Double-T Nation News: I worked quite a bit over the weekend, trying to get ahead so that I can post with a little more frequency. I've finished the UMass preview, so look for it later this morning. Tomorrow, I will post an interview with UMass Football Blog so we can all get to know the Minutemen a little bit better. I've also got a couple of other things in the works, as well as the return of community projections. Texas Tech Football: ESPN's Paul Kuharsky writes about the possibility of a number of juniors testing the NFL draft in April of 2009 because of a lack of a rookie pay scale and surprise, surprise, Mike Leach had a thought or two about players leaving early: "I don't think that would happen, because if they leave early, they're idiots because the scale would go up [the next year]," he said. "They need to remember that the success rate of players who leave early is dismal. Historically, guys lose money if they come out early, and a lot of these agents are nothing but loan sharks. And all these players who would be so worried about how much money they're going to make just need to be worried about making the team." Tell 'em how you really feel Mike. Never one to mince words, I would imagine that Mike has a certain motivation to ensure that one of his better players doesn't come out early, that one player being Mr. Crabtree. Although historically it may be detrimental for juniors, and in Mr. Crabtree's situation, a draft ...
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