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Aren’t they the ones behind how NIL currently came to be?

The incentive for players issue has been around for years and the NCAA and school Presidents did nothing. They could have worked out an agreement that would have negated this. Instead the Woke Betas that run our universities let the courts decide they panicked rushed approval of the NIL rules that will help the top players but maybe destroy college football as we know it. Did anyone expect they would get this right. This is the same group who has flooded the Universities with hundreds of high paying worthless jobs and raised tuition to the point that many grads will never be able to pay off their loans. 20 years from now the number of D1 football schools will be cut in half.

https://brobible.com/culture/article/texas-am-portal/

A&M is going to get raided by the portal. Maybe we can pick up a few of them.

I would simply recruit them, hard, and put together the best money deal we can. This is how it is going to be, and the best way to keep others from poaching is to demonstrate that if they are coming after a Mizzou player, they may get them but it is going to be a fight all they way, and expensive as we can make it. If I were Drink, I'd look at the equivocation "I may stay" as an opening and a tip off that the kid would like to stay. As they say "Show him some love".

I hate to sound like that guy, but holy shit folks….we’re talking about 19-22 year olds and this shit has turned into the Wild West.

We’re gonna lose some talented kids to the blue bloods but I’ve got news for everyone, Drink can recruit his ass off and he’s going to keep poaching Hoppers, Jernigans, and Charlestons.

To say this is crushing is an understatement. What does this do to recruiting? What does it do to the current roster? Fandom? Attendance? Team/Staff morale?

To say I’m a broken fan at the moment is another understatement. Lovett leaving would be devastating - if Luther leaves too? Goodness. I’d ask for someone to talk me off the ledge but I’m really not sure how this could be spun positively.

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I'll miss playing our old Big 8 foes, but also maybe not considering we always get matched w ISU.

I bet we get matched w FSU.

Do those seasons even happen if we had those rosters in today's game?

Every blue blood in the country would've been throwing ridiculous money at Maclin after his freshman year. Same with Chase, same with Coffman, same with Spoon and Willy Mo after 07.

There's a good chance that we would've been pilfered after 07 and wouldn't even have had a chance at a repeat season in 08. We just wouldn't have been able to afford to pay everyone.

How many would've been turned off from college sports at that point and not come back?

That's the current reality we're facing in college sports and unless this is regulated soon, there will be a mass exodus of fans from any program that isn't a blue blood.

Just something that was on my mind this morning.

I'm going to try and attend the bowl game if it is the liberty bowl. It appears the be the only one I could make it too. For those that have gone to a bowl game before is it better to request your tickets through the school or just wait to see what's announced and buy them then. Thanks in advance.

Excellent source: “Luther isn’t going anywhere.”

“There has been no consideration of that.”

He’s got one free transfer. We all would love one chance to shop our talent to the best OVERALL situation.

Unlike others, I doubt this is only about NIL. I’m sure that is a big part, but he isn’t going to New Mexico State if they are the highest bidder. He will go to the situation that provides him the best balance of multiple variables including the following:

1) NIL Value
2) Opportunity to set himself up for the NFL
3) Opportunity to play for a championship level team
4) Team with an ESTABLISHED QB

I’m sure there are other things he’ll consider, but I’m guessing those four are at the top of the decision tree.

I hate the current environment as much as the next guy, but I can’t blame a young man for taking advantage of an opportunity that he may never again have in his life.

Stop being a bunch of chicken littles. We may very well lose Lovett, that sucks, but Burden ain't leaving, heard nothing that says Cooper is leaving, Mekhi Miller is a stud, and according to some sites (numbers) Wayne was a higher rated recruit who has been playing defense because of lack of room at the WR room.

Let's assume we have Burden, Cooper, Miller and Wayne next year. Is that any worse than what we have right now? Assuming Burden and Miller take the big steps forward that Lovett made last year, that's really a better corps than we currently have. Would Lovett make it better? Sure, but the sky is not falling anymore than it has any other year. Did it suck when Wingo transferred? Yup. How was our D without him? Pretty fancy I'd say.

TL/DR....calm your nutty selves down, let it all play out. If we are 5-7/6-6 next year, feel free to go nuts, until we see how that plays out too....

The portal has killed it.
It’s going to be a series of “one and done” teams.
Every year will be a new year.. Don’t play, you move.
High school recruiting is going to recede in value as none are “known” commodities..
Juco and anyone with an on field resume is going to become more valuable as there will be a body of work.
Drinkwitz is a great recruiter..
This may… may… play to his strengths.
Wild West lies ahead.., Cowboy up!

I'm about 98% sure Luther ain't going anywhere. This is strictly a money move, which is dumb as hell. He ain't getting as much money as folks think. It'll be less than 100k an dif I was Drink I wouldn't even try to keep him. This is part of the whole ESL infrastructure type of deal. As long as DJ is representing Luther he's locked in and I don't see that happening because DJ's relationships helped broker some of Luther's deals.

Lovett is a nice player, but he can and will be replaced. It actually opens up Luther to play in the slot more and get those same routes Lovett was running. Hopefully, Luper comes back and you get Miller on the field more and then there's no drop-off. I think this is a dumb move on Lovett's behalf because there's too many variables that could hurt his success. The offense he goes to, what position he'll play, is he the No. 1 WR? I wish the young man nothing but success, but I don't agree with the decision for on the field reasons and life after football reasons.

If I’m the duo I would look for a future number one pick quarterback and innovative offensive coach who can get them the ball. My odds on favorites for the duo are the USC Trojans.

Jamal Roberts with another big game for St. Marta’s and Brett Norfleet hauls in a TD pass in Francis Howell’s win.

Both teams will be playing at their future home this weekend

Schools like Mizzou will now rarely keep top young talent with the new rules in place. We will be a feeder to bigger programs. Jordan Addison is the first big example of this IMO. Sure, some may stay, but not nearly what we saw in years past.

Trying to get my mind off the impending shit storm coming...state is long, athletic, and plays a high pressure defense. I’m really looking forward to this game. It will be tough to get the W IMO, but this game is circled on my calendar.

If Lovett leaves, Burden will likely move into the slot — which is his natural position in this offense.

Hate losing Lovett, but that could be a very good thing for the offense. Burden played out of position on the outside the entire year and it showed.