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re: Alabama has the 72nd ranked recruiting class for 2027 (UPDATED)
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/23/26 at 8:52 am to SidewalkTiger
The idea that the guys Cignetti bought weren’t sought after by the big boys is exactly why the SEC hasn’t been in a Natty game in 3 years. The SEC became incredibly lazy with using the star system and bagmen to just buy highly ranked high school players. They have been slow to adjust to this new era. Cignetti took a bunch of guys not even on the radar and spanked everyone. Literally, spanked all those high star kids at Bama.
Sure, you still need to recruit highly ranked kids but the reality is it’s a crapshoot whether than 4 star freshmen or sophomore is as good as that 2 or 3 star senior that no one even looked at until now. It’s now about who is best at evaluation instead of just who is best at buying. Cignetti is a legend for what he did in such a short period of time.
Sure, you still need to recruit highly ranked kids but the reality is it’s a crapshoot whether than 4 star freshmen or sophomore is as good as that 2 or 3 star senior that no one even looked at until now. It’s now about who is best at evaluation instead of just who is best at buying. Cignetti is a legend for what he did in such a short period of time.
re: Alabama has the 72nd ranked recruiting class for 2027 (UPDATED)
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/22/26 at 7:36 pm to SidewalkTiger
He bought Mendoza from Cal and all those WR’s and his defense weren’t recruited to Indiana.
re: Alabama has the 72nd ranked recruiting class for 2027 (UPDATED)
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/22/26 at 6:44 pm to BigAL Golesh
Agreed. Saban should just go retire to the lake and smile knowing he won the college bagman era while being a mediocre NFL coach.
re: Trae Young to become free agent
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/22/26 at 5:30 pm to Doctor B
Luka is definitely a better player than Trae but neither are leading teams to anything because they are stat players and don’t elevate their team. Luka can’t play defense and it’s obvious his teammates don’t care for him. Same with Trae. The Hawks and Mavs are much better situated than the Lakers or Wizards because they don’t have either of these guys. The young Luka was a beast all over the court. This current version of Luka has turned into a white Lebron whiner but at least Lebron plays defense when he wants. Luka gets hunted on defense every night.
re: Alabama has the 72nd ranked recruiting class for 2027 (UPDATED)
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/22/26 at 3:26 pm to Richleau
NIL is still wearing diapers. Each passing year more and more teams are coming online. Indiana was just incredibly fast to the game due to Cignetti.
I’m not saying that’s why Bama’s class is down but with more and more teams being able to pay the players have more options than ever and with the shine off Bama it’s not surprising.
So the kids that Bama and UGA types would normally throw some bagman money at now have dozens of options closer to home. UGA still has Kirby so kids are drawn to them still, but once Kirby goes or they continue to lose that shine will also dim. And remember, kids want money more than winning so they’ll take a bigger bag even if it means no Natty. My team who has really embraced NIL last year and this year has more more 4 stars on our roster and more 4 star commitments than ever. These are guys who would have gone to Auburn, UGA, Bama, Clemson in the past. The entire landscape has changed and we are seeing the results - a Miami/Indiana Natty was unthinkable 2 years ago.
I’m not saying that’s why Bama’s class is down but with more and more teams being able to pay the players have more options than ever and with the shine off Bama it’s not surprising.
So the kids that Bama and UGA types would normally throw some bagman money at now have dozens of options closer to home. UGA still has Kirby so kids are drawn to them still, but once Kirby goes or they continue to lose that shine will also dim. And remember, kids want money more than winning so they’ll take a bigger bag even if it means no Natty. My team who has really embraced NIL last year and this year has more more 4 stars on our roster and more 4 star commitments than ever. These are guys who would have gone to Auburn, UGA, Bama, Clemson in the past. The entire landscape has changed and we are seeing the results - a Miami/Indiana Natty was unthinkable 2 years ago.
re: Trae Young to become free agent
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/22/26 at 3:09 pm to Doctor B
The Wizards are a mess franchise. And other than putting butts in the stands Luka isn’t much better than Trae. A one dimensional offensive wizard who won’t win crap until he is no longer than man. In the end, either Luka or Trae are going to do anything of note for a franchise. The Mavs and Hawks are better off long term without either of them as both have strong cores who actually play both ends of the floor.
re: Dusty May to the Mavericks
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/22/26 at 9:43 am to dallastiger55
The Mavs will win a title before Luka does. The league is full of one dimensional players like Luka who never win a title until they get old and win one as a role player on a team that plays defense.
re: Change to Protect College Sports Act would keep G6 permanently separate from P4
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/21/26 at 5:09 pm to JeniverJonez
Because the best teams change. Sure, certain schools dominated the bagman era which is is why people in their 60’s and 50’s think theses schools are some how inherently different. The secret is they aren’t. Indiana just proved that. The sport has been rigged for decades with under the table money buying recruits thus creating the illusion that somehow the water in Tuscaloosa, Columbus, or Athens is special. It’s not and Cignetti ripped the mask off the wizard.
You are going to see a lot of different teams now jump up and win because they can openly spend. That’s why the SEC is rolling out the corpse of Saban to try and influence a bunch of corpses in Congress. Sure, the SEC will still get its share of good players but with every year that passes the next generation of players moves past the heyday of the SEC. The SEC hasn’t had a team in the Natty for 3 years. That isn’t a coincidence. That’s called karma and other teams now using money. Y’all better be jock riding UGA because they are the only SEC team with any chance at a Natty this year.
You are going to see a lot of different teams now jump up and win because they can openly spend. That’s why the SEC is rolling out the corpse of Saban to try and influence a bunch of corpses in Congress. Sure, the SEC will still get its share of good players but with every year that passes the next generation of players moves past the heyday of the SEC. The SEC hasn’t had a team in the Natty for 3 years. That isn’t a coincidence. That’s called karma and other teams now using money. Y’all better be jock riding UGA because they are the only SEC team with any chance at a Natty this year.
re: Change to Protect College Sports Act would keep G6 permanently separate from P4
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/21/26 at 9:06 am to McMillan
That’s definitely a take but you do realize 98% would disagree with you. The old days aren’t coming back. They were only glamorous in your mind. The reality is the minute your family bought a TV they turned the radio off. The minute they got a color TV the old black and white went to another room.
So, do you listen to Missouri games on the radio or watch them on TV? Something tells me you watch instead of listen.
So, do you listen to Missouri games on the radio or watch them on TV? Something tells me you watch instead of listen.
re: Change to Protect College Sports Act would keep G6 permanently separate from P4
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/20/26 at 10:24 am to McMillan
TV execs built the sport. Seriously, does anyone want to go back to the days where you have 2 games each Saturday available in your viewing area?
All this whining is just over the top and makes this board sound like one from teen vogue with a bunch of 14 year old girls.
I love being able to sit on my couch in South Georgia and watch any game in the entire country. I love seeing more teams in a real playoff system. I love that the players now have more choices and offers than ever before which allows more competition. This sport is awesome.
All this whining ultimately comes down to one thing - having to learn new players names each year. Big whoop.
All this whining is just over the top and makes this board sound like one from teen vogue with a bunch of 14 year old girls.
I love being able to sit on my couch in South Georgia and watch any game in the entire country. I love seeing more teams in a real playoff system. I love that the players now have more choices and offers than ever before which allows more competition. This sport is awesome.
All this whining ultimately comes down to one thing - having to learn new players names each year. Big whoop.
re: Change to Protect College Sports Act would keep G6 permanently separate from P4
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/19/26 at 4:02 pm to cardswinagain
It’s all a joke. The only answer is to not have a salary cap and allow unlimited transfers. The problem is college football does not have a draft which means the governing body can not punish a cheating team by taking away picks. That’s the only reason the pros follow the rules. In college you will always have 10% of teams willing to cheat because it’s worth it.
I’m sure they’ll eventually put in a cap and then teams will be turning each other in every week. We see it now. All kinds of claims of tampering outside the portal and yet there is no investigative or punishment action going on - so why wouldn’t everyone tamper? That’s what will have with a cap.
I’m sure they’ll eventually put in a cap and then teams will be turning each other in every week. We see it now. All kinds of claims of tampering outside the portal and yet there is no investigative or punishment action going on - so why wouldn’t everyone tamper? That’s what will have with a cap.
re: Change to Protect College Sports Act would keep G6 permanently separate from P4
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/18/26 at 4:34 pm to Nutriaitch
Congress can pass a turd sandwich if they want. The courts will strike stupid stuff down like they are trying to do here.
re: Why is europe so Backwards
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/14/26 at 4:17 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
In 200 years (or less) the entire history of the world will have been rewritten. All European history will be gone from text books, the internet, and museums. The Roman Empire will be wiped away thru destruction of all monuments. Countries will be renamed and redrawn. It will be the Muslim west, the Asian east, and the Hispanic south.
re: It started with letting them transfer without sitting out!
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/14/26 at 10:46 am to KiwiHead
What a whine. You could make a similar list at any point in time.
The standards have been eroded over 70 years but now it’s a problem and some of you don’t want to watch? Then stop watching.
College football has been a scam for 70 years when they allowed recruiting to begin rather than picking current students who actually got into school for the education and wanted to play. Then allowed these “special admits” who could play football better than a regular student to skip class to “get treatment”. Then they gave them “special tutors” which led to showing up to test days only. Then they got “special dorms” and a “special dining hall” and then schools started creating “special majors” for these morons who were barely literate but allowed in campus because of a ball.
So, are you really surprised at any of this new stuff? It was inevitable. Yet for all the whining if a school like LSU came out and said - “this is madness and not what LSU is about. We are going to field athletic teams from students who were academically admitted with the general populous and have a team we are proud of that represents the students of LSU”. You guys would demand everyone be fired.
The standards have been eroded over 70 years but now it’s a problem and some of you don’t want to watch? Then stop watching.
College football has been a scam for 70 years when they allowed recruiting to begin rather than picking current students who actually got into school for the education and wanted to play. Then allowed these “special admits” who could play football better than a regular student to skip class to “get treatment”. Then they gave them “special tutors” which led to showing up to test days only. Then they got “special dorms” and a “special dining hall” and then schools started creating “special majors” for these morons who were barely literate but allowed in campus because of a ball.
So, are you really surprised at any of this new stuff? It was inevitable. Yet for all the whining if a school like LSU came out and said - “this is madness and not what LSU is about. We are going to field athletic teams from students who were academically admitted with the general populous and have a team we are proud of that represents the students of LSU”. You guys would demand everyone be fired.
re: The ATL Thread 6/12 - Bite Outa the Big Apple Edition
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/12/26 at 9:24 pm to LSUJockStrap
Let him take the next 2 months off.
re: The ATL Thread 6/12 - Bite Outa the Big Apple Edition
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/12/26 at 8:28 pm to crimsoncoded94
Y’all are funny. This is a meaningless June game. Once Waldrep is back give the pitchers an extra day. All that matters is going into late September with everyone healthy.
re: Every Sorsby mistake on the field will be questioned
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/11/26 at 8:24 pm to Scoob
So you guys actually believe no player is betting. Out of thousands of college football players yoy don’t think it’s happening? You guys are lemmings and being played for suckers.
re: Every Sorsby mistake on the field will be questioned
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/11/26 at 4:53 pm to Tifway419
Sorsby will be the most scrutinized player next season. Yet, no one seems concerned about all the other players who are most definitely gambling and shaving. It’s been happening for years. But go ahead and pretend it’s one guy,
re: Pete Thamel: Big Ten doesn’t want to play Texas Tech
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/9/26 at 6:12 pm to Epic Cajun
Coaches have been buying players for decades. You don’t think that “calls into the validity of the game”? Herschel Walker was committed to Clemson and at the last minute Dooley bought him a car. That definitely I,packed the validity of the game. Auburn bought Cam and won a Natty. You don’t think that cash invalidated the game? You think Auburn would have win every game without Cam?
The pearl clutching is fun to watch.
The pearl clutching is fun to watch.
re: I hope college athletics continues to become more of a joke. Let it burn down and start ov
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/9/26 at 3:54 pm to Pedro
The sport has been corrupt for decades and everyone just went about their life and when guys like me called for the death of the corrupt bowl system and death of the NCAA I was laughed at because everyone was content. People will stay content once this Sorsby new cycle moves to the next thing in a few days. The entire system needs to be burned down but it won’t be because no in power really wants to do it. And if you are looking for guys who have cheated for years to do it then you will get what is deserved.
re: The Big 12 might boycott Texas Tech this year per Ross Dellenger
Posted by RunningJacket on 6/9/26 at 12:38 pm to SludgeFactory
Easy fix - vote Duke into the conference for next year. They’ll go 7-5, win the conference, and then the committee can leave TT out. Then Duke goes back to the ACC.
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