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I agree, but the later is great cover for the former. I figured based on what I had seen throughout the day. Its too bad, but I am really glad they aren't folding.

I can understand and agree on 8 man football. I am not an admin (nor do I ever care to be) but if I had a guess as to why the resistance to 8 man it would be two things: 1) travel, as @Muda69 points out. Honestly, that is no illegitimate concern given the price of fuel. 2) I think maybe the best word would be maybe "stigma" or maybe "lack of understanding," and not even on the part of admin themselves but also the community. There's no easy solution to be sure.

I absolutely agree, however, does this mean the option should not exist? Also, if memory serves correct, the needle on this moved a bit from the first time this was proposed correct? I feel like 2 years ago, the spread on the vote was rather large, like double digits large, but this year wasn't the spread only 3 or 4 votes?

All in favor of co-ops personally, I hate to have the appearance of following Illinois in anything, but honestly at least having the option is good. @Coach Nowlin is 1,000% correct as well though, having the option for 8-man football at the sub varsity level is a great option as well. @1st_and_10 also makes a great point on the calendar; I get that most of us coaches do what we do because we are so incredibly passionate about the game of football, but sometimes less is more. As an aside, I've coached at small schools my entire career. I will grant that the number of programs that are struggling with numbers seems to be on the rise, however, for smaller schools, this issues has been around for quite a while. The issues that @1st_and_10 points out in his post only amplifies it.

Seems like 8-10 is a narrower defeat than when it was proposed before...

Can't say I love the PBA stuff, but at this point it seems like a losing fight, so meh... My wife is the basketballer in our family and she was definitely NOT in favor of the shot clock, so bully there! Any word on the co-op proposal?

So I haven't paid attention attention to college basketball for some time: was this kid a baller?

...of course they do...

Obvious photo shop? You mean the male *ahem* reproduction organ DOESN'T show up on x-ray? Something is definitely up here. The Ravens are traditionally one of the better run organizations in the league and the Raiders have been... less than that in recent years. So either there was something beyond concerns about the knee or this is a massive and uncharacteristic panic move.

I would agree 100% on cap space: it seems like that was a big part of moving on from Pittman too, which is unfortunate.

I will grant you the above and as evidence, if you check the stats over the past 4 years, Franklin was top 5 in tackles from 2022 to 2024, the same years Stewart and Buckner we fully healthy whereas this year he was well down that list. Counterpoint: Pratt had/has more experience in Anorumo's (spell check please) system, which is perhaps more the reason Franklin's numbers dipped this year. I guess my thing is this: production is production and while a guy like Franklin may not be in perfect run fit position on every snap, I think he'll be tough to replace, especially if you're relying on the draft.

Well this has been... something. I feel like WR is razor thin as a position group now and LB isnt too far behind. Im guessing the plan is to address those in the draft. Honestly, trading Franklin hurts more than Pitt I think.

https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/indianapolis-colts/quarterback-kyler-murray-free-agent-signing/ So there's this... I was listening to a podcast earlier this week and they made a good point: given Jones' injury history, its almost like you need 2 quarterbacks. Given the price tag, I guess it would be okay?

This makes sense. My wife has tried to watch The Office with me 3 times and can't get more than 10 minutes into the pilot...