Matt Barkley To Announce 2012 NFL Draft Decision At 4 P.M. Press Conference

[DaKCMan AP]

USC’s Matt Barkley To Announce NFL Intentions Today
MATT BARKLEY, NCAA, USC | COMMENTS

USC quarterback Matt Barkley will announce his decision on whether or not he will return to school or enter the NFL Draft today at a press conference, ESPN’s Colin Cowherd said on his radio show this morning.

If the 21-year-old quarterback leaves school he is expected to be a top-10 pick in the draft, however some believe that if he were to stay in school for his senior season he would be a lock for the No. 1 overall pick next season.

This year Barkley led the USC Trojans to a 10-2 record, including a 7-2 mark in the Pac-12. As a result of NCAA sanctions, the Trojans were not eligible for postseason play, which means despite defeating UCLA 50-0 in their final game of the season, they were forced to watch as the Bruins represented the Pac-12 South in the conference title game.

This season Barkley threw for 3,528 yards and 39 touchdowns while only tossing seven interceptions.

http://tracking.si.com/2011/12/22/us...entions-today/

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by notorious

I think the Luck potential for busting is just like any other high draft pick.


Let's not forget who his coach was in college for a few years. It's the same coach that manages to cover most of Alex Smith's faults, and I wouldn't be surprised if Luck fails if he goes to a team with shitty coaching.

The media hype is so blinding that we have failed to notice his slight dropoff since Harbaugh left.

His stats are damn near identical this year compared to last year.

2010 - 263 372 70.7 3338 9.0 32 81 8
2011 - 261 373 70.0 3170 8.5 35 62 9

[notorious]

Originally Posted by jd1020

His stats are damn near identical this year compared to last year.

2010 - 263 372 70.7 3338 9.0 32 81 8
2011 - 261 373 70.0 3170 8.5 35 62 9

Including a few bone-crushing pick-6's?


I'm not saing he's bad, he's just not the automatic elixir that people are painting him to be.

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by notorious

Including a few bone-crushing pick-6's?


I'm not saing he's bad, he's just not the automatic elixir that people are painting him to be.

And I'm saying your Harbaugh theory is bullshit.

EDIT: BTW, which "bone-crushing pick-6's" are you talking about? The one against USC that put them up late? After which Luck led a game tying drive and eventual win. Or, the one against Oregon where he put the ball in his receivers gut?

[notorious]

Originally Posted by jd1020

And I'm saying your Harbaugh theory is bullshit.

EDIT: BTW, which "bone-crushing pick-6's" are you talking about? The one against USC that put them up late? After which Luck led a game tying drive and eventual win. Or, the one against Oregon where he put the ball in his receivers gut?

We shall see.

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by notorious

We shall see.

Translation: I just got taken to task for making a bullshit post and I've got nuthin'.