We are in need of someone to take over the maintenance of the MMB. Yosef has done it for a long time, and we are grateful for all he has done, but life happens and he no longer has the time to devote to its upkeep. If anyone here is interested in helping to keep the board running, please let me know via DM.
Clifton Duck
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Re: Clifton Duck
I hate this for Duck...he was a heck of a baller while on the mtn. I also wish he would have stayed one more year, developed his game/stats even further, pushed another year towards a degree, and maybe he would have been a late-round pick. I realize that every situation is different, and I won't knock a player for making a personal decision, for whatever the reason...right or wrong call in the long term. That having been said, and even given our soaring success over the past almost 2 decades now, I've yet to see a single App State player that I could truly say would be making better than a 50/50 decision in leaving early, especially in regards to playing pro ball and positioning themselves for a successful professional career. We're just not to the point where the talent level is so top-shelf that 3 and done is a winning formula for these guys hoping to have a shot at the next level. I know things happen (injuries, etc.) but the potential reward of another year in Boone, to me, has and still does outweigh throwing your name in the draft hat a year early.