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So we had Hollywood Smothers for less than a week?
Posted on 1/11/26 at 4:57 pm
Posted on 1/11/26 at 4:57 pm
College football is nuts. Texas is spendi Some dough.
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Posted on 1/11/26 at 4:59 pm to Oreo Speedwagon
Sounds like Cam basically did the same. I strongly dislike Texas.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 5:20 pm to Oreo Speedwagon
We never had him
Posted on 1/11/26 at 5:29 pm to Oreo Speedwagon
It does no good to get excited week 1 of the portal. I might just quit following it until next Saturday just to see how good or bad off we are.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 6:17 pm to UhOhOreo
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We never had him
He enrolled in classes.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 7:01 pm to babyray
The portal is the new recruiting signing day hoopla.
Damn this sucks.
Damn this sucks.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 7:10 pm to Oreo Speedwagon
This guy isnt better than anyone Bama currently has. I though he was a package deal with the LT
Posted on 1/11/26 at 7:18 pm to Jasharts77
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This guy isnt better than anyone Bama currently has.
Then why did the staff go after him?
Posted on 1/11/26 at 7:25 pm to FairhopeTider
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Then why did the staff go after him?
To shore up depth at the position.
If Crowell can learn quickly enough to play as a Freshman, he has the physical skillset to be better than Smothers.
Otherwise Daniel Hill and AK Dear aren't bad options. We should be fine.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 8:20 pm to Oreo Speedwagon
In the world of NIL college football, Bama takes whats left over from the schools with MASSIVE check books and donors with an agenda. It is what it is. History, tradition, location, etc have much less to do with it.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 8:30 pm to Oreo Speedwagon
quote:They have been for a while now. Still haven't won a thing.
Texas is spendi Some dough.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 8:33 pm to FairhopeTider
quote:As already said, shore up depth by bringing someone in with game experience. And to make a splash for folks who won't be happy unless every recruit we sign is a five-star uber player. Same with Cam. Can anyone say we NEEDED him? Or was it a case of kick little brother while he's down (and out) and make that splash?
Then why did the staff go after him?
Posted on 1/11/26 at 8:34 pm to Bamadiver
So the staff offered Cam $2 million just to appease fans?
Posted on 1/11/26 at 10:48 pm to Oreo Speedwagon
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Sounds like Cam basically did the same. I strongly dislike Texas.
The Collegiate Sports Commission is beginning an investigation this coming week into programs that are violating the allowable cap on NIL deals.
Certain programs, ahem, Texas, Texas A&M, are obviously violating this rule.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 10:59 pm to TS1926
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The Collegiate Sports Commission
I've never heard of them and already have more faith in whatever they are than the NCAA to do something about it.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 11:09 pm to UAClassOf22
I think Hill will be good to go as our starter. Never knew he broke both legs in high school until recently. I’m also interested to see what Riley’s role will be. He slowly lost reps throughout the season and the jaw break didn’t help.
Posted on 1/11/26 at 11:11 pm to Marktastic86
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I've never heard of them and already have more faith in whatever they are than the NCAA to do something about it.
They have oversight of NIL. It’s not exactly the wild west and there are rules and caps on how much each program can invest.
I think programs like Texas are contacting players, through their agents, that are not even in the portal.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 1:20 am to FairhopeTider
Same reason they got the 61st available DT today.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:52 am to RTRcdub
quote:I feel the same way... that and I wish we'd search for some 25 yo pro free agents who don't have a team and have some eligibility left. Might as well challenge the NCAA on this front and host a squad of semi-pros.
It does no good to get excited week 1 of the portal. I might just quit following it until next Saturday just to see how good or bad off we are.
But I put my foot down at asking Cam Newton to join the squad.
/sarcasm
Posted on 1/12/26 at 8:12 am to TS1926
That cap will last as long as it takes the first case to get in court. In a business you can’t keep A from offering someone more than B for their services.
What is going over fans’ heads, or they’re willfully ignoring it, or they are hoping someone will come in and restore all that is righteous and holy, is that this is equally a business and a sport. And in the eyes of the law, it’s no more special than any other business, the century of tradition is irrelevant.
I keep saying, it wasn’t the liberals on the Supreme Court that launched this, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh wrote the opinions on the 9-0 decision, and they signaled strongly that they are willing to go even farther toward the players’ side.
And fans can’t do a thing about it except stop tuning in and spending their money on the sport, because the courts are not going to consider their interests and desires.
What is going over fans’ heads, or they’re willfully ignoring it, or they are hoping someone will come in and restore all that is righteous and holy, is that this is equally a business and a sport. And in the eyes of the law, it’s no more special than any other business, the century of tradition is irrelevant.
I keep saying, it wasn’t the liberals on the Supreme Court that launched this, Gorsuch and Kavanaugh wrote the opinions on the 9-0 decision, and they signaled strongly that they are willing to go even farther toward the players’ side.
And fans can’t do a thing about it except stop tuning in and spending their money on the sport, because the courts are not going to consider their interests and desires.
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