February 1, 20196 yr 35 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said: I just like lumping you together with 6th Street as a poster. Also don't think I didn't see what you did there. I look forward to one of the 4-5 obvious posting candidates to point out that Oregon didn't play Georgia this year. We should take bets. No, but Taj Watson did. Â
February 1, 20196 yr 38 minutes ago, SydneyCarton said: I just like lumping you together with 6th Street as a poster. Also don't think I didn't see what you did there. I look forward to one of the 4-5 obvious posting candidates to point out that Oregon didn't play Georgia this year. We should take bets. Meh. All those teams that play Georgia look alike.
February 1, 20196 yr 4 minutes ago, Walden Ponderer said: Meh. All those teams that play Georgia look alike.
February 1, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, 6th Street said: Need to sign that RB from Oregon - Taj Griffin. Runs a 4.4 He's a chronic underachiever and a lazy ass. If they go after him, I'll be surprised.
February 3, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, texifornia said: Wow  Didn’t their beak up enter the portal? Has he already transferred?
February 3, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said: Didn’t their beak up enter the portal? Has he already transferred? James Blackman entered the portal, but he withdrew his name soon afterwards.
February 5, 20196 yr Don't be surprised, if a new bill in California allows student-athletes to be paid for namesake, there may be an "uptick" of transfers out west...
February 5, 20196 yr How would that even work? It's the NCAA not state laws that are preventing them from getting paid for their image.
February 5, 20196 yr 43 minutes ago, kopp0e said: Don't be surprised, if a new bill in California allows student-athletes to be paid for namesake, there may be an "uptick" of transfers out west... This actually more than likely kills the college football on the west coast if the rest of NCAA doesn't follow suit.
February 5, 20196 yr 28 minutes ago, Not a Sock said: This actually more than likely kills the college football on the west coast if the rest of NCAA doesn't follow suit. Gotta think big. If all Pac-12 states agree to this and the NCAA doesn't budge, then the Pac-12 should be willing to leave the NCAA and have an 11 game round robin for their championship and allow full compensation for players. They already have a network in place and watch how fast every 5 star player gets interested in Pac-12 schools if that's the only place in the country where they can get paid. It's a pipe dream because the university presidents don't have the balls to do it, but it's a power play that could work.Â
February 5, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Huckleberry said: Gotta think big. If all Pac-12 states agree to this and the NCAA doesn't budge, then the Pac-12 should be willing to leave the NCAA and have an 11 game round robin for their championship and allow full compensation for players. They already have a network in place and watch how fast every 5 star player gets interested in Pac-12 schools if that's the only place in the country where they can get paid. It's a pipe dream because the university presidents don't have the balls to do it, but it's a power play that could work. No one on the west coast cares enough for the Pac-12 to go rouge and it's not like the rest of the country would all of a sudden become super interested.
February 5, 20196 yr 1 minute ago, Not a Sock said: No one on the west coast cares enough for the Pac-12 to go rouge And what if the SEC decided to go Blanc?!
February 5, 20196 yr The rest of the country's interest is when all the top recruits are headed that way. The end goal is to force NCAA change, not stay independent forever. Being paid under the table is one thing. Sponsorship deals with EA Sports or Nike with your face and name in advertising is something else entirely.Â
February 5, 20196 yr 5 minutes ago, Huckleberry said: The rest of the country's interest is when all the top recruits are headed that way. The end goal is to force NCAA change, not stay independent forever. Being paid under the table is one thing. Sponsorship deals with EA Sports or Nike with your face and name in advertising is something else entirely. Unless the Pac-12 is offering six figure bonus which the Pac-12 doesn't have the fan support to do they won't attract the talent necessary to go rouge and have an interesting product.  Edited February 5, 20196 yr by Not a Sock
February 5, 20196 yr For fuck's sake it's spelled rogue. You're missing the point of the bill entirely. It's not about the schools paying them directly, it's about sponsorship deals. That's why I mentioned EA Sports and Nike.
February 5, 20196 yr Also, from a selfish perspective this would be the best possible system for schools like Texas. Programs with huge followings in marketable cities would be more desirable and valuable as landing spots for the top talent. Local sponsorship markets for programs like Texas would dwarf those of competing teams. That's the only reason this kind of system might have a chance in the distant future, eventually you have to think power brokers would figure that out. Being a big fish in a big pond would be significantly more lucrative than being a big fish in a small pond.
February 5, 20196 yr  22 minutes ago, Huckleberry said: Being a big fish in a big pond would be significantly more lucrative than being a big fish in a small pond. Have you listened to a texas aggy football radio broadcast? Underestimate the combine dealership advertising budget at your own peril.
February 5, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Not a Sock said: they won't attract the talent necessary to go rouge and have an interesting product. Â
February 5, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Huckleberry said: For fuck's sake it's spelled rogue. You're missing the point of the bill entirely. It's not about the schools paying them directly, it's about sponsorship deals. That's why I mentioned EA Sports and Nike. And all of those players would be deemed ineligible by the NCAA so either the schools go rogue or the or the PAC-12 is dead with out the Cali teams. And even if the Pac-12 went rogue it would be dead with in a few years if the they can't play with the rest of CFB. The Pac-12 is already struggling as is, they would loss the Play Off, The Rose Bowl, Bowl Games, and OCC games their exposure to the rest of the country would drop off. Edited February 5, 20196 yr by Not a Sock
February 5, 20196 yr Just entered the transfer portal. https://247sports.com/Player/Eyabi-Anoma-46037175/
February 5, 20196 yr Just now, Elmer_Fudd said: Just entered the transfer portal. https://247sports.com/Player/Eyabi-Anoma-46037175/ He was retweeting Bama's spring workout stuff like a week ago. Wonder if Saban is processing him or if he's just regular disgruntled.
February 5, 20196 yr 13 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said: Just entered the transfer portal. https://247sports.com/Player/Eyabi-Anoma-46037175/ If he does transfer it’ll probably be to Maryland. His main recruiter was Mike Locksley.
February 6, 20196 yr 7 hours ago, Hornsfan91 said: If he does transfer it’ll probably be to Maryland. His main recruiter was Mike Locksley. Yep.... From Maryland too.
February 6, 20196 yr Author On 1/30/2019 at 6:22 PM, LTtxfan said: Saw mention of this on another thread...... 247 now has Top 50 Rankings for Transfers.... Love this article quote: "We did not include Bru McCoy in the rankings, because he's going to be counted toward Texas' 2019 recruiting haul." https://247sports.com/college/texas/Article/College-football-transfer-rankings-128478942/  INITIAL TOP 50 1: Justin Fields, QB (100) Transferred to Ohio State from Georgia 2: Jalen Hurts, QB (97)  Transferred to Oklahoma from Alabama 3: Jaelan Phillips, OLB (96) Transferring from UCLA 4: Bubba Bolden, S (95) Transferred from USC to Miami 5: Jonah Jackson, OG (95) Transferring from Rutgers 6: Aubrey Solomon, DT (95) Transfer to Tennessee from Michigan 7: Parker Braun, OG (95) Transferring from Georgia Tech 8: Luke Ford, TE (93)  Transferred from Georgia to Illinois 9: Darrion Daniels, DT (92) Transferred from Oklahoma State to Nebraska 10: Tate Martell, QB (92) Transferred from Ohio State to Miami 11: K.J. Osborn, WR (91) Transferred from Buffalo to Miami 12: Jonathan Greenard, OLB (91) Transferred from Louisville to Florida 13: Addison Gumbs, DE (90) Transferred from Oklahoma to Oregon State 14: Larry Boyd, OT (90) Transferring from Illinois 15: Levi Jones, LB (90) Transferred from USC to N.C. State 16: Kelly Bryant, QB (90) Transferred from Clemson to Missouri 17: Asa Martin, RB (90) Transferred from Auburn to Miami 18: Manny Bowen, OLB (90) Transferred from Penn State to Utah 19: Jalen McCleskey, WR (89) Transferred from Oklahoma State to Tulane 20: Riley Neal, QB (89) Transferred from Ball State to Vanderbilt 21: Shawn Robinson, QB (89)  Transferred from TCU to Missouri 22: Trevon Hill, DE (89) Transferring from Virginia Tech 23: Jay Jay Wilson, TE (89)  Transferring from Arizona State to Auburn 24: Ykili Ross, S (89) Transferring from USC 25: Austin Kendall, QB (88) Transferred from Oklahoma to West Virginia 26: Jack Tuttle, QB (88) Transferred from Utah to Indiana 27: Shane Buechele, QB (88)  Transferring from Texas 28: Juwan Johnson, WR (88) Transferring from Penn State 29: Lawrence Cager, WR (88)  Transferring from Miami 30: Josh Jackson, QB (88)  Transferring from Virginia Tech 31: Brandon Wimbush, QB (88)  Transferred from Notre Dame to UCF 32: Eric Kumah, WR (87) Transferring from Virginia Tech 33: Justice Shelton-Mosley, WR (87) Transferred from Harvard to Vanderbilt 34: Keandre Jones, OLB (87) Transferred from Ohio State to Maryland 35: Oluwole Betiku, OLB (87)  Transferring from USC 36: Shameik Blackshear, DE (87)  Transferred from South Carolina to TCU 37: Deangelo Gibbs, WR/S (87) Transferred from Georgia to Tennessee 38: Avery Roberts, LB (87) Transferred from Nebraska to Oregon State 39: Bennett Williams, S (87) Transferring from Illinois 40: Tyjon Lindsey, WR (87) Transferring from Nebraska to Oregon State 41: Nick Starkel, QB (87)  Transferring from Texas A&M 42: Harrison Hand, CB (87) Transferred from Baylor to Temple 43: Zach Abercrumbia, DT (86) Transferring from Rice 44: Tabari Hines, WR (86) Transferred from Oregon to N.C. State 45: Jordan Hayes, S (86) Transferred from Duke to UCF 46: Nathan Eldridge, OG (86) Transferred from Arizona to Oregon State 47: James Gilbert, RB (86) Transferred from Ball State to Kansas State 48: Cameron Rising, QB (86) Transferred from Texas to Utah 49: Drew Richmond, OT (86) Transferring from Tennessee 50: Tommy Kennedy, OT (86)  Transferred from Butler to Miami Article  on Transfer-Portal https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2818489-biggest-winners-and-losers-of-cfbs-transfer-portal-thus-far#slide0 Edited February 6, 20196 yr by LTtxfan
February 6, 20196 yr 10 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said: Just entered the transfer portal. https://247sports.com/Player/Eyabi-Anoma-46037175/ Carrington followed him. Rumor on the Bama boards is he's pissed about the lack of playing time. This transfer portal is going to be hell for coaches. 5 stars are gonna want out if they aren't starting year 1. Edited February 6, 20196 yr by texasstrong12
February 6, 20196 yr 13 hours ago, Not a Sock said: And all of those players would be deemed ineligible by the NCAA so either the schools go rogue or the or the PAC-12 is dead with out the Cali teams. And even if the Pac-12 went rogue it would be dead with in a few years if the they can't play with the rest of CFB. The Pac-12 is already struggling as is, they would loss the Play Off, The Rose Bowl, Bowl Games, and OCC games their exposure to the rest of the country would drop off. EA Sports & the PAC 12 network are nationwide. If you're sitting in a room in Pennsylvania or Tennessee or Florida and you're playing video games all the time and the best players in college football are all on the video game you're playing as well as on TV, you're going to probably watch to see how your favorite players are doing. It will be the major league of college football and everything else will be minor league. Are you sitting around wondering when your favorite AAA baseball team is going to be on TV? or are you occasionally watching an MLB game, because that is the highest level in baseball?
February 6, 20196 yr 5 hours ago, Napoleon said: EA Sports & the PAC 12 network are nationwide. If you're sitting in a room in Pennsylvania or Tennessee or Florida and you're playing video games all the time and the best players in college football are all on the video game you're playing as well as on TV, you're going to probably watch to see how your favorite players are doing. It will be the major league of college football and everything else will be minor league. Are you sitting around wondering when your favorite AAA baseball team is going to be on TV? or are you occasionally watching an MLB game, because that is the highest level in baseball? But most NFL rosters aren't made up of non-4 and 5 star players. For casual pro football fans, college football is the minor leagues. Most of my NFL-only friends barely watch college football. What's the point when half the players on your favorite pro team come from schools you have barely heard of. California is already one of the main feeder states for NFL players (and not all of those who make the NFL leave the Pac) and still no one out West watches college football. College football fans watch their teams and the Pac has the lowest number of alums that are college football fans. Texas fans haven't moved on to only watch Bama or any other semi-pro SEC team, we watch Texas games. I haven't watched a Pac game in years, even if most of the best HS players went to the Pac I still wouldn't watch. If the Pac really made this move they would get killed. They lose all their connection to the rest of the country. That alone will likely steer a lot of blue-chippers away even if they could make money out West. I am also not sure what good investing corporate PR dollars in an 18-year-old LB from Pennsylvania will do for a company in California. Also no bowl games and no playoffs would knock off a large amount of the Pac's media revenue. I doubt they would get any immediate large gains on their T1/2 TV contracts until the networks see proof that their closed league actually has an audience. Probably should move the discussion over to the realignment fiction thread.
February 6, 20196 yr Author 9 hours ago, LTtxfan said: Article  on Transfer-Portal https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2818489-biggest-winners-and-losers-of-cfbs-transfer-portal-thus-far#slide0 bump
February 6, 20196 yr 9 hours ago, texasstrong12 said: Carrington followed him. Rumor on the Bama boards is he's pissed about the lack of playing time. This transfer portal is going to be hell for coaches. 5 stars are gonna want out if they aren't starting year 1. Maryland would be the logical choice. It seems to me they could more likely guarantee him a starting role.
February 6, 20196 yr Author DE grad transfer.... https://www.maizenbrew.com/2019/2/5/18212103/cm-lifes-evan-petzold-talks-michigan-football-grad-transfer-target-mike-danna
February 6, 20196 yr 22 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said: Just entered the transfer portal. https://247sports.com/Player/Eyabi-Anoma-46037175/ Left the portal today.
February 6, 20196 yr 12 hours ago, texasstrong12 said: Carrington followed him. Rumor on the Bama boards is he's pissed about the lack of playing time. This transfer portal is going to be hell for coaches. 5 stars are gonna want out if they aren't starting year 1. Maybe coaches should ask for raises for the added responsibility of dealing with the portal.
February 6, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Machinator said: Left the portal today. Â 57 minutes ago, TexasFan21 said: Where he end up? Â 55 minutes ago, Machinator said: Where he started
February 6, 20196 yr On 1/31/2019 at 10:10 PM, texifornia said: There was that one from Conroe Oak Ridge Clear Brook last year with Ivy/service academy offers. Really small, though. https://texassports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8516 https://247sports.com/player/jarrett-smith-46039081/ Rewatching the highlights for this guy, he seems to slip past the front 7 unseen and unnoticed, almost as though he’s playing against Texas in the early 2000s. /Sproles and Griffin nightmaresÂ
February 6, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, ImissWallyPryor said: Rewatching the highlights for this guy, he seems to slip past the front 7 unseen and unnoticed, almost as though he’s playing against Texas in the early 2000s. /Sproles and Griffin nightmares No kidding. Not breakaway speed but very elusive in traffic.
February 6, 20196 yr You know the 2019 recruiting thread would be pretty close to 1,000 pages if some inconsiderate jerk hadn't started this one to siphon off posts.
February 8, 20196 yr On 2/5/2019 at 11:23 AM, Not a Sock said: This actually more than likely kills the college football on the west coast if the rest of NCAA doesn't follow suit. Unless 4 conferences (or 5), decide to form their own autonomous league, independent of the NCAA... Waiting for the decision in the Alston case could be a slight game changer in how athletes are compensated on the record books...
February 8, 20196 yr Hand and Arlington Hambright started following each other. Started 5 games at LT for Oklahoma State this year before he was injured. Believe he's a 5th year SR. Â
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