Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

[Jack Burton]

-AP

Wait is this Boo stuff real!? I thought Basilio just made it up.



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Basilio wins again.

 

[BigSteve09]

Not following it closely, or really at all until now. Who said these things?

Hubbs confirmed Thomas

 

[BigSteve09]

Remember in the offseason when there were those of us saying we needed more secondary from the portal? Pepperidge Farm remembers. And so do I.

I made this in April. Red was gone, Yellow was injured.



Somehow it's gotten worse...

 

[Weezer]

Of course not.

But y’all find plenty to bitch about despite us winning so there was never a doubt there would be much whiny bitching if we start losing.

You seem very sensitive. I don't recall bitching about any wins.

 

[Adam2014]

I made this in April. Red was gone, Yellow was injured.

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Somehow it's gotten worse...

Thank God we added Colton Hood.

 

[LaagerVol]

Gaslighting

 

[Weezer]

I made this in April. Red was gone, Yellow was injured.

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Somehow it's gotten worse...

Beasley was moved to safety, IIRC. Expected that he or Farooq will start opposite Turrentine.

McMurray or Hood will probably start opposite Gibson until McCoy can return.

If we lose Boo, then maybe whoever doesn't start at CB gets the nod at star.

We can't afford injuries in the secondary.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

No one on this board is happy with losing. But they don't act like a child about it.

 

[Jimmy Football]

Basilio wins again.

Nice bit of reporting. Kudos.

You take a lot of undeserved heat in this thread.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Where is Boo going to go at this point? He can’t transfer now and if he’s playing this fall it’s going to be at UT. Unless it’s so bad that he transfers down divisions, which I doubt happens.

Best case scenario with Boo IMO is get one more year out of him with hopefully little distraction. At the end of the year let him do whatever he wants, no more money, and no concessions to keep him.

You run the risk of it all blowing up in the middle of the year and affecting the team this year though.

Tennessee Tech has an open spot for a db.

 

[JCVol00]

None of those three takes is a fact. Geez man

Hubbs said Thomas is likely taking a medical redshirt, the writing is on the wall with boo, especially if ap commented on it , and McCoy just tore his acl in January, id be shocked if he played in September. Even if McCoy does play in September, how effective will he be? Remember ZZ took over a month to get into a groove again after his injury

 

[RiseToTheTop]

I made this in April. Red was gone, Yellow was injured.

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Somehow it's gotten worse...

It always felt like a DB, interior DL and maybe a solid WR would have been good portal additions and nothing happened.

 

[rocktopper16]

Hubbs said Thomas is likely taking a medical redshirt, the writing is on the wall with boo, especially if ap commented on it , and McCoy just tore his acl in January, id be shocked if he played in September. Even if McCoy does play in September, how effective will he be? Remember ZZ took over a month to get into a groove again after his injury

I don’t think the writing is on the wall with Boo.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

 

[Jackcrevol]

Basilio wins again.

Basilio could be right 1,000 times, and he will have been wrong more often, and done it like a clown.

Ill eat crow here. But, doesnt change the fact that VQ gets nod for reporting.

 

[Jackcrevol]

It always felt like a DB, interior DL and maybe a solid WR would have been good portal additions and nothing happened.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Hubbs said Thomas is likely taking a medical redshirt, the writing is on the wall with boo, especially if ap commented on it , and McCoy just tore his acl in January, id be shocked if he played in September. Even if McCoy does play in September, how effective will he be? Remember ZZ took over a month to get into a groove again after his injury

Hmm. Well at this point its duck water.

Those calling the lack of, movement in the porthole have good reason.

 

[25vol]

Good stuff!

You should check out CollegeFootballData.com if you are looking for more data at any point. They have loads of free data and some interesting blog posts on CFB data. I know they have data on recruiting but not sure how deep it gets into the ratings of individual players or more geared towards class rankings from a high level. They also have support for multiple languages through their libraries/sdks they’ve developed. I use their python library and it’s simple to get whatever data I want that they have. The charts builder that they have built into the website is also fun for anyone to play with for more simple analysis.

Thanks! That looks really cool and I’ll have to check it out when I get some spare time.

 

[swchandler1988]

Man we love to wallow in misery lol we were all sure M Matthews and Boo were gone in December, positive Sanders was OSU bound, etc. Take a chill pill

 

[25vol]

Boo better than 50% gone
Jourdan Thomas out for the season


Yikes.

Better than 50%? We’re assigning probability to this now? From what I’ve seen, every single person has listed Tony B. as their sole source of info in this. I’m sure there may be some tension between him and team captains but why would that mean he’s gone. Just looks like to me a whole bunch of people jumping to conclusions from clickbait.

 

[JCVol00]

Hmm. Well at this point its duck water.

Those calling the lack of, movement in the porthole have good reason.

We’re basically at 76 schollys rn, if you factor thomas and boo being out, T-lowest under heupel (2021). Wish we could’ve kept some of the guys we lost last year

 

[UTvol1fn]

I don’t think the writing is on the wall with Boo.

 

[JohnnyD1024]

Some of you are just salivating at the idea of Heupel failing.

 

[tnhunter 10]

AI summary

This is a four-page letter from a coalition of state attorneys general — from Tennessee, the District of Columbia, Florida, New York, and Ohio — addressed to congressional leaders. The letter expresses strong opposition to the SCORE Act (Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act), which relates to college sports and student-athlete compensation, especially around Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights.

Here’s a breakdown of what it means:

Main Argument

The attorneys general argue that:

The SCORE Act gives too much power to the NCAA, a private organization that has long operated as a monopoly in college sports.

If passed, the SCORE Act would override court rulings and state-level reforms that gave student-athletes more rights to be compensated for their NIL.

The Act would essentially protect the NCAA from lawsuits and regulation, reversing recent legal wins for student-athletes.



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Specific Objections

1. Legal Immunity: The Act would give the NCAA protection from antitrust lawsuits, even when it behaves like a monopoly.


2. Federal Preemption: It would override state laws that are currently helping reform the system.


3. Codifies NCAA Control: It would give the NCAA unchecked authority over student-athlete compensation rules.


4. Undermines Court Decisions: It reverses progress made through cases like NCAA v. Alston where the courts sided with athletes.


5. Vague Standards: The new NIL commission set up by the NCAA uses unclear rules like “valid business purpose” to block compensation — and the SCORE Act would shield that from challenge.

Why It Matters

Student-athletes have fought for years to receive fair compensation.

Courts have repeatedly ruled that the NCAA's old rules violated antitrust laws.

This Act would allow the NCAA to keep acting with little oversight, going back to the same system that led to lawsuits in the first place.

Final Message

The attorneys general conclude by urging Congress not to pass the SCORE Act, calling it a “get-out-of-jail-free card” for the NCAA, and saying it undermines student rights, accountability, and court rulings.

 

[DD4ME]

Boo better than 50% gone
Jourdan Thomas out for the season


Yikes.

I'd bet Thomas being out is why Boo is playing around. I almost gaurantee it. These handlers plant seeds to milk every adversity.