Ross had skill but didn't have grit. I know everyone hates that word but that is

Mar 27, 2015
10:00:36am

fulano

pretty much an accurate description. He didn't compete at a high enough level on the field, in the game. With his size he should have dominated DBs fighting for position and rising up to get the ball but he just didn't have the fire.

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I just don't get Ross Apo.

WHO DEY

3/27/15 9:54am

Nobody ever questioned his athleticism, just his WR skills.

Left Shark Coug

3/27/15 9:55am

and his mental toughness...

icecougar

3/27/15 12:23pm

Turning heads with the number of drops?

PharmD

3/27/15 9:55am

He has the physical tools, but I don't think the mental game ever got there

AFcoug7

3/27/15 9:55am

He was great as a freshman, but after that hit he took in the end zone - I

crack

3/27/15 10:02am

Riley vs Ross: An interesting study in contrasts

icecougar

3/27/15 12:37pm

Getting lit up on a cross route, causing injury and concussion would be enough

Preppy

3/27/15 2:25pm

Yes, for some. When it comes to the mental makeup of a player there's...

icecougar

3/27/15 6:24pm

I may be mistaken, but I believe he had ongoing shoulder injuries as well.

Preppy

3/27/15 10:04pm

this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^

charles

3/27/15 2:21pm

yep it was against USU and I never saw the same Ross Apo since then.

Tuskaloosa Cougar

3/27/15 2:35pm

i saw it for that stint late in 2011 when Heaps returned for an injured Riley

Y05

3/27/15 2:59pm

It shows that he's athletic, not necessarily a good WR

SUAVO

3/27/15 9:56am

He has NFL talent

BigYfan

3/27/15 9:57am

His finger injury was pretty nasty. Ongoing shoulder issues. Hard to catch balls

BIG XII Coug

3/27/15 10:02am

he had a head injury on a cheap shot as well

BigYfan

3/27/15 10:05am

To merge this with fulano's comment: Injuries can beat the grit out of some

Deadpool

3/27/15 10:24am

RE: His finger injury was pretty nasty. Ongoing shoulder issues. Hard to catch

oilman

3/27/15 11:52am

My neck kept getting in the way

oilman

3/27/15 11:53am

Ross Apo Fr. Yr. was awesome. 9TDs in 2011

BIG XII Coug

3/27/15 9:57am

*2011

Mr Bassman

3/27/15 10:02am

Thank you sir. Fixed it.

BIG XII Coug

3/27/15 10:03am

Part him, part injuries, part system.

CosmoK

3/27/15 9:58am

Part QBs throwing balls into the ground 3 feet in front of him.

DB Cooper

3/27/15 10:00am

That'd be the "system" . . .

CosmoK

3/27/15 10:02am

I don't understand... the system is perfect.... (TIC)

tarzan15

3/27/15 10:15am

almost as good as the ones 3 ft in the ground behind him...

icecougar

3/27/15 1:07pm

Why was it only him?

Ebolarama

3/27/15 3:25pm

He ran too fast for Riley's arm to keep up?

icecougar

3/27/15 6:29pm

riley and stewart and taysom and lark? Probably all their fault.

Ebolarama

3/30/15 9:01am

Some people suck at combines (Tom Brady) but are legit gamers...

Zach Morris

3/27/15 10:00am

Ross had skill but didn't have grit. I know everyone hates that word but that is

fulano

3/27/15 10:00am

too bad we couldn't merge him with Riley...

icecougar

3/27/15 1:10pm

he's a drill boy...just like his buddy heaps. put them in a real game and...

nashty

3/27/15 10:06am

I hope he gets a shot. He has been preparing hard for combines. Injuries.

Preppy

3/27/15 10:12am

If our all time leading reciever cant make a team...

buckeyecougarguy

3/27/15 10:56am

It would honestly be the shock of a lifetime. The guy might as well have been

Ash

3/27/15 10:59am

Are you talking about Austin Collie? Pretty sure he had huge impacts in

Yunit

3/27/15 11:48am

No, Apo.

Ash

3/27/15 1:19pm

He has something in common with the Tin Man

RockyBalboa

3/27/15 11:08am

creaky joints? I guess I do as well then

icecougar

3/27/15 1:12pm

He has WR skills, but DB hands. Maybe he needs to play secondary

DazeofBlue

3/27/15 11:54am

Dude could never stay healthy enough to establish any momentum.

Mantis Mutu

3/27/15 12:05pm

and building chemistry with the QB...

icecougar

3/27/15 1:15pm

He was never the same after that hit against Utah State

cougarnw

3/27/15 12:12pm

This, and...

jsjohnson1278

3/27/15 1:27pm

Great athlete. Below average football player.

XXL

3/27/15 12:13pm

Great athleticism, poor WR skills & mental toughness

Hang10

3/27/15 12:34pm

Biggest Factor was Anae Calling Apo an Idiot

Bobby McMahon

3/27/15 1:55pm

How many reps was he able to do? Tough to get a lot of upper body strength when

cougaman

3/27/15 3:18pm

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