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What is wrong with Little Dribblers and Dixie Youth Baseball, both of which are inexpensive? Very few kids on travel ball are going to play college ball. Especially basketball so paying thousands for travel ball is crazy.



The ability to for everyone to create a travel team has sucked all of the decent players out of those leagues. It's often hard for decent kids to have fun in those when the rest of the team cant throw across the field.

Most kids play travel ball because it's fun, they like playing with their friends, and they love baseball not because they all think they are going to college. Also no idea why this lady is buying a $500 bat and $3k plus another 4k for a tournament is insane.

re: Wha we did to Wisconsin?

Posted by Dizz on 1/7/26 at 8:45 am to
Wisconsin lost a guy who signed an NIL deal to Miami. UW sued and lost, that is why they are salty.
Mandel loves to sound like he knows everything even when he doesn’t. He says “probably” if he really knew what new NIl deals looked like ge would say so.
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Hope he goes pro though and leaves OM in the dust.



Not happening, he will make more money at Ole Miss.
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Joe McKnight?



Was LSU ever really in it? I had always thought LSU was always a distant 3rd.

re: Taron Francis to the portal

Posted by Dizz on 1/4/26 at 9:17 pm to
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There’s no better path to playing time than basically an empty room.



The room is soon to be filled with guys being paid a lot of money who have 2-3 years of experience.

re: Taron Francis to the portal

Posted by Dizz on 1/4/26 at 8:33 pm to
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They are recruiting college-ready WRs to fill the room immediately. There was no path to playing time for him


This and every coach that recruited him is gone. The kid is going to land at big program with what he thinks is a better path to play.

re: Caden Durham to the portal

Posted by Dizz on 1/3/26 at 12:39 pm to
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I blame Frank for his lack of development.


Are we going to blame Frank for his ongoing injuries.

Also my kid got strep throat likely Frank’s fault as well.
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This was a bipartisan screw job - all 9 out of touch elites on the SCOTUS fricked college sports.


Yeah the previous system of making hundreds of millions of dollars on essentially free labor whole preventing players making a dime was awesome.

Explain how the decision was because they were out of touch?

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They do not have to be huge fans to be asked to do a favor for the school.


I don’t disagree but it would appear that the infrastructure isn’t there to get people to do the favors.
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They have leverage beyond raw cash. Among their trustees, alumni and donors are George Lucas, Stevem Spielberg, Ron Howard Dr Dre, Jimmy Iovine, Brian Grazer, Judd Apatow, Robert Zemeckis and more.


I may be way off but a lot of the people you listed don't care much about football or have not put a ton of effort into it the program. The "go to USC and be in showbizness" line is old. I may be totally off but that doesn't seem to happen.
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With the tools he has to recruit


I know USC backed up the truck for the DL from Aug but do they really have a well oiled NIL machine. The LA tools they used to be able to leverage are not nearly as big as they once were.
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it is a shame that they cannot put a retractable roof in the Superdome because


Why in gods name would you want to pay the money to open the stadium. There maybe one game a year that you would do it for. Now more natural light in the dome would be great.

re: OL being processed?

Posted by Dizz on 12/30/25 at 11:10 am to
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If my kid was a major college football player I would have him hit the portal every year to strike a new deal. It is what it is at this time.


If your kid was not a key player he would be told to take a hike. In what world are a bunch of O-linemen who were not good except maybe one, going to have any leverage to re-negotiate with LSU? They are going in the portal because they were likely told there will be new competition coming in and no job is safe.

re: Clock mismanagement

Posted by Dizz on 12/28/25 at 3:08 pm to
2 minute warning and Tenn had time outs.

re: OL Tyree Adams to the portal

Posted by Dizz on 12/27/25 at 2:43 pm to
Telling guys that you are bringing in competition isn’t processing someone. Keep in mind this line was god awful. They didn’t tell Adams to look elsewhere it could have been you may have to move or your NIL is being reduced.

re: OL Tyree Adams to the portal

Posted by Dizz on 12/27/25 at 12:03 pm to
I am assuming they told the current linemen that there will be a lot portal players coming at their spot.
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after every year, guys on a traditional track to being drafted after three years, are entering the portal for a pay raise.


You have no idea why they are going in the portal. Money plays a part but so does depth chart and plenty of other issues.
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You will not get the NCAA


NCAA has nothing to do with the playoffs.
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Only care about the money. You seriously think players leave simply for a coach?


If a school is offering money that is some what close and that player sees playing better/more as a way to make money, they are damn sure looking at the coach. Great a kid makes some money but then doesn't fit into the new coaches scheme and riding the bench, they care about coaches.
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If Portnoy is still throwing money at the program


While he is giving money, Portnoy is not the one who will keep things going. Players having no idea who will be their coach or coordinator two years from now will mean anyone worth a shite will bail.