Recruiting Football Talk VIII

[rikberry31]

Yep...I've never forgiven him for that. Writes a song about John Ward and the Vols...and then wears our rivals gear when we ain't doing so hot?...bandwagon piece of crap.

Actually doesn't bother me. He's an entertainer, by definition his job is pandering to his audience. It does bother me when entertainers think that their opinion on other matters is important and use their "platform" and insert into themselves political causes. Keep it to singing and acting.

 

[jave36]

Need to find something to figure this out.

Will be messy

The market will correct that really quickly. Not even nfl players would dare start a hold out in the middle of the season.

 

[Orange_Crush]

There is no rooting interest in this game for a VFL. This is sacrilege. I would rather have my frostbitten testicles amputated than pull for Alabubba.

What have you been doing to get your balls frozen? The wife keep her purse in the freezer or something?

 

[jave36]

wow one UNLV player acts like a dumbass and it's the end of college football


we are spoiled with Spyre and good leadership now. but there are plenty of collectives, programs and people in leadership across the country that have no idea what they are doing. even more players that have no idea.

That kid will get himself blackballed very quickly if he doesn't get his act together.

 

[jlawso21]

What an absolute loser quitting on his 3-0 team who might be able to make the playoff as the G5 rep.

What if he was promised a certain amount of money and they didn't pay him? Does that make him the bad guy or the administration? Two sides to a story? If they now pay him and he plays again is he the good guy now? Or just someone complying with his contract?

 

[Enki_Amenra]

I think it’s the kids last year as well, so leaving didn’t make sense at all.

Ball out and give yourself an outside shot at the NFL

He's redshirting, so he'll have a year left. I personally wouldn't bring him into a team if he tried to renegotiate mid-season.

 

[knoxvol52]

The market will correct that really quickly. Not even nfl players would dare start a hold out in the middle of the season.

You're right, NFL players just fake injuries and collect the rest they're owed on current contract and then become FA.

 

[jave36]

What if he was promised a certain amount of money and they didn't pay him? Does that make him the bad guy or the administration? Two sides to a story? If they now pay him and he plays again is he the good guy now? Or just someone complying with his contract?

Unless it was the university itself failing to pay him what they said they would, you don't quit on your team. And if you were dumb enough not to get a contract in writing, you kind of deserve it. If you do have a contract, keep playing and let your lawyer handle the stuff behind the scenes. Kid just torpedoed his career in my opinion.

 

[butchna]

What an absolute loser quitting on his 3-0 team who might be able to make the playoff as the G5 rep.

The only saving grace for him is if it is revealed that this is a Rashada situation. Wanting MORE money vs money already agreed upon. Short of that, he’s destroyed his stock with other programs AND the NFL. All the doomsayers need to recognize that the free market self regulates. A vendor that doesn’t fulfill it’s contract doesn’t get the next account.

 

[therickbol]

UNLV's starting QB says he will no longer play over 'representations' that `were not upheld'

The starting quarterback for undefeated UNLV announced on social media Tuesday that he will not play in any more games this season. Matthew Sluka said he will instead use his redshirt year. “I committed to UNLV based on certain representations that were made to me, which were not upheld after...

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"The starting quarterback for undefeated UNLV announced on social media Tuesday that he will not play in any more games this season.

Matthew Sluka said he will instead use his redshirt year.

“I committed to UNLV based on certain representations that were made to me, which were not upheld after I enrolled," he posted on X, formerly Twitter. "Despite discussions, it became clear that these commitments would not be fulfilled in the future. I wish my teammates the best of luck this season and hope for the continued success of the program.”

NIL (and the portal) has definitely changed the college football landscape. Some recruits go to a school only for the money......no loyalty to the school, no concern for a school's academics, administration, coaches, teammates, winning games...it's all about the benjamin's. They are no longer students getting a degree but are businessmen with agents making business decisions.

None of what you said is untrue. But there are 2 sides to the equation. Some coaches/NIL are also being completely unethical in flat out telling lies to recruits that now have much more serious consequences. It will take players calling them out publicly to get things to happen on the up and up. Transparency.

 

[peaygolf]

September 25, 1965
59-year-old Satchel Paige of the Kansas City Athletics pitches 3 scoreless innings

really cool read............Even if was a publicity stunt, this impressive.

September 25, 1965: Satchel Paige pitches three scoreless innings at age 59 – Society for American Baseball Research

sabr.org

 

[peaygolf]

Damn if Harrison Bailey could stop transferring, he would’ve been next man up at UNLV

He'd have to pay them to play...........

 

[TrippieRedd]

He's redshirting, so he'll have a year left. I personally wouldn't bring him into a team if he tried to renegotiate mid-season.

Saw on ourlads that he’s a RS SR.

He still has another?

 

[volbeast33]

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[engineerVOL]

He'd have to pay them to play...........

Hahahaha


….………

As goofed up as college football is, that’s not so far fetched.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Saw on ourlads that he’s a RS SR.

He still has another?

He said he's using his redshirt. I guess the does

 

[csprig9]

I would think smart collectives would have everything finalized before the year on a year to year basis
Idk much though

 

[peaygolf]

This is a horrible look for:

UNLV
NIL
The Player........JOM, but he looks the worst.


If I were him........I'd "ball" my a$$ off and then take it up legally later.

I'm just now seeing he may have demanded to renegotiate????

If that's the case........I hope he ends up at D3.......... if he can get another year somewhere..........

 

[knoxvol52]

I'm just now seeing he may have demanded to renegotiate????

If that's the case........I hope he ends up at D3.......... if he can get another year somewhere..........

Can Grad Student RS at another University?. The guy played 4 years at Holy Cross.

Good grief how many years they allowing to be played in College now by athletes?

 

[KB5252]

Yeah, that's ALL Jakobe Thomas. Boo never touches the guy, he's just collateral damage.

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[TrippieRedd]

I just wanna know the HC of the team that offered him money to transfer?

43% completion?

 

[JohnnyD1024]

 

[TrippieRedd]

From their board

"UNLV insider Joe Arrigo is currently live on a Twitter space. He says Sluka went into Coach Odom’s office on Tuesday and said he needed $300k to stay. Odom said that was not happening and Sluka cleared out his locker. Sluka skipped practice on Wednesday and posted his intention to leave that night. Arroyo believes Sluka got an NIL agent after the Kansas game who got into Sluka’s ear about making more NIL money. The re may or may not be another school involved, but the timing of this implies that this is a play to try to strong arm UNLV into a payday now.*


Another post said he started following an ASU coach

 

[peaygolf]

Can Grad Student RS at another University?. The guy played 4 years at Holy Cross.

no clue............
I'd say if I pressed hard enough, I could find some loophole where I could play one more year..........

I never redshirted. Some things were promised to me that I didn't get.
I could sue for 1 more year......

 

[Jackcrevol]

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Here's another.

Fyi, Trey is a Johnson Citian. Great ambassador for ETSU.

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