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Found this on Buckeyehuddle:
A DT from Eugene, OR just decommitted from Oregon. The below is what the Oregon side is saying about it. I swear recruiting gets weirder by the day.
This might be the wildest recruiting request I've ever heard(and that says a lot). And the rumored ACC school is UNC. Bill has networks everywhere
A DT from Eugene, OR just decommitted from Oregon. The below is what the Oregon side is saying about it. I swear recruiting gets weirder by the day.
This might be the wildest recruiting request I've ever heard(and that says a lot). And the rumored ACC school is UNC. Bill has networks everywhere
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teeedawg 17 minutes ago
Per AG, Ohio State is searching for one more LB in this class, which is why Elijah Littlejohn and Cam Thomas have started to emerge as targets.
Interesting considering Simeon Caldwell is widely expected to start at LB.
teeedawg 17 minutes ago
Per AG, Ohio State is searching for one more LB in this class, which is why Elijah Littlejohn and Cam Thomas have started to emerge as targets.
Interesting considering Simeon Caldwell is widely expected to start at LB.
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Too soon old, too late smart
Guess the 'money talks, **** walks' aspect is still paramount. Wonder if the NFL pros look at these NIL newbies with a harsher attitude than they used to when the inflated starting salaries come in, topping what these veterans make? These newbies have their Lambos before they receive their rookie bonuses.
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Idk why it would bother the pros, their pros. And most if not all pros know they should've received similar deals. But let's be honest, players HAVE BEEN GETTING PAID! Players have been getting luxury cars in college since the beginning of time. Idk why fans are acting like its such a new thing. Though the scUM Fab 5 players complained about not getting a cut from Nike, they ended up still accepting money under the table, getting caught and then getting their titles stripped. USC had a dominant early 2000s on the backs of paying stars like Reggie Bush, Lendale White, Leinert, etc. And I can go on about so many of the programs, but there's a reason why the same programs for decades have dominated collegiate sports. You don't accumulate a ton of talent without offering incentives. UCLA under Wooden wasn't getting athletes from all over the country based on their love for the Westwood and Wooden...
And those Lambos are all rented/leased, the players return them once they leave campuses. A lot of these pictures and videos on social media are smoke and mirrors.
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When has that ever not been the case? In any walk of life or period of history?
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Per 11w poster:
These are all valid points. And many points I've made previously. It sounds great to land players with a massive deal, but that's only a very small part of the plan. The players still need to hold up their end of the bargain and play well and develop and mature yearly. Awesome, Weatherspoon got $500k more to go to Chapel Hill, he also no longer can be expected to RS in year 1 and learn the speed of the college game, grasp the playbook, etc. He is expected to be a 2 deep contributor from day 1. And do it for one of the most demanding coaches in football history. At OSU, he could sit, learn and play special teams before having to play big minutes. Kudos for betting on himself, though I know the extra $500k didn't hurt. But its going to be interesting seeing some of these 18yo react to the massive pressure from these fan bases who expect stellar play out of the gate, and don't want to hear that they're still learning. I can only imagine what Felix Ojo will deal with in his first year in Lubbock when he's rolling around in his luxury car after getting destroyed by a DL from Kansas St. I'm sure the locals won't be too thrilled with that
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"Betting on himself" is the right way to put it – it's a definite risk with an unknown reward.
Instead, he should be "investing in himself." Here's what I mean....
There are two types of prospects who should always take the largest "bag":
(1) The kids who are going to be NFL stars regardless of where they go to school. For example, Jeremiah Smith and Caleb Downs. That's less than one percent of prospects; and
(2) The kids who have no reasonable chance to have a significant NFL career. That's at least 95% of prospects.
It's the kids in the middle 4-5% who really need to think about investing for the future rather than taking the biggest bag now.
If Ohio State offers a prospect $500k less than another school, that prospect needs to consider if "investing" that $500k in an Ohio State football "education" will make him a more marketable commodity in the NFL – in other words, will "earn" him more down the road than the $500k that he is leaving on the table now. Certainly, Ohio State has used that sales pitch on WR recruits who believe that learning to play the position from Brian Hartline will "pay dividends" at the next level. (Most everyone who goes to college uses a similar calculus – pay for an education to get a better job upon graduation.)
Part of the problem is that many kids in the 4-5% middle category think that they're in the top 0.1%. It will be interesting to see how often NIL money will enhance careers ... and how often it will ruin careers.