I would love for us to do it better than everyone else for a change. Fugggg em all.
Everybody has people. There are people around the programs and people around players. Staff isn’t permitted to talk to players at other schools until the player has entered his name into the transfer portal but a school’s “people” can talk to the player’s “people” and well that gets things going.
When Turrentine’s thread was bumped Sunday night, he wasn’t yet in the transfer portal but apparently we had people who knew he was a target for us. When I listened to the Gopher podcast on Irving 2 or 3 days ago their 247 writer said that “feelers” had gone out to Irving about a possible NIL deal before he entered the portal.
To me it’s a bit funny that every year it seems we have a number of coaches whose names pop up in coaching searches yet a lot of people seem to think that the only reason is the coach is trying to leverage the situation to get something more from his present contract. Like father like son. jmo.
ESPN reported that Narduzzi called Riley at USC multiple times Friday to express his displeasure regarding what I’m calling the Addison affair. According to Pitt fans they’re also expecting one of their DL starters and one of their starting Safeties to hit the portal before the deadline, both NIL related.
I listened to an NIL lawyer yesterday that said the new “wild, wild, west” of NIL and transfer portal is likely to go on for several years before there’s any appetite for regulatory action by presumably congress. It’s a matter of letting things take their course. There’s a lot of innovation that will pop up and no one wants to stop that. The motivation behind any regulation is thought to be based on trying to ensure players are not being exploited. There doesn’t appear to be any interest in protecting schools, coaches, or the “game”.
Right now we’re in a paradigm shift and our side seems to be on point. Our name was mentioned in the Addison sweepstakes along with USC, Alabama, Texas, and others. As far as players are concerned I think that can only help us. We’ll see. It was reported that Irving has already visited USC. Maybe we had the better offer. I mean I don’t know other than what I read or hear.
I read a lot of fan sites (I’m retired and I love college football so it gives me something to do). Fans everywhere, seemingly a huge majority, are complaining about the transfer portal and name image and likeness. Many want it stopped and stopped right now. Somebody has to do something. lol
Some coaches are complaining too. I’m not sure that’s going to change anything. Coaches have benefited the most from the previous paradigm, at least financially. Not many people really are feeling all that sorry for them.
Indications are right now, at least it’s my sense, that we’re in the game, big time. jmo.
. I do seriously appreciate the prayers
for both of you!
