Underclassmen Entering 2008 NFL Draft

[degenerate_gambler]

Today is the last day underclassment can declare, so there may be a fre others added.

Headed to the draft:


Player............................. School................ ...Position............. Class
Branden Albert .................Virginia .....................OG..................Junior
Adrian Arrington ...............Michigan ....................WR.................Junior
Earl Bennett ....................Vanderbilt ..................WR.................Junior
Martellus Bennett .............Texas A&M .................TE..................Junior
Davone Bess ....................Hawaii .......................WR ................Junior
Calais Campbell ................Miami (FL) ...................DE.................Junior
Jamaal Charles .................Texas .........................RB.................Junior
Ryan Clady ......................Boise State ..................OL................Junior
Anthony Collins ................Kansas.........................OT. ...............Junior
James Davis ....................Clemson....................... .RB................Junior
Jermichael Finley ..............Texas...........................TE.. ..........Sophomore
Brandon Flowers ...............Virginia Tech..................CB...............Junior
Vernon Gholston ...............Ohio State.....................DE...............Junior
Ryan Grice-Mullen .............Hawaii..........................WR... ............Junior
James Hardy ....................Indiana....................... ..WR...............Junior
Derrick Harvey ..................Florida......................... DE................Junior
Geno Hayes .....................Florida State.................LB.................Junior
Erin Henderson .................Maryland......................LB. .................Junior
Jack Ikegwuonu ...............Wisconsin.....................CB .................Junior
Felix Jones ......................Arkansas.................... ..RB..................Junior
Malcolm Kelly ...................Oklahoma.....................WR .................Junior
Justin King .......................Penn State...................CB.................Junior
Xavier Lee .......................Florida State.................QB.................Junior
Curtis Lofton ....................Oklahoma...................... LB.................Junior
Mario Manningham .............Michigan.......................WR.... ............Junior
Darren McFadden ..............Arkansas......................RB.... ..............Junior
Rashard Mendenhall ...........Illinois..........................RB... ..............Junior
Phillip Merling ...................Clemson........................ DE.................Junior
Lamar Myles .....................Louisville................... ...LB..................Junior
Michael Oher ....................Mississippi................... .OL..................Junior
Kenny Phillips ...................Miami (FL)....................S...................Junior
Darius Reynaud ................West Virginia.................WR.................Junior
Ray Rice ..........................Rutgers................. ......RB..................Junior
Pat Sims ..........................Auburn.................. ......DT.................Junior
Steve Slaton ....................West Virginia................RB.................Junior
Kevin Smith ......................Central Florida..............RB.................Junior
Taj Smith .........................Syracuse................. ...WR................Junior
Jonathan Stewart ..............Oregon......................RB...... ............Junior
Aqib Talib .........................Kansas................... ...CB.................Junior
Mario Urrutia .....................Louisville................... .WR................Junior

[NoMoneyDown]

For West Virginia, both Slaton and Reynaud will be missed, but not as much as people may think. Slaton really underachieved this year, and his backup - Devine - is billed as being a lot quicker/fastet than Slaton. I'm thinking Slaton knew this to some degree, and realized he wouldn't get as many touches - especially with White getting all the press. Reynaud was decent, but in this offense, any better-than-average WR will work. What WVU needs next year is to fill some gaps on defense more than anything.

[Thunder Dan]

For West Virginia, both Slaton and Reynaud will be missed, but not as much as people may think. Slaton really underachieved this year, and his backup - Devine - is billed as being a lot quicker/fastet than Slaton. I'm thinking Slaton knew this to some degree, and realized he wouldn't get as many touches - especially with White getting all the press. Reynaud was decent, but in this offense, any better-than-average WR will work. What WVU needs next year is to fill some gaps on defense more than anything.

and the fact that they won't even know their own players because Rich Rod distroyed all the personal player profiles before he left. What a dickhead move, Michigan has themselves one classy coach.

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080115/SPORTS06/80115046

Manningham and Arrington saw the light and got the hell out of there

[j-6]

and the fact that they won't even know their own players because Rich Rod distroyed all the personal player profiles before he left. What a dickhead move, Michigan has themselves one classy coach.

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080115/SPORTS06/80115046

I thought this act was common following a coaching move.

[degenerate_gambler]

and the fact that they won't even know their own players because Rich Rod distroyed all the personal player profiles before he left. What a dickhead move, Michigan has themselves one classy coach.




dude, if that's true....i hope the university bend's him over on his buyout. what a fucknose. i would think that's the school's property, not his.

[johngateswhiteley]

no Rey Maualuga...good.

[Thunder Dan]

I thought this act was common following a coaching move.

it's not his property, he can't do that, and no coaches usually don't do that. All it does is make it harder for his old assistants to take the program over.

[j-6]

it's not his property, he can't do that, and no coaches usually don't do that. All it does is make it harder for his old assistants to take the program over.

I don't buy this. So raging assholes like Todd Graham and Bobby Petrino didn't take all their records with them when they effed over Rice and Louisville? Or destroy their files?

[Thunder Dan]

I don't buy this. So raging assholes like Todd Graham and Bobby Petrino didn't take all their records with them when they effed over Rice and Louisville? Or destroy their files?

they are not personal files for the coach. They are player profiles with things such as medical history, workout stats, academic history, everything related to players. It's not like they can't replace them, but they have been compiled since they started recruiting the player, and it's a bitch to do. It's just making it a harder transition for the new coach there.

[JamStone]

If it's true that's a dick move by RR.

[ReggieF]

RR is really building up the bad kharma...here's to Michigan becoming Northwestern.

[degenerate_gambler]

seems like there are a ton of RB's in the draft this year..

[NoMoneyDown]

and the fact that they won't even know their own players because Rich Rod distroyed all the personal player profiles before he left. What a dickhead move, Michigan has themselves one classy coach.

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080115/SPORTS06/80115046

Manningham and Arrington saw the light and got the hell out of there

Yeah. People are now starting to see what a no class act this guy truly is.

[JamStone]

Who is a class act among college coaches? They're all pretty bad. It's a ruthless profession. At least on the major I-A level, they all cheat. They all violate NCAA rules. They're all cut throat about shit. Even the best coaches that get the most praise, they do some underhanded shit all the time. All of them.

[NoMoneyDown]

Who is a class act among college coaches? They're all pretty bad. It's a ruthless profession. At least on the major I-A level, they all cheat. They all violate NCAA rules. They're all cut throat about shit. Even the best coaches that get the most praise, they do some underhanded shit all the time. All of them.

Haven't seen too many burn as many bridges as Rich has, though. Michigan better hope they continue to pamper him, or he'll have a hissy fit there, too.

[ClingingMars]

Al Groh doesn't cheat, but his teams suck.

Branden Albert will be missed.

-Mars