Ketch's 10 Thoughts From The Weekend (OU/A&M aren't true losable games in 2025)
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They can get their applications in on time and transfer to a school that will take them, is there anything at all prohibiting them from that?
I'm not sure there's a reason Shipley couldn't have gotten his application to UT by September 1 and other schools by their deadlines and transferred in January if accepted. He could apply to a crap ton of places he may want to go to school and play and potentially earn $.
Yes, if they create a rule banning it, which is what the coaches are potentially asking for.
There is nothing against any rule for Ryan Smith from Alabama submitting an application to UT to transfer in January right now. He has until September 1 to get that in. I suspect the deadline is similar at tOS/Michigan/etc.
I'm not sure of anything preventing him from attending any school he was accepted at in January.
Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives... aka what's the deadline? cause it feels like it's sooner than later
I'm hearing some scary shit behind the scenes today.
Remind me, is there anything I typed that is inaccurate?
The practicality of the accurate words are open for debate. Hence, a question about the next Portal entry. Your current accurate wording... if I am correct... is that a player could apply for a transfer today, but would have to wait until December to enter the Portal?
He wouldn't need to enter the portal. If Ryan Williams applied to UT now and was accepted he could be a student in January just like any other student. I am sure he could not continue to play football games for Alabama after transferring and not sure what the eligibility to play for UT would be, but he would not be prevented from doing that.
He could be in Austin making money from his Name/Image/Likeness even if not playing football.
He has already missed the fall enrollment deadline(I'm assuming he did not apply
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Yes, as a student athlete he would need to enter the Portal.He wouldn't need to enter the portal. If Ryan Williams applied to UT now and was accepted he could be a student in January just like any other student. I am sure he could not continue to play football games for Alabama after transferring and not sure what the eligibility to play for UT would be, but he would not be prevented from doing that.
He could be in Austin making money from his Name/Image/Likeness even if not playing football.
He has already missed the fall enrollment deadline(I'm assuming he did not apply
I hear you, ad certainly understand athletic eligibility may be different, but do be believe they can transfer as a regular student.
My main point was that there are rules around students transferring, not just athletes.
I do wonder if I've found some sort of loophole though.... Have every athlete you think you might be interested in, apply as a regular student.
My main point was that there are rules around students transferring, not just athletes.
I do wonder if I've found some sort of loophole though.... Have every athlete you think you might be interested in, apply as a regular student.
They aren't regular students, but they should still have the rights of basic students, even if they are exceptional cases.
i feel like you're equivocating about how you rank these movies again.
freeman's list is better, but of those, only two* (shawshank and se7en) are really "morgan freeman movies." he's like the 4th or 5th best thing about unforgiven or dark knight. every single one of cruise's movies is a tom cruise movie.
*i haven't seen glory
then i'm confused. i thought you ranked these movies by how representative they were of the actor, not necessarily their quality overall.
like, wouldn't raging bull be a lot higher if not for the fact that it's not a "john turturro movie" in any sense of the word? or is this all done by feel and i should shut up and just be happy we all have something to argue about?
The personal rankings are different than the best 5 movies... for instance I like Leon on me in my Top 5 for Freeman, but I was saying the 5 movies he's most known for are better pound for pound movies than Cruise's. It's not a blowout. It's narrow and, of course, the dynamics of star power are different.
But, the comment remains true IMO.
Ketch, this guy likes to argue with mirrors. The more wrong he is, the more he doubles down.
You have been first at least once before,as a sperm swimming for your mothers egg.--utx
They have special rights above those of basic students. Basic students aren't permitted to apply in December and January to attend in the Spring and have to apply by March 1 to attend in the fall. Basic students cannot benefit from the adjusted timeline the portals offer.
I mean, am I wrong?
When your kids were in school, were they able submit applications a couple of weeks before the semester started, get admitted, secure housing, and any financial aid/benefits? Ketch has A LOT more experience in talking to student athletes than I do, but I may have a bit more experience with basic students, and a little experience with student athlete/s.
Great stuff. Filled with football red meat.
I still don't get how you can put the losses to UGA and OSU on Quinn. How QB was the missing ingredient. Our OL was dominated. Manhandled. We didn't rush for over 60 yards in any of those games. Same with ASU. Quinn went for 358 yards against UGA the 2nd game . Carrot top missed chip shots that should have won the game in regulation. And our OL led us to 31 total rushing yards and 6 sacks and a dozen pressures.
The first UGA game we totalled 29 yards rushing. 7 sacks. And wasn't that the game with 18 pressures? Thats OL. Against OSU 58 yards rushing, 2.0 per carry. Quinn had 283 yards and 7.3 ypp. OL also gave up 4 sacks and 9 TFLs. No idea how many pressures. And coaches didn't think they could get us a yard up the middle in 4 downs.
No way is QE in the same world as Arch but blaming him like you do Wisner for our shitty offensive production in big games just doesn't make sense to me. It begins and ends with the big uglies.
Can't wait to see what Arch can do. Haven't been this excited about a QB since Vince. But with an inferior OL to last years that got manhandled in big games, and WRs and RBs taking a step back, it might not be smart to expect an improved offense or NC run. We have to net more than 30 yards rushing against the big boys or it doesn't matter who is QB. Even Arch.
At some point our optimism just defies logic.
Not that I'm out on the optimism. I just scratch my head as to why I'm there with everyone else. The "on paper" part doesn't add up.
I'm not sure a judge would agree with you.I mean, am I wrong?
If you're a plus quarterback on an offense with 7 NFL Drafted players, you have to lead your team to more than 15 points. Really good players elevate those around them. He didn't. That's just the reality.
What? No mention of Turturro as Phantom from You Don’t Mess With The Zohan?!
Its hard to argue when you phrase it like that.
But in fairness, 4 of those were the doormats that laid down in those games.
The settlement money may end up as base for players #30-85 on the roster. Settlement money ain’t coming close to paying players #1-29 on the roster…not when an offensive tackle who just completed his junior year in HS is making $5 mm over two years.
