2012 NFL draft: Who's No. 3?

Re: 2012 NFL draft thread: USC tackle Matt Kalil the first one in the pool

Wouldn't you?

 

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Are they on probation next season?

Kiffin was on the record saying he'd support Barkley going pro and that he was ready, which is the classy thing to say and what Carroll should have said when Sanchez declared.

 

Re: 2012 NFL draft thread: USC tackle Matt Kalil the first one in the pool

They are off of the bowl ban but the scholarship restrictions will start. As said earlier, it probably won't hurt the 2012 team that much - the effects will be felt several years down the road. Essentially, USC has almost no margin for error in terms of "missing" on recruits, and a rash of injuries will be incredibly harmful at any point during the season.

 

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I don't think the scholarship bans have the impact that people think they do on a place like Ohio State or USC. Basically, it can be business as usual, but you'll have to be willing to pull redshirts if the need arises.

Obviously, it doesn't help, but I don't think the losses will be "devastating" to either school.

 

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Disagree with that -- as great as they have been gathering recruits, they have missed on their share too. It's just that if they went 2 for 4 on WRs they still have two damn good WRs who were high school All-Americans, but now they're going to have to go 2 for 3 or even 2 for 2. And as guys leave early they're going to have problems with depth.

 

Re: 2012 NFL draft thread: USC tackle Matt Kalil the first one in the pool

Not sure USC is the preseason No. 1 for next year.

My top 5 would be something like this:

1. LSU
2. USC
3. Alabama
4. Clemson
5. Oregon

 

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Scholarships will hurt USC since it's 10 per year, unlike Ohio State at three per. If there isn't a lot of upperclassmen leaving, then the Trojans can't bring in a boatlad of kids and the ones they do bring in better be the goods or come 2014 will be in a world of hurt.

I may be wrong, but it looks like if no one else turns pro, USC brings back 66 on scholarship.

 

Re: 2012 NFL draft thread: USC tackle Matt Kalil the first one in the pool

I was using that argument to explain to a fellow Husky fan why Chris Polk should go pro. Not sure where he grades out, but he is pretty damn solid.

 

Re: 2012 NFL draft thread: USC tackle Matt Kalil the first one in the pool

Yeah, cause finding quality tail as a millionaire pro athlete is so tough.

 

Re: 2012 NFL draft thread: USC tackle Matt Kalil the first one in the pool

Looks like Charlie Johnson had better brush up his resume.

 

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They won't devastate OSU. Under Jim Tressel, the Buckeyes seldom recruited to capacity with scholarships. Typically, late in a season, Tressel would award a few of the available scholarships to walk-ons.

Now, assuming Urban Meyer might like to do the same, it won't happen. OSU still will get its usual big-time recruits. The loss of scholarships will simply mean that a few walk-ons each year won't get reward with a scholarship.

 

Re: 2012 NFL draft thread: USC tackle Matt Kalil the first one in the pool

I applaud Barkley for staying if that's what he wants to do. This is someone's life, not a purely economic decision although it appears many want to make it that way.

One guy I will never forget is the father of Scott Burrell, a first round baseball pick and a potential UConn hoops recruit who chose hoops over the $$. His father said "you only get to be a college freshman once."

Same for being a college senior and the BMOC. Leinert wanted to hang in LA with Paris Hilton rather than be a professional in Jacksonville/Houston/etc. So he missed out on a few million $$ (which economically they never make up), as will Barkley. Leinert has done okay financially, and I'm sure Barkley will as well.

Life is more important than $$ and I love it that someone has the opportunity to say no to $$.