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Nope, I wouldn't even like (20) 28 year olds. Too old for those shenanigans.
I know, mine was directed at the trolls puking every commit we have gotten
WSU and Oregon State were the poster children for what was wrong with the sport two years ago. They got run over and left for dead. Just saying.
No insight into Pedo St, but there was a very interesting article in the Athletic this past week. Essentially, anonymous interviews with GMs and Coaches said the deep pockets are either finding ways to work around cap or are just ignoring it. By work around, one GM suggested you could give any amount to a third party and they distribute it.
But interesting part was “just ignoring it.” GMs believe no one will ever hold them accountable. Regarding Deloitte, as of last week there was no reviews happening yet and no process known. Speculation is every agreement is done, “pending review.”
That would explain some of the Iowa kids leaving town. Maybe they were told ‘if you want to stay, we need you to put on 25-40 pounds and get in a 3pt stance…OR figure out how you’re gonna drop your 40 time .4 + seconds.
And it’s probably not wrong about speed being an issue. Which would explain how we got so many walk-ons getting playing time at LB.
Interesting couple of quotes around ISU from DeSantis and Ted Cruz, expressing a need to fix it, for what it’s worth. The challenge, aside from thinking the govt can and should fix it, is that money talks. Obviously there are a lot of powerful people and institutions with a monetary interest in not changing things.
What will happen down the road is there will be an investigation, the "blue blood" will get in trouble and then Iowa State will be held accountable.
Texas schools lead by TT and with the support of the gov have been the hold outs to sign the CSC deal for NIL agreement. Until this is signed (and let’s be honest even afterwards most likely) there are no guard rails in place for NIL so it’s still very free range. Most P4 schools have whole depts dedicated to this kinda thing to both keep it within the current structure and try to future proof it.
Basically what PSU and many others are doing is setting aside donor funds and business agreements and creating a pool of these resources to be used by coaches/GM’s and other staff for recruiting
Doesn't hurt it's happening to an Iowa school if you're somebody who has presidential aspirations. But an antitrust exemption for the NCAA isn't as simple as it seems. I'd rather work through the problems with that, however, than what this has become in two years.
Exactly…. I SO want to beat those ******** next year ! Probably not going to happen….it appears Jimmie hates those bastids as much as we all do ! Maybe he’ll put some emphasis on this game! Problem is we’re likely not going to have many Iowa kids on our roster .
The unifying theory across athletics departments nationally seems to be "they can't possibly punish all of us when there are no written rules."
I'm not sure they're wrong. But for now, promised funds above the rev share cap are just that, promises.
Great question and a point I’ve thrown out there. Kids love Smith. He won the last 4 games. Unknown whether MC was onboard w keeping him, but you gotta think no.
From a management perspective, I think it’s an awful move. Maybe, maybe it saves you a few kids. But you know players are gonna run to smith with every little complaint about play calls, touches, playing time, etc. how he handles that will determine if this is a small problem or a giant one.
What you think?
Sounds like potential for disaster! Good luck cmc….
If we can defend the run against them we should be fine in a fg kicking contest
Why you would think MC wouldn’t be on board for it? Would be insane to sign up for that job and not be able to dictate your staff. There is no way he didn’t sign off on that. A lot of new coaches keep former staff on for continuity and to have some insight into the program.
I think he is making some major decisions. It almost sounds like Smith was the one who told Campbell to hire the DC. If I didn’t know better I would say there was division in the administration on whether to hire Campbell and Smith is the ADs safety blanket. I think you are right, it opens the door to a lot of problems later on.
