West Bank Dan

On the comment that Nuss looks better: the days of a local kid being recruited and waiting 3 years to start are likely over. International soccer has a deal where players are “loaned” out, sometimes to other leagues in other countries, while the original team still maintains their rights to employment. I totally see 2nd or 3rd stringers transfer to LA Tech or Houston or Tulane to get playing time for a year with an agreement to portal right back the next year. This holding out to renegotiate for more money is a different thing but decent odds Nuss was maximizing his NIL deals while debating staying vs. NFL. It’s ALL business now

I definitely think he will stick in the NFL, even if goes UDFA route. TDP wasn’t super flashy in college but made the NFL. Josh seems to have the temperament to excel on special teams - will run out there and crush people

Find the clip of the Redskins’ interview with Jayden Daniels where they draw up a play on the board and ask “so what do you think we want to do here?” and Jayden responded “score a touchdown!” and laughed.

It is a game - have fun.

Don’t take yourself or all of this too seriously.

The world is going to keep spinning no matter what happens.

If you don’t win TWO Heismans this year we will all be very disappointed in you

Was ready to type the same thing - having a starting WR (Michael Clayton) volunteer to run down on kickoff coverage just so he could crush people was epic.

Honorable mention along these lines, and somebody correct me, was it BTJ that blocked Elias Ricks into the stands on a play vs Bama? Still makes me laugh.

LaRon Landry scared me as a child. I would not have let him in my house he was so scary.

Jamal Adams tracking down Heisman-winning Lamar Jackson sideline to sideline was nutty.

Not sure if Riley does not have the arm or ND does not have receivers that can get open but I can’t remember them completing a 20 yard pass. They are built to scratch and claw out 23-19 wins. tOSU pulls away and wins by 20

First impression is that Texas will spend enough on coaches and players to compete in the SEC but the state of OU these last few years has me remembering how Miami and FSU were going to dominate the ACC forevermore and just like that they dropped down to mediocre. OU may soon wish they were racking up 11-1 records on Iowa State and Texas Tech every year.

Saw a few Tulane games and he and the QB were their two best players - fed off each other. Hughes is a tough runner, so much so that he may have gotten injured or ran out of gas from all the usage. Hard to say if he is a starting Power-5 back getting 20 touches a game but he definitely is a legit player - hope he does not go to an opponent.

Maybe returning home / change of scenery / moving up depth chart will reinvigorate him and extend his career 3-4 years. We’re rooting for you CEH!

I actually think if Nuss is going pro he would would have the courtesy to tell the coaches so they can plan their portal recruiting. They might be working out a new NIL deal that keeps him paid higher than whatever they have to pay in the portal. It is the world we live in now…

Yes, kids don’t HAVE to sign today, they just can. Asking - not telling: I think part to the protocols is that if a kid wavers too much the school will “take” a replacement and pull the offer because of class size limits. I dimly recall Keiland Williams took 2-3 days to sign and I wondered what check had to clear - ha ha. Logically, wouldn’t many kids WANT to wait and see who signed where before making final choice and signing on the dotted line? Or do too recruits all text each other and sort it out behind the scenes?