CSUN INSIDE LOOK: BIG PLAY POTENTIAL CSUN'S STONE SAYS HE DOESN'T MIND BEING `A POOR MAN'S KEYSHAWN JOHNSON'.Byline: Jill Painter Staff Writer They call him a poor man's Poor man's is a common slang term used to compare one thing with another. It is not necessarily a derogatory term. It is usually used in a sentence as "X is a poor man's Y", with "X" being the person or thing one is referring to, and "Y" being the superior but similar person or Keyshawn Johnson Keyshawn Johnson (born on July 22, 1972 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American football wide receiver and current television broadcaster for sports channel ESPN. He retired from football on May 23, 2007 after an eleven-year career in the NFL. . Jason Stone doesn't mind a bit. The Cal State Northridge receiver, a transfer from San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. State, certainly has big-time potential. He's 6-foot-5, 210 pounds and has the speed and ability to turn a short pattern into a big gain. ``He's a big, physical receiver with good speed,'' said CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge coach Jeff Kearin, whose team faces Northern Arizona Northern Arizona is dominated by the Colorado Plateau, the southern border of which in Arizona is called the Mogollon Rim. In the West lies the Grand Canyon, which was cut by the flow of the Colorado River while the land slowly rose around it. (1-0) in its home opener today at North Campus Stadium. ``He's more of the prototype receiver everybody is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. these days in college and the pros. That's kind of what we're looking for him to be for us. He's not there yet - far from it. He's still getting comfortable with what we're doing. Last week, especially, we saw a glimmer of what he can do. It's exciting to see where he's going.'' The Matadors (1-1) can use a big-play pass catcher now that Drew Amerson, the team's leading receiver, is out with a bruised bruise v. bruised, bruis·ing, bruis·es v.tr. 1. a. To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow. b. right knee. Stone has a chance to step up and become the go-to guy. He hopes he can help the Matadors' struggling offense turn things around. ``I basically feel I definitely bring a lot of size and I bring some speed to the team,'' Stone said. ``That's basically what I bring. I guess you could say I have big-play ability. I'm just about bringing our receiving corps together. We should be the strength of the team. We throw the ball nonstop HP's brand name for its fault-tolerant servers, which range in size from four CPUs to 4,000 CPUs. The NonStop line was created by Tandem Computers, which was acquired by Compaq, which later became part of HP. .'' While Stone has potential, he has a lot to learn. He didn't transfer to CSUN until August, which means he had to learn the offense quickly. He also has only one game under his belt; he was suspended sus·pend v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends v.tr. 1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. for the first game for violating university policy. Thus, Stone has a long way to go to become he receiver coaches think he can be. ``He's got great potential to play at the next level,'' said CSUN receivers coach Armando Gonzalez, who coached Stone at Dos Pueblos High. ``A lot of guys out there do, but you have to have the mental part with that - going to class and taking care of your business on and off the field. He's got great physical skills. Everybody can see that.'' Stone was recruited by many Pac-10 schools but didn't have the grades to go to any of them. Instead, he went to Santa Barbara City College As of 2004, total enrollment of full-time and part-time students reached 17,000. It is currently led by President John Romo, who will be retiring at the end of Spring 2008 after seven years with the institution. , where he played in 1997 and 1999. He took the 1998 season off to concentrate on his academics, he said. Stone said he's had to work hard at his classes to stay eligible and that study hall is the best thing for him. ``From high school, I learned a valuable lesson,'' Stone said. ``I could've gone to a whole lot of places. But now, I can start over again. I know what I have to do.'' He knows what he has to do in the classroom. However, the football field also is a classroom for Stone because he's so raw. He doesn't have some of the fundamentals mastered, which coaches are trying to instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. .
``In junior college and even in high school, I just think they sent him out there and said, `You'll be bigger, stronger and faster.' '' Kearin said. ``They just sent him out there to do it. He could just out-athlete people all his life. Now he's got to refine his skills and be more efficient.'' Stone is working on the simplest things, including proper technique for catching the ball. Naturally, he gets critiqued in practice a lot. ``I love criticism,'' Stone said. ``I'm what you call a perfectionist per·fec·tion·ism n. 1. A propensity for being displeased with anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards. 2. . If I'm loafing, I want you to tell me to my face. I want you to rip me apart. I'm the type of person that when I see myself dogging on film, I just get mad.'' Stone couldn't get mad with his performance in CSUN's 19-13 overtime win over Southwest Texas State last week. He had four catches for 49 yards - including two third-down receptions, one of which kept CSUN's game-tying drive alive. He left San Diego State to become a pivotal player. ``Playing time wasn't a factor (in transferring),'' Stone said. ``I knew I'd get on the field. All it was was me wanting to be the best and get the best out of the situation. I didn't want to play around with my future.'' CSUN is banking on a good one. STONE FILE Position: Receiver Class: Junior Height: 6-5 Weight: 210 High school: Dos Pueblos Personal: Recruited by many Pac-10 schools out of high school but didn't have the grades to get in. Transferred from San Diego State. Big, physical receiver with speed. CAPTION(S): box Box: STONE FILE (See text) |
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