glory Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) Have you heard of Stanley McClover? Here’s what the Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel said about him in 2002 when he was being recruited by programs as auspicious as Ohio State, LSU and Auburn: Stanley McClover isn't the band kid who played bass drums for five years anymore. He's a quick, hulking 6-foot-4, 245-pound senior defensive end with sub 4.5-second speed who's considered by some prep recruiting experts as the best in the nation. In the recent episode of Real Sports on HBO (watch it here) McClover tells how he wanted to be in the band. He was a drummer and loved it before succumbing to pressure to play football. The feature describes how he and others were allegedly given thousands of dollars in cash to play college football. So far as I know, this bombshell is the first evidence we have of football boosters targeting potential drum corps talent. This must stop before all our kids are performing before and after halftime instead of where they belong! Where is the outrage? HH Edited April 1, 2011 by glory 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bari Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Ya this poor kid will probably go on to have a professional football career and make bazillions of dollars over the next ten to fifteen years... Poor guy! Hmmmm let's see where would he be were he to spend his summers in a WC D&B Corps. Maybe sitting here on DCP with the rest of us whining about what isn't the way he likes it! LOL I personally am happy for this kid because although perhaps pushed a bit, he figured out what we seem not to be able... If you want to be mainstream and make mainstream or better money... Be mainstream not nitche! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnrM1 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Quite a few band kids at my school are people who have switched from football over to band, because they like it better I guess. Kinda interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiodb Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 He'll be back. We have the TOC now.... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glory Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 He'll be back. We have the TOC now.... Now you're talking! HH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowtown Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Finally, the real reason why drum corps has been shrinking as I’m sure we’ve all noticed that as drum corps shrank college athletics grew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 What's the big deal? Football has survived without Drum Corps and Drum Corps has survived without football. I don't see the connection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellodramatic Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Sucks for him the NFL is like slavery.....But really, the tall beastly kids are gonna play sports where their tallness and beastliness are a huge advantage. Tall beastly kids in band/corps usually end up bring BAMFS sure if they're good, but there's not much money in that. Money is king. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigShow Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 "football boosters targeting potential drum corps talent" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How dare he quit band for something that has the potential to offer him and his family absolute financial security and freedom!!?!?!?!?!?!?! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFZFAN Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Waffles anyone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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