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Gotta agree with you. After watching Donovan McNabb, Ronald Curry, Julius Peppers all fail as basketball players in their quests to be two sports stars I do think it's ridiculous to even attempt to pursue it.

However, there are special players that are truly capable at more than one sport. Charlie Ward won a Heisman yet he was a good NBA player and I think Pryor is the same. According to Rivals and ESPN he is the second best basketball player in Pennsylvania behind Tyreke Evans and he would be a great addition for Ohio State or TSUN (according to you Buckeyes) once Big Ten play starts.

I re-read this and this was a great blog. Just gotta say it.

Thanks EJ-- stuff like this bothers me because I hate to see kids set themselves up for failure...

Wow. Great blog.

I think it really comes down to a personal decision by Pryor though for 2 things: Is he willing to put in all of the hard work and dedication, and what are his priorities in basketball (starting? Helping to build a program?).

It will be EXTREMELY difficult for him, and I hope he realizes this. There is no denying, I believe, that he is capable of doing it however. He was an absolutely ridiculous athlete at Jeanette.

A lot of kids want to try it, and with Pryor's ability, why not?


However, like it has happened to everyone else, it won't take him long to realize he needs to pursue one or the other.

They gotta pick one sport these days to focus on and get tutors to help them with all the gaps in the studies to to practices, games, and conditioning. The days of the dual sport athlete who is successful at both are dead I believe.
Great work Coffee Girl................errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..............buck-i ;D

and you couldnt post this on the big ten football group! tsk tsk tsk

Anthony, the blog ain't about the Big Ten technically. No one's 100% sure if Pryor will land in the Big Ten.

Cass-- You have NO idea... :)

Sorry Anthony-- I was decaffeinated and not thinking clearly...

First off Awesome blog.

Most kids today have egos that can fill a dump truck, if he wants to try it more power to him, I wish him all the best.....

Charlie Ward anyone?

Great blog, the only thing here is that it actually happens a lot more than you would think. Simarjia (yeah I spelled that wrong, but I'm too lazy to look up the spelling) and MANY others play baseball and football. There are tons of guys that are track stars and football players. It really isn't as uncommon as you may think.

Great Blog

2 sport athletes are very few and far between. There will be those that participate. But few will excell. A parent that fails to point this out, isn't doing his child justice. Nevertheless, it's very easy to listen to what you really wanted to hear. They are not really interested in hearing that if he concentrated on one or the other they could probably do better in class--after all they're planning to turn pro in 2 tears anyway.

The reason why so many kids are focused on just there sport is because people tend to get in the way..people latch on to them and tell them how great they are and that they are that less than 5 percent...every major college athlete believes he or she is in that 5 percent. So they just feel like they dont need school..and like you said there are some great STUDENT athletes out their..but quite a few of them are

and great blog..just a little positive reinforcement...lol just busted out something i learned in psychology lol

Good blog... and another obvious point...
Pryor is a QB looking at 2 sports - QBs require more time other than general conditioning (which easily carries over between sports) than any other position.

In reality, I don't think Prior expects to play 4 years in both sports with a high level of success. Football is definitely his priority. In basketball he will play off the bench as a deep reserve towards the end of the season and tourney. Don't expect to see him trying practice in both sports simultaneously. Don't expect to see him playing basketball his SR year.

Successful 2 sport athletes ARE few and far between - like first-round picks.....
The odds are not good - but the goal is attainable
most of these kids just want to PLAY
they play (especially the other sport) for fun and know that they wont be a 2-sport pro.
Should we tell them not to try?
I don't think so

Good Blog.. right on.

buck-i-girl, good blog to get the "wheels" turning, or getting the mouse to turn the wheel, whichever is the case. I think it's the latter for me.
I think the fact that these kids have chosen the NCAA route is a big step in the right direction itself. I say this as a Canadian who must make a choice to go stateside for school as there are no such things as athletic scholarships up here. They are choosing to be student athletes. I'm sure they have had numerous people along the way tell them how hard it is to balance their studies AND athletics. Personally, I played two varsity sports in College, hockey and lacrosse. I thank myself for it everyday. I had to pick and choose when I could go out with my buddies and relax. Time management at it's best. Although I was not at a "big" D1 school, my agenda was extremely hectic. and I never had a lot of time to get into trouble. For that, I had to make time! If these kids want to pusue two sports, I say all the power to them. That being said, they must be doing it for the right reasons. Not simply because their agent told them it was the best way to go. They will have a much higher success rate if they do it because they love their respective sports, period.
(plus it a great way to get in good with the ladies!) LOL
Can't wait for another blog!
Cheers!

Two sports in Major college? No way