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MrVolton said:
Or some top 100 blue chip RB takes notice and signs on to be a Vol because the one and done transfer showed out and went to the NFL.
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Mhmmm totally going to happen. Come play for free at TN or take 600k to be depth at Ohio State for 3 years then play 1 year and go to the league.
 
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SoilVol said:
Ngl, I'd laugh harder than I ever have before if Georgia gets NC State'd.
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mr.checkerboards said:
Again. Hyatt and Keyton. On the D line because of a guy like Trembley Omari didn't play a ton. At RT we could've started Crawfords development or focused more on Davis.
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When we were good guys played maybe 2 seasons. The entire reason Hurd was within striking distance of the RB record despite the ridiculous history we have with RBs is that historically guys played a season or two tops and prior to that freshman couldn't play. Right now, guys at BAMA sit 3 years and play one. Sure they have day one starters but the majority wait their turn. They can do that because development happens in the weight room and in practice -- that is especially true for positions on OL and DL.

Hyatt and Keyton are being developed and Hyatt was given every opportunity to take the top WR spot and run away with it. He simply wasn't ready. Most of our WRs weren't ready and it wasn't something that snaps were really going to help them work out. In general snaps help but development is 90 percent done in practice, in the weight room, in the film room etc. That's the reason elite programs can insert a player who has little or no experience without skipping a beat.
 
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mr.checkerboards said:
Mhmmm totally going to happen. Come play for free at TN or take 600k to be depth at Ohio State for 3 years then play 1 year and go to the league.
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Everybody is paying or they are not playing. And nobody is paying some developmental guy 600K to ride the pine. The reason players want to go there to begin with is to get drafted and to win in the process. We’ve got to prove we can be that too.

You can’t pay most of these guys enough to jump into a situation where they may or may not go bowling and they may or may not get drafted.
 
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BigSteve09 said:
100%

They find these guys that get spit out of the UFC. Not necessarily on hard times, but looking around for what they'll have to do next. Then he gets them paid via contract, with points on the PPV money. On top of that, he basically tells them he doesn't care how they lose. So the opponent can figure out a creative way to put money on when/how they'll lose. Then they never have to work again.

Askren all but said aloud that he was paid more than he ever made in the UFC, and will ever make, to take the fight and lose.

It's really weird. It's like watching two rich kids get to play out some elaborate fantasy, while being enabled by everyone. Strange.

There are plenty of fighters that would take either of the Paul's heads off for free. Just for love of the sport, or the publicity, or because they're flat out crazy. The Paul brothers avoid those guys completely.
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This is why it sucked to see Tommy Fury pull out with injury. He’s the opposite of who Paul has fought so far. He has been boxing his whole life but has just started his pro career too. Being the half brother of Tyson, it’s hard to see him just agreeing to lose, especially when he’s not necessarily hurting for money in his personal life. I feel like it would have at least been a real match. Hope we get to see that rescheduled.
 
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BigSteve09 said:
Ali was known for that tactic but that wasn't his only tool in his bag. When he was at his prime he was a force.

I would love to see Ali vs Tyson, or cross-generational greats at their prime have that battle. In my opinion, Ali is the greatest heavyweight of all time.
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Ali was not a power puncher; he was a ring tactician. I'm not sure who would win between Tyson and Ali in their primes, but Ali proved he could absorb big punches when he fought a young George Foreman. And Tyson had that shock absorber neck that just allowed him to shake off punches. Both fighters were quick. So I don't know.
 
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