Parker Douglass

[sf_jackster]

Saw this in the Argus talking about the Storm. Hope Parker get the job.

"There are still several holes to fill. Kicker Adam Hicks is gone, and South Dakota State grad Parker Douglas hopes to win the job over USD alum Cody Butler."

[BitsTD]

Re: Parker Douglas

According to Coach Riggs of the Storm, Parker got invited to Saints camp. Heard it on Craig and John this afternoon.

[mitchell]

Re: Parker Douglas

Parker signed with the Browns as a Free Agent.

Good pick of him in orange and brown.

http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/player.php?id=3835

[mitchell]

Re: Parker Douglas

Sounds like Douglas is making the most of his time in Cleveland.

http://cle.scout.com/2/871588.html

[bub94]

Re: Parker Douglas

Nice article about Parker and his kick-off with Dawson. Hope he wins the job.

[EQguy]

Re: Parker Douglas

Parker has just enough confidence in himself to not be "awed" kicking off with Dawson. Hope he wins.

[GopherHole]

Re: Parker Douglas

Sounds like Douglas is making the most of his time in Cleveland.

http://cle.scout.com/2/871588.html

Nice find on Parker. I was a tiny bit miffed at their reference to SDSU.

Douglass, who played at tiny South Dakota State and then professionally in an off-the-main-drag indoor league...

Sure we are not part of the BCS, but we do have a track record both on the field and with players in the NFL. Not to mention a future Hall of Fame kicker.

[MyBoyBlue]

Re: Parker Douglass

Good Sign for Parker?

http://fantasy.ballhype.com/story/tw...sed_on_what_i/

[JackJD]

Re: Parker Douglass

On the "tiny" SDSU comment: SDSU's enrollment is greater than several BCS schools. Comments like that tell you something about the writer's inability/unwillingness to research and the likelihood the person doesn't get out much.

[NoVaJack]

Re: Parker Douglass

On the "tiny" SDSU comment: SDSU's enrollment is greater than several BCS schools. Comments like that tell you something about the writer's inability/unwillingness to research and the likelihood the person doesn't get out much.

Write the author an email. Stuff like this perpetuates if it doesn't get answered. Enough will get his attention.

[zooropa]

Re: Parker Douglass

I think "Tiny" is just author shorthand for "I've never heard of them before."

OTOH, I think the only BCS school of consequence (in football at least) with a smaller enrollment than SDSU is Notre Dame.

[Jacks#1Fan]

Re: Parker Douglass

OTOH, I think the only BCS school of consequence (in football at least) with a smaller enrollment than SDSU is Notre Dame.

I understand what you are saying, but narrowing down the Bowl Championship Subdivision (BCS) to "schools of consequence" doesn't provide much of an identity for all the BCS schools. In the WAC alone, there are four universities who are "tiny" by the writers definition: TCU (8696), Rice (5339), Tulsa (4192) and University of Idaho (11,636)...all smaller than SDSU. If the writer had said "SDSU...a recent entrant into Division I's FCS", it would have been far better than "tiny". We aren't big...but we certainly are not "tiny".

[filbert]

Re: Parker Douglass

I understand what you are saying, but narrowing down the Bowl Championship Subdivision (BCS) to "schools of consequence" doesn't provide much of an identity for all the BCS schools. In the WAC alone, there are four universities who are "tiny" by the writers definition: TCU (8696), Rice (5339), Tulsa (4192) and University of Idaho (11,636)...all smaller than SDSU. If the writer had said "SDSU...a recent entrant into Division I's FCS", it would have been far better than "tiny". We aren't big...but we certainly are not "tiny".

I believe, off the top of my head, that Wake Forest and Duke are both smaller than SDSU now too. Baylor may be, too, but I'm not quite as sure about that. And yeah, I realize that the non-state schools in the BCS tend not to be the powers there.

But I do agree with the assessment that a lot of people use the word "tiny" as a synonym for "not constantly on ESPN" regardless of any other considerations.

[zooropa]

Re: Parker Douglass

I understand what you are saying, but narrowing down the Bowl Championship Subdivision (BCS) to "schools of consequence" doesn't provide much of an identity for all the BCS schools. In the WAC alone, there are four universities who are "tiny" by the writers definition: TCU (8696), Rice (5339), Tulsa (4192) and University of Idaho (11,636)...all smaller than SDSU. If the writer had said "SDSU...a recent entrant into Division I's FCS", it would have been far better than "tiny". We aren't big...but we certainly are not "tiny".

Of course, TCU, Tulsa, Idaho and Rice aren't in a BCS conference--and I think Tulsa & Rice are in C-USA, and TCU is in the Mountain West in any event.

Baylor, Duke, Vandy and Wake Forest are all smaller than SDSU as well... And all the service academies are smaller. Most of the Catholic BB schools are smaller as well (Xavier, Seton Hall, the assorted Loyolas, Gonzaga, etc.)

[zooropa]

Re: Parker Douglass

At any rate, looking forward to having maybe two SDSU kickers on my fantasy team this year.