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re: Do you follow football recruiting like you used to now that players get paid plus transfer

Posted on 6/1/26 at 2:37 pm to
Posted by Rex Feral
Somewhere near Athens
Member since Jan 2014
16686 posts
Posted on 6/1/26 at 2:37 pm to
No. The first Wednesday in February has lost all it's meaning. It's kind of a bummer.
Posted by paperwasp
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Posted on 6/1/26 at 2:44 pm to
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The first Wednesday in February has lost all it's meaning

Because someone decided there should be like two other signing days before that now

Posted by bigDgator
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2008
50104 posts
Posted on 6/1/26 at 2:54 pm to
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The football portal drives me insane, but in basketball it's almost a requirement now because if they're good they'll play one season, and if they're not, they're going somewhere else to start instead of sitting on the bench and developing.


I agree and I don't know how we kept our freshmen and some sophomores from leaving as they didn't get a lot of playing time. We only had one player transfer. Somebody is going to get a really good center, and a great person in Micah Handlogten.
Posted by Rex Feral
Somewhere near Athens
Member since Jan 2014
16686 posts
Posted on 6/1/26 at 2:55 pm to
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Because someone decided there should be like two other signing days before that now


That and NIL has killed HS recruiting. Who would pay top money for unproven high school kids when they could choose from pick from guys who've had a couple years to prove themselves? I was wondering why Kirby didn't hit the portal very hard until I realized he was paying money to keep the proven guys he recruited a couple years ago.
Posted by Capn_Bevo
Austin
Member since Jan 2019
1281 posts
Posted on 6/1/26 at 3:01 pm to
No. Portal seems way more important now. If you get a 5 star out of high school you know you'll be overpaying and they may just move on after a year and not play.
Posted by Pimphand
Member since Sep 2021
5286 posts
Posted on 6/1/26 at 3:05 pm to
I lost interest long ago when people started decommitting all the time. The modern BS is just not even remotely worth the time.
Posted by GoGators1995
Member since Jan 2023
7802 posts
Posted on 6/1/26 at 3:15 pm to
I miss the February signing day drama.
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