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Two thumbs up on that news. I think he's going to have a great year.
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is greater than his achievement, I believe, because of his lack of experience. Don't forget the coaches did not know which side of the football he should be on and it was because he was a prospect more than a great player. I do think he still has a chance to be a great player. It is interesting because great athletes make great plays but sometimes struggle with the easy ones. He needs to work on the simple things and if he gets better at them could have a breakout season. He did not drop as many balls this year as in the past but he dropped that one early against Clemson that hurt.
Against Clemson we could afford few or no mistakes and that was an early one.
NFL.
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hope he learns how to catch a critical first down pass in a huge game...players must be held accountable when they do not play well...next man up!
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But I'm sure that one drop was worth at least 27 points
threw the needle. One of Book's good passes that night, that also required a great catch.
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turn out to be busts? Lots of guys get a free football ride many ND kids would love and hardly do more than practice. I do not think that is wrong, either. But if you want them paid, then you also want to be able to fire them when injured, non-productive, etc. That is your 'market value.' I like the system better as is.
Compared to the time they put in during the season. As they pointed out, a scholie isn't worth much if you don't have time to properly study.
Further, if we want a real sense of a player's worth establish a competing method for their services. An NFL minor league, where top high school players actually negotiate the terms of their employment. It's actually happening with street agents and bidding wars. As in the case of Mississippi State's Leo Lewis. He was a five star and got paid by both schools during recruitment. Neither he, nor the unis who wanted him, bought into the "scholie is worth a lot" bullshit. All parties knew that wasn't a plausible method of establishing market value for his services.
While you might think that an ND diploma is worth these guys getting their brains abscess bodies injured, it's not to most of your top players. As this underground economy of high stakes recruiting has shown, if you want the best talent, you'll need to pay for it. If a kid doesn't work out for your school, he may very well at some other one. No one seems bothered when coaches look for their best fit. Same should be allowed for players...
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Maybe.
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