Lil’Jordan Humphrey

[Texasborn91 1103]

Bet on himself and it was a bad decision. Could’ve came back, got a degree from Texas and put up big numbers. Even if he didn’t catch on somewhere next year you leave yourself in a much better position in life. I really don’t get some of these guys decision. 

[4th&Five 42014]

He can still come back and get his degree. 

[Colonel Mustard 325]

3 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

He can still come back and get his degree. 

You funny

[52-80 19377]

13 minutes ago, Texasborn91 said:

Bet on himself and it was a bad decision. Could’ve came back, got a degree from Texas and put up big numbers. Even if he didn’t catch on somewhere next year you leave yourself in a much better position in life. I really don’t get some of these guys decision. 

What kind of degree was he working on and what would've it gotten him?

 

Let's be honest with ourselves 90% of these dudes are here to play ball, not school

[Texasborn91 1103]

17 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

What kind of degree was he working on and what would've it gotten him?

 

Let's be honest with ourselves 90% of these dudes are here to play ball, not school

 

Physical culture and sports. Likely to be a coach or at least stay involved with athletics in some way. Nothing wrong with that. Just had to stick it out one more year. Blink of an eye in terms of his life. 

Edited August 31, 2019 by Texasborn91

[52-80 19377]

7 minutes ago, Texasborn91 said:

 

Physical culture and sports. Likely to be a coach or at least stay involved with athletics in some way. Nothing wrong with that. Just had to stick it out one more year. Blink of an eye in terms of his life. 

Except you wouldn't need a degree to be a coach/involved in athletics, or -- what many ex athletes end up doing -- selling real estate. 

These guys all make a living off their name.  They don't need a degree, unlike the rest of us untalented slobs

[tx 3 putt 78730]

Maybe he’ll make a practice squad, but practice squad guys are expected to bring it in practice. Also practice squads change from week to week. Tough spot to be in 

that girl isn’t settling for practice squad money. 

[FORTY NINE TO ZERO 2651]

Well at least he has his degree to fall back on. 

 

Oh wait.   Hope he slaps the fuck out of whoever was in his ear to leave early. 

 

Lesson learned for other players. 

[Texasborn91 1103]

1 hour ago, 52-80 said:

Except you wouldn't need a degree to be a coach/involved in athletics, or -- what many ex athletes end up doing -- selling real estate. 

These guys all make a living off their name.  They don't need a degree, unlike the rest of us untalented slobs

Pretty sure you do need a degree to be a coach. Either way, he made a mistake. 

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

5 hours ago, Texasborn91 said:

Pretty sure you do need a degree to be a coach. Either way, he made a mistake. 

A public school coach? Sure.  A footwork King type of coach, nah.  Hell isn't derka a coach?  Does he have a degree? 

[Murfdogg21 4572]

He has/had a much greater chance of long term employment in coaching sports or PE with a bachelors degree. Not sure what kind of coin coaching “camps” will really bring in, and in 5 years no MS or HS kids will remember who he is to pay $500 for a weeklong camp. 

Hopefully he lands somewhere, and either way tries to improve himself and stick in 2020. But beyond that, maybe Coach Herman will pass a hat to pay for his last couple semesters to finish his degree? Well, probably shouldn’t have dropped neg tweets about UT....

[Modessit 5667]

He'll be selling cars or locating apts in 6 months.

[mdleast 8521]

Ugh.  Man I wish he would've stayed for not only us but, quite obviously and as many, many feared, for himself.  I wish him the best but I have to wonder/fear about the crushing amount of regret he must feel right now.  Damn.

[futureman 22708]

23 minutes ago, Modessit said:

He'll be selling cars or locating apts in 6 months.

shiiiit, that would sweet to buy a new truck from LJH.  you could talk to him about that 2018 season and how good it was. 

[GreenspointTexas 9989]

But but but i was told my surly that if he came back, he would have had nothing to improve upon... that his stock was already at an all time high

 

 

lol, he kwame cavil’d his ass. He comes back, and we likely make the playoff this year and he actually gets drafted

[DixonHur 11968]

This is what happens when you think you know better than the people advise on draft stock for a living.

Rule of thumb...if you're not going to be a lock for rounds 1 thru 3, it's best to stay in school.

It's sad, because he cost himself a lot of money by thinking he was better than he was.  

[Brothahorn 10097]

I have no problem with any kid taking a shot at the league. Just make damn sure you bust your ass and comes out in the best shape of your life. Once in training camp treat it like the last day of your career.

 

But if you don’t plan on doing any of that stay in school. Too many resources out there that can tell you what happens if you take things too lightly. If you’re making adult decisions then act like an adult.

 

[NowThis 931]

10 hours ago, Modessit said:

He'll be selling cars or locating apts in 6 months.

with the new thing called the internet, why are apartment locators still a thing? I used one back in 1993 but things have changed.

re LJH -- what would 1 extra yr at UT done for him? He'd still be slow right?

[mdleast 8521]

with the new thing called the internet, why are apartment locators still a thing? I used one back in 1993 but things have changed.
re LJH -- what would 1 extra yr at UT done for him? He'd still be slow right?

At the very least it would have at least given him a chance to put up more highlight-reel footage for NFL scouts to use. Plus if we have a particularly good year (CCG and playoffs), he would be on an even bigger stage and even more top of mind to scouts.

[Modessit 5667]

 

 

 

with the new thing called the internet, why are apartment locators still a thing? I used one back in 1993 but things have changed.

 

 

I have some friends who do it and there are always high maintenance people who want the moon for nothing and can't understand why they can't have it. Then there are people moving into town whi want someone local to help them find a place and not everything pops up in an internet search. And there are people who don't want to make twenty phone calls (and talk to people) or send emails (that end up getting spam for months) just to find out something that isn't on the website like cost of rent, pet policies, etc. They talk to one person and let them do all the legwork.

 

 

[kevwun 16444]

Leaving early was defensible, but not taking his draft preparation seriously was beyond stupid. 

[Machinator 32103]

 

[Tex Long 4666]

39 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Leaving early was defensible, but not taking his draft preparation seriously was beyond stupid. 

Tell it, brother.

[Junior Miller 1502]

You dumb asses kill me talking about he should have stayed for his degree. Unless you're going into a high demand medical, technological, or sciences field that degree isn't going to mean shit. Any of you see this guy doing that? Yeah, let's welcome our new clinical pathologist, Dr. Lil'Jordan. 

 

 

Right

[Tex Long 4666]

2 minutes ago, Junior Miller said:

You dumb asses kill me talking about he should have stayed for his degree. Unless you're going into a high demand medical, technological, or sciences field that degree isn't going to mean shit. Any of you see this guy doing that? Yeah, let's welcome our new clinical pathologist, Dr. Lil'Jordan. 

 

 

Right

You want some fries with that opinion?

[futureman 22708]

2 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

You want some fries with that opinion?

not bad

[Junior Miller 1502]

Get fucking real. A guy who can't even put forth max effort doing the one thing he's great at and has an aptitude for is all of a sudden going to get a degree in an in demand field and actually bust his ass to make it work? 

The reason he should have stayed is not for some degree that he'll never get any use out of. The only reason for him to stay would be to make himself and even bigger legend in the eyes of the rich white assholes who live vicariously through him every Saturday. That way even if his NFL dream dies he'll have these people bending over backwards to take care of him like VY does. 

Edited September 1, 2019 by Junior Miller

[Tex Long 4666]

You wanna supersize them fries?

[Brothahorn 10097]

 
 
 

 
I have some friends who do it and there are always high maintenance people who want the moon for nothing and can't understand why they can't have it. Then there are people moving into town whi want someone local to help them find a place and not everything pops up in an internet search. And there are people who don't want to make twenty phone calls (and talk to people) or send emails (that end up getting spam for months) just to find out something that isn't on the website like cost of rent, pet policies, etc. They talk to one person and let them do all the legwork.
 
 

Well we know he doesn’t put the legwork in. So, that idea is out.

[NowThis 931]

what's the rule about practice squad players regarding getting pulled up to the roster? Can it be instant for any game, then sent down (sort of NBA-D League) ?

[Not a Sock 2366]

15 minutes ago, Junior Miller said:

Get fucking real. A guy who can't even put forth max effort doing the one thing he's great at and has an aptitude for is all of a sudden going to get a degree in an in demand field and actually bust his ass to make it work? 

The reason he should have stayed is not for some degree that he'll never get any use out of. The only reason for him to stay would be to make himself and even bigger legend in the eyes of the rich white assholes who live vicariously through him every Saturday. That way even if his NFL dream dies he'll have these people bending over backwards to take care of him like VY does. 

This is stupid fucking take. LJ is not fucking Vince nobody is going to take care of him other than maybe kicking him a low level salesmen position. By not getting a degree lots of doors have been shut, teaching health and coaching JV football in kerrville for 60k is better than that. 

[Junior Miller 1502]

19 minutes ago, Not a Sock said:

This is stupid fucking take. LJ is not fucking Vince nobody is going to take care of him other than maybe kicking him a low level salesmen position. By not getting a degree lots of doors have been shut, teaching health and coaching JV football in kerrville for 60k is better than that. 

You're a stupid fucking cunt. If he comes back and they win the title he damn well could get taken care of. Even if they don't and just win the big 12 with a shot at the playoff he could. 

No junior high coach in kerrville or anywhere else is making 60k. Not even close. Plus in Texas coaches have to teach. You see this guy being a teacher? 

He's a kid who's mom took favors in return for his playing for SLC. He parlayed that into a scholarship to play at UT and did well enough to get an NFL shot. He didn't go to play school and a degree wasn't going to do shit for that kid. Just the way it is. He's no Jaylon Smith. 

[Funk Doctor Spock 13287]

21 hours ago, Xian said:

Well at least he has his degree to fall back on. 

 

Oh wait.   Hope he slaps the fuck out of whoever was in his ear to leave early. 

 

Lesson learned for other players. 

Kids with their eyes set on the NFL will never learn. A lot do come back for their degree, but when you're really good at a major college, you think you can just waltz in the NFL. A lot of young men get humbled quickly, and hopefully LJH did. 

[Atticus 4221]

10 minutes ago, Junior Miller said:

You're a stupid fucking cunt. If he comes back and they win the title he damn well could get taken care of. Even if they don't and just win the big 12 with a shot at the playoff he could. 

No junior high coach in kerrville or anywhere else is making 60k. Not even close. Plus in Texas coaches have to teach. You see this guy being a teacher? 

He's a kid who's mom took favors in return for his playing for SLC. He parlayed that into a scholarship to play at UT and did well enough to get an NFL shot. He didn't go to play school and a degree wasn't going to do shit for that kid. Just the way it is. He's no Jaylon Smith. 

You don't need a degree to make good money. But it's hard to make good money without a degree if you're lazy too. Even selling drugs requires some effort.

Hope he makes the most of his practice squad opportunity.

[52-80 19377]

16 minutes ago, Atticus said:

You don't need a degree to make good money. But it's hard to make good money without a degree if you're lazy too. Even selling drugs requires some effort.

Hope he makes the most of his practice squad opportunity.

his employability isn't going to hinge on whether or not he has a bachelors in "physical culture and sports".

 

myron rolle the guy is not.

[Atticus 4221]

5 minutes ago, 52-80 said:

his employability isn't going to hinge on whether or not he has a bachelors in "physical culture and sports".

 

myron rolle the guy is not.

Some jobs have a bachelors degree as a requirement. Even if that degree is unrelated to the job itself.

[SilasCoade 2622]

Practice squad salary is still better than any job he could have gotten with an undergrad degree as his only qualification.

[futureman 22708]

15 minutes ago, Llogg said:

Practice squad salary is still better than any job he could have gotten with an undergrad degree as his only qualification.

and the silver lining is that if you can land on a practice squad you’re set for life!

[Matuka 1320]

2 hours ago, NowThis said:

what's the rule about practice squad players regarding getting pulled up to the roster? Can it be instant for any game, then sent down (sort of NBA-D League) ?

Think if you get called up from the practice squad, you get a minimum of 3 games paid as regular roster player.

[Modessit 5667]

The better question is - do they drug test the practice squad?

 

 

[Future 45]

The reality is the minute that cat's ghetto momma named him LilJordan his options in life were professional athlete or bust.

[Napoleon 8852]

10 hours ago, Atticus said:

Some jobs have a bachelors degree as a requirement. Even if that degree is unrelated to the job itself.

Was going to say...

6 hours ago, Modessit said:

The better question is - do they drug test the practice squad?

...some jobs have you pee in a cup, even if it is unrelated to that job. 

[bluto 4999]

The reality is the minute that cat's ghetto momma named him LilJordan his options in life were professional athlete or bust.

Where is the ghetto in southlake exactly?

[Modessit 5667]

...some jobs have you pee in a cup, even if it is unrelated to that job. 

How often is peeing in a cup actually related to the job?

[Napoleon 8852]

9 minutes ago, Modessit said:

11 minutes ago, Napoleon said:

...some jobs have you pee in a cup, even if it is unrelated to that job. 

How often is peeing in a cup actually related to the job?

Don’t get all Cloak Room up in this thread!

Shut it!

[Fondren & Main 6905]

14 minutes ago, bluto said:

 

Where is the ghetto in southlake exactly?

 

There isn’t one.  You’ve got to get to Arlington to find one.  I’m not sure I’d say Euless even has one...

[Funk Doctor Spock 13287]

6 hours ago, Future said:

The reality is the minute that cat's ghetto momma named him LilJordan his options in life were professional athlete or bust.

Come the come fuck on, dude. Seriously? You think because of his name he was destined for failure. Jesus. And just when I thought I had seen it all. 

[Funk Doctor Spock 13287]

7 hours ago, Modessit said:

The better question is - do they drug test the practice squad?

 

 

I just read an article from 2011, but not all teams do test practice squad players. It depends on the team. New England, Green Bay, Chicago, Baltimore, and Minnesota do, apparently. Couldn't find anything about other teams. 

[LTtxfan 50019]

 

[Magus Ossis 3004]

7 hours ago, Modessit said:

7 hours ago, Napoleon said:

...some jobs have you pee in a cup, even if it is unrelated to that job. 

How often is peeing in a cup actually related to the job?

Maybe some variant of Kopi luwak coffee or fetish barista gig?