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Project See-Ya.  Aaron Maybin is, in fact, leaving for the NFL.

Aaron Maybin, a graduate of Mount Hebron High School in Ellicott City, Md., will return to his high school on Tuesday afternoon to give a motivational speech and declare for the NFL at that time, his father told The Patriot-News on Monday.

Because first he was, and then he maybe-might not, but now he is.  We are obviously in full "good luck and godspeed" mode for Aaron and all the departing players, but I can't help but second guess his projection as a top five pick.  I hope he is, of course, and will be looking forward to the draft.

This Sleeping Lion Is In The NFL Draft.  Derrick Williams had a solid senior season and will look attractive in the draft because of his versatility.

"What's going to help Derrick is the invention of the wildcat formation in the NFL," Steuber said [NFL draft analyst for scout.com].

Steuber slots DWheels as a second to third rounder.

We Are Not Normal, We Are All-Stars.  Everyone's favorite motivational speaker Deon Butler is also dreaming big, going from walk on to what Steuber (link above) projects as a "late-round pick or priority free agent".

He will have a chance to make one last impression before the draft:

Penn State wide receiver Deon Butler [is]...on the 50-man East roster for the 84th East-West Shrine Game, to be played at 4 p.m. Saturday in Houston.

The game will be televised on ESPN2.

A.Q. Shipley was also invited, but passed in favor of attending the Rimington Trophy dinner, also on Saturday, to receive his award as the nation's top center.  Steuber projects A.Q. as a third to fifth round pick.

Ru-Ro.  One thing that seemed grossly under-reported after the Rose Bowl were the injuries to Penn State's top two running backs.  The early reports for both Green and Royster were apparently nothing to lose sleep over.  Well, now there is this:

The initial diagnosis appeared to be a good one for the redshirt freshman -- a sprained right ankle.

Upon further review, however, the damage reportedly turned out to be much more serious. According to a program source, tests conducted when Green returned to the East Coast revealed he sustained broken bones in his right ankle and lower right leg.

He is scheduled to undergo surgery Tuesday morning to assist in the healing of the breaks and is expected to be out of action for up to three months.

So this probably rules him out for spring ball, which is a major disappointment.

In scores of other games.  The Rose Bowl rating were up 5% compared to last year, the Granddaddy was (by far) the second highest rated game of the bowl season, behind only the championship game.

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Unless I'm missing something

that link to the BCS TV ratings is to prior year’s ratings.

by Screen Name 20 on Jan 13, 2009 10:10 AM EST reply actions  

wildcat

i just don’t see it lasting too much longer in the nfl.

dwill will be drafted for kickoff/punt returns and as a 3rd wideout, IMO.

World F#$king Champions

by psudrozz on Jan 13, 2009 10:10 AM EST reply actions  

Nothing wrong with the top pic.

Looks like a no-call to me. I can’t understand the PSU section crying “holding” over there. Perfectly legal.

by Cairo on Jan 13, 2009 10:17 AM EST reply actions  

It's not holding...

he is just saying “hey wait for me!”

PSU Softball

by QBsneak12 on Jan 13, 2009 10:43 AM EST up reply actions  

He's fan of Mortal Kombat

Specifically, Scorpion- “GET OVER HERE!”

John Madden told me 90% of the game was half-mental...

by TheK-GunNeedsReloaded on Jan 13, 2009 10:55 AM EST up reply actions  

what about Royster?

what was the extent of his injury?

"We are Penn State. We are not normal. We are Legends." - Deon Butler

by Stately NOVA Lion on Jan 13, 2009 10:51 AM EST reply actions  

Sprained knee

he should be fine with some rest.

by BSD on Jan 13, 2009 10:54 AM EST up reply actions  

With the nth selection in the draft the lucky team selects Aaron Maybin Penn State

What will the n be is the question. I hope he goes as projected. I just have some sneeking suspicion that he is going to drop significantly between now and draft day. The reasons will then be that he needed more time to develop himself and/or there was not enough track record….I hope I am wrong but I think he would have really benfited by getting another year at Penn State before movin on. I am also assuming that he is not graduating but I don’t know for sure. I wish they would get thier degrees but given the same choice I think he is making the right call with the info he has now. I also heard yesterday that Evens is going pro also.

Peter

by psuboy on Jan 14, 2009 8:26 AM EST reply actions  

Graduation

Maybin says he plans on getting his degree in the next year.

by BSD on Jan 14, 2009 9:16 AM EST up reply actions  

Draft Projection

I mean this with all due respect to Aaron, who had a great season, but if the 2009 NFL draft only included players that participated in 2009 Rose Bowl I don’t think he’s a top five pick. He got real ordinary when he was playing against an offensive lineman that has a prayer of seeing the NFL someday. He’s a sophmore that played what, 10 games? He’s probably still growing for gods sake. He’s short on size, probably needs to work on his technique (but what the hell do I know in that regard) and I can almost guarantee you that he’s going to be magicly slower than he seemed on the field when he runs at the combine.

I got $5 says he doesn’t even get picked in the first round.

"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008

by jesse. on Jan 14, 2009 11:32 AM EST up reply actions  

Sad to Say...

Jesse, I "fear he goes in the 2nd & not ruling out the 3rd.

…remember a QB with a “Q” in his last name…

He was not @ a “loss” for size, stats or game experience…and it still happened, like a stone in the water…

" ...the pool or the pond; the pond is good for you..."

by BlueWhiteLife on Jan 14, 2009 12:17 PM EST up reply actions  

Maybin

is not ready for the NFL, I’ll be very surprised in if he’s taken in the first round. I think at crunch time, teams on the clock will see to much lack of experience and too many Rose Bowl highlights where the D-line got sucked in on screens. Another example I have watching the Steelers: Limas Sweed and Rashard Mendenhall were not ready for the NFL, they needed another year.

by Joe 96alum on Jan 14, 2009 12:42 PM EST reply actions  

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