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Higher than normal number of college players leaving early for the NFL?

MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭
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Is it higher than usual for the next NFL draft? Does anyone keep stats on something like this? image

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  • Brian48Brian48 Posts: 2,624 ✭✭✭
    I'm not surprised. The money is just too good. Besides, I think for the most part, most of these players don't give a rat's *** about a college degree any way. Their entire goal is to play for a good college team and get noticed.
  • MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭


    << <i>I'm not surprised. The money is just too good. Besides, I think for the most part, most of these players don't give a rat's *** about a college degree any way. Their entire goal is to play for a good college team and get noticed. >>




    Yep, I think a lot of football players look at the college game as being a mini training camp for the NFL.
    Just like a number of college basketball players consider it a training camp for the NBA.
  • IrishMikeIrishMike Posts: 7,737 ✭✭✭
    At some of the high profile programs losing only two players a year is considered a good thing.
  • MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭


    << <i>At some of the high profile programs losing only two players a year is considered a good thing. >>




    Coaches at colleges these days recruit the top high school players with the expectation of getting 2 years at the most (basketball)
    and 3 years (football) before they are gone to the pros, they can plan their programs better if they face that reality from the start.
  • ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭
    I really wish pro football and basketball had real farm systems like baseball and hockey. At least then, college would be left to people who really want to attend school and those who merely wanted to "turn pro" would be able to sign a minor league deal right out of high school.

    The thing is, there's too much money in college football and basketball for this to fly, let alone the way the NFL and NBA love to use the colleges as their "farm system" rather than create one they actually had to finance.
  • MichiganMichigan Posts: 4,942 ✭


    << <i>I really wish pro football and basketball had real farm systems like baseball and hockey. At least then, college would be left to people who really want to attend school and those who merely wanted to "turn pro" would be able to sign a minor league deal right out of high school.

    The thing is, there's too much money in college football and basketball for this to fly, let alone the way the NFL and NBA love to use the colleges as their "farm system" rather than create one they actually had to finance. >>




    College is a part of the pro sport marketing plan. The players build up name recognition while in college which in turn helps the
    pro leagues. With a real farm system the players would toil in obscurity.
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 30,656 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It would be my first priority if I played for a big time program to set my goals to making an NFL team. The money is there also the benefits of having an NFL career are too much to pass up. You can always go back and get your degree but the chance for making a team might not be there if you focus on your degree first. I thought Leinart was foolish to stay another year at USC, Im sure he had his reasons but imagine if he had a major injury that prevented him from being drafted? I say take the oppurtunity when it presents itself.
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