Maurice Hicks

[aggie75]

Noticed today that he was added to the new UFL Virginia Destroyer team roster. They will be coached by Marty Schottenheimer.

www.ufl-football.com/news/virginia-destroyers-announce-protected-player-list

[Blankman]

That's whats up

[aggie2ru]

Good for him. He should be about 33-34 yrs. old. That says a lot for his talent. Been through a couple of knee operations but still doing his thing!!! Somebody said Maurice "Mo" Smith is a MEAC referee. Bill Hayes kept a whole slew of thoughbred rb's.

[trues]

THe left offensive Guard that use to play for Green Bay that graduate from A&T I think he was a Hayes recruiter. Is he still in the NFL?

[aggielaw]

No. Junious Coston?

[ohsixrain]

I thought this post was going to say...."Maurice Hicks joins Broadway's staff on a volunteer basis because, he doesn't need the money!" or "Maurice Hicks Jr. added to A&T's roster for runningback depth!" or "Maurice Hicks is donates 40 gazillion bucks to A&T after hitting the lottery!" Okay, got carried away, but yall get my point.

[saabman]

hi ohsixrain: that would be nice to see some of the aggie pros give back to the programs like the white explayers do.

[hollywoodswagga]

Players were not welcomed back by previous coaching staffs’… well at least by one head coach whose name rhymes with Dee Hobbs. He told the players not to come around which did not sit well with the NFL players or the younger players who wanted to see the guys around… Once you leave and you hear and see how other universities treat former players by showing appreciation of accomplishments it makes you feel that your time at A&T was in vain. Your first reaction is to not to give back because you feel shorted… I know guys who received a large shipment of their universities apparel upon graduation. Also, when you see other schools spring ball games you have former players around always in a location where they are visible to recruits and fans. Once A&T start showcasing these former players like other universities do then you will see guys around more and would be more inclined to give back.
For example: When I went to App States homecoming with a former player the YOSEF club had a separate tent for players and guest of players which had food drinks and a separate entrance to get to the seats for the game.
I stay in contact with many of my teammates and we all say if we were to go back and do it all over again we would still attend A&T because we loved our experience at A&T, but the athletic department needs a complete overhaul.
Someone mentioned in another post about white ex-players giving back to their schools… “Other” schools highlight the accomplishments of players that make it to the pros that attended their program by invitations to spring ball games, help with high school recruiting, allowing participation with pro-days, jersey framing, etc. Yet A&T chooses to disregard these accomplishments. There are players on the current team that do not know that there are Aggies playing at the highest level or how successful A&T was not so long ago. I have been fortunate enough to visit the field houses of other universities. In doing so, I witnessed the motivating display of past and current player’s game photos and accomplishments. That would make any player (current college and former players) feel good. You walk into A&Ts field house and see walls cluttered trophy cases that make it difficult decipher what the trophy is for.
I know of many former white/black players that give back to their schools as it is a tax write off for donations. So ask yourself, what is the reason this does not happen at A&T??

[saabman]

That is madness not reason!! When I was at A & T I would work out with Elvin Bethea.
Mr Bee would let me in and Mr Bethea and I would lift wt and run. I had him autograph a football that I have to this day. They had pic of all the old pro's then. I to this day can not see the reasoning that they have at Tee now. It's like they have no concept how impotent the past is anymore.

[aggierattler]

^^^ You might want to proofread that last sentence...but I get your meaning.

[saabman]

Why thank you. I feel ya Lol.

[numberonebrave]

Did yo get your degree in football or from A&T? I will assume since you do not give to football , you give to the academic unit in which you got your degree. .......It just sounds like more reasons not to give as opposed to ..looking for reasons to get behind this new coach etc... I have had ex players tell me they do not give because of things Hayes did to players or because fobbs was not friendly to them, well they were/are gone and they still do not give..

[saabman]

numberonebrave are you addressing me or hollywoodswagga as for me. I did not get my degree from A & T. I left in 1974 ( Face,Big 10 and I could not see eye to eye as he would say (It's my way are the highway) . So I hit the highway and completed my degree at West Texas A & M. and yes I did play football and run Track their. I have been giving to A & T's Football program for years. Mr Bee would always ask me why I gave to Tee when I would come to visit , after what had happened to me at A & T and all I could say is (Aggie born Aggie bread and when I die I'll be and Aggie died). I have love for A & T and still do. I feel that X players that have love for their school should give a little something back no matter how you feel about a coach, and the ones that say other wise are just coping out.

[oleschoolaggie]

Jun 25, 2011 10:48:23 GMT -5 hollywoodswagga said:

Players were not welcomed back by previous coaching staffs’… well at least by one head coach whose name rhymes with Dee Hobbs. He told the players not to come around which did not sit well with the NFL players or the younger players who wanted to see the guys around… Once you leave and you hear and see how other universities treat former players by showing appreciation of accomplishments it makes you feel that your time at A&T was in vain. Your first reaction is to not to give back because you feel shorted… I know guys who received a large shipment of their universities apparel upon graduation. Also, when you see other schools spring ball games you have former players around always in a location where they are visible to recruits and fans. Once A&T start showcasing these former players like other universities do then you will see guys around more and would be more inclined to give back.
For example: When I went to App States homecoming with a former player the YOSEF club had a separate tent for players and guest of players which had food drinks and a separate entrance to get to the seats for the game.
I stay in contact with many of my teammates and we all say if we were to go back and do it all over again we would still attend A&T because we loved our experience at A&T, but the athletic department needs a complete overhaul.
Someone mentioned in another post about white ex-players giving back to their schools… “Other” schools highlight the accomplishments of players that make it to the pros that attended their program by invitations to spring ball games, help with high school recruiting, allowing participation with pro-days, jersey framing, etc. Yet A&T chooses to disregard these accomplishments. There are players on the current team that do not know that there are Aggies playing at the highest level or how successful A&T was not so long ago. I have been fortunate enough to visit the field houses of other universities. In doing so, I witnessed the motivating display of past and current player’s game photos and accomplishments. That would make any player (current college and former players) feel good. You walk into A&Ts field house and see walls cluttered trophy cases that make it difficult decipher what the trophy is for.
I know of many former white/black players that give back to their schools as it is a tax write off for donations. So ask yourself, what is the reason this does not happen at A&T??

i like your ideas, swagga. i've been advocating on this board for a long time to have large framed photographs on display of former aggies (in their pro uniforms) who played at the pro level.

i think its an excellent way of re-connecting with our past as well as demonstrate to recruits that we can produce pro football players. i don't think it would be something that's terribly expensive. maybe the new athletic foundation can finance something like this...

[saabman]

Amen to that