A GOHENS Sampler- The Best of "Cluck U" (Almost)

[NorthHen]

NOTE: This thread was originally posted as a discussion of a Parade All American linebacker who announced a transfer from Florida.
Eventually, if you choose to read the thread, you will find that a former GoHens.com poster named "Cluck U" takes it upon himself to use the thread as a self-appointed, unprovoked mission for venting frustrations carried to this thread from the former GoHens site.
Efforts to redirect him to the topic of the thread or even to other topics of significance are unsuccessful despite a step-by-step process provided for his reference.
Eventually other GoHens posters call upon him for civility...to no avail.
At one point during his diatribes, "Cluck U" pronounced an intention to demonstrate a "body of work".
This thread illustrates that body of work.... not atypical of that found on the now inactive GoHens site.
Only read further if you have idle time to spare or have a desire to gain an inkling into the dynamics of the former GoHens site.


Original Post:



Brendan Beal ,Parade All America linebacker, announced he is transferring from Florida. Sophomore eligibility missed last year with an ACL. Played high school ball at Roxbury, NJ and Bethlehem Liberty, PA. Transferred to Bethlehem Liberty to complete his academics and graduate from high school in December. Business major at Florida. PA Class AAAA All-state and "USA Today" first team all american his senior year and played in the Armed Forces Bowl. Family now resides in PA. Word is that FCS coaches are lining up.

[dbackjon]

Any idea who the front runners are?

[danefan]

Roxbury is North-Central NJ. Fertile recruiting grounds for Villanova, Delaware, UMass, Albany, Monmouth, Lehigh, Lafayette. Could really be any CAA teams.

Albany has a former teammate of his on the roster now.
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[BigGreen]

Be careful what you wish for. Florida boards note he probably wasn't going to play this year anyway as he is still limping around campus and full recovery is in doubt.

[NorthHen]

His high school position coach starred at linebacker at New Hampshire. The high school has an excellent relationship with New Hampshire sending players there in recent years. Unlikely he'll land in the NEC.....CAA more likely.
Parents reside in PA....prefer a school close to home if it works out.
Florida boards are bogus... rehab not an issue according to report from PT to local reporter.

[SuperHornet]

Any chance he considers the one-year hit to go to Rutgers?

[danefan]

Any chance he considers the one-year hit to go to Rutgers?

If he's hurt and won't be ready in September anyway, then that would make the most sense.

[NorthHen]

If he goes the FBS route, Boston College might be a possibility. BC was in his final three choices out of high school...Florida and USC being the others. Was impressed on his recruiting trip to BC, several players at BC he's familiar with from his playing days at Roxbury, and..... his father is a BC grad. Excellent academics and emphasis on a school policy of promoting STUDENT-athletes which has emerged as a major criteria.

[Franks Tanks]

I live near Liberty High and saw this kid play a few times in High School. I was never really sure what to make of him. Even in High School the kid looked like an absolute monster. Tall, muscular, and fast. He also never dominated on the field. He played well, but never really controlled the game.

Nate Eachus of Colgate played against him in High School and absolutely destroyed the kid. He ran over,through, and around him for 380 rushing in a playoff game. People still talk about that game all the time, and it went a long way to knocking Beal down a bit with local HS FB fans.

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[NorthHen]

FT -

Eachus was a monster in high school.

Agree that Beal was a unique situation. He didn't play four years at Bethlehem Liberty and , as a result, didn't build up the resume of other players on that team. Interesting that the video features Anthony Gonzalez (now at Pitt and PA Class AAAA player of the year at QB) and Devin Street (also a Pitt recruit). Couple that with Dan Persa, another PA Class AAAA player of the year now at Northwestern... Liberty fans have a high bar to be "impressed".

Even a Parade and USA Today All American might fall a little short in their estimation. Hell, for oldtimers, they still remember when Chuck Bednarik played at Liberty.... Beale didn't come close to Concretre Charlie in their eyes.

By the way... in an earlier post on the "GoHens suspended thread" by "Gannonfan" you'll see a mocking reference to PA District XI football... stems from the fact that KC Keeler rarely recruited that area... response by the KC supporters was that the area is "over-rated" and not worthy of UDs attention. You might want to respond to "Gannonfan" on that thread.

[GannonFan]

Absolute nonsense. The only way that District 11 in PA is considered overrated is if we use Bangy's definition that District 11 is by far, the most productive and fertile ground for future college football standouts. I personally feel that District 11 is no better or no worse than pretty much any of the 12 districts in PA in that regard. Of course, just saying that District 11 isn't better than other areas in PA is probably considered deragatory by the likes of Bangy, but he's an ass.

[bluehenbillk]

Agreed that Bangor is an ass, I just refer to him as a douchebag moving forward. There is nothing wrong with District XI football, it's a good football area but the # of schools that produce talent there is thin compared to the District 1's and 7's of the state. Still plenty of talent comes from there. PA is no FL or TX or CA, but it still is relatively high in producing talent.

[dbackjon]

Just so I know what area you are talking about...

[YoUDeeMan]

By the way... in an earlier post on the "GoHens suspended thread" by "Gannonfan" you'll see a mocking reference to PA District XI football... stems from the fact that KC Keeler rarely recruited that area... response by the KC supporters was that the area is "over-rated" and not worthy of UDs attention. You might want to respond to "Gannonfan" on that thread.

BANGY, I LOVE YOU!!

You didn't make double figure into your posts here and you are already back in form.

Taking a comment from another thread, inserting a GannonFan swipe AND a KC swipe, and inserting false, paranoid, information that somone said District XI is "over-rated".

Classic Bangy.

[NorthHen]

Those graphics sure are fun when you've got a buzz on.....yeeeeeh-ha!!!

So tell all of us what you know about District XI PA football.....since YOU brought it up....after Gannonfan brought it up.

Talking to your old nemesis again... "Band of Horses"...crank up "Ghost In My House"... get the whole trailer park to join in.

[YoUDeeMan]

Those graphics sure are fun when you've got a buzz on.....yeeeeeh-ha!!!

So tell all of us what you know about District XI PA football.....since YOU brought it up....after Gannonfan brought it up.

Talking to your old nemesis again... "Band of Horses"...crank up "Ghost In My House"... get the whole trailer park to join in.

Ahhhhh....there you go....almost in mid-season form. The classic, "YOU".

"Band of Horses"..."Ghost in My House"..."trailer park"...you've run out of material. None of it is witty.

Hey, c'mon, entertain us with the snipe about Gannonfan's screen name. It was so original on GoHens and you were so proud of it that you repeated it at least a dozen times. C'mon, Bangy, bring it back just once for old time's sake. I promise I will get a couple of posters to PM you and tell you how funny you are.

[NorthHen]

Guess you missed the adult exchange between Gannonfan and NorthHen. Sorry...."adult"... foreign concept.

[YoUDeeMan]

Guess you missed the adult exchange between Gannonfan and NorthHen. Sorry...."adult"... foreign concept.

Do you always refer to yourself in the third person?

No, in fact I did note the "adult" exchange. It was so un-you. Thus, I asked you to post your usual garbage to show how stupid your Bangy side was. Yeah, I know it is hard for you to keep up...always has been.

Tough position for YOU, Bangy...and your "ghosts". Straighten up, stay on topic, and you'll be calling yourself an ass for how you used to post. Keep doing what you've been doing under other screen names, and you'll be recognized by the "whole world" as an ass.

Let's see how really smart you are.

[YoUDeeMan]

So tell all of us what you know about District XI PA football.....since YOU brought it up....after Gannonfan brought it up.

By the way, DopeHen, I didn't bring up District XI football. I brought up the fact that YOU, once again, brought up yet another false accusation...this one yapping on about someone saying District XI is "over-rated" and not worthy of UDs attention.

Don't worry, I've included the exact exchange below. Reading comprehension...never your strong point...and even harder when you don't bother to read your own posts.

By the way... in an earlier post on the "GoHens suspended thread" by "Gannonfan" you'll see a mocking reference to PA District XI football... stems from the fact that KC Keeler rarely recruited that area... response by the KC supporters was that the area is "over-rated" and not worthy of UDs attention. You might want to respond to "Gannonfan" on that thread.

BANGY, I LOVE YOU!!

You didn't make double figure into your posts here and you are already back in form.

Taking a comment from another thread, inserting a GannonFan swipe AND a KC swipe, and inserting false, paranoid, information that somone said District XI is "over-rated".

Classic Bangy.

[bluehenbillk]

Just so I know what area you are talking about...

Dback- District XI is based in Lehigh County and that general area. It's the greater Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton area. District I is the largest district, it's SE PA, Chester, Delaware, Bucks & Montgomery counties. District VII is the most legendary as it's the greater Pittsburgh area. They play their district championship games in Heinz Field. There are some other areas that are some pretty good hotbed areas, but the three I mentioned get a lot of noteriety.

[Franks Tanks]

Absolute nonsense. The only way that District 11 in PA is considered overrated is if we use Bangy's definition that District 11 is by far, the most productive and fertile ground for future college football standouts. I personally feel that District 11 is no better or no worse than pretty much any of the 12 districts in PA in that regard. Of course, just saying that District 11 isn't better than other areas in PA is probably considered deragatory by the likes of Bangy, but he's an ass.

Disagree-- some PA districts may produce one D-I recruit every few years.

District 1 (Suburban Philly) and District 7 or the WPIAL (Pittsburgh and the surrounding area) are by far the best recruiting areas. In fact these areas are some of the best recruiting areas on the county.. they are not quite on par with Broward County Florida or Suburban Dallas, but they produce very good players and a lot of D-I recruits.

District 11 (Lehigh Valley) is a quality recruiting ground. It produces around 5-10 FBS players per year, and a good amount of FCS and D-II talent. There are a lot of District 11 kids playing in the Big East at schools like Pitt and UCONN. District 3 (Harrisburg, York, Lancaster area) also has solid talent, and I would say its pretty much on par with District 11.

District 2 (Wilkes-Barre, Scranton area) produced a lot of talent in the old days, but is pretty medicore today. Same can be said for the Erie area-- historically lots of talent but hit and miss today. All other areas produce littles talent.

[Franks Tanks]

Absolute nonsense. The only way that District 11 in PA is considered overrated is if we use Bangy's definition that District 11 is by far, the most productive and fertile ground for future college football standouts. I personally feel that District 11 is no better or no worse than pretty much any of the 12 districts in PA in that regard. Of course, just saying that District 11 isn't better than other areas in PA is probably considered deragatory by the likes of Bangy, but he's an ass.

Disagree-- some PA districts may produce one D-I recruit every few years.

District 1 (Suburban Philly) and District 7 or the WPIAL (Pittsburgh and the surrounding area) are by far the best recruiting areas. In fact these areas are some of the best recruiting areas on the county.. they are not quite on par with Broward County Florida or Suburban Dallas, but they produce very good players and a lot of D-I recruits.

District 11 (Lehigh Valley) is a quality recruiting ground. It produces around 5-10 FBS players per year, and a good amount of FCS and D-II talent. There are a lot of District 11 kids playing in the Big East at schools like Pitt and UCONN. District 3 (Harrisburg, York, Lancaster area) also has solid talent, and I would say its pretty much on par with District 11.

District 2 (Wilkes-Barre, Scranton area) produced a lot of talent in the old days, but is pretty medicore today. Same can be said for the Erie area-- historically lots of talent but hit and miss today. All other areas produce littles talent.

[bluehenbillk]

Absolute nonsense. The only way that District 11 in PA is considered overrated is if we use Bangy's definition that District 11 is by far, the most productive and fertile ground for future college football standouts. I personally feel that District 11 is no better or no worse than pretty much any of the 12 districts in PA in that regard. Of course, just saying that District 11 isn't better than other areas in PA is probably considered deragatory by the likes of Bangy, but he's an ass.

Disagree-- some PA districts may produce one D-I recruit every few years.

District 1 (Suburban Philly) and District 7 or the WPIAL (Pittsburgh and the surrounding area) are by far the best recruiting areas. In fact these areas are some of the best recruiting areas on the county.. they are not quite on par with Broward County Florida or Suburban Dallas, but they produce very good players and a lot of D-I recruits.

District 11 (Lehigh Valley) is a quality recruiting ground. It produces around 5-10 FBS players per year, and a good amount of FCS and D-II talent. There are a lot of District 11 kids playing in the Big East at schools like Pitt and UCONN. District 3 (Harrisburg, York, Lancaster area) also has solid talent, and I would say its pretty much on par with District 11.

District 2 (Wilkes-Barre, Scranton area) produced a lot of talent in the old days, but is pretty medicore today. Same can be said for the Erie area-- historically lots of talent but hit and miss today. All other areas produce littles talent.

Well said FT. I understand where GF is coming from, if you listen to BangorHen, put District XI in FL & it's the top talent in the state. But I agree with pretty much everything you wrote. Don't know if you include Berwick in the S/WB area but that program has been a college funnel by itself for a long time.

[Franks Tanks]

Just so I know what area you are talking about...

Dback- District XI is based in Lehigh County and that general area. It's the greater Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton area. District I is the largest district, it's SE PA, Chester, Delaware, Bucks & Montgomery counties. District VII is the most legendary as it's the greater Pittsburgh area. They play their district championship games in Heinz Field. There are some other areas that are some pretty good hotbed areas, but the three I mentioned get a lot of noteriety.

First sorry for the double post-- it can be deleted.

District 7 has truly incredible football talent. Just the little town of Aliqippa PA, with a population of less than 10k, can create a Hall of Fame team. Aliquippa Football players include Mike Ditka, Tony Dorsett, Paul Pozluzny (Tony and Paul went to Hopewell High School but they are from Aliquippa) Ty Law, Sean Gilbert, and the current best defensive player in the NFL-- Darrell Rivas. Pistol Pete was also born and raised in Aliquippa.

That is one small Western PA town! wow.

[Franks Tanks]

Disagree-- some PA districts may produce one D-I recruit every few years.

District 1 (Suburban Philly) and District 7 or the WPIAL (Pittsburgh and the surrounding area) are by far the best recruiting areas. In fact these areas are some of the best recruiting areas on the county.. they are not quite on par with Broward County Florida or Suburban Dallas, but they produce very good players and a lot of D-I recruits.

District 11 (Lehigh Valley) is a quality recruiting ground. It produces around 5-10 FBS players per year, and a good amount of FCS and D-II talent. There are a lot of District 11 kids playing in the Big East at schools like Pitt and UCONN. District 3 (Harrisburg, York, Lancaster area) also has solid talent, and I would say its pretty much on par with District 11.

District 2 (Wilkes-Barre, Scranton area) produced a lot of talent in the old days, but is pretty medicore today. Same can be said for the Erie area-- historically lots of talent but hit and miss today. All other areas produce littles talent.

Well said FT. I understand where GF is coming from, if you listen to BangorHen, put District XI in FL & it's the top talent in the state. But I agree with pretty much everything you wrote. Don't know if you include Berwick in the S/WB area but that program has been a college funnel by itself for a long time.

Berwick isnt typically considered part of the WB/Scranton area, but they do play in District 2. I grew up near Berwick and they had tremendous talent in the 80's and 90's (Bo Orlanda, Ron Powlus, Jake Kelchner). At one point they sent 2 QB's to Notre Dame in 4 years with Kelchner and Powlus.. Kelchner transfered to WVU and started there for a year or two. They still have good players today, but it seems like they have been mostly FCS guys of late.