College Football Players Staying in School: Has the Dream Changed?
Yesterday afternoon, Sam Bradford announced that he was going to stay in school instead of turning pro. After winning the National Championship, Tim Tebow elected to stay in school as well. Another Heisman candidate, Colt McCoy, decided to return for his senior season. Mark Sanchez deliberated his options until yesterday as well. Even Michael Crabtree made his decision into a tough one. But why am I making a big deal out of this? Because it shows how dreams have changed. All of the aforementioned players (maybe except Tim Tebow) are NFL-ready and are sure-thing prospects. Bradford won the Heisman, and McCoy was the runner-up. Long ago, people dreamt of stardom. They dreamt of playing on Monday Night Football, or being in the Superbowl and winning it all. When an opportunity to jump to the NFL would present itself, people had to take it. There was too much risk of waiting until next year. Now? Well, players just want to play college football, I guess. None of these guys seem really too
