Glass Joe

I don’t know who advised Tech / Campbell that preemptively coming over the top with a letter from the Texas AG (and another from Kessler) was a wise move, but it sure does appear to be backfiring on them. Oh wait, maybe I do know who likely thought that strategy would be a good move (see Campbell, Cody). 😂 Perhaps there will be a stay of the injunction on the upcoming appeal and cooler heads will prevail (and Sorsby will disappear to the NFL Supplemental draft), but it seems that Tech just continues to shoot themselves in the foot on this matter. The scorched Earth approach may wind-up only scorching Tech’s athletic future.

Are 2 of the “Hi”s prior to this morning’s coaches meetings with departing OV recruits? If so, I’ll guess the 2 are Meredith and J.Tu’opo. i’ll guess this new “Hi” (today) is Siler.

2028 QB maybe?

Here’s a task for the crack ESPN research staff…has there ever been a game where one pitcher set a record for Ks, while the other pitcher set a record for HBPs?

Here’s a wild idea….swing at the first pitch (hint: it’s a strike right down the middle).

I can’t believe that babbling moron is the president of a major university in the state of Texas. Did Tech conduct a job search for the least impressive, least qualified academic administrator they could find?

It’s so funny how Tech is trying to spin and position some of this. 1. Tech repeatedly says “this lawsuit was solely brought by Sorsby and Tech is not a party to the lawsuit…”. Well, duh. Sorsby was the only one suspended by the NCAA, not Tech. 2. Tech continues to beat the drum of “mitigating” factors, particularly Sorsby’s future career (in football) being impacted. So, you’re now allowed to violate the law and the rules of your organization, if it will cost you a future paycheck? Prisons are full of criminals missing out on future paychecks because they broke the law. It’s called the justice system. 3. Tech tries to disassociate itself from Sorbsy’s decision to file the lawsuit, but immediately uses the word “we” (repeatedly) to describe all the next steps / process following the judge’s decision. That sure sounds like a collaboration. 4. The Techtards keep talking about “standing behind our students…”. Really? So if a Tech student is accused of raping someone, does the Tech adminstration stand behind the accused while awaiting trial? Does the Tech President allow the accused rapist to represent Tech in athletic competitions, academic competitions, student government, or other student organizations? I’m guessing not. But we make this exception when the accused is the $6M star QB. Pathetic leadership.

Isn’t Hocutt violating HIPAA by disclosing Sorsby’s “medically diagnosed” conditions (repeatedly)? He mentions addiction, anxiety disorder, and one other condition I’m not familiar with. If so, it’d be funny if Sorsby sues Tech for making these impermissible personal medical disclosures.

Not to be negative here, but he’s got an OV to Tech this weekend, and then he’s making a final decision on Sunday (immediately after the Tech OV). This will give Tech the last shot here, and (no doubt) they’ll have the highest bid. Given the decison date being moved up and the Tech OV not being cancelled, it seems Nelson knows he has to make a final decision on Tech’s NIL offer by Sunday.

I’m glad I’m not an Oregon fan, or I’d be spewing 4-letter words right about now. Good grief do they lack fundamentals.

Kyron Brown

Bino Watters?

I assume ND is what Tech is referencing. Then, they’ll pull the “Texas was scared to play ND, but we (Tech) are happy to schedule the home-and-home with the Irish”.

LSU wanted the Washington QB ahead of Leavitt as well. And LSU bought former 5-star USC frosh QB (H.Longstreet) as insurance. Kiffin may pull a Trinidad Chambliss if Leavitt falters or gets injured.

Uh, did you even read the article YOU posted? Go re-read the Yahoo article you posted. Here’s a quote from it, along with a front-page picture of Camara with Bob Rodgers…. WHEN VISION MET MISSION That message caught the attention of Bob Rodgers, CEO of Street Grace. “I saw Ismael’s story gaining traction, and it immediately stood out,” Rodgers says. “Sports—and especially football—connect with men in a unique way. But being a man also means stepping up and protecting those who cannot protect themselves.” Rodgers reached out. Camara didn’t hesitate. “He was immediately supportive,” Rodgers continues. “He threw his energy, his voice, and his platform behind what we were building. We locked arms around a shared belief—that men should lead the way in protecting children.” FROM IDEA TO MOVEMENT Out of that alignment, PROtector.org was launched—transforming a powerful idea into a growing national movement. Through PROtector.org, Street Grace is mobilizing men and communities to actively engage in protecting children from trafficking, exploitation, and abuse. The platform provides awareness, practical tools, and clear next steps—calling men to live with purpose, vigilance, and courage. “This isn’t about awareness alone,” Rodgers says. “This is about action. We are building a movement of men who refuse to look the other way.”

Hey Joey, I hear Georgia is looking for a game that day in Athens, and willing to buyout Tennessee State to make room for Tech. Interested? Yeah, I didn’t think so. Good luck with ACU!

Protector.org is funded through a larger not for profit called Street Grace (based in Atlanta) and run by Bob Rodgers. Read here www.streetgrace.org. This is an anti- sex trafficking not for profit. That said, it is now “aligned” with Protector.org and sends grant money to get it funded and launched. Todd Robinson (the guardian) is no stranger to those who follow recruiting. He was the guy who took guardianship over Justin Johnson (5-star RB in 2008 who chose OU), as well as being a guardian and/or mentor to several other highly ranked football recruits in Gilmer area over the years (K.Boyd, C.Brown, others). So the story goes that Robinson was once an exchange student in France as a kid and somehow maintained “relationships” in that community in France. And voila!!… a highly skilled 6’6” 340 lb athlete is introduced to Todd Robinson and winds up relocating from France to play football at Gilmer High, and is then adopted by Robinson (giving him power of attorney over Camara’s affairs, I assume). Now Camara is not only an elite recruit, he is being repped by his “team of advisors” (including Robinson, Rodgers, etc). They meet with colleges on his behalf and control his recruitment. Camara is now an active fund raiser for a not for profit, and doesn’t seem to have time to select a college for himself. If he doesn’t have time for his own recruitment, does this sound like a guy who’ll be a highly-focused talent maximizer after he gets $1M+ NIL deal? There are a lot of adults who stand to make a lot of money for themselves, and they seem to have surrounded the kid to the point where the adults are running the decision making, not the player. I’d love to be wrong and believe this is just an incredibly sweet rags-to-riches story for a really good kid, but then I look at this chaotic recruiting process, social media campaign, and outside activities, and all I can see adults spoiling that story. I sincerely hope I’m wrong.

It’s not the guardian that worries me, per se. It’s the not-for-profit that is marketing Camara as its spokesman and its fund raising revenue source. If Camara weren’t a marketable NIL entity, he’s still in France in a very difficult situation. But because he’s a highly marketable NIL story, he’s now the “French Freak” and the fund raising face of an NFP that has literally created a campaign (“PROtector”…for a Tackle prospect 🤔😂) using his story. Again, I hope this has a happy ending for the kid and the team around him is acting solely in his best interests. I really hope FOOTBALL can lead this kid to a better outcome, regardless of how he arrives there. But I will be skeptical of the “team” and the marketing campaign until I see the results for the kid.

Read the article you linked. Then follow the link for the NGO that’s raising money with Canada, and who leads that NGO. Then, connect the dots of his circumstances and the “shocking coincidence” of events for where he is now (from France to a guardianship in Gilmer, TX with no family relations involved…what are the chances 😉😂). I am sure this is a good kid from a very difficult background, and I wish him nothing but the best in his life and career. But, I’ll remain highly skeptical of how he’s being marketed by others and I would question if football is priority #1 here for anyone involved. Is the financial risk really worth the on-field reward here?

This kid’s circle is doing him zero favors in terms of his future and personal development, but they will certainly line their own pockets nicely here. Camara will be spoken of like the Dutch Tulip market of the 1600s. Intentionally creating a highly speculative bubble that eventually bursts.

I think that was the case, but Big Ten expected a fixed number of AQs (4 for them), and that was a non-starter for SEC.

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Another way to look at that data is 5 of the teams on the bottom of your list were all ranked in the top 12 of the final CFB Rankings last season. That’s 43% (5 of the top 12) ranked teams were outside the top 75 in time of possession. Tech, OU, Notre Dame, Texas, and Ole Miss. 3 of those 5 teams (25%) made the Playoffs, and the other 2 teams were the first out (ND, Texas). And North Texas would’ve made the Playoffs too if they’d beaten Tulane in the AAC CG. Personally, I don’t think time of possession is a terribly relevant offensive statistic any longer in modern college football. It’s the flip side of many of the advanced offensive efficiency metrics. If you can score points while requiring fewer offensive plays to do so, that’s a more efficient offense. That said, I DO think time of possession can be an indicative stat for defense (counter intuitively) as the more snaps your defense faces on the field, the more likely the opposing teams are to eventually score points. Of course, ND, OU, and Tech all had top defenses last season, so T.O.P. isn’t revealing defensive fatigue either.

A few weeks ago, Schloss let Cozart throw 65 pitches (3 innings) against Vandy on a Sunday to preserve the win. It was yet another Luke Harrison start where Texas was down early and Harrison was pulled early leaving the game to the bullpen. Cozart was still bringing elite stuff on the final pitches, which signaled he COULD throw 65+ pitches against an SEC line-up and make bats miss balls the entire time. Noteworthy. At this point, Luke Harrison is little more than a BP pitcher against elite SEC line-ups. We will need a reliable 3rd starter as we move into post-season play, due to the format (double elimination) and the competition being better and better the further we advance. Harrison can’t be a 3rd starter against better competition. So, the decision is whether you put Cozart in the starters role and hope that the last 2-3 innings of a game can be handled by the trio of Crossland, Burns, and Laffew. Or, you keep Cozart exclusively as a closer in the bullpen and burn 6-7 innings of bullpen arms for every game Harrison starts in the post-season (and hope this lineup can overcome a large deficit Harrison creates). For me, this is simple…any Closer only has value if there is a win to be closed, and very little value if your team is behind by multiple runs in the late innings (which, in the case of Harrison starting, means Texas is down big by the 3rd or 4th inning). So, you get as many innings / pitches as possible from your best pitchers in the post-season, irrespective of where you get them in a game.

Happy B-Day, Gerry….make sure to party through the whistle.