Moderators CJ Vogel Posted July 11 Moderators Share Posted July 11 We all know change is coming at some point to college football and more specifically the world of NIL. The Oklahoma Sooners have made an interesting move to get out ahead of what could be known as the salary cap era when it comes to NIL. 'General Managers' have popped up in college football this offseason, but in terms of spending the actual allocation of funds on prospects, this takes it to a whole 'nother level. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators CJ Vogel Posted July 11 Author Moderators Share Posted July 11 I am actually a fan of this. Have your player personnel and coaching staff prioritize players by overall need, position emphasis, and ranking in each position and let someone, or a team, who have done it at the NFL level maneuver through the intricacies of building a roster. It feels brilliant to me. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbro52 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 2 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said: I am actually a fan of this. Have your player personnel and coaching staff prioritize players by overall need, position emphasis, and ranking in each position and let someone, or a team, who have done it at the NFL level maneuver through the intricacies of building a roster. It feels brilliant to me. I would like Sark and CDC to make a move like this, im sure this is gonna be popular in college football in the coming years 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Burton Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 These moves will be commonplace in a couple months, particularly as soon as the lawsuit/settlement is actually approved. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Butler Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 This is much needed and a good move by OU. As CDC is fond of saying, I imagine we will be doing some R&D on this…rip off and duplicate! Definitely think there needs to be a cap for teams much like in pro sports especially for HS kids so they’re not making more than the proven players IMHO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goattalk100 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 It will be very interesting to see where all of this goes. Salary caps have always been implemented to promote parity & competition, but college football has never been like that. It’s been the haves & have nots. I actually don’t think adding a cap will help even things out because if money is equal, the big time programs still possess advantages over other ones. Still, I do believe a cap is necessary to prevent money just being thrown around & players being able to strong arm all their deals. But hey, if someone is willing to pay it then why not capitalize on it while you have the chance. NFL isn’t promised. We shall see how it goes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasLonghorns Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 44 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said: We all know change is coming at some point to college football and more specifically the world of NIL. The Oklahoma Sooners have made an interesting move to get out ahead of what could be known as the salary cap era when it comes to NIL. 'General Managers' have popped up in college football this offseason, but in terms of spending the actual allocation of funds on prospects, this takes it to a whole 'nother level. Sark has been asked about this several times. He allowed Glasscock to leave to be Ole Miss’ GM. Sark obviously hasn’t seen a need for a quote GM or even someone who handles the finances of NIL or he’d likely have done it this last off season when he restructured things after Glasscocks departure. He elevated Brandon Harris and Taylor Searels to assume some of these roles and responsibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators CJ Vogel Posted July 11 Author Moderators Share Posted July 11 5 minutes ago, TexasLonghorns said: Sark has been asked about this several times. He allowed Glasscock to leave to be Ole Miss’ GM. Sark obviously hasn’t seen a need for a quote GM or even someone who handles the finances of NIL or he’d likely have done it this last off season when he restructured things after Glasscocks departure. He elevated Brandon Harris and Taylor Searels to assume some of these roles and responsibilities. Bringing in experience in this realm of roster construction and payroll management certainly does not hurt. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbro52 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 11 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said: Bringing in experience in this realm of roster construction and payroll management certainly does not hurt. I’m still trying to figure how I can get in Sarks payroll myself Bobby lol 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Lane Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 11 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said: Bringing in experience in this realm of roster construction and payroll management certainly does not hurt. Agreed! It will be interesting to see how coaches respond to releasing some of that control. Adapt or die, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assistant Regional Manager Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 23 minutes ago, TexasLonghorns said: Sark has been asked about this several times. He allowed Glasscock to leave to be Ole Miss’ GM. Sark obviously hasn’t seen a need for a quote GM or even someone who handles the finances of NIL or he’d likely have done it this last off season when he restructured things after Glasscocks departure. He elevated Brandon Harris and Taylor Searels to assume some of these roles and responsibilities. Brandon Harris was not elevated to replace Glasscock. Taylor Searels does not do anything Glasscock did. The GM was a newly created role. Glasscock was the director of player personnel, a position now held by Jon Michael Jones. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasLonghorns Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 18 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said: Bringing in experience in this realm of roster construction and payroll management certainly does not hurt. I certainly agree. Smart forward thinking move by OU. Sark downplayed the need for a GM when asked about it last. Will his stance change? We shall see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators CJ Vogel Posted July 11 Author Moderators Share Posted July 11 3 minutes ago, TexasLonghorns said: I certainly agree. Smart forward thinking move by OU. Sark downplayed the need for a GM when asked about it last. Will his stance change? We shall see. Wonder if his mind has changed in the last 3 weeks... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasLonghorns Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 4 minutes ago, Assistant Regional Manager said: Brandon Harris was not elevated to replace Glasscock. Taylor Searels does not do anything Glasscock did. The GM was a newly created role. Glasscock was the director of player personnel, a position now held by Jon Michael Jones. He elevated Harris with Bobby Merritt departures to become Rice GM. He then elevated Searels into Harris previously held role. Yes, “John” M Jones took Glasscocks position 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assistant Regional Manager Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 38 minutes ago, TexasLonghorns said: Sark obviously hasn’t seen a need for a quote GM He seemed to see enough of a need to hire one 5 months ago. What does Brandon Harris do as the GM? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasLonghorns Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 5 minutes ago, Assistant Regional Manager said: He seemed to see enough of a need to hire one 5 months ago. What does Brandon Harris do as the GM? Great question. Sark has downplayed the need for a quote GM, he said he is the GM. “That connection led to Harris’ opportunity in the role, but so too did the number of vast changes in college athletics. Sarkisian, when asked in previous years about creating a general manager role, said “I am the GM.” But with the need to maintain connections to high school prospects, their coaches, and their families, a new talent pool emerging in the transfer portal, and NIL looming over the entire sport, Sarkisian saw the need to elevate Harris so he could manage the roster “at a little bit of a higher level.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assistant Regional Manager Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 14 minutes ago, TexasLonghorns said: Great question. Sark has downplayed the need for a quote GM, he said he is the GM. “That connection led to Harris’ opportunity in the role, but so too did the number of vast changes in college athletics. Sarkisian, when asked in previous years about creating a general manager role, said “I am the GM.” But with the need to maintain connections to high school prospects, their coaches, and their families, a new talent pool emerging in the transfer portal, and NIL looming over the entire sport, Sarkisian saw the need to elevate Harris so he could manage the roster “at a little bit of a higher level.” Yeah, I remember that quote. He said he was the GM in previous years, then decided in February to create the GM position at Texas, so he had at least some change in thinking. What Harris does daily compared to other GMs at other schools would be interesting to know as each school handles the role differently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasLonghorns Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 50 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said: Wonder if his mind has changed in the last 3 weeks... What’s your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators CJ Vogel Posted July 11 Author Moderators Share Posted July 11 31 minutes ago, TexasLonghorns said: What’s your thoughts? I would think the staff is sick of losing out on recruits. And you all know the definition of insanity right? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoHorns1 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 4 hours ago, Assistant Regional Manager said: He seemed to see enough of a need to hire one 5 months ago. What does Brandon Harris do as the GM? Roster management? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assistant Regional Manager Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 (edited) 48 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said: Roster management? Yes, I was more asking it rhetorically in response to something Sark said 2 years ago about himself being the GM, so there is no need to hire one. His thought process obviously changed, or he wouldn't have hired a GM a year later. Edited July 11 by Assistant Regional Manager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashtag Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 20 hours ago, TexasLonghorns said: Great question. Sark has downplayed the need for a quote GM, he said he is the GM. “That connection led to Harris’ opportunity in the role, but so too did the number of vast changes in college athletics. Sarkisian, when asked in previous years about creating a general manager role, said “I am the GM.” But with the need to maintain connections to high school prospects, their coaches, and their families, a new talent pool emerging in the transfer portal, and NIL looming over the entire sport, Sarkisian saw the need to elevate Harris so he could manage the roster “at a little bit of a higher level.” Sark likes complete and total control along with his wing man Jeff Banks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasLonghorns Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 20 hours ago, CJ Vogel said: I would think the staff is sick of losing out on recruits. And you all know the definition of insanity right? Do you attribute that to the structure of the staff and the overall process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDI Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 21 minutes ago, Hashtag said: Sark likes complete and total control along with his wing man Jeff Banks. If signing LOI's and the portal remain they way they are now, I don't see this working out to well. It looks like the players have the hammer. The draft in the NFL gives the teams some control over the player they draft. Under this situation the GM would have to negotiate with with every player with the player being able to go to the highest bidder. That's not much different than it is now except there is a cap on the money. If there is no contract the player can still move around at will. Pretty weak position for the Schools the way I see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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