree during Fall ball in 94' literally scouting Jammi and Warren Sapp. Lol! Those dudes WANTED everyone to know they were there. Yeah, things were really relaxed back in those days. Could you imagine that now? LMAO. Anyway, Jammi just couldnt live up to the hype. Lost to UM baseball player Ryan Grimmett in a foot race and it was all down hill from there. LimoGate ended his career here. (Remember the 7-8-9 boys? Smh.What could have been?) He had a few years in the league but just didnt live up to the hype. Was supposed to be the GOAT at WR here. Heisman candidate. Had all the tools. Was a 5 tool guy at the WR position. But didnt give us much here.
Well there it is. I know it was long as ****. But sometimes we need to remember that nothing is for certain. Any thoughts or rebuttals are welcome.
