I remember speaking on the phone with Louisiana's big time high school football recruiting guru, I can't remember his name, maybe you know who I'm talking about dwid. He said there were 3 or 4 white RB's in Louisiana alone that should be D-1 type backs, 5'11-6'0 200lbs., 4.5 40, but that they would never get D-1 scholarships, just wasn't going to happen. I asked him so how did Hester make it, but forgot what he said, something to the fact he was lucky.
He said the same thing about Rex Burkhead. Burkhead had only 1 D-1 AA offer from N. Texas and then Pellini got the job at Nebraska and offered Burkhead, just luck or we may never have heard about him either.
I wonder how much influence Pelini had with Hester at LSU, he was the Defensive coordinator but kind of odd that Hester was given a chance to play tailback and then Pelini goes to Nebraska and offers Burkhead and makes him a featured back.
The Swope thing is still one of the most fishy, and strange situations in recent memory.
yeah in recent memory, as more people are waking up and realizing Whites can compete at least at wideout they want to make us look fragile with concussion issues after Austin Collie had a few. Notice how they make a big deal about every White receiver getting a concussion, like Welker getting two minor ones last year, the first two of his career and then playing it up.
But the list is huge, I don't know how many people have read this article but it was a good article I remember reading when first joining by Jimmy Chitwood:
http://www.castefootball.us/forums/...ithout-the-Caste-System?highlight=abram+booty
has a list of White receivers screwed over, a search on Abram Booty is how I got there, a former standout at LSU that burned SEC defenses as a sophomore got an injury transferred to a smaller school, not really any NFL interest, offer to NFL europe but he declined. I think he held the national receiving record? or is at least top 5 at the moment. I know he had the state record, I think another White receiver is going to break it, Trey Quinn. Booty did it when teams weren't as pass happy though. Still that would put two White guys in the top 5 for high school receiving records. Booty is top 5 for tds as well. Edit: nevermind Quinn did break it, just searched the forum : "Overall, Quinn concluded his career with 357 catches (3rd nationally) for
6,566 yards (1st nationally) for 70 TDs (4th nationally).....+ 16 rushing TD's & KO Ret =87!""
Now that list goes up to 2007 back to 93, with some missing like he mentioned, since info from the 90's isn't as easy to get.