Recruiting Football Talk VII

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Saw this today in regards to Bobby Bo day. He aint the only one for sure.


The ongoing salary deferrals for former MLB star Bobby Bonilla (above), kicking in once again Monday, have become something of an unofficial holiday. But the arrival of July 1 brings not only another seven-figure check for Bonilla, but serious money for several other former players—as well as an entirely new context for deferrals thanks to an active superstar.
As has been the case since 2011, Bonilla today will receive a $1.19 million annual payment from the Mets, a continuation of a deferral structure created in 2000, and lasting until ’35. But he’s far from alone. Other prior stars getting paid today include:
  • Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. will receive the final $3.59 million from a 16-year, $57.5 million deferral agreement with the Reds.
  • Manny Ramirez will receive $2 million from the Red Sox as part of a 16-year, $32 million deferral pact running through 2026.
  • Chris Davis will receive $9.1 million from the Orioles as part of deferrals contained within his prior $161 million contract. According to Spotrac, Davis has another $40 million due from the team between now and 2037.
  • The 61-year-old Bonilla, meanwhile, has a second deferral agreement with the Orioles, who are paying him $500,000 each year from 2004–28.
  • Bret Saberhagen will receive $250,000 annually from the Mets in his own deal running from 2004–28, with that pact helping inspire Bonilla’s agreements.
Some of these payments are well in excess of the 2024 salaries of many current MLB stars including the Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson ($756,200), Reds’ Elly De La Cruz ($724,500), and Yankees’ Anthony Volpe ($810,100). Many more deferral payments are forthcoming as notable current players such as the Rangers’ Max Scherzer and the Dodgers’ Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman have deferrals in their current or prior contracts, as such structures provide near-term financial flexibility for teams and longer-term security for players.

A New Look at Deferrals

All of these contract provisions, however, pale in comparison to the $680 million in total deferrals for Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani. The Japanese phenom agreed to set aside $68 million of his $70 million annual salary to help keep his new team competitive, and he will be paid that money instead between 2034–43.
The unprecedented scale of Ohtani’s deferrals, however, has raised the ire of some California legislators that fear missing out on nearly $100 million in critical tax revenue. Earlier this year, the state senate passed legislation urging the U.S. Congress to establish a “reasonable cap on deferred compensation,” in turn allowing individual states to capture more tax revenue. The measure is now moving to the state assembly for consideration.
 
Man we were just talking about goo goo dolls the other day, and now they're doing a concert 5 minutes from my in laws....the week after we already have to be there for a wedding. Worth another 4 hour one way trip to see them? Do they still have it live, or are they washed up?
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The issue with recruiting is that we aren't doing necessarily bad but we are still a league away from Alabama and Georgia every year.

My curiosity is whether we need to match Georgia and Alabama in order to win big. Time will tell, but my instinct says we don’t need to anymore in the world of NIL and the transfer portal.
 
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They are counted. It is discussed in first 5 mins. Every team on the list except Auburn meets criteria with transfers (FSU is out if they don't have transfers). To make the list, at least 50% of your players need to be 4 or 5 stars. Apparently, TN doesn't fit it. I asked the OP and he cited we are close, however.

I am surprised we are behind Auburn and Florida in overall talent.
We just missed at 46% but have a dynamic QB that can make a difference. Washington almost busted the stat last year and had a dynamic QB. Bud Elliott is quoted as saying that we could be the team that breaks that stat.

Transfers are not included, and Bru, Heard, Thornton, Turrentine, Karic, and Staes were all blue chips out of high school. Our roster is top 16ish.
 
We just missed at 46% but have a dynamic QB that can make a difference. Washington almost busted the stat last year and had a dynamic QB. Bud Elliott is quoted as saying that we could be the team that breaks that stat.

Transfers are not included, and Bru, Heard, Thornton, Turrentine, Karic, and Staes were all blue chips out of high school. Our roster is top 16ish.
100%

People freaking out over a 4 percentage point gap 😅🤣😂

Must be the IM looking to find something to whine about.

We haven't been in the BCR club since probably 2004...maybe 2006. We are as close as ever, in modern times. And a HC that does more with less.

Just make the playoffs every couple years and keep trending upward in recruiting, AS WE HAVE BEEN.
 
Why is one person mentioning it a normal thing and the other not?

If the lesbian guitarist mentions her wife/gf, that's a normal part of her life. If the host mentions her husband, it's equally natural and normal for her to speak about. Yet one human being and their preference gets treated very differently.
Because there are literally zero people in the world who believe hetero couples are wrong. It's not controversial.

And the OP I quoted was talking about having the bud light trans person on, which is going way way out of the way to champion a controversial morality.

But you're partially right, it's not as cut and dry for a person who's a normal part of the show to talk about a normal part of their life. I do believe the onus is on parents to expect someone to talk about their spouse on their channel, and if you don't like it, you shouldn't let your kid watch a channel with a person who has a lifestyle you don't agree with.
 
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