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[Cyhig]

I saw a couple of mocks that had him being drafted, and I think he would have done fairly well in an all-star game and the combine. Guess we will never know now.

To be fair, it's quite difficult to mock the first two rounds, but it's nearly impossible to mock rounds 5-7. Teams often take fliers. It's a complete shoot at the hip. I think it's around a 15% success rate that these players end up signing a second contract.

 

[Cyclone31]

App State

 

[enisthemenace]

 

[kurimski]

App State

Hope he tears it up!

 

[Al_4_State]

Good for him. That seems like a stupid fun place to go to school.

 

[DesertClone1]

Good for him. That seems like a stupid fun place to go to school.

Can't beat this view either:

 

[Al_4_State]

Can't beat this view either:
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I have little doubt that a kid who grew up in a flat, treeless place would just literally look around and have their mind blown.

 

[gocy444]

It can be a good thing to get away from home and everything/everyone you know. Great program and a fresh start. I like this move for him.

 

[andybernard]

Gotta be honest, I saw the thumbnail pic before reading "App State" and didn't love what I saw.

 

[rosshm16]

Gotta be honest, I saw the thumbnail pic before reading "App State" and didn't love what I saw.

Same!

Is App State's 2007 win over Michigan the biggest upset in CBF history?

 

[CascadeClone]

Gronowski I think is an upgrade over their previous QBs since Stanley, but they’re losing their only productive player on offense and have zero pass catchers.

Edit:typo

Oh, they always find a RB somewhere. It's the O-line that needs to be really really good so the run game can be consistent.

Their offense this year was basically 30 runs per game for 1.5 yards each, and then KJ would break a 60 yard run for a TD. Sometimes two.

I've no idea if Captain Naperville is any good or not, but he sure won't dazzle in the KF offense. But if he is not terrible, he does seem to have good intangibles - wins a lot anyway. That's something they've lacked as well - leadership and moxie.

 

[acoustimac]

Good luck to him! That should be a great experience.

 

[BleedCycloneRed]

Local Chicago news station just did a report on "gronowski to Iowa" story, including interview. Reported he is receiving over 7 figures in NIL funds, and that expectation was he would have been drafted. But he will be making more $ in NIL than a rookie in the NFL. After a year in Iowa's program, will he still get drafted? Hope it works for Gronowski. If not, he will still leave college with more in his bank account than 99.9% of us.

 

[canker2323]

He’s a tall dude. Hope he tears it up. I know some app state grads. Cool people.

 

[CyCity]

Local Chicago news station just did a report on "gronowski to Iowa" story, including interview. Reported he is receiving over 7 figures in NIL funds, and that expectation was he would have been drafted. But he will be making more $ in NIL than a rookie in the NFL. After a year in Iowa's program, will he still get drafted? Hope it works for Gronowski. If not, he will still leave college with more in his bank account than 99.9% of us.

Yeah he was not expected to get drafted.

 

[acoustimac]

Yeah he was not expected to get drafted.

May he suffer the ignominy of running the Iowa offense…

 

[CyCity]

May he suffer the ignominy of running the Iowa offense…

It was Iowa or try to make the XFL. I’m not sure he made the right choice long term but it was the right choice financially for his immediate future.

 

[acoustimac]

It was Iowa or try to make the XFL. I’m not sure he made the right choice long term but it was the right choice financially for his immediate future.

Agree. You'd think with his pedigree he'd have had more choices.

 

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[Die4Cy]

Put me down for meniscus repair in the pool.