Etienne enters the portal
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Could be Oregon…
Could be Arkansas…
Could be UGA…
Could be Kentucky…
Could be Miami…
Hope it’s not FSU…
Not man enough to stick it out and create a winning team. I hope he ends up 3rd string wherever he goes.
Pretty clever..... Props for putting that together.Could be Oregon…
Could be Arkansas…
Could be UGA…
Could be Kentucky…
Could be Miami…
Hope it’s not FSU…
For the record, UK is in market shopping the portal for a RB. From the chatter I'm hearing on our board, our top two targets are Rocket Sanders from Arky and Chip Trayanum (sp?) from Ohio State. Maybe our coaches have been in contact with ETN but not that I've heard (yet).
At the end of the day, it's a business for both the school and the player. It's always been a business, but more clearly expressed now with pay-to-play.
He sees the state of the program far more clear then you or I do. Uf is likely to lose 3-4 in the first 5 games next season.....you really think him staying was going to create a winning team?
We can whine about school loyalty till we're blue in the face, but ultimately it's just a job and he's potentially looking to put himself in a position to best help his actual family and loved ones.
Valuable info in the transfer portal thread about ETN if you want to read. Where the info belongs not a thread about every kid we lose.
sadgator is quickly coming to the conclusion that college football now sucks…
Look, transfer anywhere you want if you don’t want to play for Florida…but UGA…c’mon…
There’s just something so wrong about all of this…
Look, transfer anywhere you want if you don’t want to play for Florida…but UGA…c’mon…
There’s just something so wrong about all of this…
This^^^I'm leaving and also going to one of my former school's most hated SEC rivals.
This shows me that no young athlete has any allegiance to anything except greed and power.
Well, if it's just about making money then count me out of supporting it. My generation forced universities to build 80,000 + stadiums all over the country and this generation had rather sit at home and play Fortnite than attend a game. Those stadiums will not stay packed to watch a bunch of entitled JAs act as though they are bigger than the game and more important than the universities they represent.
I'm starting to doubt his brother and his weak ass blocking won't last long in the league. A waste of a first round pick Urban made. Nice performance against the Bucs Sunday, 6 carries for 12 yards.
Are you ever going to quit crying about this FFS!
Bad enough there's like eight people and four active threads, let's post less.
Ha! I just looked more closely at your avatar!
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!!
There HAS to be a penalty of some kind for a player who transfers inner-conference from year to year…there just has to be…
Otherwise it’s just straight up poaching…which is basically what it is now…
Transfer all you want anywhere you want, but you gotta make those dudes sit out a year. It’s the ultimate equalizer.
It’s just not right from a competitive standpoint to all unrestricted transfers like this…and sadgator feels this way about incoming transfers as well.
Otherwise it’s just straight up poaching…which is basically what it is now…
Transfer all you want anywhere you want, but you gotta make those dudes sit out a year. It’s the ultimate equalizer.
It’s just not right from a competitive standpoint to all unrestricted transfers like this…and sadgator feels this way about incoming transfers as well.
I believe the issue is that they can’t restrict the players’ movement if they’re not under contract. They can’t be under contract unless the NCAA, schools and conferences come off some of their revenue. Appeals court in WVA just ruled that eligibility restrictions on transfers violated antitrust law. Courts are not going to let the NCAA restrict where these players can play without compensation. Everyone knows it sucks but it’s the price everyone pays because the NCAA and the schools want to keep all the money.
So commitments are no longer commitments, they're temporary contracts. Playoffs aren't playoffs, they're invitationals and transfers are really just mercenaries for hire.
Good Lord this sport is dying.
I guess its here to stay then. Many of these players are already way overcompensated in the SEC and some other top schools - at least where the boosters are paying them all that NIL money 90%+ aren't worth as far as advertising value. You have a lot of schools though where the boosters aren't shelling out crazy money.
Lawyers fvck up everything.
No doubt. Greed breeds contempt. When you try to please everybody no one is happy.
About the only good thing about it is if you are one of the teams paying out some decent NIL money a coach really has no excuse not to be at least competitive by year 2 if he is hired prior to the 1st portal window opening to get players in for the spring. I heard we were willing to spend on this stuff now so I wonder if it's Napier's process taking too long to offer these transfers or if the big boosters figure he is likely gone and holding back until 2024 is over.
What I think is interesting is the difference in the UGA and FSU rosters. UGA is playing everyone and FSU’s entire starting lineup is skipping the game. What accounts for the difference?
I was listening to the Rutgers post game interviews and the kids all sounded like aliens with how committed they were to their program. Mizzou the same thing.
I was listening to the Rutgers post game interviews and the kids all sounded like aliens with how committed they were to their program. Mizzou the same thing.
The Holes were the same way last season. Not one of their seniors opted out. What a difference a year makes.
Result of FSU going the all portal route. Sadly this will become more of the norm.
On a related note. If this kid didn't have a contract on NIL they are screwing him on I wouldn't touch him if I was a coach.
That is insane.
Folks, the sport we once knew and loved is officially dead.
It is very very very sad what has happened to this game. ☹️
They are murdering the sport because they don’t want to share revenue with the players.
Who’s the idiot? The qb or the school? The qbs going to preserve his eligibility and sign a bigger deal next year.The 2 sides. My view if you don't get a written contract you are an idiot. Not sure who is telling the truth but if an agent is involved they will manipulate reality usually.
Just like Kyle McCord leaving pOSU for Syracuse. Without NIL, McCord would have never left, and the Cuse still sucks.
I have zero sympathy for the NCAA, any conference or member school that gets jammed up because of NIL. This ridiculous system is what they came up with in order to keep all the revenue away from the players. Now they can reap the whirlwind while this sport completely falls apart.
The QB for not having the deal he claims in writing. I also doubt a kid who is just a good running QB has large value in NIL.
Now it's spreading there. Teams need to take a firm stand and not let agents for players think they can renegotiate stuff during the season.
As repulsive as it is, the phrase “"expectations for opportunities unfortunately were not met" is pretty funny.
sadgator could use that phase for just about everything in his life…
It’s like, “Welcome to the real world, kid.”
sadgator could use that phase for just about everything in his life…
It’s like, “Welcome to the real world, kid.”
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