I don't think any other school has been hit as hard as we have over the years by this epidemic of guys leaving early to be mid-round/late-round picks. The only one who it really worked out for is Olivier Vernon. Guys at LSU leave early a lot but they end up being 1st round picks. We all know what happened with all the guys from the 2008 class... Streeter, Forston, etc. Even Jon Allen from Bama stayed when he could've been a top pick last year.
Which brings me Brad, it just doesn't make sense for the guy to leave... we're returning a freshman All American receiver, 4 out of 5 O-line starters and the starting running back, he gets FSU at home next year and he doesn't need the money. We could be primed for a decent run next year with him coming back. I can't think of many better situations for a starting QB to come back to.
And the idea of a "weak" draft class is completely overstated in his case. There are about 5 QB's rated ahead of him. And what makes next year's draft class better? Rosen from UCLA? He had a horrible year.
Guys like Matt Leinhart and Andrew Luck stayed for their senior seasons AFTER they were pegged as #1 overall picks. QB's don't have to worry about the injury thing like a RB does. No way Brad's a first rounder.
Kaaya's not perfect but I don't think it's reasonable to expect a true freshman to step in and win us as the same number of games next year as Brad would have. We're not Bama.
I just don't get why this seemingly only happens to us.
Which brings me Brad, it just doesn't make sense for the guy to leave... we're returning a freshman All American receiver, 4 out of 5 O-line starters and the starting running back, he gets FSU at home next year and he doesn't need the money. We could be primed for a decent run next year with him coming back. I can't think of many better situations for a starting QB to come back to.
And the idea of a "weak" draft class is completely overstated in his case. There are about 5 QB's rated ahead of him. And what makes next year's draft class better? Rosen from UCLA? He had a horrible year.
Guys like Matt Leinhart and Andrew Luck stayed for their senior seasons AFTER they were pegged as #1 overall picks. QB's don't have to worry about the injury thing like a RB does. No way Brad's a first rounder.
Kaaya's not perfect but I don't think it's reasonable to expect a true freshman to step in and win us as the same number of games next year as Brad would have. We're not Bama.
I just don't get why this seemingly only happens to us.