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Message: [QUOTE="Van111, post: 286205, member: 1851"] There is another point to make on this. Lets take Ishaq Williams who is going into his second year at ND. Virtually didn't play at ND except special teams. Going into this year he is still a back-up at this point. To a Jr. no less. Which means he may not start his 2nd year of elidgability and play sparingly. There is an outside chance he has to play back up again his third year, or move to a new spot. An injusry comes along for not playing all that much and say carries over into his Senior year where he plays out his carreer. Know, he could take the job this year and be a superstar too... Now, at Syracuse he had a great chance at starting as a freshman, but at minimum he would have played alot on D that first year. He would in all liklihood come out of spring with the starting roll this year where he would have held it as long as he stayyed in college, baring injury of course. This of course is just one scenario, but a likely one. So, just for arguments sake now, say both scenarios fall as they would have if he played at either ND or SU. In my opinion, if he only started his last year at ND and say never really was that dominating presence on the field, we would all say he was probably a bust. But, was it him being a bust or the circumstances surrounding the program? Point is if you don't play and establish your name on the field you might be labeled a bust. At SU, he would most likely played and been the leader or one of the leaders on the defensive squad with 30-40 games under his belt. Again, his performance would be the final measuring stick as far as his NFL chances go, but it wouldn't be for lack of exposure or opportunit Now, take Alabama who is going hard after Kamara. They already have 2 RB's in the recruiting year that are top 10. If he does go to Bama, at least one of these top RB's may not get his chance on the field. Are these kids truly a bust because they didn't beat out like competition? Tuff call. I think kids that get an opprotunity to play and show their stuff on the field have the best chance at success. All these Universities are pretty darn good now, we are talking a Bachlers here guys, and we all know what we mostly did in college those 4 years! If I was SU and DM, that is my pitch. You have to earn it but you won't be buried in a depth Chart, and you will have your opportunity to play if you earn it. [/QUOTE]

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