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What's the real reason schools exaggerate the height of their players?
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:43 am
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:43 am
Reading the Advocate this morning, they list Myles Brennan as 6'5". I was standing very near Myles in church a few weeks ago, and he is nowhere near 6'5". Maybe 6'3" when he's standing up straight. Does making him 2 inches taller than he really is make him a better quarterback?
I remember plenty of these cases at LSU. I don't think Devin White is anywhere 6'1". Ali Highsmith was a shrimp.... maybe 5 '10", but was listed at 6 feet or 6'1". Jamauria Rasco was listed at 6'3' but he was barely 6 feet tall. Herb Tyler was 5'9" in heels but was always taller in the program.
So somebody explain it. What's the purpose of this fudging? It's not like they're fooling the NFL.
I remember plenty of these cases at LSU. I don't think Devin White is anywhere 6'1". Ali Highsmith was a shrimp.... maybe 5 '10", but was listed at 6 feet or 6'1". Jamauria Rasco was listed at 6'3' but he was barely 6 feet tall. Herb Tyler was 5'9" in heels but was always taller in the program.
So somebody explain it. What's the purpose of this fudging? It's not like they're fooling the NFL.
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Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:44 am to Slippy
Actual height not listed, its actually how big they play.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:46 am to tigerfan in bamaland
Honeybadger was 7 feet
This post was edited on 11/16/18 at 7:48 am
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:50 am to Slippy
The NFL does it too. I've met Brees in person a few times and he's not 6' in tennis shoes.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:57 am to fallguy_1978
Who knows, maybe they put the pads and cleats on and then do height and weight.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:58 am to nicholastiger
same reason you losers lie about dong sizes....to impress the womens
Posted on 11/16/18 at 7:59 am to nicholastiger
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Who knows, maybe they put the pads and cleats on and then do height and weight.
I'm pretty sure all sports do it. Not sure why. I don't suppose it really matters.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 8:04 am to fallguy_1978
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I've met Brees in person a few times and he's not 6' in tennis shoes
Yes he is
Posted on 11/16/18 at 8:54 am to fallguy_1978
Andrew Whitworth is a legit 6' 7" plus
Posted on 11/16/18 at 9:00 am to Slippy
Sometimes they just ask the players to write it down and they fudge a little
Posted on 11/16/18 at 9:52 am to Slippy
It seems like everybody fudges their own height an inch or two. I don't know why we do it.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 9:59 am to Slippy
For football players - their NFL combine measurements are legit.
Anything else is like WWE or the circus. There's an inch or 2 added to seemingly everyone.
Anything else is like WWE or the circus. There's an inch or 2 added to seemingly everyone.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:03 am to fallguy_1978
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I'm pretty sure all sports do it. Not sure why. I don't suppose it really matters.
Actually, some NBA players have been known to underestimate their height (Kevin Durant). That said, the NBA draft combine's height without shoes is really the only accurate height you'll ever see for pro athletes.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:56 am to Slippy
UNC basketball use to do just the opposite by never listing any of their players over 7' foot tall.
Dean Smith thought it gave his team some king of psychological advantage. Whatever!
Btw, ever wonder what Shaq and Yao would look like standing next to Robert Wadlow.
Dean Smith thought it gave his team some king of psychological advantage. Whatever!
Btw, ever wonder what Shaq and Yao would look like standing next to Robert Wadlow.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 10:59 am to Slippy
This has been happening as long as I can remember, and that is going back to the old Jazz game programs in the 1970s. Sports information departments have been fudging numbers for ages.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 11:35 am to Slippy
Been that way in HS for years...at least when the HS programs use to have the weights and height of players. I "was 6'4 and 175. Reality was 6'2, 155.
Posted on 11/16/18 at 11:43 am to jeffsdad
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Been that way in HS for years..
This. We used to step on the scale with thermos full of water. Borrow everyones keys and add weight to the stats. Partly coaches wanted to intimidate the other team when they scouted us. We went 2-8 my sr yr so it didn't work.
Kevin faulk was listed as 5’10” 205 and he was 5’7” 190 or so at the combine
Posted on 11/16/18 at 8:44 pm to rattlebucket
I have met Drew Brees at Atlantic Aviation and he looks closer to 5”10 than 6’”
Posted on 11/16/18 at 9:17 pm to Klingler7
Drew Brees measured over 6’ at the combine. I have no idea why people think he is 5’10
Posted on 11/16/18 at 9:20 pm to saderade
Brees is very close to 6'-0"
Dee Anderson is not 6'-6" & Stephen Sullivan is NOT 6'-7"
Dee Anderson is not 6'-6" & Stephen Sullivan is NOT 6'-7"
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