pnuts34 said:

I guess I didn't see it like that. Though I think he should have to pay back what they paid him. And yes, that would be WAY worse for CFB. My bad @TampaBuckeyes I see your point

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It’s not ‘pay back what he was paid’. It’s pay back whatever repercussions are in the contract that he signed. In this case his contract was similar to a coaches contract where the buyout starts high and goes down with time.

If he was coerced it is one thing. A lot of contracts have been voided due to signing under distress, but high profile athletes have more leverage than the schools in these negotiations. They also have agents and/or lawyers. If UGA gave him a contract and he didn’t like it there were dozens of schools he could have gone to.

If there are extenuating circumstances where UGA violated his rights then yes there is a legal battle and the athlete has some leverage. But as it sounds right now he signed a 1 year deal with UGA and then left after a couple of weeks for a bigger bag. At that point UGA is now out a starting DE for the next year and their window to find a replacement is gone. They are entitled to his buyout money.

DaveyBoy said:

I think we will hold awhile……lose him awhile……then be a 50/50 at the end. I’ve seen worse.

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Will Day do the jeremiah smith fint if we get him?

He’d be a good match at ND, especially with their RB coming back. that would scare me.

dragurd said:

Might depend on if we keep Patricia

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I think we will hold awhile……lose him awhile……then be a 50/50 at the end. I’ve seen worse.

buckeyemania11 said:

I think if he's a guy who's purely gonna go to the highest bidder then we likely aren't holding on

Have to hope he at least somewhat cares about what the program is selling.

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Might depend on if we keep Patricia

Fungo Squiggly said:

I think the Bengals already called dibs on that guy!

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Al Davis called double dibs

SEREbuckeye said:

I don’t like the “who will fight for me” line. It should be a mutual relationship, not a struggle to keep you.

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This is how it is now. Recruits, especially elite ones hold all the leverage and they know it.

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brodybuck21 said:

The old adage I've learned to live by

"If a southern recruit verbals early to a northern school it just means you're in their top 5"

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I think if he's a guy who's purely gonna go to the highest bidder then we likely aren't holding on

Have to hope he at least somewhat cares about what the program is selling.

I don’t like the “who will fight for me” line. It should be a mutual relationship, not a struggle to keep you.

The old 'Crootin adage I've learned to live by

"If a southern recruit verbals early to a northern school it just means you're in their top 5"

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Yea that comment definitely reads like we are getting used to get Miami and A&M who have shown they are more willing to write bigger checks to recruits to keep upping their offers.

dragurd said:

But that other guy ran a 4.2 who cares if he doesn't know what an angle is is allergic to tackling and has hands of stone and stiff hips also he has a 40 inch vert

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I think the Bengals already called dibs on that guy!

Yeah, I HIGHLY doubt he signs with us

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Yea, this is just getting started

OHSportsFan said:

Xavier Watts is so good. Why NFL teams passed on him is baffling (Round 3).

Just watch the game film from Notre Dame. If I was an NFL GM, I would simply draft good football players. It’s not that hard.

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But that other guy ran a 4.2 who cares if he doesn't know what an angle is is allergic to tackling and has hands of stone and stiff hips also he has a 40 inch vert