Ernie Davis Even Convinced Phillip Thomas To Attend Syracuse

by Sean Keeley on May 27, 2011 1:00 PM EDT

Somehow, it turned into something of an Ernie Davis day. It happens.

Brian Bennett over at ESPN wrote up a piece on Syracuse safety Phillip Thomas and his propensity for on-field chatter. In the article, Bennett explains how a highly-touted kid from Miami ends up playing football in Central New York.

Thomas said when he was a senior at Miami's Edison High School, he went to see the movie "The Express," which chronicled former Syracuse running back Ernie Davis' life. Just days after he saw the film, Syracuse defensive coordinator Scott Shafer came to Edison on a recruiting trip. Thomas took that as a sign and committed to the Orange, staying firm as his hometown Hurricanes made a last-minute offer.

Even now, years later, Ernie Davis is convincing kids to play football at Syracuse.

#SHAMARKO may get all the gory (Ed. Note - typo? Maybe, maybe not) and Twitter love, but Phillip is certainly the louder Thomas.

"I try to keep everybody up and make sure they smile and have fun," Thomas said. "No downers, just uppers."

Everybody keep taking those uppers. I mean, no, don't...you know what I mean.

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#SHAMARKO may get all the gory…

Best. Typo. Ever.

Go, fight, and win.

by Alex O on May 27, 2011 1:02 PM EDT reply actions

I see so many typos hahaha

I usually ignore them. I didn’t even notice, that is awesome!

Born in '87, Orange fan since '86

by StealthTurkey on May 27, 2011 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Haha.

That is excellent. Great catch.

by NOLACuse on May 27, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Typo?

What typo….

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by Sean Keeley on May 27, 2011 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Born in '87, Orange fan since '86

by StealthTurkey on May 27, 2011 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I have a special love for defense

Our safeties make me excited about our defense.

Born in '87, Orange fan since '86

by StealthTurkey on May 27, 2011 1:34 PM EDT reply actions

haha, WVU fans with some sour grapes over at ESPN...

Can’t tell if they’re still bitter about losing, or just upset that BB took a break from stroking WVU in order to write the Thomas article…

perhaps both?

NFGR

by bloodyyank44 on May 27, 2011 1:50 PM EDT reply actions

Tears fall all over the world just for them

"O...M...G. And that's not with a smiley face, that's with a DUNK-NASTY FACE"

by Arinzzzzz on May 27, 2011 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I like your response

I can’t seem to log-in to ESPN, otherwise I’d throw out a few choice word of my own.

Perhaps BB wrote the article so WVU fans would know the difference between the guy that picked off their precious QB and the guy that sacked him to the turf to end the game… both were game-changing plays by guys named Thomas.

NFGR

by bloodyyank44 on May 27, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions