Oh, you'll get no argument from me there. Don't forget how many first-round picks/overall NFL picks Dave Doeren has had (3 firsts/26 total) in 9 seasons and he's never had double-digit wins.
Wake has 14 players on NFL contracts with over $32M in career earnings lead by Kyle Wilbur with $10.6M.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/college/wake-forest/
State has 20 players on NFL contracts with over $210M in career earnings lead by Jacoby Brissett and Joe Thuney at $38M. That doesn't count Ekwonu who is set to make $5M in the first year of his rookie deal.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/college/north-carolina-state/
Wake has 14 players on NFL contracts with over $32M in career earnings lead by Kyle Wilbur with $10.6M.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/college/wake-forest/
State has 20 players on NFL contracts with over $210M in career earnings lead by Jacoby Brissett and Joe Thuney at $38M. That doesn't count Ekwonu who is set to make $5M in the first year of his rookie deal.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/college/north-carolina-state/
Wake has 14 players on NFL contracts with over $32M in career earnings lead by Kyle Wilbur with $10.6M.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/college/wake-forest/
State has 20 players on NFL contracts with over $210M in career earnings lead by Jacoby Brissett and Joe Thuney at $38M. That doesn't count Ekwonu who is set to make $5M in the first year of his rookie deal.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/college/north-carolina-state/
So State doesn't have many more players in the NFL than Wake. They are generally better players although two long-term career backup QBs make up about a third of current State players' career earnings.
NC State's career earnings number increases by $181M if you count Russell Wilson, which is hilarious
Two of the above referenced large contracts were from the Bears for quarterbacks and both turned into huge, terrible deals = Trubisky from UNC & Glennon from NCST. Just because an NFL executive gave someone a lot of money doesn't mean they were great players. Trubisky's UNC record was 8-5 his last year. I would be surprised if Glennon was any better.
TBF I've been a little surprised by Russell Wilson's success after he threw about 20 balls into the stands at Groves in 2009
Wasn’t that when he had some streak for passes without an interception but it was that he didn’t take any chances whatsoever?
Wasn’t that when he had some streak for passes without an interception but it was that he didn’t take any chances whatsoever?
Wilson threw for 275 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. His second quarter interception was the first in 379 pass attempts, ending his NCAA record-setting streak.
Didn't the Fonz intercept him at Groves in the back of the end zone to win or help win the game? Maybe I'm thinking of another QB.
For the life of me, I never understood the NFL's level of interest in Glennon. The guy always appeared very average to me even while at NCSU. Maybe if I researched his college stats, I'd be amazed at what I'd find.