Tough question...

[HI Cock1]

I really enjoyed watching Dylan Stewart play this year... with the exception of the mock shooting.

But how much should we celebrate his "return" for next year? It's not like he left and now he's coming back. He's been here the whole time.

It's just weird.

 

[18IsTheMan]

I'm not celebrating. Am I glad he's "coming back"? I will say I'm glad he's going to be on our team this year and that it should be expected unless notified otherwise.

This whole "coming back" nonsense needs to stop. Just stop feeding it. Maybe these trusts do it for their own benefit. Propagate the hysteria so folks increase their NIL donations.

 

[Town_4]

With NIL and the portal, holding onto your star DE is huge. Kids leave schools left and right, so holding onto him is important as it gets. Keeping your best players is probably more imprtant than coaching a whole pile of new guys year after year.

Imagine the insanity around here if Sellers were to transfer somewhere else for $$$$......don't you want him to "return?"

 

[18IsTheMan]

With NIL and the portal, holding onto your star DE is huge. Kids leave schools left and right, so holding onto him is important as it gets. Keeping your best players is probably more imprtant than coaching a whole pilenif new guys year after year.

Imagine the insanity around here if Sellers were to transfer somewhere else for $$$$......don't you want him to "return?"

No, I want him to stay where he is.

 

[HuntinAces]

With NIL and the portal, holding onto your star DE is huge. Kids leave schools left and right, so holding onto him is important as it gets. Keeping your best players is probably more imprtant than coaching a whole pilenif new guys year after year.

Imagine the insanity around here if Sellers were to transfer somewhere else for $$$$......don't you want him to "return?"

For sure. It wasn’t long ago where everybody came after Nick Emmanwori. He has been such a valuable asset to this program and the culture that Beamer has and is continuing to build here.
We struck gold with the likes of Kennard, Knight, Sanders, but that won’t happen all the time.
You still build by the guys who are recruited and developed out of high school, so it’s huge when these guys stick around.

 

[Town_4]

Double posted somewhow. NM

 

[will110]

I'm not celebrating. Am I glad he's "coming back"? I will say I'm glad he's going to be on our team this year and that it should be expected unless notified otherwise.

This whole "coming back" nonsense needs to stop. Just stop feeding it. Maybe these trusts do it for their own benefit. Propagate the hysteria so folks increase their NIL donations.

I'm glad he's coming back. The rules allow him to virtually test the "free agent market" after every season, which is of course absurd. So in that context announcing a return makes sense, but it's definitely weird.

I think you're on to something with the NIL collectives. They need to increase donations to keep doing what they're doing, which, of course, is important in today's game.

 

[18IsTheMan]

I'm glad he's coming back. The rules allow him to virtually test the "free agent market" after every season, which is of course absurd. So in that context announcing a return makes sense, but it's definitely weird.

I think you're on to something with the NIL collectives. They need to increase donations to keep doing what they're doing, which, of course, is important in today's game.

On this point, Deion Sanders was absolutely right. NIL was intended to allow players the opportunity to cash in on their name, image and likeness. Let the player, to what extent they are able to do so, profit off themselves. NIL was not intended to be what it currently is.

But the systems is irretrievably broken.

As much as I have loved college football in the past, with where the game is now, it would make me perfectly happy to see the whole system just come crashing down. Maybe it could be rebuilt into something respectable.

 

[bayrooster]

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Imagine the insanity around here if Sellers were to transfer somewhere else for $$$$......don't you want him to "return?"

I'd be saying, "it is what it is."

 

[bayrooster]

I'm glad he's coming back. The rules allow him to virtually test the "free agent market" after every season, which is of course absurd. So in that context announcing a return makes sense, but it's definitely weird.

I think you're on to something with the NIL collectives. They need to increase donations to keep doing what they're doing, which, of course, is important in today's game.

The free agency every season crap has to end though. Once the employee status of players becomes official (next year, right?), there should be contracts and/or conditions.

 

[Lurker123]

The free agency every season crap has to end though. Once the employee status of players becomes official (next year, right?), there should be contracts and/or conditions.

I did not hear that employee stauts was that close. Is it really?

 

[bayrooster]

I did not hear that employee stauts was that close. Is it really?

I think what I've seen here before are rumors, it depends on who does it first I guess. The most recent ruling is that NCAA covered athletes can qualify as employees: https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...athletes-employees-appeals-court/71057249007/

 

[KingWard]

I really enjoyed watching Dylan Stewart play this year... with the exception of the mock shooting.

But how much should we celebrate his "return" for next year? It's not like he left and now he's coming back. He's been here the whole time.

It's just weird.

They've turned coaches and fans into pathetic, longing urchins with our noses to the department store glass.