It have nothing to do with College Ball, because if that was de case then de US team would have been shit..... Is how players approach de game, most players who finish school in de US should join some PFL team for a 6 months and then move on, just to get a taste of what it takes or a reality check.
Sealy, as from what I have seen so far is NOT ready !!!!
I agree that from what I have seen (and I do watch MLS games especially if a Trini is playing) Sealy is not ready and IS in a race against time just as Rahim is and D. Lewis who all excelled at the US College level.
Patriot mentioned Stern and he is an exception, BUT Stern was not a rookie when he went to the MLS....he was playing ball in the A League if I am not wrong.
And as for the US team they don't even consider US College players. The team's core is all professional and the core....Fellas like Beasley, Donovan and even Eddie Johnson played in the National setup not the college. Eddie Johnson is only 20 but he way ahead of the fellas who went to College. That is why so many of the serious fellas even Ato wouldn't even consider the College System.
It stunts your growth no doubt about it. Stern if he had gotten an early start he woulda been better off in my opinion.
A college degree is not the issue dcs. Of course a college degree is a plus, but for someone who is eating, sleeping and breathing football while you in class for 4 years, logically speaking you would find yourself behind the curve. Is just common sense.
I do wish him well and hope he comes up to speed quickly but I'm glad for the PFL because at least it provides another avenue for development.
Though the time a player trains per week will be less for a college team than a pro team, highly ranked college teams are not weak teams compared to lets say PFL teams. Some can in fact beat PFL teams. U have to take into consideration that guys also want a higher education whether for self satisfaction or for other reasons. Players also get injuires that hinder them from making it into the pro ranks, so having a bachelor's is just having a plan B in certain circumstances.
Israel I would take you up on such a bet. I would love to see a college team play a PFL team. LOL you really underestimating the PFL. The teams in the PFL giving MLS teams a run for they money. NE Stars cut the National team ass. Steups.
And all this talk about degrees is not the issue. They could always get it after.
The US leaps and bounds better off with professionals than when they had college players in the team.
Facts is Facts. Is not that they not developing players...it that the players
developing slower than they would if they were in a professional setting and it shows. I don't even see the logic of disputing that.