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May as well get this thing underway for this year. At the end of spring camp, where does your team sit?

With Cam Rising coming back and a new conference, Utah looks to be in a good spot to make a run for a spot in the expanded playoffs. If we can avoid the absolutely ridiculous injury bug that hit last year, I think this could be a fun one.



They yoinked out the P12 logo and replaced it with the B12 yesterday. Gotta admit, that stings a little.

Kiffin having a bit of fun on Taylor Swift Day!

If you're an Ole Miss football fan, you know the drill by now. Fresh Taylor Swift music, like the album that dropped Thursday, means fresh Lane Kiffin content.

The Ole Miss Athletics official account on X, formerly Twitter, posted a parody back cover for Swift's album "The Tortured Poets Department." ...

...It checks most of Kiffin's usual boxes, saying goodbye to the retiring Nick Saban, highlighting the transfer portal, shouting out his dog, Juice, and throwing shade at Mississippi State.

There are a couple of fun surprises, too. Australian punter Fraser Masin got a reference. So did Lane Kiffin's launched clipboard from a 2020 win over South Carolina.

Both Deion and Shedeur Sanders have been going after players who transferred out of the program on social media.

I cannot stand the entire Sanders clan and hope CU goes 0-12 this year.

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 11:50 am Both Deion and Shedeur Sanders have been going after players who transferred out of the program on social media.

I cannot stand the entire Sanders clan and hope CU goes 0-12 this year.

The players know that Coach Time was just building the team as a vehicle to showcase his own kids.

The college game I grew up loving is mostly gone but what was happening last year with CU was way beyond annoying.

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 11:50 am Both Deion and Shedeur Sanders have been going after players who transferred out of the program on social media.

I cannot stand the entire Sanders clan and hope CU goes 0-12 this year.

I don’t think that will make it easier to get players to transfer in.

Am I reading that subtext correctly? Coach Sanders is basically saying "screw this program I'm in charge of, as long as my son is a star, that's the only thing that matters."

LordMortis wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 12:31 pm Am I reading that subtext correctly? Coach Sanders is basically saying "screw this program I'm in charge of, as long as my son is a star, that's the only thing that matters."

I'm becoming more and more convinced that's the only reason he is there. It would not surprise me one bit if he simply bails after his kids are done this year.

I used to have a real soft spot for CU (lots of HS friends who went there, and I spent plenty of time in Boulder during my summers in Colorado), but this whole Deion thing has quashed that entirely.

I read that article in The Athletic today. I dgaf about college sports in general but I went to CU-Boulder so the headline caught my eye. The whole thing sounds pretty fucked up.

NCAA to pay $2.7 billion in antitrust lawsuits.

Wow.

Out of curiosity I looked at the Buffaloes schedule for this year and it doesn’t look nearly as tough as last year, but maybe I just thought the last year of the pac was better than the Big12.

More bowls? Hmm...

Get ready for more bowl games, not less, as college administrators continue to push for more postseason access in all sports.

That's what Bowl Season director Nick Carparelli believes is next after the College Football Playoff expands from four to 12 teams this fall -- and potentially 14 in 2026. Why? Expansion is the hot trend in all corners of college athletics, and the NCAA transformation committee has made it clear more postseason opportunities are desired in all sports.

"When I speak with head football coaches and athletic directors and conference commissioners, it's very encouraging. You know, I think it's more likely we add bowl games than subtract bowl games," Carparelli told 247Sports

Shilo Sanders files for bankruptcy because he owes a $12 million judgement to a security guard he assaulted while at his previous school. A judgement that was awarded partly because Sanders simply never bothered to show up for court.

Can the Sanders Family Circus to pack up and leave town now?

How does one get a multimillion dollar verdict against a 15yo?

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 12:08 pm How does one get a multimillion dollar verdict against a 15yo?

I assume NIL money?

How does a 15yo sign an enforceable contract, NIL or no?

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 2:21 pm How does a 15yo sign an enforceable contract, NIL or no?

The incident he was sued for occurred when he was 15. He probably was 18 when he started getting the NIL money.

Carpet_pissr wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 12:18 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 12:08 pm How does one get a multimillion dollar verdict against a 15yo?

I assume NIL money?

IN this case, it's because his Dad (responsible) is rich.

In regards to the initial post, TCU is crawling back out of the pit of last season. We lost a couple guys to the draft, lost one defensive nose tackle to NIL (he demanded more money after his freshman year, we gave it to him, and then he bolted for OU), and a few more to the transfer portal. I do feel, however, that we pulled in a net-positive sum of talent and numbers. I spoke with a kid on the team from two years ago and he flat-out said, "They tried to ride on the coat tails of our team last year, but they didn't have any leaders left after Max left."

We have a new defensive coordinator with a much more viable scheme, some depth at QB for the first time in a while, and some promising talent in the skill positions. O and D lines are still an unknown, but it would be hard pressed to be worse than last year. We are also excited about the new conference. Not having to deal with Texas and OU egos will be quite nice, and I'm excited to have new blood in the conference. Specifically Utah, a school we've had some great battles with in the past.