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A 4 on the Wonderlic?
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 10:30 am
by maxduck
Seriously? His academic counselors at LSU must be disappointed, since last year his teammate Patrick Peterson was rumored to score a 9.
LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne reportedly scored a four out of 50 on the Wonderlic test, a basic reasoning and intelligence exam taken by all prospects at the Scouting Combine.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/blog ... wonderlic-
Re: A 4 on the Wonderlic?
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:06 am
by woundedknees
It has been reported that one of the questions he missed was, "What are the four seasons?"
Claiborne supposedly answered, "Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and Valentine's Day." He then crossed out "Valentine's Day" and wrote in "4th of July".
Can't make this stuff up... Well, you could, but it would make for a pretty lame joke.
Who signed his name on the LOI to LSU? Did he need a crib sheet?
Re: A 4 on the Wonderlic?
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:21 am
by UOducksTK1
lol, just wow... Is that a record low?
Re: A 4 on the Wonderlic?
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 11:35 am
by Braveheart
I'm surprised, he sounded better than a lot of their players during interviews.
Re: A 4 on the Wonderlic?
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 2:21 pm
by uostudent
No offense to our LSU posters, but is anyone really surprised by this? We're talking about the SEC. This is the same conference that has produced Nick Fairley, AJ Green, Chris Culliver, etc. Tim Tebow was an academic all american, despite scoring only 890 on the SAT.
Still the wonderlic is pretty meaningless, especially at positions like CB, RB, and WR. I can understand being concerned if a QB, o-line, or MLB scores poorly on the test. I highly doubt that this will affect Claiborne's draft position - the kid is a stud.
I'll add that some kids get test anxiety, but getting only 4 questions right in 12 minutes is pretty ridiculous.
Re: A 4 on the Wonderlic?
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 3:17 pm
by frogsnouts
http://espn.go.com/page2/s/closer/020228test.html
Just a potential sampler of what he may have had to do.
Re: A 4 on the Wonderlic?
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:24 pm
by lukeyrid13
[quote="uostudent"]No offense to our LSU posters, but is anyone really surprised by this? We're talking about the SEC. This is the same conference that has produced Nick Fairley, AJ Green, Chris Culliver, etc. Tim Tebow was an academic all american, despite scoring only 890 on the SAT.
quote]
The SEC has been very lenient about who they let in to their respective schools but also it should be noted that Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana etc have the lowest scores nationally as far as education goes. Mississippi is notoriously bad academically. The SEC schools should not be lauded for letting in some of the guys that they do but also note that there are a lot more guys with the lower grades/scores per capita down there
Re: A 4 on the Wonderlic?
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:27 pm
by gregspechtismyhero

yikes
Re: A 4 on the Wonderlic?
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:49 pm
by woundedknees
Tebow scored a 22, IIRC.
Everybody's favorite Buckeye, Terrelle "TatMe4Free" Pryor, scored a 7. Ryan "Brain Dead" Leaf scored 27... That should be particularly troubling for guys who can't hit double digits.
Re: A 4 on the Wonderlic?
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:19 pm
by UofO8
Re: A 4 on the Wonderlic?
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:41 pm
by frogsnouts
I could see it being a joke if it were someone like Luck, who is clearly an intelligent person. Claiborne is just...special.
Re: A 4 on the Wonderlic?
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 1:30 am
by USUaggieDuck
I took the sample test last yr and got mid 40s. 4 is beyond pathetic
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Re: A 4 on the Wonderlic?
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 1:43 am
by FlDuckFan
April's fools?
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Re: A 4 on the Wonderlic?
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 7:17 am
by squintsdd
A mentally retarded monkey could get at least half of those questions. I fear for our future
Re: A 4 on the Wonderlic?
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:24 am
by briarduck
I heard that he may have a learning disability...but I agree a 4 is brutal for a college student but like mentioned above it won't affect him playing DB, dude can play.