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Title: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: Catch Prothro on July 19, 2011, 09:20:35 AM
WR/TE with good hands, speed.  Video:

http://www.ncsasports.org/college-recruiting-videos-highlights/oj-howard


Title: Re: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: Catch Prothro on July 19, 2011, 09:22:39 AM
This is the story about OJ Howard and Reuben Foster:  http://capstonereport.com/2011/07/18/alabama-football-2013-recruits-reuben-foster-o-j-howard-commit/12619/


Title: Re: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: Chechem on July 19, 2011, 11:18:15 AM
"According to Tiderinsider, O.J. Howard committed to Alabama, "The 6-5, 215-pounder, who is expected to be one of the state's top prospects in the 2013 class… Howard impressed Tide head coach Nick Saban enough to earn the offer. He wasted no time accepting."

Not much info about this guy yet, but he sounds like a winner.

Here's some info: http://app.nsr-inc.com/prospectResume/pProspectResume.aspx?id=184568


Title: Re: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: BAMAWV on July 19, 2011, 12:12:49 PM
So the highlight reel is of his sophomore season? Autauga Academy is 2A or 3A, or what? You know why I am asking. 


Title: Re: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: Jamos on July 19, 2011, 12:26:00 PM
If CNS likes him, so do I.  ;)


Title: Re: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: BAMAWV on July 19, 2011, 12:46:23 PM
I've just spent the past 1/2 hour following the company cited as providing info on this recruit, Trident Technologies, LLC. I was just curious as to who was providing the info on the player, but one thing led to another and...

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Trident Technologies is proud to announce that the company has been certified as a participant in the Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a)/Business Development program. The certification is effective January 21, 2009, and the company is eligible to participate in the program for 9 years.

The SBA 8(a)BD Program, named after a section of the Small Business Act of 1953, is charged with helping small disadvantaged businesses compete in the American economy and access the federal procurement market. Entry into the program gives access to the SBA 8(a) Mentor-Protégé program, where large federal contractors are teamed with the 8(a) firm on contracts. In addition, 8(a) firms can compete for portions of federal contracts that are set-aside for 8(a) firms.

"This is a great step forward as we build our federal division," says Suzanne Arroyo, President & CEO of Trident Technologies. "We look forward to the assistance and mentorship provided by the SBA." A Hispanic-American born in New York, Ms. Arroyo moved to Alabama in 1998, continuing her work as a federal contractor for the U.S. Army Garrison at Ft. Monmouth, before spending some time in the commercial sector and ultimately founding Trident Technologies in 2006.

Trident Technologies provides IT professional services, focusing in the areas of software development, quality assurance, data management, systems integration, and program and project management. The company's trademarked Guidance™ methodologies enable it to use mature and industry best-practice processes to solve complex business problems. In the 2+ years that Trident Technologies has been in business, it has already built a strong reputation in the commercial sector for providing quality solutions to business problems.

Since Trident's first few months, it has grown every quarter, adding jobs and increasing revenue in the commercial sector even while the economy started to downturn. With the 8(a) certification, Arroyo is confident of being able to compete effectively in the federal sector. Trident has had an office in Huntsville since mid-2008 and has full-time staff there devoted to continuing to develop the federal division.



Just trying to figure out how all this works and who, if anyone, is making money. Do any of you have any insight or interest?


Title: Re: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: SUPERCOACH on July 19, 2011, 06:59:42 PM
Trident Technologies is a technology company that built the web site.  They are not the ones putting out the information, they are just a technology vendor to the people who are putting out the information.


Title: Re: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: pmull on July 19, 2011, 07:03:38 PM
I've just spent the past 1/2 hour following the company cited as providing info on this recruit, Trident Technologies, LLC. I was just curious as to who was providing the info on the player, but one thing led to another and...

Quote
Trident Technologies is proud to announce that the company has been certified as a participant in the Small Business Administration (SBA) 8(a)/Business Development program. The certification is effective January 21, 2009, and the company is eligible to participate in the program for 9 years.

The SBA 8(a)BD Program, named after a section of the Small Business Act of 1953, is charged with helping small disadvantaged businesses compete in the American economy and access the federal procurement market. Entry into the program gives access to the SBA 8(a) Mentor-Protégé program, where large federal contractors are teamed with the 8(a) firm on contracts. In addition, 8(a) firms can compete for portions of federal contracts that are set-aside for 8(a) firms.

"This is a great step forward as we build our federal division," says Suzanne Arroyo, President & CEO of Trident Technologies. "We look forward to the assistance and mentorship provided by the SBA." A Hispanic-American born in New York, Ms. Arroyo moved to Alabama in 1998, continuing her work as a federal contractor for the U.S. Army Garrison at Ft. Monmouth, before spending some time in the commercial sector and ultimately founding Trident Technologies in 2006.

Trident Technologies provides IT professional services, focusing in the areas of software development, quality assurance, data management, systems integration, and program and project management. The company's trademarked Guidance™ methodologies enable it to use mature and industry best-practice processes to solve complex business problems. In the 2+ years that Trident Technologies has been in business, it has already built a strong reputation in the commercial sector for providing quality solutions to business problems.

Since Trident's first few months, it has grown every quarter, adding jobs and increasing revenue in the commercial sector even while the economy started to downturn. With the 8(a) certification, Arroyo is confident of being able to compete effectively in the federal sector. Trident has had an office in Huntsville since mid-2008 and has full-time staff there devoted to continuing to develop the federal division.



Just trying to figure out how all this works and who, if anyone, is making money. Do any of you have any insight or interest?

Well crap. WV wasted half a day on this.  ???


Title: Re: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: BAMAWV on July 19, 2011, 07:06:07 PM
Trident Technologies is a technology company that built the web site.  They are not the ones putting out the information, they are just a technology vendor to the people who are putting out the information.
Thanks SC. I've been scratching my head for hours.  :-[ Still need to make note that whoever decided to use the female, latino for the SBA loan was thinking overtime that day.


Title: Re: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: ssmith general on July 19, 2011, 08:12:27 PM
Can we call him "juice"?


Title: Re: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: Chechem on July 19, 2011, 08:25:24 PM
Can we call him "juice"?

By the time he stops growing, I'll call him "Mr. Juice".  He could be the next Julio (if he speaks Spanish).


Title: Re: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: ssmith general on July 19, 2011, 08:34:47 PM
Can we call him "juice"?

By the time he stops growing, I'll call him "Mr. Juice".  He could be the next Julio (if he speaks Spanish).

Julio speaks cuban.


Title: Re: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: rueben on July 19, 2011, 08:49:06 PM
Can we call him "juice"?

By the time he stops growing, I'll call him "Mr. Juice".  He could be the next Julio (if he speaks Spanish).

Julio speaks cuban.
Correct. Trey DePriest speaks Spanish. His last name is Spanish for, " The Priest."


Title: Re: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: Chechem on July 19, 2011, 09:17:39 PM
Can we call him "juice"?

By the time he stops growing, I'll call him "Mr. Juice".  He could be the next Julio (if he speaks Spanish).

Julio speaks cuban.

LOL.  How soon I forget.   #+ for you and Rueben.


Title: Re: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: Toxik76 on July 21, 2011, 09:27:58 AM
Not even really expecting to offer this young man but he impressed the staff the whole time working out at TE. Very smooth with great hands, plays at a smaller school so he will be listed at ATH, but make no mistake, he earned his scholly at TE


Title: Re: OJ Howard commits to Tide
Post by: Jamos on July 21, 2011, 09:53:47 AM
I'm not too worried about him being from a smaller school, Bama has a player from a 1A school (Pickens County) that is up for a major award this year, tight end Michael Williams and he's not the first one from that school to do well at Bama, remember Tony Dixon. If CNS offered him a scholarship, he's worth having. RTR!!