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A blended family mix of Coach O’s chaos with Petrino’s scenic-route decision-making? The Hogs might be the first program ever to lead the nation in both rushing offense and HR investigations. Arkansas wants juice, sure… but are they really ready to jump into the blender?

Every week we see games swing on bad spots, missed holds, mystery DPI, clock screwups, and “after further review… who knows?” moments. Meanwhile the sport is worth billions, the technology clearly exists, and other leagues are already using versions of this stuff. I’m not talking about replacing refs with robots. More like: Real-time ball/line tracking AI flagging obvious misses for review A centralized oversight room that standardizes rulings Automated clock/spot corrections Data-based grading for ref crews Basically, give officials the tools to stop human error from dictating outcomes.

Just stumbled upon this beauty of a “third-party” NIL that LSU is 100% using to pay recruits before they show up on campus. When @Gerry Hamiltonsays pressure from the collectives to stay committed, this is exactly what he is talking about. Brysten Martinez and Richard Anderson are both featured on here lmao https://www.instagram.com/reliefwindows?igsh=NXJmNDVncG9oZzN4

We need some Wyatt Earp stuff from Arch. That's like 5-0 versus death.

This where im at 37-20 Texas

Over Arizona and Texas

No

You think petrino would stay if Coach O came?

Back the Brinks Truck up and let’s close the deal… I’m about to call Del Conte📱!! 💰💸💰

Can you imagine coach O and Bobby petrino on the same coaching staff😂

27 - 23 Horns

I feel like this game gonna be won by the best QB on the field Sat night. While we have to commit to running, I agree with Rod’s 60/40 pass/run ratio and Arch is going to have to be on to make it affective. On defense, Stockton is going to get his, we just need to make sure he doesn’t get too much

Good lord.

Some have been turned down. Many others have not been ruled on.

Hearing Ed Orgeron might be heading to Arkansas.

Thanks for the excellent input. There is no way Texas should get outspent by schools like Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Clemson, Alabama. Ohio St, sure. Nike U, sure.

UGA - 24 Horns - 20

Therefore, it's a free-for-all.

My understanding was that there isn't a new deal yet, just an extension of the old one that expired so the new expiration date is end of Nov 2025.

the rumor circulating among baylor folks is some form of substance abuse...not necessarily alcohol.

i see him as the underrated back in the class that may get his chance to shine and surprise everyone but himself. see tre wisner and cedric baxter.

I think the kid is a take no question, I’d like to see him in the class

The key things to look at are first, how many deals are being turned down for not meeting the FMV threshold and second, how many lawsuits are filed regarding deals not accepted. The NCAA has a recent history of caving at the mere mention of lawsuits, given their history of losing so many court cases the past few years. I just checked and the updated stats seem to indicate the agents have figured out ways to make most deals 'legal'. From Associated Press article More than $87 million in NIL deals have been approved in college sports since June (updated Nov 9 so pretty recent): (quote) The College Sports Commission released statistics Thursday saying it has approved 12,175 third-party name, image, likeness deals for athletes worth $87.5 million while rejecting fewer than 400. The latest snapshot, which includes data from June 11 through Nov. 1, also provided an update on turnaround time. It said 53% of deals submitted to NIL Go were resolved within 24 hours and 74% of deals that reached resolution did so within seven days following submission of all required information. Third-party deals, often with organizations with close ties to the schools called collectives, are a way for athletic departments to go beyond the $20.5 million they’re allowed to pay players directly this academic year as part of the court-approved House settlement. ... The overall value of the rejected deals was $10.01 million, with an average of $25,400. Common reasons for rejecting deals include them not fitting the CSC definition of having a “valid business purpose,” a requirement designed to prevent collectives from simply paying athletes to play at the school. Also, a practice called “warehousing” athletes’ NIL rights is against the rules; that happens when a company locks up a player’s NIL rights with no immediate plan to use them. Athletes must also be receiving a fair “range of compensation” for what they’re doing, a metric being determined by Deloitte, the accounting firm hired by the CSC to create NIL Go. The 394 rejected deals does not include deals that were not cleared at first but have been sent back for further review. The CSC said no cases have been sent to arbitration. (/quote) This will be an ongoing story but so far it looks like the 3rd party deals are going through relatively unscathed. Would be nice to know if the really big ones like Felix Ojo's $5 million+ deal are getting approved.

A little bit of a throwback player? I hope he hasn't topped out!!!!