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M$1 January 14, 2009 12:19 AM

Did Myron Rolle make the right choice by choosing Oxford over the NFL?

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/13/sports/ncaafootball/13sportsbriefs-FSUSROLLEHEA_BRF.html?_r=1
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teff torbe... teff torbe...
 
 January 14, 2009 12:40 AM
This isn't something that can be answered directly.

He'll still join the draft in 2010. His prospects may be slightly less due to a year with no football, but this kind of decision depends entirely on what he values in life - extending his education, or earning more money in the NFL.


The amount of money is significant, to say the least, but some people don't apply the same value to money as others.

So, my simple answer here is that only he will be able to tell you whether this was the right decision to make, himself, likely a few years in the future.


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djscram djscram
 
January 14, 2009 12:48 AM
It's a Rhodes scholarship. They don't just hand those out at Starbucks. No matter how well he does in football, he will always be known as a Rhodes Scholar. That's a door opener almost anywhere.

Football will wait a year. If he has talent, he'll rise, but you never really know what will happen in football.

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thetruthhu... thetruthhu...
 
January 14, 2009 01:08 AM
His choice is what he felt was right for him, so he made the right choice. We all are different. I personally would choose the NFL, but he made the right choice.

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tyjorg tyjorg
 
January 14, 2009 01:07 PM
The "right" Choice is not something you or I will know. The knowledge he will gain is something you can not put a price tag on. Also the decision is up to him and what he felt was worth it. No doubt he will lose spots in the draft when he enters and the further you fall the less you make. But for him the knowledge learned was worth the amount lost in pay, and who are we to say he made the right or wrong choice?

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jackmcmanu... jackmcmanu...
 
January 14, 2009 02:56 PM
Absolutely. He is setting an example for future athletes that an education is necessary. His skill, speed and strength will still be there when he goes into the draft in 2010.
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chazzyfen chazzyfen
 
January 15, 2009 12:31 AM
Yes. Only a few people get the Rhodes scholarship in the US and it is a great honor. Turning that down would just be dumb. There is a chance he could fail in the NFL as well and less of a chance of him failing at Oxford.

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football14 football14
 
January 15, 2009 02:50 AM
i think he did i mean he can play collage ball for a few years and have fun before he plays pro ball and has to worry about all the hassels of professional sports. he also shows that he is thinking of his life after football cause we all know you cant play pro sports all your life so he is showing that he respects himself by wanting a good education.

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