Nexus Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Kyle Parker looks to be returning as the starting quarterback at Clemson after negotiations with the Colorado Rockies broke down on Tuesday night. Parker, who threw 20 touchdowns as a freshman last season, was a first-round pick in the MLB draft last month and had been in serious discussions with the team. The news was a relief to Tigers coach Dabo Swinney, who would have turned to redshirt freshman Tajh Boyd if Parker had done the expected and signed a baseball-only contract as an outfielder with Colorado. "We can move on and people can have some closure on it," Swinney told the Independent Mail of Anderson, S.C. "People have been working extremely hard all summer, we've had excellent leadership, I think they've been focused. Outside looking in we've had an excellent summer and I don't want to let this overshadow that in any regard." It is still possible for Parker change his mind. While he set a deadline of yesterday to reach a deal, Parker officially has until Aug. 15 to make a decision. It is possible the team could meet his demands – reportedly a $3 million signing bonus - and leave Clemson. The other likely scenario is that he would agree only to a deal that allows him to play professional baseball in the summer and college football in the fall. LINK Quote Link to comment
EZ-E Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 So it IS possible to turn down a lot of money to play QB in college????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Quote Link to comment
kchusker_chris Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 So it IS possible to turn down a lot of money to play QB in college????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? This kid is in a little different position than Bubba will be. Parker turns it down this year and there is a VERY high likelyhood it will be there next year. Just in case, he'll have a monster insurance policy to help him sleep at night. IF Bubba turns down $1+ million - he has to wait 3 years to find out if he has another chance at the $$ again. VERY different scenarios IMO. One is a proven comodity, the other is a "prospect". One has to wait 8 months to resign, the other 36 months. Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 And, Bubba is not exactly walking back into a starting job. Then, he hasn't been drafted in the first round either. Quote Link to comment
EZ-E Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 So it IS possible to turn down a lot of money to play QB in college????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? This kid is in a little different position than Bubba will be. Parker turns it down this year and there is a VERY high likelyhood it will be there next year. Just in case, he'll have a monster insurance policy to help him sleep at night. IF Bubba turns down $1+ million - he has to wait 3 years to find out if he has another chance at the $$ again. VERY different scenarios IMO. One is a proven comodity, the other is a "prospect". One has to wait 8 months to resign, the other 36 months. He couldnt be drafted after his freshmen year??????? Quote Link to comment
EZ-E Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 And, Bubba is not exactly walking back into a starting job. Then, he hasn't been drafted in the first round either. Very true. Quote Link to comment
dylan Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 He couldnt be drafted after his freshmen year??????? no. college baseball players cannot be drafted by MLB until after their third year on campus. Quote Link to comment
EZ-E Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 He couldnt be drafted after his freshmen year??????? no. college baseball players cannot be drafted by MLB until after their third year on campus. You are right. I coach soccer at a juco and a lot of the players that are here get drafted after their first year so I was going to call you a liar haha. I looked it up and the rules are different for jucos. That is how Bryce Harper ducked the rule as well. Link Quote Link to comment
Street Novelist Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 He must really want to play football. Quote Link to comment
killer cacti Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 He must really want to play football. That, and the kid loves Clemson. He called coach Swinney when he made the decision and told Dabo, "Let's go play some football," then later said, "I'm not coming back to lose." Gotta love that attitude. Quote Link to comment
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