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(08-31-2021 06:19 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  
(08-31-2021 05:12 PM)TXHuskieJA26 Wrote:  It is official, Heflin is on the 53!

Do we still get to claim him as a Huskie player in the NFL or does Iowa get to claim him?

The best year of my life
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(09-01-2021 08:47 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(08-31-2021 06:19 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  
(08-31-2021 05:12 PM)TXHuskieJA26 Wrote:  It is official, Heflin is on the 53!

Do we still get to claim him as a Huskie player in the NFL or does Iowa get to claim him?

The best year of my life

Played 8 games in Covid year in Iowa, sounds like ectasy.
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(09-01-2021 08:59 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 08:47 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(08-31-2021 06:19 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  
(08-31-2021 05:12 PM)TXHuskieJA26 Wrote:  It is official, Heflin is on the 53!

Do we still get to claim him as a Huskie player in the NFL or does Iowa get to claim him?

The best year of my life

Played 8 games in Covid year in Iowa, sounds like ectasy.

"Played 8 games in Covid year in Iowa, sounds like ectasy." and still literally said it was the best year of his life. Sounds like he loved his time in DeKalb...
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RE: Huskies in the NFL
(09-01-2021 09:13 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 08:59 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 08:47 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(08-31-2021 06:19 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  
(08-31-2021 05:12 PM)TXHuskieJA26 Wrote:  It is official, Heflin is on the 53!

Do we still get to claim him as a Huskie player in the NFL or does Iowa get to claim him?

The best year of my life

Played 8 games in Covid year in Iowa, sounds like ectasy.

"Played 8 games in Covid year in Iowa, sounds like ectasy." and still literally said it was the best year of his life. Sounds like he loved his time in DeKalb...

You are obviously a "sleep in my Iowa Underoos guy". He was a great player at NIU..has his degree. Does Iowa give out diplomas for 12 credit hours?
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(09-01-2021 09:26 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:13 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 08:59 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 08:47 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(08-31-2021 06:19 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  Do we still get to claim him as a Huskie player in the NFL or does Iowa get to claim him?

The best year of my life

Played 8 games in Covid year in Iowa, sounds like ectasy.

"Played 8 games in Covid year in Iowa, sounds like ectasy." and still literally said it was the best year of his life. Sounds like he loved his time in DeKalb...

You are obviously a "sleep in my Iowa Underoos guy". He was a great player at NIU..has his degree. Does Iowa give out degrees for 12 credit hours?

He was a great player at Iowa, as well. He obviously relished his brief moment playing big boy football.
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(09-01-2021 09:28 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:26 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:13 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 08:59 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 08:47 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  The best year of my life

Played 8 games in Covid year in Iowa, sounds like ectasy.

"Played 8 games in Covid year in Iowa, sounds like ectasy." and still literally said it was the best year of his life. Sounds like he loved his time in DeKalb...

You are obviously a "sleep in my Iowa Underoos guy". He was a great player at NIU..has his degree. Does Iowa give out degrees for 12 credit hours?

He was a great player at Iowa, as well. He obviously relished his brief moment playing big boy football.

Great? Career tackle #'s in the top 1000?
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(09-01-2021 09:30 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:28 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:26 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:13 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 08:59 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  Played 8 games in Covid year in Iowa, sounds like ectasy.

"Played 8 games in Covid year in Iowa, sounds like ectasy." and still literally said it was the best year of his life. Sounds like he loved his time in DeKalb...

You are obviously a "sleep in my Iowa Underoos guy". He was a great player at NIU..has his degree. Does Iowa give out degrees for 12 credit hours?

He was a great player at Iowa, as well. He obviously relished his brief moment playing big boy football.

Great? Career tackle #'s in the top 1000?
Look, Brah. The kid grew up a Hawkeye fan. He used NIU as a stepping stone to fulfill a dream. I'm sure he's grateful for his time in CornTown. Sorry you're butthurt about it. Best of luck to you moving forward.
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RE: Huskies in the NFL
(09-01-2021 09:26 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:13 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 08:59 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 08:47 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(08-31-2021 06:19 PM)epasnoopy Wrote:  Do we still get to claim him as a Huskie player in the NFL or does Iowa get to claim him?

The best year of my life

Played 8 games in Covid year in Iowa, sounds like ectasy.

"Played 8 games in Covid year in Iowa, sounds like ectasy." and still literally said it was the best year of his life. Sounds like he loved his time in DeKalb...

You are obviously a "sleep in my Iowa Underoos guy". He was a great player at NIU..has his degree. Does Iowa give out diplomas for 12 credit hours?

03-lmfao
Nailed it. Their fan base is a special breed if you know what I mean.
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RE: Huskies in the NFL
(09-01-2021 09:34 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:30 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:28 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:26 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:13 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  "Played 8 games in Covid year in Iowa, sounds like ectasy." and still literally said it was the best year of his life. Sounds like he loved his time in DeKalb...

You are obviously a "sleep in my Iowa Underoos guy". He was a great player at NIU..has his degree. Does Iowa give out degrees for 12 credit hours?

He was a great player at Iowa, as well. He obviously relished his brief moment playing big boy football.

Great? Career tackle #'s in the top 1000?
Look, Brah. The kid grew up a Hawkeye fan. He used NIU as a stepping stone to fulfill a dream. I'm sure he's grateful for his time in CornTown. Sorry you're butthurt about it. Best of luck to you moving forward.

The reason Heflin said it was the best year of his life at Iowa is because he wasn't rushed to the hospital with his teammates because their muscle tissue weren't breaking down and kidneys weren't shutting down.

That scandal got swept under the rug real quick.

You must be so proud, Brah.
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RE: Huskies in the NFL
(09-02-2021 08:27 AM)Schaefer Beer Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:34 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:30 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:28 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:26 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  You are obviously a "sleep in my Iowa Underoos guy". He was a great player at NIU..has his degree. Does Iowa give out degrees for 12 credit hours?

He was a great player at Iowa, as well. He obviously relished his brief moment playing big boy football.

Great? Career tackle #'s in the top 1000?
Look, Brah. The kid grew up a Hawkeye fan. He used NIU as a stepping stone to fulfill a dream. I'm sure he's grateful for his time in CornTown. Sorry you're butthurt about it. Best of luck to you moving forward.

The reason Heflin said it was the best year of his life at Iowa is because he wasn't rushed to the hospital with his teammates because their muscle tissue weren't breaking down and kidneys weren't shutting down.

That scandal got swept under the rug real quick.

You must be so proud, Brah.

At the end of the day sounds like he’s at where he wanted to be. I didn’t like that he left NIU. I think it almost derailed is path to the NFL. He would have gotten drafted had he stayed, but he still had to do it the hard way. Wish him the best, now that he’s in the NFL.
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RE: Huskies in the NFL
(09-02-2021 10:21 AM)BDB5yp Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 08:27 AM)Schaefer Beer Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:34 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:30 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:28 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  He was a great player at Iowa, as well. He obviously relished his brief moment playing big boy football.

Great? Career tackle #'s in the top 1000?
Look, Brah. The kid grew up a Hawkeye fan. He used NIU as a stepping stone to fulfill a dream. I'm sure he's grateful for his time in CornTown. Sorry you're butthurt about it. Best of luck to you moving forward.

The reason Heflin said it was the best year of his life at Iowa is because he wasn't rushed to the hospital with his teammates because their muscle tissue weren't breaking down and kidneys weren't shutting down.

That scandal got swept under the rug real quick.

You must be so proud, Brah.

At the end of the day sounds like he’s at where he wanted to be. I didn’t like that he left NIU. I think it almost derailed is path to the NFL. He would have gotten drafted had he stayed, but he still had to do it the hard way. Wish him the best, now that he’s in the NFL.

That's what we like to believe. But the NFL simply doesn't respect the MAC, production is one thing. But you'll need to be a freak of nature in every other measurable to be a drafted MAC player. He came, he did his time, and he took advantage of leaving. I don't like it, I pretty much hate it, but it's reality unfortunately. I would love for kids to stay, but transferring when you're any good will be more and more common.

Hoping Tyrice Richie will be an example of how staying in a Mid Major worked out.
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(09-02-2021 11:33 AM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 10:21 AM)BDB5yp Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 08:27 AM)Schaefer Beer Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:34 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:30 PM)prairiedawg Wrote:  Great? Career tackle #'s in the top 1000?
Look, Brah. The kid grew up a Hawkeye fan. He used NIU as a stepping stone to fulfill a dream. I'm sure he's grateful for his time in CornTown. Sorry you're butthurt about it. Best of luck to you moving forward.

The reason Heflin said it was the best year of his life at Iowa is because he wasn't rushed to the hospital with his teammates because their muscle tissue weren't breaking down and kidneys weren't shutting down.

That scandal got swept under the rug real quick.

You must be so proud, Brah.

At the end of the day sounds like he’s at where he wanted to be. I didn’t like that he left NIU. I think it almost derailed is path to the NFL. He would have gotten drafted had he stayed, but he still had to do it the hard way. Wish him the best, now that he’s in the NFL.

That's what we like to believe. But the NFL simply doesn't respect the MAC, production is one thing. But you'll need to be a freak of nature in every other measurable to be a drafted MAC player. He came, he did his time, and he took advantage of leaving. I don't like it, I pretty much hate it, but it's reality unfortunately. I would love for kids to stay, but transferring when you're any good will be more and more common.

Hoping Tyrice Richie will be an example of how staying in a Mid Major worked out.

The NFL doesn't care what conference you're in. MAC players get 2-3 games every year against P5 schools to measure up. And if they play here 3-4 years you can show what you have. It's possible you can go a round higher in the draft, but almost every player we've had that transferred did not pan out.

You may be right about more of the good players leaving, that is my concern. If I wanted to see that every year that I'd watch the Cubs.
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Agree NFL does not care where you went to school. Two of the five 1st NFL Qbs drafted were from non P5 conferences..
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(09-02-2021 01:55 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 11:33 AM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 10:21 AM)BDB5yp Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 08:27 AM)Schaefer Beer Wrote:  
(09-01-2021 09:34 PM)JackRabbitSlims Wrote:  Look, Brah. The kid grew up a Hawkeye fan. He used NIU as a stepping stone to fulfill a dream. I'm sure he's grateful for his time in CornTown. Sorry you're butthurt about it. Best of luck to you moving forward.

The reason Heflin said it was the best year of his life at Iowa is because he wasn't rushed to the hospital with his teammates because their muscle tissue weren't breaking down and kidneys weren't shutting down.

That scandal got swept under the rug real quick.

You must be so proud, Brah.

At the end of the day sounds like he’s at where he wanted to be. I didn’t like that he left NIU. I think it almost derailed is path to the NFL. He would have gotten drafted had he stayed, but he still had to do it the hard way. Wish him the best, now that he’s in the NFL.

That's what we like to believe. But the NFL simply doesn't respect the MAC, production is one thing. But you'll need to be a freak of nature in every other measurable to be a drafted MAC player. He came, he did his time, and he took advantage of leaving. I don't like it, I pretty much hate it, but it's reality unfortunately. I would love for kids to stay, but transferring when you're any good will be more and more common.

Hoping Tyrice Richie will be an example of how staying in a Mid Major worked out.

The NFL doesn't care what conference you're in. MAC players get 2-3 games every year against P5 schools to measure up. And if they play here 3-4 years you can show what you have. It's possible you can go a round higher in the draft, but almost every player we've had that transferred did not pan out.

You may be right about more of the good players leaving, that is my concern. If I wanted to see that every year that I'd watch the Cubs.

I have to disagree on this, I think the NFL does care which conference you come from. Especially if it is the SEC. Why? Because they know that their athletes will be more NFL acclimated than most programs.
During the 2020 draft, when pro days were cancelled and the combine was as shut down, I think all the first 3 rounds came from P5 and most from the SEC.
There wasnt a knucklehead GM that decided to draft a Div. II TE in the second round.
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(09-02-2021 02:56 PM)Schaefer Beer Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 01:55 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 11:33 AM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 10:21 AM)BDB5yp Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 08:27 AM)Schaefer Beer Wrote:  The reason Heflin said it was the best year of his life at Iowa is because he wasn't rushed to the hospital with his teammates because their muscle tissue weren't breaking down and kidneys weren't shutting down.

That scandal got swept under the rug real quick.

You must be so proud, Brah.

At the end of the day sounds like he’s at where he wanted to be. I didn’t like that he left NIU. I think it almost derailed is path to the NFL. He would have gotten drafted had he stayed, but he still had to do it the hard way. Wish him the best, now that he’s in the NFL.

That's what we like to believe. But the NFL simply doesn't respect the MAC, production is one thing. But you'll need to be a freak of nature in every other measurable to be a drafted MAC player. He came, he did his time, and he took advantage of leaving. I don't like it, I pretty much hate it, but it's reality unfortunately. I would love for kids to stay, but transferring when you're any good will be more and more common.

Hoping Tyrice Richie will be an example of how staying in a Mid Major worked out.

The NFL doesn't care what conference you're in. MAC players get 2-3 games every year against P5 schools to measure up. And if they play here 3-4 years you can show what you have. It's possible you can go a round higher in the draft, but almost every player we've had that transferred did not pan out.

You may be right about more of the good players leaving, that is my concern. If I wanted to see that every year that I'd watch the Cubs.

I have to disagree on this, I think the NFL does care which conference you come from. Especially if it is the SEC. Why? Because they know that their athletes will be more NFL acclimated than most programs.
During the 2020 draft, when pro days were cancelled and the combine was as shut down, I think all the first 3 rounds came from P5 and most from the SEC.
There wasnt a knucklehead GM that decided to draft a Div. II TE in the second round.

Eh...chicken or the egg? I believe that the NFL just wants the best - the majority of the best happen to play in the SEC. That isn't because the NFL wills it to be, it's just how it is.
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(09-02-2021 03:36 PM)BigChilla Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 02:56 PM)Schaefer Beer Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 01:55 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 11:33 AM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 10:21 AM)BDB5yp Wrote:  At the end of the day sounds like he’s at where he wanted to be. I didn’t like that he left NIU. I think it almost derailed is path to the NFL. He would have gotten drafted had he stayed, but he still had to do it the hard way. Wish him the best, now that he’s in the NFL.

That's what we like to believe. But the NFL simply doesn't respect the MAC, production is one thing. But you'll need to be a freak of nature in every other measurable to be a drafted MAC player. He came, he did his time, and he took advantage of leaving. I don't like it, I pretty much hate it, but it's reality unfortunately. I would love for kids to stay, but transferring when you're any good will be more and more common.

Hoping Tyrice Richie will be an example of how staying in a Mid Major worked out.

The NFL doesn't care what conference you're in. MAC players get 2-3 games every year against P5 schools to measure up. And if they play here 3-4 years you can show what you have. It's possible you can go a round higher in the draft, but almost every player we've had that transferred did not pan out.

You may be right about more of the good players leaving, that is my concern. If I wanted to see that every year that I'd watch the Cubs.

I have to disagree on this, I think the NFL does care which conference you come from. Especially if it is the SEC. Why? Because they know that their athletes will be more NFL acclimated than most programs.
During the 2020 draft, when pro days were cancelled and the combine was as shut down, I think all the first 3 rounds came from P5 and most from the SEC.
There wasnt a knucklehead GM that decided to draft a Div. II TE in the second round.

Eh...chicken or the egg? I believe that the NFL just wants the best - the majority of the best happen to play in the SEC. That isn't because the NFL wills it to be, it's just how it is.
If there was a player from Akron who had the same exact physical numbers, upside and intangibles of a player at the same position from Alabama, the NFL team isn't going to take in consideration of who is used to playing in front of 70K every Saturday? Who is used to a workout regimen and dietician? Who is used to seeing different sets? Who is used to practicing against players that are NFL caliber? Sure they are. Will they compare a P5 conference to the MAC when making their draft decision? Yep
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(09-02-2021 04:06 PM)Schaefer Beer Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 03:36 PM)BigChilla Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 02:56 PM)Schaefer Beer Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 01:55 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 11:33 AM)HawaiiToNIU Wrote:  That's what we like to believe. But the NFL simply doesn't respect the MAC, production is one thing. But you'll need to be a freak of nature in every other measurable to be a drafted MAC player. He came, he did his time, and he took advantage of leaving. I don't like it, I pretty much hate it, but it's reality unfortunately. I would love for kids to stay, but transferring when you're any good will be more and more common.

Hoping Tyrice Richie will be an example of how staying in a Mid Major worked out.

The NFL doesn't care what conference you're in. MAC players get 2-3 games every year against P5 schools to measure up. And if they play here 3-4 years you can show what you have. It's possible you can go a round higher in the draft, but almost every player we've had that transferred did not pan out.

You may be right about more of the good players leaving, that is my concern. If I wanted to see that every year that I'd watch the Cubs.

I have to disagree on this, I think the NFL does care which conference you come from. Especially if it is the SEC. Why? Because they know that their athletes will be more NFL acclimated than most programs.
During the 2020 draft, when pro days were cancelled and the combine was as shut down, I think all the first 3 rounds came from P5 and most from the SEC.
There wasnt a knucklehead GM that decided to draft a Div. II TE in the second round.

Eh...chicken or the egg? I believe that the NFL just wants the best - the majority of the best happen to play in the SEC. That isn't because the NFL wills it to be, it's just how it is.
If there was a player from Akron who had the same exact physical numbers, upside and intangibles of a player at the same position from Alabama, the NFL team isn't going to take in consideration of who is used to playing in front of 70K every Saturday? Who is used to a workout regimen and dietician? Who is used to seeing different sets? Who is used to practicing against players that are NFL caliber? Sure they are. Will they compare a P5 conference to the MAC when making their draft decision? Yep

I dunno...CMU Fisher got drafted before...literally everyone.

I understand what you are saying, if two guys were exactly the same the tie breaker for you is where they played. That's totally fine - but rarely, if ever, do you have two of the exact same player. In fact I will go out on a limb and say later round picks end up being guys from whotheheck U more than they end up being from the SEC if the team is taking a flier on someone. Obviously if there is a guy they liked who slid down to them it's a different thing. But if they are throwing darts you see way more lesser known schools with later guys.
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I think a good indicator of it didn't matter where Heflin played his final year was he played at Iowa and still went undrafted. Clearly playing at Iowa did little to improve his draft prospects. I didn't follow him after he left NIU, but looks like he started every game at Iowa.
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RE: Huskies in the NFL
You have all these statistical analytic organizations now like PFF and nextgen that get players noticed from even the smallest of schools. Scouts were probably on Heflin when he graded out so well in 2019 by PFF(I think). I hate to bring this name up because I was wrong about him, but even a guy like Lorbeck got a NFL camp invite and I’d bet it was on his analytical numbers when he graded out really well as a top D end.
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RE: Huskies in the NFL
(09-02-2021 04:12 PM)BigChilla Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 04:06 PM)Schaefer Beer Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 03:36 PM)BigChilla Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 02:56 PM)Schaefer Beer Wrote:  
(09-02-2021 01:55 PM)NIU007 Wrote:  The NFL doesn't care what conference you're in. MAC players get 2-3 games every year against P5 schools to measure up. And if they play here 3-4 years you can show what you have. It's possible you can go a round higher in the draft, but almost every player we've had that transferred did not pan out.

You may be right about more of the good players leaving, that is my concern. If I wanted to see that every year that I'd watch the Cubs.

I have to disagree on this, I think the NFL does care which conference you come from. Especially if it is the SEC. Why? Because they know that their athletes will be more NFL acclimated than most programs.
During the 2020 draft, when pro days were cancelled and the combine was as shut down, I think all the first 3 rounds came from P5 and most from the SEC.
There wasnt a knucklehead GM that decided to draft a Div. II TE in the second round.

Eh...chicken or the egg? I believe that the NFL just wants the best - the majority of the best happen to play in the SEC. That isn't because the NFL wills it to be, it's just how it is.
If there was a player from Akron who had the same exact physical numbers, upside and intangibles of a player at the same position from Alabama, the NFL team isn't going to take in consideration of who is used to playing in front of 70K every Saturday? Who is used to a workout regimen and dietician? Who is used to seeing different sets? Who is used to practicing against players that are NFL caliber? Sure they are. Will they compare a P5 conference to the MAC when making their draft decision? Yep

I dunno...CMU Fisher got drafted before...literally everyone.

I understand what you are saying, if two guys were exactly the same the tie breaker for you is where they played. That's totally fine - but rarely, if ever, do you have two of the exact same player. In fact I will go out on a limb and say later round picks end up being guys from whotheheck U more than they end up being from the SEC if the team is taking a flier on someone. Obviously if there is a guy they liked who slid down to them it's a different thing. But if they are throwing darts you see way more lesser known schools with later guys.
But Fisher was a better talent than everyone else also.
I agree if a player has more talent than a P5 player at the same position, the NFL don't care.
As far as the later draft picks where they are throwing darts, usually they listen to their regional scouts who maybe very very high on a guy from whotheheck U.
Case in point was Tarik Cohen. The scout was out to scout someone else when Tarik jumped out at him. He continued a to scout him and when Pace said they needed a running back/punt returner, that scout presented his case and won Pace over in the 5 minutes that the Bears were on the clock.
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