With NIL uncontrolled... college football is now no different than pro..
so I pose the portal should accept exNFL players that still have college eligibility remaining

All the way to 6th in the composite ehrmahget

Sigh

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Auburn star Tahaad Pettiford arrested on DUI charge​

Auburn star Tahaad Pettiford, an SEC Player of the Year contender in 2025-26, was arrested early Saturday morning on a DUI charge in Lee County, Alabama, according to jail logs.

Pettiford was released midday, a source told ESPN, and is no longer listed as an inmate on the jail's log.

"We are aware of the situation, and we will handle it internally with Tahaad and his family," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said in a statement to ESPN on Saturday. "We take these matters seriously and will learn and grow from it moving forward."

The 19-year-old's arrest on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol comes just weeks after he withdrew from the NBA draft. Pettiford, who averaged 11.6 PPG in his freshman season for an Auburn team that secured the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament and reached the Final Four, is the cornerstone of Auburn's next chapter after the departure of star Johni Broome.

Following his withdrawal from the draft, Pettiford said he returned to Auburn in part to prove that he can compete at the next level.

"I was happy to go through the process, getting feedback from NBA teams," Pettiford told ESPN then. "Going back to Auburn is a better situation for me. I see myself being a higher pick next year. It wasn't 100% this year, so I didn't want to take that chance."

Although he didn't receive the same buzz as some of the top freshmen in the country during the 2024-25 season, Pettiford was widely viewed as one of the best young players in the country.
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Thump said:

Bums.

Fire sale!

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Guys who will be FA next year (all should be traded):
Nick Martinez
Taylor Rogers
Emilio Pagan
Austin Hays (technically a mutual option but those are never used, he's a FA)

All should have some value and we have plenty of pitching depth to eat innings in the back half of another lost year.

2027 FA's (decision time):
Singer
Stephenson
Fraley
Lux
Espinal

A bunch of "meh" right there. Espinal has the most value if used properly imo. Singer is a very reliable innings eater. Personally, I'm so sick of watching Stephenson, Fraley and Lux (among many others) I could puke.

2028 FA's (maybe do something with this group to shake things up?):
Lodolo
Moll
Gibaut
Conner Joe

Last two are worthless as a cock flavored lollipop but the first two are good players.

Big picture nothing will change much, imo. All this franchise can do is stick with it's build-through-draft-and-develop model. Lots of ups and downs to that. The pitching is strong and deep but the next wave of potential help on offense is down at AA.

It's going to take a FA or two and a trade or two to fix this current mess but we all know they won't do that.

Mike80 said:

I thought Friedl was German for "suck". When did that change?

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In the Bavarian dialect it actually means "the taint"

Nothing like a leadoff double in the 9th inning down 1 run and then 3 strikeouts. Our 5'8" 180 lb second baseman up there taking hacks like he's Vladimir Guerrero

Jaxbuck said:

If Friedl is meh then Steer can’t also be meh.

He belongs in the “sucks” pile.

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I thought Friedl was German for "suck". When did that change?

brodybuck21 said:

Friedl is meh

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brodybuck21 said:

Steer is meh

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If Friedl is meh then Steer can’t also be meh.

He belongs in the “sucks” pile.

DaiMonMoore said:

Seriously WTF?

Air India is a garbage airline having flown it when I was a child but I wouldn't have expected this. Suicide attempt?

Victims' families demand answers as report says fuel switches cut off before Air India crash

In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why he "did the cut-off", the other pilot replied that he didn't.

www.bbc.com

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Great website.

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I hope it fuckin' hurts.

Going to see 'Superman' tonight.

Seriously WTF?

Air India is a garbage airline having flown it when I was a child but I wouldn't have expected this. Suicide attempt?

Avett Brothers at Red Rocks last night. Rain and lightning all around but it never hit the venue. Cold and windy, but a perfect night!

Weekend update: Fuck Michigan.

premierdrum 11 hours ago
We've nearly reached the end of (this chapter of) the saga.

I've been laying a bit lower, due to several sources clamming up since the days leading into the COI hearing and general dickbaggery being perpetuated against myself and my family by our northern "neighbors."

But still... an interesting group chat popped in tonight, posing the question-
Who will be acting as head coach for UM:
Week #2 vs. Oklahoma
Week #9 vs. Sparty
Week #14 vs. OSU,
and
How many different names are on that list?

We already know Sharon will be suspended for multiple games this season (2 self-imposed in weeks 3 and 4, allegedly), and I believe that will likely to escalate to a full season suspension + a multi-year show-cause.

Wink.

Biff? (whose hands are dirtier than a nursing home lobbyist).

Benedict Alford (this was probably his play, but I don't think he's topping any lists).

Whatever shards of character remain clinging to Warde will dissolve as soon as the COI's report is published, and his boss has an "interim" tag. How soon before someone lights a match on that cesspool and starts over from scratch?

It's coming. And we all get to watch it happen as the defending National Champions.

Glory days, indeed.

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Wink and Biff leading the sinking ship would be some high comedy.