In 2005, Chase Reynolds was a celebrated running back on a three-time 8-man state championship football team who was unsure of what the future held for him.
Carroll College had called often, and the Montana Grizzlies were in the picture, but Reynolds was unsure who he would play for and where.
"I just don't know for what, and how interested they are," he said back then. "If I played for the Grizzlies, I think I'd want to play defense. I don't know if I've got the ability to run the football at that level."
That was the question: Could Reynolds and his other-worldly stats - he's the only Montana prep to run for 5,216 career rushing yards, on an 80-yard field - make the transition to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision?
The answer is a resounding yes, and here's why:\
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From 8 man to WP Canidate
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From 8 man to WP Canidate
"What I'm saying is: You might have taken care of your wolf problem, but everyone around town is going to think of you as the crazy son of a bitch who bought land mines to get rid of wolves."
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Re: From 8 man to WP Canidate
Not news.
A former 8-man player won the Heisman several years ago.
A former 8-man player won the Heisman several years ago.
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.
Re: From 8 man to WP Canidate
Highway construction? Now I know why the work zones have double fines. Have to protect your state's most valuable asset
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Hey go fucking one of D1B's cats you prick. It is a feel good story and if you don't think it is, you can go take a volleyball to the face.SuperHornet wrote:Not news.
A former 8-man player won the Heisman several years ago.
"What I'm saying is: You might have taken care of your wolf problem, but everyone around town is going to think of you as the crazy son of a bitch who bought land mines to get rid of wolves."
Justin Halpern
Justin Halpern
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Been there. Done that. Got the T-shirt.grizzaholic wrote:Hey go **** one of D1B's cats you prick. It is a feel good story and if you don't think it is, you can go take a volleyball to the face.SuperHornet wrote:Not news.
A former 8-man player won the Heisman several years ago.
SuperHornet's Athletics Hall of Fame includes Jacksonville State kicker Ashley Martin, the first girl to score in a Division I football game. She kicked 3 PATs in a 2001 game for J-State.
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Re: From 8 man to WP Canidate
It's a good looking shirt though.SuperHornet wrote:Been there. Done that. Got the T-shirt.grizzaholic wrote:
Hey go **** one of D1B's cats you prick. It is a feel good story and if you don't think it is, you can go take a volleyball to the face.
