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    2024 NFL Off Season

    in The Next Level

    Posted

    So, openings are being filled, but BB is still without a job. I would say the odds are pretty high that he does not land a job at this point. I just think where current openings are, it will take some time to get the program on track. Does he have the time needed? Or even the commitment level to do the job well?  Thoughts? 

    2023 NFL Season

    in The Next Level

    Posted

    Well that last post did not age well….lol

    Looked like neither the Bills nor the Chiefs wanted to win……like they knew they would have to play the Ravens 😂

    Rooting for the Lions now.

    2023 Packers season

    in The Next Level

    Posted

    Great game, but DAMMIT..........once Jones ran for 53 yards, you HAVE to put the game away following that. While they exceeded expectations, it's still frustrating to see them lose this way. They played to not lose; sat back in soft coverage and did not pressure Purdy. 

    That said, nobody in the NFC will be able to hang with the Ravens. 

    Speculating on the future of college sports

    in The Next Level

    Posted

    One aspectI had not even considered in this….the leeches coming after these kids who just graduated high school. The NFL has a VERY tight grip on agents…nd even becoming one for the players. I have not heard of any regulation for the NIL era. 18 year old kids will see dollar signs and not the bigger picture…..case in point…

    https://www.natlawreview.com/article/penalty-flag-thrown-former-florida-gators-sues-to-void-controversial-nil-contract 

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    McCarthy to the NFL…Statement About Harbaugh?

    in The Next Level

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    6 hours ago, Bash Riprock said:

    The young man is definitely a winner...no one can claim otherwise.  And I think he probably considered an outstanding leader.  It would seem his stock has risen after the title game in which some draft analysts are now saying he will go as the 4th QB taken at the end of the 1st round.  Based on that, I agree with Bobref...his stock will never be higher and makes sense he would declare.

    What has me scratching my head a little is I thought he was ok during the national championship game, but it was far from his best.  His long run backed up down by his own endzone was probably his best play of the game.  But the NFL is now all about the passing game, and I am not sure his game best aligns with the pure passing skills needed.  Now, perhaps the experts see his potential development, similar to a Jordan Love.  I am not sure.  Harbaugh's endorsement as the "best ever" at Michigan does say something.  

    I guess time will tell....seems like a young man of outstanding character and is quite the leader.  Hope he is successful at the next level.  

    Any speculation as to what teams may use their draft pick on him?

    Watched the game on ESPNNews. They had the camera behind the offense the whole game. I saw a LOT of McCarthy to make me think he will be the steal of the draft at that position. his ability to move in the pocket and knowing when to take off and run were impressive. The most impressive play though was in the first quarter. He dropped an absolute dime on a long pass play. It was a vertical route by the outside receiver. The CB was actually in a decent position, but that ball dropped in to the WR's hands and the CB had no chance to make a play. It was really something. 

    Nowlin, you will likely be saddened to hear all the talk in Chicago is about Caleb Williams. I am not sure it's an upgrade from what you get with Fields, but a new offensive staff may be what JF needs. Williams may come to you a little cheaper, but I have doubts about him as a pro. 

    Harbaugh is in a can't lose position. If he stays, they compete for another title. With the right team, he could turn it around quickly. I think he does want to match his brother, especially considering he was on the losing end of that one. 

    2023 Packers season

    in The Next Level

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Bobref said:

    If that’s the case, it’s ironic that a game where he finally demonstrated he can manage the clock properly (the drive that ended with a TD and :00 on the clock to close the 1st half) got him fired.

    But it would be a classic Jerry Jones move. Clock/game management was one issue I had with McCarthy when he was in Green Bay.

    I am not saying he should or should not be fired. There are other issues with that team. As Bradshaw pointed out in the post game show though, you went 12-5 3 years in a row and have nothing to show for it. 

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    2023 Packers season

    in The Next Level

    Posted

    While I felt the Packers would play well, I did not expect this either. 

    With names like Bellichick and Vrabel out there and available, I am guessing this did McCarthy in. Losing in a close, hard fought game, he is likely safe. But being crushed the way they were......no way he survives. 

    I think it also hurts Quinn's chances, or at least causes some hesitation. 

    I too cannot wait for Stephen A's take in the morning. 

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    Speculating on the future of college sports

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    10 hours ago, Bash Riprock said:

    Regarding relegation and promotion, the model you reference from the EPL is a professional league.  Where would a team be relegated to?  FBS to FCS? FCS to Div II?  Power 5 to a mid-major conference?  Such a model would destroy conferences and the conferences are for sports beyond football. Curious as to your thoughts.

    Regarding the teams that are currently relevant...doesn't that in many cases change over time?  How many years prior had Georgia won a national championship prior to them winning a couple of years ago?  Alabama was on a drought before hiring Saban.  Washington hadn't been at this level in a long time before DeBoar.  

    No bowl games?  So mid-majors are just out of luck?

    I agree with you about NIL....or at least what it has evolved to.  I though NIL was to compensate athletes for using their name, image and likeness.  Somehow, its ran to upfront $$ like a contract, regardless if the institution uses their name, image and likeness.  To me, its went way beyond what we were all sold about NIL.

    1. The NCAA President has suggested as much as far as a relegation level. It would split DI into separate levels. How many? who knows. But the top tier is suggested to be 32. Conferences are destroyed now any way. I really believe what the B1G and SEC are aiming for is separate pro style leagues, where they can hire their own commissioners and break from the NCAA. 

    2. That is where the relegation and promotion would factor in. Somewhat similar to the success factor we see in Indiana HS sports.

    3.  the 12 team playoff alone kills the bowl season. Advertisers and sponsors lost their asses on the bowl games this year with the opt outs. Regardless, mid majors were SOL any way.  What I believe we will see is several programs like IU, Purdue, Vanderbilt, etc. more closely resemble mid majors than they do power conference programs. They may be in worse shape honestly now. Many kids who will start at IU going forward will look to those top tier programs after they can show what they can do against college level opponents. AJ Barner comes to mind immediately. And kids that don't start at IU will look to other current mid major programs to transfer to. 

    4. Absolutely right about NIL. Where there is some benefit....talking to our baseball coach whose sons played at Purdue. They wanted to work/start Summer camps and private lessons, but they could not use their pictures in Purdue uniforms or mention the school at all. They also could not take any money for running their lessons/camps. the NIL deal allows current players to do those kinds of things now. 

    I agree with Komets one one point especially. The current path lasts 5 years before falling apart. 

    Who will be the first school to say....For a fee we will let you use our school name, nickname, mascot, logo, stadium, etc for a piece of the revenue earned? 

    IU BBall

    in College Hoops

    Posted

    11 hours ago, EasyEJay said:

    Likely my final IU basketball discourse,

    in the age of NIL , and when donors have paid almost 40 Mil to tell a FB and BBALL coach to go away. Their is 0 excuse for this poor of guard play for poor roster construction.  

    Indiana has had 1 basketball coach since Bob Knight capable of elevating the program to the level of sustained success it should have (Winning multiple Big Ten titles, making the tourney every year, and talented enough for a possible Final Four run some years) His name was Kelvin Sampson and he had the shortest tenure of any coach. 

    In an age before the transfer portal or NIL Sampson finished with 20 + wins, 3rd in the Big Ten and Tourney berth/ Tourney win (took #7 UCLA to the wire in round 2) IN YEAR 1. In year 2 he signs Eric Gordon to pair with another All American in DJ White a roster of solid role players. They were 22-4 when Sampson was fired...........

    Now at 68 years old Sampson has built non power conference Houston into a top national program with a final four. 

    Bill Self, Rick Pitino, Sean Miller, Jim Harbaugh in Football, heck Bob Knight himself. Just win that's it just win and you don't have to do it with a bunch of choir boys 

    Yeah, this team and the program just are not worth the energy to comment on any more. I am not sure they recover honestly, as you said in this age of NIL and the portal. 

    Speculating on the future of college sports

    in The Next Level

    Posted

    Texting some friends this evening, and the convo is about what will happen to college sports going forward. Saban has been a harsh critic of the NIL money and transfer portal. The future picture may have been a driving force for him to step down.                                                   

    Is the current path sustainable? If it is not sustainable, how long will it last before it falls apart? What are the unintended consequences?     

    How long will the NCAA survive? 

    Does it happen at the expense of the non revenue sports?                                                                                                                               

    Anyone here excited about the direction college sports is heading? 

    What is the impact going to be on HS sports? 

    I am not confident at all that this is sustainable. I think what Saban sees with the portal is that coaches will have to recruit every scholarship player every year. I have mentioned before, programs like IU and other non competitive programs in the big conferences will just be conduits for programs that do compete. 

    If a program misses the top 12 in football for a couple years, how difficult does recruiting become? 

    I think the NCAA or some remnant of it can remain to govern D2 and D3 sports and a handful of DI sports like baseball and hockey. I pick those two because the minor league system for both is well developed and many of the athletes playing those sports are really there to get degrees first. I don't see NIL money impacting those sports much at all, even though they do generate some revenue for schools, and their post season playoffs are pretty popular. 

    If it does impact the non revenue sports, and I think it will, at what point does Title IX become a factor? The money generated by football and basketball in the past will now go to NIL money instead of sustaining other programs. 

    My guess is it will quickly fall apart; something like less than 10 years. 

    Maybe some level of nostalgia will remain; teams will maintain (or pay rights fees to keep) the name of the schools on their uniforms and playing in the college stadiums while being independent from the schools themselves. There are already a number of players in college basketball that may be registered for classes this semester, but are not going to be attending. If I remember right, the Kentucky teams that last won titles had the starting 5 not attending 2nd semester classes. Maybe they were not the first to do that, but it was notable since UK went back to back with 2 completely different starting lineups. 

    Other thoughts?

     

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    2023 Packers season

    in The Next Level

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, Irishman said:

    Welp, they made the playoffs. After the Giants game, I was certain they would not make it. And to beat the Bears to get in.....even better. 

    One really cool moment during the game...After a commercial break, the camera outside the stadium is showing Kroll's West. And Jim Nantz raves about the butter burgers and the fried cheese curds. 

    Growing up in the late late 60's and early 70's, we were in Green Bay every Summer as kids visiting our grandparents and dad's cousins (turned out they were his half brothers and sister). Our Great Uncle (who was a school mate and friend of Curly Lambeau) and his wife (who was actually our dad's biological mom) lived just around the corner from the original Kroll's, no called Kroll's East. So many great memories came back with him mentioning that. If you are ever up there, I highly recommend it. 

     

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    Posted this originally in the wrong season lol 

    The p/p hegemony continues unabated

    in The Indiana High School Football Forum

    Posted

    43 minutes ago, CoachGallogly said:

    The trick is to see what the good public and good private schools have in common and compare it to what the struggling public and private schools have in common.  

    Well stated post except for the part I highlighted. When you get to this point in the comparisons, it becomes an apples and oranges thing. What struggling private schools are dealing with is nothing even close to what struggling public schools are dealing with; whether we are talking about on the field or in the classroom. 

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    Lions/Cowboys

    in The Next Level

    Posted

    Being skeptical of this.....I agree that the Lions f;ed this up; maybe even more so than the official. While we can see the 2 linemen approach the ref, no one knows exactly what they said. It very well could be part of the deception to throw off the defense? 

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