TideWarrior

I wonder if H Smothers could bring his teammate OT Jacarrius Peak with him on the visit. Had a really good season for NC State and some thought he might enter the draft but declared for the portal today.

Now since you have so much time lay out au for us.

The one thing that has not changed is the obsession by au fans and the stepchild program of the state. Please keep entertaining us. :cheers:

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Don’t they have to be approved by NCAA?

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There is a third-party clearinghouse that approves them, but all it requires is to demonstrate fair market value for the deal. Still no cap

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I say this respectfully but if their decisions are based on message boards, mid programs like UAB that has no fan support is their best option as every Power 5 message board would be skull dragging his name today.

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My post was made in jest because of the OP claims, but yes I agree.

After every game in the post-game interviews Simpson made it a point to go hug or whatever that was to Deboer. If the family had issues with the staff or if Simpson was getting forced to play injured than I guess the post-game actions were fake.

I am sure Ty and his family can read message boards like this. All the hate he has been getting I would not blame them.

To be honest though if that means his brother does not come here oh well. CFB has turned into an NFL version. You get paid to play now so if you cannot handle the fan expectations probably do not need to be playing P5.

I hate to see Keeley leaving.

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Changing the calendar of when the portal is open doesn't prevent anyone from making money.

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No but it will let everything settle post season including coaching changes and players that opt out for the draft. Also it will allow players and staff a spring practice to go through to determine if they should stay for the fall or leave.

Saban basically was doing this his first few years where we got blasted for his gray shirting practices.

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Absolutely ridiculous. We’ve turned this sport into introduction to being a mercenary. I have a real problem rooting for players when you can count the number of players who are at Alabama because they love it on one hand. Can we please have a governing body to stop some of this stupid shite?

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I will preface this by saying the transfer portal needs to be fixed, but I understand why so many of them do it. Some may love the university they pick, some do it for the coach, but in the end the majority do it because they want to play with the slim chance of making it to the NFL.

How many of the players in the portal their coach left? How many never saw a snap or very few? How many were recruited at programs being told one thing and when they got there it was a lie.

I also do not blame players for wanting a piece of the action. Coaches are making eight figures and how many millions of dollars each program racks in via TV deals. Why should they not get paid. Every top program a kid commits to it is a job now. I am sure I am not the only one on this board that has left a job because they saw no future in their advancement.

The issue with the transfer portal for me is the free agency aspect of it. Players following the money. Until you get the NIL along with the pay for play model governed it will not change. But coaches that navigate the portal will find success and so far, I feel we have done a good job of bringing in the pieces needed.

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Iowa is a bad team in the Big 10 but would be a top 3 team

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I give you credit for the troll attempts. Thank you for clarifying that the b10 is not that great and they play a soft schedule. The #6 team with their 9 wins only beat the #7 team in the SEC by a touchdown. Got it.

Probably with all the UGA fans :dunno:

Hats off to the best team in Indiana :cheers: