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catmandoo
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posted 12-26-2011 01:27 PM
Onr thing for sure is Towels can throw the football.
Mark Collier: I've seen in different articles and websites you referred to as Pat or Patrick. Which is it?
Patrick Towles: It's either. People who are close to me call me Pat. It'll be Patrick in the media guide next year.
MC: What's on the agenda for the rest of the year at Highlands?
PT: Well, I'll continue to work out and get ready for football next year, but I'm actually excited, I've got my first basketball game of the year tonight against Campbell County.
MC: Tell me about your game?
PT: I play the 4, power forward. I grew up running point, but then as I got older I got taller than everyone so I moved down low.
MC: So, your story is similar to Anthony Davis (UK freshman), right?
PT: Right. (Laughs) No, I can still handle the ball a little bit, but I'm mostly down low now.
MC: You took your official visit to Lexington this weekend. How was your visit?
PT: It was awesome. I got to meet a lot of other commits, recruits. And I got a lot more in depth with the relationships with all the coaches.
MC: Who were your hosts?
PT: Friday night I was with Maxwell Smith, another quarterback, but he had to go back home to California. So Saturday I was with Zach West. The whole visit was awesome. The guys were really welcoming and really up for whatever we wanted to do. We hung out with a lot of the team and had a really good time.
MC: Did you talk to Max or Morgan about competing with them next year?
PT: A little bit. We talked about how it's going to be fun to compete against each other for the starting job.
MC: We'll since your commitment to Kentucky, I've been telling people you were going to start from day 1.
PT: No pressure. Thanks. (laughs)
MC: How are your relationships with the coaches?
PT: I was impressed with all the coaches. They are all stand up guys. The one thing about Kentucky, is that all the coaches there have their dream job. Most of them are from Kentucky and have always wanted to be there. They have been a Kentucky player or a Kentucky coach. It's good to know that the guys who are coaching you actually want to be there and you can't really say that about all the other coaches in college football.
MC: Did your position coach, Randy Sanders, talk about your role with the team next year?
PT: He said that I'm going to have a chance to compete for a starting job, and that they will play the best guy, which is really all I can ask for. He coached Peyton Manning at Tennessee and Tee Martin, our WR's coach to a national championship. I'm just real excited about working with him next year.
MC: Tee Martin's star seems to be rising pretty quickly. Did you get the impression that he was in it for the long haul as well?
PT: Yes sir, I think so. I think he's definitely happy to be there. We spent some really good time with each other, and bonded a little bit.
MC: Switching gears a little bit. I know Jared Lorenzen was your Quarterback coach last year at Highlands. What coaching tidbits stick out that he gave to you?
PT: One thing that Jared taught me was how to watch film. And when you watch it, you don't always just watch yourself, but you watch all the little things that the offensive line does because it all starts up front. It was just great to have an NFL guy like him around.
MC: Has Jared talked to you about what it's like being the quarterback at the University of Kentucky?
PT: He has touched on it a little bit, but I think he's going to let me experience it for myself. He's going to let me go through the thick and thin of being a college quarterback and see how I deal with it.
MC: Going back to this past year you had 42 TD passes and only 1 interception. Which sticks out more in your mind?
PT: The thing that sticks out most to me is being 15-0 and winning a state championship. All the touchdowns are awesome, but it would mean nothing to me if we didn't get that ring. I'm really glad we did and it made it all worth it. I do remember the interception vividly, though. It was an out that I threw, that I shouldn't have thrown. The cornerback jumped it. I made the tackle, but it was definitely a ball I shouldn't have thrown and I learned from it.
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catmandoo
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posted 12-26-2011 06:22 PM
I didn't know this but Towels gandfather is Jim Bunning.
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posted 12-29-2011 11:31 AM
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Originally posted by catmandoo:
I didn't know this but Towels gandfather is Jim Bunning.
You are correct CMD. Patrick comes from a sports minded family. I am looking forward to seeing him in Lexington next season.
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catmandoo
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posted 12-29-2011 08:42 PM
CFITM, If he is as good as advertised we have alot to look forward to.
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Bluecat
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posted 12-30-2011 09:19 AM
I hope Phillips has the good sense to start Towles from day one. Design a playbook that is pass oriented, ala Pitrino/etc.
[ 12-30-2011, 09:20 AM: Message edited by: Bluecat ]
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posted 12-30-2011 11:47 AM
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Originally posted by catmandoo:
CFITM, If he is as good as advertised we have alot to look forward to.
CMD, I had the pleasure to see Towles play this season since I live in NKY and he is the "real deal". He has size and a very strong arm. He sees the field as well and makes sound decisions. Cat fans will be a happy bunch next season.
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posted 01-02-2012 08:40 AM
CFITM, now i know why you are such a good sage on sporting events, you go out and watch the athletes before they even enroll at Kentucky. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
I still can't get over how you nailed the score on Saturdays game. That was something special. Congrats!
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posted 01-03-2012 12:00 PM
CMD, I do what I can to lend whatever insight I can to the rest of Big Blue Nation!
As for nailing the score of the game, sheer luck. Had I known I was that much of a prognosticator, I would have put some money down in Vegas
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posted 01-03-2012 02:05 PM
CFITM, you pick a few game right so you think it's easy but the first time you put some real money on a game you lose your shirt. Best to do it on TCD and have bragging right instead of the cash.
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posted 01-04-2012 11:14 AM
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Originally posted by catmandoo:
CFITM, you pick a few game right so you think it's easy but the first time you put some real money on a game you lose your shirt. Best to do it on TCD and have bragging right instead of the cash.
Good point! I will take my bragging rights and run.
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