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Bubba now must either sign or sit out. He could have chose not to go to school, sit out, then re-enter the draft next year, in theory. The Royals are not forced to sign him, they just retain his rights till the following draft. All the rules are at the link I posted, which is on MLB's own website. The Royals are forced to sign him or basically forfeit the #5 pick in the draft. There is not zero risk for the Royals here, which is why Bubba & Co. have bargaining power. No my friend, they would get the same pick in the following draft: Sure, that's understood, but that doesn't mean that the Royals have zero risk. A #5 next year isn't equal compensation for wasting a #5 this year. You're setting your team back a year by not signing this guy. There would be a firestorm of anger from fans if they let Bubba go. It's not as if the Royals have all the bargaining power and Bubba must do their bidding. Were that true he would not be in Lincoln right now. Sorry, I was not advocating that. I was simply saying, by choosing to enroll, he has forced himself and the Royals into a deadline neither can back out of. Royals knew this risk prior to drafting him, as did Nebraska. I certainly agree there is pressure on all parties.

I hate using wiki as a source so here is an article from MLB to further the point:

Bubba now must either sign or sit out. He could have chose not to go to school, sit out, then re-enter the draft next year, in theory. The Royals are not forced to sign him, they just retain his rights till the following draft. All the rules are at the link I posted, which is on MLB's own website. The Royals are forced to sign him or basically forfeit the #5 pick in the draft. There is not zero risk for the Royals here, which is why Bubba & Co. have bargaining power. No my friend, they would get the same pick in the following draft:

Bubba now must either sign or sit out. He could have chose not to go to school, sit out, then re-enter the draft next year, in theory. The Royals are not forced to sign him, they just retain his rights till the following draft. All the rules are at the link I posted, which is on MLB's own website.

This means he is forced to sign by 8/15/11 or go to school. As soon as he was drafted he had an 8/15 deadline. Summer class enrollment has nothing to do with that. And if he doesn't sign by 8/15, he could sit on his front porch instead of going to school. I'm sure he won't, but "forced" isn't correct. I said "forced" because of the rules according to the MLB. Bubba has entered school, which is why the deadline is in play. Had he just sat out and not enrolled anywhere, the Royals would have had his rights till next years draft. By entering into school, he is forced to sign by 8/15.

This means he is forced to sign by 8/15/11 or go to school.

You're right, it is his choice to sign or not. The only power they have is forcing him to re-enter the draft in a couple years, should he not sign. So should he not sign by the deadline he would be ineligible till he is 21 or after his junior year.

In review of the roster anyone know why we list various players at either IB & RB? Is there a difference in their roles in the offense or on the team?

Pretty limited info at this point:

Nebraska needs to prove we can show up every game. I'm glad Vegas shares the optimism of the board and I do feel the potential for greatness out of this team. That said, we are the new guy on the block and will be getting everyone's best shot. With the question marks at QB, inconsistent O-line play, and overhauling the entire offense, I think the safe money is not on Nebraska winning a national title. I hope the hiccups of the the past are behind us. The schedule is not nearly as daunting as it seemed last year, but there are some toss up games. I'm assuming we stumble a bit, but a berth in the Big 10 championship should be within our reach.

Not to write off our non-conference schedule, but this game is where we find out who we are in 2011.

The free speech card is so old. Very few forums have free speech. Whoever owns the site decides on the moderators, and those moderators make the rules. Free speech doesn't enter into that. People are free to be or not be members of the forum. As for the tangent, it was obnoxious about 3 posts in and I'm sure I didn't even see all the posts. I will agree freedom of speech was the wrong angle. I felt my comments were on topic, being I was discussing the musical content of the video. I don't see many of our players bumping Michael Jackson songs about living as one and country love songs, prior to games. I'm guessing more along the lines of rock or hip hop. That said, I respect the moderator and their need to keep the topics geared towards football.

Gyeah!

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Not sure I agree with this line of thinking. Most non-husker fans I speak to view our departure as running from the Big-12 and the South. That said, we have a mediocre year in the Big-10, it reaffirms their thought of us running because we could not win the Big-12. If we win the Big-10, they simply use it to justify the Big-10 as a weaker conference. We have years of ridicule ahead of us from jaded fans, no matter what happens.

You must not be a "long time reader, first time poster" Yes sir! You guys do great work on the recruiting front and I've been reading it for a while. Never got around to making and account until now. My theory is Bo is being blackmailed by Barney or perhaps they have secretly eloped in Iowa. The jury is out, but what is clear, the Cottons are a problem and the end of Nebraska Football.

I love the conspiracy theories of scholarships being handed out on the basis of nepotism. Let's also discuss 9-11 as an inside job, bigfoot, and who really shot JFK?