http://www.wral.com/sports/story/1805682/

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"Former N.C. State running back T.A. McLendon was arrested in his hometown of Albemarle Monday and charged with possession and intent to sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a vehicle for the intent to sell marijuana, simple possession of marijuana and driving with a revoked license. He was arrested at a traffic stop on Summit Avenue near Wall Street at around 1:50 p.m. Maj. Ted Smith, of the Albermarle Police Department, said McClendon's bond was set at $5,000. A trial is set for Oct. 8. McLendon, 24, was a star tailback at Albemarle High School and later had a successful career at N.C. State before leaving early for the NFL. However, he failed to make an NFL roster and returned to his hometown, where he is often seen in the community. Smith said he had recently seen McLendon at an Albermarle High football game McLendon rushed for a whopping 9,004 yards and 170 touchdowns in his career at Albermarle High and was the ACC rookie of the year in 2002. But injuries slowed his career at State, and he had 770 yards on 167 careers as a junior before turning pro. McLendon was not drafted and never made an NFL roster."

9/12/2007 11:35:01 AM

AWESOME!!!


More good news for NC STATE.



10 bux says there is a ten page thread about this on Inside Carolina or there will be soon.

9/12/2007 11:38:10 AM

at least he got a job that pays more than bojangles

9/12/2007 11:40:57 AM

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"he had 770 yards on 167 careers as a junior before turning pro."

9/12/2007 11:42:55 AM

what a waste of talent

9/12/2007 11:44:18 AM

here is my list of the most dominant college players I have ever seen (not saying they had the best career, just saying that the particular time(s) I saw them play, they couldn't be stopped)


1. Herschel Walker
2. Calvin Johnson
3. Bo Jackson
4. T.A. as a freshman
5. Robert Edwards

9/12/2007 11:49:35 AM

well he's apparently still slingin like he was in college...too bad he isnt still playing like he was in college

9/12/2007 11:54:03 AM

the officer said "hand over your license". TA being TA, he dropped it.

9/12/2007 11:54:19 AM

ZING!

9/12/2007 11:56:57 AM

That would be typical TA dropping his license

9/12/2007 11:58:16 AM

he could've played in Canada, Europe, or the indoor league.

are there sports agents that serve the smaller markets? what are athlete salaries like in the lower leagues?

9/12/2007 12:04:13 PM

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" 1. Herschel Walker 2. Calvin Johnson 3. Bo Jackson 4. T.A. as a freshman 5. Robert Edwards "

Reggie Bush should be on that list IMO. Also Curtis Enis was fucking ridiculous his last year at Penn State.

9/12/2007 12:04:23 PM

I'd easily put Torry Holt over Calvin Johnson

9/12/2007 12:11:25 PM

^^ no way, i saw Bush stopped before if teams really wanted to... he was too much nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, HUGE PLAY, nothing, nothing


^ same thing with Holt, very good, very prolific, but not unstoppable

9/12/2007 12:17:41 PM

Calvin Johnson wasn't unstoppable either

9/12/2007 12:20:24 PM

when ball got calvin the ball

he was unstoppable

9/12/2007 12:22:05 PM

the only thing that stopped Calvin Johnson from being unstoppable was Reggie Ball not being able to pass within 10 yards of him. Calvin Johnson had to act like spiderman to reel in some of the errant passes thrown his way..

9/12/2007 12:23:56 PM

i dont see how he was any more unstoppable than Torry

was Jamie Barnette the best QB ever?

9/12/2007 12:26:38 PM

^^^ and ^^ exactly


there were plays where EVERYONE knew where the ball was going, he was double or tripled teamed, and still scored

^ you could scheme to take holt out... that might leave the rest of the team open, but nonetheless you could stop holt if you really wanted to... with Johnson you couldnt do shit except fuck Ball up

[Edited on September 12, 2007 at 12:28 PM. Reason : d]

9/12/2007 12:27:13 PM

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"you could stop holt if you really wanted to... with Johnson you couldnt do shit except fuck Ball up"

amato schemed him...did you ever even watch torry play? doesnt sound like it...how can you not say he's just as dominant?

9/12/2007 12:29:22 PM

cause he wasnt... he was good, really good, and had amazing stats, but not as dominant as Calvin Johnson in college. This isnt about stats

9/12/2007 12:36:18 PM

how was he any more dominant than torry? if you're saying its not about stats, how are you going to claim calvin was more dominant? just by saying "Calvin was more dominant"? Ok "Torry was more dominant"

[Edited on September 12, 2007 at 12:40 PM. Reason : .]

9/12/2007 12:37:54 PM

Charles Rogers was the only receiver in the same league as Calvin Johnson in college in the past decade.

Torry was good, but if this wasn't an NCSU board, he wouldn't even be in the conversation.

Don't be a homer.

9/12/2007 12:40:47 PM

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"my list of the most dominant college players I have ever seen (not saying they had the best career, just saying that the particular time(s) I saw them play, they couldn't be stopped)"

dude, I put fucking Robert Edwards on there... do you even know who he is? he had shit stats because he was always hurt, but his first game against TN he blew my mind... we couldnt stop him no matter what we did... then right before half time he hurt his knee and we dominated in the second half... just dumb luck, Tenn. couldnt do anything to stop him. Same thing with Johnson, he had a shitty QB, much more conservative offense than what Holt played under and still just flat out dominated.


^ exactly
and a lot of people would claim that IN COLLEGE K-Rob and maybe even Cotchery were just as good as Holt but Johnson was on a whole other level



[Edited on September 12, 2007 at 12:45 PM. Reason : d]

9/12/2007 12:42:30 PM

its too bad calvin johnson couldnt beat State 2 years ago...but I'm sure that was Ball's fault

[Edited on September 12, 2007 at 12:43 PM. Reason : i disagree]

9/12/2007 12:43:04 PM

it was Garland Heath's fault

9/12/2007 12:44:16 PM

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"but if this wasn't an NCSU board, he wouldn't even be in the conversation."

he was 8th in heisman voting...i guess a lot of receivers get 3 TDs on Florida State when Florida State is at their peak

K-Rob had better numbers than Holt in college...I don't know anybody who isnt retarded that would claim Cotchery was just as good in college as Holt

Hell Mike Williams dominated more than Calvin Johnson

Don't be a hater just because you're trying not to look like a homer

9/12/2007 12:46:57 PM

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"amato schemed him...did you ever even watch torry play?"

What??? Torry never played under Amato. Rivers came during Amato's first year and by that time Torry was in the NFL.

Torry is a good addition to this list because he would take over a game and teams did everything they could to keep the ball out of his hands. His games in 97 (5 TDs) and 98 (2 TDs) against FSU back when they were good were both amazingly sick. He absolutely dominanted their defense.



[Edited on September 12, 2007 at 12:50 PM. Reason : okay my bad. I figured you meant Amato game planned for Torry.]

9/12/2007 12:47:38 PM

^amato schemed JOHNSON...why would amato scheme somebody on his own team (and yeah Mike O'Cain coached Torry)??

9/12/2007 12:48:18 PM

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"Mike Williams dominated more than Calvin Johnson"

hahahaahahahha


I promise you if you asked 100 experts to name the most dominant WRs just based on their college play, Calvin would be named on a LOT more than Holt.

9/12/2007 12:51:05 PM

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"had a successful career at N.C. State"

i must've missed that

9/12/2007 12:51:16 PM

^^their memories probably only go back 2 years like yours appears to

and Mike Williams was the most dominant college receiver in the last 5-10 years

hey how come Georgia Tech is even better this year WITHOUT Johnson?

^i guess a 1 year career is still a career

[Edited on September 12, 2007 at 12:53 PM. Reason : .]

9/12/2007 12:53:00 PM

6-foot-5, 240 pounds, runs a 4.3 in the 40, amazing hands, runs perfect routes.


God dammit, you still dont understand what I am talking about...


It has nothing to do with stats, or how the team did, it has to do with the players that you would attempt to stop them from doing what they wanted to do and you just couldnt. Once again, Robert Edwards had shitty stats, played for Georgia when they were average to slightly better than average, but none of that has anything to do with how dominant he was the first time he played (before he got hurt)

[Edited on September 12, 2007 at 12:55 PM. Reason : d]

9/12/2007 12:53:18 PM

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"how come Georgia Tech is even better this year WITHOUT Johnson?"

Ewing Theory

9/12/2007 12:54:18 PM

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"their memories probably only go back 2 years like yours appears to"

oh sweet! Bo Jackson, Herschel Walker, Edwards, and TA all played last year... thats a hell of a RB draft class


ugh I cant stand homers, so fucking annoying

[Edited on September 12, 2007 at 12:56 PM. Reason : d]

9/12/2007 12:56:23 PM

you keep dismissing stats as if they are insignificant...btw what great ACC defenses did Calvin Johnson dominate?

i cant stand calvin johnson dickriders, so homosexual

^^too bad the knicks still couldnt win a title...the name Ewing theory is retarded

[Edited on September 12, 2007 at 12:59 PM. Reason : .]

9/12/2007 12:57:01 PM

Torry wasn't even the best WR on the field against Florida State

A certain Dillard's 'customer' held that honor

9/12/2007 12:59:44 PM

^4 they played one of the worst ND teams ever and Samford... we'll see if they're better or not.

[Edited on September 12, 2007 at 1:02 PM. Reason : x]

9/12/2007 1:01:51 PM

Torry was just as stoppable/unstoppable as Laverneus

9/12/2007 1:02:51 PM

^^^^ not a dickrider, just being objective, which you cant do


do I like Peyton? yes

do I hate Danny Wuerffel? yes

who was more dominant in college? Wuerffel

its not that hard

[Edited on September 12, 2007 at 1:03 PM. Reason : d]

9/12/2007 1:02:54 PM

i didnt know Calvin led his team to a national championship like Wuerffel did, thanks for changing my mind

9/12/2007 1:04:32 PM

ok, you are just trolling now. You usually arent this stupid.. I already mentioned record has nothing to do with it. If it did, Jay fucking Barker would be one of the top 5 most dominant QBs ever.

9/12/2007 1:05:40 PM

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"A certain Dillard's 'customer' held that honor"

LOL


FREE SHOES UNIVERSITY

9/12/2007 1:06:27 PM

you're the one trolling to not even have Reggie Bush on your list

he's probably one of the most dominant college players ever

you saw Bush stopped and I saw Johnson stopped<,/]

9/12/2007 1:06:47 PM

^hahaha

wasnt Coles already kicked off by then? I think Warrick was just suspended for a game

[Edited on September 12, 2007 at 1:07 PM. Reason : f]

9/12/2007 1:07:26 PM

calvin johnson was the greatest college wide receiver i've ever seen

9/12/2007 1:11:23 PM

but but but he didnt play for State!!! so theres NO WAY thats true!

9/12/2007 1:12:53 PM

Reggie was great and should be in the top 5 on most people's list.

But he wasn't dominant in the sense that he carried his team like Herschel, Ricky Williams or Adrian Peterson did.

Dominance is 6-7 yards EVERY carry, not an average of 6-7 resulting from several 40 yard runs and a whole lot of 1-2 yard runs.

I'd rather watch Reggie Bush play than any of the aforementioned, but I'd rather have any of the aforementioned if I was building a team.

9/12/2007 1:13:33 PM

yeah, TA was pretty good his freshman year.

wha' happened?

and this Holt v. Johnson debate is a little ridiculous. Johnson ftw.

[Edited on September 12, 2007 at 1:15 PM. Reason : .]

9/12/2007 1:13:55 PM

I think Rocket Ismail was pretty dominant

and lol at the chuckleheads still taking a shit on Mike Williams...is USC too far west for you guys to follow?

Williams > Holt, Johnson, etc

9/12/2007 1:15:14 PM