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To: JDN who wrote (192234)	1/9/2007 7:10:50 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 794157

Everyone was bad mouthing the Gators, even here in S. Fla. sports writers weren't giving them much of a chance. I was thinking of you as I watched the game. How did Ohio State get rated so highly? Notre Dame was overrated also. Chris Leak will now be considered as a "top ten" pick in the draft. He is small by today's standards, [6' 210lbs] but looked good. This will cost the Ohio State quarterback, Troy Smith, a bundle. He went in as a "top one or two pick." That is worth about 20 mil. Now he will be lucky to be in the "top 30" and sign for 2 mil. The "Combine," where they will work out, will mean a lot to both of them now. I get a kick out of the fact that the Combine gives all of the players the "Wonderlic" test. It's 50 questions in 12 minutes. Here's a sample if you want to try it. espn.go.com I used to knock the socks off this test in my 20's, when most corporations used it as an entry test if you were going in for a management interview. Then, in the 70's, it became almost illegal to use it. Too "Racist." Now 70% of the players taking it at the combine are black. A score of 20 indicates an IQ of 100. Wikipedia: Average scores This assessment roughly corresponds to examples from Paul Zimmerman's The New Thinking Man's Guide to Pro Football. According to Zimmerman, examples of average scores include for each position, * Offensive Tackle - 26 * Center - 25 * Quarterback - 24 * Guard - 23 * Tight End - 22 * Safety - 19 * Linebacker - 19 * Cornerback 18 * Wide receiver - 17 * Fullback - 17 * Halfback - 16 While an average football player usually scores around 20 points, The Wonderlic, Inc claims a score of at least 10 points suggests a person is literate [1]. Furthermore, when the test was given to miscellaneous people of various professions, it was observed that the average participant scored a 24. Examples of scores from everyday professions included, * Chemist - 31 * Programmer - 29 * Newswriter - 26 * Bank teller - 22 * Security Guard - 17 en.wikipedia.org