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No group of 85+ young men would ever really be of one mind, but for the ones whose opinions count most (two-deep, significant contributors), how can we think that they would begrudge CMac the chance to maximize his draft chances?  They know better than we do the score that is the NFL and the draft...it's unforgiving, and if CMac is indeed less than 100%, he would do well to hide that for as long as possible.

To skip your senior season for the draft but risk getting hurt in a final, fifth-tier bowl game is just foolish.  If you're going to skip your senior season for the draft, you commit to maximizing your draft chances from the moment you decide to leave early. 

I wish he'd play, but he's absolutely justified and probably very wise to step aside.  We talk about the 40-year decision a lot on this board--surely we can't fault CMac for doing the same in this instance.  And it's not like he's abandoning his Stanford allegiance.

I get the team thing, I get the program thing...but since I'm part of neither group, I can't justify my outrage on their behalf when those groups would have already had this conversation with CMac. 

Alea iacta est.  Long live Bryce Love.

[fullmetal]

No group of 85+ young men would ever really be of one mind, but for the ones whose opinions count most (two-deep, significant contributors), how can we think that they would begrudge CMac the chance to maximize his draft chances?  They know better than we do the score that is the NFL and the draft...it's unforgiving, and if CMac is indeed less than 100%, he would do well to hide that for as long as possible.

To skip your senior season for the draft but risk getting hurt in a final, fifth-tier bowl game is just foolish.  If you're going to skip your senior season for the draft, you commit to maximizing your draft chances from the moment you decide to leave early. 

I wish he'd play, but he's absolutely justified and probably very wise to step aside.  We talk about the 40-year decision a lot on this board--surely we can't fault CMac for doing the same in this instance.  And it's not like he's abandoning his Stanford allegiance.

I get the team thing, I get the program thing...but since I'm part of neither group, I can't justify my outrage on their behalf when those groups would have already had this conversation with CMac. 

Alea iacta est.  Long live Bryce Love.