re: The flawed argument to stay in school and get a degree

I typically hate posting on the rant because of all the damn fools, and the abundance of people that lack the ability of abstract thought; if you don't have the same thoughts as them you're an idiot. . .

With that said things aren't always black and white, and each case is different.

I would typically say a stud RB in their prime should dance their way to the bank...

But in life there are exceptions. Sometimes players come along that have an ability to become legends.

Guice is one of those guys. Players like Guice don't come around often. He is a role model, a leader and inspires countless inner-city kids that want to be just like him which is a wonderful aspiration, but most will never come close.

If Guice were to come back to earn his degree, it would set examples for kids to follow and he would change many perspectives. The courage to take the harder road and finish his degree would have a lasting effect on him and add that much more credibility to him as a man and advocate for those less fortunate.

Now add that degree with any potential on the field accomplishments like a NC, a major award, or coveted LSU records and he becomes a legend to the State of Louisiana and LSU!

That would be a lasting legacy far more valuable than the one year worth of pay he would forgo.

Yes, true he could become injured in a freak accident on the field and never play again however that is EXTREMELY UNLIKELY. Guice has a higher chance of dying in a car accident next time he gets into a car than a career-ending injury. Besides he could become injured next year in the NFL and not be any better off. Those are the risk involved in life.

Besides, with insurance policies and elite sports medicine doctors he really wouldn't lose much if anything, and only has that much more to gain.

If Guice were to forgo his season no one should say a damn thing because he has been a great tiger, and continuing to achieve great things. Shaq is a great example of an athlete continuing greatness outside of the game.

But the players that take that special road become that of legends.

Just my thoughts, but I'm sure most can't comprehend and say... but the millions...

Well if Guice, invest in himself and runs all over the competition next year, earns multiple awards and the team takes home some serious hardware, Guice would have DOUBLED his worth, while earning his degree and becoming an LSU LEGEND.

So that's why sometimes a player should come back if they choose.

But hey what do I know....