Lawton, Ok Is More Than Okay

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

In the other DG thread, there were some snide comments about Lawton. Having a "pipeline" to Lawton is not a bad thing. Many solid NCAA and NFL players have come from Lawton:

Daryl Gardener, Mike Minter, James Trapp, Will Shields, Jammal Brown, Martin Chase, Antonio Perkins, Eddie Hinton, Larry Birdine, Nick Cole

Outside of the Oklahoma schools, Lawton's three high schools have players currently on several I-A rosters, including Wyoming, Kansas, Kansas State, SMU, North Texas, Arizona State, Texas Tech, Army

Currently, 4-star tailback Harrison Jeffers is committed to Texas Tech. Athlete Cornelius Douglas has current offers from Tulsa, SMU, Colorado State, New Mexico, North Texas, Kansas State, Iowa State, and Wyoming.

Lawton's high schools produce great athletes. This isn't a pipeline we want to see dry up.

[UNT Mean Green]

Amen to that...Lawton does produce some great football talent! Sounds like some of those kids have an attitude to go along with their talent (ahem...DG...ahem)

[The Fake Lonnie Finch]

That's true. Lawton is a military town, and it has some rough sides to it. It's very blue collar. That's what helps it create great athletes.

There's nothing wrong with that. You just have to realize it creates a different mindset in a kid than would be created in...Southlake...Coppell...if you get my drift.

[UNT Mean Green]

Absolutely, blue collar is ok! Many of the best athletes come from those areas.