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State of 2022 Recruiting

Well if players at other school are even actually passing tests, it’s not because they’re all natural. It’s likely the failed tests aren’t reported or players are tipped off when a test might come. It’s the game within the game of all major sports. I’d wager very few starters at the P5 level are truly natural, certainly not at the Clemson/Alabama tier or the Georgia/OU tier.

I'd take that bet, if I was a betting man. Starters, (especially returning starters at the 4.5-5 star level), at the P5 level have too much to lose to take that chance. Starters that may have no shot at the league may take that chance, but that's not guaranteed either.

No one should be making those assumptions.

They are clearly told about specific testing dates, yes, but there are ALSO random and unannounced testing days and selections (some players each time but not usually all). Only some PEDs are purge-able. Others leave signatures for far too long for them to be missed in regular testing.

Do some PROGRAMS run by certain coaches cheat in this way? Probably have been some, especially among coaches on hot seats.
 
Yep. Pretty bizarre why one would use multiple user names over the years.
They may be schizophrenic and it may depend on which persona is in control at that time. It is awesome when they go back and forth switching accounts debating with each other
 
You are speculating, no, it isn't likely failed drug test aren't reported, a failed drug test requires the athlete to test clean for a year, they aren't given by the school's medical staff either. Bama has used them but they have backed off a little the last few years, Bama players always looked bigger faster and stronger than anyone they played, and regressed as the season went alone. Early season they were juiced out of their minds, were backing off, performances dropped and come combine time all those guys that looked bigger, faster and stronger were actually smaller, slower and weaker. But that has changed the last few years. You need to know the symptoms and side effects PED's cause before making blanket statements. Under Urban UF's players were basically swimming in them, but not so much before or after.
The conversation has passed. But do not tell me what I need to know. I know more than I should about the side effects. I also know several football players who all discuss how widespread it is in college and the NFL. I also understand how many athletes in multiple sports are one step ahead of USADA, passing tests but clearly not clean. Tests are routinely beaten and routinely behind modern PEDs.
Let’s drop this and you can go back to believing UGA players just always eat their Wheaties.
 
The conversation has passed. But do not tell me what I need to know. I know more than I should about the side effects. I also know several football players who all discuss how widespread it is in college and the NFL. I also understand how many athletes in multiple sports are one step ahead of USADA, passing tests but clearly not clean. Tests are routinely beaten and routinely behind modern PEDs.
Let’s drop this and you can go back to believing UGA players just always eat their Wheaties.

As for who we know, I was at ont th time a college player, know and have worked with dozens including several a few AA that played at the next level. None were taking the juice. What they were was always bigger a d faster than everyone else, in fact one still holds a state record set in 1966. Just because someone is born with good genetics doesnt mean they are on the juice. If they were their NFL careers may have been longer. What none of them had was skin that looked like a 13 year old entering puberty balding at 20 an a head that looked like a basketball.
 
Rock, Josh Edwards predicted Ja'Kobi Albert to UK today. What is your take there? Looks like he has been on an OV to UM
 
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Rock, Josh Edwards predicted Ja'Kobi Albert to UK today. What is your take there? Looks like he has been on an OV to UM
We will see. Definitely some tough competition for him with Auburn, Michigan, etc. I'm interested to see where he ends up if Kentucky gets him. The coaches were fighting over him at camp.
 
We will see. Definitely some tough competition for him with Auburn, Michigan, etc. I'm interested to see where he ends up if Kentucky gets him. The coaches were fighting over him at camp.
So he did camp here? I had only seen where he had taken other visits
 
Apparently this tweet is Football related. Anyone have any guesses what he's hinting at? Is a commitment coming?

 
Now I know how Hack has 8000 more likes than posts!!!

Seriously, the only other moniker I have posted under was “Wildcatfanatic,” in the late 90’s on the old Lair.

And this detail, that there was a Wildcat Lair in 1997/98, typically draws comment from those under 30 . . . yes, young folk, we beat the T-Rex’s back long enough to post on old 56K modems back in my day . . . after we walked uphill both ways to get to the computer!!
 
Seriously, the only other moniker I have posted under was “Wildcatfanatic,” in the late 90’s on the old Lair.

And this detail, that there was a Wildcat Lair in 1997/98, typically draws comment from those under 30 . . . yes, young folk, we beat the T-Rex’s back long enough to post on old 56K modems back in my day . . . after we walked uphill both ways to get to the computer!!
It is hard to believe there was a wildcat lair in 97. I remember in college having some sort of high speed internet that was super slow. The old dial up modems were the best. Lol
 
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It is hard to believe there was a wildcat lair in 97. I remember in college having some sort of high speed internet that was super slow. The old dial up modems were the best. Lol

Yeah, the main moderator was RBS, one of the best posters was RV (still seen, here, on occasion) and Carter Hall was the “inside source” for recruiting.

If I remember correctly, some other posters from that era included Defense, Caveman Catfan, trublujr., and a smattering of folk who have kept the same moniker from the old Lair and Wildcatfaithful.com (RIP, Mel!!).
 
Seriously, the only other moniker I have posted under was “Wildcatfanatic,” in the late 90’s on the old Lair.

And this detail, that there was a Wildcat Lair in 1997/98, typically draws comment from those under 30 . . . yes, young folk, we beat the T-Rex’s back long enough to post on old 56K modems back in my day . . . after we walked uphill both ways to get to the computer!!
I believe I used Caveman Catfan at The Lair. Before that, I was Ska42 on an AOL message board.
 
I believe I used Caveman Catfan at The Lair. Before that, I was Ska42 on an AOL message board.

I think you did use CMCF, as I remember you doing the SNL schtick on being a mere Caveman Catfan . . . and it was pretty fresh Schtick at the time, in the 90’s with Phil Hartman IIRC.
 
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Curiously, how far back did the AOL message board date? UK site?
They had their message boards broken into subcategories, one of which was UK sports. That would have been around 1993. AOL was my only dial-up universe then. I dared not center out into the World Wide Web!! Finally, a regular on that board led me to the Lair.
 
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Yeah, the main moderator was RBS, one of the best posters was RV (still seen, here, on occasion) and Carter Hall was the “inside source” for recruiting.

If I remember correctly, some other posters from that era included Defense, Caveman Catfan, trublujr., and a smattering of folk who have kept the same moniker from the old Lair and Wildcatfaithful.com (RIP, Mel!!).
I was introduced to Carter at the 2003 AL game by RV. I was traveling to a fair number of away games in those days. Only time I met him.
 
It is hard to believe there was a wildcat lair in 97. I remember in college having some sort of high speed internet that was super slow. The old dial up modems were the best. Lol
I never understood why it had to make that horrendous noise when it was connecting. It was like fingernails on a chalkboard to me ! lol
 
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Matt Jones just said he knows what it is, and it would be "immediate help" so it must be a big time transfer coming.

Another player at Linebacker would be my best guess, or a Receiver?

Where else are we thin or less talented?
 
There were usenet groups before that but I don't remember them being that active. How many remember the Herald Leader sport boards that were ruined by one moronic and obsessed Louisville fan. He posted so much drivel and trash that they deleted the board so they didn't have to moderate his garbage.
 
I ever understood why it had to make that horrendous noise when it was connecting. It was like fingernails on a chalkboard to me ! lol
That noise was the baud rate negotiation. When the connection wasn't good, it might drop to 110 baud (about 10 characters per second). If it was good you could get 1200 or 2400 baud. Also, if it went dead or to a solid tone, you would know to start over. Or if someone answered, you dialed the wrong number. I was once working with a patent attorney in Florida who had a modem attached to his own phone and he kept answering when I was trying to give hm a revised copy of the patent we were working on. Drove me crazy.
 
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