Hear reports that we are killing it in the portal....

[LMCane]

Much more level playing field than ever before.

IU has alumni like UM, because of its great business school. People like Mark Cuban. People who owns businesses and will contribute via NIL.
Same with most of the Big 10 universities, who coincidentally have now won 3 straight CFP.
Just like BYU in basketball. And now we will have more teams vying for championships because more teams can compete when the money is paid over the table instead of under the table.

NIL and revenue sharing compensation has expanded which schools now have the financial capability to compete. We predicted when NIL first started that certain universities, because of their alumni base, would benefit, and some would suffer, depending on how their alumni are willing to support the university and athletics program.

But NIL is very different from SEC-style alumni who don’t have millions or billions to spend, but can always find some money for $20,000 in a duffle bag to a recruit, or a car dealership that can offer leases at next to nothing. But 20k can’t compete with 200k, which in turn has forced the SEC to give up its stranglehold on college football. The field is much more level, and much bigger

still we all take it for granted that somehow a PRIVATE UNIVERSITY with 14,000 students

has more money to spend on NIL than a PUBLIC STATE UNIVERSITY with 42,000 students a year.

how is this even possible?!?!

 

[TheOriginalCane]

But but but, I thought we were lame!

 

[CT Cane 44]

Any DT talk? I know we have a bunch of freshman but adding another vet DT for depth?

 

[AtlAtty]

still we all take it for granted that somehow a PRIVATE UNIVERSITY with 14,000 students

has more money to spend on NIL than a PUBLIC STATE UNIVERSITY with 42,000 students a year.

how is this even possible?!?!

It’s pretty amazing. But the flip side is we are in one of the biggest, and certainly most diverse cities in the US and world. So Miami attracts wealth.

It’s still amazing and hard to explain

 

[simplycanes]

Any DT talk? I know we have a bunch of freshman but adding another vet DT for depth?

Brother, that room is filled. The 4 DT rotation is stacked with real bodies, before you even get to the younger players.

 

[stormsurge]

OP is a savant, a soothsayer, a regular Carnac the Magnificent.

 

[Zombie-Cane]

Sort the portal class rankings on 247 by average rating of commit. We're #2. And we will rise once Mensah and Cooper become official.

With adding Mensah and Bartake, it will put our average score per recruit at 89.5, second only to ND. Take out the two kickers and it puts us at 90.6, still second to ND and their 92.29, but we are ahead of the 3rd highest rated school by a mile. I would say we have done pretty well.

 

[CT Cane 44]

Brother, that room is filled. The 4 DT rotation is stacked with real bodies, before you even get to the younger players.

Scott Moton Carter Davis? Blount inside on pass rushing? Lowe? Just wondering who you think the top 4 are

 

[flips]

We now ranked #4. THank you for helping to right this wrong @fraggle GOAT

 

[anr96]

 

[TheATLCane]

Okla ST with 54 commits

 

[No_Fly_Zone]

Glad your hearing aids are working again, OP.

 

[Dan E. Dangerously]

 

[RVACane]

Fraggle me harder papi!

 

[RVACane]

Playoff ready now: DL, RB, DB

Playoff caliber needs we're filling:
QB and X WR -- Duke Boys
LB -- Assuming Chase is back along with Toure, we're good at LB. Could use another but not "needed"

Playoff caliber needs remaining:
TE -- Bauman underperformed all season and was a key reason we lost to Indiana. But he played much better with Mensah at Tulane and him getting a waver helps a ton. Still think we are missing a playoff caliber TE
OL -- Still think we need another playoff caliber transfer

I don’t want Bauman anywhere near us, he’s coming back???

 

[Hstokes1447]

Any DT talk? I know we have a bunch of freshman but adding another vet DT for depth?

The staff has added DTs Keona Davis from Nebraska and Jarquez Carter from Ohio State.

 

[Hstokes1447]

I don’t want Bauman anywhere near us, he’s coming back???

I believe his wavier was denied

 

[RVACane]

Glad your hearing aids are working again, OP.

 

[Hstokes1447]

With only 12 commits. Great quality additions by this staff.

 

[RVACane]

I believe his wavier was denied

Ok. I thought he was pretty bad. I’m glad him and woodiel are gone. I much rather would have either let a young TE get his lumps or just use an extra lineman or WR.