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OT: Tanking comes to college football

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I think this kind of "tanking" is mostly wishful thinking and a mistake. This is not nearly the same situation as the Dolphins.
 
Double edge sword. You really have to have a good pitch or recruits will look at the L column and not her anything you have to say.
However, given our lack of scholarship players, lack of depth at key positions and the juco market not panning our like it used to, it makes a lot of sense here right now for this team. You red shirt some guys and get s lot of early quality enrollees and your looking at a greatly improved football team.
 
It's actually a stupid, stupid idea. Portals, early enrollees, and anything else that can claim a player far outweighs the whole redshirt thing for production down the road. This isn't video game land. Even if you convinced your current team, every player, that you are doing it for the good of the team, good luck selling it to recruits.
 
The article said Houston was committed to winning, it will fire coaches who go 8-4. But this year is different.... yeeeaah right.
 
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Diaz did say he wasn't focused on this season and was building for the long run. That might explain why Nelson will stay at LT instead of potentially flipping with Scaife. He wants him to take his lumps now even though it will probably cost the team some Ws.
 
I can understand playing younger players to build the future.a good recruiter can sell instant playing time.but hed have a hard time explaining tanking now for next year.kids today expect results or to see improvements now not down the road.can't use the old used car salesman pitch on them especially since the advent of social media.
 
Tetragrammaton Cane said:
I’m not opposed to it.

Zach McCloud is essentially doing the same thing; only his team still has a chance at a championship. This benefits Miami, and for development, it benefits Zach as well.

To me, there are worse things in college football to worry about.
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The great part is when the end of the season comes Zach and Lingard can still jump in the last four games
 
I cannot stand doing this on any level.

Good tanking looks like this
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pacusmc said:
Double edge sword. You really have to have a good pitch or recruits will look at the L column and not her anything you have to say.
However, given our lack of scholarship players, lack of depth at key positions and the juco market not panning our like it used to, it makes a lot of sense here right now for this team. You red shirt some guys and get s lot of early quality enrollees and your looking at a greatly improved football team.
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"come to the U so you can be sure to get a redshirt!"
 
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OriginalGatorHater said:
"come to the U so you can be sure to get a redshirt!"
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I guarantee more schools will be doing this. May not be popular for us as fans. But only a handful of dudes are ready to start as freshman.
Yes it does happen. But the reason is usually out of necessity and lack of depth and not cause he beat out an older player. And if he does at least the older player is pretty **** good. If a freshman starts at bama or Clemson it’s because he’s better than an older player. Jeudy benches almost everyone in the **** country. Zion is starting out of necessity here.
 
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This isn't a recipe for success. I dont see this being a widespread trend.
 
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