----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Boozer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 10:34 PM Subject: RE: [RollTideFan] Teh Supreme court by Gawd!
> It is almost a guarantee that if this guy can beat the NFL's rules and > become eligible for the draft, then someone will draft him and give him a > big fat signing bonus even if he never plays a down. I think he'll be drafted, but I don't think he'll be drafted high enough to get much of a signing bonus. Probably a lot more money than he has in his pocket at the moment, but chump-change by NFL standards. > Other players see it > and are therefore encouraged to do the same. I see the opposite. I think players will see what HuGe risk it is with no guarantee of being selected, and stay put. Besides, I think you'll only see a very small number of bonafide NFL caliber underclassmen take that chance. The others will be the Chris Hood's of college football, and David Paine's of high school football. > That drains the talent pool Most teams won't lose a single, eligible player. How many declared after the first ruling, as an example? > and > doesn't allow coaches to plan because they can't depend on their players > staying around. Health, mental stability, and academic eligibility can't be depened on, either. Trust me, early entry into the NFL draft will probably be the very least of their concerns. > As a college football fan, I don't like that because I think > it ultimately hurts both college football AND the NFL. Growing pains, dude. They'll live. Slef E. ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
