"The Social Network" – known to most as "The Facebook Movie" – dominated the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday.
Next month it figures to conquer the Academy Award's as well.
Jadeveon Clowney had 52.5 sacks
in two seasons.
Photo by Ron McCann
The $1 million question around college football ranks: Will Facebook cause
Jadeveon Clowney to cave.
At 6-foot-6 and 260 pounds, with a 36-inch vertical leap and 4.5 speed in the 40-yard dash, Clowney is the most coveted and physically gifted high school player in the country.
The senior defensive end from
South Pointe (Rock Hill, S.C.), was almost impossible to move or certainly control at the high school level – he had a preposterous 306 tackles and 52.5 sacks over two seasons.
Likewise off the field, no one can get him to budge on his college decision.
Sure, he's named his finalist: Miami, Florida State, Alabama, South Carolina and LSU.
But Clowney has made it clear that he won't let the cat, Gamecock or Tiger out of the bag until at least signing day on Feb. 2. He's also told reporters that he might not pick until his birthday, on Feb. 14.
To help with his decision-making, the good folks and fans of the University of South Carolina in Columbia, about 50 miles from Rock Hill,
have created a Facebook page, urging their hometown hero to stay close.
If Clowney reads through the hundreds of posts, he'll be hard pressed to say no.
"The fans would love you more (in) South Carolina," wrote Justin Workman. "Stay home and be a hero."
From Jerry Higgs: "Come to South Carolina we need your help. If you know any quarterbacks, bring him with you."
From Michael Meuli: "We can rename Bluff Road (where South Carolina's stadium is located) to Clowney Blvd."
Though most requests are flip and self-serving, there was one that dug a little deeper.
