Settlement Alliance

Am I the only one who thinks this team is just starting to mesh?

I truly think this team is only going to get better as the chemistry develops and Leavitt gets more comfortable in the offense. I trust this staff to make the adjustments. I trust this staff to stare down the barrel of a blowout, stay composed, and trust the process.

We literally got their best shot on Saturday. It will never be more difficult than that the rest of the way.

Kentucky will be tough. Auburn at 11:00 could be tough. Tennessee will be tough. Arkansas in the cold could be tough.

I’m not convinced there’s an opposing QB left on our schedule who can walk into Tiger Stadium and take over a game (besides Kamario Taylor)

If your expectation coming into the season was 10-2, that is still very much in the picture. It will hinge on UK game. We drop one out of Bama, Tex, Tenn.

I’m fully in the camp that the best is yet to come. We will adjust. We will get more comfortable. And, most importantly, we will continue coming together as a TEAM.

And one more thing…

LSU and Ole Miss will have the same record in one week.

Can’t fault the kid. $12 million will change a person. There’s zero doubt in my mind that Michigan's lack of development is the reason for this, not the kid.

There’s also zero doubt in my mind that if he had been able to work with Joe Sloan and Charlie Weis, he would’ve at the very least developed into something more than he is today.

This should be some of the strongest anti-Michigan propaganda out there, and don’t doubt for a second that it’ll be used against Michigan in negative recruiting.

Just sad.

Just got burned again

There is a tremendous amount of nuance to this entire situation. After weeks of research, I am fully supportive of all 2022 athletes receiving the additional year of eligibility they were afforded.

When we look specifically at the differences between going unsigned, receiving a rookie minicamp invitation, and actually participating in an NFL training camp, there is another layer of nuance that is not commonly researched or discussed.

In this particular case, Jabari Mack would seem to have the strongest argument for eligibility because he did not attend an NFL team-related workout as far as we know. However, under the applicable amateurism standard, he still falls into essentially the same category as a vast majority of 5-for-5 football players, because he too took steps to waive his amateur status in an attempt to pursue a professional career.

The distinction is important for amateurism vs. professionalism purposes. How that distinction should be treated across leagues remains an open question.

In the case of Harris and Smith, I find the argument compelling that simply being talented enough to earn a rookie minicamp invitation or make an NFL training camp should not result in a greater eligibility penalty than someone who pursued the same professional opportunity but did not advance as far in the process.

Exactly the point. Our guys declared for the pros and renounced their “amateurism.” If that’s the threshold everyone wants to focus on, then Wright and Harris are no more professional than the other guys listed in this thread.

That’s part of the point I’m making: they have eligibility, and they should be able to play.

Bottom line.

Anyway, here are some more:

PLAYERS PURSUING A RETURN TO COLLEGE:

Ahmaad Moses (S) Giants - NFL COMBINE + WORKOUT - SMU

Jayden Fielding (K) Ottawa Redblacks - SIGNED; TRAINING CAMP - Ohio State

Treylin Payne (LB) - NFL DRAFT PROCESS - Texas State

Tyrence Crutcher (CB) - NFL DRAFT PROCESS - West Virginia

Justus Ross-Simmons (WR) - NFL DRAFT PROCESS - Syracuse

Rashod Dubinion (RB) - NFL DRAFT PROCESS - Appalachian State

Central Michigan two-time All-MAC linebacker Jordan Kwiatkowski has entered the transfer portal

Had 117 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, three sacks and three interceptions last season. Took part in rookie minicamp with the New England Patriots.

Literally 1000's of individuals have fought the NCAA. For decades, the NCAA has been the perennial bad guy. Zero idea where that energy went.

A major key in this whole debacle is that THE PORTAL IS NOT OPEN.

So essentially, in the last 3 weeks, players who are supposedly “entering the portal” or “in the portal” have previously declared for the 2026 draft.

And now, any player attempting to come back and continue their college career may find themselves in direct violation of arbitrary SEC and other eligibility rules.

I say all of this because you could also essentially list any player "in the portal" LINK

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The NCAA supposedly created rules whose actual words did not exclude the Class of 2022 in the way the NCAA claimed, knew from its own rulemaking and testimony how that language operated, but nevertheless continued representing to courts that the athletes were excluded—while spending heavily to fight those athletes and arguing that letting them play would cause the NCAA irreparable harm.

If that characterization of the evidence is ultimately proven, the troubling part isn't Five-for-Five itself.... It's what the NCAA knew versus what it represented to judges.

And that's why the lawyers keep returning to the courthouse. They're essentially saying: Forget NCAA press releases, public opinion, money and institutional power. Put the written rule in front of a judge and answer one question:

“Show us the words that exclude the Class of 2022.”

Their entire scandal allegation rests on the claim that the NCAA can't.

HOLY SHITE DID THE GOV. JUST QUOTE ME???

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