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    is it me or is top 6A teams weaker than top 5A teams?

    Had nothing to do with it and everything to do with one of the smallest schools in the conference (enrollment wise) having dozens of players from surrounding metro area, mostly from other SWC schools transferring to ESL year in and year out. As well as a few other issues relating to ESL and how...
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    E St. Louis @ Neuqua Valley

    Your working through the night too huh. Good. We'd have to by psychos up on a forum going back and forth like this. I'm not from Belleville. I'm from St. Louis. I told you my cousin played at East. You then painted me as some native to Belleville. I lived in Mascoutah and O'Fallon for a bit...
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    E St. Louis @ Neuqua Valley

    Must be getting too late/early for you. Your reading comprehension skills have waned. My cousin was not recruited. By ESL or any college or University. Ever. Not sure why you keep asking that. I've said nothing negative about Shannon as a coach. Always respected him. Always. I said "you...
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    E St. Louis @ Neuqua Valley

    Ah I see. I don't agree that, for every kid, transferring to ESL is the best situation for their athletic future. The environment down there can get kids caught up in situations that can actually be way worse for their athletic futures. You talking about the coaches being white? Why does that...
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    E St. Louis @ Neuqua Valley

    I admitted from the get go that I didn't know if he (Spoon) was recruited by Sunkett or not. In fact I heard before he ever stepped foot on campus at East that he was going to Althoff with some guys he played youth ball with in O'Fallon. I then heard he was leaving to go to Althoff after his...
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    E St. Louis @ Neuqua Valley

    Not my coaches. My coaches been out of the game for a looooong time. They didn't play freshman either though. Old school mentality. I'm sure if a Jeff Thomas came along they may have had to reconsider though. lol. I'm interested to know who your referencing? Local Politicians son or nephew...
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    E St. Louis @ Neuqua Valley

    I'm confused about your first question. Damone, his older brother was a very good player at East. He never got the looks Damonte is now though. He wasn't as big either. Very good instinctive player both at RB and LB. Damonte played his freshman year at East then transferred. Adoree didn't play...
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    E St. Louis @ Neuqua Valley

    That's good to hear actually. I always respected Coach Shannon from afar. I'd hear stories, of course watched his teams and read "The right kind of Hero's". Made me sad to think he wouldn't be welcome around the program. I remember when he took over Alton in the late 90's and then was over at...
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    E St. Louis @ Neuqua Valley

    That's exactly where I got the story from. I almost cited the book but couldn't remember if that's where I heard it. I've heard Sunkett doesn't like Shannon or maybe it's the other way around numerous times. Never heard anything more than that. So that's not surprising to me. Shannon was kind...
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    E St. Louis @ Neuqua Valley

    Was never recruited as far as I know. I'd be surprised if he was because he wasn't a top player at East either. That's my buddy though so I followed him and the teams at East when he was there. Maybe the East coach didn't know who my cousin was? He's doing just fine though. No football post...
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    E St. Louis @ Neuqua Valley

    Oh, you mean the coaches he knew for all of around what, 5 months before he graduated early and enrolled at SIUC? He came to ESL with that offer in hand already too if I remember correctly. Quite playing. I've heard his Dad wanted him to play at ESL. Just like Dixon's Dad wanted him at ESL so...
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    E St. Louis @ Neuqua Valley

    100% it was. If you were worth anything as a football player ESL was the place to be. Lincoln is where the Basketball talent went. Of course that wasn't true across the board, there are neighborhood dynamics and family ties at play, but ESL was basically an open boundaries city with two big high...
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    E St. Louis @ Neuqua Valley

    I didn't know that his Grandpa got talked his daughter to go to ESL. That's what I didn't know. I did know the statement that the East coach didn't know who Spoon was is a blatant lie. There are a lot of issues in the City of East St. Louis. Not every article is written by people "out to...
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    E St. Louis @ Neuqua Valley

    Watched every snap of the Gwinnett game. You know it was streamed right? What "all things being equal" nonsense are you talking about? I have no clue what you are talking about. Again, stay on topic. ESL is not the only team travelling far and wide to face stiff competition. That's part of...
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    E St. Louis @ Neuqua Valley

    Sir, as more of a lurker and not an active poster, I actually like reading your posts. I don't dispute one thing you say here except that somehow Sunkett isn't a "good recruiter" because STL is still flooded with D1 prospects. Aside from the fact that D1 prospects like Brady Cook of Chaminaide...
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