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TJ Finley, 6th team

Posted on 12/9/25 at 4:46 am
Posted by ReverendJeffro
Mandeville,LA
Member since Dec 2013
1432 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 4:46 am
Saw that TJ Finley is transferring from Tulane to Georgia Sate, his 6th team that he has played for in his college career. He enrolled at LSU in January of 2020. This is crazy.
Posted by Strannix
C.S.A.
Member since Dec 2012
52852 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 4:58 am to
CFB is broken, its unrecognizable at this point.
Posted by Red Stick Tigress
Tiger Stadium
Member since Nov 2005
20196 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 4:58 am to
2020 was Covid opt out.

Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
37546 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 5:19 am to
I always felt like his attitude far outweighed his abilities when he came to LSU.
Posted by Knight of Old
New Hampshire
Member since Jul 2007
12560 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 5:20 am to
When are all the Covid-esque exemptions gonna finally wash through the system; or will 30 yr old college players just become the ‘new normal’?

Hyperbole intended for emphasis…
Posted by Old Man and a Porch
Member since Dec 2023
703 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 5:31 am to
He’s got that dawg in him.
Posted by Odysseus32
Member since Dec 2009
9757 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 5:34 am to
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When are all the Covid-esque exemptions gonna finally wash through the system; or will 30 yr old college players just become the ‘new normal’?

Hyperbole intended for emphasis…


Hyperbole would be TJ Finley being 26-27 and you calling him a 30 year old.

Dude is 23. 23 year olds have been in CFB forever.
Posted by TigerFanFromBama
Pike Road, AL
Member since Mar 2015
4679 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 5:46 am to
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or will 30 yr old college players just become the ‘new normal’?


No, the "new normal" is people talking out the side of their behind a keyboard.

Fun Fact: Nussmeier is older than TJ Finley
This post was edited on 12/9/25 at 5:50 am
Posted by coolpapaboze
Parts Unknown
Member since Dec 2006
20656 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 5:48 am to
He transferred either earlier this season, or during the offseason. He played at Ga State this year, I think he's out of eligibility now.
Posted by paulb52
Member since Dec 2019
7338 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 5:48 am to
Is this clown around 26 years old by now?
Posted by Odysseus32
Member since Dec 2009
9757 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 5:52 am to
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Is this clown around 26 years old by now?


He's 23.

The reality is the transfer portal and NIL is what has given us Texas Tech and Indiana in the top 4.

These are good things for CFB.

A lot of yall don't like it because it's been beaten into your head that staying loyal to a place that has no loyalty to you (whether that's work, school of family) is somehow a virtue. Yall get jealous that 18-24 year olds have more mobility and opportunity, despite it being objectively good for everyone involved.

There's no virtue in remaining somewhere you don't want to be when it doesn't suit your interest long-term. You can disagree that he's doing the right thing for himself long-term, but to say there's a flaw in the system is nothing more than not thinking critically about it.
Posted by tiggah1981
Winterfell
Member since Aug 2007
18058 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 5:56 am to
at this point TJ and Max are one upping each other to see who can play in college the longest
Posted by Red Stick Tigress
Tiger Stadium
Member since Nov 2005
20196 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:07 am to
quote:

Fun Fact: Nussmeier is older than TJ Finley


More Fun Fact:

Nuss is older by one month.

Both were born in 2002.

Nuss in February and Finley in March.

So
Posted by Jaydeaux
Covington
Member since May 2005
19539 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:12 am to
That and he doesn’t want to get hit
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
15642 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:16 am to
quote:

A lot of yall don't like it because it's been beaten into your head that staying loyal to a place that has no loyalty to you (whether that's work, school of family) is somehow a virtue. Yall get jealous that 18-24 year olds have more mobility and opportunity, despite it being objectively good for everyone involved.

There's no virtue in remaining somewhere you don't want to be when it doesn't suit your interest long-term. You can disagree that he's doing the right thing for himself long-term, but to say there's a flaw in the system is nothing more than not thinking critically about it.


Well said.
Posted by GetBackToWork
Member since Dec 2007
6531 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:16 am to
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You can disagree that he's doing the right thing for himself


How many college credits do you think he has right now? I know that question is like a quaint relic of long ago, but I’d like to see how these athletes transferring frequently impact their academic progress.

Many college players are practically professional athletes, but most still need their college degree. The system of unlimited transfers will hurt more than it helps, like telling kids they can just skip the school lunch line and opt for unlimited soft serve ice cream. There is a better way, and one in the interest of most athletes, but the system is currently stuck on giving them absolute freedom to do anything.
Posted by Bayou
Boudin, LA
Member since Feb 2005
41482 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:16 am to
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He’s got that dawg in him.

Posted by Gorilla Ball
Az
Member since Feb 2006
12818 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:17 am to
Is he gonna graduate or is that his end goal ?
Posted by paulb52
Member since Dec 2019
7338 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:24 am to
Textbook case to resurrect the rule that transfers have to sit out.a year. All these transfers back and forth is ridiculous nonsense.
Posted by PenguinPubes
Frozen Tundra
Member since Jan 2018
11712 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 6:25 am to
Stopped caring about that dude when we gave him the chance to star like 3-4 games? I forgot how many it was. And he just wasn’t very good.
And then his mom came on twitter and bitched bc we weren’t playing him and holding him back
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