Senior LB Sam Fehoko and Soph DL Pearlie Graves have voluntarily left the Tech Football team and will not return.
8 months ago
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"There is no chance he will win, but if you think about it carefully he would be a pretty good candidate. He says a lot with no substance, he's proven he can be bought, he's dishonest, and he has the personality of a TV evangelist so I think he would be perfect in Washington!"-- Mike Leach (When asked if he would vote for Craig James for Senate)
Not much more info, but here is a link from redraiders.com
http://redraiders.com/interact/blog-post/don-williams/2011-09-19/fehoko-graves-leave-team
WOW
they must be pissed that they lost their spots on the depth chart.
Weren’t they both number 3 on the depth chart?
"The trouble with quotes on the internet is that it is nearly impossible to discern if they are genuine." - Abraham Lincoln
I am sad to hear this
Sam just never seemed to be able to reach the potential that was expected when he was signed. Pearlie also seemed to lag. If there were other issues, I am sure the coaches are aware and this may turn out to be the best for them and for Tech. I hope the have success wherever they wind up.
TTpilk
"Never, never, never give up." Winston Churchill
I wish both Fehoko and Graves well. Thanks for your contribution to the Red Raiders.
Good luck and hope you have success where ever you end up.
"I feel sorry for the guys," Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville said. "They fought hard tonight. We didn't look good on offense or defense at times, and at times we looked pretty good. It's just, I don't know. Weird game.
by Btech on Sep 19, 2011 2:43 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Why wish them well?
What did they actually contribute? I’m just gonna say adios and move on with it.
well
see you later
"Trust your gut....mine always finds good Mexican food"
-Me
by oldschoolraider on Sep 19, 2011 2:52 PM CDT reply actions
Son, I am...
Arriba sus Pistolas, Muchachos!
by Tortilla Pirate on Sep 19, 2011 3:04 PM CDT reply actions
Surprised but not so....
Both seem to have lost ground for playing time….
We all were excited when these two were annouced as signees, I am disappointed for them that they did see their dreams fullfilled at TTU, I believe we all wanted that for them.
This is a tough transfer after start of a semester of school…….
Best wishes to you both, heartfelt thank you’s for your contributions as Red Raiders !!
Living large in Texas...Texas forever.
I think
this casts into stark relief what we all knew(hoped) we were getting from Captain Catfish…High quality athletes.
Don’t get me wrong. Fehoko was always one of my favorite players. He played his guts out last season even though he was played outta position. To be told at THIS juncture, “sorry, but youre just not good enough compared to these other guys” must be a tough blow.
Arriba sus Pistolas, Muchachos!
by Tortilla Pirate on Sep 19, 2011 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
We agree on more than you may think
But it’s my job as unofficial crap stirrer to keep it a bit ambiguous.
They want to play.
They weren’t going to play in this defense.
I don’t blame them but that’s life, we’ll move on without them.
My dad use to say....
Quitters never win, winners never quit.
"Hunt together, Kill together"
by I bleed Red and Black on Sep 19, 2011 4:31 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
That's funny
my dad used to say…
“Stop the damn whining and go get me another beer before I punt your dog over the fence”.
Pretty much the same thing that your dad said. I wonder if they know each other?
It’s a small world.
I just don't be feelin' too good.
by San Antonio Red Raider on Sep 19, 2011 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
That sounds like my dad too
except he threatened to punt me over the fence, as the dogs don’t talk back.
and now
he just mooches beer & cigars off me. as long as he provides the food and does the cooking I guess I can survive that.
Your dog smokes cigars and cooks for you?
That’s friggin’ Doege.
I just don't be feelin' too good.
by San Antonio Red Raider on Sep 19, 2011 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions
my dog drinks beer
and my dad didn’t put he used a wood stick……i know but we were country.
"Hunt together, Kill together"
by I bleed Red and Black on Sep 19, 2011 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
put=punt*
"Hunt together, Kill together"
by I bleed Red and Black on Sep 19, 2011 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Nice.
My dad did punt me over the fence. But the neighbor had beer and cigars and cooked out a lot – and the grass was greener too.
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Harvey "Big Daddy" Pollitt: "What's that smell in this room? Didn't you notice it, Brick? Didn't you notice a powerful and obnoxious odor of mendacity in this room?"
Now
if we can get Perry and nancy to quit we will have accomplished something.
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
Maybe he meant Rick?
Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates. – Life on the Mississippi
by LBKpiratefan on Sep 19, 2011 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
If that’s the case, then I’m asking, again, that we don’t effing talk politics.
Go Raiders . . .
Double-T Nation
OR...
Chris Perry could quit and run for president.
And I say, "Hey, Lama, hey, how about a little something, you know, for the effort, you know." And he says, "Oh, uh, there won't be any money, but when you die, on your deathbed, you will receive total consiousness." So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.
by dryroastedsean on Sep 19, 2011 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
To that I can say without involving politics, no aggie should ever be put in charge of anything anywhere anytime.
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
by FriscoRaider on Sep 19, 2011 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
They are detail oriented and can do simple repetitive tasks such as shining shoes or button polishing.
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
by FriscoRaider on Sep 19, 2011 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Chris Perry
was one of the doghouse boys that were feeding info into Joe Schaud.
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
by FriscoRaider on Sep 19, 2011 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Is that in Leach’s book? I haven’t seen that alleged anywhere by anyone else.
Go Raiders . . .
Double-T Nation
My memory is not that great, but it does seem that I recall a phone call being played on espn and I do believe I remember that from the book as well. Perry came in with a lot of hype and has done nothing, so no loss.
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
by FriscoRaider on Sep 19, 2011 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions
http://twitter.com/#!/schadjoe/status/7209352925
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
by FriscoRaider on Sep 19, 2011 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
like an animal in a cage
which is different than just being treated like an animal (ie. petted and overfed)
When one of my agents asked Joe Schad, the ESPN reporter, why they neglected to report those statements, he said he didn’t see how they were relevant to the story. But when Craig James gave Schad Adam’s cell number so he could hand the phone over to his roommate Chris Perry, a back-up lineman whom we’d suspended twice, his statement was considered relevant.
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
by FriscoRaider on Sep 19, 2011 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I specifically remembered this, too...
If I were Graves, I’d quit the team if I lost my spot to an a-hole like this guy.
These guys we’ve decided don’t fit in our “system”? Really? So what part of our system does Nancy fit into?
Just as long as we keep Nancy and his roomate happy I guess no one will be getting a call from daddy, and that in the end is apparently what matters.
"What the hell did you do that for"... Tubs Mom
by raider realist on Sep 19, 2011 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions
press conference
Tubberville saying Mackey much better and getting better really fast. thats good news.
seems to me its a possiblility he may be ready for A&M.
Awesome!
http://www.texastech.com/allaccess/?media=264780
"The trouble with quotes on the internet is that it is nearly impossible to discern if they are genuine." - Abraham Lincoln
so . . .
we should have Smith, Keown, and Mackey back for the A&M game . . . plus a few more “reps” to all our young guys . . . I like it
Cooper washington
Is being redshirted?
Was he that much of need of gaining size?
"Trust your gut....mine always finds good Mexican food"
-Me
by oldschoolraider on Sep 19, 2011 4:54 PM CDT reply actions
Kinda shady if you ask me
I know the official story explicitly says they voluntarily left the program, got buried on the depth chart, etc. But they stuck on through one DC change and gave Glasgow/Tuberville a spring and summer they could have used catching on at another program if the writing really was on the wall. I’m going to stop short of making explicit accusations, but for what it’s worth, this is what Over-Signing Looks Like: players who stick around the team for multiple years and keep their noses clean but don’t necessarily make a big impact on the field decide to “voluntarily” leave the team and “pursue other activities” while a capacity incoming recruit class waits in the wings.
by mojavereject on Sep 19, 2011 5:29 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
All accounts have been that Sam was a great kid and he has played well in the past, so being a senior this does seem odd. Graves is one of the should have been great guys that sometimes don’t pan out. Maybe he is just in the wrong system, he has some time left.
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
by FriscoRaider on Sep 19, 2011 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I liked Sam
I met one of his younger brothers when i was at Pearl Harbor this summer.
Hopefully he gets his degree and enjoyed his time here
Missing the point....
I was going to throw an open bar party if this said Alice James voluntarily left the team….to be replaced by a tackling dummy
"Trust your gut....mine always finds good Mexican food"
-Me
by oldschoolraider on Sep 19, 2011 9:32 PM CDT reply actions
We used to see Nancy Sr. at restaurants up here all the time
Recently, not so much.
Give 'Em Hell Tech!!!!!
by Plano Jeff on Sep 19, 2011 9:46 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yep
saw him at la hacienda several times
"Trust your gut....mine always finds good Mexican food"
-Me
by oldschoolraider on Sep 19, 2011 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Just got a reply
from Aaron Dickens on Twitter asking about Fehoko and Graves. He said its mostly due to playing time. Seem’s sketchy timing, but Dickens seems to think they realized they werent going to play in this system….at all. Feel bad for them.
"You start by rolling the fuck outta somebody" - @Coach_Leach
I just hope Fehoko got a good out-package, hasn’t he already graduated?
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
by FriscoRaider on Sep 19, 2011 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I think
its just that simple. They got passed over by the new system.
Arriba sus Pistolas, Muchachos!
by Tortilla Pirate on Sep 20, 2011 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Maybe, but it is very odd for a senior voluntarily leave the program mid-season, especially one who has contributed so much.
Simple rule of thumb: Everything before the but is BS.
by FriscoRaider on Sep 20, 2011 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Does this mean we have two more scholarships we can offer for 2012?
I am not trying to be callous. But since the deal is done I am just trying to find out.
Something smells rotten here...
I only hope that catfish isn’t forcing out the older guys because he didn’t recruit them…
Graves is a shocker, he looked far and away the best DT coming back for 2011, and surely we need a semblance of experience in the LBs this year, could Sam not provide that?
All the best to both of you with your future endeavours..
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