Comments on: The Dream Is Over http://informedspeculation.com/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dennis http://informedspeculation.com/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/comment-page-1/#comment-10355 Dennis Mon, 09 Jan 2006 19:25:58 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/#comment-10355 I can't blame Young for skipping out on his final year in college. The whole point of a college degree is it will set you for a rewarding professional life. Well, he's already set up to make more money in a few years than most of us will make in a lifetime, so there doesn't seem much point in spending another year playing for free, always risking that kind of Boobie Miles injury that Mark alluded to. The ones I feel sorry for are the marginal players who always seem to declare themselves eligible for the draft despite the fact it's not clear anyone in the NFL wants them. Whoever their advisers are, they should be taken out and shot. I can’t blame Young for skipping out on his final year in college. The whole point of a college degree is it will set you for a rewarding professional life. Well, he’s already set up to make more money in a few years than most of us will make in a lifetime, so there doesn’t seem much point in spending another year playing for free, always risking that kind of Boobie Miles injury that Mark alluded to.

The ones I feel sorry for are the marginal players who always seem to declare themselves eligible for the draft despite the fact it’s not clear anyone in the NFL wants them. Whoever their advisers are, they should be taken out and shot.

]]> By: Mark http://informedspeculation.com/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/comment-page-1/#comment-10344 Mark Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:44:00 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/#comment-10344 How about Ohio State? We'll know how good they are early - they come to Austin to play the Vince Young-less Texas... How about Ohio State? We’ll know how good they are early – they come to Austin to play the Vince Young-less Texas…

]]> By: Ryan Bonneville http://informedspeculation.com/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/comment-page-1/#comment-10341 Ryan Bonneville Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:35:28 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/#comment-10341 It will be very exciting for college football though. As much as I love Texas, going into next season with no clear-cut number one (who's it going to be? Notre Dame? Puh-leeze!) is enough to give me shivers. It will be very exciting for college football though. As much as I love Texas, going into next season with no clear-cut number one (who’s it going to be? Notre Dame? Puh-leeze!) is enough to give me shivers.

]]> By: Martha http://informedspeculation.com/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/comment-page-1/#comment-10315 Martha Mon, 09 Jan 2006 03:38:27 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/#comment-10315 I'm also disappointed. He was exciting to watch and it will be a loss to Texas. I’m also disappointed. He was exciting to watch and it will be a loss to Texas.

]]> By: Mark http://informedspeculation.com/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/comment-page-1/#comment-10313 Mark Mon, 09 Jan 2006 03:12:51 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/#comment-10313 Disappointed? Sure, I am, too...but I just watched Friday Night Lights, and seeing the scene where Boobie Myles (a real person, not just a character in the movie) saw his dreams of millions disappear with one bad tackle and a knee injury just reinforces my convinction that when you have a chance for millions, a chance so hard to come by in any other field, you simply have to go for it. I'd like to think Vince will be smart enough to get his degree anyway, as some other (but not nearly enough) pro athletes have...but if he's even a halfway decent money manager, he'll be set for life, and the NFL pension plan is an absolute dream...hard to fault the guy, even if it would have been nice to see him wearing the burnt orange one more season... Disappointed? Sure, I am, too…but I just watched Friday Night Lights, and seeing the scene where Boobie Myles (a real person, not just a character in the movie) saw his dreams of millions disappear with one bad tackle and a knee injury just reinforces my convinction that when you have a chance for millions, a chance so hard to come by in any other field, you simply have to go for it. I’d like to think Vince will be smart enough to get his degree anyway, as some other (but not nearly enough) pro athletes have…but if he’s even a halfway decent money manager, he’ll be set for life, and the NFL pension plan is an absolute dream…hard to fault the guy, even if it would have been nice to see him wearing the burnt orange one more season…

]]> By: Melissa in Texas http://informedspeculation.com/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/comment-page-1/#comment-10312 Melissa in Texas Mon, 09 Jan 2006 03:06:26 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/#comment-10312 Am I the only person out here that is disappointed that Vince Young is not devoting himself to his final year of college? Am I the only person out here that is disappointed that Vince Young is not devoting himself to his final year of college?

]]> By: Mark http://informedspeculation.com/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/comment-page-1/#comment-10311 Mark Mon, 09 Jan 2006 02:48:22 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/#comment-10311 Tough to say: his passing technique is horrible, but despite that, he's fairly accurate; and his 6-5 height definitely works to his advantage. He could have a fairly decent career, but I doubt he will ever top that Rose Bowl performance... Tough to say: his passing technique is horrible, but despite that, he’s fairly accurate; and his 6-5 height definitely works to his advantage. He could have a fairly decent career, but I doubt he will ever top that Rose Bowl performance…

]]> By: DR U http://informedspeculation.com/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/comment-page-1/#comment-10309 DR U Mon, 09 Jan 2006 01:39:47 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/#comment-10309 How do you think Vince Young will do in the NFL? How do you think Vince Young will do in the NFL?

]]> By: Martha http://informedspeculation.com/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/comment-page-1/#comment-10305 Martha Sun, 08 Jan 2006 22:51:36 +0000 http://decision08.net/2006/01/08/the-dream-is-over/#comment-10305 I hate to see him go, but I'm sure it is the right thing. He made the championship game very interesting this year, as did having a Texas Big 12 team there. I hate to see him go, but I’m sure it is the right thing. He made the championship game very interesting this year, as did having a Texas Big 12 team there.

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