Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (Making a few bold predictions...)
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Is this the love child of Evan Stewart and Brenen Thompson?
Nah, but Sark has to be the real deal. Pretty good won't get it done.
NIL observation that may be way off:
The businesses that would theoretically be paying athletes aren’t going to change how they decide to pay for endorsements. Checkbooks will only be opened if an athlete can actually help the business. Big checks will only be written for the select few, just as it’s always been. Just because it’s now legal to pay college athletes doesn’t mean businesses will start throwing away money to college athletes. Most pro athletes don’t even have endorsements, and only an elite few of those get the crazy money.
The one caveat, though, will be if wealthy alumni private business owners decide to write large checks to large percentages of a team’s players to try and impact recruiting.
The businesses that would theoretically be paying athletes aren’t going to change how they decide to pay for endorsements. Checkbooks will only be opened if an athlete can actually help the business. Big checks will only be written for the select few, just as it’s always been. Just because it’s now legal to pay college athletes doesn’t mean businesses will start throwing away money to college athletes. Most pro athletes don’t even have endorsements, and only an elite few of those get the crazy money.
The one caveat, though, will be if wealthy alumni private business owners decide to write large checks to large percentages of a team’s players to try and impact recruiting.
Fred Belitnikoff
Bob Hayes
Wesley Walker
Lance Alworth
Stanley Morgan
And on and on for the guys that played under the old rules. The contemporary WRs, I’m not sure how many would have had such long careers and stats back in the day? Some of them belong on the top 10, but so do some of the earlier pros.
Bob Hayes
Wesley Walker
Lance Alworth
Stanley Morgan
And on and on for the guys that played under the old rules. The contemporary WRs, I’m not sure how many would have had such long careers and stats back in the day? Some of them belong on the top 10, but so do some of the earlier pros.
Just seems like anyone that is the “real deal” would have had recruiting going a bit better. I’m afraid these recruiting disappointments is just foreshadowing the failures that are coming this Fall.
May be true. aTm's investment in sec football is blossoming, yet >50% of OBers refuse to see the truth
More like their ballsy investment in a NC winning coach (whom UT would've never deigned to hire). The SEC move was a great decision as well, but they weren't going to do anything with Sumlin or most anyone else.
If that’s the case, then those who questioned Joseph’s recruiting chops are fully justified. I believe Gilbeau committed to old staff and Allen was basically recruited by Gideon. My worry was Valai had some recruiting momentum and we let him go and didn’t go after Raymond and jumped on Joseph early in coaching process
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Develop, Coach, Play some fvcking Texas football and win football games and all this aggy/$ec bullshit goes away.
With the possible exceptions of 2013 & 2018, & probably only 2018, I think that these projected recruiting disappointments reflect the failures of the past eleven seasons. But no one’s signed an NLI yet. I think this staff’s coaching ability will be reflected in a CCG appearance and possible win this Fall, with a win leading to a CFP appearance. We’ve been closer these past three seasons than many acknowledge, and I think Sark & staff will break through.
I’d argue that moving to the SEC and pouring a ton of money into their facilities were the only way the could attract a coach with skins on the wall.
We shit the bed on that decision didn’t we.
Too bad he didn't perform at an elite receiver as often as his talent suggests that he should have.
Those dudes don't really warrant serious discussion for a variety of reasons.
Hutson and Alworth were great players in their era.
You want to tell me who they bump out?
Mack didn't have it cooking at this point in his first year.
He was literally offering roofers off the street.
I thought about him long and hard. I won't fight you. It was close.
Torry holt only played 10 seasons, so his all time stats aren’t as elite as the Ironman like Larry fitz. Calvin Johnson had a short career but still is in the the top ten consideration.
chris carter
Steve smith
Hines ward
Reggie wayne
Issac Bruce
are also in the conversation.
Let’s just agree to not compare Sark and Mack for a LONG while. Mack is royalty and Sark is just a guy.
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