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Topic: The Death of College Football - Realignment, NIL, Portal, Etc.

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Cincydawg

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Re: The Death of College Football - Realignment, NIL, Portal, Etc.
« Reply #1498 on: May 18, 2024, 08:58:29 AM »
Part of this could be that 4-5 star guys get "agents" while in high school, of some sort, who work with them so they understand they need half decent grades (which could be just given) and an SAT score that is 700 or so.  I dunno.

I read that a fair number of HS grads are functionally illiterate, and some of them no doubt are athletes.
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« Reply #1499 on: May 18, 2024, 09:08:04 AM »
4-5 star guys have a different set of admission requirements at places like Michigan and Texas

it's well known and not surprising
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« Reply #1500 on: May 18, 2024, 09:44:02 AM »
Sure, but I still wonder if they can admit functionally illiterate players.  I know it has happened in the past.
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« Reply #1501 on: May 18, 2024, 09:47:19 AM »
yes, they can
might not be able to hide them for 4 seasons, but.........
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« Reply #1502 on: May 19, 2024, 01:39:23 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on May 18, 2024, 08:58:29 AM
Part of this could be that 4-5 star guys get "agents" while in high school, of some sort, who work with them so they understand they need half decent grades (which could be just given) and an SAT score that is 700 or so.  I dunno.

I read that a fair number of HS grads are functionally illiterate, and some of them no doubt are athletes.
Imagine being illiterate AND unathletic.  
Yeeesh.
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Re: The Death of College Football - Realignment, NIL, Portal, Etc.
« Reply #1503 on: May 19, 2024, 02:14:23 PM »
One useful thing about a powerhouse playing a pastry is they can get their backups into the game and build some useful experience.
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« Reply #1504 on: May 19, 2024, 09:30:43 PM »
Do you really want other teams to see your backups anymore?
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« Reply #1505 on: May 19, 2024, 10:15:21 PM »
useful experience = audition for anyone else
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« Reply #1506 on: May 20, 2024, 07:02:52 AM »
well, if the backup doesn't get snaps on the field, they are leaving for sure
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« Reply #1507 on: May 20, 2024, 07:09:59 AM »
Provided they're getting offers, otherwise it might be worth sticking it out where they're at and becoming not illiterate
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« Reply #1508 on: May 20, 2024, 08:58:43 AM »
It's a useful thing obviously to get backups into the game.  This is the "Saban model" of course, and probably folks before him.  They get real game experience and coaches get to see how they do and can correct items.  If every opponent is near your talent level, this will be much more rare.

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« Reply #1509 on: May 20, 2024, 09:36:12 AM »
Osborne and Switzer were able to do it 6 or 7 games a season
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« Reply #1510 on: May 20, 2024, 08:59:06 PM »
What's the worst thing that's ever happened to CFB?
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« Reply #1511 on: May 20, 2024, 09:25:29 PM »
The forward pass.
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