When are we supposed to get left behind because of NIL deals

[Dawgology]

Going back and looking at the past 10 years of 247 rankings the top 12 or so programs have always stacked talent usually getting 15+ 4 stars and 2-3 5 stars each year. Now with the portal and NIL we at least have a shot of grabbing a few of those a year or two later when they realize they were signed for depth.

[Cooterpoot]

Going back and looking at the past 10 years of 247 rankings the top 12 or so programs have always stacked talent usually getting 15+ 4 stars and 2-3 5 stars each year. Now with the portal and NIL we at least have a shot of grabbing a few of those a year or two later when they realize they were signed for depth.

Those would be called busts generally. And if you're getting guys that can't play for the best teams, you're just getting better depth. Talent really isn't jumping. And it's worse when they take your top players. That's not a good swap.

[Cooterpoot]

Going to be like the Portal in a few years/ One analyst said the other day. When half these kids start understanding that just because you leave for "greener" pastures doesn't mean that you will get a better offer and you run the risk of not only losing you scholarship but being left totally in the cold.

Nobody is going to pull a scholarship if a kid can help them. We're about to take back two of the three big portal guys we were losing. It's about about winning and money now. Ethics are long gone. You can see the tampering (RaRa).

[bulldawg28]

Those would be called busts generally. And if you're getting guys that can't play for the best teams, you're just getting better depth. Talent really isn't jumping. And it's worse when they take your top players. That's not a good swap.

I disagree, guys want to play. They don't lose their talent because they play at a blue blood. No one is waiting 3 years to play anymore with the portal option.

[R2Dawg]

Nobody is going to pull a scholarship if a kid can help them. We're about to take back two of the three big portal guys we were losing. It's about about winning and money now. Ethics are long gone. You can see the tampering (RaRa).

Yeah, ethics, sportsmanship, for the love of the game, for my school, etc.

What is that?

[CaptainObvious]

RARA did not get stolen. He wanted to be the primary guy. He was fortunate that it was a Blue Blood with a little extra cash in the coffee can to help make his decision easier. If he ain?t the Lead Dog at UGA next year he will be looking for a new sled to pull. Remember. If you ain?t the Lead Dog, the scenery is always the same!

[Goldendawg]

Nobody is going to pull a scholarship if a kid can help them. We're about to take back two of the three big portal guys we were losing. It's about about winning and money now. Ethics are long gone. You can see the tampering (RaRa).

Read about 47% of these portal guys are landing no where. Scholarship gone and with that probably their chance for a degree. So how does the NCAA feel about these no longer "student athletes"?

[Goldendawg]

RARA did not get stolen. He wanted to be the primary guy. He was fortunate that it was a Blue Blood with a little extra cash in the coffee can to help make his decision easier. If he ain?t the Lead Dog at UGA next year he will be looking for a new sled to pull. Remember. If you ain?t the Lead Dog, the scenery is always the same!

GA also got the SEC's leading receiver from MO in the portal yesterday. Between their TE's and guys like this RaRa better make the best of things when he is targeted and run hard on every pattern.

[R2Dawg]

Read about 47% of these portal guys are landing no where. Scholarship gone and with that probably their chance for a degree. So how does the NCAA feel about these no longer "student athletes"?

If the player handles it the right way, they could remain with their current team. Problem is most of them don't. See the same in the working world all the time. Do it right and you can come back, do it wrong and you are done. Humility vs arrogance in how you go about it.

[Goldendawg]

Free article om 24/7 by Steve Roberson says DJ has his decision down to 4 schools and we are one of the 4. He was one of my favorite players before his actions in announcing his entrance to the portal. I was really taken by surprise. This portal thing is a mess. Never dreamed our staff would have to recruit our own players again. My opinion means little, but it is indeed the "Wild, Wild West". Even" holier than thou" Jimbo is griping about NIL, the Portal, and tampering. ** What a joke. Our Coaches and Staff have a lot on their plate. I chose to trust them in this crazy situation. Hail State! Beat the Fighting Illini!

[HancockCountyDog]

Some of the more dialed in posters can correct me if I'm wrong, but there weren't many recruits we signed from in-state that needed a big NIL package. Now, some did, and we stepped up and landed those players.

This year's recruiting class will depend on our evaluations and our coaches ability to develop the players we signed. We are a developmental program and that won't change.

I was told that we spent some solid NIL money keeping some talented seniors on the roster. Next year we have a chance to win 10+ games, i totally agree that we should the NIL dollars we had to bring back seniors for another season.

[chef dixon]

Absolutely nothing has changed at the end of the day. More player movement but everyone is in the same spot recruiting wise. Just now teams can fill holes in the portal which creates a ton of parity amongst the non elite teams.

[DEDawg]

Absolutely nothing has changed at the end of the day. More player movement but everyone is in the same spot recruiting wise. Just now teams can fill holes in the portal which creates a ton of parity amongst the non elite teams.

For now. It will be interesting to see how it plays out when we get a Chris Jones, Jeff Simmons, Dak Prescott type. We have not had a player of that caliber except maybe Cross since NIL started and he was pretty much on his way out when all this craziness really ramped up.

It is going to be such an absolute gut punch when/if that happens.

[Coach34]

Absolutely nothing has changed at the end of the day. More player movement but everyone is in the same spot recruiting wise. Just now teams can fill holes in the portal which creates a ton of parity amongst the non elite teams.

It has changed. We will no longer get the highly rated kid. We used to be able to secure the high rated kids out of Mississippi. Look for that to change which will kill us

[phatdog]

It has changed. We will no longer get the highly rated kid. We used to be able to secure the high rated kids out of Mississippi. Look for that to change which will kill us

We'll get them out of the portal.

[Leeshouldveflanked]

I think with the change in AD and a new focus on NIL we will be all right. Auburn took a big liability off our hands.

[Cooterpoot]

We'll get them out of the portal.

Only if they failed to win a starting job. That's called a bust unless they had an injury or something.

[Cooterpoot]

I think with the change in AD and a new focus on NIL we will be all right. Auburn took a big liability off our hands.

Indeed they did! Best gift of the early holiday season!

[sleepy dawg]

Not much has changed and not much will change. People are so desperate for this to be a bad thing. We signed the same type class we always sign and that's including our transfer in and outs... probably slightly better than our average class actually. We've signed 7 5 star players in the history of our program according to 247. People who act like we're suddenly missing out on those guys are delusional. 5 stars have always been hard as shit for us to land. We've signed 3 5 stars in the past 18 years. That'll probably continue to be our rate.

[Ari Gold]

Just keep head above water until this NIL shit is fixed and regulated ..
keep aggressively recruiting the high school kids as if the NIl didn’t exist
It will pay off in the years to come