Ed Melanson

[Ryan C. Fowler @RyanCFowler]

The Real Reason They’re Mad at Nick Saban

🏆 6 National Championships (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020)
🏆 9 SEC Championships
🏆 206-29 Record
🏆 7 College Football Playoff Appearances
🏆 4 Heisman Trophy Winners Coached
🏆 76 First-Team All-Americans
🏆 47 Consensus or Unanimous All-Americans
🏆 133 NFL Draft Picks
🏆 48 First-Round NFL Draft Picks
🏆 College Football Hall of Fame

And there’s a pretty good chance he helped develop, mentor, or train your current head coach, too.

The truth is, many people aren’t upset because of what Nick Saban said.

They’re upset because of what Nick Saban did.

For 17 years, he dominated college football, beat their favorite teams, won championships, and built a standard of excellence that will never be matched again.

Whether you agree with him or not, few people have earned the right to speak on the future of college athletics more than Nick Saban.

[Ed Melanson @_Coach_Melanson]

@QuincyAvery Actually, clown like is you not seeing his point and the repercussions for schools that can't afford to pay like the big boys will never have a chance to win very soon. Flat rate for every player would still give them money and still keep some sort of parity.

[Triton Athletics @TritonVikingAD]

⚾️ final

Vikes 3
@Port_Athletics 1

Great game on a beautiful Saturday Afternoon

@KGaud123 @GlobeSchools

[Ed Melanson @_Coach_Melanson]

Big Thank you to Coach Pippin from Curry College for coming out today and meeting with some of our “soon to be” senior student athletes. Curry is a great school and we were thrilled to have Coach Pippin in to share what Curry has to offer. @Pippin_McKinley @CurryFootball

[University of New England Football @UNEfootball]

🚨 Registration for the UNE Football Prospect Camp is now live! 🚨

Sign up and secure your spot to compete and learn from our staff this May!

#STG🌩️

Registration Link:
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[Mike Rittelmann @MRittCGS]

🚨 High School Football Recruits and Parents

Not every camp is the RIGHT camp.

One of the biggest mistakes recruits make during the summer is attending camps simply because they are popular, heavily advertised, or loaded with big name programs.

Be strategic.

Do your homework before signing up for any camp.

Ask yourself:
✅ Does this school realistically fit me academically and athletically?
✅ Have the coaches shown real interest?
✅ Will I actually get quality reps?
✅ Is this camp built for evaluation or exposure?
✅ Does this camp fit my position and recruiting goals?

Mega camps can absolutely provide exposure and opportunities, but recruits also need to understand the reality:
➡️ Hundreds of athletes attend
➡️ Reps can be very limited
➡️ Coaches may only see you for a few snaps
➡️ Standing out becomes much harder without preparation

Sometimes a smaller position specific camp or an individual school camp can provide more meaningful coaching, better interaction, and more direct evaluation opportunities.

Remember this:
Exposure without preparation means nothing.

College coaches are evaluating far more than talent:
🏈 Body language
🏈 Effort
🏈 Coachability
🏈 Competitiveness
🏈 Communication
🏈 How you respond to adversity

Be intentional with your summer plan.

The goal is not to attend the MOST camps.
The goal is to attend the RIGHT camps.

Right Camps.
Right Reasons.
Right Opportunity.

Make this summer count

[Ed Melanson @_Coach_Melanson]

Big Thank You to Coach Koval from Endicott College coming out this morning & meeting with our players. Endicott is such a great school. Outstanding education, campus and athletics. Thank you Coach Koval
@CoachCalebKoval
@EndicottFB

[Ed Melanson @_Coach_Melanson]

Another Big Thank you to Coach Viall from University of New England for taking time out to come in and meet with a couple of our players, always great to see a Nor'easter on campus, well, the good kind of Nor'easter
@TimViall
@UNEfootball

[Ed Melanson @_Coach_Melanson]

Big Thank You to Coach Centofanti from St Lawrence University for coming out yesterday and meeting with players about on what St Lawrence has to offer. Great school and we appreciate your time. @CoachCentofanti

[Ed Melanson @_Coach_Melanson]

@SngWingConclave Sorry to hear that, always tough to deal with those things.

[Ed Melanson @_Coach_Melanson]

@BraylonLup20709 @Coach_Higs @ZBrehmeyer @CastletonFB Congratulations Braylon, so glad you are continuing your football journey at the next level.

[Ryan Jones @97RyanJones]

Class of 2027 K @OranM14 from Triton Regional HS in Massachusetts traveled to last weekends @KohlsKicking Small Group Camp. Has only been kicking for a few months now, excited to see how he progresses this off season.

@KohlsHighlights

#kohlskickingny #kohlskicking

[Ed Melanson @_Coach_Melanson]

Anyone heard from Cam Newton lately?

[Ed Melanson @_Coach_Melanson]

Congratulatons to Carl Lucy and Oran MacDonald on being named to the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches All-State Team!

[Ed Melanson @_Coach_Melanson]

Congradulations to all the Viking football players whose hard work in the classroom has the football team with 15 Honor Roll student athletes and 12 Merit List student athletes! Outstanding Job Vikes!

[Ed Melanson @_Coach_Melanson]

Very proud of the hard work in the classroom this year. After checking and rechecking the team GPA for the first quarter is 3.28. Great work Vikes!!!

[Kyle Gaudette @KGaud123]

History from @TritonVikingAD Carl Lucy, who had 328 yds + 4 TDs in last night's win. Here are the Triton records the Sr. has broke:

--Rush yds in a game: 328

--Rush yds in a season: 1,835

--Single-season TDs: 30

--All-time leading scorer: 262 points

2K on T-Day on the table.

[First and Goal Sports Football Training @FirstGoalSports]

Registration is now open!

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