That's not my fault they're foolish enough to not take advantage of a free education and the incredible network opportunities that come along with being an athlete at a state school.

In fact, many of them will never go pro. LSU only had 39 former players on NFL rosters. considering we have 85 kids on scholarship every single year, it doesn't take a genius to figure out the odds of making it are minuscule.

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Posted by Navytiger74

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Posted on 1/13/14 at 1:20 pm to Moustache

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That's not my fault they're foolish enough to not take advantage of a free education and the incredible network opportunities that come along with being an athlete at a state school.

You're being obtuse. Some blow up in the NFL, some don't. If they're starting at a top D1 program, they've been led to believe that they have "it" their entire lives. Taking the chance is the financially sound thing to do. If they pan out, they'll make several times more in their twenties than hardworking professionals make by the time they retire in their 60s.

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In fact, many of them will never go pro. LSU only had 39 former players on NFL rosters. considering we have 85 kids on scholarship every single year, it doesn't take a genius to figure out the odds of making it are minuscule.

Well it should have been implicit, but I'm talking about guys who are uniquely talented enough to appear capable of performing at a professional level.

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Posted by kennypowers816

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Posted on 1/13/14 at 1:29 pm to Moustache

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That's not my fault they're foolish enough to not take advantage of a free education and the incredible network opportunities that come along with being an athlete at a state school.

In fact, many of them will never go pro. LSU only had 39 former players on NFL rosters. considering we have 85 kids on scholarship every single year, it doesn't take a genius to figure out the odds of making it are minuscule.

That's just ignorant. Every player on that team has a different situation, and you can't just say that because LSU only has 39 players in the NFL, the chances are slim for a player to "make it" and therefore, a player as talented as Hill shouldn't declare.