Sports Illustrated.com writes:
Marcoux, playing against defenders bound for elite FBS programs, calmly guided the East down the field for two fourth-quarter touchdowns. In the process, he showed off an arm every bit as strong as fellow All-Americans who were committed to Penn State, BYU, West Virginia and Iowa.From Rivals.com:
While Ivy League schools such as Dartmouth don't offer scholarships, some schools that do may be calling Marcoux after his performance Saturday. "If other coaches decide they want to give me a call and offer their schools," Marcoux said, "I owe it to them to consider."
"I watched him throw the first touchdown and then I watched the second touchdown and I am like, 'Why didn't this kid start? Why hasn't he been out there?'" added East defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd. "He turned out to be the top quarterback. It doesn't get any better than that for him." ...And do check out this thread on the LSU message board (and undoubtedly there are others out there with similar traffic). Here are a few excerpts from LSU fans:
Marcoux is currently committed to play at Dartmouth. Which begs the question, is he looking for an opportunity to play at the Football Bowl Subdivision level.
"I would welcome interest from any D-I schools, but I am really happy with Dartmouth," Marcoux responded. "The Ivy League would be a great spot for me to be successful. But if any other schools come along and they want to recruit me, I would give them my attention, definitely."
- What's the story on this kid? Kid's got a fricking cannon.
- He must have a brain. After today, maybe Notre Dame??
- Dude, I'm sure he's going to be getting some calls very very soon. And not from (Dartmouth).
- 6'5" 235# pro-style qb from new york city and no one found him. :lol:
- Goes to show that measurables that recruits are mainly rated on don't mean everything. This kid has the "it factor".
- I am impressed. Looks a little immobile, but damn he has an arm. Def would be looking more into this if I were a coach needing a QB.
- Wait, wait, wait... he's going to DARTMOUTH?!?
- Probably not after today
- *Correction: DEFINITELY not after today.
Another Notre Dame board has more comments.
- Impressive kid. I would be happy if ND were to offer. ... Showed tremendous poise, it didn't seem I was looking at a high school quarterback at times. Reminds me a little of a larger Tony Romo with stronger arm. Seems pretty athletic and should be a good fit in a spread offense. Coach Kelly, please give him a call. Bust out the tapes
From the Duke Rivals site:
COMMITTED TO: Dartmouth, but would consider a DI offer.Emails among alums and followers of the program were flying around yesterday and a bunch of them hit my in-box. All were of the same tenor: They liked what they saw of Marcoux on the NBC broadcast and they are concerned he's going to be cherry-picked by an FBS program. That could happen, but here's something to consider:
ASSETS: Has prototypical NFL size, is extremely smart and has a very strong arm.
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: Needs to continue to work on becoming a better athlete which will allow him to buy more time in the pocket.
WHAT WAS MOST IMPRESSIVE IN GAME: Led the East squad on its only two scoring drives in the fourth quarter. His touchdown throw to McCartney was a laser shot that few high school quarterbacks in the country could make.
CONCLUSION: After this week some DI colleges have to be rethinking their current quarterback situation. Marcoux is clearly better than a two-star and has more potential than at least a third of the current quarterbacks already committed in this class.
His high school coach and mentor Gus Ornstein, himself a former Fieldston School quarterback, went down the FBS road and it was a bumpy one. He ended up transferring from Notre Dame to Michigan State to Division III Rowan University in New Jersey for football reasons.
The New York Times wrote of Ornstein's time at Rowan:
It was, to be sure, a long, long way from the luxurious likes of the Division I-A football programs at Notre Dame and Michigan State, where Ornstein had spent the previous four years. If he had needed a wristband, there might have been a closetful. Team meetings were held in cool, gleaming rooms. There were charter flights and steak dinners. And being in Division III, Rowan, formerly Glassboro State, offered no scholarships; he paid the $4,240.50 tuition and fees.But, as Ornstein told the Times prior to his appearance in the DIII national championship game:
This is great. I'm really excited. And the difference for me between Division I and Division III? I'd rather be playing in front of 80 people than sitting in front of 80,000.It was on the smaller stage of Rowan that Ornstein finally got his chance, throwing for 3,198 yards and 19 touchdowns. That caught the attention of the St. Louis Rams and began a career in pro football that saw him spend time with the St. Louis Rams among others. (Bio on Gos Ornstein's School of Sports site)
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One day after coach Terry Dunn's resignation the Dartmouth men's basketball team dropped a 76-47 decision to 12-3 Harvard and coach Tommy Amaker. Not surprisingly, the sudden change at Dartmouth was central to the Boston Globe story and also prominent in the Boston Herald. From the Globe:“There was no player revolt, but the details are staying in-house,’’ said Pride, a 6-foot senior guard. He would neither confirm nor deny one published report that the players had signed documents saying that they would no longer play for Dunn, who was 47-103 at Dartmouth, 3-10 this season.And finally, that certain Hanover High senior didn't quite hit the time she'd hoped for at the Dartmouth Relays (her time from a year ago would have medaled) but she did qualify for states in a second event this time the 1000. And she addeda strong anchor leg on the 4x400 as she continues to make progress battling back from the health problem that sabotaged her fall.
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