Looking towards hoops...
It's been more than a week since I last received a football success, but I expect several more to trickle in throughout the weeks and months ahead.
For now, though, it's time to take a look towards the college hoops send-to list. I've checked out a couple sources listing the nation's top players for this upcoming season and so far come up with a list of about 30 players. Below are the first 20; I'll list the second portion in the next few days.
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Hoops Send-To, #1-20: Tyler Hansbrough (North Carolina), Glen Davis (LSU), Joakim Noah (Florida), Alando Tucker (Wisconsin), Ronald Steele (Alabama), Arron Afflalo (UCLA), Aaron Gray (Pittsburgh), Curtis Sumpter (Villanova), Corey Brewer (Florida), Nick Fazekas (Nevada), Dominic James (Marquette), Richard Roby (Colorado), Al Thornton (Florida State), Cartier Martin (Kansas State), Jared Dudley (Boston College), Acie Law (Texas A&M), Marcus Williams (Arizona), Joseph Jones (Texas A&M), Rodney Stuckey (Eastern Washington), Chris Lofton (Tennessee)
posted by Jonathan @ 5:05 PM
Tennessee QB Eric Ainge returned my request in 39 days, marking the summer's 30th success thus far. Unlike most players have done, though, he signed just one of the two index cards I had sent. The other was also enclosed but not signed. I'm now just a single success from creeping over the 30% success rate for the year.
Colorado State RB Kyle Bell became the 29th success of the summer when his autograph showed up in my mailbox this afternoon. He also sent along a brief, hand-written note thanking me for my support (left). He is the second player to send such a note within the past week. With the most recent success, which took 37 days, I've now dipped below the $3.50 per success mark, and I'm now within just a couple of successes of surpassing the 30% success rate on the season.
Utah QB Brian Johnson is the latest to return my request. It took 41 days, but part of the reason for that delay was that the Utah athletic department required me to sign and return a form stating I would not sell the autographed items once I received them. I received that form on July 16 and then sent it back on July 18. They are the only school that has required me to do that this summer.
San Diego State RB Lynell Hamilton returned his autograph request today, marking the 27th success of the summer. His request, which was sent via the SDSU athletic department, was returned in 34 days, and in addition to enclosing both signed index cards, he also included a nice note as well (shown to the left). I've received similar letters in the past, but this was the first this summer. Probably the most notable hand-written letter I've ever received came from former Alabama and current NFL record-setting RB Shaun Alexander.
Two additional successes arrived in the mailbox this afternoon, and both come from players ranked among the best in the country. Penn State LB Paul Posluszny was chosen First Team Preseason All-America by both Phil Steele and Athlon magazines, among others. He returned his request in 31 days. Arizona State TE Zach Miller was a Second Team Preseason All-America selection by both of those magazines as well, and he returned his request in 28 days.
I received two additional successes in the mail this morning, taking the season total to two dozen. A pair of QBs, Iowa's Drew Tate and Pittsburgh's Tyler Palko, returned their requests, the former in 26 days and the latter in 30. Both requests were sent via the player's athletic department. I'm now within two successes of reaching the 25% success rate, and by that point, I also will have dipped below $4 per success.
Texas DB Michael Griffin is the latest to return an autograph request, his taking a total of 26 days. Like the Miami request I received last week, it's interesting to note that this is one of the first - if not the first - success I've ever received from a player from the University of Texas. With the success, I've now moved over the 20% return rate and moved under the $5 per success cost.
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