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Is Noah the New Leinart?
Last week's question was this: Is Leinart the new Rodgers? Turned out the answer was closer to "yes" than a lot of us thought. Like Aaron before him, Matt slid down the draft board from his predicted position of No. 3 overall to the Cardinals at 10. In light of the fact that Leinart probably would've gone No. 1 if he'd come out last year, his decision to return for one more season cost him roughly $40 million.
Many fans and media types look at that and seriously question his decision to come back to USC to take a ballroom dancing class. What they may not consider is that Leinart also got to enjoy one more year that money can't buy, being the man in L.A., hanging with celebs, winning a classic at Notre Dame and partying with hotties after the Heisman ceremony ...
You can't really put a dollar figure on that action. Especially for a guy who's dad already had enough dough to afford a $3,800 apartment for him and his buddy. (Ed. note: My three-bedroom college abode cost $360) Plus, he ended up landing with Arizona -- a franchise with a QB-friendly head coach, Edgerrin James, awesome receivers and no expectations -- where he can continue to play out West.
Which brings to this week's question: Is Noah the new Leinart? Joakim's current situation is the same one Matt faced last year. Fresh off a NCAA championship and with a good chance of going No. 1 overall, Noah, like Leinart before him, is staying at Florida rather than jumping to the NBA.
Next year's class is looking much stronger than this year's. So much so that NBADraft.net has Noah going sixth in '07. But also like Leinart, Noah doesn't need the money. His dad is a tennis player-turned-reggae star. So why not enjoy all that Gainesville has to offer for another 12 months ...
In the end, both of these guys have probably cost themselves a ton of money. They'll also end up making plenty down the road, so why not live life to the fullest in the meantime? Neither should be criticized for the decisions they've made. They're just kids with extraordinary talent, large amounts of human nature and bright, bright futures.
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i'd respect him more if he threw up the roc instead of the gay ass kappa delta
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They both made the right choice, thier kids still and need to enjoy just that.
You only do it once,,,,,,,,,,,remember?
Kudo's to them both... Thats rignt I'm a Gator
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An extra thirty million dollars buys a whole lot of sorority p*ssy. Go pro, and upgrade to women who expect money from you.
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Give Leinhart his due , he's gonna make a lot of money. So he's going to spend a lot of money. Where did I hear that before ? Oh yeah I remember it was those immortal words uttered by the one and only Patrick Ewing after that infamous incident at that renowned strip club in Atlanta., GA. Matt's following in right footsteps, but he'd better be careful ! I saw a rerunned episode of his appearance on Ashton Kutcher's show Punk'd where he was caught up in a really embarrassing situation.
5/4/06 8:18 PM
When they are 30 they will only have c*&nt's after their money.