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Definitely lucky to come away with just a broken hand. what’s crazy to me is that I had no idea this was a possibility until my sophomore year of college. I was playing Lacrosse at Wabash College and ya know…I wasn’t very good so I got pretty familiar with the trainers office and often helped them where I could. If not for my curiosity and asking what this machine was (AED) I might have not learned about the risk of being hit in the chest at just the wrong time and place. like I mentioned earlier…there is so much good that is going to come out of this…aside from Damars foundation that has now raised 8 MILLION DOLLARS (awesome) the awareness of this risk is now immense and someone’s child’s life is going to be saved from this awareness no doubt

It’s more of a fantasy football debate. I play some leagues that are devy and use college players. the debate is circled around what transfers should do. do you transfer to a lower level school in hopes of an easier path to playing time….where ideally as a top prospect you would show out and perform above expectations…..or do you go to another P5 school where you get better facilities, coaches, and competition that improves the development of the player….but that comes at the cost of playing time for the majority of players. it’s not always non P5 schools either….sometimes it’s just the powerhouses…like players who play for Georgia, Bama, Ohio State, Clemson….they might choose to leave in hopes of more opportunities at another P5 school. maybe debate isn’t the right word for expressing the thought, but it is often a discussion had about players who enter the transfer portal

Probably best to just start a thread instead of having us GS fans/anyone a fan of Brady’s game clogging up Purdue threads and getting off topic. there are so many potential landing spots for him but to touch on a few…. Purdue….every report says he still loves Purdue. He’s just uncertain about their plans for him and the future. Can’t rule out him returning. Alaimo did the same thing last year. Oregon. Oregon has QB depth issues and there are some rumors they have some interest but nothing too pressing. To me this would be a surprise landing spot as it would arguably be the most ideal landing spot…but it comes with probably the most uncertainty about the future. But that’s what you get with powerhouse programs that do phenomenal jobs recruiting every year. It’s a big revolving door of amazing players. Ole Miss. Reports coming out today that Brady will be visiting Ole Miss this weekend. Not an SEC fan, but this would be a fun move. Lane Kiffin would be a good coach for any young QB imo. Ole Miss has depth concerns at QB too. outside of these 3 bigger names I’m sure there are plenty of G5 schools expressing interest….but with most G5 schools it comes with a trade off. The ole Playing time vs development debate.

This is just my opinion…but whether it was Brady/Alaimo for 2023 or now Card 2023 was always going to be difficult for Purdue. Their non conference schedule doesn’t have any real tune up games. VT Syracuse Fresno…..throw in Michigan Ohio State. brohm leaving might have been good timing for brohm and Purdue….Walters and company have a lot of work ahead of them though. right now I think Purdue is looking at 6-6/7-5 if they can get some OL from the portal and maybe a receiver they should be in the running to repeat recent success. This assumes though that Walters can do what he did at Illinois…which is taking 3 star guys and getting them to play in his scheme at a 4/5 star level

As bad as this is for Demar, his family, and the Buffalo Bills…a lot of good like this is going to come out of this accident sometimes you see something on the news about it, or maybe someone explains why an AED is at a game of a random sport….but millions of people who love sports saw it live in action on primetime TV and it was probably one of the scariest things many have seen on live Tv. now you can bet that every training staff for a sporting program is going to get a refresh on this training and coaches are definitely more aware of this risk. Even the players are now aware. tl;dr As scary as this is and I hope that Mr Hamlin survives….there are going to be children whos lives are going to be saved because of this horrible accident.

agreed. To me I think it’s just common sense….that being the most obvious thing is probably it and there isn’t much else to speculate on. Damar Hamlin went for a tackle and elevated his arms exposing his chest. Tee Higgins lowered his shoulder and ran into his chest. The following events/symptoms/treatment align exactly with what doctors/bobref are saying is “Commotio cordis” looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, moves like a duck….it’s probably a duck obviously we will know more as this unfolds …there will certainly be an investigation…just think the obvious answer is probably the right one for this

That’s social media for you. I don’t think people are acting like experts when they are sharing the most likely and most known about cause. anyone who has played baseball, lacrosse, hockey, football has noticed an AED on the sideline. It’s there for this reason. The training staff is trained for this exact situation. the fact that Damar Hamlin is alive and in critical condition right now is because the staff at the nfl game were trained for this exact scenario and their training is what has kept Mr. Hamlin alive so far. don’t need to be an expert at all to understand any of this, just have to be a sports fan/former player. people using this event as a means to push a political agenda, or advance their social media status by grifting, are just disgusting.

Certainly but they are low probability and probably nothing to do with vaccines like some low IQ individuals on Twitter might think. I think this is almost certainly the one you hear about in baseball/lacrosse with being hit in the chest very hard at just the wrong time. Baseball catchers and lacrosse goalies have huge chest pads just for this reason and yet it’s still a risk even with the protection.

I’m surprised LSU didn’t go down in disaster. Their whole coaching change was messy and BK didn’t exactly get off to the best start in terms of the public eye. 2 weeks into the season their top WR was threatening to leave the team and it looked like a mess for the locker room

Most of it is good….you see people wishing him the best and saying sorry things didn’t work out. but yeah those bad apples stick out…especially those without situational awareness Or understanding of the college landscape in general. Shoot half of them probably believe that all these kids are transferring because they are chasing money and they all have these big deals lined up

Spot on lol There’s a lot of this I completely agree on…but my bias + what I know about Brady just makes it more irritating in some ways. like Brady ran a spread RPO offense his entire Hs career. that plus knowing rivals had him around 120/130 and on3 has him at 40 and the #4 QB of his class. to me at least it’s more about the coach wanting someone with game experience to help attain early success…and with that, it’s just tough timing for a young QB. Either way I wouldn’t chaulk this up as an upgrade or anything. This is more of a wait and see thing….card probably does great for the boilermakers but it’s what happens when he leaves…will Purdue be at a point to keep the success rolling or will they be trying to find another portal QB with game experience because they don’t trust a young guy yet?

I think the worst part about the transfer portal era isn’t even the transferring part its seeing the fans reactions and seeing them attack high character kids for making a decision to leave. A quick Twitter search of Mr. Allen shows a lot of support but also so many “don’t let the door hit you on the way out” “you’re a quitter” “kids these days don’t want to work for it” it’s just effing stupid reading some of these comments. The fans think they still own the kids playing the game for their entertainment…the players just try to do what’s best for their future…sometimes at the coaches suggestion….and it immediately turns into some person shaming them and attacking their character. it’s just tough seeing a kid like Brady go from one of the most adored players in the state and beloved by everyone at Purdue….to seeing people immediately attack his character just weeks after praising him for doing charity work for Purdue or him just at practice next to Brees learning

The coaching carousel did its annual shebang Let’s see…Wisconsin fired Paul Chryst. Luke Fickell left cincy to take the Wisconsin job with Cincy now available, Scott Satterfield took that job and left Louisville. which then left Jeff Brohm being asked to return to Louisville again where he accepted which left Purdue without a coach, enter Walters and his staff I read earlier that of the 2017-2019 classes (the first 3 classes in which the transfer portal existed) 70% of 4 and 5 star QBs have transferred at least once. That’s just an insane number but it’s kinda how football is in todays world….at the nfl level, new coach usually means drafting or trading for a different QB.

Mmm idk i think it’s nothing but a win for the longhorns ewers was #1 in his class…moved up a class and was still #1 Murphy another 5 star guy I believe and top 10 for his class with Brady and then you got Arch Manning?? it’s going to be bad for 1, maybe 2 of those guys…but for texas, it’s amazing. I kinda compare it to Alabama a few years back/now Jalen hurts initially….Tua comes in takes over…Mac Jones gets 1 year to prove it…does…then Bryce young follows Mac Jones is the odd one out since he wasn’t a top recruit…but either way, the top programs in the country find ways to keep multiple high level QB prospects on their roster and always have a good QB room with depth. Texas may have lost Card but they have good problem at QB imo

Well judging by the reports of the texas transfer I’m going to assume Allen isn’t staying now. I have to imagine Allen was told the situation was fluid still and then recently the new coaches spoke with him and told him their plans and how it would work for him….and ultimately he needed to make choices. Louisville is obviously a favorite since it was so publicized that Allen loves the Brohms. Notre dame would be a fun one. They need a QB because of the portal too….and I think Allen grew up a big Notre dame fan Other places might be cincy/wake/Pitt…Washington because of coach Shepard?

Who knows, he might stay. Not a guarantee that he leaves. Sometimes a kid makes his feelings/options more announced and the coaches re-recruit that player. maybe he leaves, maybe Coach Walters and company are like “wait a minute, let’s reevaluate the situation” it’s definitely a situation where new coaches have options when it comes to the transfer portal….and the players themselves have the same options and can make it known

Think everyone already bought a Mockobee shirt haha

This is just purely speculation on my part…but it’s possible that Allen stays at Purdue still. last week the new coaches were quoted as saying “we want to land a high profile QB in the transfer portal” well….now there is another high profile QB in the transfer portal…and oh look he already likes Purdue lol. imo it was a stupid comment from the coaching staff and costly to say. You have two 4 star recruits on the roster including Brady who was anywhere from 4th to 9th in his class at his position…and the new coaches are talking about chasing guys in the portal while Brian brohm and Hagen are running practices but leaving after the bowl game. just really a poor transition to me

Indiana could elect to put more money into education and pay teachers more….but sure rage against people taking better opportunities to provide for their families under the umbrella of government spending.

Well that’s an update haha. Last I knew of, she was an assistant at Bedford NL. I wonder if Mrs Hart ever realized she would raise 3 HS coaches on top of being married to one when she first met Coach John Hart haha shoot…she could probably coach a football team better than most of us on here 😂

Everyone talking about his teaching/admin job….nobody talking about how John Hart now has both of his sons coaching in the same state and both himself and his 2 sons are phenomenal coaches. to me it’s a homerun of a hire. Wouldn’t be surprised at all if he finds immediate success at North Central

3 out of state games….can’t wait to see the Sagarin rankings next year 😂

I like Coach Walters already. today was his first day in WL….and one of the first things he did was get Mockobee on scholarship. it’s about damn time! Kid should have been on scholarship to begin with, but even So I didn’t understand why the Brohms didn’t extend the offer after he broke out a few months ago

It might not be his ceiling but I think one of the best characteristics about Jim Leonard is that he is humble and has patience. He turned down an opening as the DC for the packers in 2020 /2021. He’s also had multiple opportunities to leave Wisconsin and chose to stay every time because he said he wasn’t ready and he loved where he was at. the man knows his limits and is okay taking more time to climb the ladder…and I think that’s a great thing in an era where a young hip new coach is the big trend.