PRIME: Michael Desormeaux

[MetryCajun]

Something on Fenroy does not add up. He had a great career and it has been reported, can run a 4.3 40. Even at his size this would make him a NFL draft pick.

Judging by what I saw on the field I never thought of Fenroy as a burner. I bet the NFL has come to the same conclusion and believes he is a 4.5/4.6 guy. This is the only possible explanation I can come up with for his combine snub and lack of pro interest.

[Just1More]

_ Something on Fenroy does not add up. He had a great career and it has been reported, can run a 4.3 40. Even at his size this would make him a NFL draft pick.

Judging by what I saw on the field I never thought of Fenroy as a burner. I bet the NFL has come to the same conclusion and believes he is a 4.5/4.6 guy. This is the only possible explanation I can come up with for his combine snub and lack of pro interest. _

We may never know unless we get a pro scout to explain it. I can't believe that it is a speed issue. He has plenty of quickness. My guess is that if you rate each of his RB category ratings, they are all fairly high. But, no single category tops the charts on the NFL assessment "guide". Tyrell is going to have to get in the back door somehow... and prove that he was worthy all along of being let in thru the front.

[Civil Cajun]

_ Not being invited doesn't equate to not being drafted. There are plenty of guys in the league that didn't go to the combine or get drafted as well. _

I am not saying that they won't get drafted, I am just saying they are not going to get some well needed publicity. I think we can all agree that every major NFL Scout will be there, not to mention coaches.

[ManAboutTown]

_ Something on Fenroy does not add up. He had a great career and it has been reported, can run a 4.3 40. Even at his size this would make him a NFL draft pick.

Judging by what I saw on the field I never thought of Fenroy as a burner. I bet the NFL has come to the same conclusion and believes he is a 4.5/4.6 guy. This is the only possible explanation I can come up with for his combine snub and lack of pro interest. _

When Tyrell was 100% at the beginning of the season (ULM particularly), he ran away from people. He looked like a burner.

[wcd35]

_ I am not saying that they won't get drafted, I am just saying they are not going to get some well needed publicity. I think we can all agree that every major NFL Scout will be there, not to mention coaches. _

I wasnt referring to you directly. I was speaking about the point R90 made. Of course it will be a negative for Tyrell not to go to the combine.

[CajunDreDog]

Something on Fenroy does not add up. He had a great career and it has been reported, can run a 4.3 40. Even at his size this would make him a NFL draft pick.

Judging by what I saw on the field I never thought of Fenroy as a burner. I bet the NFL has come to the same conclusion and believes he is a 4.5/4.6 guy. This is the only possible explanation I can come up with for his combine snub and lack of pro interest.

Isn't this one of the reasons for the combine? To determine exactly how fast, strong, etc. these players truly are (i.e. rank you amongst your peers)? Why not invite him and find out once and for all?

[snote]

Why not invite him and find out once and for all?

hey.. i'll attempt an answer to your question with no malice in my heart..

why not? cause they only have room for about 330 other guys they want to find out about ahead of whomever was not invited

[Just1More]

Andre, I think you'd make an excellent straight man for Snote's radio show.

[snote]

Andre, I think you'd make an excellent straight man for Snote's radio show.

speaking of the snote radio show..
when i was reading your words ... i immediately burst out... has anyone heard me laughing ! (ha-ha-ha-ing )

.. great reply.. thanks...

[NewsCopy]

  Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns announced that Michael Desormeaux has been named to the 2009 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a 3.2 GPA or better.

A total of 564 players from 266 schools qualified for membership in the society's third year, a 27 percent increase from the 2008 class. In its inaugural year in 2007, the Hampshire Honor Society honored over 300 students from 195 schools.

“I’m very proud of Michael, not only because he was a great student and a great football player, but because he graduated,” head football coach Rickey Bustle said. “After his NFL career, he will have the opportunity to put his degree to use.”

Desormeaux capped a stellar career in 2008 by leading the Cajuns offense to the highest scoring season in school history. For his efforts, Desormeaux was named the 2008 Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He also became just the eighth quarterback in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons.

Desormeaux is currently a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, having signed as an undrafted free agent.

He graduated in December 2008 with a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.91.

The Cajuns also had a member of the 2008 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, as former safety Lamar Morgan earned the honor. Both Desormeaux and Morgan were named a semifinalist for the Draddy Trophy during their respective senior season.

The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the NFF's current National Scholar-Athlete program, greatly expanding the number of scholar-athletes the NFF can recognize each year and further strengthening the organization's leadership role in encouraging academic performance by the student-athletes who play football at the more than 700 college and universities with football programs nationwide. Jon F. Hanson, the chairman and founder of The Hampshire Companies, provided an endowment to launch the NFF Hampshire Honor Society in 2007. He made the contribution as part of his legacy to the organization after serving as NFF chairman from 1994-2006.

Qualifications for membership in the inaugural NFF National Honor Society include:

•Being a starter or a significant substitute in one's last year of eligibility at an accredited NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III, or an NAIA college or university; •Achieving a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout entire course of undergraduate study; and •Meeting all NCAA-mandated progress towards degree requirements. The National Honor Society becomes the latest component of the organization's efforts to promote combined athletic and academic success. Launched in 1959 with a donation from Hall of Fame coach Earl "Red" Blaik, the NFF's National Scholar-Athlete Awards program became the first initiative in history to credit a player for his combined academic success, football performance and community leadership.

Since its inception, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards program has awarded $8.9 million to 708 top scholars and community leaders. Currently, the NFF distributes more than $300,000 a year at the national level through the program to 15 individuals. Each winner of a National Scholar-Athlete Award receives an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship. Additionally, the Draddy Trophy, presented by HealthSouth, is given to one member of each year's class as the absolute best. The winner of the Draddy, claimed by Cal center Alex Mack in 2008, receives a total scholarship of $25,000 and a stunning 24-inch, 25-pound bronze trophy. Through, its chapter network, the NFF awards an additional $800,000 to local high school student-athletes, bringing the NFF's annual scholarship total to more than $1.1 million.

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[Turbine]

Congratulations Mike

[NewsCopy]

  Former UL quarterback Michael Desormeaux helped the Ragin' Cajuns shred opposing defenses with his run-pass skills.

Now the New Iberia native is once again getting recognized for his work in the classroom.

Desormeaux was recently named to the 2009 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Hampshire Honor Society, which includes collegiate football players from all levels who made at least a 3.2 grade-point average.

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Joshua Parrott • jparrott@theadvertiser.com • June 21, 2009