09-25-2017, 05:05 AM
The hot tub thing could've happened to anyone. It's letting the photo get out that is revelatory.
The comment about college and football not coexisting...I think any very smart football player quickly realizes that the demands of football means you can't quite give a full effort to academics. My father in law played basketball in the 1950s, 60 years ago, and he said that there was only room at the time for sports and school and literally no social life. Given today's demands, I don't think Rosen is incorrect.
I didn't care for the fact that he didn't shake hands after the game. I've coached 20 youth sports teams and played sports through college. I've only seen it a handful of times in all that time, and frankly, only from the very best players. I remember my son's volleyball team upset Crespi high school of LA in the championship game of the largest tournament in southern california, and the D1-bound captain (son of an Olympian) kicked the ball to the top of UCSB's Thunderdome. If you've been there, you know how high the roof is. He then refused to shake our coach's hand, leading to a very comical scene in which our coach, holding his hand out in shaking position, walked after this player while the player adamantly refused to shake our coach's hand. The entire time, Crespi's coach was yelling at his player to shake hands. Very funny.
The 49ers passed on Aaron Rodgers to take Alex Smith because of Smith's personality and because Rodgers was perceived as high maintenance. Maybe so. But Rodgers is now the best quarterback in NFL history by QBR. And Rosen can really play.
I think Rosen leaves early, assuming a first round exit. I think his comeback in the Memphis game is legendary, and I don't think his attitude will put off NFL scouts. I do recall an arrogant interview given by Rosen as a junior, but while it was a problem for Stanford coaches, I don't see it being an NFL problem.
The comment about college and football not coexisting...I think any very smart football player quickly realizes that the demands of football means you can't quite give a full effort to academics. My father in law played basketball in the 1950s, 60 years ago, and he said that there was only room at the time for sports and school and literally no social life. Given today's demands, I don't think Rosen is incorrect.
I didn't care for the fact that he didn't shake hands after the game. I've coached 20 youth sports teams and played sports through college. I've only seen it a handful of times in all that time, and frankly, only from the very best players. I remember my son's volleyball team upset Crespi high school of LA in the championship game of the largest tournament in southern california, and the D1-bound captain (son of an Olympian) kicked the ball to the top of UCSB's Thunderdome. If you've been there, you know how high the roof is. He then refused to shake our coach's hand, leading to a very comical scene in which our coach, holding his hand out in shaking position, walked after this player while the player adamantly refused to shake our coach's hand. The entire time, Crespi's coach was yelling at his player to shake hands. Very funny.
The 49ers passed on Aaron Rodgers to take Alex Smith because of Smith's personality and because Rodgers was perceived as high maintenance. Maybe so. But Rodgers is now the best quarterback in NFL history by QBR. And Rosen can really play.
I think Rosen leaves early, assuming a first round exit. I think his comeback in the Memphis game is legendary, and I don't think his attitude will put off NFL scouts. I do recall an arrogant interview given by Rosen as a junior, but while it was a problem for Stanford coaches, I don't see it being an NFL problem.
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