Alge Crumpler: Another Bad Carolina Hire?

Andy Sutorius — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:28:28 -0500

I have just read that the Panthers are considering Alge Crumpler.

I am a huge fan of Alge. He's Carolina born and bred. While I love the Crumpler family, and think they're all very nice, it's the decision making of Fox and Hurney I'm ultimately questioning.

We just released Dan Morgan because he was injury plagued. Isn't Crumpler entering that same age bracket, where the body isn't as resilient as it used to be? I think so.

So as for Fox and Hurney, why would you even look at Crumpler? Maybe as a solid TE backup? Certainly not a starter, right?

Fox and Hurney are under the microscope this year. They met with Richardson at the end of the year, spending a weekend at his lake house.

They told Richardson about their plan to return the Panthers to the Super Bowl. To do so, they would need to do documented items. This year there's accountability for the plan and someone's name is beside each of those items.

If they pick up Crumpler and place him as a starter, I think that's a bad move and one that could cost Fox and Hurney their jobs, and the Panthers another .500 season.

Does UNC Charlotte Need a Football Team?

Andy Sutorius — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:39:49 -0500

In a word, yes, the UNC Charlotte Forty-Niners need a football team.

UNCC is in the Charlotte, NC Metro area surrounded by sports everywhere you go. Competition and sports are like air and water in these parts of North Carolina...they're a common necessity.

Football in the state of North Carolina is an awesome component to making healthy young men and women. You don't have to play football to be included in a football organization. You can be a cheerleader, mascot or a student union sports leader.

When you go to college, you are still trying to find yourself. Some have figured it out, while others haven't. By creating a Niners football organization, you're giving opportunity—an opportunity to be a part of something you believe in; something that helps you find yourself at college.

Finally, it takes money to create an organization. When it comes to raising money for sports organizations, the business and industries surrounding the college will touch so many people. The outreach of financial support provides a major return on investment. The Niners already have in place the sports stucture, I believe UNCC should add another cog to the wheel and add collegiate football. Help fill a void in the Charlotte, NC Metro area with a collegiate football team on the Niner campus.

Go Niners!

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Alge Crumpler: Another Bad Carolina Hire?

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