Indeed. Real Davis guy right there. Hoping for some news of reinforcements coming in soon

The MW is a decent target, but it may not look the same in 5-10 years (our window to move into it). Being methodical and cautious is what we will do, but having goals to play in higher quality conferences cannot hurt. Heck, we have comparable budgets to some MW teams currently. Why not shoot to get more revenue back from the conference?

I feel like it's gotta be roll with the young bucks because Plough's system is difficult to master at a championship level with only a spring and fall camp under the belt.

So true. Lots of factors pressuring kids into making short-term bets at the cost of long-term success. I hope the ship rights quickly.

I think CFB could now be living through consequences of recruiting covid-era high school kids. They're just now phasing through the college ranks. I mean zooming into class, cheating on your tests with ChatGPT and graduating HS probably doesn't help the schools resonate with kids on "come here, play ball and graduate because your degree will actually mean something to you down the road"

The catch 22 of the portal is that if you pony up enough money to retain and recruit new players, they end up taking the money and trying to leverage that into more money on their way out the door, therefore making those cutting the checks much less likely to do so as they see their hard earned dollars leave as fast as they come... We'll see how long this all lasts. Troy Aikman's story is a good example. If I'm a big donor, I'm much more cautious moving forward.

What I find odd is why even declare for entering the portal if you'd already been receiving calls for interest and offers? Are these kids trying to start bidding wars over themselves via the portal or do they really have deals lined up? If you had an offer you couldn't refuse on the table, why not just take it and avoid the portal altogether?

Nice. I'd trust the coaches to help optimize for the "smartest" element.

Can he scoot if needed?

Well that sucks. I guess I'll mentally prepare for every single offensive starter to enter the portal and be happy if that's not the case..

I hate making all of these assumptions but when a player "signs" with an agency and announces it on socials, that's not a great indication of staying put...

Good point. That needs to be wrangled in by the NCAA for sure

I wonder if it is fair to assume that if a player doesn't enter the portal today, they won't at all. I mean IF you were going to utilize the portal it would make sense to get the full 16 days out of it.

Yeah sorry I was under the impression all invitees were on their last year of eligibility vs. simply eligible for the draft.

Reading between the lines, it appears Rex and Porter will not be granted another year. Good for Rex, though. Pretty good exposure for him. https://x.com/VintagePlough/status/2006412459326976339

No kidding. Very clear that the Connors bros aren't trying to take advantage of some loop hole or skirt the rules. They just want their senior years back. Crazy it's come to this

https://x.com/SamHerderFCS/status/2005293430503825891

Looks like SIU QB is getting another year of eligibility from the NCAA..

I know of this one but unsure if it is the best: https://www.aggiefootballfund.com/

If the NCAA is reasonable, these sorts of scenarios should bias to the benefit of the player.

Well put. It's one thing for special teams to be "meh" but it's another thing to hold your breath whenever STs take the field...