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Maryland WR Stefon Diggs (official thread)

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GeorgiaBuck2;2104010; said:
Uh, didn't they have like 1 win this year under Edsell?
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How many NCs a school has and the number of wins don't always entice recruits. Sometimes just staying near home and going to a school and being a big fish in a small pond is good enough. This recruitment reminds of us recruiting darius jennings last year. Not saying it will end the same way, but jennings went to the ACC bottom feeder that is uva, and actually had a better season than almost all of our wrs.
And Maryland has sent a number of local MD kids to the nfl, so they will definitely be in the race to the end. Osu definitely has more in the league, but im sure diggs knows more about Torrey smith and vernon davis than he does many of osu's alumni since they were from his same area and played college ball in their backyard.
 
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yeah, I don't subscribe to the "you have to go to the big-time college to get noticed by the NFL" theory. The NFL has a history of finding top players from schools that fans aren't aware of. If you're good, the NFL scouts will find you. They don't need TV coverage for that. National TV coverage is for fans, not for NFL scouts.
 
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yeah, I don't subscribe to the "you have to go to the big-time college to get noticed by the NFL" theory. The NFL has a history of finding top players from schools that fans aren't aware of. If you're good, the NFL scouts will find you. They don't need TV coverage for that. National TV coverage is for fans, not for NFL scouts.
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Disagree.

Sure. It happens. But it is the same issue kids from smaller or less competitive high schools have. They are less likely to be noticed. They are also less likely to get the level of coaching and competition (in practice as much as on the field) that they need to develop.

I suppose you can go to Maryland and some day become president of GE. But you have a much better chance if you graduate from Harvard Business School.

If you want to play in the NFL your best bet is to play big boy football. If you want to stay closer to Mama and your friends that is fine. But you are not helping yourself.
 
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Oh8ch;2104166; said:
Disagree.

Sure. It happens. But it is the same issue kids from smaller or less competitive high schools have. They are less likely to be noticed. They are also less likely to get the level of coaching and competition (in practice as much as on the field) that they need to develop.

I suppose you can go to Maryland and some day become president of GE. But you have a much better chance if you graduate from Harvard Business School.

If you want to play in the NFL your best bet is to play big boy football. If you want to stay closer to Mama and your friends that is fine. But you are not helping yourself.
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Oh8ch;2104166; said:
Disagree.

Sure. It happens. But it is the same issue kids from smaller or less competitive high schools have. They are less likely to be noticed. They are also less likely to get the level of coaching and competition (in practice as much as on the field) that they need to develop.

I suppose you can go to Maryland and some day become president of GE. But you have a much better chance if you graduate from Harvard Business School.

If you want to play in the NFL your best bet is to play big boy football. If you want to stay closer to Mama and your friends that is fine. But you are not helping yourself.
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Yeah, your big boy notion falls very flat, when the biggest game of the nfl season is tonight and few of the players on both teams starting play from what you think are big boy programs. Yes tom brady went to scum and had a mediocre career, but eli manning at ole miss which isn't considered big time, its marylands level yet he may win his 2nd super bowl and his best wr went to Umass and the 2nd wr went to unc. On other side mr brady is passing to guys who went to Texas tech, Louisville and kent st and his best TE went to Arizona. And im just choosing the super bowl teams skill positions. I can guarantee that we can go down the roster off every team and I will bet you that big boy programs have far less guys on nfl rosters. And.by big boy teams Im sure we r talking about Alabama, Texas, osu, Oklahoma, usc, Florida and the few other college football teams that have a chance to win a NC each year. Because there is no parity in college football and the same teams get the best recruits and constantly win championships, yet many of those high caliber HS and college kids fail to meet expectations when they get to the nfl. If we were to line up the greatest players in nfl history none of them have gone to big boy programs and won championships. Your argument for so called big boy teams means nothing when it comes to producing nfl stars. So there is no amen for that statement.
 
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Oh8ch;2104166; said:
Disagree.

Sure. It happens. But it is the same issue kids from smaller or less competitive high schools have. They are less likely to be noticed. They are also less likely to get the level of coaching and competition (in practice as much as on the field) that they need to develop.

I suppose you can go to Maryland and some day become president of GE. But you have a much better chance if you graduate from Harvard Business School.

If you want to play in the NFL your best bet is to play big boy football. If you want to stay closer to Mama and your friends that is fine. But you are not helping yourself.
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I don't disagree with you since the big-time programs do afford their players an opportunity to get exposure and recognition that may not be available to them elsewhere. That being said, I would rather have a kid that wants to come here because of what the University offers as a whole and not because it is the stepping stone to the next level. I know that happens all of the time, but I also think it it can create a situation where a kid quickly becomes unhappy and disassociated with the program if and when things may not go there way. Since they have no other vested interest in the University their instinct is to bail and transfer.
 
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Oh8ch;2104166; said:
Disagree.

Sure. It happens. But it is the same issue kids from smaller or less competitive high schools have. They are less likely to be noticed. They are also less likely to get the level of coaching and competition (in practice as much as on the field) that they need to develop.

I suppose you can go to Maryland and some day become president of GE. But you have a much better chance if you graduate from Harvard Business School.

If you want to play in the NFL your best bet is to play big boy football. If you want to stay closer to Mama and your friends that is fine. But you are not helping yourself.
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I'd agree and disagree....if you're D1, you'll get as much notice from scouts if you're at Maryland or if you're at Ohio State. Regional scouts for NFL teams watch every game, regardless of rank.

While there is some merit to playing against better competition in practice, that effect in my opinion is largely minimal compared to other aspects. A "lower" D1 program also can help establish less competition for early PT....for example Cardale Jones knows there is a minimal chance he supplants Braxton Miller. He's not afraid of PT competition, but if the topic here is "NFL development", PT is a huge part of that. Maryland does not have the WR talent that we do, and therefore the chance to be the #1 WR is a much quicker route.

Stefon is a great kid from all accounts, but the bashing some are giving Maryland is misplaced to me. Maryland develops plenty of great talents that were not limited in anyway due to their school choice, as Maryland has produced some pretty solid pass catching talents (Vernon Davis, Torrey Smith, Darrius Heyward-Bey).

It's infinitely harder to find kids out of HS than it is college, and yet we see kids find their way from Nowhere, Kentucky wind up being recruited by every college out there.

Maryland has a lot to offer Stefon....I hope he comes to the good side of tOSU but if he decides to stay home he sure has plenty of reasons too. There is a whole lot more that goes into his decision than just NFL placement. Maryland has and always will have something to offer him that we can't...home, and sometimes that is priceless.
 
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bigdog3300;2104331; said:
I'd agree and disagree....if you're D1, you'll get as much notice from scouts if you're at Maryland or if you're at Ohio State. Regional scouts for NFL teams watch every game, regardless of rank.

While there is some merit to playing against better competition in practice, that effect in my opinion is largely minimal compared to other aspects. A "lower" D1 program also can help establish less competition for early PT....for example Cardale Jones knows there is a minimal chance he supplants Braxton Miller. He's not afraid of PT competition, but if the topic here is "NFL development", PT is a huge part of that. Maryland does not have the WR talent that we do, and therefore the chance to be the #1 WR is a much quicker route.

Stefon is a great kid from all accounts, but the bashing some are giving Maryland is misplaced to me. Maryland develops plenty of great talents that were not limited in anyway due to their school choice, as Maryland has produced some pretty solid pass catching talents (Vernon Davis, Torrey Smith, Darrius Heyward-Bey).

It's infinitely harder to find kids out of HS than it is college, and yet we see kids find their way from Nowhere, Kentucky wind up being recruited by every college out there.

Maryland has a lot to offer Stefon....I hope he comes to the good side of tOSU but if he decides to stay home he sure has plenty of reasons too. There is a whole lot more that goes into his decision than just NFL placement. Maryland has and always will have something to offer him that we can't...home, and sometimes that is priceless.
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Well said!!!
Let's no look down on Maryland as a football program, especially when they have more wrs being productive in the nfl than osu. Like was stated id really like to see diggs at osu but it wouldn't surprise me to see him go to Maryland. And still make the nfl as well
 
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