Sure it can make a difference in terms of how fast you pick it up. But, come

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Jul 28, 2017
7:57:59pm

CMuehle All-American

on, based on the yearly Wonderlic scores, it's pretty clear that being 'smart' is hardly necessary to be good.

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CMuehle

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Ziggy picked things up fast he was super intelligent. Stats major and all. Mo

ChinoCoug

7/27/17 10:33pm

Wait, Mo = the avg person?

bruincoug

7/27/17 10:38pm

The average person with the zoom set to 1.6x

Indy Coug

7/27/17 10:48pm

Most people are average by definition

ChinoCoug

7/28/17 12:42am

Is that true?

DirtyWater

7/28/17 7:45am

Or, more accurately, by definition nearly half have below median intelligence

byujdmba

7/28/17 8:36am

something like that!!!

ChinoCoug

7/28/17 9:10am

hardly anyone is average... by definition it depends on variety in pool

(Private)

7/28/17 8:58am

There are more than one type of average. Within one standard deviation of the

ChinoCoug

7/28/17 9:08am

Average people are the most special. That's why God made so many of them. -Mrs. Scott

byuTX

7/28/17 12:40pm

Isn't mo supposed to be super smart too?

BigYfan

7/27/17 10:38pm

I had heard the same thing too.

jdub

7/27/17 10:39pm

IF THAT'S THE CASE, I'M WAY EXCITED!!!

ChinoCoug

7/28/17 12:16am

Took Ziggy a few years, but he had less eligibility too

Jericho

7/27/17 10:55pm

I know a couple stats majors and NOT IMPRESSED.

cougfanblue

7/27/17 11:09pm

Ziggy was an actuarial science graduate. BIG difference

Indy Coug

7/27/17 11:13pm

Wait, no...that's the major I was thinking of.

cougfanblue

7/27/17 11:17pm

Maybe there is a big difference, but is anyone impressed with actuaries, either?

dilbert

7/27/17 11:38pm

I am.

BYUtiful

7/28/17 6:16am

Yes

MormonThug

7/28/17 8:08am

I've found that half of them are very smart and the other half morons.

chago04

7/28/17 10:04am

Ok, that was a lame attempt by an engineer to poke an actuary.

dilbert

7/28/17 10:45am

Us mathematically challenged types are dazzled by all y'all

BYUtiful

7/28/17 12:29pm

In any case, relative to football players, that's really smart. And all our

ChinoCoug

7/28/17 10:11am

Your sample size is too small, not impressed with your lack of impression

Rize Alloyal

7/28/17 10:56am

What are the odds of that

baldcoug74

7/28/17 11:20am

I think he'll be fine

YIsForBrigham

7/28/17 12:10am

You think it will take him a year or two after hundreds of hours of practice he will be able to handle filling a gap and

Rhino84

7/28/17 9:05am

Because most people he's competing against have played football for 6ish years

Dissenter

7/28/17 11:56am

How do you know he's not a natural and able to pick it up in a quick amount of time? I just see too much speculation

Rhino84

7/28/17 12:08pm

Everything about him is speculation, and all because of his size

Dissenter

7/28/17 12:20pm

There is a difference between understanding & getting body to do

kapcreations

7/28/17 9:47am

I'm more worried about injuries than his smarts. He'll be prone with that body.

SoutheastIdaCoug

7/28/17 11:15am

Not to be offensive, but you don't need to be particularly 'smart' to pick up

CMuehle

7/28/17 11:54am

Ummmm...sort of...it certainly can make a difference

SoutheastIdaCoug

7/28/17 12:41pm

Sure it can make a difference in terms of how fast you pick it up. But, come

CMuehle

7/28/17 7:57pm

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