Take this for what it's worth

[frogs9497]

Ironically, SMEW still seems bitter that we snatched their coach and they couldn’t stop it.

 

[gohornedfrogs]

This SMU guy can EABOD's. However, we do have a support issue IMO... Whether that was the previous NIL structure or this new one or both. Not sure. Or maybe it's that we don't have "stupid money folks" willing to spend $ without a clear ROI on 18 year olds. I mean... I think that's incredibly stupid. But I still contend that the last AD did more harm than any perceived issues that Sonny has done. ADJD setup our female sports but completely screwed our football team.

Therefore, back to the premise, we gotta figure out what level of booster $ support our big money types are willing to do.... And I think the person to ask them is GP (from some general manager perch or something)... I could be way off on that, but I think he's the bridge.

The money is likely out there, and in this new age where Tech can't do what they did last year, things will might tilt a little more in our favor. The question is whether or not the bridges with the money people have been permanently burned.

Money, GP and a unified commitment from the university fueled our rise and made us a very respectable program for 20 or so years. As I look at it right now, it looks like two of those factors have taken a step backwards (and one of them is obviously gone altogether).

 

[Mean Purple]

Ironically, SMEW still seems bitter that we snatched their coach and they couldn’t stop it.

Actually, there’s mixed emotions on that over there. I will concede that because of the obvious.

 

[Mean Purple]

Oh my, yes.

We're 37th in total offense out of 136 teams. Have you seen Wisconsin play?

Yet don’t score well in the red zone. Can’t close out.

Be careful not to use statistics like a drunk uses a lamp post … to lean on rather than for illumination.

 

[Mean Purple]

The money is likely out there, and in this new age where Tech can't do what they did last year, things will might tilt a little more in our favor. The question is whether or not the bridges with the money people have been permanently burned.

Money, GP and a unified commitment from the university fueled our rise and made us a very respectable program for 20 or so years. As I look at it right now, it looks like two of those factors have taken a step backwards (and one of them is obviously gone altogether).

Part of what Tech did was use the same analytics firm that Bama uses. Bama has used that for years under scouting. (Bama’s scouting staff/resources has been the most under reported story since Saban got there.)

Tech got detailed with it and hit on most of those.

 

[BleedNPurple]

Lot of SMU bias here - sorry but we’re not Baylor. I’m a seller - not a buyer. We can raise bucks to play on a larger stage but I think the real answer is Salary Cap across the NCAA and make it something that 80% of the schools can work with and not go broke.

This NIL thing was let out of the toothpaste tube with no controls. That’s an obvious mistake that needs to be corrected.