Glass Joe

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.

Edorian McCullough belongs on the list. 10.0 to win the state 100 championship.

Or even a Trinidad Chambliss situation (lesser known assumed back-up QB takes over for an ineffective, annointed starting QB)

I think he’s exactly correct…it’ll be Texas vs Oregon for all the marbles.

I thought it interesting that LSU also paid top dollar for USC back-up QB (Husan Longstreet) this off-season. Quite an expensive hedge, and a great fit for what Kiffin looks for in a QB (running ability, throws well when mobile, etc).

For me, the real headline from this NFL draft is that only 4 players from FCS level were drafted…and 2 of those 4 players were from North Dakota State (who is moving up to FBS this season). What is shows is that economics are driven college football more and more into a true Major league and Minor leagues structure. Talent will always flow to the top conferences - and increasingly the lower leagues will be devoid of elite talent (NFL-worthy talent). I have not seen the analysis yet, but it would be fascinating to see the number of NFL draftees by school originally attended out of high school (instead of the college where they played their final season before getting drafted). This would be incredibly revealing. For example, Tech had 9 players drafted, but 8 of those players were transfer via portal from other schools, and only 1 was recruited to Texh from high school. This is why the number of players drafted for the Big 12 is surprisingly high…they can source players from G5 or FCS that are talented enough to get drafted.

I see at least 4 first rounders (Colin, Arch, Coleman, Goosby). I can also see anther 2-3 Horns as “likely” day two draft picks - McDonald, Biles, and Wingo. What I don’t know (yet) is where the relative rankings of the next tier of Horn will project to a draft round - Hero Kanu, Bo Mascoe, Derek Williams, M.Siani, R.Brown. It’s just too soon to know how these guys will compare to the other players at their respective positions, (particularly without the Combine testing results). It’s all about relative ranking for these guys. As for the Day 3 Horn potential draftees, the list is almost endless: I.Geffard, H.Smothers, E.Mosley, M.Mousakis, R.Niblett. And this doesn’t even consider the possible earlier entrants if they have a breakout season in year 3: Zina U, M.Watson, A.January, K.Black, B.Baker, S.Shannon, etc. There’s a pretty decent chance the Horns will have 12-15 players drafted next April. Wow!

I actually thought he wasn’t too bad doing TV commentary

No trouble at the airport when Texas is involved 😉.