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Duck_Your_Luck said...

LMJistheMan:

Seriously, all my posts are made up?? Have you even read the article, or been a Duck fan long?? Starting off, KB even said in the interview which is on registerguard.com that he will be done with his degree in 1 term. He stated that because he had said he made a promise to his mom to graduate before leaving Oregon. Second, LMJ is his best friend, and if he leaves, KB would more than likely be more apt to leave than stay because of that decision. Third, it was reported by registerguard that KB got a good review from the NFL for his draft status. Fourth, KB suffered a terrible concussion and hit last year that his parents, him, and fans thought could possibly end his career. Fortunately, he came back and played great this season. However, an example of someone who came back from a big hit, but suffered another and now won't be able to play football again is Chris Owosu at Stanford. And finally, he wouldn't go 1-3rd round most likely, but going 4-5th round and making around 300,000 dollars is nothing to turn your nose up to. That's still a lot of money. As for the rumors circulating, some friends of his were saying that he was leaning more towards the NFL rather than coming back. I didn't list it as fact, merely rumor. I didn't say he was going to leave, but right now, the possibility of him leaving seems much greater than what people earlier thought. I personally would put it at 50/50. If you want to disagree, fine, but seriously, do some research and then post.

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TrojansFightOn said...

Could Barner be more interested in the NFL because of DeAnthony Thomas' abilities? It only seems logical that Thomas will see an increase in touches without James. And every Duck, USC, and pac12 fan knows Thomas is going to only get better.

Thoughts?

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Duck_Your_Luck said...

LMJistheMan:

Seriously, all my posts are made up?? Have you even read the article, or been a Duck fan long?? Starting off, KB even said in the interview which is on registerguard.com that he will be done with his degree in 1 term. He stated that because he had said he made a promise to his mom to graduate before leaving Oregon. Second, LMJ is his best friend, and if he leaves, KB would more than likely be more apt to leave than stay because of that decision. Third, it was reported by registerguard that KB got a good review from the NFL for his draft status. Fourth, KB suffered a terrible concussion and hit last year that his parents, him, and fans thought could possibly end his career. Fortunately, he came back and played great this season. However, an example of someone who came back from a big hit, but suffered another and now won't be able to play football again is Chris Owosu at Stanford. And finally, he wouldn't go 1-3rd round most likely, but going 4-5th round and making around 300,000 dollars is nothing to turn your nose up to. That's still a lot of money. As for the rumors circulating, some friends of his were saying that he was leaning more towards the NFL rather than coming back. I didn't list it as fact, merely rumor. I didn't say he was going to leave, but right now, the possibility of him leaving seems much greater than what people earlier thought. I personally would put it at 50/50. If you want to disagree, fine, but seriously, do some research and then post.

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Duck_Your_Luck said...

So according to the Registerguard, Kenjon Barner received his review from the NFL and it was quite favorable. Rumor mill around the university is that he's already told his family and some close friends that he is leaving, even though he said in the interview that he still has to talk to his family about it. Word is, it's a done deal, and he just didn't want people freaking out about him leaving right now, before the game. As far as his promise to graduate, he already said there is no problem with him declaring to the NFL, because he only has 1 term left to finish. So his promise to his mom will still be upheld. He actually mentioned that in the interview, almost preparing people who have questions to let them know that he's still graduating. So, word around campus is that he's leaving, and the way he was talking in the interview, it almost sounded like he's got his ducks (pun completely intended) to graduate and move on to the NFL. Thoughts?? Opinions?? I know it's still speculation, but the way things are sounding, it looks like we lose Barner and LMJ to the draft this year.

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