Mike Ford

[TideRisesInTheSwamp]

What is the lowdown on Mike Ford. Rivals has him as a 5-star, while ESPN.com has him 6.0 out of 10. Which one is more accurate in your opinion?

 

[ElkhartTider]

espn? hahaha

espn has a reputation for knowing absolutely nothing about recruiting... i think i'd go w/ rivals.. over anybody... all you have to do is watch some vid on ford and i wouldnt care if he was negative a couple stars... this guy is amazing..

 

[ChattTide]

this might sound a little biased

but judging from his Senior video on sunshinepreps, he looks more like a 5 star than a 6 out of 10. Playing in Florida's 5A and averaging over 200 yards a game is saying something. He has great cut back ability and his footwork is pheniomenal. What I liked most about the video was his patience and acceleration through a hole. It wasn't the most blazing of speeds, but the way he made it look so easy to get in the open was unreal. I think what is great about this guy is what he did while he has been at Hargrave. I can't remeber the exact yardage, but it was something like an average of 12-14 yards a carry :eek2: That's insane.

That's just my opinion, but I think the kid is for real and that he will hopefully make a HUGE impact at Alabama. More importantly, looks like he'll be running behind some hosses on the offensive line.

Roll Tide!!
ChattTide

 

[Vertical]

Here's some info on Mike Ford's play this year at Hargrave. They don't publish their statistics on their website, so this is the best I could do, grabbing blurbs about Ford in each game's write-up:

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September 4th, 2005

Running backs Keiland Williams and Mike Ford both had stellar games rushing the ball despite a number of flags thrown by the officials negating big gains. Williams had 170 yards on the ground with a touchdown, while Ford ran for 101 yards on 7 carries respectively.
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September 18th, 2005

Hargrave took back over after a punt and after a Craig Hayden run, it was running back Mike Ford who broke into the open field and 85 yards later found pay dirt for the score.
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September 24th, 2005

The Hargrave offense once again marched down the field in impressive fashion. This time it was running backs Keiland Williams, Mike Ford and Morgan Green, quarterbacks Tim Jones and Jarrett Dunston, and receivers Vidal Hazelton and Joe Nairn who lead the charge.
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September 30th, 2005

Hargrave took command early as the Tigers drove 69 yards on their first possession, capped by a three-yard scoring run by running back Mike Ford. Quarterback Jarrett Dunston found receiver Vidal Hazelton twice on the drive for 45 yards to set up the Ford touchdown run.
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...Hargrave stretched the advantage to 27-3 with 8:50 remaining when Ford scored his second touchdown of the day on a 14-yard run. The Tigers marched the ball 46 yards in just 1:19 using two runs by Ford and two runs by Keiland Williams to extend the lead.
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...Running back Keiland Williams paced the Hargrave ground game with 82 yards on 11 carries. Ford rushed 10 times for 78 yards and two TDs. Dunston completed five of seven passes for 102 yards and one score.
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October 11th, 2005

Chapel Hill, NC – Hargrave running back Keiland Williams rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns, while fellow tailback Mike Ford reached the century mark with 102 yards on the ground to rush the Tigers past the University of North Carolina Tar Heels on Tuesday evening.
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October 23rd, 2005

...On the next drive the Tigers saw running backs Mike Ford, Morgan Green, Cedric Hickman, and Williams pace the ground game by moving Hargrave inside of Eagle territory, before Ford broke a run off of the right side for a 25-yard touchdown run. The score put Hargrave up 14-0 heading into the second quarter.
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...Morgan Green, Mike Ford, Keiland Williams, and Adam Stewart all went for fifty yards or more
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November 4th, 2005

FORK UNION, Va. – Hargrave Running backs Keiland Williams and Mike Ford combined for 420 all purpose yards to pace the Hargrave PG Tigers to a convincing 40-34 win over in state prep school rival Fork Union Military Academy on Friday afternoon.
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...Hargrave would once again find the end zone in the fourth quarter. This time is was Mike Ford again taking it in from over 25-yards on a toss to the right side. The score would give Hargrave a 40-31 lead late in the game.

 

[bamafan37]

About the ESPN rating... If you look closely you will find that all players from prep school or JUCO are rated as a 6.0.

 

[Probius]

When will we know about Mike Ford's grades and whether he will qualify or not?

 

[runtheoption22]

When will we know about Mike Ford's grades and whether he will qualify or not?

the staff is very confident that he will get in. He made all B's this semester so his core GPA should rise. He took the ACT again a week ago. Another semester of B's should do it, regardless of the ACT.

Just an FYI, he really freezes when he takes the ACT. Just one of those things that he puts a lot of pressure on himself to do to get qualified.

 

[Roll_Tide_Gal]

the staff is very confident that he will get in. He made all B's this semester so his core GPA should rise. He took the ACT again a week ago. Another semester of B's should do it, regardless of the ACT.

Just an FYI, he really freezes when he takes the ACT. Just one of those things that he puts a lot of pressure on himself to do to get qualified.

If he freaks out over the ACT, how is he going to handle finals?

 

[CapstoneGrad06]

I have lost all faith in other recruiting rankings besides rivals and scout. ESPN has teams such as Troy and Harvard ranked in the top 25 of their recruiting rankings. That seems ridiculous in my opinion, do they even see what is on their site. Tom Lemming used to be pretty good about following up on players and having good rankings for these guys when it was deserved. However, he is not that reliable anymore.

 

[RedDiamondTider]

If he freaks out over the ACT, how is he going to handle finals?

There's no comparison between an ACT/SAT and regular school finals. I went to school with a guy that had a 4.0 and is currently in Med school and struggled to make a 21 on the test, and I also went to school with a guy who was barely a C student, didnt go to college, and made a 24 on the first try. Some people just have a problem taking standardized tests.

 

[crimsoncolored]

Between the videos, the stats and expectations, I think Ford will be one heavily watched player this fall. Hopefully he'll be greater that expected, would be great to have a one-two punch of Darby and Ford.