vin ascolese

[Hogules]

would be a senior this fall ....oh what could have been

[Vantage 8 dude]

would be a senior this fall ....oh what could have been

Please file under the "Subject that will never die" thread. Ugghhh......

[Atlhogfan1]

What still may be for TCU. 

[Pork Twain]

Man if him, Austin Flynn and Kane would have only worked worked out for us...we could have won it all last year.

[hawgeathawg]

Coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we would've been state champions. No doubt. No doubt in my mind.

[Hog N Bama]

Man if him, Austin Flynn and Kane would have only worked worked out for us...we could have won it all last year.

Agreed. I imagine Razorback stadium in unison shouting VINNY, VINNY, VINNY.  I was most disappointed however to lose Kane.  Dude looked electric.  I know he wound up at SC but not sure how much impact he's been.

[iharfor]

What happened exactly? I remember him signing with the Razorbacks and being excited and then never heard about him again.

[Boarsnest]

Where is big Tex these days?

[HogFansReunited]

What happened exactly? I remember him signing with the Razorbacks and being excited and then never heard about him again.

Grades

[BigE_23]

Coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we would've been state champions. No doubt. No doubt in my mind.

you would be sittin in a hot tub with your soul mate...can you still throw a ball over those mountains?

[rhog1]

What still may be for TCU. 

Last thing I heard on Vin was on the TCU board was that he was having some kind of family problem and wasn't going to be able to go to TCU. But that was back around the  time we got coach Jennings i think. Hopefully it worked out for Vin. The kid certainly became a legend around here.

[Hawk]

Agreed. I imagine Razorback stadium in unison shouting VINNY, VINNY, VINNY.  I was most disappointed however to lose Kane.  Dude looked electric.  I know he wound up at SC but not sure how much impact he's been.

I saw on Cockytalk that he had graduated and wouldn't be playing this year. They had a long conversation about he wasn't used there either, but they weren't sure why.

[Vantage 8 dude]

Agreed. I imagine Razorback stadium in unison shouting VINNY, VINNY, VINNY.  I was most disappointed however to lose Kane.  Dude looked electric.  I know he wound up at SC but not sure how much impact he's been.

The answer to your musings: little to none.

[Vantage 8 dude]

Last thing I heard on Vin was on the TCU board was that he was having some kind of family problem and wasn't going to be able to go to TCU. But that was back around the  time we got coach Jennings i think. Hopefully it worked out for Vin. The kid certainly became a legend around here.

Perhaps THE greatest legend ever that never, ever played a down for the Hogs.

[TrueBlue]

Perhaps THE greatest legend ever that never, ever played a down for the Hogs.

I know his dad died in December which was also his HS coach in North Bergen.

[LL COOL HOG]

Vin is not showing up on TCU's  roster.

[TrueBlue]

Vin is not showing up on TCU's  roster.

Preferred walk-on for us? 

[Atlhogfan1]

Last thing I heard on Vin was on the TCU board was that he was having some kind of family problem and wasn't going to be able to go to TCU. But that was back around the  time we got coach Jennings i think. Hopefully it worked out for Vin. The kid certainly became a legend around here.

Maybe he didn't.  He was assigned a number and talked about as potential incoming help through last Spring. 

[The Divine Swine]

Grades

Not exactly.

[atekido]

would be a senior this fall ....oh what could have been

remind me where is he blowing up the stats at currently?

[GaryHog]

Trash please.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

Does Vinny count on this year's class or will he be considered part of the 2016 class?

[jseinfeld50]

I was most disappointed however to lose Kane.  Dude looked electric.  I know he wound up at SC but not sure how much impact he's been.

Whitehurst I think is not on the SC team now. There is mention of him in the SEC Sports section I think a JBCarol thread/post. It sounded like he was forced off the team. He walked on at SC but not sure if he was ever put on scholarship

[urkillnmesmalls]

Coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we would've been state champions. No doubt. No doubt in my mind.

Nice one Uncle Rico.    

[MuskogeeHogFan]

Vin is not showing up on TCU's  roster.

http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/vinny_ascolese_885474.html

[ArmyOfnobunaga]

Good kid. I watched one of his games this year. Played pretty hard. At least I think it was him. Same last name.


He will win in life. Last I checked he has never gotten in any trouble. Will have a degree. And has had some hard knocks that he has overcome.


Good thread.

[Hog N Bama]

Whitehurst I think is not on the SC team now. There is mention of him in the SEC Sports section I think a JBCarol thread/post. It sounded like he was forced off the team. He walked on at SC but not sure if he was ever put on scholarship

So no burning rubber in parking garages in Columbia eh?

[MuskogeeHogFan]

Whitehurst I think is not on the SC team now. There is mention of him in the SEC Sports section I think a JBCarol thread/post. It sounded like he was forced off the team. He walked on at SC but not sure if he was ever put on scholarship

http://247sports.com/Player/Kane-Whitehurst-8896

Gone from SC.

[LumberBacks]

Followed Vinny a little on GOFROGS.COM last year.  As Hogvillians know, he never made it to Fayetteville upon signing a NLI (spring 2012) after failing to satisfy the NCAA clearinghouse requirements for academics.  This led to his lore and being considered the greatest Razorback that never was on HV.  In the spring of 2013, he enrolled at College of the Sequoias but did not work out with the football team.  Apparently moved home at the end of the spring and did not play football in the fall of 2014 while attending JUCO classes.  He signed a NLI with TCU in Feb 2014 (after being out of the sport for 2 years).  Apparently made it to TCU campus in the summer of 2014 but left for NJ at the end of the summer, reportedly because his grandfather was sick with cancer.  His grandfather passed away in December 2014.  Now in 2015, no one is interested in him and/or he is not interested in playing football. 

No ill will to the kid, but his recruitment was aided with a marketing blitz full of videos and write ups.  I was never convinced he was the phenom every one made him to be except for maybe his poetry.  But Johnnell was on him.  Good ol' Johnnell.

[twistitup]

I saw him and Chip Gregory having a beer yesterday

[RedRock]

Who is the greatest Razorback that never played?

[HogFoo]

Who is the greatest Razorback that never played?

well as I recall Tarvaris Jackson was a red/white superstar. He just never did anything in a game.  I know one that played basketball that was perhaps the greatest  preseason player I'd ever seen. He'd score 30+ points against a Nike team and look like he was going to be the next Michael Jordan or s9mething. Then the season would start and he'd score maybe 4pts and ride the bench the rest of the season.    Landis "romeo" williams.    Hahaha

[IUHog]

I always assumed Vin was somewhere hanging out with Mantai T'eo's girlfriend.

[IBleedRazorbackRed]

But Johnnell was on him.  Good ol' Johnnell.

Pretty sure Bobby was still here when he signed.

[Kevin Bacon]

Pretty sure Bobby was still here when he signed.

Yep, same class with Otha Peters.  I met them both at the spring game they were visiting.  Both good kids.

[FANONTHEHILL]

 If only we had Vinny, then we wouldn't have had to settle for a JUCO transfer like  Spaight.

[coach_d24]

Not football, but I'd offer Andre Igudala as the greatest Razorback never to suit up!

[Ragnar Hogbrok]

If Wes Welker was a linebacker, Vinny would have reminded me of an Italian Wes Welker.

[twistitup]

Yep, same class with Otha Peters.  I met them both at the spring game they were visiting.  Both good kids.

Wow. I bet you've never washed that hand since  shaking with those two. A special day for sure

[Kevin Bacon]

Wow. I bet you've never washed that hand since  shaking with those two. A special day for sure

Had to a couple of times...sad days fo sho!

[rwspear]

What happened exactly? I remember him signing with the Razorbacks and being excited and then never heard about him again.

he wasnt good at football?

[lewd and lascivious]

Not football, but I'd offer Andre Igudala as the greatest Razorback never to suit up!

Al Jefferson. He at least signed a LOI.

[SPAL]

Who is the greatest Razorback that never played?

Willie hordge

[OneTuskOverTheLine™]

misquoted...

Arkansas' Greatest Couldabeens.... That should get it's own thread.. LOL!!

1. Basil Shabazz
2. Mitch Mustain
3. Mameon Williams
4. Vin Ascolese
5. Eric Mitchell

[20hog11]

misquoted...

Arkansas' Greatest Couldabeens.... That should get it's own thread.. LOL!!

1. Basil Shabazz
2. Mitch Mustain
3. Mameon Williams
4. Vin Ascolese
5. Eric Mitchell

6. Al Jefferson

[goodguytex]

Yup it's the offseason. Spring practice can't get here fast enough.

[TNhawgfan]

Followed Vinny a little on GOFROGS.COM last year.  As Hogvillians know, he never made it to Fayetteville upon signing a NLI (spring 2012) after failing to satisfy the NCAA clearinghouse requirements for academics.  This led to his lore and being considered the greatest Razorback that never was on HV.  In the spring of 2013, he enrolled at College of the Sequoias but did not work out with the football team.  Apparently moved home at the end of the spring and did not play football in the fall of 2014 while attending JUCO classes.  He signed a NLI with TCU in Feb 2014 (after being out of the sport for 2 years).  Apparently made it to TCU campus in the summer of 2014 but left for NJ at the end of the summer, reportedly because his grandfather was sick with cancer.  His grandfather passed away in December 2014.  Now in 2015, no one is interested in him and/or he is not interested in playing football. 

Good info. I knew some of it but not all.

[OptimusHog]

Where is big Tex these days?

According to his Facebook he's just doing hoodrat things with his hoodrat friends while looking for a ride or die in the dirty D.

[OneTuskOverTheLine™]

If Wes Welker was a linebacker, Vinny would have reminded me of an Italian Wes Welker.

I always thought he looked like Joe Willy..!

[usf15cc]

According to his Facebook he's just doing hoodrat things with his hoodrat friends while looking for a ride or die in the dirty D.

What a waste of talent