Irishman

Looks like the doors have been open to get back to grass fields in the NFL. I am fine with this on the pro and college level. Converting fields on the high school level back to grass is not something I see happeing though. It very likely will cost as much to reinstall it. I will always contend, using the fields I recall during my coaching career, especially my last home field, that the turf has been a better and safer alternative to grass.

@Komets2727 pointed out in another topic; a program can quickly turn if they are willing to put up the cash to get top talent in. Penn State is one of those programs that could generate the kind of money to quickly rebuild. But to get a few players in to begin with, any program will likely have to pay beyond the normal value to seal the deal.

Yes we were right. 🙂 I still contend the current path is unsustainable. This is season 2 into my prediction of 5 years before something significant gives way and leads to only a minimal or symbolic connection to a college or university. Another unintended consequence is seeing a depletion of resources to the Olympic sports on campuses. There is a lobbying group set up to protect them, but with no controls whatsoever, I am not sure the effort will gain anything.

It's not. The fact is the school jumped the gun thinking people would be knocking the doors down to get the job. Instead, a number of schools stepped up to keep the coaches they have; to the tune of a combined $370.8 Million.

Looks like Matt Campbell is the next vic......errrrr coach.

What made it so much worse is the kid knew before his visit he was not going to LSU. I believe he ended up at Alabama. But he put Kelly through that knowing he was not going there.

Reminder........If there are stories or social media posts from an athlete directly involved in a move, you can post those. Just avoid rumors please. "I heard from ___________" is not good enough regardless of who you heard it from.

LNSFW but pretty damn funny

Crumbl's CEO helped keep Sitake in Provo instead of going to Penn State. https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3558502/this-league-james-franklin-had-crumbl-cookies-at-virginia-techs-signing-day

As a result....just 2 signees as of this afternoon. Fans and alums are going to have to spend a LOT of money for this program to compete at the level Franklin had them. https://www.si.com/college-football/penn-state-having-saddest-national-signing-day

2nd year in a row as B1G Coach of the Year. Congrats to Coach Cignetti https://247sports.com/college/indiana/article/indiana-iu-hoosiers-football-curt-cignetti-two-time-big-ten-coach-of-the-year--264642880/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOdcB9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEemqkYZt4Ki1hUKWhXtIHPesnFBPT8Zw0rMq7GfQ_N7_yL-TX9cJ26x2XR_bs_aem_BF3srDUfIc6qCccs0vBhKQ

Miami caught outside looking in at the moment. I think their best chance is if Alabama loses to Georgia.

And likely helps explain why Franklin struggled most of his time there.

Hmmmmm

Traded 2 picks to Carolina to bring him back.

I agree as far as down the stretch. But word is Jones had this break some time ago. Had he sat when it first broke, he may have come back ready for a stretch run. Now they just have to ride it out with him in place hoping he does not aggrevate the injury.

Having Jones play with a broken bone was a bad call. Had he sat a couple weeks, take your lumps and prepare for a late season/playoff run.

I think that is right. I do think the only one that has no impact on the Irish is the B1G championship.

You are correct. I was thinking though that the close score would hurt them.

I think the Irish are back on the bubble. I believe Miami will move ahead of them in the next ranking. Oklahoma will fall a couple spots after their loss. Whoever that 5th conference champion is is going to knock somebody out who should be in. Imagine if Duke beat Virginia. I don’t think it’s likely, but it sure throws a wrench into it if they do.

Cautiously optimistic, based on the history of the matchup and having never seen IU succeed to the extent it has these last 2 seasons. The line match up on both sides will be interesting to see.

Hope everyone gets back safe. 🙏 It’s a mess around here.

I was going to do that as well but the snow got here a couple hours ahead of what we were told it would. Seeing reports the roads are bad all over, so I am not chancing it.