OK, nothing wrong with that. All are legitimate reasons for choosing one place over another. But at the end of the story Parris says the following:
"I liked the program at Michigan, but one of the biggest things that scared me about them was the possibility of being a white receiver there. The last I heard, the last white receiver they ever had there had been about 10-15 years ago. They don't have any on the team now and I don't think they've given any other white receivers a scholarship," he said.That's true. Michigan hasn't had a white wide reciever of note since fellow Ohioan John Kolesar from 1985-1988. Before him, Paul Jokisch, who also played on the Michigan hoops team, caught 58 passes from '84-'86.

If Parris felt so out of place as a white wide receiver in Ann Arbor, why didn't he choose Iowa? They've had three white receivers of note recently, Ed Hinkle, Kevin Kasper, and Tim Dwight. Or maybe he should have gone to Arkansas and played quarterback since Matt Jones did that and he was a first round pick by Jacksonville in the 2005 NFL draft, and he caught 36 passes last year for the Jaguars.
With the dearth of white wide receivers in college football, I'd be hard pressed to say any school, other than Iowa, would meet the special qualifications that Parris is looking for. And remember, Rob, once Jeff Samardzija is done after this year, you'll likely be the only white receiver for the Irish.
Thanks to reader Josh for the link.
15 comments:
Don't forget Yale Van Dyne... a solid third receiver in the early 90s....
Not Kolesar material, but certainly a servicable WR.
i can feel the 'M'orality Zone rearing it's head...
...waiting...
Barry Gallup Amry All American is white and in the same class.
Maybe he's trying to get the Caucasian Wide Receivers Association of America scholarship.
http://cwraa.blogspot.com/
I went to M with both Kolesar and Jokisch. Kolesar was the fastest white guy in the conference. He laughed about the fact that most DBs couldn't keep up with him. Jokisch (when healthy) was so tall no one could cover him.
Good lord. If that's what he's concerned about then let's hope he picks ND.
Recently? That quote is almost a year old.
Wonderbread children unite.
ND had Matt Shelton graduate last year. Not the most prominent of names, but was the number three receiver last year and was the long ball threat the year before (breaking the ND record for yards per catch and leading the team in touchdown receptions). Fast kid who never fully recovered from a knee injury after his fourth year. And there was Joey Getherall from the 2001 class.
Damn!
And Michigan could really use a gritty, possession receiver with deceptive speed who's a team player.
Florida's done okay in the white Reciever category, Travis Mcgriff and EDBS's favorite Chris Doering among others.
Socraticsilence
Let's not forget Chase Anastasio
Hinkel.
Well, there was Matt Shelton and Joey Getheral as white recivers this decade. However, the Notre Dame reciving corps have nicknamed themselves.........AFROS...... Americas Finest Recievers On Saturday
We don't want him - let's send him to tosu
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