Quote from: WhiteTrash on Today at 01:55:07 PMWhat fun it must be to be a Washington fan. Your QB and the school are lawyering up against each other. Good times.

I'm a 'live by the terms of your contract' kind of guy, but this can't be good for team building. I'd guess if I was a UW fan, I'd hope they can get a pound of flesh from Williams on his way out the door.

It's getting weirder.

Demond Williams Jr. has been dropped by his agent, Doug Hendrickson, in the wake of the former Washington quarterback's announcement that he will enter the transfer portal.

"I have made the decision to end my representation of Demond Williams Jr. effective immediately due to philosophical differences," Hendrickson posted Thursday on social media. "Demond is an incredible talent and we wish him and his family the best in their future endeavors."

Williams announced Tuesday he would enter the portal, just days after he signed a contract in the mid-$4 million range to return to the Huskies for the 2026 season, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47551538/agent-drops-demond-williams-jr-amid-qb-portal-dispute

Also, pretty good read from Thamel on how the Williams situation isn't being viewed as just the usual portal business.

What happens next with Williams will speak volumes about the future of college football and the enforceability of contracts, providing a bellwether for this new era of college sports.

"This is a very bright line," a high-ranking college official said. "Are we going to respect each other's contracts? This is a very simple thing. If we can't protect this, nothing else matters."
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47541426/demond-williams-jr-case-test-viability-signed-contracts-college-sports

Quote from: MUBurrow on Today at 01:52:13 PMIt certainly didn't help, and for the last year and a half Tua has played like someone just trying not to get hurt.  But McDaniel also made him look better than he really was when things were going well.  All the presnap motion and short timing stuff had defenses creeping up, which opened single coverage and lack of safety help over the top.  When you look at all the deep balls that Tua was completing during that time, people were talking about how Tua was a great deep threat QB - but there was A LOT of Tyreek camped out waiting for the ball to get to him and then getting tackled by defenders whom he had previously torched. 

Thanks for that insight. You saw a lot more Dolphins games back then than I did.

In at least some ways, every QB is a product of his system. Even Brady was. But your point is well-taken.

Marquette's a real good job and we will be able to find an outstanding coach whenever Shaka's time here is over.

"But who would we be able to get?" was a terrible reason to keep Wojo, and it would be a terrible reason to keep Shaka if he proves not to be up for the job.

They also did a fanbase ranking and we came in last (pawz)

Quote from: Galway Eagle on Today at 01:30:45 PMThat's a pretty wild hot take, Xavier was more successful for longer than either of those two and farther east. They were the only one that was a shoe in.

Agree Xavier has appeared in the NCAA tournament 30 times, 16 times in the 18 tournaments between 2001 and 2018 3 Elite 8's in that Span. Xavier also has 2 NIT titles the last in 2022. With NCAA appearances Sweet 16 in 2023 and made the Big Dance in 2025.

Quote from: Elonsmusk on Today at 01:11:12 PMAs for MU being a good job - yes, it is a good job.  I never said it wasn't.  I've said MU needs Shaka more than Shaka needs MU.

Yes, and you're wrong. We've already been over this.
Anyhow, Shaka's probably gone next year to Kentucky. He'll be their first call, or so I've been told.

And yes, if Shaka has another year like this one, he should be fired. How much does the program need to bottom out before you let go of the guy who got you there?

Royce Parboiledham

Quote from: Galway Eagle on Today at 01:30:45 PMThat's a pretty wild hot take, Xavier was more successful for longer than either of those two and farther east. They were the only one that was a shoe in. Maybe I'm underestimating how much a school's ranking counts in high major athletics but not long ago Nova was only regionally ranked in US news so I can't imagine it's that big of a deal.

And yet, their coach always left.  For a long time Xavier was beating up on A10 schools.  They had great success in the tournament, but a lot of coaching turn over has always been their problem.  Probably a good reason for that.

Quote from: MU82 on Today at 01:40:55 PMAs I said a year ago, if any of this crop of freshmen is actually better than Cooper Flagg, I'd be pretty effen impressed. And yes, I'm pretty effen impressed! Especially with Dybansta. What an incredible, unique, all-around game. Seems like a real team-first player, too. Not that the others aren't, but he especially so. Very impressive.

Maybe he'll stay at BYU another year to work toward his degree. 

Of course, after a 2 year mission.

Quote from: WhiteTrash on Today at 01:55:07 PMWhat fun it must be to be a Washington fan. Your QB and the school are lawyering up against each other. Good times.

I'm a 'live by the terms of your contract' kind of guy, but this can't be good for team building. I'd guess if I was a UW fan, I'd hope they can get a pound of flesh from Williams on his way out the door.

Someone had to the be the one to go to bat for everyone else.