Doug - Retiring
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Feel for the dude. He had some talent. Seemed like a genuinely good guy as well.
Just saw that. Wish things could have gone better for him here. Approached him a couple of times at volleyball and Lady Rebels basketball and he was more than happy to chat.
He worked hard and wanted the best for this place. I appreciate that for sure.
He worked hard and wanted the best for this place. I appreciate that for sure.
Fully expected. Even before the other pickups
This is what I was talking about a month when I said that we would be losing two QBs but in a way that was not expected by a lot of people. He won't be the only QB to leave the team this way this offseason.
Good luck to DB; he was one of the players who stayed down and helped 2023 be what it was. Health is wealth and life is much bigger than football.
Good luck to DB; he was one of the players who stayed down and helped 2023 be what it was. Health is wealth and life is much bigger than football.
Is he planning on sticking around to join the staff in some capacity?
Guessing, I’d say the third string from last season may be the other to medically retire (that or the Bo kid who came in injured).
Maybe if I name enough players I’ll guess correctly and claim that I was right. Haha
Maybe if I name enough players I’ll guess correctly and claim that I was right. Haha
Actually sucks, I thought he would transfer out and make it work somewhere else. Ending your career on medical terms and not your own, really sucks. I appreciate Doug being a rebel throughout all the turmoil and glad he got to experience bowl week and a 9 win season.
Hope he sticks around as QB coach/graduate assistant. Maybe he can be a Marion Protege, he already knows a season’s worth of gogo football.
Hope he sticks around as QB coach/graduate assistant. Maybe he can be a Marion Protege, he already knows a season’s worth of gogo football.
I apologize for badmouthing the kid. He understands the big picture. Maybe he thinks it over and finishes strong.
He was absolutely electric with Arroyo.
He was absolutely electric with Arroyo.
Best wishes to him in the future hopefully he goes into coaching and stays on board.
I really liked Dougie, was hoping he'd go have a successful season-career at another school and light it up.
At the end of the day, Doug was just too fragile (take that however you like). I think he has a future in football outside of playing but, whatever he chooses, he'll be just fine.
Are you sad, Scrub? He have a direction, so it seems....that is better than most people. The stuffs I did wrong helped shaped me. What I learned will be passed onto to my kids so that they know not what to do. Doug sound like he have a plan.
For selfish reasons, I want him to stay and compete.
However, his brain and body are absolutely more important.
It's weird with injuries. Some guys are just more prone than others to certain types of injury. Take boxing. Some guys can take a punch way better than others.
Some genetic. Some just plain old bad luck..
I remember Jrob raving about two players with limited ability, Shane S and Scott Turner, because of their understanding of the game.
If you have a good understanding, are a sponge, low ego and are willing to learn from those better than you, you can use it.
