CheramieIII

We could potentially trade up with several teams in the 1st round but we would have to give our 1st next year and 2nd this year.

Crusader

Pretty good read. One thing in that article really irks me thou.

“If he gets hurt, he won’t be able to provide for his daughter,” Lakesha Williams said.

He went to a great school and should have a degree to his name. Even if injured he has every chance in the world of securing a decent job without crippling student loans, and live a completely different life than growing up.

rezburna

A Bachelors Degree is no longer a golden key to a successful life and career. It hasn’t been for a long time. I have a Masters Degree and I’m barely getting by, and opportunities to use it aren’t exactly slapping me in the face. Also, not every student athlete is at school for an education, nor or all of them college material. Major universities accept students that they know aren’t capable of making it through on their own merit in exchange for their talent on a field, court, or diamond.

rezburna

He’d get drafted before Greedy whether he played or not. He’s the superior football player.

rezburna

Greedy isn’t a realistic option though. Patrick Peterson might hit the market soon though. I’d love that pickup.

papz

LSU 40 UCF 32

Get over it already LSU fans. It's easy to be overly critical of Greedy not playing when you aren't the one with anything on the line. We're talking about life changing money here. Just because playing was the right move for Devin White, doesn't make the right one for Greedy. He did what he thought was best for him and his family. Move on already.

With that said, I feel as if he had played, there would be a lot less chatter about him being a fringe first rounder. He would have cemented his position as the top corner prospect IMO. Or, he could have torn an ACL, got drafted in the middle rounds, lost millions, and millions more of dollars if he's never the same afterwards. I was perfectly fine with him being selfish for himself there. As other have mentioned, it would have been different if the game had any significant meaning.

If we had to have Greedy Williams to win that football game, then that football game wasn't ours to win.

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.

All little common sense goes a long way.

ChrisXVI

vpheughan

It's Fools Gold to believe sitting out a "meaningless game" somehow protects you from injury. Ask Dez Bryant and all the other players who tore, pulled or broke something in PRACTICE!!!! WE'RE TALKIN BOUT PRACTICE!!

vpheughan

It's Fools Gold to believe sitting out a "meaningless game" somehow protects you from injury. Ask Dez Bryant and all the other players who tore, pulled or broke something in PRACTICE!!!! WE'RE TALKIN BOUT PRACTICE!!

rezburna

Statistically, injuries tend to be far more serious during live competition as opposed to practice.

“Compared to practice injuries, competition injuries were 30 percent more likely to result in the athlete missing three or more weeks of participation. This relationship was particularly strong in baseball, where competition injuries were 3.5 times more likely to require the athlete to miss three or more weeks of play.”

Injury Rates for Practice Vs. Competition | training-conditioning.com