I'm not a talent evaluator by any means, but I love his game. He's very athletic with a great basketball IQ. He's also played on talented rosters, meaning he's never been able to rely on having the offense flow solely through him (which pads stats). 

Exactly. It's manipulative. Yes, they're making money now, so it's fair to characterize this as a "business decision" that should involve more oversight, but you know these coaches are still peddling the "family" and "brotherhood" BS to 18-year olds. Meanwhile, the NIL arm of the school is treating it like a game of Shark Tank.

The road to getting fired is paved with five-game losing streaks. I'm a Holtmann fan, but it just can't be ignored. The team still has everything in front of them, but if they can't turn the corner, it's probably a sign that this just isn't working. 

Yeah, the timeline is a bit confusing. I guess I read his signing and sending in his NLI on 12/21 as yet another bad look for UF: they essentially defied him not sign at the same time virtually all the other members of his recruiting class were signing (especially the highest rated recruits), leaving him in a lurch. "We're not going to pay you the money we promised you. What are you going to do now?" Pretty fucking shitty. 

Impressive showing by these Buckeyes and the B1G.

If my memory serves me, he committed before visiting and then did not like his visit at all. He wasn't rude about it, but I think he just didn't feel at home at all or click with the atmosphere. Doesn't seem like we'd pull a guy like that back in. 

Trust that there will be dissenting opinions, one way or another. 

Unfortunately, It's all too easy to imagine why some kids who have nothing going on in their lives, or are caught up with the wrong crowd turn to guns and violence (not saying it's right, just that it's easier to understand). A guy on a top-5 ranked D1 basketball program, though? WTF even get mixed up with shit like this?

Cheez-It's or Cheez-It Crackers, or whatever we're calling them.... are my kryptonite. The mechanical arm takes over and I can't stop eating them. 

I'm a foodie and I have no idea why individual restaurants or small producers waste their time making their own ketchup. Heinz wins taste test after taste test. I'm all for competition, the little guy, and in-house productions of aioli's, salsas, giardinera, etc., but just put a bottle of Heinz on the table and call it a day. 

Ryan Poles is saying all the right things to entice teams ready to put together a package that the Bears can't resist. Anything less and they take Will Anderson. I think Jalen Carter is overrated. He's obviously good, but not #1 overall (or even top 3) good. 

I would counsel the Bears not to get too cutesy, ala Mitch Trubisky. 

I appreciate this if nobody else does. 

He's a very good coach. And he's fucking weird. In a different era, only one of those things would matter.

I'm sitting this one out. Last year was quite the telenovela . 

It would be amazing for the B1G, college football, and the Midwest. It would cause an insane amount of anxiety in the process. 

Not sure whether Arik Gilbert has more talent or question marks, but he's got a lot of both.

Bama seems committed to taking big classes, poaching the portal liberally, and letting large numbers of kids transfer out each year.

Hard to argue with their success up to now, but it's no too different from the A&M plan. 

Ironically, that movie was shot at the University of Oregon. 

Essentially a small(ish) recruiting class every year transfers out. Embarrassing. 

Fans want 5-star kids, no matter how much of a headache they'll be. They figure it will be easier to transform a head case than coach a 3-star up into a starting position. In some cases, they may be right; not so much in others. 

Gray sleeves are obnoxious? 

would they do all white?

I would! Love the cocaine whites, but I know there are detractors (of the uniforms, that is). 

Man, that recruitment was interesting. One of those "Buckeyes are a lock" forever situations that unravels spectacularly. 

I kind of see your point, but I think you would look to the portal any time you have a situation with losing multiple starters (in the case of this year, at least Dawand, PJJ, and maybe Wypler. Does Matt Jones stay?). The idea of starting the year with so much youth on the offensive line is concerning. 

Great point guards are generals and I get that vibe from this kid.