Why would any coach develop a player only to have them be bought out the next season by another team?The future of college bowl games. Good teams lose key players to the portal and then look terrible. There has to be changes to the portal rules.
Tulane's 3000 yd QB did not play in the game, already transferred to Duke.
Nah. Too harsh.The legend Jon Sumrall...largely overexaggerated.
Florida completely turning around their season and program under Napier is impressive though.
in fairness, the turnaround is due to 3-4 players, mostly true freshman. I'd contend the turnaround is due to NIL and not sunbelt billy. JMO.The legend Jon Sumrall...largely overexaggerated.
Florida completely turning around their season and program under Napier is impressive though.
This would probably be collusion in violation of antitrust statutes. It would benefit member institutions and limit the freedom of movement of players. NCAA athletes do not have a collective bargaining agreement like the NFL.in fairness, the turnaround is due to 3-4 players, mostly true freshman. I'd contend the turnaround is due to NIL and not sunbelt billy. JMO.
But I liked Ware's comment at the end ... if a player transfers, then they lose a year of eligibility. Simple solution. Two ways that could be implemented. First, as it used to be and second, say a player transfers after he plays in 24, he plays in 25 and has one more year remaining. If he transfers again, then he is out. So basically one "freebie" transfer. Now if he redshirts in 24 and transfers, then he comes in as a sophomore. If he transfers again, he is a final year junior. I know people will hate that, but I like it ... maybe would stop this insanity. The current system is worse than the pros because every player is a FA every single year. At least the pros can sign contracts for a few years.
If so, then it is worse than a semi-pro league.This would probably be collusion in violation of antitrust statutes. It would benefit member institutions and limit the freedom of movement of players. NCAA athletes do not have a collective bargaining agreement like the NFL.
That’s never going to happen. It would 100% go against the court ruling.in fairness, the turnaround is due to 3-4 players, mostly true freshman. I'd contend the turnaround is due to NIL and not sunbelt billy. JMO.
But I liked Ware's comment at the end ... if a player transfers, then they lose a year of eligibility. Simple solution. Two ways that could be implemented. First, as it used to be and second, say a player transfers after he plays in 24, he plays in 25 and has one more year remaining. If he transfers again, then he is out. So basically one "freebie" transfer. Now if he redshirts in 24 and transfers, then he comes in as a sophomore. If he transfers again, he is a final year junior. I know people will hate that, but I like it ... maybe would stop this insanity. The current system is worse than the pros because every player is a FA every single year. At least the pros can sign contracts for a few years.
I wish Sumrall had gotten the UNC job. Would like to see him prove it at P5 level
Like I said, it is no better than a semi-pro league then. Schools should use 2 or 3 year contracts for NIL.That’s never going to happen. It would 100% go against the court ruling.
Tulane was better before summerall got there.Tulane would beat Kentucky worse than Vanderbilt beat Kentucky.
It’s time to bring Sumrall home where he belongs.
Do court rulings mean anything anymore? The Supreme Court told O’Biden he couldn’t continue with student debt forgiveness but he’s doing it anyway and nobody is doing anything about it. Why can’t the NCAA snub their nose as well?That’s never going to happen. It would 100% go against the court ruling.
So. The back up played in 11 games this year and was very solid. Florida had some key defensive players out and a couple offensive. They straight up boat raced Tulane. They could have played 2 QBs at the same time and it would not have mattered. Tulane is lucky Florida kicked 3 FGs in the 1st half and DJ threw two picks or it would have been 30/35 - 0 at the half. BOTH games last night was complete mismatches.Tulane's 3000 yd QB did not play in the game, already transferred to Duke.
It’s more about an offensive philosophy to me. You don’t have to have a HC with a background on the offensive side of the ball, but they need to embrace an offensive philosophy that can put points on the board, setting themselves up for a sustainable offense when coordinators move on as you mention.Kentucky needs a coach who is an offense play caller so that at least the offense can be consistent from year to year in spite of the movement of coordinators. Sumrall is a good coach but does not run an offense. Someone like Stein from Oregon would likely be a better answer . Even the younger Brohm would make more sense
Stein and Brain Brohm have no HC experience.Kentucky needs a coach who is an offense play caller so that at least the offense can be consistent from year to year in spite of the movement of coordinators. Sumrall is a good coach but does not run an offense. Someone like Stein from Oregon would likely be a better answer . Even the younger Brohm would make more sense
Neither did Stoops, at the time we hired him, but he was a good hire. Was, anyway. Realistically, a non blueblood program like ours will rarely be able to attract a top head coach at a P4 level, so it's usually either a top head coach at a midmajor level or a top coordinator at the P4 level. The success rate for either option is about even.Stein and Brain Brohm have no HC experience.
Saban did it with multiple 5 Star QBsIt’s more about an offensive philosophy to me. You don’t have to have a HC with a background on the offensive side of the ball, but they need to embrace an offensive philosophy that can put points on the board, setting themselves up for a sustainable offense when coordinators move on as you mention.
Dan Lanning and Kirby Smart are 1-2 right now and both were DC’s. Saban was a defensive guy and finally changed his mindset on offense and did it through multiple coordinators.
He had 5 star QB’s before the change too. It’s more to point out even a defensive minded coach like Saban changed. He was a run it between the tackles, drop back pass offense before he figured out it wasn’t going to win in college football in the future. Lots of articles about his shift from a clock management offense depending on his defense to opening it up. He adapted to stay on top. Here is a bit from an article:Saban did it with multiple 5 Star QBs
I always say something similar about the Reds. There are opening day starters and there are starters who pitch opening day.And remember Bear Bryant said it best. If you have two QB on a team trying to start then you have no QB on the team
Yeah but we aren't plucking a bunch off from one specific team. Every school has atleast a few guys who can play. Just look how many guys from small schools get drafted every year.Did anyone really expect a team from a glorified CUSA conference to compete with any level of an SEC school? The talent gap between the SEC and big 12 is not small, but the gap between the SEC and a lower conference is massive, especially by bowl time.
Some of us should think about that since we are adding a whole crap ton of players from these lower end conferences to our roster next year.
Yeah but we aren't plucking a bunch off from one specific team. Every school has atleast a few guys who can play. Just look how many guys from small schools get drafted every year.