Remember when you were a kid and you wouldn't eat your vegetables, and Mom yelled at you to eat them, so you asked her "Why?" and she said, "Because I said so!"
Mom was right: those vegetables will make you a stronger human being and prepare you better for the real world. You didn't listen to her though, did you!? You wanted more hot dogs or Mac-n-Cheese cause hot dogs and Mac-n-Cheese tasted better and, in the extreme short term, they were much better than vegetables.
You didn't listen, did you, Mark Sanchez?
Thursday morning, Sanchez, as predicted by ESPN, declared his eligibility for the NFL Draft. After Sanchez spoke his piece, Trojan football coach Pete Carroll took the podium to tell reporters what he thought about Sanchez's decision.
I've been at USC and closely involved with the football team for four years. In that time, plenty of players have foregone NCAA eligibility for the NFL: Reggie Bush (2006-second overall pick), Winston Justice (2006-39th overall pick), LenDale White (2006-45th overall pick), Darnell Bing (2006-fourth round pick), Dwayne Jarrett (2007-45th overall pick), Chilo Rachal (2008-40th overall pick), the list probably could go on.
Pete Carroll almost always says the same thing. He usually talks about how he sat down with the player and talked about the pros and cons. He states that ultimately it was the player's decision, he supports the choice, and it was great having him in the program. I was in the room when he said this about Jarrett, who, with 192 rec. yards and no TDs in two seasons, clearly could have used another year in college, yet Carroll clearly supported "D.J." in his decision to turn pro.
So, when Carroll said
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