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DEL.ICIO.USTapes of North Gwinnett QB Tamburo shipped off to 450 colleges
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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North Gwinnett’s Michael Tamburo played like a big-time quarterback in his team’s 17-3 win over Brookwood last Friday, but he’s still waiting for that big-time offer.
Tamburo, who carved up the Broncos for more than 300 total yards, has several offers on the table, but top programs are taking a wait-and-see approach on the 6-1, 185-pound lefty. Tamburo has offers from Tulsa, Air Force, Louisana-Monroe, Toledo and Bowling Green.
North Gwinnett coach Bob Sphire is making them see now: Last week he sent out more than 450 highlight tapes to all levels of college football programs across the nation.
“Regretfully recruiting season and visits to the schools by the colleges have not really gotten started yet, thus the urgency to send these out all across the country,” Sphire said. “However, I do that every year after our first two games so that all of our guys, not just Mikey, can get out there to [scouts] … so if they do want to come see them in person.
“I think many were waiting to see where the top guys go and now that they are committing, several who have lost out will now turn to ‘Plan B’, which many have Mikey on their board. Hopefully, he will be another of those ‘Plan B’ guys who end up showing everyone he should have been a ‘Plan A’ guy, like the QBs at Kansas and Missouri last year.”
“This is hopefully the lull before the storm…all the big guys offered in the winter and spring, and several have all offered the same guy, then when he decides to go to school X, then school Z now needs an answer.”
Sphire has the ultimate faith in his senior quarterback, who is a member of the AJC’s The Georgia Top 150.
“There is no question that over the past three years he raised the game of everyone around him. He’s 25-5 against great programs, and often with much less talent around him than the opposing QB.”
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By jawjadude
September 10, 2008 12:03 AM | Link to this
I just hope he didn’t send him tapes of mikey’s games in South Georgia the past two seasons. if he was down here he wouldn’t even be a starter
By George
September 10, 2008 4:27 AM | Link to this
it doesn’t take brains to hand off a ball.
By JustMyOpinion!
September 11, 2008 1:48 PM | Link to this
Tamburo Sucks!!!
By Drago
September 12, 2008 1:24 PM | Link to this
Robert, Mikey has some talent and will get a ‘ship.
However, do you not feel that it would be better to disclose just who at the AJC Mikey is related to. I mean, it is still journalism and objectivity is still necessary.