[FAU (1/28/24)]

No Buggs, no.

[SMU (1/25/24)]

So happy for the team and happy to see the large student turnout getting rewarded with a great game.  Hopefully it will drive more attendance.  This team deserves some big crowds.  Awesome win.  

[Yes, the stupidity can actually get worse - Unlimited Transfers]

I hate college football so much.

[Now that we have a QB1]

I actually think Morris could flourish in this system.  However, he is going to have to prove he can stay on the field and turn potential into results.  He has had opportunity, but has not taken advantage.  His numbers are fairly pedestrian since he has not been able to sustain long stretches.  His accuracy is up where it needs to be and he has shown flashes of brilliance, but there is always a but.

[QB commit - Chandler Morris - transfer from TCU]

We don't exactly have the best track with P5 QB transfers named Morris.  Let's hope this one fares a little better.

[Dallas Cowboys]

[How would you rate the Defensive recruiting?]

Craponi appears committed to proving last year was no fluke.

[QB commit - Chandler Morris - transfer from TCU]

Looks like a very solid addition to the QB room.  I hope we made the right decision by going with a QB xfer that will not be here until Fall.   guess the upside is that the other QBs will get more reps this Spring.

[Be Honest ... How worried (or not) are you about the QB situation?]

Not sure what people saw out of Earle that gives them any confidence he can be a contributor, much less a starter.  He looked completely lost based on what I saw.  If he does not somehow take giant steps forward I surely hope we have better options.  

The only defense he looked competent against was our own.  Hopefully Morris learned from his complete whiff last season when it came to evaluating his QB talent going in to the season.

[Random Thoughts on all of the QB1's moving around in the Portal]

Time to drop the charade of student athlete.  Stop making these kids go to school while playing football.  Let them focus on football and make their scholarship money available after they are done.  At least this way they are free to choose whatever major they want instead of being forced to take generic classes so they can pass and not interfere with athletic commitments.

[Major recruiting class jump from ‘23 to ‘24]

2 hours ago, dmaxel said:

Is that true? If so, sounds like it would be easy to bring a lawsuit against BYU (and the NCAA) for circumventing Title IX. Because no one can seriously pretend that women profit from this whole NIL scheme as much as men do.

But the schools do not run the collectives.  The actions of the collectives are not covered by Title IX.  At least not for now.

[Major recruiting class jump from ‘23 to ‘24]

Instead of hoarding more than 85 players it seems like it might be a better strategy to funnel any excess cash to to top players in an effort to keep them around. If you lose a few players to attrition or injury just go buy some more.

Man, I hate where this is headed.

[North Texas Portal Entry Thread]

The guys who make the rules, or own the guys that make the rules, are they same guys that make the large donations and have rigged the system/tax laws in their favor.  These rules won't change.  Follow the gold.

[Are we not signing a transfer QB?]

Each signing class always brings renewed hope, but the only thing we really know is that we signed 40+ players.  No idea how many can/will be productive.  IMO, with so many gaps and needs on both sides of the ball we should have leaned more heavily on the number of portal signees.  Too many HS signees for a team with so many immediate needs IMO. 

Morris will need to be surgical with 5-6 remaining spots.  Getting 3-4 impactful transfers, including a QB, with those spots will be critical.  Morris still needs to sign impact players at QB, OL, DL/DL/DL, LB.  

 

[Are we not signing a transfer QB?]

Technically, we have already signed a QB from the portal this class.  🤷‍♂️

[The Future of Bowl Games]

Leverage the existing G5 bowl system and implement a playoff of conference champions plus at large bids.  Sound familiar? 

FCS is able to include 20 teams, which would be about 1/3 of the 65'ish G5 schools.  It takes 23 games to complete the bracket, which is about the current number of G5 bowl games.  

This would likely require all of G5 to negotiate collectively for football tv rights.  The problem is, even at the G5 level, not all conference distributions are equal so greed will likely kill any attempt to do logical things.

 

[UCLA's Chip Kelly advocates for single Power 5 conference]

We basically had this setup once and then OU rolled a snowball down a hill.

One big conference for football and then regional conferences for remaining sports is a good idea, probably the best one for long term survival, but greed will somehow get in the way. 

[North Texas Portal Entry Thread]

19 hours ago, greenminer said:

Thanks.  Where can one find these NIL numbers per school?

Not sure if there is a tracker anywhere.  Mostly non public type of data so would be hard to confirm.

However, multiple sources have referenced the Light The Tower collective as having raised a little over $100k.

For comparison, it has been referenced/rumored that smu is paying players $3k/month to be on the roster.  No wonder how they are 'magically' able to sign a player over some of their competitors.

Doing some quick math, 85 football players plus 15 basketball players is 100 players.  At $3k per month that is $3.6m per year.  If we want to be competitive we need roughly $3.6m per year NIL money.  It sounds like we have $100k. 

These are realities.

[Commitments 12/10/2023]

3 down, 40 more spots to go!

[Fordham (12/10/23)]

This seems about right lately.

[And Here We Go]

As far as I can tell, the collectives are under no obligation to support Title IX.  If the schools become employers, then yes.  Otherwise, I doubt the collectives will ultimately feel the obligation to support Title IX unless they feel the need to pay for a player they really want on their team.

[A question for the "We should only recruit through the portal" crowd]

Thank goodness for Harry and the MGC, but the supposed BMD/business focused Light the Tower initiative seems like cluster so far.  Light the Tower will need to be coordinated in order to be successful, especially for football since it will require the most funds.

[North Texas Portal Entry Thread]

I assume going back to FCS allows him to play right away without having to sit out.  Good for him.

 

 

[And Here We Go]

One sensible solution is to take the money that would normally go toward paying for a scholarship and place that money in a trust fund similar to the armed forces or minor league baseball.  Stop the charade of forcing players to take classes, many times in subject they are not even interested in, and let them focus on their sport. 

Schools will still have to pay room and board and enough of a salary to cover hanging out money (or more) while playing their sport.  After they are done playing, they can spend the money on whatever they want, including an education.  There are plenty of degrees that coaches won't allow/strongly discourage.  This approach would allow players to pursue subjects they are actually interested in and have the time they need to focus on their studies.

 

[What happens to us and the rest of the schools in NIL?]

TCU made $3billion from the CFP appearance? UF made $billions off of Tebow?  These psuedo millenials are out of touch with reality.  TCU total annual revenues are not even $1billion, how would they have magically earned $3billion by appearing in the playoffs.

It is kind of funny to see fans of 2nd tier P5 schools suddenly realize they are about to get left behind along with the rest of us peons.