2024 college football offseason thread

I don't understand, this is 2024? Coaches think this still flies?

 

At this point, if I were a coach I’d be more worried about other coaches watching my spring game and poaching my players while the portal is open.

 

Mack was worried the broadcast might show Carolina defenders actually tackling someone.

 

A worthless holdover from the infant days of pro/college football when the stadium clock was inaccurate or non-existent. The two-minute warning should be eliminated, not expanded. Another unnecessary three-minute stoppage of play to sell beer and cars and phones and further degrade the in-stadium experience.

 

Well that's another one of my pet peeves (yes, I'm a grumpy old man). Don't change the rules depending on the clock. You don't get four strikes in the eighth and ninth innings after getting three the first seven.

Stopping the clock on a first down, and then restarting it when the chains are set, is so inconsistently applied it's ridiculous. Some refs wind the clock after five seconds, some wait until the offense is lined up even though the chains are set. The NFL rule is right. Keep the clock running when there is no OB or incomplete pass or penalty. That would make it much easier for the officials and timekeepers.

 

I hate copying all the NFL rules onto the college template. But I’m OK with the helmet communication.

 

Reggie Bush is getting his Heisman back thanks to NIL.

 

He didn't even have to go to prison! /OJ

 

Which is funny. Sure the Heisman folks can do whatever they want, but his benefits were absolutely NOT NIL related. What has happened with the NIL situation is as absurd as it was BEFORE the SCOTUS ruling with the colleges getting all the money generated by marketing the players.

The NCAA, colleges and universities and Big Football are so messed up right now. They have no clue how to get out of the mess they made for themselves. All those "big money" TV contracts and conference moves will all be pretty much moot the way schools are spending on players. Has anyone thought of scheduling a meeting to hammer out a framework for NIL? The portal? Maybe a set "stipend" paid by the athletic departments with players free to negotiate their own deals with businesses?

It seems as if agents are now fronting players cash to get them to enter the portal and hoping to profit off finding a more lucrative landing spot and taking home the balance.