your thoughts on clowney

[douglas]

between clowney and the semi crazy te at ou seems like a precedent may be being set what are your thoughts?

[Boomer]

please explain what this is--No idea OU Oklahoma??? Clowney???

[angeleast]

well its clear clowney is putting his big future nfl pay day in front of his team at s carolina

[douglas]

Colt Lyerla, pure stud at oregon, quit the team this morning. rather than transfer he is simply entering the draft. Colt is actually somewhat of a head case so i dont know if he is the norm or should be judged as so.

on a side note boomer doesn't understand my post...top that fellas

[douglas]

thats my question i suppose, could this lead to kids using schools as nothing more than an nfl waiting room. While this is pretty much the case i haven't seen kids go into cool down mode midway in their final year.

And is this the beginning of the transition into what college basketball is today? a some what one and done mentality.
red shirt, do one year on the field and then coast to the draft.

[BeauCajun]

between clowney and the semi crazy te at ou seems like a precedent may be being set what are your thoughts?

I'm with Boomer. I have no idea what your self-discussion is about. You've been hanging with Boomer too much.

[raginsaints]

Clowney is going to be great in the NFL. He's trying not to get hurt this season. Sucks for South Carolina, but I'm sure he has plenty of people advising him.

[duggie85]

I'm with Boomer. I have no idea what your self-discussion is about. You've been hanging with Boomer too much.

Clowney is DE for South Carolina, some project him to be top pick in draft. He has been "hurt" all year and he told Spurrier before kickoff Saturday that he couldn't play. Everyone knows he is avoiding getting hurt and faking the extent of his "injuries."

[cajunhawk]

If the guy gets hurt...South Carolina isn't going to pay his bills if he misses out on untold millions. I understand a senior on the team who isn't going to get a chance playing again after college toughing it out for the team, but Clowney has a future to think about. If the guy won't hurt his draft stock, it is perfectly fine by me. Non-profit universities can make big time money off these kids backs, but when one of them protects HIS interests it's wrong? That's a double standard.

[CrazyCajun]

he is hurting his draft stock and costing himself way more money by what he is doing now. if he drops even a couple slots by teams questioning his character and dedication... it will cost him millions.

[cajunhawk]

he is hurting his draft stock and costing himself way more money by what he is doing now. if he drops even a couple slots by teams questioning his character and dedication... it will cost him millions.

He could sit out the entire season...and will still go #1. It won't cost him a penny. He is "Lawrence Taylor" good...everyone turned a blind eye to what LT did, even though the Saints took George Rogers instead. Questionable character is always going to be trumped by ungodly talent.

[douglas]

If the guy gets hurt...South Carolina isn't going to pay his bills if he misses out on untold millions. I understand a senior on the team who isn't going to get a chance playing again after college toughing it out for the team, but Clowney has a future to think about. If the guy won't hurt his draft stock, it is perfectly fine by me. Non-profit universities can make big time money off these kids backs, but when one of them protects HIS interests it's wrong? That's a double standard.

I never said anything was right or wrong. Im asking if our obsession with the NFL that has created the insane contracts now rippled to the college level to where kids will now start coasting through there last year. Is this the first steps of a slippery slope? Will a flock of others begin to take this approach is what I'm asking, not an anecdotal judgment I suppose