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So....longer than 5 months?

He seems to be doing well...

Trev doing his thing. https://theeagle.com/sports/college/aggiesports/tamu-athletic-department-lays-off-staffers/article_6c31326a-01b5-11ef-9358-bfe78f95f213.html

I thought we were this and next season away from being over COVID extra seasons. But nonetheless. It will be interesting. Deion Sanders has made zero visits to high schools and hits the transfer portal heavily. I'd imagine he'll lose out on some players who transfer to schools where those coaches visited them in their early years. As for basketball, you can probably get by with it a little more than you can in football. But in order to have depth, you either need deep pockets for solid bench guys or some continuity from high school or JUCO recruits.

I think this has less to do about a period in time and more about money. This is a byproduct of many things that transpired before COVID. AAU probably soiled the quality of loyalty, team, and athlete more than anything. Our sports and federal government entities have made these activities legal since circa 2021. Until some type of regulation (of league or legal action) comes into play, or until the market for NIL stabilizes (whether corporations determine they aren't getting an ROI, or universities/boosters can no longer shell out that level of money) I don't see this going anywhere any time soon.

These two things are the byproduct of what Purdue has for next season. Gillis wasn't expected to maintain a spot on Purdue's roster and Purdue didn't leave a spot open for him. They're all booked up.

I assume they were #351 prior to the Nebraska game then.

Football, but along the same lines... We now live in a world where true freshman transfer before the season starts:

He did Post was deleted. This is the best I can do, fam. Let’s run it back! Go buckspic.twitter.com/Tda4vKHQFg — felixokpara (@Felixokpara24)April 2, 2024

Without knowing the details, I wonder if Ohio States incoming transfers changed his outlook on playing time. That, or it's always about money now.

Well.... NIL now involves the highest corporate bidder:

I don't know what it is. No rationale. But I just have a good feeling about this next season. Maybe I'm just still riding the wave we had this past March. Let's get back there!

Looks like Union Omaha is playing the Kansas City Royals (IFKYK):

What universe do we live in?

Does this mean Illinois gets extra scholarship spots for the types of players they recruit?

I think we may be overlooking an element too that just because we're going after certain transfers doesn't mean we're top contenders. Fred's going to have to balance between sure things, 50/50s, and long shot guys. And he's got to do all that while trying to determine how to best fill a roster.

lol! I don't think it takes much to become an Admiral in the Nebraska Navy. http://www.nebraskaadmirals.org/ "It is believed that several hundred thousand Admirals have been appointed. Many Nebraskans and visitors to our state have not heard of our navy; they have not heard of the waves of prairie schooners that at one time plied our plains under which lies our real wealth---Nebraska's under-ground sea." There's a joke in there somewhere about Admiral Navy Seamen and potentially being siblings, but I'll digress.

My dad too! You might be siblings.

Imagine spending as much money as we do AND winning games... just a thought.

MORE MASTS FOR THE SHIPS!!!

Hope he enjoys playing basketball in a library.

We're interested but probably not interested in paying what it will take to land Payne. If you're not willing to pay'n to get the Payne, then you're going to feel the pain.

Going to the school who's first win against a ranked opponent since 1998 was #21 Nebraska (2014-2015). Since then, they have beat #6 Creighton (2016-2017) and #10 Oklahoma (2017-2018); both first round NCAA tournament wins.