Mizzou, Get this Guy on the Field

[CP18]

Jon Gissninger signed his NLI yesterday to play football at Mizzou. Interesting lacrosse background...........

JON GISSINGER

Fr., TE/LB, 6-3, 230, San Diego, Calif. (Poway HS)

An accomplished tight end and long snapper prospect from Poway High School in San Diego, Calif. … Is known as a physical player with excellent hands who works effectively in open space … Was an all-conference selection at tight end as a senior, catching 43 passes for 563 yards and 7 TDs … Also carried 8 times on the year for 68 yards … Was a team captain and earned team’s most inspirational team award … As a junior in 2003, caught 8 passes for 1 TD and was named the league’s special teams player of the year … Learned to long snap from his father, who was a standout offensive lineman at Syracuse University and a 5-year NFL veteran for the San Diego Chargers … Is also considered one of the top lacrosse players on the West Coast, who was recruited by virtually all high-profile lacrosse programs around the country … Had scholarship offer from defending national champion Syracuse for lacrosse, among many other schools … Was an all-state selection in lacrosse who was his league’s defensive player of the year … High school coach – Damian Gonzalez … Son of Andrew III & Melissa Gissinger and Gloria Truitte … Father played offensive line for Syracuse collegiately, and later played professionally from 1982-86 for the NFL’s San Diego Chargers … Full name – Jonathan Andrew Gissinger … Birthdate – April 19, 1987 … Chose MU over LSU, Arizona State, Maryland, Kansas, Hawaii and South Florida, among others … Plans to study marketing, and MU’s brand new School of Business was a factor in his decision to attend Mizzou.

[mholtz]

I am skeptical about the possibliity of the football team letting him play for a club team.

At Michigan State, we have a football player who also plays basketball (an even bigger sport than football here). Tom Izzo has a hard time prying him away from the football team, even after the season is over... And that's for a major D-1 Basketball team.

[CP18]

....the chances are slim to nill, especially when the football coach will hang over his head that his scholarship would be out of the door if he suited up for Mizzo Lax in the Spring. Not to mention how tough it would be to balance playing for a program like Mizzou Lax and handling offseason/spring football duties.

It would still be worth a call for Coach Hawkins.

[yourmom]

I think you had just about everything, but his horoscope in there. Where did you get all that info?

By the way Kyle its alright just leave him alone. I don't need you calling him.

[CP18]

I think you had just about everything, but his horoscope in there. Where did you get all that info?

Connections my friend, connections

[Dan Wishengrad]

I agree that a marginal football player would never be allowed to play lacrosse. But what if a blue-chip prospect agreed to sign his NLI ONLY if the school allowed him to play lax in the spring? If they wanted him bad enough they'd agree and offer him a scholarship. He could always threaten to go to SoandSo State instead who will let him play both sports. There are programs that would allow it, or just about anything, to get the blue-chipper.

[yourmom]

Anyone know where this guy is from? Mizzou should get him on the field.

[davecopeland]

Yourmom,

I know the guy in the picture! I always wondered what happened to Linc from "Mod Squad." Apparently he took up lacrosse, attended school in up-state New York, and started hanging out with Michael Jackson's cosmetologist!

Thanks for the update.

[defense_wins_championship]

I might be wrong but I don't think the NCAA would allow a football player to play a club sport. I may be wrong but I think there is a violation with the NCAA there somewhere.

That picture of the dude from the 70's is absolutely hilarious, he could be a lacrosse player in Napoleon Dynamite. He's probably about the coolest guy ever.

[Matt_Gardiner]

BUMP!!!

I win FOREVER!!! This is the most obscure post from over two years ago.
All your base are belong to us! I challenge anyone to find a more obscure post.

It also has Chris Glover's best post ever.

[yourmom]

BUMP!!!

I win FOREVER!!! This is the most obscure post from over two years ago.
All your base belong to me! I challenge anyone to find a more obscure post.

It also has Chris Glover's best post ever.

WOW

I forgot all about that post

[CyLaxKeeper00]

I am skeptical about the possibliity of the football team letting him play for a club team.

At Michigan State, we have a football player who also plays basketball (an even bigger sport than football here). Tom Izzo has a hard time prying him away from the football team, even after the season is over... And that's for a major D-1 Basketball team.

iowa state had a football on the squad in the mid 90s.

[Brent Burns]

I don't think the Geneseo team would be looking like the one Glover just posted in this thread when they come down to Dallas to play Springfield next Wednesday.

1979. Aaaaah... those good ol' days....

[Beta]

Play for Geneseo and you learn all of the sweet skills needed to become....

[cjwilhelmi]

Wow, Joe officially has too much free time on his hands. (Call me later today Joe with all this free time)