Football prospects for 2012

We got a commitment from a DB/RB who had a scholarship offer from Pitt.

"Alonzo is a rangy 6-5, 205-pound senior who leads Woodland Hills in receptions. He also had scholarship offers from Pitt, Wisconsin, Purdue, and West Virginia."

Wow...sounds like he could be the real deal in the Ivy League if he had scholarship offers from those 4.

CUontheslopes
"Alonzo is a rangy 6-5, 205-pound senior who leads Woodland Hills in receptions. He also had scholarship offers from Pitt, Wisconsin, Purdue, and West Virginia."

Wow...sounds like he could be the real deal in the Ivy League if he had scholarship offers from those 4.

We got Nagy, not Alonzo (who the article states is going to Cincinnati) -- but Nagy did have an offer from Pitt, apparently as a safety not a RB

oops, my bad - a quick read on my part

A few more Cornell commitments:

J.J. Fives - 6'2" 210 LB



Richard Carthon - 5'9" 190 Rb (He will play football and baseball)



Blair Boyce - 6'2" 190 QB



Silas Nacita - 5'11" RB/P

Ken711
A few more Cornell commitments:

J.J. Fives

Richard Carthon

Blair Boyce

Silas Nacita

TV interview with Carthon:
[www.ktbs.com]

jkahn

Ken711
A few more Cornell commitments:

J.J. Fives

Richard Carthon

Blair Boyce

Silas Nacita

TV interview with Carthon:
[www.ktbs.com]

I watched this to find out whether he's related to Maurice Carthon (not as far as I can tell), but noticed at the end that he's likely to get picked in the upcoming MLB draft. There's a chance we could lose him as a result, but he mentioned in the interview that he picked Cornell (presumably over bigger-name athletics programs) because he'd be able to play both baseball and football, so hopefully that preference will work to our advantage.

Josh '99

jkahn

Ken711
A few more Cornell commitments:

J.J. Fives

Richard Carthon

Blair Boyce

Silas Nacita

TV interview with Carthon:
[www.ktbs.com]

I watched this to find out whether he's related to Maurice Carthon (not as far as I can tell), but noticed at the end that he's likely to get picked in the upcoming MLB draft. There's a chance we could lose him as a result, but he mentioned in the interview that he picked Cornell (presumably over bigger-name athletics programs) because he'd be able to play both baseball and football, so hopefully that preference will work to our advantage.

I did the same thing . I googled Maurice Carthon, and FWIW, Wikipedia only mentioned 1 son who had a cup of coffee in the NFL.

Josh '99

jkahn

Ken711
A few more Cornell commitments:

J.J. Fives

Richard Carthon

Blair Boyce

Silas Nacita

TV interview with Carthon:
[www.ktbs.com]

I watched this to find out whether he's related to Maurice Carthon (not as far as I can tell), but noticed at the end that he's likely to get picked in the upcoming MLB draft. There's a chance we could lose him as a result, but he mentioned in the interview that he picked Cornell (presumably over bigger-name athletics programs) because he'd be able to play both baseball and football, so hopefully that preference will work to our advantage.

Justin Milo.

billhoward
Justin Milo.

Seems more reasonable to play Fall and Spring sports than Winter and Spring.

Trotsky
We got a commitment from a DB/RB who had a scholarship offer from Pitt.

Maybe he wants the assurance not just of the education, but being able to answer the question, "So what league will you be playing in?"

Hi All, First off....Richard Carthon Jr. Is not Maurice's son...I am his summer coach and went to Cornell. He is a very draftable baseball player, but will be going to college...he turned down many D-1 offers (as well as Harvard) To attend Cornell, where he will be playing both football and baseball. He may be the best athlete to attend Cornell ever. He has major league speed and strength... 4.37 in the 40 yard dash and 6.40 in the 60... he is a straight A student in the classroom as well...I am very excited to see him wearing the Big Red Jerseys starting next fall...

David Owens '90

Dowens1054
Hi All, First off....Richard Carthon Jr. Is not Maurice's son...I am his summer coach and went to Cornell. He is a very draftable baseball player, but will be going to college...he turned down many D-1 offers (as well as Harvard) To attend Cornell, where he will be playing both football and baseball. He may be the best athlete to attend Cornell ever. He has major league speed and strength... 4.37 in the 40 yard dash and 6.40 in the 60... he is a straight A student in the classroom as well...I am very excited to see him wearing the Big Red Jerseys starting next fall...

David Owens

Thanks for chiming in. Great to hear that we are getting a good player.

But I think that Cornell has had its share of great athletes. Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Cranky, I hear you, but trust me on this one...hope I'm right...watch his YouTube video, he is also rated by MLB Scouting bureau as a 10-15 round draft pick for the upcoming June 2012 MLB Draft...

David

Some talk about the Riders wanting Austin back in Regina.

[www.theglobeandmail.com]

Dowens1054
Hi All, First off....Richard Carthon Jr. Is not Maurice's son...I am his summer coach and went to Cornell. He is a very draftable baseball player, but will be going to college...he turned down many D-1 offers (as well as Harvard) To attend Cornell, where he will be playing both football and baseball. He may be the best athlete to attend Cornell ever. He has major league speed and strength... 4.37 in the 40 yard dash and 6.40 in the 60... he is a straight A student in the classroom as well...I am very excited to see him wearing the Big Red Jerseys starting next fall...

David Owens '90

I'm thrilled we re getting such a fine athlete. Now we need some beef along the line of scrimmage!

Can't wait to watch Richard wearing Red in both the fall and spring!

underskill
Some talk about the Riders wanting Austin back in Regina.

[www.theglobeandmail.com]

More a fantasy. He left on top winning the CFL championship.

YouTube videos don't show the quarterback's picks and sacks. But still, what an arm. He is not going to underthrow many receivers. Videos like this suggest things really are looking up for the Big Red.

Dowens1054
Cranky, I hear you, but trust me on this one...hope I'm right...watch his YouTube video, he is also rated by MLB Scouting bureau as a 10-15 round draft pick for the upcoming June 2012 MLB Draft...

David

David probably has a good perspective on this. If I remember right, he played baseball while at Cornell. Funny story: I was in a packed TV lounge at High Rise 1 in 1986, watching Game 6 of the World Series. He was there too, although he probably won't remember me. During the game, he left the room for something when Mookie Wilson came up to bat and Mookie got a hit (or did something positive). Then it happened a second time. So in the 10th, we basically pushed him out of the room and held the door shut until the Mets rallied all the way back. Thanks for contributing to that historic game!!

I remember that night down in the lounge...who are you? I remember Wayne, and Alan Flyer, being there

Another rb commitment, Connor Armstrong, Ventura, CA. 5'7" 175.

Matt Doneth TE 6'5" 235 lbs from Detroit MI committed to Cornell. Here's an article from October where he talked about some of his other offers.

[billkurelicrecruiting.com]

This is a great recruiting class for Cornell. This group coupled with the returning letter men will be in the hunt for an Ivy League Champ!
These kids will make and impact immediately.
Fives is a football player.

Dowens1054
Hi All, First off....Richard Carthon Jr. Is not Maurice's son...I am his summer coach and went to Cornell. He is a very draftable baseball player, but will be going to college...he turned down many D-1 offers (as well as Harvard) To attend Cornell, where he will be playing both football and baseball. He may be the best athlete to attend Cornell ever. He has major league speed and strength... 4.37 in the 40 yard dash and 6.40 in the 60... he is a straight A student in the classroom as well...I am very excited to see him wearing the Big Red Jerseys starting next fall...

David Owens '90

Unfortunately, Richard Carthon has changed his college commitment and is headed to Tulane. Hopefully, the other freshmen RBs Cornell is bringing in (Hagy, Armstrong and Nacita) will do well.

[www.shreveporttimes.com]

Ken711

Dowens1054
Hi All, First off....Richard Carthon Jr. Is not Maurice's son...I am his summer coach and went to Cornell. He is a very draftable baseball player, but will be going to college...he turned down many D-1 offers (as well as Harvard) To attend Cornell, where he will be playing both football and baseball. He may be the best athlete to attend Cornell ever. He has major league speed and strength... 4.37 in the 40 yard dash and 6.40 in the 60... he is a straight A student in the classroom as well...I am very excited to see him wearing the Big Red Jerseys starting next fall...

David Owens '90

Unfortunately, Richard Carthon has changed his college commitment and is headed to Tulane. Hopefully, the other freshmen RBs Cornell is bringing in (Hagy, Armstrong and Nacita) will do well.

[www.shreveporttimes.com]

Did someone tell him it snowed in Ithaca this week?

Chris '03

Ken711

Dowens1054
Hi All, First off....Richard Carthon Jr. Is not Maurice's son...I am his summer coach and went to Cornell. He is a very draftable baseball player, but will be going to college...he turned down many D-1 offers (as well as Harvard) To attend Cornell, where he will be playing both football and baseball. He may be the best athlete to attend Cornell ever. He has major league speed and strength... 4.37 in the 40 yard dash and 6.40 in the 60... he is a straight A student in the classroom as well...I am very excited to see him wearing the Big Red Jerseys starting next fall...

David Owens '90

Unfortunately, Richard Carthon has changed his college commitment and is headed to Tulane. Hopefully, the other freshmen RBs Cornell is bringing in (Hagy, Armstrong and Nacita) will do well.

[www.shreveporttimes.com]

Did someone tell him it snowed in Ithaca this week?

He wanted to be closer to his family to attend his games, can't fault him for that. I would have liked to see his speed in the backfield. Coach Austin is a master with offenses so I look forward to seeing what plans they have to balancing their outstanding attack with a decent running threat.

Cornell picked up a great late commitment from an All-State Texas HS dual-threat QB.

video: [www.cbs19.tv]

Ken711
Cornell picked up a great late commitment from an All-State Texas HS dual-threat QB.

video: [www.cbs19.tv]

Thanks. Seems like a good guy as well as a good quarterback.

Al DeFlorio

Ken711
Cornell picked up a great late commitment from an All-State Texas HS dual-threat QB.

video: [www.cbs19.tv]

Thanks. Seems like a good guy as well as a good quarterback.

On the radar for Baylor? So what. It's not like Baylor has any history with quarterbacks.

ugarte

Al DeFlorio

Ken711
Cornell picked up a great late commitment from an All-State Texas HS dual-threat QB.

video: [www.cbs19.tv]

Thanks. Seems like a good guy as well as a good quarterback.

On the radar for Baylor? So what. It's not like Baylor has any history with quarterbacks.

I'm not sure whether your being serious or not. 1 good QB doesn't exactly make a history.

ugarte

Al DeFlorio

Ken711
Cornell picked up a great late commitment from an All-State Texas HS dual-threat QB.

video: [www.cbs19.tv]

Thanks. Seems like a good guy as well as a good quarterback.

On the radar for Baylor? So what. It's not like Baylor has any history with quarterbacks.

I think the point is he had offers from BCS schools, and instead decided his academic goals were most important.

jtn27

ugarte

Al DeFlorio

Ken711
Cornell picked up a great late commitment from an All-State Texas HS dual-threat QB.

video: [www.cbs19.tv]

Thanks. Seems like a good guy as well as a good quarterback.

On the radar for Baylor? So what. It's not like Baylor has any history with quarterbacks.

I'm not sure whether your being serious or not. 1 good QB doesn't exactly make a history.

My point now is that you don't know how jokes work.

[Edit: OK, this might be a bit much but... come on, man.]

ugarte

jtn27

ugarte

Al DeFlorio

Ken711
Cornell picked up a great late commitment from an All-State Texas HS dual-threat QB.

video: [www.cbs19.tv]

Thanks. Seems like a good guy as well as a good quarterback.

On the radar for Baylor? So what. It's not like Baylor has any history with quarterbacks.

I'm not sure whether your being serious or not. 1 good QB doesn't exactly make a history.

My point now is that you don't know how jokes work.

[Edit: OK, this might be a bit much but... come on, man.]

In my defense, Baylor just had a QB drafted 2nd overall. Most schools can't claim that. To some people, that's enough to mean Baylor has a history of good QBs. How am I supposed to know if you're one of those people?

jtn27

ugarte

jtn27

ugarte

Al DeFlorio

Ken711
Cornell picked up a great late commitment from an All-State Texas HS dual-threat QB.

video: [www.cbs19.tv]

Thanks. Seems like a good guy as well as a good quarterback.

On the radar for Baylor? So what. It's not like Baylor has any history with quarterbacks.

I'm not sure whether your being serious or not. 1 good QB doesn't exactly make a history.

My point now is that you don't know how jokes work.

[Edit: OK, this might be a bit much but... come on, man.]

In my defense, Baylor just had a QB drafted 2nd overall. Most schools can't claim that. To some people, that's enough to mean Baylor has a history of good QBs. How am I supposed to know if you're one of those people?

I think ugarte thinks you know more about him. Search some of his other posts.

Cornell's football class of 2016 is now up on the Cornell website. With this class and a large number of returning starters/lettermen, I'm looking forward to the fall.

Couldn't get past "George Bush HS."

Hillel Hoffmann
Couldn't get past "George Bush HS."

School motto: No Child Left behind

CAS
Cornell's football class of 2016 is now up on the Cornell website. With this class and a large number of returning starters/lettermen, I'm looking forward to the fall.

Alumni Affairs also working hard to turn Homecoming into a young alumni-focused event. One reason the start time for Homecoming games has been bouncing around in recent years.

billhoward

CAS
Cornell's football class of 2016 is now up on the Cornell website. With this class and a large number of returning starters/lettermen, I'm looking forward to the fall.

Alumni Affairs also working hard to turn Homecoming into a young alumni-focused event. One reason the start time for Homecoming games has been bouncing around in recent years.

TV is still king. Back to 1pm this year for NBC Sports.
[www.cornellbigred.com]

Chris '03

billhoward

CAS
Cornell's football class of 2016 is now up on the Cornell website. With this class and a large number of returning starters/lettermen, I'm looking forward to the fall.

Alumni Affairs also working hard to turn Homecoming into a young alumni-focused event. One reason the start time for Homecoming games has been bouncing around in recent years.

TV is still king. Back to 1pm this year for NBC Sports.
[www.cornellbigred.com]

1pm is a fine time for a football game. Hundreds of thousands of people less resourceful than your average Cornell graduate have been tailgating before 1pm football games for decades. If Cornell homecoming attendees can't manage it, they're just not committed enough to tailgating.