College football bowl thread: Days of Signs and Roses

Whoever dressed James Franklin today got his hoodie at Baby Gap.

 

My nephew, a huge Ohio State fan, lives in the Dallas area. Instead of taking the family back to visit his parents for Christmas, he stayed in Dallas to go to the Cotton Bowl. His dad, also an Ohio State fan, approved. Oh well .....

 

I look at Drew Allar this year, and I still think early-career Christian Hackenberg. Maybe that'll change.

 

I used to love college football, I still like it, but the player movement, the national recruiting has really taken something from the game. Loved it when teams were "homegrown" - now most teams are just athletes in uniforms that mean nothing to them. Used to be be players were from the geographic area of their school for the most part, now they may as well just fly in for the games while taking courses online. The "culture" of the sport that made it unique has been lost.

 

"Extensive due diligence" again meaning - "Have you seen this guy's game film?"
Dismissed Florida QB Kitna joining UAB, Dilfer

 

I think Pribula is better suited for the system Franklin wants to run.

 

That, and so many fans think the kid can't throw because they haven't let him throw. He has an arm.

(I'm also biased. His granddad was one of my college professors and a pretty fair Division II AD, and I grew up around his dad.)

 

I mean Drew Allar needs to shit or get off the pot at this point. Understand he was like the highest-rated QB in his recruiting class, but his glazed-eyed look every time he faces a secondary with a guy faster than 4.8 is getting old fast.

 

Every time I see him, I keep thinking he's secretly working for Hydra.

 

Yeah, the UAB fan base has very mixed emotions on this one. Those charges were a hell of a blot on the kid's character, and by extension on the program who recruited him afterward. OTOH, he was not tried or convicted on child porn charges, and I find it hard to believe that a prosecutor who thought he had the evidence to win a high profile child porn case would hold off, UF QB or not. Dilfer has been friends with Jon Kitna since they both played for Seattle, that may play into it. Everything I've seen of Dilfer says that he would not have jumped into this without a lot of due diligence. Our AD I have less confidence in - but my best inside source tells me that this decision was made well above the AD level.

Florida allowed him to remain enrolled rather than giving him the boot. He's going to be on a very short leash regarding his conduct here, likely one strike and you're out. It's not like any of the fans had any input. OTOH, the student body is majority female, and I think recruiting Kitna sends them a very bad message.

Dilfer is going to be the guy who catches the heat if this goes bad in any way. I figure he measured the risk carefully before taking this kid on as a second string QB or the 2025 starter in waiting. Barring an injury to Jacob Zeno, the starter, Kitna has no chance of starting next season. There will be time to watch and assess his behavior. We'll see whether this turns out to be giving a kid who made an idiotic teenage mistake a second chance or an ill considered risk in a grab for a talented player that blows up in UAB's face. I do know that Dilfer has been very careful so far not to take on very talented players who were clubhouse cancers. We'll see, I guess. I'm not wild about it.

Ex-Florida QB provides insight into dropped child porn charges – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

 

It’s too late now but Mizzou’s stars are exactly what you’re looking for. Homegrown talent who dreamed of playing for the Tigers.

 

I agree with this…seems like a good spot for a deserved second chance, tight leash included.