re: Jack Pyburn commits to LSU. That is 1 of 3. Keep your eyes on these two later today.

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we're gonna have a lot of white boys for LSU standards on defense lol

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2025. Useless and pointless to make this distinction

YESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The money is what it is in this day and age. However, his other (purported) demands probably weren't all that uncommon prior to NIL/transfer portal era. He wants to be a starter and try to be put in more roles as a 3 down player to further develop an opportunity to play in the NFL.

I PROMISE you both Burrow and Daniels didn't come to LSU simply for a chance to "compete" for the job. They wanted assurances of being the starters. Both could have "competed" for starting jobs at their former schools...or anywhere else. They had options in the transfer market and only wanted to go to a place where they knew they would start.

It's not unreasonable for a player to want to be at a school where he will start, and like it or not, the players have a lot of negotiating leverage today. I suspect Kelly/Baker probably told him something along the lines of "We need DE/Edge players for next year. We see you as a guy who can come in and start for us, and if you perform how we expect you to perform we have no reason to think you won't start and play in many 3 down packages. Now, we can't promise another guy won't beat you out. No coach can. But we are bringing you in to be a starter unless you or another players forces us to do otherwise."

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We coughed up $45k/mo?

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That's basically a half a million for a season. Bryce Underwood is getting 3 million a season and he hasn't played one college down of football so if that is actually the number, then it's not really a big deal now is it?

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Crazy though, the only way your agent has leverage is if you’re willing to leave the school you’re currently at. frick that noise. My son’s agent won’t have that card. That’s a bullshite way to be in college, I don’t care what anyone says. The college you love and play for may look elsewhere to replace you, but until then you gotta ride with place you sign a 4 year scholarship agreement with

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Play the game or get left behind. Nobody likes it, but that's the game. You either evolve or turn to dust.

I compared his numbers to Savion in another thread. This is a big get.

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I PROMISE you both Burrow and Daniels didn't come to LSU simply for a chance to "compete" for the job. They wanted assurances of being the starters

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Actually I don't think either had starter assurance.

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Crazy though, the only way your agent has leverage is if you’re willing to leave the school you’re currently at. frick that noise. My son’s agent won’t have that card. That’s a bullshite way to be in college, I don’t care what anyone says.

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I'm calling BS on your current opinion. The game has changed as players have ALL the leverage. 98.4% of CFB players will NEVER see the NFL or get drafted. They have to get their money now and capitalize on schools offering more $$$.

Hypothetically speaking, let's suppose your son wins the starting K job next year as a true FR. He finishes the 2025 year 32-33 FG's, 49-49 XP PATs, and has a long FG made of 64 yds. He wins the Lou Groza, and ALA, ND, TN come calling and offer him $750,000 to enter the portal and transfer. Meanwhile FLA is firm and NIL boosters says we only have $150,000 for your son's NIL deal. IMO, your son, his agent, and YOU will be removing FLA t-shirts from your closets and replacing them with the school that offers lifestyle changing money for a 19 -20 yr old.

Even though my aforementioned situation is hypothetical, it could easily happen especially based on NIL and CFB today. I have no doubt Kirby and Georgia boosters offered Trevor Etienne more $$ which is why he left FLA for UGA last year.