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One of the UT 247 guysWho is that?
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One of the UT 247 guysWho is that?
The irony with all this (even though we know this is how it works, and have to accept it) is football is the one sport these CEO's (i.e. coaches) preach team team team. Loyalty, don't let your teammates down. Don't let your coaches down. Shut up and do what we say 12 months a year. And we are now at a spot where these same coaches are walking out in the middle of a potential playoff season. It is honestly the most absurd thing ever1) It makes sense for the NCAA to get rid of the early signing period. The intention was good (allowing long committed players who were done with the recruiting process to just sign early and get it over with) but it's had the unintended consequence of pushing coaching hires earlier and earlier. Because of the early signing period in December, coaches are getting fired in October and being poached in November (before their seasons are even over) because they are needed on the recruiting trail.
2) The NCAA needs to implement NFL-style rules around interviewing and accepting jobs. For example, NFL teams have to grant their staff members permission to interview for other jobs and there are rules around when teams can interview and offer jobs. College football is the wild west with backstabbing, back door deals and blind-siding your players, administration and even your own staff members. Coaches are literally leaving under the cloak of darkness to avoid detection.
1) It makes sense for the NCAA to get rid of the early signing period. The intention was good (allowing long committed players who were done with the recruiting process to just sign early and get it over with) but it's had the unintended consequence of pushing coaching hires earlier and earlier. Because of the early signing period in December, coaches are getting fired in October and being poached in November (before their seasons are even over) because they are needed on the recruiting trail.
2) The NCAA needs to implement NFL-style rules around interviewing and accepting jobs. For example, NFL teams have to grant their staff members permission to interview for other jobs and there are rules around when teams can interview and offer jobs. College football is the wild west with backstabbing, back door deals and blind-siding your players, administration and even your own staff members. Coaches are literally leaving under the cloak of darkness to avoid detection.
1. The early signing period needs to be before the season similar to basketball’s. Make it a true early signing period and caution players not to sign unless they’re 100% sure. Most kids will stop signing early.1) It makes sense for the NCAA to get rid of the early signing period. The intention was good (allowing long committed players who were done with the recruiting process to just sign early and get it over with) but it's had the unintended consequence of pushing coaching hires earlier and earlier. Because of the early signing period in December, coaches are getting fired in October and being poached in November (before their seasons are even over) because they are needed on the recruiting trail.
2) The NCAA needs to implement NFL-style rules around interviewing and accepting jobs. For example, NFL teams have to grant their staff members permission to interview for other jobs and there are rules around when teams can interview and offer jobs. College football is the wild west with backstabbing, back door deals and blind-siding your players, administration and even your own staff members. Coaches are literally leaving under the cloak of darkness to avoid detection.
OU mods pivoting and damage controllingThat's... Weird.
I can't wait for the " take your star QB with you to your new school" option.
Don’t forget “you scored 14 points! You’ve unlocked a new booster + local Waffle House sponsorship! + 2 dexterity!”
and
“The play you selected is no longer available because your head coach left during the 1st quarter. Please select another one. The play you selected is not longer available because the quarterback entered the transfer portal via tweet during the 1st quarter. Please select another one. The play you selected is ………”
Road to Glory mode is going to be crazy with the transfer portal and coaches leaving. It's going to be in the middle of a game week and you'll just get a message saying " your coach has left to go to another school, do you want to follow him?"
Then you're going to have to navigate nil deals as well.
“you received a sponsorship deal but it was not as good as another player in the same position. Do you want to leave the school?”
OU mods pivoting and damage controlling
Lanning wouldn't shock me either. See my latest note on what we are hearing. I have heard more and more on Lanning over the last 12 hours or so and I think he could be a legitimate candidate here. Would be another Joe C surprise get and one I think would be HUGE for the Sooners. I love his upside and his pedigree.
They're stealing someone's DC. Hopefully it's MuschampWonder if OU surprises everyone and goes and gets someone like Marcus Freeman while people have him either staying at ND, going to Cincy or heading to LSU
" You signed an NIL deal with the local Chevy dealership, but now you've been benched! Are you ready to return the Dodge Charger they gave you?"
OU mods pivoting and damage controlling
They better hurry up or along with all the other departures they're going to lose Brownlow-Dindy to A&M.Wonder if OU surprises everyone and goes and gets someone like Marcus Freeman while people have him either staying at ND, going to Cincy or heading to LSU
Also - re: the early signing period
Why the hell did we do this again? In retrospect, it feels completely, totally unnecessary and pointless.
Legitimately bad for all involved, it seems.
It's because a lot of kids say they hate recruiting and want an early signing day where they can end the process and just enjoy their last year. Regular school kids have an early signing period: Early decision, which typically falls on 12/1-12/15 (November for Cali I think). They wanted to give the football kids an option similar.Also - re: the early signing period
Why the hell did we do this again? In retrospect, it feels completely, totally unnecessary and pointless.
Legitimately bad for all involved, it seems.