NCAA is toothless and will get dragged into court to lose again as antitrust laws are way against them. As others pointed out with the BYU QB who just enrolled at Tulane: he can drop / get kicked, then just enroll at another school and walk on with NIL covering his tuition. Scholarships are meaningless now.
I've got a theory that Boo went to some workouts, didn't like what he saw, and bailed. Just pure speculation.
It's stupid, but was just a matter of time before it happened. I'm sure there were many people at UT who thought "that would be so stupid for a player to hit the portal after spring practice" and then Nico did it.
Yep. That's exactly what Retzlaff is going to do:
Seems like most off seasons pre-CJH had brushes with the law and unexpected departures. Our guys seem to have avoided trouble for the most part. I assumed it was by design based on the staff’s recruiting profiles? I’d guess they take some character chances based on talent and need but it must be fewer chances than prior staffs took.
At the same time, Retzlaff’s hand was kind of forced. He had an honor code violation at BYU. He engaged in pre-marital relations with a willing coed.It's stupid, but was just a matter of time before it happened. I'm sure there were many people at UT who thought "that would be so stupid for a player to hit the portal after spring practice" and then Nico did it.
So many of these players are surrounded by agents and others who are giving them horrible advice and don't have their best interests at heart. Not showing up for stuff and threatening to transfer is their negotiation strategy. It's also so shortsighted because if you think you have professional prospects, you really should be trying to get yourself in a situation that maximizes your draft prospects (which is the real payday), which might be different from the best NIL deal.
Yep. That's exactly what Retzlaff is going to do:
Sources: Ex-BYU QB Retzlaff to transfer to Tulane
QB Jake Retzlaff, who withdrew from BYU following a lawsuit accusing him of rape and a suspension for violating the school's honor code, has verbally committed to transfer to Tulane, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel.www.espn.com
So then he takes his talents to.. checks notes… New Orleans. That’s a massive 180. Haha.
I tend to lean toward the selfish description. He’s been given everything he has asked for and still isn’t satisfied. And mostly before he has really proven anything. Unfortunately in the current climate, he’s not the first and certainly won’t be the last. Some players are going to try to hold teams hostage and that’s the way it’s going to be.
It is and college kids are known for this but lots of people screw up their marriages and corporate careers with selfish and unwise decisions.
Probably just the start of the "hold out" tactic? Trying to leverage more money, reps, etc? If any of this is true, there's no way I keep any eggs in this kids basket. Maybe he leaves school and walks on at his new school and plays? Not sure that's possible, but if his heart isn't in playing here and he won't risk injury playing, he should just move on. Frankly, I can't imagine Heupel giving him the choice....again, if this stuff is true.
I doubt that. He plays primarily on D, and we should be as good or better than last year. On offense, he would have had more of a chance to play this year and could have made some plays.
Boo's best move, though, for money would've been to jump when Nico did, so I'm skeptical an agent is advising him (or at least a successful agent) to try to leverage UT this late. UT has SOME cards in this now because anything like just withdrawing is seen as weird and likely doesn't really bring a lot of NIL money. Boo isn't THAT good.
It’s unfortunate that this is the college sports world thats been created . The greed, and I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with $, there’s not, but the $ is not going to be a long term solution to all of their needs. A kid from Chattanooga that ends up at Tennessee has every opportunity to become a legend there, build lifelong friends and relationships there, always have a home in multiple places across the state and gives it up for a few promises that may or may not be kept.
I guess we can hope, but if what's been reported as having taken place, I can't see a way he's a part of this program much longer. He's had his demand met very recently and now this? How do you trust this kid and his family with being a major part of our team this year? What message is being sent to the rest of the team? You know they're watching this. Heupel better be proactive and smart about this. The fact that something like this is happening on the heels of Nico makes me wonder about our so-called "culture".
The culture is still relatively new and Heupel is relatively early in his career as an elite HC. It has been said he has a council of players who have not been pleased with Boo but that doesn't mean the same council hasn't called out other guys in a similar way and had success. We just wouldn't hear about that. It's likely other guys have had criticism too and the proof of a culture's success remains in the field results. Heupel has been winning.
at yet another “pre-Madonna” that thinks they’re worth way more than what they’re getting. I don’t envy CJH and all the other coaches that have to put up with this bullshart.