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CB/WR Chris Gamble (All B1G, All-American, National Champion)

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Props to Mili for admitting his error with regard to Gamble, and for being gracious about it (except to Miami troll, who deserved all he got, and more).

Props to Bucknutty for being right.

Congratulations to Mr. Gamble. I didn't really thing his play warranted a first round pick, but I was rooting for him anyway.
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Gamble's play did not warrant his being a first round pick, but (as I've said in the past) the NFL doesn't draft on "play", they draft on "potential" and "position" - Gamble has great potential at a position which is always a "need" in the NFL - hence, first round pick.

EDIT: By the way, Indy really wanted Gamble, but Carolina traded up to the spot before Indy and swiped him; immediately thereafter, Indy traded down and out of the first round.
 
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it looks like Green Bay might have taken him instead of Carroll if it wasn't for Gamble's low wonderlic score

http://www.southbendtribune.com/stories/2004/05/02/sports.20040502-sbt-MICH-D7-Who_s_afraid_of.sto

No gamble

One of the reasons the Packers passed up Ohio State cornerback Chris Gamble and took Arkansas' Ahmad Carroll was Gamble's low score of nine on the controversial Wonderlic Test. Carroll scored a 17.

Depending on who interprets, the reading comprehension test can predict learning ability. There are 50 questions, and if a football prospect gets 20 or more right, everybody is happy. A score in the 30s is outstanding (Eli Manning scored 39, Bears pick Craig Krenzel 38) and a score in the 40s is off the charts. Iowa defensive tackle Jared Clauss scored 45 and was drafted in the seventh round by Tennessee; Bears picks Harris and Johnson scored 11 and 16, respectively.

"I just didn't have enough time to finish it," Gamble said. "I wanted to finish it all. I'm smart, I know I'm smart. I just want to go out there and play smart and let everyone know that I am. At the combine I did it, and it was like, 12 minutes. I thought we had to answer everything, and we didn't have to. ... I think it means (a lot), but on the field ... you just have to play football."

Panthers GM Marty Hurney: "There's a lot of different reasons why guys can have certain test scores. ... We investigated thoroughly and came to the conclusion (Gamble) doesn't have a problem learning on the field."
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How can Krenzel "only" score a 38? I mean, this guy is a molecular genetics major and will easily get into med school. Shouldn't he get around a 45 to 50? The highest score I believe was Pat McInally from the Bengals, who scored a 50. He went to Hahhhvard.
 
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Mistri: Hard for me to "track you down" when I'm banned on the only board on which we made our bet. By the way, our bet was $200, not $250. I still will honor our bet, of course. I don't do PayPal, but I will gladly (well, not gladly) pay you via money order. PM me with your mailing address and I will hook you up.
 
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Mili,

It was $250 my man......Hopefully someone can vouche for that, I didn't save the thread.

I thought I saw you say that you could still EZinbox on bucknuts? Maybe I was mistaken about that?

I don't know how cool I am about giving my address, just my paranoid nature, paypal is easy to set up, you can use your debit card I believe, but if that's not an option I guess I'll give you the mailing address.

And for what it's worth you were right, he wasn't the first CB taken and it was surprising that many went in the 1st round, it was a lot closer than I thought it would be (bet was made before that medicore 40 time), but he still snuck in there.

Mistri
 
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Mistri: Trust me, it was $200. I also had two other bets for $50 for a total of $300, so that's how I remember. In fact, I had intentionally saved the thread where we had the bet (Gamble Thread), but it apparently has been deleted. If I were out to rip you off, I'd be making excuses why the bet shouldn't count, or it was for only $100 (or less). Now, if you happen to find a thread where I said $250, then I'll honor that, but I know it was $200 (wanna bet :biggrin: )?

I really have reservations about PayPal. Folks here can vouch that I treat folks' mailing addresses with utmost discretion. PM me with it and I'll send you your loot.
 
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mili is completely responsible reagarding a home mailing addy.....ive only had a couple of dozen jehovas witnesses show up since i got that dvd from him....


seriously...what in the hell do you think hes going to do with your home address...??? its not like you cant track him down??
 
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