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05-23-2006, 06:07 PM
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So what has Slocum been doing the past two years besides taking the SAT every month? Would the "Harvard of the Midwest" take a kid that needed 10-15 tries to pass the SAT? Unbelievable.
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05-23-2006, 07:47 PM
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UM tries everything under the sun to get a kid qualified for 2 years, qualified with the NCAA no less
While OSU has to let a kid like Freddie Lennix go because he cant get through OSU admissions but has already qualified w/ NCAA...they sure are the "Harvard of the Midwest", the line b/t UM and MSU gets grayer everyday in my opinion. |
05-23-2006, 08:01 PM
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I followed these two pretty close... they were studs... but I suspect they are merely buying time till it's three years post high school graduation and they're gone to the NFL... I highly suspect both will play pro ball.. and will be very good...
but going anywhere will be a huge risk for whoever takes them because even if they take only underwater basketweaving or ballroom dancing, they still need to have grades to be eligible to play... so chances are good, they consume two schollies but 50/50 at best to see a football field past one grading period...
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05-24-2006, 12:05 AM
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As I continue to read and hear about stories such as this, I wonder if the NFL would ever start a developmental type of league (or open up NFL Europe), should the available talent pool begin to dwindle. It might seem like a crazy idea to some, but if the NFL sees a drop in the quality of its' product, I wonder if they would pump some money into something like this to ensure that the best athletes were football-ready (avoid sitting out years), regardless of academics.
Disclaimer: I am not advocating this. College football is by far my favorite sport. Just wondering what the NFL might do, if things ever get tight.
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05-24-2006, 12:16 AM
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Puck you, NCAA
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As I continue to read and hear about stories such as this, I wonder if the NFL would ever start a developmental type of league (or open up NFL Europe), should the available talent pool begin to dwindle. It might seem like a crazy idea to some, but if the NFL sees a drop in the quality of its' product, I wonder if they would pump some money into something like this to ensure that the best athletes were football-ready (avoid sitting out years), regardless of academics.
Disclaimer: I am not advocating this. College football is by far my favorite sport. Just wondering what the NFL might do, if things ever get tight.
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Doubt it. The NFL and college football are pretty cozy. |
05-24-2006, 06:30 PM
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Doubt it. The NFL and college football are pretty cozy.
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I think the NFL learned a lesson from the NBA. A free development league that also lets kids identify themselves as stars that fans will follow to the next level can't be beat.
As for Aleaze and Bright, I agree it is unfortunate to see such talent go to waste but I would stop short of any sort of sympathy for these guys. They are incomplete student-athletes because they lack something. There are kids out there who bust their butts to pull a 4.0, work relentlessly in the gym, memorize the playbook and are consumate team players but are lacking a couple of God-given tenths in the 40 and can never get a schollie at a major program.
I find it both unavoidable and unfortunate that programs go to such lengths to get these kids into school instead of simply going to the next name on their list. But competition and money do that. |
05-24-2006, 07:55 PM
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I find it both unavoidable and unfortunate that programs go to such lengths to get these kids into school instead of simply going to the next name on their list. But competition and money do that.
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True, but tOSU passed on both of these kids. Alaeze in particular was high on the Buckeyes, but got the cold shoulder from the staff after coming up short in the classroom. |
05-24-2006, 09:39 PM
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I agree. People can say what they will about Slocum's school of choice, but it's hard not to root for the kid to "pass" the test. If I remember correctly, in Dante's Inferno an eternity of retaking the SAT was one of the punishments in the inner circles of hell. Slocum has to go through all this for goofing off like a 15-year-old kid... when he was a 15-year-old kid. Sure, he's responsible for his poor decisions. But the guy has accepted responsibility and is working hard to make ammends. We all know players who we wish had that kind of dedication.
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I would put it at 40/60 he gets in. He's a good kid who I root for to make it in no matter where he wants to go. The mistakes kids make when they're freshman in high school can haunt them for the rest of their lives. It's sad.
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