profwilson

Well, Vegas has them as a 20-point favorite. So if you really don't think so, you can make a KILLING taking Georgia Southern on the money line.

The relevant question, from the SEC's standpoint, is whether he signed a contract with a pro team or not. If he only participated in minicamp but never got signed (like Cole Hutson at UT), then he would be eligible.

I am not taking a position on whether or not that rule makes sense, but that's what distinguishes him from the two former Ole Miss guys that LSU is interested in. That, and the fact that they previously played for another SEC school.

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How will BYU field a team?

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The 5-for-5 rule has exceptions for religious missions and military service.

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Direct all that to the NCAA my man

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I keep seeing takes like this, and it drives me crazy. The chaos and anarchy in college sports right now are NOT the NCAA's fault. The NCAA keeps trying to make rules to impose some order on the game, but various state and federal judges (many of whom, let's be honest, are myopic homers) keep striking down every limit that is put in place.

My hope is that the 5-for-5 rule will go into place next year and be applicable to everyone going forward, getting rid of all--or at least much--of this insanity. In the meantime, Kiffin and Wade are just playing by the rules (or lack thereof) that the courts have imposed.

Another nice nugget from that article:

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'Our athletic director and our chancellor did a great job hiring Pete,' Jones explained. 'He was the logical hire. He was the the locker room hire. That's what the players wanted.'

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Gee, that usually ends well... :rolleyes:

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NCAA broke football by legalizing bribes and making every player a free agent annually.

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People love to rip the NCAA for various reasons, but the things you mention--which I completely agree are ruining college sports--are 100% NOT the NCAA's fault. The NCAA fought them tooth and nail, in fact, and the crazy wild-West system that we have now was brought to us by various federal judges who have essentially invalidated every regulation that the NCAA has tried to impose.

Apparently, Dabo Swinney went ballistic about some blatant, next-level, over-the-top tampering by Pete Golding. You hate to see it...

ESPN story on Ole Miss tampering allegations

I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and assume that he means horrible fieldING, which has indeed been a problem.

I don't know what that salty sports reporter thinks he's proving with that montage. Wade genuinely intended to hit the portal hard, produce immediate improvement, and take a dumpster fire team to the NCAA tournament in his first year at NC State--which he did. He intends to do the same thing at LSU, so he makes similar comments at his introductory press conference there. What do they expect him to say? "While I produced a quick turnaround in Raleigh, I expect sustained, extended mediocrity here in Baton Rouge?"

This is actually a line from the piece:

"[LSU] has made a history out of soaking itself in the stink of the bayou."

That gives away the game right there. The outsized, irrationally negative response to LSU's coaching hires definitely has a strong dimension of regional prejudice to it. If Lane Kiffin and Will Wade were coaching at Ohio State right now, I guarantee you we wouldn't be seeing anything like the same level of outrage and contempt.

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how this hire was "messy"

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The Kiffin and Wade hires were "messy" for Ole Miss and N.C. State in the same way that Hiroshima was "messy" for the Japanese...

OK, perhaps an overstatement, but indulge me in a little hyperbole! :lol: