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Portal crap I mean news

5 OL are transferring, one graduating, but only one xfer was a starter - the Left tackle.

Three of the OL guys transferred in just last yr! Greenberg actually played a tiny bit, but Leftwich didn't see much time.

They've brought in a bunch of OL guys to try and compete for spots. Hard to tell if they'll be better or worse since they all seem like diamond-in-rough type of picks.

The portal sucks for the sport in the current state. The left tackle came for a single yr, and now is making a ton of money apparently at Texas Tech even this his onfield play here wasn't that great. Is that that future? You find guys that can help for a single season knowing that if they're good enough they'll jump to the pros or a bigger paycheck?
well, there's no question that major college athletics has suddenly become an actual business. There is something wrong with our laws that do not allow the paying entities to collectively set limits.
 
well, there's no question that major college athletics has suddenly become an actual business. There is something wrong with our laws that do not allow the paying entities to collectively set limits.
They can set limits any time they want. All they have to do is not pay the price. Find another option. What we've seen so far is throwing money around doesn't always work (see FSU and TX A&M)
 
They can set limits any time they want. All they have to do is not pay the price. Find another option. What we've seen so far is throwing money around doesn't always work (see FSU and TX A&M)
note the word 'collectively' that I purposely included. 'Collectively' indicates 'not individually', and the reasons for addressing this collectively rather than individually should be obvious.. If it isn't, I'll be glad to point some of them out.
 
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note the word 'collectively' that I purposely included. 'Collectively' indicates 'not individually', and the reasons for addressing this collectively rather than individually should be obvious.. If it isn't, I'll be glad to point some of them out.
So that would create a monopoly, which is cool if you don't like capitalism. I guess you could always cheat the system and get an anti trust exemption from Congress. Of course that leads to a players union, which would be significantly worse than what's going on now.
 
So that would create a monopoly, which is cool if you don't like capitalism. I guess you could always cheat the system and get an anti trust exemption from Congress. Of course that leads to a players union, which would be significantly worse than what's going on now.
players can collectivize regardless. Institutions should also be able to, and without necessarily creating any monopolies. Congressional meddling specifically in sports is bullshit and IMO is self-serving according to what they want to see and not what is right and needed.

I have preached for a long time that the student-athlete scam was a house of cards that eventually would have to come down. It shouldn't have to come down like this.
 
players can collectivize regardless. Institutions should also be able to, and without necessarily creating any monopolies. Congressional meddling specifically in sports is bullshit and IMO is self-serving according to what they want to see and not what is right and needed.

I have preached for a long time that the student-athlete scam was a house of cards that eventually would have to come down. It shouldn't have to come down like this.
It was inevitable. Can’t put the genie back in the bottle.
 
It was inevitable. Can’t put the genie back in the bottle.
this genie practically exploded out of his (hers, its...) bottle, and I don't think I'm the only one that's been surprised by that. The NCAA and its members were depants'd, it seems like. They need to at least try to corral that bad boy once they get their britches pulled back up..
 
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this genie practically exploded out of his (hers, its...) bottle, and I don't think I'm the only one that's been surprised by that. The NCAA and its members were depants'd, it seems like. They need to at least try to corral that bad boy once they get their britches pulled back up..
They'll just get sued or an injunction set in place.
 
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Well got one from Michigan and how many do we need? I admit I haven’t looked at the updated roster to see how many we have but pretty sure we can use that ship for much needed other positions.
Scholarship count goes up to 105 this year. We aren't sacrificing anything for a kicker unless you're looking to go 10 deep at TE.
 
Scholarship count goes up to 105 this year. We aren't sacrificing anything for a kicker unless you're looking to go 10 deep at TE.
10 deep at TE seems to be the norm here lol. Like I said not sure what the depth chart looks like for kickers but definitely don’t need more than about two scholarship players imo then a walk on or two is fine
 
10 deep at TE seems to be the norm here lol. Like I said not sure what the depth chart looks like for kickers but definitely don’t need more than about two scholarship players imo then a walk on or two is fine
Two is way too thin. One gets hurt and you're banking on the other guy being good at kickoff, punting and kicking FG. He might be taking a spot from the fourth string FB, but I think it's a smart tradeoff.
 
Two is way too thin. One gets hurt and you're banking on the other guy being good at kickoff, punting and kicking FG. He might be taking a spot from the fourth string FB, but I think it's a smart tradeoff.
Well problem solved just got another one hopefully he can play qb in case of an emergency lol.
 
Quality QBs I hope from what I saw nope
Well, we're not exactly OSU so you aren't going to have 5 stars lining up to play. But I'm pretty sure BB won't turn any away just because we got another kicker. I'm not sure if you're understanding roster management that well.
 
Well, we're not exactly OSU so you aren't going to have 5 stars lining up to play. But I'm pretty sure BB won't turn any away just because we got another kicker. I'm not sure if you're understanding roster management that well.
Gotcha guess I’m stupid but I’m pretty sure I understand very well. So many question marks at the qb position but we shall see. You have your opinion I have mine move along.
 
Gotcha guess I’m stupid but I’m pretty sure I understand very well. So many question marks at the qb position but we shall see. You have your opinion I have mine move along.
Might need to get ready for a true freshman or Browne starting at QB…Sam did it and Baker is a better QB than him coming out of HighSchool….Also Browne was the 8A player of the year in Florida and has already been in college for a few years…
 
Definitely recruiting coast to coast with another commitment from a CA kid which makes three if I’m correct. That’s fine but need to also not forget our footprint in the southeast while reaching across the country. But I’m sure he doesn’t need me to tell him that and someone will say that too…so go ahead.
 
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