March friars march men of steel. Fenwick Class of 65.

Yep this is something Ive been thinking about recently as well.

Shaka is going to add some guys through the portal, Im not worried about that.  But theres a reason when guys enter the portal there are reports of where they are likely to go or their top few options.  There is backchanneling going on right now through agents, parents, AAU coaches, etc.  Thats the part of the game Im not sure Shaka will engage in.  We have the money to be very competitive in the portal, but it may not matter if guys already have deals lined up with other schools before the portal opens.

For any Trekkies out there Starfleet Academy just started. Not bad.

Typically when a school is looking for a new coach and is interested in a coach already under contract they talk to his representative or agent to gague if there is mutual interest.For some stupid reason this has been deemed to be ok.
Shaka will have to completely change his philosophy about negotiating with agents because most of the players have them and they should.We are talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars, and sometimes millions.How on earth is an 18 to 22 year old kid suppose to handle that.
Marquette lost Morillo to Illinois over this agent BS.

Quote from: Dish on Today at 02:41:45 PMAmazing how hard Stroud has regressed since his rookie year.

Coincidence that he's regressed completely after weirdly acted like the wise elderly polished vet to Williams after the Bears-Texans game last year? I THINK NOT!!

Also, it's not surprising for a second year player in this scenario, but given how polished and poised he's been all year, kind of unexpected to see how jittery and frankly mediocre Maye has been so far.  2 fumbles and a couple bad passes.  The highlight was the TD but that was a simple quick first option/read that was a blown coverage

EDIT: holy hell Stroud

Quote from: Pakuni on Today at 02:58:09 PM6th and 13th largest DMAs. They could do worse. I mean, when the playoffs opened Jacksonville vs Carolina was a possibility. Or Chargers-Packers (no one in LA cares about the Chargers).

I don't know if it's exactly what Dish meant, but I feel like that's always said when it's not a top 5 DMA team or another "marquee" franchise like the Chiefs, Packers, or Steelers.

That was comically bad

Quote from: Dish on Today at 02:41:45 PMAmazing how hard Stroud has regressed since his rookie year.

Definitely some truth to this, but they also haven't exactly surrounded him with elite weapons or given him much of an OL.

Edit: Welp

This is pure basketball porn...

https://x.com/timberwolvesf14/status/2012743792319721474?s=46

Edwards isnt even 25 yet, has barely played 400 total games, and has shown no real injury concerns.  He's always been an absurd athlete and shown the flashes but he's gotten so much more efficient year on year.  Hes shooting 51/41/80 splits this year.  Everyone who compared him to Jordan when he was a super raw teen are looking super prescient

Quote from: Dish on Today at 12:10:28 AMA Texans/Seahawks Super Bowl would be NBC's worst nightmare.

6th and 13th largest DMAs. They could do worse. I mean, when the playoffs opened Jacksonville vs Carolina was a possibility. Or Chargers-Packers (no one in LA cares about the Chargers).

Quote from: 79Warrior on Today at 01:32:35 PMDo we have a choice? We can't tell him who to play.

Yes. Just because we don't get to make lineup decisions doesn't mean we can't have discussions critical of those decisions.