BearRebelShark

Laughed out loud at the similar histories statement :lol:

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So is the change primarily the cause or Cignetti and his staff?

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The change is primarily responsible for a great coach like Cignetti to be able to win a championship at Indiana (freaking Indiana man). Vandy went 10-2. Texas Tech has been rolling. Missouri has too. We know what NIL allowed Kiffin to do at Ole Miss. Look at historically solid programs like Florida, Auburn, Florida State- all of which have been below average in this era (minus the big season Florida state had a few years ago).

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That's a simplistic take. LSU took a ton of portal players, most higher ranked than Indiana's guys, and they didn't win a natty. The portal itself isn't the reason for Indiana's success.

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You are proving my point. LSU spent top 3 money in the sec last year and sucked. Indiana spent money smartly last year and won a championship. Indiana is historically one of the worst, if not the worst power programs in the country. You are telling me they had similar chances to win a championship in the previous era? That’s insane if so.

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I am, prove me wrong.

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Old era —> New era:

No NIL —> NIL deals and athlete compensation
* No direct player payments ? Revenue sharing with athletes
* No transfer portal ? Year-round player movement
* No free movement ? Immediate transfer eligibility
* Stable rosters ? Annual roster rebuilds
* Signing Day was everything ? Transfer portal season is just as important
* High school recruiting dominated ? Portal recruiting is equally or more important
* No NIL collectives ? Booster-funded collectives
* Limited booster involvement ? Boosters help fund player compensation
* Four-year player development ? “Win now” roster building
* No college general managers ? GMs and personnel departments
* No roster budgeting ? Revenue-sharing and salary cap-style planning
* Limited player leverage ? Players have significant bargaining power
* Small schools kept stars ? Top talent transfers to bigger programs
* Conferences were stable ? Massive conference realignment
* Regional conferences ? Coast-to-coast super conferences
* Traditional rivalries ? New conference schedules and rivalries
* Four-team College Football Playoff ? Twelve-team playoff
* Conference titles were everything ? Multiple teams from one conference can make the CFP
* NCAA had stronger control ? Courts have reshaped college athletics
* Amateur model ? Professional-style business model
* Simple recruiting calendars ? Year-round roster management
* Few player agents ? Agents are common
* Limited tampering concerns ? Tampering is a constant occurrence
* Players rarely left early ? Annual portal entries after every season


I can keep going if you want me to.

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I don't think things have changed as much as some want to believe they have.

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Dude. You cannot be serious.

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What was Lane's budget for this year's roster - like 50 million dollars? He should roll to a national championship with that budget.

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Agree completely. Anything less than a National Championship appearance is failure. Atleast that would be the expectation in Oxford.

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so you watched it,yall are obsessed. you couldnt pay me to watch a coach from another school talk at sec media days.

the ole miss fans were glued to the set

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I watched Lane's presser the same way I watched Sankey's, Kirby's, Pete's, Will Stein's, Beamer's, and Elko's. Did not know watching other coaches speak at SEC media days in the middle of summer when there is very little happening in the sports world qualifies as obsession.

This should definitely lead to atleast 3 or 4 national championships right? Anything short of that is abject failure. I literally do not think lane will lose a single game as head coach of the LSU tigers. Literally. He is that good. Plus, the lsu job has been elite in the modern era (post 2020). I mean the winningest coach in Notre Dame history put together some of the best 4 -5 loss teams in LSU history during his time there.

Just pray that your head coach does not get dumped by his 26 year old girlfriend the week of that game. It doesn't end well based on previous experience.

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Jackson doesn’t even have potable water. Easily #1.

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The surrounding Jackson area (madison, ridgeland, flowood, Clinton Brandon) is pretty nice and growing. Jackson has its fair share of issues like any city nowadays.