Lingard in the Portal

[TheOriginalCane]

Where you at Tweed?

Tweed is good people.

This has got to be one of the hardest things ever for a hardcore Miami fan. You finally get a kid (or two) that you've watched grow up, they make it to the roster of your favorite team, and then things don't work out.

People need to relax on Tweed. He did what he could. He's too old to learn the playbook and run the ball himself.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Tweed is good people.

This has got to be one of the hardest things ever for a hardcore Miami fan. You finally get a kid (or two) that you've watched grow up, they make it to the roster of your favorite team, and then things don't work out.

People need to relax on Tweed. He did what he could. He's too old to learn the playbook and run the ball himself.

My bad, I'll lay off the Tweed bashing.

 

[Cribby]

Tweed is good people.

This has got to be one of the hardest things ever for a hardcore Miami fan. You finally get a kid (or two) that you've watched grow up, they make it to the roster of your favorite team, and then things don't work out.

People need to relax on Tweed. He did what he could. He's too old to learn the playbook and run the ball himself.

They handled things classy with no drama.

 

[nycane]

he's still in college?

 

[GOCanes4420]

Lingard is a former five star, Mr. Florida, who has averaged a career 6.7 yards per carry in college. Still considered a bust. I have to wonder why he doesn’t play?

 

[AlexCane]

Lingard is a former five star, Mr. Florida, who has averaged a career 6.7 yards per carry in college. Still considered a bust. I have to wonder why he doesn’t play?

IMO, more athlete than football player.

But, anyways, this kid will go down as one of the bigger recruiting busts in the last few years.

 

[Madabs]

Hate to see it. Hopefully, he's been getting an education for a future career. It has to be a mind F to be considered a player who's going to be a starter and future NFL back, then ride the bench.

 

[Golsen82]

Hate to see it. Hopefully, he's been getting an education for a future career. It has to be a mind F to be considered a player who's going to be a starter and future NFL back, then ride the bench.

Education? At Florida?

 

[cooks002]

How many years of eligibility does he have?

 

[CANEMC]

Wow. He should just run track at this point. If that's even physically possible.

 

[ThomasM]

he's still in college?

I thought he went into a portal and never came out.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

How many years of eligibility does he have?

Said he's a junior this year so one more year. redshirted in 18 or 19 and then Covid in 20.

 

[RozayCane]

This man been in college since like 2016 it feels like.

 

[Brains]

It’s best for him to go FCS, seriously.

I said this at the time.

 

[Madabs]

Education? At Florida?

As an urban teacher, I always stress learning some sort of skill. I hate hearing about former players getting busted for robbing or stealing because they had gone on to tough times after football. We can root against the player but have compassion for the human.

 

[ThomasM]

As an urban teacher, I always stress learning some sort of skill. I hate hearing about former players getting busted for robbing or stealing because they had gone on to tough times after football. We can root against the player but have compassion for the human.

There is so much that should be done for these young men. For starters, make sure they get a **** education while at school. Secondly, make **** sure they understand that football doesn't last forever, and that if they don't save their money, they won't have much to fall back on if they don't take their education seriously. Lastly, teach them HOW to save and invest, and show them what happens when you don't.

That's one thing that really bothers me about so many so called schools. They do whatever they can to get these young men in, but don't get them the education they need to succeed in life. Many of them get so much help to pass, they learn very little. I would love to see former players welcomed back to school when their playing days are done so they can actually focus on an education, not football.

 

[Madabs]

There is so much that should be done for these young men. For starters, make sure they get a **** education while at school. Secondly, make **** sure they understand that football doesn't last forever, and that if they don't save their money, they won't have much to fall back on if they don't take their education seriously. Lastly, teach them HOW to save and invest, and show them what happens when you don't.

That's one thing that really bothers me about so many so called schools. They do whatever they can to get these young men in, but don't get them the education they need to succeed in life. Many of them get so much help to pass, they learn very little. I would love to see former players welcomed back to school when their playing days are done so they can actually focus on an education, not football.

It would have been a really good idea that NIL money could have been banked in some sort of interest-bearing account that would be turned over to the athlete upon completion of college. Idk if it could have been legally done but I also know that some players are helping out families. It could have at least been given as an option and schools can educate about saving.

 

[nobeastofburden]

There is so much that should be done for these young men. For starters, make sure they get a **** education while at school. Secondly, make **** sure they understand that football doesn't last forever, and that if they don't save their money, they won't have much to fall back on if they don't take their education seriously. Lastly, teach them HOW to save and invest, and show them what happens when you don't.

That's one thing that really bothers me about so many so called schools. They do whatever they can to get these young men in, but don't get them the education they need to succeed in life. Many of them get so much help to pass, they learn very little. I would love to see former players welcomed back to school when their playing days are done so they can actually focus on an education, not football.

This is where I was torn on Nil. I'm all about people getting paid, whatever, but my issue is that a free ride to a school is a pretty big deal financially already. If you take potential income, food, books, etc all into consideration a 4 yr scholarship to a good school is worth millions. My only qualm with all the nil stuff. Well that and turning off season into the NFL free agency. Giving kids this much coin at such a young age seems like a disaster in waiting on the education front. We have shown sports/money matters more than anything.

 

[ThomasM]

It would have been a really good idea that NIL money could have been banked in some sort of interest-bearing account that would be turned over to the athlete upon completion of college. Idk if it could have been legally done but I also know that some players are helping out families. It could have at least been given as an option and schools can educate about saving.

At least a percentage. Some of these guys aren't going to have an NFL career, and others very short ones.

 

[Sebastianspipe]

God **** it, Tweed may have to keep his day job now as Lo ain't gonna be the family breadwinner. Poor guy