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Posted: 2/4/2013 11:31 AM
Marquise Williams Not Enrolled
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Redshirt-freshman quarterback Marquise Williams is currently not enrolled at North Carolina, according to a team spokesperson. northcarolina.scout.com/2/1263662.html
Last edited 2/4/2013 11:58 AM by ICAdmin
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Posted: 2/4/2013 11:34 AM
RE: Marquise Williams
just saw this on twitter. what in the world?
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Posted: 2/4/2013 11:38 AM
Re: Marquise Williams
Huh? Can anyone elaborate that KNOWS the situation?
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Posted: 2/4/2013 11:41 AM
Re: Marquise Williams
Dont't know the reason, BUT, He 'knows' Coker and Tribusky are ahead of him. I doubt he returns.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 11:41 AM
RE: Marquise Williams
Heard the rumbling last week. Does that mean he can play in the Fall or just enroll again?
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Posted: 2/4/2013 11:44 AM
Re: Marquise Williams
He will miss spring practice. Chances of returning in the Fall don't sound good.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 11:45 AM
Re: Marquise Williams
If he is not the QB that Fedora wants, and he wants to play QB, then not surprising.
Opens up another spot,right?
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Posted: 2/4/2013 11:51 AM
Re: Marquise Williams
Wasn't his second choice VT?
Joining his ex-teammate North @ UT?
(Pure speculation)
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Posted: 2/4/2013 11:53 AM
Re: Marquise Williams
When I heard the rumors that Coker was pushing Marquise for QB2 in summer camp, I didn't know how to interpret it. Either it was a way for Fedora to publicly challenge Williams and to try to get him to become an even better option at QB or it was an accurate depiction of the relative abilities/skills/aptitude between the two players (or at least the coaching staff's interpretation of those qualities). This kind of makes it sound like it was the latter. My guess is that Marquise can read the writing on the wall and either wants no part in trying to make up the ground or wants to go somewhere where this competition is not present. If nothing changes, then I'm fine with his decision.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:01 PM
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He has skills, so my advice would be to swallow pride and go down a division ,aka App Stte for example, so he doesnt have to sit out a year.
NFL sees you no matter where you play. All they need is film of you PLAYING :)
Good luck to him.
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--- CornbreadandCollards wrote:
When I heard the rumors that Coker was pushing Marquise for QB2 in summer camp, I didn't know how to interpret it. Either it was a way for Fedora to publicly challenge Williams and to try to get him to become an even better option at QB or it was an accurate depiction of the relative abilities/skills/aptitude between the two players (or at least the coaching staff's interpretation of those qualities). This kind of makes it sound like it was the latter. My guess is that Marquise can read the writing on the wall and either wants no part in trying to make up the ground or wants to go somewhere where this competition is not present. If nothing changes, then I'm fine with his decision.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:02 PM
Re: Marquise Williams Not Enrolled
I could've sworn I remember reading about Quise doing some recent recruiting for us.
Maybe he's had a change of heart (obviously) but I thought he looked really good in some of the small stretches he played this season.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:04 PM
Re: Marquise Williams Not Enrolled
In one of the podcasts from last week, either with Coach Anderson or the one on recruiting, I noticed that Williams was not mentioned at all in regards to the QB position. I thought that was interesting at the time, so I guess now it makes sense.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:08 PM
Re: Marquise Williams Not Enrolled
I don't like this at all.
I know we have other options at QB, but something really bothers me about this. I liked his potential.
No matter what happens, best of luck to him.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:12 PM
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This may have been why UT got North.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:13 PM
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the chances of him making the NLF as a QB are slim anyway, but he seems to have a ton of potential at other positions on the field. best of luck if he doesn't come back to UNC.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:14 PM
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Here it is February 4th. When did classes start for the spring semester? Why is this just getting out?
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:15 PM
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This sucks.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:25 PM
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I Thought the same thing!!!!
i thought... hmmmmm maybe he overlooked him.
Mitch is our future (4-5 years) depending on red-shirt.... enough said.
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--- WEBALDWIN wrote:
In one of the podcasts from last week, either with Coach Anderson or the one on recruiting, I noticed that Williams was not mentioned at all in regards to the QB position. I thought that was interesting at the time, so I guess now it makes sense.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:27 PM
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i agree....
not enrolled??? could he still be living on campus? kind of odd that this is just now coming out.
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--- ahoskiecpa wrote:
Here it is February 4th. When did classes start for the spring semester? Why is this just getting out?
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:34 PM
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Seemed like he had a lot of potential at the college level and a good fit with Fedora, never understood why he didn't play more
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:36 PM
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there were rumblings of not grasping playbook I heard
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--- coastal1 wrote:
Seemed like he had a lot of potential at the college level and a good fit with Fedora, never understood why he didn't play more
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:41 PM
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We passed up Everett Golson for a kid no longer enrolled. Classic. Turning into Paulus/Russell 2.0
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:44 PM
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Best of luck to Quise. However, I suspect that does have something to do with North going elsewhere.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:47 PM
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This is the first thing I thought of. The common response to Golson talk has been "but we got Marquise".
Well...
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--- 2012heel wrote:
We passed up Everett Golson for a kid no longer enrolled. Classic. Turning into Paulus/Russell 2.0
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:47 PM
Re: Marquise Williams Not Enrolled
Missing Spring practice is not good if he wants to continue with football. He needs to enroll somewhere quickly.
As for opening up a scholarship, my understanding is Carolina can not bring in more than 19 this year, 20 next year even if they are under the 85 limit. The open scholarship would need to go to a current player, i.e., a walk-on.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:50 PM
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Not sure we passed on Golson. I think maybe the other way around, but strange that Williams is apparently gone. Maybe it is as others said that he saw the writing on the wall and decided to move on. I guess that opens up another ship, and we seem to be OK at QB anyway.
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--- 2012heel wrote:
We passed up Everett Golson for a kid no longer enrolled. Classic. Turning into Paulus/Russell 2.0
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:58 PM
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--- Heel4evr wrote:
Not sure we passed on Golson. I think maybe the other way around, but strange that Williams is apparently gone. Maybe it is as others said that he saw the writing on the wall and decided to move on. I guess that opens up another ship, and we seem to be OK at QB anyway.
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--- 2012heel wrote:
We passed up Everett Golson for a kid no longer enrolled. Classic. Turning into Paulus/Russell 2.0
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It opens up a scholly...but it doesn't really open up a scholly.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:58 PM
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hey, it's Carolina football...would you expect anything else?
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:58 PM
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His future is at running back. I know he has a passable throwing game, but #12 was on of the three best running backs on the squad last year. He's the second coming of Ethan Horton that one is.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 12:58 PM
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--- 2012heel wrote:
We passed up Everett Golson for a kid no longer enrolled. Classic. Turning into Paulus/Russell 2.0
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We didn't pass on golson. He verballed and then opted out when the scandal broke
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Posted: 2/4/2013 1:00 PM
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Yeah, wouldn't be surprised if this does have something to do with North choosing Tennessee, but not the way others have pointed out. Quise was sitting behind allot of talent and facing stiff competition for playing time. Being from Mallard Creek, I'm sure this did play on North's decision because he did mention he spoke to Quise in an earlier interview. Not that Quise told him not to come to Carolina...just the whole thing set up bad.
Nonetheless, I can't say I blame him. Sad to lose him if we do because everyone is one ankle or knee away from playing, but for him being a competitor being on the sideline is hard to stomach; especially when your dream is to play QB and get in the NFL. So, good luck to him.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 1:05 PM
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well if true, it sure wasnt the best idea for North to take advice form a player who couldnt learn the Playbook.
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--- Fedoramases wrote:
Yeah, wouldn't be surprised if this does have something to do with North choosing Tennessee, but not the way others have pointed out. Quise was sitting behind allot of talent and facing stiff competition for playing time. Being from Mallard Creek, I'm sure this did play on North's decision because he did mention he spoke to Quise in an earlier interview. Not that Quise told him not to come to Carolina...just the whole thing set up bad.
Nonetheless, I can't say I blame him. Sad to lose him if we do because everyone is one ankle or knee away from playing, but for him being a competitor being on the sideline is hard to stomach; especially when your dream is to play QB and get in the NFL. So, good luck to him.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 1:06 PM
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--- 2012heel wrote:
We passed up Everett Golson for a kid no longer enrolled. Classic. Turning into Paulus/Russell 2.0
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We didn't pass on golson. He verballed and then opted out when the scandal broke
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No one is certain of what happened in Golson's recruitment, but what is certain is that he was a lifelong Carolina fan and was our first commitment for that class because he wanted to help recruit other players for the school. Then, next thing you know people are saying he is too short and won't fit in a pro-style offense under Butch, and the staff starts paying more attention to 6'4" in-state Marquise Williams. This is the version I endorse.
The other stories are that Roy had given him a walk-on spot to the Bball team (similar to G. Little) then rescinded it when the scandal broke because he was trying to distance the team from FB. There are reports that Williams said Golson would have to try out in order to be on the team, where before it seemed like he had a guaranteed spot.
Finally, there is the version that he just left because of the scandal. This, however, doesn't seem to fly since he didn't decommit until so late in the process and the scandal had been out for months.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 1:09 PM
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We didn't pass on Golson. He was actually one of the earliest commits for his class. And he verballed WELL before we were able to get one from MW. But some time between his verbal and MW's he started to become interested in his potential to fit into Brian Kelly's offense at ND. I think he may have been a little put off by how hard the staff was working to secure a commitment from a second QB in the same class. Let alone an NC kid. Kids often feel the flagship University of a state will give the home state kid first shot at a starting job. And honestly, that happens.
We also lost a kid in an earlier class from the state of Tennessee who ended up switching his commitment to SCar for the same reason. But he has since left school without contributing so perhaps that was best.
I wish Marquise the absolute best whether he is able to get back on the team or wherever he ends up. I always hope for a kid to become successful. And sometimes you have to lose what you have to realize how important it is to do your best in life.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 1:14 PM
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Not sure we passed on Golson. I think maybe the other way around, but strange that Williams is apparently gone. Maybe it is as others said that he saw the writing on the wall and decided to move on. I guess that opens up another ship, and we seem to be OK at QB anyway.
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--- 2012heel wrote:
We passed up Everett Golson for a kid no longer enrolled. Classic. Turning into Paulus/Russell 2.0
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Williams and Golson were both UNC commitments prior to the fit hitting the shan in 2010, but I recall interviews with Golson late in the process saying that he wanted UNC but the Heels had two QB's in their class whereas ND had none. I am not comfortable saying that MW being there had NO impact on Golson's decision. I think it absolutely did, but so did the investigation, and so did the fact that ND had no QB's in its class. I don't know if you could say we "passed up" Golson due to MW. We had missed on all QB targets in 2009 and therefore needed two QB's
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Posted: 2/4/2013 1:18 PM
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We didn't pass on Golson...
I think he may have been a little put off by how hard the staff was working to secure a commitment from a second QB in the same class. Let alone an NC kid. Kids often feel the flagship University of a state will give the home state kid first shot at a starting job. And honestly, that happens.
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This is what I refer to as passing on him. We showed clear preference to Marquise over Golson. Both were 4* and Golson felt betrayed because he was such an early commit to the class and was completely loyal, but the staff wasn't satisfied with him.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 1:20 PM
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Not even close to the same... unless you figure Williams is anywhere NEAR Wilson (potential).
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--- 2012heel wrote:
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Posted: 2/4/2013 1:24 PM
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I am equating Williams to Paulus and Golson to Wilson
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Not even close to the same... unless you figure Williams is anywhere NEAR Wilson (potential).
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Posted: 2/4/2013 1:27 PM
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Whole lot of wrong on this thread. First off we didn't pass up Golson, it was the other way around he passed us up. Secondly, North and Williams never played together and as far as I know they aren't even friends. Lastly, I believe this is definitely an academic issue and not Williams leaving because of the depth chart. Williams had some pretty amazing runs out of the wildcat this past year, he surprised me with how quick he is and he had some power. Definitely has the potential to be a RB if QB doesn't work out for him.
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Posted: 2/4/2013 1:32 PM
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Whole lot of wrong on this thread. First off we didn't pass up Golson, it was the other way around he passed us up. Secondly, North and Williams never played together and as far as I know they aren't even friends. Lastly, I believe this is definitely an academic issue and not Williams leaving because of the depth chart. Williams had some pretty amazing runs out of the wildcat this past year, he surprised me with how quick he is and he had some power. Definitely has the potential to be a RB if QB doesn't work out for him.
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First, while we obviously didn't rescind Golson's scholarship offer, we showed clear preference to another player over him and constructively passed on him. This is why he in turn decommitted.
Secondly, Williams and North are friends and Williams has been an asset in his recruitment.
Finally, Williams has no potential as a RB. He is not a natural runner, but a QB scrambler. His frame isn't built whatsoever to be a RB.
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