Sam Leavitt extends visit

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StuckInBamaVol said:
Every time I make that argument about that same thing, I get roasted on here.

GMac should play and should be ready. Maybe his weight will be an issue, maybe not. Eventually these players are going to stop committing (out of HS) when they realize they won’t be able to play until their third year.
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Let’s face it, recruiting out of HS is not the way to go anymore. Look at Indiana who never ranked high in recruiting polls. Why go after a 4 or 5 star stud out of high school who will generally sit the bench his freshman year and transfer out later. Jordan Ross as an example.
 
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Doberman said:
Another way to look at it….

If Merk really thought he was the QB2 last year, and Aguilar was in his last year and out of eligibility, then why transfer when you’re in line to be QB1 this year.

I think the question answers itself.
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Merk may have heard whispers they are going to look to portal again and decide to bounce. I don't think kids are really allowed to compete anymore with portal and contracts. I felt Joey played a lot longer in some games last year was that choice of coach or agent and what contract said.
 
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first time caller said:
Let’s face it, recruiting out of HS is not the way to go anymore. Look at Indiana who never ranked high in recruiting polls. Why go after a 4 or 5 star stud out of high school who will generally sit the bench his freshman year and transfer out later. Jordan Ross as an example.
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That’s like saying we shouldn’t have recruited Brandon.
 
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I’m no expert, but IMO taking this guy would be a big gamble with him coming off surgery. I’m sure our coaches have consulted with medical personnel about his injury and recovery time. I guess I’m used to the days, of playing who you have. We have 2 QB’s on campus, maybe we need to roll the dice with them and use the money on other portal players. Plus, is he the only portal QB left at this point that we are looking at?
 
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Orangeslide said:
Yeah, I don’t get the you can’t play true freshman QB’s anymore and be successful. There’s got to be a few freshman having success at QB in college football.
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This past season.......BYU...Bachmeier....Freshman QB performed very well

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BYU Star Quarterback Bear Bachmeier Announces Return for 2026 Season

Bear Bachmeier is returning to BYU for his sophomore season, he announced on social media. Bachmeier is coming off a stellar freshman season where he started al
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SayUWantAreVOLution said:
G-Mac hits the portal, IMO.

Leavitt will be expensive and has 2 years left. If he gives us an "injury rehab" off year, he'll be too expensive to just want that year, he's a 2yr investment. Brandon will be ready by 28.

Leavitt squeezes G-Mac out of the QB room.
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Can’t imagine Brandon is coming here to sit out 2 years.
 
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Can't blame him for waiting to see If Moore leaves Oregon. Bet they are telling him to.

Much easier path to good stats, 10 wins or more, and being drafted high playing OREs garbage Big10 schedule. They are a lock to win 10 games. 10 games versus teams whose roster talent isn't ranked top25.

We play 9 SEC games plus GT. Will play 7 or 8 games vs teams whose roster is ranked top25 in talent. At least 2 vs top10 teams in Bama and Texas. The level of schedule difficulty is ridiculous compared to ORE, OSU, PSU etc schedules. Those big10 teams can sleepwalk to 10wins and a playoff berth by simply beating all the teams they are greatly favored to beat.

14 out of 16 SEC teams roster talent is ranked in the top25 by the 247composite. Kentucky is 27th...narrowly missing 15/16.

There are 6 teams from the Big10 in the top25. The top handful of teams in the Big10 have an easy path through a very top heavy conference. Oregon is the path of least resistance.
 
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Woodworker said:
Merk may have heard whispers they are going to look to portal again and decide to bounce. I don't think kids are really allowed to compete anymore with portal and contracts. I felt Joey played a lot longer in some games last year was that choice of coach or agent and what contract said.
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NCAA bylaws prevent NIL agreements from containing performance components. It can’t even stipulate that Joey, for example, attend UT or play football.

NILs are not preventing competition.
 
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Bledsoevol said:
We should have recruited him just not paid him as much!
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Recruiting him with a lower offer would have probably meant not getting him. That's the rub: don't pay, don't get.

If we want to sign the top tier athletes, we have to pay top tier money.

Using your logic, I should get that fully loaded F-350 but I just shouldn't pay so much for it. Please tell me where that works.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
How is Cristobal light years ahead of Heupel?
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He’s in year four and progressed every year, won multiple playoff games, and will compete for a NC. He’s put together a nice squad for a program that was dead and had forty people show up for home games. Heupel pulled us out of the darkness and we got embarrassed in our one playoff game. Pretty easy to see who has done a better job so far.
 
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The Sam Leavitt deal is giving me flashbacks to the Atlanta Braves Len Barker deal in 1983. He was the best pitcher in baseball for a couple of seasons. He threw a perfect game in 1981 for the Cleveland Indians. The Braves paid big money for him and he came with a sore elbow. He started @40 games for the Braves over 3 seasons and retired.
The Braves signed Bruce Sutter to a 6 year $9.1million contract in 1985. He had rotator cuff problems and retired in 88. 40 saves in 3 seasons. The Braves arranged one of those Bobby Bonilla deals. They paid him off in 2022 after $40+mil in deferred payments.

I have a visceral reaction to deals with injured players.
 
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marcusluvsvols said:
Can't blame him for waiting to see If Moore leaves Oregon. Bet they are telling him to.

Much easier path to good stats, 10 wins or more, and being drafted high playing OREs garbage Big10 schedule. They are a lock to win 10 games. 10 games versus teams whose roster talent isn't ranked top25.

We play 9 SEC games plus GT. Will play 7 or 8 games vs teams whose roster is ranked top25 in talent. At least 2 vs top10 teams in Bama and Texas. The level of schedule difficulty is ridiculous compared to ORE, OSU, PSU etc schedules. Those big10 teams can sleepwalk to 10wins and a playoff berth by simply beating all the teams they are greatly favored to beat.

14 out of 16 SEC teams roster talent is ranked in the top25 by the 247composite. Kentucky is 27th...narrowly missing 15/16.

There are 6 teams from the Big10 in the top25. The top handful of teams in the Big10 have an easy path through a very top heavy conference. Oregon is the path of least resistance.
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I wish you were wrong brother but you hit the nail dead on the head. The SEC is a murders row and our 2026 schedule is brutal. I don't blame the kid if he decides to take the path of least resistance.
 
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