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 Caught the end of NIU-Ark St.  ASU was down 2 and needed an onside kick to try to win it. They actually got but was called offsides on the KO.

Butch Jones lost his ever-loving mind. He can go ballistic on officials with the best of them.

He turns interesting colors.

He turned a deep red bordering on purple.  I was shocked they didn’t flag him.  In his defense, it was a huge call and pretty ticky tack.  They showed the replay several times and if anyone was offsides it wasn’t readily apparent.

He just went nuts.  Lol.

Was interesting to watch AF-JMU. Seemed like a lot of JMU guy were playing despite being in the portal. Air Force did Air Force things. Future troops playing hard.

Also, NW got points on Utah, so that might be over. The Utes have been so low on bodies all year on offense. I want to like the backup QB, but he just ain't great. Good for him staying for the bowl. He's leaving for a logical reason, but still giving his team something. 

Northwestern's defense is kicking a$$ big time.

You guys hate on Gus Johnson but he is us


https://twitter.com/KienanDixon16/status/1738741622618398959

Gophers had to pay their 3rd string QB $30K from NIL to stay and play in the bowl game. QB's 1 and 2 are in the portal.

you do know that is fake news
first he was our 2nd string QB who is hanging up his cleats after the year, and he did not take 30K to stay.  he was out the door until AK left and was asked if he wanted one last game where he would be the main guy. and he said yes.  had to put planning his wedding off a few weeks but his Bride did not object.  I hear there was a low 4 digit offer to help pay for the wedding that was accepted

Went fishing for more info on this and there isn’t much save for message board sleuthing by a Nebraska/Big Ten beat writer:

"The rumor started on the Golden Gophers’ 247Sports message board when user ‘EdenPrairieGopher’ made a post:

“Just heard from an A+ source that Cole Kramer was given $30,000.00 to play in the bowl game from our NIL Fund. He was set to leave but thought this would be a great way to pay for his February wedding.”

While this anonymous poster has no credibility or way to have his claim verified, it was partially backed up by lead Minnesota football recruiting analyst and beat writer for 247Sports, Ryan Burns. Burns is not only one of the most reliable guys when it comes to Gopher related news, but he is a co-founder and co-operator of Dinkytown Athletes, which is Minnesota’s NIL collective.

Burns backs up the idea that Kramer was given money, but he doesn’t confirm the entire post. This was Burns’ response:

“They did allocate some funds to Kramer, that’s true. I’d say that my numbers are different from yours on what Cole got, but I could care less about that. That’s not important.”


https://twitter.com/KusleikaAndrew/status/1736020769409307069

Yes Fleck’s season ended poorly and a bowl win would really add a good note to 2023, but imagine a BENCH QB holding your program hostage to pay for their wedding?!?!

As for the wedding, here’s a recent article GUSHING over Cole Kramer:

1. His “first collegiate start” - without mention of NIL ultimatum

2.  His “deep maroon-and-gold roots” – an NIL chargeable loyalty

3. “Gophers coaches had been supportive of Kramer’s decision to retire. But given the circumstances, they soon contacted him about running it back for one more month.” – without mention of the NIL bargaining chip used to convince Kramer back.

4.  His “wedding plans” – without mention of the NIL funding his wedding.

big talker

might think differently if you'd spent a few years with those young men