Buffalo716 Posted July 16 Posted July 16 Congratulations to Sam Fenton @GunnerBill Big moment in england football 3 1 Quote
Buffalo716 Posted July 18 Author Posted July 18 9 hours ago, Mark Vader said: Good for this guy. Neat story. Yea for sure Honestly not expecting much but hope he can get a few starts down the line and pave the way 1 Quote
Mark Vader Posted July 18 Posted July 18 16 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: Yea for sure Honestly not expecting much but hope he can get a few starts down the line and pave the way I remember reading an article several years ago about D1 college coaches attending football camps in Europe to scout players. Reading the article made me realize what a good idea this is, and that this could be the future of football. Having European/foreign born players play college football in the USA isn't a new thing, but having a QB make it is making more progress. 1 Quote
Buffalo716 Posted July 18 Author Posted July 18 1 hour ago, Mark Vader said: I remember reading an article several years ago about D1 college coaches attending football camps in Europe to scout players. Reading the article made me realize what a good idea this is, and that this could be the future of football. Having European/foreign born players play college football in the USA isn't a new thing, but having a QB make it is making more progress. There's a lot more Europeans in NCAA basketball than football but football is becoming wider Germany by far has had the most division one football prospects of European countries Denmark #2 with England 3 , Sweden 4 It's growing tho 1 Quote
Buffalo716 Posted July 18 Author Posted July 18 @GunnerBill zero thoughts? you should have seen this kid play a bunch as an armchair British scout Quote
GunnerBill Posted July 19 Posted July 19 3 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: @GunnerBill zero thoughts? you should have seen this kid play a bunch as an armchair British scout Ha definitely not seen him play. But I will keep a close eye on his progress. Good luck to him. Would be remarkable if he can do enough in college to be drafted someday. 1 Quote
Buffalo716 Posted July 19 Author Posted July 19 2 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: Ha definitely not seen him play. But I will keep a close eye on his progress. Good luck to him. Would be remarkable if he can do enough in college to be drafted someday. You haven't watched him!? How far away is his team from you?? I mean I obviously couldn't watch the kid in person but his arm seems pretty live.... If he could be a two-year starter at a division one program that would be amazing for the future of your country's football program Once the Domino's fall others are more willing to take the shot 1 Quote
GunnerBill Posted July 19 Posted July 19 3 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: You haven't watched him!? How far away is his team from you?? I mean I obviously couldn't watch the kid in person but his arm seems pretty live.... If he could be a two-year starter at a division one program that would be amazing for the future of your country's football program Once the Domino's fall others are more willing to take the shot The NFL Academy is based in Loughborough in the midlands it's about 150 miles from me. I understand they did play a game at Tottenham last year (which is just up the road) but I was out of the country at the time. Otherwise they played in Loughborough and Germany. 1 Quote
Buffalo716 Posted July 19 Author Posted July 19 (edited) 1 minute ago, GunnerBill said: The NFL Academy is based in Loughborough in the midlands it's about 150 miles from me. I understand they did play a game at Tottenham last year (which is just up the road) but I was out of the country at the time. Otherwise they played in Loughborough and Germany. Wow They play German teams? Again the whole international football thing is new to me I'm a Northeast Midwest regional scout I don't even make it to the West Coast of America Edited July 19 by Buffalo716 Quote
GunnerBill Posted July 19 Posted July 19 19 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: Wow They play German teams? Again the whole international football thing is new to me I'm a Northeast Midwest regional scout I don't even make it to the West Coast of America No they play touring American High Schools I believe. 1 Quote
Buffalo716 Posted July 19 Author Posted July 19 17 minutes ago, GunnerBill said: No they play touring American High Schools I believe. Holy **** they play img and de la salle and Edgewater 1 Quote
PromoTheRobot Posted July 19 Posted July 19 16 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: Wow They play German teams? Again the whole international football thing is new to me I'm a Northeast Midwest regional scout I don't even make it to the West Coast of America Make tackle football an Olympic sport one day. Quote
Buffalo716 Posted July 20 Author Posted July 20 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Meh. He's no Christian Wade. Lmao I like the joke but let's be real Christian Wade was a 33-year-old professional athlete learning to play football This is a teenager who has a lot of potential to grow into a more accomplished football player He beat some big time United States high schools which tells me even if those schools played their second string quarterback he still performed against five six seven division 1 players I like that he's going to a small school and not a group of four program because he's not going to have as much pressure on him @GunnerBill I think this is a really good opportunity for English American football... I'm excited as a football fan to watch his development 5 hours ago, PromoTheRobot said: Make tackle football an Olympic sport one day. One day buddy Remember American baseball is played way more around the world.. and they even can that from the Olympics for a while It's good the sport is growing Edited July 20 by Buffalo716 Quote
GunnerBill Posted July 20 Posted July 20 3 hours ago, Buffalo716 said: Lmao I like the joke but let's be real Christian Wade was a 33-year-old professional athlete learning to play football This is a teenager who has a lot of potential to grow into a more accomplished football player He beat some big time United States high schools which tells me even if those schools played their second string quarterback he still performed against five six seven division 1 players I like that he's going to a small school and not a group of four program because he's not going to have as much pressure on him @GunnerBill I think this is a really good opportunity for English American football... I'm excited as a football fan to watch his development One day buddy Remember American baseball is played way more around the world.. and they even can that from the Olympics for a while It's good the sport is growing Wade was 28 when he quit Union to try American Football, but agree this situation is very different. 1 Quote
Coffeesforclosers Posted July 23 Posted July 23 On 7/19/2025 at 7:21 PM, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Meh. He's no Christian Wade. I will never forget old CW for two reasons. First, his insane pre season touchdown runs. Second, watching him run away from his blockers because his rugby brain kicked in and he didn't want them penalized for obstruction. 2 Quote
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted July 23 Posted July 23 On 7/19/2025 at 9:08 PM, Buffalo716 said: Lmao I like the joke but let's be real Christian Wade was a 33-year-old professional athlete learning to play football This is a teenager who has a lot of potential to grow into a more accomplished football player Agreed. My snarky comment was really a reflection on the fanbase going gaga over Wade's performance. 1 Quote
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