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Somewhere along the way, great athlete nicknames lost their way. Gone are the days of Megatron (Calvin Johnson), The Fridge (William Perry), Mongo (Steve McMichael) and Breesus (Drew Brees). Genuine nicknames were replaced with abbreviations, initialing and shortenings, like A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez), D Will (Deron Williams) and RG3 (Robert Griffin III).
Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Elijah "Waffle House" Sarratt is bringing it back.
In a 56-22 throttling (the final score does not really do justice to IU's dominance) of the Oregon Ducks in the Peach Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal, Sarratt led the Hoosiers in receptions (7), receiving yards (75) and touchdown receptions (2). Heisman winner and potential top overall pick in April's NFL Draft, quarterback Fernando Mendoza, obviously leads the way for Indiana.
However, Waffle House is his co-pilot, tunning mate, or basicallly the Guillermo to Mendoza's Jimmy Kimmel. You're probably wondering about the origin story of Sarratt's colorful nickname, and well, it seems the credit belongs to his father, Donnie.
“He’s open right now,” Donnie Sarratt said during an interview with Big Ten Network's The Journey, according to the Daily Hoosier. Because Elijah Sarratt, like Waffle House, is always open.
For most of this season, it looked like the Stafford, VA native projected as more likely a mid-round pick. But after this stellar CFP showing, his stock is soaring like a tech company IPO in the late 1990s. This magical run by the Hoosiers is raising his stock immensely, and it means he's now likely a solid day two guy.
Sarratt, Mendoza, and most importantly, head coach Curt Cignetti, have flipped the script when it comes to IU sports, Bloomington, IN will soon no longer be known first and foremost for men's basketball, and their five national titles in that sport.
The most recent of those banners was hung in 1987, which is almost 40 years ago now. Indiana is on its way to becoming a football school.
“I just know that winning lifts all boats,” Cignetti said in an interview with Ratings.org after winning the Big Ten championship game.
“In terms of fan support in the stadium, donations, all parts of the university, downtown when you pack the stadium, bring a lot of people to Bloomington, it helps their sales. A lot of pride in Hoosier Nation. The largest alumni base in America, over 800,000 people.
“I’d say right now the arrow is pointing up. We probably got a lot of momentum going in those kind of areas.”
It is a vast understatement to say that the IU arrow is pointing up right now. Levels of "Hoosier Pride" are currently as high as they've ever been.
Sarratt is your quintessential possession receiver, a "keeps the chains moving" kind of guy. He's not a true home run hitter, but more singles, doubles and triples. It's not hard to see him potentially developing into a Wes Welker type, someday, at the next level. His yards per catch average is certainly solid.
Over the course of his career, which includes his time with Cignetti at James Madison, Sarratt has 239 catches for 3,650 yards (15.3 yards per reception) and 44 touchdowns.
This article originally appeared on Draft Wire: Buy rating on the draft stock of "Waffle House" Elijah Sarratt
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Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Elijah "Waffle House" Sarratt is bringing it back.
In a 56-22 throttling (the final score does not really do justice to IU's dominance) of the Oregon Ducks in the Peach Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal, Sarratt led the Hoosiers in receptions (7), receiving yards (75) and touchdown receptions (2). Heisman winner and potential top overall pick in April's NFL Draft, quarterback Fernando Mendoza, obviously leads the way for Indiana.
However, Waffle House is his co-pilot, tunning mate, or basicallly the Guillermo to Mendoza's Jimmy Kimmel. You're probably wondering about the origin story of Sarratt's colorful nickname, and well, it seems the credit belongs to his father, Donnie.
“He’s open right now,” Donnie Sarratt said during an interview with Big Ten Network's The Journey, according to the Daily Hoosier. Because Elijah Sarratt, like Waffle House, is always open.
For most of this season, it looked like the Stafford, VA native projected as more likely a mid-round pick. But after this stellar CFP showing, his stock is soaring like a tech company IPO in the late 1990s. This magical run by the Hoosiers is raising his stock immensely, and it means he's now likely a solid day two guy.
Sarratt, Mendoza, and most importantly, head coach Curt Cignetti, have flipped the script when it comes to IU sports, Bloomington, IN will soon no longer be known first and foremost for men's basketball, and their five national titles in that sport.
The most recent of those banners was hung in 1987, which is almost 40 years ago now. Indiana is on its way to becoming a football school.
“I just know that winning lifts all boats,” Cignetti said in an interview with Ratings.org after winning the Big Ten championship game.
“In terms of fan support in the stadium, donations, all parts of the university, downtown when you pack the stadium, bring a lot of people to Bloomington, it helps their sales. A lot of pride in Hoosier Nation. The largest alumni base in America, over 800,000 people.
“I’d say right now the arrow is pointing up. We probably got a lot of momentum going in those kind of areas.”
It is a vast understatement to say that the IU arrow is pointing up right now. Levels of "Hoosier Pride" are currently as high as they've ever been.
Sarratt is your quintessential possession receiver, a "keeps the chains moving" kind of guy. He's not a true home run hitter, but more singles, doubles and triples. It's not hard to see him potentially developing into a Wes Welker type, someday, at the next level. His yards per catch average is certainly solid.
Over the course of his career, which includes his time with Cignetti at James Madison, Sarratt has 239 catches for 3,650 yards (15.3 yards per reception) and 44 touchdowns.
This article originally appeared on Draft Wire: Buy rating on the draft stock of "Waffle House" Elijah Sarratt
Continue reading...
