The first question that came to mind was, " Is there anything to prevent it? " We are, after all, living in a time in which the landscape of college athletics is akin to Tombstone or Dodge City of the 1880`s.
Transfer Portal 2023-24, v2
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I thought about KP's situation, but do we know if he actually got paid in his few months in the corn fields?
I don't think any collective nowadays is stupid enough to pay it all up front...
Doesn`t really have to. The people who REALLY have a tangible stake in the wisdom in such decisions is the coaching staff. Then again, my attitude as to who we do and don`t sign has changed since the college game went over the cliff. I admit I used to be more emotionally tied to recruiting . Now....not so much.
You're unimpressed even though he's yet to take one snap? Why?
So you value the opinion of those recruiting services over the opinion of our staff (some of whom has coached this player already)?
What I'm not impressed with is what I stated. A 218 lb 3* LB. Just that. Maybe he can play. Don't know.
So you're assuming they are doing this out of desperation rather than a strategic plan in place for this type of player?
No, I wasn't assuming anything. On paper, it just didn't look like an Alabama linebacker. I'm sure he did great at South Alabama. Maybe he will for the Tide as well.
Jacobs would likely be a backup, that's true but we lack experience at ILb in the two deep and he was very good in kanes system.
His other options are ole miss mizzou and auburn. Thats impressive. Id rather get him than he go elsewhere.
I keep hearing conflicting reports on if he's committing to us or not but Greenberg is the most respectable of those takes.
Auburn is willing to drop a bag here and we likely aren't. So we will see. Has two years left and thats a pretty big deal if he comes to us.
His other options are ole miss mizzou and auburn. Thats impressive. Id rather get him than he go elsewhere.
I keep hearing conflicting reports on if he's committing to us or not but Greenberg is the most respectable of those takes.
Auburn is willing to drop a bag here and we likely aren't. So we will see. Has two years left and thats a pretty big deal if he comes to us.
In 2016 someone named Jake Steinberg did some research on Pro Bowl players. He found that 37 of the 88 players that were selected to the NFL Pro Bowl were 3-star or lower recruits. We shouldn't be so star struck when evaluating players that we ignore the coaches' evaluations. Look at what Jacobs did at USA. That is more of an indicator of his ability. There is a reason why other SEC schools are interested in him.
I think paying attention to the stars isn't fool's gold until a respectable coach gives a scholarship to a 3* player. In that case, I'm going with the coach's decision that he sees something the keyboard warriors do not.
I'll also say this, once the kid plays two years in college the recruiting stars they were assigned coming out of HS are irrelevant, IMO. Now if they were to "re-rank" them with stars based on their two years in college I would probably put more credibility into the transfer ranking.
We're getting to see a bit of it with the whole Jayden Rashada saga.
How do you prove "that he never intended to pay"?
I mean you could prove it.........if he never had that kind of money in the first place, but in this case he did.
People change their minds for whatever reasons. If the kid committed without a signed contract, then he was a fool. If there was a signed contract, then it would be a slam-dunk case, but it doesn't sound like there was one.
I'm not taking sides here, but the courts are chock full of stupid litigation.
You realize CNS signed 3 stars too???
Being fair, i understand.
That's said he pops out on his highlights and likely knows he will need to add at least some size to play in the sec, which he intends to do.
Also I can't help but think he'd add some help at the tweener lb/db role we have in dime formations.
Hes a good pick up for whoever gets him and that offer list doesn't happen for no reason.
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