Oso planning to go pro
https://twitter.com/rodger/status/1612627223634382849?s=46&t=FYIZml9kw91o2Cve9HZVuw
Yeah, when the broadcast said that guy was a true freshman, some 4 letter words came out of my mouth.
Wow ... in retrospect the Big 10 really shyte the bed.Ohio State had Georgia beat but couldn't finish 'em off. And Michigan somehow found a way to lose to a JV team.So we were left with Georgia 987, TCU 1.
I agree TCU looked like a JV team last night. The reality is the computers, pollsters and CFP voters all concurred they were a top 3 team. The SEC is just really good. Sony Dykes must agree as TCU has four Alabama transfers coming in. What Dykes and TCU did was amazing. Can you envision Fickle taking Wisconsin to the championship game next year? Madison would build him a statue after 1 year.
Georgia was fortunate to win against Ohio State and Mizzou. (They were losing for 56 of 60 minutes vs Mizzou.) They were fortunate to win both of those games. They didn’t look all that great vs Kentucky either.
Anyone backtracking on TCU being undeserving is just bitter revisionist history. Picked 7th in the B12, they just found ways to beat anyone in their path.
Wild NIL-related stuff from The Athletic:In case you missed it, we’re breaking down one of the wilder stories of the NIL era: The curious case of Jaden Rashada. The four-star quarterback signee is in “purgatory,” G. Allen Taylor writes, as the school works to fix an NIL indiscretion. A quick-ish recap:June 26, 2022: Rashada commits to Miami. Nov. 10: Rashada and a Florida donor collective agree on an NIL deal exceeding $13 million, and he flips his commitment to the Gators. Dec. 7: The collective’s CEO sends a termination letter regarding the contract, Taylor reports. There are conflicting accounts about why the deal crumbled and who pledged to pay what.Dec. 21: Coach Billy Napier’s national signing day news conference is delayed 67 minutes. Rashada’s name, initially missing from the list of signees, is added at the last minute.Dec. 29-Jan. 3: Rashada and his family make glowing comments about Napier and indicate the recruit plans to enroll early. Jan. 10: He doesn’t.One of Taylor’s sources says Rashada won’t be enrolling at Florida. There’s also the potential for litigation, hinging upon whether the November contract is binding. Florida collectives are offering a lesser deal (still above seven figures) — with the caveat that Rashada releases everyone from all previous claims.Again: We’re talking seven-plus figures for a four-star recruit. Stay tuned!
I wouldn’t say that the education mission has been “eliminated.” I would say that this situation bares the fact that it has been de-emphasized for years. At the top levels, it has been nonsense for a long time. Now perception has caught up to that reality.
When the salary cap comes about, the players will have to unionize. That is the only way to legally collectively bargain.Remind me, what do unions do from time to time?