Bradford's choice shows risks in returning
Sam Bradford watched Oklahoma lose again, his decision to come back for another season as a Sooner not going well at all.Urban Meyer and the Florida Gators should take note of…
Sam Bradford watched Oklahoma lose again, his decision to come back for another season as a Sooner not going well at all.Urban Meyer and the Florida Gators should take note of the Sooners' plight. Playing without a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback is not easy.A BCS buster falls in west Texas (according to reports) and yet another celebration leads to sorrow as the college football season started its second month.The Big StoryBradford was on the sideline Saturday night, out of uniform and helpless to do anything about Oklahoma's 21-20 loss at Miami.Any chance he had to lead the Sooners back to the championship game are now — barring some very strange events — gone.All is not lost for the star quarterback and the Sooners. They can still win the Big 12 and reach the BCS, but this is not what Bradford had in mind when he decided to return to school and lead Oklahoma's offense for a third season.Bradford directed the highest-scoring offense in major college history last season, breaking records, winning the Heisman, getting his team within one victory of a national title and proving himself to be a potential future franchise quarterback in the NFL.Instead of calling it a college career and cashing in when his stock could not have been higher, Bradford returned for one more shot at a national championship. Sooners fans were thrilled. Bradford faced no criticism. Who could argue with staying in school?Mark Sanchez made the opposite decision, leaving Southern California after one excellent season. USC fans lamented, his decision was picked over by the media (What's the hurry?) and even questioned by his coach, Pete Carroll.Sanchez was drafted fifth overall and is currently a millionaire and the starter for the New York Jets.Pretty smart move by Sanchez, huh.The point of this is not to pick on Bradford while he's down. Nor is it to praise Sanchez for his good fortune.Bradford wanted to keep playing college football and that's great. Hopefully, for his sake, he'll return from his sprained shoulder soon, pl
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