Recent content by bighorn

good guy? you never saw him in Chesterfield flag-football league ... maybe it was all those blows to the head ... here's something you may not know about Easterling ... last I looked he still held discus record at Collegiate School (I believe recorded as post-grad) ... Also, his brother, Bob...

9 a.m., May 13, at "the stadium Barty built" Actually, Freeman won State title (prior to playoff system) in '67 when a bigger star was Larry Smith, Barty's older brother who went on to Virginia Tech glory ... Barty's NFL career was marred by a knee injury he suffered in the now defunct College...

Richmond has had some 49 players drafted by NFL since 1941, when Art Jones was a first-round draft pick of Eagles ... many. many more have signed as free agents ... Barty Smith (12th overall pick), out of Douglas Freeman High, was among the most heralded, along with running back Barry Redden...

Considering everything, Kendrick was probably the most talented player VCU ever signed, based solely on high-school credentials ... he was already holding his own in Richmond summer Pro-Am following his freshman year at TJ ... scored 2,134 points for Vikings in only about 100 career games ...

I still think, as an esteemed, sheepskin-totin' GT, you could play for two D-1 schools in same season .... why not loosen up, working out the kinks at San Diego State, in the warmth of sunny SoCal during fall term, then transfer back to VCU for the far more important spring semester? We know the...

Calvin Duncan hit 16 of 28 treys (.571) in 1982-83 ... don't know why Lamb is listed and not Calvin, unless there was a minimum attempts requirement. Not sure if three-point arc was same distance then as now - seems like it was shorter. Not sure of latest numbers following 2016-17 season, but...

Someone asked about Danny Kottak and Wes Carmack ... Don't have the info on "The Instamatic" or "The Wild Wild Wes," but you might try to contact ex-Ram Chip Noe via Facebook, or via VCUbasketball-positive ... The Chipper has stayed in touch with many of the Rams from '77-'79 time frame ...

Winthrop, Nov. 11, 2016 ... from top of key as shot clock was running out. I'll never forget - was sitting behind Charles "Jabo" Wilkins at the time, in west end zone ... Jabo practically fell out of his seat, laughing ... it was clear, based on his shooting from, that Mohamed was not destined...

This could work out in VCU's favor, in more ways than one ... let's say he takes his power inside game to Pitt or Wake, plays fall semester, receives his hard-earned degree, but is unsatisfied with the situation on the floor ... that would free him to transfer to Ramland, as a GT, for the far...

Good thinkin', Chilly ... then he could use his fourth year, as an esteemed GT, to transfer thus again and play for a fourth Division I member ... never heard of a four-D-1 man, but there is always a pioneering first ... as a safety precaution, VCU might want to restrict his tutorial help to...

I actually learned something here - didn't know Troy Godwin was from Suffolk; always thought of him as the Maryland JUCO guy ... anyone know where the "Trojan Horse" went to high school? Lamb ranks with VCU's best-ever recruits, considering the opposition - Coach Paul Webb, upon getting ODU...

Tony Holloway was a first-team, Associated Press All-State basketball performer (and also star football quarterback) - the 6-7 forward was quite a catch for coach Noe. He saw significant time as a freshman, but he missed football and transferred to Norfolk State where he became the Spartans...

VCU has had some success with the vast Tidewater area over the many decades. A few with Hampton Roads roots: Rolando Lamb, Cradock/Portsmouth Tony Holloway, Norcom Portsmouth Nathan Eley, Warwick/Newport News Antoine Willie, Nansemond Suffolk Ken Stancell, Frederick Military (but from North...

I'm wondering how many accumulative official visits an athlete can take ... and how many can he take to same school over period of years? Okay, as high school senior let's say Pogo Smith takes his five visits, including one to VCU. But he doesn't sign with an NCAA school and goes to Fork Union...

Different circumstances. By going to a Division 2 (Rollins), Lightnin' Rod would have been immediately eligible, but he would have forfeited competitive stature, adoration, TV exposure, and likely tutorial help. That's a fair price to pay. Let's say Tillman was going to Michigan (and he...