Clemson Qb Gets Drafted

[EastTexasMG]

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[MeanGreenEagle]

Sorry, Tigers fans, but he's playing baseball.

[NT03]

Well this is good news. Some sources had him anywhere from a 2nd to 4th rd pick , but being a 1st rd will bring in a lot of $$$.

[eulessismore]

Well this is good news. Some sources had him anywhere from a 2nd to 4th rd pick , but being a 1st rd will bring in a lot of $$$.

It would be tough for anyone to walk away from that kind of money. As for us, after seeing how we got McCoy and Bradford started on their way to being draft picks, I'm glad to see a quarterback drafted before we ever see him play.

[gangrene]

Kyle was on ESPN's "College Football Live" today and he certainly didn't confirm it, but it sounds like he's more than ready to give up football and pursue his baseball career.

Redshirt Freshman, Tajh Boyd, 6'1", 215 lbs, would take over, should Kyle Parker sign with the Colorado Rockies.

[UNT Mean Green]

This is good. Parker had me worried. Breaking in a new QB game one, glad to see it. Now, we just gotta score some points and eat some clock as Clemson has some bona fide NFL talent on Defense.

[NT03]

To have any chance in this game we need the D to step up and get a pick 6 !!

[NT80]

Breaking in a new QB game one, glad to see it.

Yes, sort of reminds me of when we broke in Sam Bradford at OU in TDodge's first game.

[eulessismore]

Yes, sort of reminds me of when we broke in Sam Bradford at OU in TDodge's first game.

Well, we haven't gotten pressure on the quarterback for the last 3 years (at least). If we don't show that we've figured something about that part of the game early in 2010, we WILL start wondering who our next coach(es) will be.

[UNT90]

To have any chance in this game we need the D to step up and get a pick 6 !! hold Clemson to less than 17 points.

fixed it for you

[jtm0097]

This is from espn insider.

In a taped phone interview Tuesday on College Football Live, Kyle Parker told host John Saunders -- and we're paraphrasing here -- that if the money is right, he expects to play pro baseball. This sentiment certainly dovetails with what Bill Schmidt, the Colorado Rockies VP of scouting, told Scott Keepfer of the Greenville News: "We thought he was our best guy, no doubt, and we believe as a group he wants to start his professional career. He has a little leverage. He has three years more of football, but we believe that he'd like to get out and play."

As we've pointed out, you don't use a first-round pick on a guy and then low ball him, so the Rockies obviously intend to get this deal done. A bonus in the $2 million to $3 million range should suffice to buy Parker out of his football career, which means that when fall camp starts, Tajh Boyd will be the Tigers' QB.

[BonfireBrian]

I'll throw in $10 if that helps his decision.