X. Carter on his way out after this season?

Hmmmmm! Didn't somebody report on here earlier in the week that Matt Flynn was also transfering? Since it's Halloween week, that must have been a couple of apparitions we saw Sat. nite! Ya reckon?

 

Dbacks can cover guys like XC and Bennie for the exact opposite reason guys have such a hard time coveringa receiver like Haas of Oregon St. Moves, abilti to get off the lione, ability to read coverages, us ehte DB's momentum against them, etc. When you get guys that have that blazing speed to go along with those other attributes that's when you get a Rice, TO, Horn, etc.

 

He's staying for his degree. Mom is an LSU grad & he has other relatives that are LSU alumni. However, track will pay a lot more than 200k for a talent like X. Arkansas sprinters both signed for $650K per year this past season & that’s just their apparel contract. In addition an athlete can make anywhere from $200K to over $1,000,000 running meets’ in Europe during the summer.

Here's part of a track article I found;


It's long leap across pond to collect on big payday
By Bob Burns -- Special To The Bee
Published 2:15 am PDT Wednesday, August 17, 2005

HELSINKI, Finland - Fast times in the United States are great for launching a professional track career. But if they really want to cash in, Americans had best get used to jet lag, foreign languages and different currency.
Just as the Euro offers a favorable exchange rate, European track and field pays the biggest rewards.

"Europe is where 85 percent of the prize money is," said Renaldo Nehemiah, former world record holder in the high hurdles and now one of the sport's top agents.

Europe's riches beckon distance runners from Kenya's Rift Valley, hurdlers from Cuba and sprinters from Fayetteville, Ark. Europe is where the top invitational meets and major championships are held. It's where world rankings are determined, which directly influence the incentives built into an athlete's shoe contract.

Nehemiah represents three of the brightest stars in U.S. track and field - Justin Gatlin, Allyson Felix and Sanya Richards.

Gatlin and Richards ran college track for two seasons before cashing in. Felix turned pro after a record-setting prep career in Southern California.

With his double victory in the 100 and 200 at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships here, Gatlin collected $120,000 in prize money.

Big paydays stretch from Rome to Brussels. About $21 million (U.S. dollars) was awarded on the world track circuit in 2004. The IAAF's six Golden League meets are held in Europe, each offering at least $1 million in prize money. When Maria Mutola, the 2000 Olympic 800-meter champion from Mozambique, won the Golden League jackpot in 2003 by winning her specialty at each of the elite circuit's six meetings, she collected a $1 million bonus.

There's money to be had on the professional track and field circuit, and it's enticing a small but growing number of U.S. collegians to cash in early.

"The lure of money is greater than ever," Nehemiah said. "The minute they run a fast time, everyone's whispering in their ear, telling them they ought to go pro. And every athlete wants to do it."

LaShawn Merritt ran a couple of sizzling 400-meter times during his freshman indoor season at East Carolina and immediately signed a deal with Nike. Arkansas sophomore Wallace Spearmon left college track the second he crossed the finish line first in the 200-meter dash at June's NCAA meet in Sacramento. So did Florida sophomore Kerron Clement following his last relay carry for the Gators.

Spearmon, Merritt and Clement all signed four-year deals with shoe companies worth about $2 million apiece.

"The athletes coming out today are making $350,000 to $650,000 plus a year, just from their apparel deals," Nehemiah said.

Given their inexperience at the international level, Spearmon, 20, and Clement, 19, performed well at the world championships. Spearmon won a silver medal in Thursday's 200 meters behind Gatlin. Earlier in the week, Clement finished fourth in the 400 hurdles, giving away a bronze when he coasted across the finish line.