A quote about Bubba from B Jackson (and one about Brevin)

[OriginalCanesCanesCanes]

1. Unfortunately, the real problem is that many of these kids don’t value the potential education they might receive while simultaneously not understanding money; and football coaches/staff/agents/fans/parents/high schools/communities don’t value their education either. Too many of these kids are in worthless majors just trying to stay eligible.

2. In this age of grad transfers, every kid should be trying to graduate in 3 years, get a masters — all paid for — and take advantage of the extra years of eligibility. (Ex. Joe Burrow)

3. If your draft grade can’t improve significantly and you’re going to be drafted anyway, leave. (Ex. Deejay Dallas)

4. If there is a chance you won’t be drafted, stay.

5. If you don’t think you will be developed, transfer.

6. Staying to pursue a worthless degree is as silly as “betting on yourself” and not getting drafted when you’re not prepared to be an NFL player.

7. The Difference between a top-5 first round pick and a bottom-5 first round pick is a $15,000,000 signing bonus. Guaranteed. A player will lose a few million more for top/mid of the second round selection. You won’t make that money back up. EVER! (Ex. Everyone says Phillips is gone, but … might not hurt to rethink that if maximum dollar earned is his goal and he believes he can be a top-5 pick next year.)

There are well paying jobs you can get into with basic majors if you are an effective communicator and are a people person. Not everyone is cut out for sales, but just about every industry has sales divisions, most require a degree to get on the ground floor, and many don’t necessarily specify a specific degree, it’s all about how personable and persuasive the individual can be.

That’s just one example.

Overall, a degree, and a motivated individual, will figure something out, most times.

 

[Calvin]

People are going to compare Brevin to Evan Engram due to the measurable's. But Evan was a much much much better prospect coming out of college. He got drafted late in the first and to this point has been a disappointment.

• Evan Engram caught for 950 yards his last year in college. Brevin has slightly over 1,000 total yards in 3 seasons!
• Engram ran a 4.42 40 in the combine. Idk what Brevin runs but doubt it's that good.
• Engram played 10+ games each year after his Freshmen year. Brevin is about to have a career low in games played after his junior year.

Ain't nobody giving Brevin a 1st round grade. 2nd round grade seems like an insane stretch to me as well...sh*t maybe even 3rd round grade is a stretch. Dude would be absolutely nuts to declare.

What they say the best ability is: "Availability", the only way brevin cracks the 1st or 2nd rounds is if a team has at least 2 picks in each of them, brevin has high round talent tho.

 

[RedSquare]

Without minimizing the education of FR/cops/teachers (which I don’t think you’re trying to do) …They can go to community college for that.

It’s not the “BS majors”, it’s not being prepared for a life beyond sports. Football players at graduation have less work experience/internships then their UM/P5 classmates. Yet, there are posters who consistently write things like players shouldn’t be allowed to come back to school if they leave early. All the while, making similar comments like “they need to be in their playbook”. So their education should consist of football but they shouldn’t be allowed to peruse the reason for going to college in the first place?

I think it was @RedSquare who made a comment like that recently. Not to call him out, but that would be UNTHINKABLE at his own alma mater. Sports before school? They’d close the school first.

no offense taken.

my point is: it's harder to be an athlete and a student when you have serious academic demands. just facts, but if it wasn't hard, anyone could do it. those institutions that care less, as you said, about preparing these kids for the rest of their lives, are those that are doing the kids a major disservice. they are making it easier to be a "student-athlete," but in the long run, making it harder for the kids to be successful in life.