Unfortunately, it doesn't cost an agent anything if a client declares for the draft and then goes undrafted. If a particular agent can get 20 or 30 kids to declare and 5 of them get drafted, that is 5 paying clients for him. So, he tells them they are draft quality. Getting fired by a non-drafted player has no affect on an unscrupulous agent.
well Norwood did get picked up late......I'd say the chances of him making the team are slim. Should have stayed at OU with a chance at a NC. Oh well hope he has a backup plan
Ealy did get picked up by Baltimore Ravens as a FA.
The risk is low but players still leave early or step away from playing in a bowl game partly for that reason.
You are correct. I last checked the FA list before it had been completed. The Ravens have been good to Sooners in the past.
Oh I know they do. I'm just saying the risk is low. I think most of these guys that leave early could actually benefit from an extra season because many of them are marginal draftees taken in the later rounds. I guess some of them could also be on the dumb side and are tired of dealing with the academic side of school.
Agents will tell anyone what they want to hear. They get in these kids ears. We all know a kid is a 5th round pick - everyone knows it, even his mama. The agent tells him he's a first rounder and risking his life playing college another year with no income or insurance.
Looks like I was wrong about Brown. I guess he had pretty good measurables that helped him quite a bit.
I guess I don't understand the mindset of these kids. They would rather come out early, maybe get drafted late and possibly not even make a team, than come back and have a real chance to win a national championship at the University of Oklahoma. Does a NC not mean as much to them as it used to?
May I offer my two cents worth here? Most, if not all, of us here are devout Sooner fans for many years. Dedicated to the football program for years and years. I have met many ex-OU Sooner football players from just about all eras. If a player was born and raised a Sooner whether he be from Oklahoma or Texas or California, he is entrenched in the program for life. If a player was recruited and decided on OU in the 11th hour then his allegiance seems less than 100%. This guy will jump to the NFL without a minute's consideration to another year in Norman. Granted, some have nothing more to achieve and some have personal issues that compels them to reach for money without understanding the financial dynamics of 12 more months. It's simple. Ask a guy if he wants $700,000 this year or maybe, $1 million next year.
I guess I was mainly speaking of the marginal players that could very well not get drafted and never make a penny in the NFL. I understand your point about a lot of these kids only seeing OU as a short term vehicle to the NFL. Maybe that is part of the reason why we haven't won a NC in 20 years? Too many players don't buy into the vision of OU football.
I personally think if Rattler plays up to his potential then we have enough overall talent to compete for a NC. I guess that is why I can't understand why some of these guys wouldn't come back for one more season to probably improve their stock and also get a championship. Maybe they were afraid they wouldn't see the field nearly as much? Who knows.
For some unexplained reason I believe we will see many new "starters" when OU takes the field this year. The increase in talent is obvious to the point that it may sweep over upper class men out of the starting gates.
