December 9Dec 9 Popular Post I am not sure i can trust our coaches and 9.95ers regarding their talent evaluation of OLs (primarly C, G, C) and RBs. The shit that was trotted out this year was fucking abysmal and yet they were all convinced of the opposite, that we had championship level line and run game. Even now as i reflecf on it, this shit was so absurd and comical it could have been source material for an episode of Seinfield or something. Edited December 9Dec 9 by westexhorn
December 9Dec 9 9 hours ago, 6th Street said: We already know what's coming: Ryan Wingo looks like a man possessed! O line is really coming together as a unit! Kobe Black is the next great Texas corner Filsiame is emerging as a leader on Defense Bookmarking this post for the summertime when hopium is at its peak. Also you forgot "I'm hearing the team really has a chip on their shoulder from being left out of the CFP last year," and "The S&C program this year has been tougher than ever, with reports of players puking in the locker room," and "Wow, Arch is really showing his leadership by arranging 7x7 sessions without the coaches even involved!" Any other troupes we missed?
December 9Dec 9 Popular Post 10 hours ago, 6th Street said: I remember the practice reports said Christian Clark looked like the RB of the future.
December 9Dec 9 Popular Post 5 hours ago, westexhorn said: I am not sure i can trust our coaches and 9.95ers regarding their talent evaluation of OLs (primarly C, G, C) and RBs. The shit that was trotted out this year was fucking abysmal and yet they were all convinced of the opposite, that we had championship level line and run game. Even now as i reflecf on it, this shit was so absurd and comical it could have been source material for an episode of Seinfield or something. It goes further, there must have been a fundamental problem with how we practiced or chose to run practice that hid the issues. It wasn’t just the $9.95ers. Former players and guests who visited practice saw nothing wrong. Casey Studdard was telling anyone who could listen how mean and impressive the line looked. When your practice isn’t identifying what can go wrong, then you aren’t practicing the right way. I just hope there’s some oversight or self-scouting system in place to correct these systematic issues, versus Sark just chalking everything up to bad luck and continuing to think he knows better than everyone while dm’ing Dallas milfs on instagram.
December 9Dec 9 Popular Post 11 hours ago, Newy25 said: The best running back in the SEC played for a G5 school his first year. Yes we are looking at all schools. the thing killing this program right now are the mid 4-star types who think they are 5-star sure fire NFL first round picks, and act like it despite not having earned a damn thing. Most of these kids have agents and family members in their ears telling them to sit out, protect their draft stock, don't risk putting up bad film if less than 100%, don't risk injury playing against lesser teams. These are back ups, mind you. Texas has indulged this the last few years. It bit them in the ass this year and will continue to bite them in the ass if something doesn't change. I'm hopeful that it will. I'm increasingly of the mind that Texas should pay a premium for the no doubt unique talents and pay for proven production and avoid/be hyper selective for those upper mid tier high school recruits. Time will tell, but I'm growing in my belief that this new evolution of free transfers and 6/7 figure payments out of high school are hindering the development of a high proportion of these guys. Find the ones who are truly devoted to the craft and/or know how to handle the money and have a support system around them that is conducive to development. Otherwise, find the ones who form their work ethic at the G5/lower P4 level and have successfully developed and bring them in.
December 9Dec 9 45 minutes ago, someguy said: the thing killing this program right now are the mid 4-star types who think they are 5-star sure fire NFL first round picks, and act like it despite not having earned a damn thing. Most of these kids have agents and family members in their ears telling them to sit out, protect their draft stock, don't risk putting up bad film if less than 100%, don't risk injury playing against lesser teams. These are back ups, mind you. Texas has indulged this the last few years. It bit them in the ass this year and will continue to bite them in the ass if something doesn't change. I'm hopeful that it will. I'm increasingly of the mind that Texas should pay a premium for the no doubt unique talents and pay for proven production and avoid/be hyper selective for those upper mid tier high school recruits. Time will tell, but I'm growing in my belief that this new evolution of free transfers and 6/7 figure payments out of high school are hindering the development of a high proportion of these guys. Find the ones who are truly devoted to the craft and/or know how to handle the money and have a support system around them that is conducive to development. Otherwise, find the ones who form their work ethic at the G5/lower P4 level and have successfully developed and bring them in. Do you want to replace Brandon Harris and implement this strategy?... Pretty please. Edited December 9Dec 9 by MuellerHorn
December 9Dec 9 " Entering 2025, he remained buried on the depth chart behind Ryan Wingo, Emmett Mosley V, DeAndre Moore Jr. and Parker Livingstone along with incoming true freshman like Daylan McCutcheo, Jaime Ffrench and Kaliq Lockett. Butler saw action during non-conference play this season against UTEP, Sam Houston State ad San Jose State, which was highlighted by a 17-yard catch against Sam Houston, but the writing has been on the wall. With the majority of Texas' wide receiving corps likely to return, he would remain deep on the bench. It's probably in Butler's best interest to head elsewhere if he wants to receive playing time."
December 9Dec 9 33 minutes ago, someguy said: the thing killing this program right now are the mid 4-star types who think they are 5-star sure fire NFL first round picks, and act like it despite not having earned a damn thing. Most of these kids have agents and family members in their ears telling them to sit out, protect their draft stock, don't risk putting up bad film if less than 100%, don't risk injury playing against lesser teams. These are back ups, mind you. Texas has indulged this the last few years. It bit them in the ass this year and will continue to bite them in the ass if something doesn't change. I'm hopeful that it will. I'm increasingly of the mind that Texas should pay a premium for the no doubt unique talents and pay for proven production and avoid/be hyper selective for those upper mid tier high school recruits. Time will tell, but I'm growing in my belief that this new evolution of free transfers and 6/7 figure payments out of high school are hindering the development of a high proportion of these guys. Find the ones who are truly devoted to the craft and/or know how to handle the money and have a support system around them that is conducive to development. Otherwise, find the ones who form their work ethic at the G5/lower P4 level and have successfully developed and bring them in. That was always the issue with getting people the prize before actually having to do the work. It sounded like they were actively working against that risk, but maybe they fell in love with competing for recruiting rankings instead of hard filtering for mentality. Even the high dollar guys Oregon signs sit out longer than they likely need to, but it doesn’t hurt them since they only play a handful of teams who can punish them for it. That’s the next step in the culture/brotherhood we have to build. Getting them to prioritize playing for the standard/team over personal goals. Edited December 9Dec 9 by Atticus
December 9Dec 9 17 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: How does Kirby handle injured vs hurt players?
December 9Dec 9 Along those lines, I thought it was interesting how emphatic Sark was in the Arkansas postgame about Anthony Hill playing against A&M. Then as the week progressed, it was clear that Hill wasn’t gonna play. Finally in his draft declaration post, Hill made no mention of Sark at all.
December 9Dec 9 2 hours ago, Horn of Gabriel said: Bookmarking this post for the summertime when hopium is at its peak. Also you forgot "I'm hearing the team really has a chip on their shoulder from being left out of the CFP last year," and "The S&C program this year has been tougher than ever, with reports of players puking in the locker room," and "Wow, Arch is really showing his leadership by arranging 7x7 sessions without the coaches even involved!" Any other troupes we missed? Don't forget the random true freshman JAG who really flashed during camp and "turning heads". Don't be surprised to see him push for early playing time! Only for him to never see the field
December 9Dec 9 1 minute ago, texasdago said: Hopefully he goes to his dad's alma mater and tears it up for the Wolfpack.
December 9Dec 9 On 12/6/2025 at 12:58 PM, DZX158 said: First CJ helped Texas get to the playoffs in year 1. So let’s not act like he wasn’t a key player on the team his freshman year. Where I think you have to be careful when dealing with his situation which is unique in my opinion. He’s a leader on and off the field for the team. He is also popular in Central Florida where there are a lot of talented young football players who look up to him. I would rather he leave as a lifetime longhorn on good terms than a bad breakup. It would go a long way opening doors in an area Sark wants to recruit. You are operating from an archaic viewpoint on recruiting and a position of fear. Recruiting for the most part these days is a $$$ transactional decision. You think we will struggle at recruiting in Central Florida because we overpaid him for years based on his upside potential? This isn't 1998... This is the new landscape of college football and recruiting.
December 9Dec 9 1 hour ago, someguy said: the thing killing this program right now are the mid 4-star types who think they are 5-star sure fire NFL first round picks, and act like it despite not having earned a damn thing. Most of these kids have agents and family members in their ears telling them to sit out, protect their draft stock, don't risk putting up bad film if less than 100%, don't risk injury playing against lesser teams. These are back ups, mind you. Texas has indulged this the last few years. It bit them in the ass this year and will continue to bite them in the ass if something doesn't change. I'm hopeful that it will. I'm increasingly of the mind that Texas should pay a premium for the no doubt unique talents and pay for proven production and avoid/be hyper selective for those upper mid tier high school recruits. Time will tell, but I'm growing in my belief that this new evolution of free transfers and 6/7 figure payments out of high school are hindering the development of a high proportion of these guys. Find the ones who are truly devoted to the craft and/or know how to handle the money and have a support system around them that is conducive to development. Otherwise, find the ones who form their work ethic at the G5/lower P4 level and have successfully developed and bring them in. It seems like Texas is more or less doing this. I think there are plenty of examples from this past recruiting class where Texas held to its offer on a 4 star type kid and that kid went for bigger money elsewhere. Also, there are the examples where Texas is being aggressive on sure fire talent, which led to us getting Atkinson and Cooper. Overall, I think the approach Texas this past recruiting class was in line with this sentiment to not overpay for 4 stars and target sure fire 5 stars. What threw Texas off was 1) they misread how the flood of money across schools would shock the market - this led them to not getting 4-stars at reasonable rates because other schools overpaid + having to be more aggressive of 5 stars than they otherwise expected, and 2) completely misreading the OL landscape - this was partly due to #1 but also poor prioritization on Ojo v. Lee and others. It seems Texas will be shifting to a more highschool recruiting approach of targeting premium players & value investing in lower 4 stars and 3 stars + portal recruiting for proven players to fill needs and fill development depth. I think in the long run, if this approach takes hold across other programs, this will push down the starting income of these 4 stars and/or sink programs that are overpaying for them.
December 9Dec 9 2 hours ago, someguy said: Find the ones who are truly devoted to the craft and/or know how to handle the money and have a support system around them that is conducive to development. Otherwise, find the ones who form their work ethic at the G5/lower P4 level and have successfully developed and bring them in. That should be the recruiting strategy in general even without NIL being part of the conversation.
December 9Dec 9 Author Popular Post 18 minutes ago, Danimal said: It seems like Texas is more or less doing this. I think there are plenty of examples from this past recruiting class where Texas held to its offer on a 4 star type kid and that kid went for bigger money elsewhere. Also, there are the examples where Texas is being aggressive on sure fire talent, which led to us getting Atkinson and Cooper. Overall, I think the approach Texas this past recruiting class was in line with this sentiment to not overpay for 4 stars and target sure fire 5 stars. What threw Texas off was 1) they misread how the flood of money across schools would shock the market - this led them to not getting 4-stars at reasonable rates because other schools overpaid + having to be more aggressive of 5 stars than they otherwise expected, and 2) completely misreading the OL landscape - this was partly due to #1 but also poor prioritization on Ojo v. Lee and others. It seems Texas will be shifting to a more highschool recruiting approach of targeting premium players & value investing in lower 4 stars and 3 stars + portal recruiting for proven players to fill needs and fill development depth. I think in the long run, if this approach takes hold across other programs, this will push down the starting income of these 4 stars and/or sink programs that are overpaying for them. Time will tell, but part of the shift in the recruiting landscape has been an actual focus on grassroots evaluation. This has always been a fantasy for most recruitniks for big schools and a reality for developmental schools. Whether Sarkisian or Smart or Heupel or Riley or any other name at a big program, they all fall victim to starfucking and walled garden recruiting analysis among their staffs. They can claim to be turning over every rock, and that's bullshit. They're by and large fed names and film by the same sources every cycle, and that's the pool of players that they decide to choose from on the recruiting trail. Now, with an expanded payroll for staff, should someone desire, they could really start turning over rocks. Can't go everywhere on that front, so you start locally and tap your extended high school coaching network, should you have one. This is part of what Texas decided to do in this last cycle because the ground was continuing to shift on the recruiting landscape and prices/values kept escalating into the stratosphere. So, not only was Texas hamstrung out of the gate for 2026 because of Sarkisian's personal bullshit, which put them behind on a lot the 4 star talent that they'd normally build a class with, but the House Settlement created a flood of money for schools that previously didn't have much, and that began driving up everything. Texas made the choice to do what they had to do when it came to the highest priorities, continue to recruit guys they believed in who weren't interested in renegotiating throughout the process, and then dig into the hard part that schools like Texas often get to ignore. The outcome is barbelled. Texas signed multiple prized recruits that they believe to be best bets in panning out early. They also signed a bunch of guys that literally chose Texas for the free ride and otherwise old school recruiting things like staff, tradition, guys going to the NFL, etc. Not a ton of in between guys who have the rankings on paper but still represent a mixed bag of questions. Each player either has very few open questions or a shit ton of questions about their upside at Texas. Do we see more of this for Texas? I don't know. Texas isn't being dumb about just rev-share for NIL and they have a hell of a lot of corporate interest. They're not going to be cheap, but they cannot afford to be stupid. Does the market stay ridiculous? No clue. I guess I'm hopeful that the hard work side of things pays off, but we may not know that for a few years. Continuing that approach might be really smart or fail miserably. Texas isn't the only top 5/top 10 recruiting school that had to look at all of this and edit their way forward, btw. Ohio State tried to take the "we're Ohio State and only rev-share will supply our NIL" approach and they were castigated for months by their fans online for doing so. Georgia looked at things similar to Texas and stood on their business in multiple recruitments. While we mock Nagy's hype and bullshit, OU also pragmatically looked at their circumstances and made choices accordingly. Meanwhile, USC, Tennessee, Miami, Florida and LSU all kind of went nuts in various ways for various reasons. When Oregon or Michigan throw Knight and Ellison money around, that's sustainable. Is what USC is doing sustainable? It is whispered around the recruiting circles and allegedly by other coaching staffs that much of the almost $10M allocated for this incoming class is currently unfunded. That wouldn't be the first time Riley pulled that move and then had to scramble to make good on his deals. Florida and LSU were just flat out desperate to hang on to their talent and considering PSU as an alternative route, they probably made the right choices. I'm kind of just waiting for the bottom to fall out of Miami's NIL. It's not all coming from the same source, but they do not have the same resources across their base that many of the rest in the upper tier do.
December 9Dec 9 I think it's pretty simple that Flood and Tashard Choice are terrible evaluators of young talent. We'll see what Scott has.
December 9Dec 9 IT with some updates on DBs who are making decisions Spoiler CB Malik Muhammad: IT caught up with a couple of sources regarding the junior starter. His NFL grade seems to be all over the place. We’ve heard everything from late-first to mid-round. Currently his circle is compiling as much information as possible to make their best informed decision. Nothing is set in stone. However, here’s where it gets tricky. IT has heard one college is making a strong push to keep him playing on Saturdays. At the same time, it’s hard to imagine Texas will break the bank to keep him given the depth chart and bigger roster needs. It’s hard to picture Muhammad in a different uniform but maybe that’s in play. Best guess: After a thorough evaluation of his options he’ll declare for the NFL. S Jelani McDonald: The safety situation at Texas is entirely different from corner. The position demands more experience and Texas doesn’t have anyone nearly as experienced as McDonald with the ability to return. Oh by the way, he’s a tremendous talent and could be the first safety off the board next year. He fully understands that. It sounds like he’s receiving good advice. Now, Texas just needs the NIL to line up. We’re liking where this one sits currently. CB Wardell Mack and S Derek Williams: “I think both are probably out,” said one very strong source on the matter. Another source had been cautioning on both in recent weeks. That’s why IT has been writing “Star (nickel) will be interesting next year.” Mack’s a good player so I could see the staff working extra to keep him. Could a new safeties coach change things with Williams? Eh, I’m not so sure. CB Kobe Black: Outside of McDonald this might be the attempt at retainment we’re watching the closest in the secondary. Unfortunately, it feels like the biggest mystery at this point. All we know is the A&M game, where he played sensationally, seems to have rekindled a spark between the two parties. Black came in with lofty expectations this season but was passed by freshman Kade Phillips. You cannot have enough rangy defensive backs… We’ll continue tracking all of these and more
December 9Dec 9 Author Popular Post Moore leaving ultimately to the portal instead of the NFL is what I've been arguing now for weeks. If he goes to the NFL end of things, he's an UDFA based off of what I have seen. He'll get a shitty grade or already has one. The agent will put out feelers and someone in college will be willing to throw $500k at him for another year. Good luck for everyone with that. That said, that's a significant clearance of payroll without taking a major roster hit. Either one of the younger guys is ready, or several are, or they can bring in someone elite or offering a more efficient spend with similar productivity. I'd take any of those outcomes over Moore getting his ask again from UT.
December 9Dec 9 Author 3 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said: IT with some updates on DBs who are making decisions Hide contents CB Malik Muhammad: IT caught up with a couple of sources regarding the junior starter. His NFL grade seems to be all over the place. We’ve heard everything from late-first to mid-round. Currently his circle is compiling as much information as possible to make their best informed decision. Nothing is set in stone. However, here’s where it gets tricky. IT has heard one college is making a strong push to keep him playing on Saturdays. At the same time, it’s hard to imagine Texas will break the bank to keep him given the depth chart and bigger roster needs. It’s hard to picture Muhammad in a different uniform but maybe that’s in play. Best guess: After a thorough evaluation of his options he’ll declare for the NFL. S Jelani McDonald: The safety situation at Texas is entirely different from corner. The position demands more experience and Texas doesn’t have anyone nearly as experienced as McDonald with the ability to return. Oh by the way, he’s a tremendous talent and could be the first safety off the board next year. He fully understands that. It sounds like he’s receiving good advice. Now, Texas just needs the NIL to line up. We’re liking where this one sits currently. CB Wardell Mack and S Derek Williams: “I think both are probably out,” said one very strong source on the matter. Another source had been cautioning on both in recent weeks. That’s why IT has been writing “Star (nickel) will be interesting next year.” Mack’s a good player so I could see the staff working extra to keep him. Could a new safeties coach change things with Williams? Eh, I’m not so sure. CB Kobe Black: Outside of McDonald this might be the attempt at retainment we’re watching the closest in the secondary. Unfortunately, it feels like the biggest mystery at this point. All we know is the A&M game, where he played sensationally, seems to have rekindled a spark between the two parties. Black came in with lofty expectations this season but was passed by freshman Kade Phillips. You cannot have enough rangy defensive backs… We’ll continue tracking all of these and more The Muhammad stuff has never not been clickbait, irrespective of site reporting it. The guy has been a known 3 year player since HS. He may wish the NFL had him as the first guy off the board at CB, but that's not ultimately going to keep him from declaring. 3rd round money is still excellent money, and he seems unlikely to fall below that. Given that Michigan and Oregon have both recently had highly touted NFL-ready CBs tumble on draft day, I'm not sure how compelling taking their money and heading out is for MM's camp. Outside of those two, who the hell can offer 2nd round money, at worst, to lure him to stay in college for another year? Sounds like bullshit.
December 9Dec 9 2 hours ago, texifornia said: Hopefully he goes to his dad's alma mater and tears it up for the Wolfpack. I was thinking Arizona State where he is from. He would do well there I think with Dillingham.
December 9Dec 9 24 minutes ago, closetojumping said: Moore leaving ultimately to the portal instead of the NFL is what I've been arguing now for weeks. If he goes to the NFL end of things, he's an UDFA based off of what I have seen. He'll get a shitty grade or already has one. The agent will put out feelers and someone in college will be willing to throw $500k at him for another year. Good luck for everyone with that. That said, that's a significant clearance of payroll without taking a major roster hit. Either one of the younger guys is ready, or several are, or they can bring in someone elite or offering a more efficient spend with similar productivity. I'd take any of those outcomes over Moore getting his ask again from UT. Moore is the poster child for how this era hinders development. He came in as a guy who “did everything right”. Then he pulled that leverage move where he threatened to transfer, Texas caved, and the combination of the money and “winning” the leverage play put him in a different mindset - and whatever steps forward you would want to see in development from a sophomore to junior year sure didn’t seem to show up on the field. Hindsight is 20/20, but Texas would have been better off finding an established G5/lower P4 guy looking to prove himself for 2/3 the money.
December 9Dec 9 There's probably only about 20 players on this year's roster that I care about staying. Obviously, you want other guys to stay for depth and continuity, but have to imagine there are dozens of Deandre Moores that provide mediocre production and could be replaced for a lower price. I also feel like we're in a great spot for this upcoming portal window. If Goosby comes back, we're set at the positions I'd expect to be the most expensive: QB, OTs, edge rushers and debatably CB. No playoffs to worry about so Sark can take his month long bender and still have time for portal evals.
December 9Dec 9 24 minutes ago, Sir Ulrich said: At first I thought it said he “previously ate Texas” Edited December 9Dec 9 by MirrOlure
December 9Dec 9 Popular Post 28 minutes ago, Jimmy Two Times said: There's probably only about 20 players on this year's roster that I care about staying. We lost three games this year. I don’t think anyone on last year’s roster should return.
December 9Dec 9 14 minutes ago, HenryJames said: We lost three games this year. I don’t think anyone on last year’s roster should return. Lol what? So no Arch?
December 9Dec 9 1 hour ago, Sir Ulrich said: I like the AI enhanced picture of him to make him look less than four and a half bills.
December 9Dec 9 Popular Post 1 minute ago, Kwix said: I thought LSU ran him off months ago. I don't think he's capable of running. Maybe they rolled him off.
December 9Dec 9 Author Popular Post 59 minutes ago, Jimmy Two Times said: There's probably only about 20 players on this year's roster that I care about staying. Obviously, you want other guys to stay for depth and continuity, but have to imagine there are dozens of Deandre Moores that provide mediocre production and could be replaced for a lower price. I also feel like we're in a great spot for this upcoming portal window. If Goosby comes back, we're set at the positions I'd expect to be the most expensive: QB, OTs, edge rushers and debatably CB. No playoffs to worry about so Sark can take his month long bender and still have time for portal evals. There are at least 40 guys I like to see back. Excluding graduates and early NFL entries, 40 seems right unless we're just totally writing off the notion of development and improvement across the board.
December 9Dec 9 11 minutes ago, HenryJames said: I don't think he's capable of running. Maybe they rolled him off.
December 9Dec 9 5 minutes ago, closetojumping said: There are at least 40 guys I like to see back. Excluding graduates and early NFL entries, 40 seems right unless we're just totally writing off the notion of development and improvement across the board. With the expanded scholarship limits going into effect, the SEC is going to be on a huge buying spree. This is going to be an expensive portal cycle and class. We will have around 30-40 spots to fill when all is said and done. Edited December 9Dec 9 by Vertigo
December 9Dec 9 14 minutes ago, Vertigo said: With the expanded scholarship limits going into effect, the SEC is going to be on a huge buying spree. This is going to be an expensive portal cycle and class. We will have around 30-40 spots to fill when all is said and done. I am taking the under on Texas signing 30-40 players in the portal. You name the bet.
December 9Dec 9 Popular Post 35 minutes ago, Kwix said: I thought LSU ran him off months ago. He finally reached the portal
December 9Dec 9 12 minutes ago, Vertigo said: With the expanded scholarship limits going into effect, the SEC is going to be on a huge buying spree. This is going to be an expensive portal cycle and class. We will have around 30-40 spots to fill when all is said and done. Unless more NIL dollars flow in, I don't see how the additional roster spots will affect spending decisions for most SEC schools or most college football programs. I think most schools were hitting their spending max at the 85 limit already. To use an MLB analogy, I think these extra roster spots are going be filled with guys from the portal who are like journeyman/ "AAAA" type player who who signs with an MLB team in the offseason with an invite to the MLB spring training with a chance to make the MLB roster if the stars align in spring training. Every now and then that works for a 4th or 5th outfielder or a middle inning reliever spot, but rarely do teams get a middle of the order bat or rotation ace out of these guys.
December 9Dec 9 23 minutes ago, closetojumping said: There are at least 40 guys I like to see back. Excluding graduates and early NFL entries, 40 seems right unless we're just totally writing off the notion of development and improvement across the board. That's kind of what I meant by I want other guys to stay for depth and continuity. There are probably 20 or so guys whose departure would upset me. Then there's another 20 or so that I'd prefer to stick around, but none of those guys individually would give me too much heartache. I'm thinking of players like Derek Williams, Christian Clark, FFFFfrench and Kibble.
December 9Dec 9 I wonder how soon we are from the nfl adjusting some of the payment scales for rookies because it’s looking like NIL $ will be more than mid rounds. Meaning a lower quality of draft picks. Will NFL teams say “pay them more, we want quality” or their usual “someone will play for this amount” stance?
December 9Dec 9 2 minutes ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said: I wonder how soon we are from the nfl adjusting some of the payment scales for rookies because it’s looking like NIL $ will be more than mid rounds. Meaning a lower quality of draft picks. Will NFL teams say “pay them more, we want quality” or their usual “someone will play for this amount” stance? The rookie wage scale is in the CBA. It isn't changing without a new agreement and even then no one in the NFL wants it to change. Quality wouldn't be affected from an NFL standpoint until unlimited eligibility is in place. Then you actually have a competing league, right now the quality is just delayed a year if that, and that would actually improve the quality as more film = higher quality evals on the NFL side.
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