Herschel Walker Was In No Hurry To Sign in 1980 (VIDEO)

Found this video on YouTube (h/t ghostoferkrussell who always finds some great clips). It's an interview by Bill Hartman with Herschel Walker who, at the time, was just a 17-year old prospect with a decision to make about where to spend the next four-years of his academic life.

The most intriguing part was the very beginning of the report where it was alleged that Walker's might have been bought—he was shown driving a shiny new Pontiac Trans Am. As it turn out, his daddy bought him the car, but the mere mention of it shows just how far back the idea of questionable recruiting tactics actually goes.

Of course, Herschel eventually chose to sign with the Bulldogs, but not before national signing day had long since come and gone:




My favorite line was the one offered by Walker's teammate, Brill Jenkins, who said "He loves his homework...I think he would give up football, give up sports, just to do his classwork".  Classic.
I don't know that No. 34 valued the paper and pen over the gridiron glory, but he certainly was one heckuva running back...and dancer (h/t ghostoferkrussell):



Gotta love that...

Tuesday Afternoon Tea: Just a Few Links For Your Drink

Now that Clemson's starting quarterback might decide to bolt for an MLB paycheck—people are suddenly interested in what Tajh Boyd will do in his stead. Here's a good guess, in a year or so, people may forget who Kyle Parker was in the first place because, honestly, most of Clemson is already saying "bye, bye" to his services. Boyd is going to be very good for Clemson.

It's funny to me that Notre Dame is still being given this much credit. Here's the thing, people, Notre Dame can get paid big dollars without extending a branch to any other conference—why would they want to save the hides of any one?

Yawn...The Gators are still making the rest of SEC sports play second-fiddle; it'll be nice when that streak ends. 

If the Pac-10 does actually expand, somebody send the State of Texas a memo to remind them that: Baylor Sux...just a suggestion.


Bill King sheds a little light on Georgia's recent run of "bad publicity".

Clemson won't be the only ACC team looking for another quarterback this coming season. N.C. State may be saying "so long" to Russell Wilson as he, potentially, also will join the Colorado Rockies roster.

And, staying with MLB for a touch longer, the Texas Rangers nabbed Georgia Diamond Dawg pitcher, Justin Grimm, in the fifth-round.

Paul Finebaum has turned his venomous attention towards the Cock's and Hogs of South Carolina and Arkansas, respectively.