Josh Barajas Transfers to Illinois State
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Sorry for Josh. It was pretty exciting around his HS the day he made his verbal. He was a heavy hitter then. Man among boys. Giving up a Notre Dame schollie and degree cannot be an easy decision to make. On a sort of unrelated side story. I went to Indy to see Josh and his HS team (Andrean HS) play in the state championship. They had won it the year before. This time though, it was apparent that the fire in the belly wasn't there and they lost decisively. Early on, the opponent (Tri West) had something like a 3rd and 39 inside their own 20 and got the first down on a simple throw away dive play. That should never have happened to a Notre Dame LB commit IMHO. Frustrating.
SBT reports this morning that ND now has 85 scholarship players on it's 2017 roster. Good Luck Josh.
http://www.ndinsider.com/football/n...cle_2aedc7f0-4641-11e7-a7e8-03442caf47a8.html
http://www.ndinsider.com/football/n...cle_2aedc7f0-4641-11e7-a7e8-03442caf47a8.html
My good buddy who is a big ND fan and an ISU graduate, is very happy to have Josh as a Redbird. Sorry to see anyone leave ND, but glad he landed at a quality FCS program.
He was in the #3 spot at his position behind two experienced veterans in Martini and Coney. Probably felt like he wasn't going to get much playing time. Good move for him, play right away at an FCS program.
I would like to see Kofi Wardlow develop this year. He seems to have a lot of potential. We need guys now not later.
"What happened to "attending ND is a 40 year decision"? Is that just a catchy slogan or do students and student-athletes really believe it?"
With the right kids, that is still a relevant idea -- but most kids want to play and have a shot at the NFL -- a school like ND (or, any other) is simply a means to get there. The degree means nothing right now.
very rarely, do prospects thinking that football is their career path, think 40yr plan.
In this case JB made a decision that is his decision to make. Since the NFL is not a viable future, an outsider might think that the ND degree is far more valuable than the experience of 2 years of what is effectively 'recreational football".
In this case JB made a decision that is his decision to make. Since the NFL is not a viable future, an outsider might think that the ND degree is far more valuable than the experience of 2 years of what is effectively 'recreational football".
It's his decision but as an outsider looking in, I can't see this as an equal trade off. He couldn't work his way onto Special Teams and perhaps part time duty as a LB, all while earning that coveted ND degree? This is a lifetime decision that is a head scratcher to me, but it's his lifetime decision. I wonder if there is more to it than we know? It's just a darn shame.
