Vernon Adams: The Story That Won't Go Away

Every so often there comes a story that appears on the radar of sports media that gets over talked, over played, and pretty much just over done by everybody. The story of Vernon Adams taking his talents from Eastern Washington to the University of Oregon is such a story. I'm tired of it.


Vernon Adams is certainly a talented guy. He has the stats to certainly back that up, but it's on a slightly lower level than what the Ducks play at, but nonetheless, still pretty impressive. He has over 10,000 yards passing, only 30 interceptions, and can extend plays with his feet. He is fast, not Marcus Mariota fast, but it will be something that opposing defenses will have to contend with for sure.


However, the rule that he is using to come to Oregon was not really made for how it is used now. It was originally thought of as a way for student-athletes to go to a different school for their Masters school if the school that they got their undergrad degree did not have that program. Russell Wilson has used the rule to go from North Carolina State to Wisconsin, now it's Vernon Adams turn to grab the headlines using this rule. I have no problem with him doing this, but what has made this story a national story was that Adams old coach said that rule needs to change and that he wasn't letting his former quarterback use the facilities at Eastern Washington or letting him throw to any of the Eagles receivers. Plus, Oregon plays Eastern Washington in their first game of the year, so there is a little competitive gamesmanship going on as well.


Beau Baldwin is the head coach at Eastern Washington creating all this fuss. He and the head coach at Montana State think the NCAA needs to change the rule. Why? That doesn't make sense to me. These players have done everything they have been asked to with their scholarships. Why restrict what they can do after fulfilling that? In my opinion, they should be allowed to go anywhere they want regardless of what program they are seeking to get their Masters in. Coach Baldwin is upset that his stud quarterback is leaving for a better opportunity and that he may not have someone ready to go at quarterback for this upcoming season. This just may be the ultimate hypocrisy with coaching. Coaches leave all the time for better opportunities. Why can't players do that once they finish their school requirements? Nothing wrong with that. College football coaches are control freaks and when they lose some of that control some of them don't know how to deal with that loss of control. Baldwin is showing me that he can't by his insistence of keeping the story alive.


Baldwin needs to stop talking. Adams is gone, he's not coming back. Ever. Instead whining about things like a five year old on the playground, get your team ready for the 2015 season. The rule is not going to change any time soon. What needs to happen as well is that the Athletic Director for Eastern Washington needs to shut his coaches mouth up for him. Tell him to stop talking, so the issue will go away. Otherwise it's just going to make the Eagles coach look even worse than he does right now.
Man up Beau Baldwin. Just coach, don't complain. Just saying...




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