Recruiting Football Talk VIII

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knoxvol52 said:
When Jerry Buss passed away is when players didnt want to come to Lakers Organization. They still have that problem only reason LeBron is there is because of his marketing and Lakers gave away the future to acquire AD. Please don't get me started about that bum Westbrook who LBJ so desperately needed on the Lakers,
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Yes, agreed. Lakers gave away their future by sending away almost all of their top picks on the team and so many first round draft picks. I've not been impressed with Rob Pelinka nor Jeanie Buss.
 
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Jackcrevol said:
6'1"-6'2"

Arnold is very bright. Very detailed recollection, maybe even possesses a photographic memory.

An enigmatic figure with a gravitational personality. How often do successful people have THAT story? Many often said he was NEVER the biggest, strongest, or even most well liked. No one worked harder, smiled bigger, and sold himself like Arnold.

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Lou Ferigno was larger than life. 6'5" 250-290.

If ever there were a life lesson and testament that power of positivity and belief in one's self (confidence), and appreciation of. Its Arnold.

Many said its these attributes that made him larger than life on stage:

great read

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Dang, ole Lou was really a giant
 
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January 31, 2000

Following the end of the Super Bowl, Ray Lewis and a group of his friends went to the Cobalt Club, a well-known spot in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, arriving in the early hours of Jan. 31, 2000.

Among Lewis' entourage were Joseph Sweeting, a long-time friend of Lewis', and Reginald Oakley, a newer friend of Lewis'. Per the report, Sweeting and Oakley went to Sports Authority where Lewis was signing autographs and purchased folding knives the day before the Super Bowl.

The Post reported that around 3:30 a.m., the group, which consisted of about 10 people, went outside, and Oakley began to get aggressive with two other patrons of the club, who were also part of a group of around 10 people. Oakley wound up being hit in the head with a champagne bottle, kicking off a brawl.

The incident took place about 200 yards from the Cobalt lounge, where two men, 21-year-old Jacinth Baker and 24-year-old Richard Lollar, were both stabbed multiple times. Neither survived to reach the hospital.

As this was going on, Lewis reportedly was attempting to stay out of it inside the limo. He testified that he said he doesn't fight. The limo drove away after the two were stabbed and gun shots were fired at the tires of the vehicle. When the limo reached a parking lot, Lewis reportedly told everyone to be quiet, and added: "This ain't going to come back on nobody but me," according to the Post.

The limo went to Sweeting's hotel, and Lewis left to get a cab back to his hotel. Police found the limo at the hotel. It had several bullet holes and had blood on the inside. The Post noted that the driver of the limo, Duane Fassett, was found by police in the lobby of Sweeting's hotel, and claimed Sweeting, Oakley and Lewis were all fighting, and that both Oakley and Sweeting verbally claimed to have stabbed the people against whom they were fighting. Blood was found in Lewis' hotel room, but Lewis was not there, according to the Post.

It was reported police obtained a knife from the scene that was believed to be one of the murder weapons. Not found by police, or anyone, was Lewis' suit that he wore that night.

Lewis, Sweeting and Oakley were charged with murder, felony murder and aggravated assault on Feb. 11, 2000, in the deaths of Lollard and Baker. Lewis was arrested with no bail set.

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volsfan_17 said:
Which is why I've found internal movement far harder than external when you're talking about increasing base salary. Not only does your current employer know your salary history already, but I've found most companies have internal mechanisms to keep your payrate at a level lower than they'd have to pay the same candidate from outside.

Things like broad paybands that overlap, making internal moves 'lateral' or minimal at best. Or imaginary percentages they're not allowed to go over? It's truly a benefit for your current employer to bank on you're loyalty, and excitement about a new opportunity that allows them to be only competitive enough so you don't look elsewhere.

I've lost three members of my team this month to outside opportunities where they've added 50 and 60% to their base, where the normal 3% review or 5% promotion internally didn't come close.
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So True. In my career, I changed jobs three times receiving large pay raises each time. That would not have happened if I had stayed with the original company. (ok, yes, I changed jobs earlier in my career but without looking for large pay bumps). Sad that you have to leave the company to get what you are worth but those HR Departments making decisions often are not living in the 'real world'.
 
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screenthis said:
So True. In my career, I changed jobs three times receiving large pay raises each time. That would not have happened if I had stayed with the original company. (ok, yes, I changed jobs earlier in my career but without looking for large pay bumps). Sad that you have to leave the company to get what you are worth but those HR Departments making decisions often are not living in the 'real world'.
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Every major pay bump for me was from leaving the company too. Internal promo = 5-10%, external = 20-25%
 
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TrippieRedd said:
Got bored so I went and put in every single player we’ve recruited since Heupel has been coach (2022-2025 classes so far) and wanted break it down by position. Yes I know Heupel was here in 21.

Average recruiting ranking by position group:
- QB: .935 (usually top 150 area)
- DL: .9145 (usually around the top 250 area)
- TE: .908(usually top 300 area)
- WR: .906 (usually top 300 area)
- OL: .8956 (usually around the 400 area)
- LB: .8933 (usually in the 400 area)
- RB: .89 (usually around the 450 area)
- Secondary: .8843 (usually in the 550 area)


This includes EVERY player that has committed to us via HS/Portal.
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Sounds about right. I think our LB room talent will continue to improve with Inge. Hopeful that our WR room talent continues to better as these top tier QBs keep rolling in. Keep CRG as long as possible. Gotta figure out how to bolster OL talent. That was something that doomed Dooley and butch amongst many things. I think Heupel must understand the value of a strong OL in this league and the playoffs and for retaining those top QBs, so not losing commitments of the Utus and Andersons of the world needs to get figured out. Beyond that I’ve always thought a strong secondary was key to any defense. Don’t lose the battle up front and don’t lose it on the back end. I like who we have when all healthy but also really hope we can start landing and keeping top tier talent back there. I’ve started to believe in Martinez more and the retention of Banks will be good for the safeties we have, just imagine what we could do with some athletically superior guys out there.
 
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DD4ME said:
Lol 😆 🤣 😂
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Aren’t those all qb graveyards? At least in recent memory.

They seem a bit entitled to me. Can’t be a top pick, and go to a team that has it all figured out out. Just doesn’t work like that. Like, maybe just be grateful anyone wants half a deion to be the qb and face of their organization?
 
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