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Need Maxx to beat Wisconsin and Nebraska, keep the jug, and win the West next year. He can add the Mackey Award and consensus All-America, then go pro. Also, we have to finally win a bowl game after seven straight losses.
 

I'd be shocked if he comes back.

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If there was anything good about this game, it was seeing Max shoot up the NFL Draft rankings.
 

Doesn't really make sense for him to come back unless he wants a degree, as much as I hope for it. His stock can't get much higher and do you really want to risk your draft status with an inconsistent QB?
 

Time for him to move on. We can cheer him in the nfl. He's a beast it's been a pleasure watching him play ball.
 


mcal24 said:
...do you really want to risk your draft status with an inconsistent QB?
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You mean the same quarterback that has him considering leaving now to be a top pick?

Nice logic.
 

Maxx, if you leave, there will never, ever, in your life, be another opportunity to win a B10 title.

That's the one thing that Magic always has over Bird. Sure, they both won rings, but only Magic has the ring from their college face-off. And Magic brings it up still to this day.
 

Unregistered User said:
You mean the same quarterback that has him considering leaving now to be a top pick?

Nice logic.
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I think you missed the key point. Can his draft status get much higher than it is now? So yes, he would be risking lowering his draft status... Not that complicated
 

Unregistered User said:
Maxx, if you leave, there will never, ever, in your life, be another opportunity to win a B10 title.

That's the one thing that Magic always has over Bird. Sure, they both won rings, but only Magic has the ring from their college face-off. And Magic brings it up still to this day.
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I agree that wining a big 10 title would be huge for Maxx, but if I am in Maxx's position, I take the money while it is on the table. He could suffer a career ending injury next year playing college ball and never make the money he has the opportunity to make now. I really enjoyed watching Maxx play today in his gopher uniform for the very last time.
 



I'd love for him to come back, but if I were him, I'd only consider it if we were a national championship contender.

A big ten title is cool. Millions of dollars is cooler.
 

mcal24 said:
I think you missed the key point. Can his draft status get much higher than it is now? So yes, he would be risking lowering his draft status... Not that complicated
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I think he is just saying that the QB play wouldn't be the reason why his draft stock would drop. Your post made it sound like you were saying it could.
 

As much as I'd like to see him return I think that it would be foolish on his part to do so, his stock is sky high right now, he really should cash in.
 

My wife and i were watching the game and hoping he comes back. However, we said if it was our son we would absolutely encourage him to enter the draft. He will have the money. He can always come back and get his degree. He was an academic All-American so he is a good student.
 



Great Plains Gopher said:
Need Maxx to beat Wisconsin and Nebraska, keep the jug, and win the West next year. He can add the Mackey Award and consensus All-America, then go pro. Also, we have to finally win a bowl game after seven straight losses.
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Posters on here don't want to beat Michigan. They would prefer to see Michigan re-emerge under Harbaugh.
 

GophersInIowa said:
I think he is just saying that the QB play wouldn't be the reason why his draft stock would drop. Your post made it sound like you were saying it could.
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I guess. All I'm trying to say is the only place for his draft status to go from here is down, and Leidner is still unpredictable as a QB
 

At the game, there was a huge "1 more year!" chant after his amazing TD. Very fun, but sadly, that was likely the last we'll see of Maxx is a Gophers uni. Thanks for the memories, buddy!
 

As much as I like to see players stay and get their degree, it is a no brainer, he has to go to the NFL. He has all the buzz right now, he can't get any hotter. It would be foolish for him to risk injury and see his draft stock drop. He will kill the combines and move up to one of the top receivers in the draft.
 

I'm going to guess he wont be back. (Just gotta say, that run for the touchdown after the catch was mind boggling. Probably embellishing because it's so fresh in my mind, but it was one of the greatest I've ever viewed.)
 

GO4INLALALAND said:
I agree that wining a big 10 title would be huge for Maxx, but if I am in Maxx's position, I take the money while it is on the table. He could suffer a career ending injury next year playing college ball and never make the money he has the opportunity to make now. I really enjoyed watching Maxx play today in his gopher uniform for the very last time.
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There's insurance for that. I certainly understand if he leaves, but if he likes college and wants to take another shot, the 'risk' doesn't have to be the driving factor.
 

howeda7 said:
There's insurance for that. I certainly understand if he leaves, but if he likes college and wants to take another shot, the 'risk' doesn't have to be the driving factor.
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I'm not an expert, but I would assume the insurance doesn't give him 100% of the money he would make in the NFL. Plus, as much as he loves college, I'm sure most kids dream is to be an NFL player. Why pass that up?
 

My only thought for Maxx is do you come back to work on your speed for an extra year? Add in blocking as well. Right now he doesn't have the speed to get away from a safety and that's going to make it harder for NFL teams to justify a very early pick on him, especially given that the NFL is figuring out how to cover those guys now. I think he'd be well served to work on his blocking and try to get done extra speed as his money is going to be made playing like Jason Witten, not Jimmy Graham. All that said, I don't think he'll be back
 

Well, Maxx is pretty much the top TE that would be in the draft... so there really isn't much for him to improve. O'Leary just isn't as athletic as Maxx is. So I'm pretty sure he'll be the first TE taken. Hopefully in the first two rounds. For selfish reasons, I want him to stay also, but I think he has a great chance to be drafted high, so I say go for it. I really don't think he can improve statistically, and not because he can't but because the Offense just isn't receiver friendly.
 

The only things that might keep him here are being from a Gopher family who I assume is fairly stable financially. He's supposed to be a captain next year, so that might mean something, but I still think he's gone.
 

The title of this thread should be: Maxx, go pro, there is nothing else for you to do here.

Listen, football is a brutal game. If he is projected as a top 50 pick, go. Get your money, invest it and set yourself up for the rest of your life. There is no reason for you to play and risk your body and livelihood without getting paid.
 

Stan The Caddy said:
The title of this thread should be: Maxx, go pro, there is nothing else for you to do here.

Listen, football is a brutal game. If he is projected as a top 50 pick, go. Get your money, invest it and set yourself up for the rest of your life. There is no reason for you to play and risk your body and livelihood without getting paid.
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Seriously. A second round draft pick makes around $4 mil in 4 years. Let's say you take home $2 mil after taxes.

Live off 500k for 4 years. Invest 1.5 mil. And go work a job you enjoy for a couple years before retiring at 40.

How can anyone recommend a kid risk throwing that opportunity away with an injury?
 

afurry91 said:
Seriously. A second round draft pick makes around $4 mil in 4 years. Let's say you take home $2 mil after taxes.

Live off 500k for 4 years. Invest 1.5 mil. And go work a job you enjoy for a couple years before retiring at 40.

How can anyone recommend a kid throw away that opportunity?
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Using that thought process, Maxx could reasonably create a stream of income that he can't outlive of just under $275,000. This does not include Social Security, which would be kind of low with only a 20 year work history.
 

Unregistered User said:
Using that thought process, Maxx could reasonably create a stream of income that he can't outlive of just under $275,000. This does not include Social Security, which would be kind of low with only a 20 year work history.
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Social Security? Who, especially at Maxx's age, is counting on that?
 

Stan The Caddy said:
Social Security? Who, especially at Maxx's age, is counting on that?
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I think you're missing the point.

Unregistered User said:
Using that thought process, Maxx could reasonably create a stream of income that he can't outlive of just under $275,000. This does not include Social Security, which would be kind of low with only a 20 year work history.
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Not a bad life, even with inflation.
 

Stan The Caddy said:
Social Security? Who, especially at Maxx's age, is counting on that?
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Not the place for it, but the fix just isn't that hard. Short story: it ain't going away, the total shortfall is currently 2% of total payroll. There are a lot of ways to fix it.
 


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