Quote:listening to bridgewater talk about why he accepted lousville over miami made sense.

 

He wanted stability at the school and Louisville just signed the ehad coach and he thought the coach would be there for his years at the school. He was not so sure about Miami.

He aslo wanted to get away from home because he the thought the distraction of his mothers breast cancer would pull him away from football.

 

And this whole thing about not wanting to compete against other QB's? SO what why not go to a college that says your our guy instead of going to one that says your one of our 4 guys this year and then 8 next year and so on. I personally would rather my son go to a college like UCF, Baylor, Pitt, Rutgers and get the chance to get on the field sooner than have them go to Alabama, USC, Michigan were they recruit 4 top 20 guys at his position per year. Yes competition is great but playing is greater.

 

Exactly. 

 

There are plenty of legitimate reasons a player chooses one school over another.

 

Going to a place where his chances of playing are maximized also speaks to competitiveness.

 

Joe Flacco started out at Pitt and ended up at Delaware.

 

Was he afraid of competition or otherwise lacking in competitiveness?

 

Marcus Stroud backed out of a commitment to the University of Florida to go to a weaker program at the time in Georgia.  Did he lack a competitive streak?

 

I can understand not being completely sold on Bridgewater.  I don't buy a lack of competitiveness as a legitimate reason.

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