Juan Harris - North Fayette?
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According to that site he's only a sophomore. I'm not sure how NF is, but there are some schools where no matter how good you are, sophomore is JV. Possible? Or is that site accurate? It says Class of 2017.
All of the articles I could find on him are listing him as a sophomore including the University of Wisconsin site. I wonder if his having practiced for Parker HS in Wisconsin this year impacts his eligibility at all. As late as September 5, he was still practicing with them.
Are you somehow not familiar with Iowa HS football? Basically every 2A team and most 3A teams are playing sophs. Heck, I bet a third of 4As play sophs.
Something didn't smell right with this kid from the start. I hope he finds a stable home life and comes to realize football is just a game.
I can assure you that this kid has done nothing wrong to not be eligible to play. ANY AND ALL STUDENT-ATHLETES who transfer to a different school must meet IHSAA transfer requirements. If they do not meet those requirements, they must wait 90 days. Thats pretty simple and not that hard to figure out. It's has nothing to do with him 'not smelling right'.
So navy's explanation was correct...the same one I gave at the beginning of the thread that he ripped me apart on?
The kid is at his 3rd high school in the past year and it was reported he would be playing soon. But now he's not playing at all. Throw in a Twitter claim that he's Tommie Harris' brother and an unimpressive performance in a freaking JV game and there you have it.
The JV performance was never actually confirmed, was it? I've never seen anything more on that than what was posted here. As for the rest of your post, none of that adds up to his transfer being some kind of shady deal. Maybe he's not as good as initially thought, but there is no real evidence to suggest that there is something illicit going on here.
I have no idea about the JV game.
As far as his 3rd school in the last year, it doesn't seem to be a secret that he moved from living with mom to his dad. Whatever problems this is causing in his personal living situation, is frankly none of anyone's business.
While I have not seen the kid play, it would seem that his talent is not really in question. A quick google search will tell you that he has offers from at least 4 Division I schools (Wisconsin, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia), and is being very actively recruited by schools such as Texas A&M and Iowa.
So it may be an unusual situation, but that doesn't mean anything shady is going on. I could see how one could sell the 'something smells fishy' theory if Harris was actually playing for NFV, but he isn't. And if he is playing JV ball, are you saying that NFV somehow recruited a nationally rated DL to boost their JV team? Do you see how ridiculous that sounds? Harris could have ended up in about a million other places, if this had to something to do with recruiting.
As with most conspiracy theories, it makes for a good story and it stirs up a bunch of reaction. But normally unusual happenings can be explained in a much simpler manner. Such as.... he's just a kid that moved from one school to another to live with his dad, and happened to land in a small town in northeast Iowa. Call me crazy, but that's sounds like a much more plausible explanation.
Okay... fair enough. I'm not trying to come off as omniscient, but you are certainly entitled to your opinion. I just don't understand the need to automatically jump to the conclusion that the situation is 'fishy' or 'doesn't smell right' rather than giving the kid the benefit of the doubt. So fire away with more of your ostentatious critique of my insipid and tenuous points.
This kid is a beast. Check out this video of him as a freshman at a Nike camp. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e6ZnkZHSXA
The thought of playing JV scares me. I would have shit in my pant if I had to block him as a freshman.
The thought of playing JV scares me. I would have shit in my pant if I had to block him as a freshman.
...and getting back on topic. A better thread might be if a year without competitive football will hurt this kid? Hard to believe a kid with this much potential would just scrap an entire year of football. Yes, assuming he practices but that is not the same. Not even close, you have to play in games to get better. Would not be surprised if he is or isn't at NFV next year but with all their seniors the outlook for 2015 isn't as great. And will NFV fans be as supportive if he ends up at IC Regina? At least Kirk would have an easier time recruiting him there. : )
Well it looks like he is not gonna play this year, but thats water under the bridge right now.
Reading the statement that "NFV's outlook for 2015 isn't as great."
As Lee Corso would say, "Not so fast my friend"....
Now, I know that Jr High/9/JV only means so much, but after looking at scores on their school website and talking with a few parents from NFV, I don't think that NFV's current sophomores have EVER lost a football game. So it would seem like the cupboard is far from bare at NFV the next two years.
Did I say the cupboard is far from bare...or the outlook for 2015 isn't as great? NFV is losing some major players this year. They were the favorites in D-3 entering this fall. Should be good next year but not so sure they will be favored in 2015. And I like Lee Corso...not so fast my friend...and since he couldn't coach glad he landed a TV job! Time will tell who wins D-3 in 2015....but the 4 playoff teams have business to finish this year. Do D-3 proud!!
You didn't say the cupboard was bare, but you did in fact say in a previous post that "the outlook for 2015 isn't as great." Verbatim.
But I digress... you are correct that only time will tell for 2015 (although I would put NFV as the favorite), and D3 does have quite a bit to play for yet this year.
Lee Corso? Hey he wasn't a great coach, but you gotta love him and his antics..... Lee Corso strange but true history.
This post was edited on 10/25 8:16 PM by navyrules
That's what I meant Navyrules...did I say..."the cupboard is bare" or did I say "the outlook for 2015 isn't as great". I obviously said the latter and NOT the former. I thought I was clearing that up.
I saw someone said they thought he was Tommie Harris brother...
To clear that information up though, he is Tommie's nephew...
To clear that information up though, he is Tommie's nephew...
Not sure how him landing at Regina got thrown in. I believe last year NFV JV put a serious beat down on Regina, don't know who all played in that game but that doesn't happen often.
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