Austalgia

Ted Cruz?

Easton Royal. This guy just needs to play baseball play baseball with that name. Think of the NIL.

It’s because we don’t have to be 100% better at every position, we just have to be a little bit better at some. While several positions will be a lot better. And I like the burnt orange coolaid! There I said it.

Everybody freaking out about guard. I get it, but people get stronger and better. It cannot get worse than last year. At times LG was an open sieve, and we were one game away from the playoff. I think we are one to two games better with what we got in the portal no matter what happens. Surely we can get someone to just put their body in the way of people, which was more than was done in some games last year . The frustrating part for me is our offense must be incredibly difficult to learn, because how hard is it to get 300+ lb humans stronger and teach them to fire off low with flat backs and drive their feet? We must be doing some more complicated stuff that doesn’t afford the opportunity to just block the guy in front of you. I think simpler blocking schemes more apropos for college when you only have players 3/4 years to reach them.

Thus the “way too early”. in the title.

We beat them. They cry a lot.

Someone tell Cristobal they might go 0-1 tonight!.

“My options get no respect, I tell ya.”

Mine Roschon, but J Witt.close second. . Target up there too.

They always do this. Tell them 27-17 and they will stop.

Now if we can just get the other Johntay….. Cook

And it’s been said there are portal guys always to fill spots . The developed 3 star or low 4 star is always cheaper than the open market bidding war you get in the portal. And what noone is talking about. Sarks offense is super complicated. He better change his philosophy to a plug and play system like a Gundy or Leach. These year to year piece together teams will have to learn his complicated offense that others couldn’t learn in 3/4 years.

Ok, Kobe Black back and this guy with the Florida State linebacker . I feel better. I won’t rant for at least 24 hrs.

Me too

Yeah, maybe we can throw it back at them .

New negative recruiting angle from foes. “You’re going to Texas? Better hope you make a splash your freshman year, or they will toss you aside for another and reduce your money.” Book it. “They dint care about you as a person or your career.”

Man, Thai guy for Miami a good play caller. Patient, run your offense. This guys gets it.

My vision isn’t narrow as much as I think our philosophy this year sucks, but we are talking about 2 different things. I was addressing allocation of finances to retention vs portal and trusting the process with what you got and having players mature and get better who know your system. We were still offering bags (so there is money) just not to existing players. If you want to talk about if there enough money period, there should be plenty of money. Get creative and manufacture 3rd party deals. We have one of if not the largest living alumni in the country. How you directly pay for this is not pay the players within the cap, use direct money to create staff to find or generate these opportunities so every player you want is making a million. Paying within the rules with direct money is lazy. Find a way around it like everyone else is, and I don’t think you have to cheat. Figure it out. We have resources to be the best at this too. I don’t know, maybe it will work out .

Valid point, but I’m not a fan of other teams. My original point in the post is that until this year we held serve, and were very good at retention . This year not so much . This is an objective fact. It’s even presented in the data above .

And at the least, we suck at evaluations if we “let” 20+ guys that were lauded less than 2 years ago not develop, or go because they aren’t good enough now.

And I don’t think it’s all doom and gloom btw. I’m actually not a big go get stuff you already have in the portal guy. I think our secondary looks great for next year. Our D ends, same, don’t like losing Umiozulu, but that’s what we do now , so hey. 🤷 I think we are good at running back, QB, receiver, maybe (if a freshman pans out) but thin. Interior d line good now . I can even talk myself into a pretty good o line (I know not popular) goosby, turntine or Roberson , Robertson, nic brooks , and brandon baker. Tight end I also think we are good . Linebackers we should have kept Lefau, and we dang better not lose Barnes. We just had a lot of depth and we are losing it, and apparently we don’t have the recruiting chops to replace it . 17 game season is what we want, right? We better get some lineman and linebackers . I hope your right in the late gets. And I hope they aren’t 4th 5th choices

Bo Barnes, Wisner, and Livingstone weren’t going to play a significant role ?

This isnt like previous years. You missed my point. We never lost this much, culture was strong. I pointed out the difference in your previous years stats. What’s left to get in the last 10 days? Players comparable to what we lost for more money?

We are bidding higher for what we don’t have. We could use that money at home. We have players that almost made the playoff, pay them and get them better. Don’t go crazy, I agree, but don’t tell them they are with less while throwing money at pipe dreams. Go ahead laugh when we go 8-5. We don’t have any linebackers or inside lineman. Laugh at that. And the future ones left at both positions . You guys treat other people like they are ignotant . Take and objective look at things. This isnt like previous years. See you missed my point. We never lost this much, cultural was strong.