What!!!? Brunell to the Falcons?

None too Bright??? I know he wasnt a good qb but dont say he wasnt bright he had 2 majors dont remember exactly what they were but im sure you have to be in order to do that

If book smarts make you a smart QB, I'm all set with my THREE degrees.

I'll step up and take the backup position so we can stop arguing. :)

None too Bright??? I know he wasnt a good qb but dont say he wasnt bright he had 2 majors dont remember exactly what they were but im sure you have to be in order to do that

I assume you meant 2 degrees, not majors.
To me, a football player in a large NCAA school getting a degree doesn't float with me too well. Sure some are legit, but more often than not these players have communication or kinesiology as a major, and a lot of grades are given to them because of their role as a vital football player and the amount of time that requires. Again, not all do that, but you never know who does.

I assume you meant 2 degrees, not majors.
To me, a football player in a large NCAA school getting a degree doesn't float with me too well. Sure some are legit, but more often than not these players have communication or kinesiology as a major, and a lot of grades are given to them because of their role as a vital football player and the amount of time that requires. Again, not all do that, but you never know who does.

Ramsey was a double major, Accouting and Finance (http://tulanegreenwave.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ramsey_patrick00.html).

He was also named to the Conference USA Commissioner's honor roll 5 times.

When it came to school he was no joke, Tulane is a good school too.

His football IQ might be lacking, but off the field he seems pretty sharp.

Ramsey was a double major, Accouting and Finance (http://tulanegreenwave.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ramsey_patrick00.html).

He was also named to the Conference USA Commissioner's honor roll 5 times.

When it came to school he was no joke, Tulane is a good school too.

His football IQ might be lacking, but off the field he seems pretty sharp.


Good post.
It proves his school literacy.

Ramsey was a double major, Accouting and Finance (http://tulanegreenwave.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ramsey_patrick00.html).

He was also named to the Conference USA Commissioner's honor roll 5 times.

When it came to school he was no joke, Tulane is a good school too.

His football IQ might be lacking, but off the field he seems pretty sharp.

Good for him. Maybe he can work in our front office, but all of those awards don't score TDs. :)

Ramsey was a double major, Accouting and Finance (http://tulanegreenwave.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/ramsey_patrick00.html).

He was also named to the Conference USA Commissioner's honor roll 5 times.

When it came to school he was no joke, Tulane is a good school too.

His football IQ might be lacking, but off the field he seems pretty sharp.

And I can guarantee you that every teacher I had at Tulane put more pressure on football players to perform. I had 2 classes that had football players in them while I was there and in one class I witnessed a teacher rant against football players missing class for any reason relating to football because they "aren't going to the NFL." At the very least the football players were held to the same standard as the rest of us.

I knew a couple guys on the team, they certainly didn't get a free pass. And, on that note, they were all pretty damn bright. If you're recruited by TU you have to have the grades to go there. It doesn't have a reputation for being the "Harvard of the South" for no reason.

Finally, from personal experience, I have no idea how Pat double majored. I was killing myself trying to keep up with 12 credits there. I came away with great grades, but I worked as hard as I ever have for those A's. That school is hard as hell, to double major without being an athlete is crazy, I don't see how he did it.

And I can guarantee you that every teacher I had at Tulane put more pressure on football players to perform. I had 2 classes that had football players in them while I was there and in one class I witnessed a teacher rant against football players missing class for any reason relating to football because they "aren't going to the NFL." At the very least the football players were held to the same standard as the rest of us.

I knew a couple guys on the team, they certainly didn't get a free pass. And, on that note, they were all pretty damn bright. If you're recruited by TU you have to have the grades to go there. It doesn't have a reputation for being the "Harvard of the South" for no reason.

Finally, from personal experience, I have no idea how Pat double majored. I was killing myself trying to keep up with 12 credits there. I came away with great grades, but I worked as hard as I ever have for those A's. That school is hard as hell, to double major without being an athlete is crazy, I don't see how he did it.

Good to hear a first hand experience.

Yeah I don't see how he did it either, double major AND he graduated a semester early. All that and football, and javelin?!

And I can guarantee you that every teacher I had at Tulane put more pressure on football players to perform. I had 2 classes that had football players in them while I was there and in one class I witnessed a teacher rant against football players missing class for any reason relating to football because they "aren't going to the NFL." At the very least the football players were held to the same standard as the rest of us.

I knew a couple guys on the team, they certainly didn't get a free pass. And, on that note, they were all pretty damn bright. If you're recruited by TU you have to have the grades to go there. It doesn't have a reputation for being the "Harvard of the South" for no reason.

Finally, from personal experience, I have no idea how Pat double majored. I was killing myself trying to keep up with 12 credits there. I came away with great grades, but I worked as hard as I ever have for those A's. That school is hard as hell, to double major without being an athlete is crazy, I don't see how he did it.

That's good to hear. I don't think schools should give grades away, they just graduate dummies. That definitely says that Tulane has their priorities straight.

I have never heard it called "Harvard of the South", in fact I have always heard it's a top 5 party school across the nation.

That's good to hear. I don't think schools should give grades away, they just graduate dummies. That definitely says that Tulane has their priorities straight.

I have never heard it called "Harvard of the South", in fact I have always heard it's a top 5 party school across the nation.

That's more of a local thing because there are a few universities in the area. Everyone I know who grew up in LA and TX refers to it that way.

As for being a party school...definitely. We're in New Orleans. We would generally be up until 3 am every single night. Su, M, Tu, Th doing homework so that we could go out on W, F, Sa. Wednesdays are "Swiller Night" at Quill's, it was awesome. You get a huge cup and anything you want in it for $5. Plenty of hung over kids coming on Thursdays, so you generally try to accomplish everything you had due prior before Friday by 9 pm on a Wednesday so you had time to pregame and walk there.

Man, I miss that school.

I guarantee you that Brunell would be far better than any other QB we have on the current depth chart should JC get hurt. To say otherwise is just incorrect. I really think he'd be fine and able to maintain whatever JC started, assuming JC starts something good. The jury is still out.

So in essense you are guarenteeing no QB could win 3 games this season?