Senior offensive tackle Demetrius Bell keeps climbing on the wish lists of NFL teams.
Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage was at Northwestern Tuesday to get a first-hand look, and reportedly will be back on campus with additional Browns personnel in early January.
It's the latest in a steady stream of upper-level NFL personnel trying to get a fix on one of the wild cards of the 2008 NFL Draft. Bell's virtual novice status in football -- he only began playing in 2005 and has two years as an offensive lineman -- and his athleticism, intelligence and toughness has piqued interest.
It seems unlikely that he'll play basketball this winter, as much as he would love doing so, because it appears his dance card will be filled with visits from, and to, NFL teams. Bell was emotional in a postgame radio interview after the season-ending win over Stephen F. Austin, telling Demon Sports Network sideline reporter Britt Brittain how much he owed both head football coach Scott Stoker and Demon basketball coach Mike McConathy.
Coach Mike gave the green light to Bell's football aspirations. Stoker gave Bell unconditional faith in August 2006, three weeks before the season opening game at Kansas, when he sold a very apprehensive Bell on moving from backup defensive end to starting left offensive tackle.
Doug Ireland, SID
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
LSU's loss provides a coaching tip for Demons
Demon basketball coach Mike McConathy never misses a chance for a life lesson to be passed on to his players.
Monday's lesson -- the little things matter.
McConathy talks briefly to his players at midcourt at the start of most practices, usually passing along a thought for the day, some message that may, or may not, pertain to basketball.
The gutwrenching LSU football team's overtime loss to Arkansas Friday, and a column written by Glenn Guilbeau of Gannett News Service, provided fodder for McConathy's Monday afternoon visit with the Demons.
Guilbeau pointed out how the so-called "little things" crippled LSU's chances to win Friday. The most glaring was the illegal formation penalty that wiped out a 58-yard touchdown pass which would have pushed the Tigers ahead by 7 in the fourth quarter.
McConathy read a good portion of the column to the team Monday, and asked them to reflect on the message as they went through their daily routines, as related to basketball and to life.
Doug Ireland, SID
Monday's lesson -- the little things matter.
McConathy talks briefly to his players at midcourt at the start of most practices, usually passing along a thought for the day, some message that may, or may not, pertain to basketball.
The gutwrenching LSU football team's overtime loss to Arkansas Friday, and a column written by Glenn Guilbeau of Gannett News Service, provided fodder for McConathy's Monday afternoon visit with the Demons.
Guilbeau pointed out how the so-called "little things" crippled LSU's chances to win Friday. The most glaring was the illegal formation penalty that wiped out a 58-yard touchdown pass which would have pushed the Tigers ahead by 7 in the fourth quarter.
McConathy read a good portion of the column to the team Monday, and asked them to reflect on the message as they went through their daily routines, as related to basketball and to life.
Doug Ireland, SID
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