I found a great Mike Trumpy article at Yourseason.com by Taylor Bell of the Chicago Sun Times, the writer of a couple of our old favorite articles on white RB discrimination:
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Wheaton North running back Mike Trumpy rushed for 1,664 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior last fall.
Wheaton N. star finds the right fit at Northwestern, just as he'd hoped
April 26, 2008 BY TAYLOR BELL
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Northwestern has been my favorite since last fall, and nothing has happened to change my mind.''
The 6-foot, 200-pound junior, a nephew of former Illinois and NFL tight end Bob Trumpy, also got scholarship offers from Stanford, Vanderbilt, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Miami of Ohio and Eastern Michigan. Notre Dame, Alabama, Tennessee, Colorado, Louisville, Georgia Tech and all the Big Ten and Mid-American Conference schools expressed interest.
Mike Trumpy did his due diligence. He visited several schools, heard dozens of sales pitches, compared Brand A to Brand B to Brand C and said the recruiting process wasn't as much of a distraction as it was for other players.
''I'm ready,'' he said. ''Why wait?''
Why Northwestern?
''From the beginning, I knew what kind of a program I wanted  great academics, great athletics, great people in the program and a chance to play early,'' Trumpy said. ''Academics is my No. 1 thing. Northwestern is a top-15 school. I want to major in business, to prepare for life after football. And I think Northwestern will help me to do that.
''I went to other schools to see if Northwestern was the right fit. I'm not looking for anything else. I've made my commitment, and I don't plan to change my mind. I would never de-commit. You should keep your word.''
One coach told Trumpy he was one of the top five running backs in the country. He wasn't impressed.
''Some people tell you what you want to hear,'' he said. ''I know I am not one of the top five right now, but I want to prove I can be in college. I want to prove that I am a four-star running back, no matter what the recruiting services say.''
He has been very impressed with Mick McCall, the Wildcats' new offensive coordinator.
In fact, it was Adamle who tipped off Fitzgerald to Trumpy's ball-carrying skills. Fitzgerald sent then-assistant Eric Washington, now with the Bears, to scout Trumpy during Wheaton North's loss to Glenbard North. Trumpy rushed for 234 yards and two touchdowns. Washington's verdict? Trumpy has what it takes to play in the Big Ten.
Trumpy thinks he is a good fit for NU's offensive system. The Wildcats have produced nine 1,000-yard rushers since 1995. With five tailbacks on the current roster  seniors Tyrell Sutton and Omar Conteh, sophomore Stephen Simmons and redshirt freshmen Scott Concannon and Jacob Schmidt  Trumpy thinks he has a good opportunity to see playing time sooner than later.
Recruiting analyst Tom Lemming said Trumpy has all the qualities to be a Big Ten running back and reminds him of former Hinsdale Central star Brian Musso, who also played at NU.
''He is explosive and has great speed and great running instincts,'' Lemming said. ''He is a natural at the tailback position.''
Last fall, playing for a 5-5 team in arguably the most competitive conference in the state, Trumpy was named to the Sun-Times All-Area team and led the DuPage Valley by rushing for 1,664 yards and 19 touchdowns. He averaged seven yards per carry and stood out against Class 8A champion Naperville North (178 yards), 8A runner-up Glenbard North (234) and 7A runner-up Wheaton Warrenville South (161).
Trumpy also is an outstanding hurdler on Wheaton North's highly rated track and field squad. He has been timed in 4.5 seconds for 40 yards, 10.7 seconds for 100 meters and 14.28 seconds for the 100-meter high hurdles, the third-fastest time in the state this spring. In the Proviso West indoor meet in February, he was timed in 7.4 seconds in the 55-meter high hurdles to tie Olympian Greg Foster's record.
Lemming said the commitments of Trumpy and Glenbard North quarterback Evan Watkins might trigger a new era in NU recruiting.
''Northwestern is making its presence felt in Chicago,'' Lemming said. ''They are making a statement that they can recruit successfully against Illinois, Notre Dame, Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa in the area.''
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The entire article can be found here:
[url]http://yourseason.suntimes.com/football/917404,042608trumpy1 .article[/url]
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If you ask me; Trumpy is underestimating himself. He may not be a 5 star back, but he's very close; and to me is a Rivals 100 caliber prospect. But Rivals and ESPN have him ranked virtually the same as the overrated Brad Rogers and other rather pedestrian black RBs.
At least Tom Lemming has come around a little bit the last couple years, now that he knows his job is so secure; to give props to a white tailback or two per year. This year it's only Brandon Wegher now at #11 and Trumpy at #25 the last time I checked in his entire top 30; but that's still far better than Rivals and Black Power ESPN w/ that pathological liar Tom Luginbill.
Lemming also has both Rex Burkhead and Michael Campanaro toward the bottom of his top 30 arbitrarily as "Athletes"; but no Ryan Swope? Come on Lemming, step it up and stop being the Lemming that you are; we know you've been around long enough in recruiting circles to know the truth behind the disappearance of the white RB.
