What are some of you thinking regarding Barkley entering the draft?
IMO I can't see him leaving early, he in all likely Hood would be the top prospect in 2013 plus he would be playing in a bowl game.
I think he stays, if so doesn't the QB situation be bleak? I don't think Weeden is realistic sure he is impressive so was John Beck at BYU.
Jones ehh not sure about,RG III no thanks...Tannyhill a risk.
Might have to look towards 2013 Barkly - Brantly.
Depends on how Matt finishes the year. He still has to play Oregon, Washington and UCLA. But he's playing well lately. If you look at the Notre Dame game, the Stanford game and the Colorado game, Matt Barkley is playing his best football of the year right now. He's thrown 12 TDs in those games versus 2 INTs. If he continues like that against Oregon, Washington and UCLA, then the chances are good he comes out.
The rule of thumb for these guys is usually that if you're pretty sure you're going to be a top 10 pick, you come out. Most coaches will even agree to that. Last year, Mike Gundy convinced Brandon Weeden, Justin Blackmon and Markelle Martin to stay in school. But this year, even though Blackmon is still an underclassman, Gundy has said that he would advise Blackmon to go pro. He expects Blackmon to be a Top 5 or Top 10 pick at the worst, and he said even though I'd throw a party if he decided to stay, I would tell him he should go.
Of course, Lane Kiffin will probably do his best to convince Barkley to stay. He's not the most scrupulous of coaches, not unlike his mentor Pete Carroll. But Barkley's stock is currently on the rise because of how he's done the last three games against Notre Dame, Stanford and Colorado...and if he plays that way against Oregon, Washington and UCLA then Barkley should have the "easy" decision that he's said he wants.
He's given enough to USC. He's put up with three years there with no possibility of a bowl game. I don't know that there would be very many five star, #1 overall position ranked recruits that would have stayed at a program that got hit with the kind of sanctions USC got hit with. He would have been perfectly justified walking away, redshirting somewhere, and resuming his college career at a place where he could compete for a championship.
