Such an added boost. I was really bummed out when it became obvious his role wasn’t going to be anything big. So when he was going to red shirt my first thought was “just get to the playoffs”.

Enormous that he’s back and also that we can add him to next years line up. As a fifth year senior that’s going to be different if we can also be fortunate enough to have KJ back too.

BB73 said:

My comparison is Jared Goff. Not as tall as Goff, but for the pocket sense and accuracy. Not the lack of melanin.

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Who I was thinking of as well

BB73 said:

I rarely post while I’m getting some.

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You’re still getting some! Kudos my man…

Jagdaddy said:

He was getting some when I posted that.

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I rarely post while I’m getting some.

Don Schlundt.

NastyNatiBuck said:

This is the biggest physicality difference I've ever witnessed in The Game. That entire game, we were thumping them. We had so many hard hits. This was not even the only kickoff return McGuffie had where he got rocked.

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Yes, both James and Malcolm specifically were just smacking people.

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Burrow didn't start until his RSjr year. So if we're going off a pure year to year comparison, then It can only be marked as N/A.

The comparisons we're giving are essentially what we know of Joe in his last season contrasted to what we see with JS now and using a great deal of projection.

Julian still has quite a bit of room for growth, especially when it comes to being more efficient as a passer when given full field reads.

That was something that, about 3/4 of the way through his 1st season starting, Burrow really began to show a higher level of command. Not to say that Julian can't improve, it's just that Joe was the best QB prospect since Peyton Manning.

So when we make these comparisons, it's important to realize we're holding Julian up to a lofty, multi-generational rare talent status. I'm not comfortable making those claims.

I even find the Brees comparisons a bit lazy. Every white dude the last 10+ years that 6'0ish ft tall is Drew Brees. Julian, Kellen Moore, Baker Mayfield, Cade Klubnik, Manziel, Ty Simpson... all get WAY too much parallel to Drew Brees. Why? 6ft-ish and white.

Reminds me of that bit from Role Models - "You white? You Ben Affleck"

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My comparison is Jared Goff. Not as tall as Goff, but for the pocket sense and accuracy. Not the lack of melanin.

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Sources: Penn State focusing search on Iowa State's Campbell​

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has emerged as the focus of Penn State's head coaching search, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

Penn State is in discussions with Campbell about its vacancy after initiating contact with him Wednesday. Both sides are early in the process, and any hire at Penn State will require additional steps and board approval.
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Iowa State extends Campbell, bumps pay to $5M

Iowa State and coach Matt Campbell have finalized a contract extension through 2032 after the winningest coach in program history led the Cyclones to their first-ever 11-win season in 2024.

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Iowa State, Matt Campbell finalize extension through 2032​

Campbell will earn $5 million per year in total compensation, according to a copy of the contract obtained by ESPN on Friday. The three-time Big 12 Coach of the Year honoree took a discount on the deal, sources told ESPN, to ensure that his staff salary pool increased and to allow Iowa State to allocate an additional $1 million to revenue-sharing funds for its football roster.

If Campbell accepts another Power 4 head coaching job before the end of his contract, his buyout would be $2 million.

Just sayin': WOW!!! His buyout is just $2M.

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I don’t think Penn state has a lot of leverage at this point.

4th and inches with a 220 lb back….let’s throw it out of the shotgun

You got it, but wouldn’t it make sense to put your back under center and push forward

too much fuckin green in this game...it's like a Jets/Houston game from 1985

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Stuffed in a locker! Get in there Dan!

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That is without a doubt one of the funnier but more disturbing videos. How gentle Day is being is somehow making it way worse

Thump said:

Campbell has had bigger jobs offered to him and turned them down.

I think he turns this Chernobyl disaster down.

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Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has agreed to an eight-year deal to become the next head coach at Penn State, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel. The deal will go before the compensation committee of the school's board of trustees for final approval on Monday.

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Just sayin': Franklin's reported salary was $8.5M a year; I'll guess that Penn State is offering Campbell something similar (or maybe even more). Those "bigger job offers" you refer to may not have been for as much guaranteed money that Ped State is throwing at him.....

Toss up between Damon Bailey and Jimmy Chitwood for me.

Green Wave with the blue unis.
Makes sense

Bagmen.

Mike80 said:

I'm going to say one thing - anyone over the age of about 37 can only name 1 player from Indiana, and that name is Antwaan Randle-El.

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Calbert Cheaney.

Man did Penn State fall backwards into this one!

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Franklin but sometimes beats top teams as opposed to franklin but never beats top teams.

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True.
But Franklin was good at winning games he should win (until this year).
Campbell loses a doozy about once a year - a MAC game or equivalent.
For instance - who was Colorado’s only Big12 win this year?

Georgia seeks $390K from DE Damon Wilson for transfer damages​

Georgia's athletic department is headed to court to try to obtain $390,000 in damages from a former standout defensive end who transferred from the school after his sophomore season in a potentially precedent-setting case.

The Bulldogs have asked a judge to force former defensive end Damon Wilson, currently the top pass rusher on Missouri's defensive line, to enter into arbitration to settle a clause in his former contract that serves effectively as a buyout fee for exiting his deal early. Wilson played for Georgia as a freshman and sophomore before transferring to Missouri in January, two weeks after signing a new deal with Georgia's Classic City Collective.

Many schools and collectives have started to include liquidated damages clauses in their contracts with athletes to protect their investment in players and deter transfers. Georgia is one of the first programs to publicly try to enforce the clause by filing suit against a player.

"When the University of Georgia Athletic Association enters binding agreements with student-athletes, we honor our commitments and expect student-athletes to do the same," athletics spokesperson Steven Drummond said in a statement to ESPN on Friday.

Wilson was served last week in Missouri with a summons to appear in court, according to legal documents.

"After all the facts come out, people will be shocked at how the University of Georgia treated a student athlete," said Bogdan Susan, a Missouri-based attorney who is representing Wilson along with attorney Jeff Jensen. "It has never been about the money for Damon, he just wants to play the game he loves and pursue his dream of playing in the NFL."

Susan and Jensen did not represent Wilson when he negotiated his contact with Georgia. He and his lawyers have 30 days from the time he received his court summons to provide a response.

The Bulldogs paid Wilson a total of $30,000 from the disputed contract. Because of the way the deal was crafted, Georgia says Wilson owed it $390,000 in a lump sum within 30 days of his decision to leave the team. Drummond declined to comment when asked why the damages being sought are much higher than the amount Wilson was paid.

Wilson signed a term sheet with Classic City Collective in December 2024, shortly before Georgia lost in a quarterfinal playoff game to Notre Dame, ending his sophomore season. The 14-month contract -- which was attached to Georgia's legal filing -- was worth $500,000 to be distributed in monthly payments of $30,000 with two additional $40,000 bonus payments that would be paid shortly after the NCAA transfer portal windows closed.

The deal states that if Wilson withdrew from the Georgia team or entered the transfer portal, he would owe the collective a lump-sum payment equal to the rest of the money he'd have received had he stayed for the length of the contract. (The two bonus payments apparently were not included in the damages calculation.) Classic City signed over the rights to those damages to Georgia's athletic department July 1 when many schools took over player payments from their collectives.

Georgia's filing claims Wilson received his first $30,000 payment Dec. 24, 2024. Less than two weeks later, he declared his plans to transfer.
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"To me, [these clauses] are clearly penalty provisions masquerading as liquidated damages," Heitner said.

Several attorneys who have reviewed athlete NIL contracts for ESPN in the past say they believe schools and their collectives are using liquidated damages clauses in bad faith to punish players who break their contract early.

Schools and collectives have not used the negotiated buyout clauses that typically appear in coaching contracts for athletes because the teams aren't technically paying them to play their sport. Instead, the school pays players for the right to use their name, image and likeness in promotional material. Paying for play could make it more likely that courts would deem athletes to be employees, which almost all college sports leaders want to avoid.

Wilson's case could help set a precedent on whether liquidated damages clauses will serve as an effective, defensible substitute for more traditional buyout fees.

Just sayin": This doesn't sound like something Georgia will win; however, suing a transfer like this and asking for much more money back (in damages) than the recruit was paid will not help Georgia's recruiting efforts in the future.

Jagdaddy said:

So they're basically trading in Franklin for Franklin but white?

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Franklin but sometimes beats top teams as opposed to franklin but never beats top teams.

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I'm going to say one thing - anyone over the age of about 37 can only name 1 player from Indiana, and that name is Antwaan Randle-El.

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Anthony fucking Thompson

Yes, I’m still bitter.