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closetojumping

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  1. To answer the question, there is nothing whatsoever regarding NIL included in those numbers. NIL doesn't go to the AD or the school. The money goes to the players for their, you know, name, image and likeness.
  2. ATM is trying to sneak language into their agreements that gives them rights to the players' NIL whether they are on campus or leave. Some guys are catching and some aren't, although I'm sure the word is out at this point. For Nolan, I doubt there was a contract for his family's free house in The Woodlands, other than a month to month lease agreement that likely ended in December of 2023.
  3. Good. This is starting to look like a dismantling for Bama. Fuck them.
  4. I presume due to significant ST contributions? No idea. I don't think he was a big deal on the NIL end. Might be a good program guy who's been coached well from a culture and prep perspective that they think will help a very young LB room? I don't see any fucking way Texas is in on Downs. If so, some folks are going nuts trying to make this the year.
  5. The guy just isn’t very good. He was overrated coming out of high school and it was a head scratcher to me when Saban took him. I expect him to be helpful on special teams and for us to be in trouble if he’s playing a lot at LB.
  6. How many fumbles did Baxter have this past season? I think Blue had two. Using recency bias to base your entire evaluation on position is idiocy. Also, on the breaking tackles issue, there’s a speed-of-the-game thing that many young players struggle with, in various ways. At TB, it’s usually pass blocking and yards after contact. If your view is that one of the best freshmen tbs in the country and one of the fastest, most inexperienced tbs in the country, won’t get notably better in that regard next year, we’ve noted it. Let’s see how it works out. The word has been that Ohio State is sparing no expense on this one.
  7. On XM84 Full Ride, Neuheisel and Childers were just openly campaigning for RC Slocum to step in and become the AD for a few years and “unite the masses and make sure Mike Elko has everything he needs.” Now, nevermind that the HC at ATM is usually getting whatever they want, as the Jimbo years show. That counterpoint is absurd. Just focus on the glory of what could possibly be if Slocum gets the gig. That would be one of the aggiest maneuvers of all time.
  8. It’s already been reported in this thread, Spambi. On top of that, GTFO with quoting BON as though it has any legitimacy. Good grief.
  9. Because it’s not the case and statesman’s “insider” is a bloviating loudmouth.
  10. Hey man, you do you. Worry about style points all you like. As for me and others? I’ll murder most of the idiots on this board for a national title at Texas, happily you being first in line. I don’t give one fuck how it happens short of Baylor/Mich State/Penn State shit. Thanks.
  11. The notion is that Sarkisian will rotate more due to talent parity. We‘ll see if he’s true to that.
  12. This is even more hilarious. Bjork has 5+ months to be a lamer at ATM, continue to irritate people while recruiting people. The other great thing about July 1 is that Smith isn't doing shit at Ohio State from here on out. It's his *earned* thank you tour through the end of baseball season. Bjork coming in playing from behind and being a general idiot is a good move for anyone rooting against Ohio State, which we should all be doing. Anyone worried about ATM getting an AD pick right should get off the toilet and stop squatting to pee. They'll probably hire someone "from the inside" just as a reflex from having outsiders not please them. That would be hilarious and long-lasting.
  13. No, they don't. Get fucked on trying to ease that one in here. Negged the first and every time your dumbass starts using it. Exactly.
  14. I wanted Texas to recruit that guy during his high school cycle, mostly because his name is awesome.
  15. I haven't thought with any depth on this, but it occurred to me that maybe these posts are, absurdly, what they're paying the players for in terms of using their Name, Image and Likeness. "Let me post about you with your confirmation that you're coming back, and I will pay you $100K for that." I don't know, even for the aggies, these are just weird tweets unto themselves, but into that kind of dumbass NIL logic, it wouldn't stun me.
  16. The Harsin stuff was trumped up. Auburn ultimately had to concede as much. There was no proof of anything going on, and they inspected phones, calendars, emails, etc. Basically, just another case of Auburn and its boosters being unbelievable pieces of shit. I have no affinity whatsoever for Harsin, but it always pisses me off to see things like that. The female, who wasn't a coed, basically had her career sabotaged by the accusations. Harsin had endure that bullshit as an attempt for Auburn to fire him for cause and avoid a $15M payout. They couldn't prove anything, other than the dude had a hot female on his staff, and ultimately paid him his buyout in full. Not trying to derail or anything, but that one just bothers me. And the fact that people just went with the headlines and the writers never came back to fully layout the truth.
  17. This was on one of the channels I was scrolling through the other day. I hadn't seen it in awhile. While I find damned near any scene to be hilarious, that scene at the restaurant where they play the video and the aftermath when they're driving home, holy shit. It's still awesome.
  18. This is a tough break for @Wulaw Horn and his patented "You heard it from me and everybody laughed at the time" maneuver.
  19. Stuff like that Bama Beat tweet is uncut dope. It's fucking perfect. That shit could be a parody if I didn't know better. All of this whining from Bama fans and media is delicious.
  20. Your boy cites production. I guess that’s one way to see it. 20+ pass breakups in a season is what you’d expect from a guy getting picked on in a league with garbage at QB (outside of Daniels). I don’t get it some years and this is one. Malik Nabors a top 5 pick? His teammate Thomas in the top 10? Every time I watched Drake Maye, which was plenty, I found myself thinking “someone is about to draft this guy in the top 5?” Dallas Turner is going to get top 10 money. There’s not been a more recent example of a player that is solely about the money than Turner. Whoever drafts him is going to be scratching their heads about this alleged badass they drafted who struggles to do much besides disappear unless he’s committing a penalty. The BYU OT going in the first round. Okay then.
  21. He had serious surgery recently. It was going to prevent all phases of draft prep and evaluation, physically, and apparently could play a role leading into the season. That’s per Tarp, so take it fwiw. Point is, the injury and surgery made the decision for Turner in the end.
  22. People view Womack as an up and comer, so it’s an interesting move.
  23. My view is that the ACC has FSU, Clemson, and UNC until they don’t. Add in Miami and the ND connection and it’s going to get more benefits of the doubt than the the no-brand league. When those teams bail, I’m with you. I wasn’t basing anything on the money, just the perception and how that will play out in terms of getting teams in and such.
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