http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2731688

dammit, that sucks. not that we probably would've gotten him, but its always nice to dream. can't say i understand the logic in staying when you'd be learning a new system for just one year and you're almost guaranteed as a 1st round pick

[Edited on January 15, 2007 at 8:39 AM. Reason : .]

1/15/2007 8:35:43 AM

his coach left, he should have as well

1/15/2007 8:37:47 AM

I don't understand the logic in risking injury when you could be making millions at the next level. You can always come back and get that degree, but if you get a bad injury, you're losing millions of dollars.

1/15/2007 8:45:48 AM

Good for him. I like seeing a player/family have that kind of loyalty to the school. His family is very well off regardless and it's rare to see a player come back. Also, the QB class will be significantly weaker at the top next year than this.

1/15/2007 11:13:30 AM

Damn I wanted Carolina to get this guy so bad. They probably would have picked a LB instead, but still their was a chance. Also we play Louisville next year.

1/15/2007 12:24:45 PM

I agree Bobby, but didn't leinart still get close to top 3 money even though he was chosen 10th, when he would have been a sure thing at 1 the season before.

NyM, you know NC State plays Louisville next season, I would have loved to have seen this kid gone

1/15/2007 12:28:31 PM

hah so our chance of beating them went from the 1% back to 0%.

1/15/2007 12:38:07 PM

Quote :

"I don't understand the logic in risking injury when you could be making millions at the next level. You can always come back and get that degree, but if you get a bad injury, you're losing millions of dollars."

I think they end up getting an insurance policy on the potential earnings. Kinda like what McGahee did before the Fiesta bowl...

[link]http://media.http://www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2003/01/16/Sports/Athletes.Insurance.Policies.Guarantee.Money.If.Injured-496761.shtml?sourcedomain=www.dailytexanonline.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com[/link]

still risky as hell though...

[Edited on January 15, 2007 at 12:55 PM. Reason : .]

copy and paste the link, damn thing isn't parsing right and I don't care to fix it.

[Edited on January 15, 2007 at 12:56 PM. Reason : .]

1/15/2007 12:54:47 PM