Wish we had a shot at this kid.

[SDSUJack3031]

Re: Wish we had a shot at this kid.

The other fellow Canuck, Cam Hornby, had a website as well. Anytime you get a chance to promote yourself, you do. I'm sure he's sent out tons of tape to different schools as well. Promote yourself, get a scholarship, and get school paid for. Judging this kid by his website before meeting him isn't right. He may be a very respectful young man and carry himself well.

[jackrabid]

Re: Wish we had a shot at this kid.

Let's just put this baby to bed. The kid could in all likely-hood play for and excel at SDSU. Barring some major unforseen circumstance he most certainly will not.

And yes there remains for me something unseemly in the unneccessary self indulgent promotion meant for everyone other than D-1 recruiters who could give a rats patoot about a website featuring any athlete.

The best website on the planet would not get this kid a scholarship and the utter lack of one would not deny him.

He's a great talent and has that one great attribute that endears him to any D-1 coach "speed". He also has some real football savvy and ability.

So best of luck to Mr. Wegher and I hope everything turns out well for him. It just ain't gonna be in Jackrabbit Blue.

[Nidaros]

Re: Wish we had a shot at this kid.

Call me crazy or old school.....but when you have your own website to promote yourself at that age whats next? Recruiting of high school players has nearly gotten out of control. Not saying this kid isn't extremely talented, looks like it is. Very likely his parents are the ones doing all the promotion. Just my .02 worth.....off my soapbox now........



Go Jacks !!!!!!

Footballfan"

Not crazy but like myself definitely old school. To me the current age of self importance is way out of a hand. The world is getting more and more competitive and it trickles down to football recruiting, unfortunately.

In doing family history research on one of my ancestral surnames, every resume for a engineering firm in Denmark came up since the firm has the same surname as my ancestors.
Unfortuately none of the engineers are my kin. It only shows that trained engineers in Europe are doing the same thing as this young man in order to get what they want.

I do think if you are a good football player, college coaches know something about you especially if you reside in Sioux City and you are showing up with talent.

I think this young man's father came a few years after Coach Stig was a student coach. I never got to see Dad play but he was a very good running back. A close friend that was a team member until 1982 got the priviledge of showing the dad around campus during a campus visit. That was long ago. The Dad set some kind of rushing yards record in the last game we played against Wyoming. Some one else brought this up and I could not recall the details. Dad is a SDSU legend with rushing records. Most were broken by Ranek I believe

I do like his speed stat and if his Iowa and Iowa State offers never develope or fall through, we may get this guy if we need him. I don't think Stig will go after him based on his dad's career. There has to be something to match up with in terms of this young man's needs and SDSU needs. This will be interesting to follow.

[JimmyJack]

Re: Wish we had a shot at this kid.

It's not just sports recruiting. When they apply for a job, our students are increasingly being asked not for a resume or portfolio, but for the URL of their blog.

So I don't see anything unusual about creating a Web site to promote your athletic abilities. As I said before, there's a free education at a major university on the line here. The value of that education could run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Why wouldn't a talented young man or woman make every effort to make themselves noticed? It's not vanity at play here, it's an effort to maximize opportunity and choice.

[Nidaros]

Re: Wish we had a shot at this kid.

It's not just sports recruiting. When they apply for a job, our students are increasingly being asked not for a resume or portfolio, but for the URL of their blog.

So I don't see anything unusual about creating a Web site to promote your athletic abilities. As I said before, there's a free education at a major university on the line here. The value of that education could run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Why wouldn't a talented young man or woman make every effort to make themselves noticed? It's not vanity at play here, it's an effort to maximize opportunity and choice.

I am not saying that the world is not competitive. It is, and thats what I said in the prior post. Also I don't wish to be 21 again. Its no doubt tough to find jobs with "creditials" (No mockery intended!!!!). In fact choice of employers go beyond resumes and degrees and thats why we have this self promotion. I dont envy any young person. Those hiding behind vanity will be left behind so no disagreement there.

I dont think SDSU has ever awarded any scholarship academic or athletic based on prior family's academic or athletic record. Thats my point. Dad was a 1980's legend, but even if we could recruit this young man, I think he would have to have something to offer besides what Dad did at SDSU and he probably has plenty to offer. Websites promoting self are new to guys like football fan and myself so sometimes its seems a little crazy. I know for a fact that students did not receive much career counseling in the 1960's and maybe we should have or in my own case, I may not have used every resource available. Times have indeed changed.

I do wish the young Wehger the best of everything and who knows he could be a Jack.