Pedescleaux to Tulane

[Fais do-do]

We, like a lot of non-SEC, schools are screwed because money talks and BS walks. I now watch Women’s softball until the idiots let men play and destroy that for me. People really do suck!

[mxpxfr690]

SOME, of you guys need to just adjust to the changing world and be a fan of whoever wears the jersey from year to year. yes, its not like the old days, yes you dont get to become as familiar with every player and story, yes players you like will leave. Dont let it take your joy to be a fan, you have that choice still.

Well joy is having an ability to truly compete for a national title next year and that all gets screwed up by NIL and the portal because you can’t keep quality players to make you competitive in the new playoff scenario. Why spend my money that can’t compete on a level playing field.

[JMV JustMyView]

Better yet, list the reasons why said 5 star recruits aren't starting or even in the 2-deep.

I'll try to find/post the link, but by the NCAA's own reporting, 46% of players who enter the portal go unsigned. Don't remember if this is in general or specific to football.

I would assume there is a reason. Or reasons.

BTW, with the investment the Haves are putting into softball, I really fear that we won't be able to hold onto Davis and Allred.

I think this might be beyond football...college sports might be dead.

I know Davis and Allred personally. We are ok.

[ZoomZoom]

Money talks, regardless of the sport. We’ll see this summer for the bat sports.

I sense a summer of overall discontent on the RP horizon.

[mxpxfr690]

Can the administration and AD give us a good reason to why we should give them our money if we are not going to compete? The reality of the situation is until rules are actually changed on NIL and the portal college athletics as a whole is in a death spiral for 1000+ schools and the 30 schools that have big money will just be semi pro sports teams…. Institute a salary cap and contracts in college athletics. Make transfer portal and NIL almost obsolete. Free agency happens twice a year and let athletic departments sell ownerships to the highest bidder.

[Balanced_view]

Well joy is having an ability to truly compete for a national title next year and that all gets screwed up by NIL and the portal because you can’t keep quality players to make you competitive in the new playoff scenario. Why spend my money that can’t compete on a level playing field.

Well, if that is how you define your joy, i will present to you, that every school is facing the same thing, i suspect in time, a pattern with be shown that a lot of different teams were competitive depending on the year and all with rotate 1 to 2 years. this year we just had 2 G5 teams in MBB final four. Also means there could be big swings in team performance from year to year.

[VObserver]

Better yet, list the reasons why said 5 star recruits aren't starting or even in the 2-deep.

I'll try to find/post the link, but by the NCAA's own reporting, 46% of players who enter the portal go unsigned. Don't remember if this is in general or specific to football.

I would assume there is a reason. Or reasons.

BTW, with the investment the Haves are putting into softball, I really fear that we won't be able to hold onto Davis and Allred.

I think this might be beyond football...college sports might be dead.

I am not too worried about this. We made it to a Regional Championship game last year with a freshman class ranked as the # 1 recruiting class in the country, with all the starters set to return, yet we did not lose a single girl to the portal.

Our family atmosphere surrounding softball, not just players and coaches, but also the fan base, will keep the girls here. There is no other sport at UL in which the team members are so strongly invested in the coaches and fans; and very few other schools have anything like it to offer our girls as incentive to leave.

[UL_Cajuns]

Des needs to use the portal now. We will have no choice but to use the portal as well.

[RiverRanchMan]

The reality of the situation is until rules are actually changed on NIL and the portal college athletics as a whole is in a death spiral for 1000+ schools and the 30 schools that have big money will just be semi pro sports teams…. Institute a salary cap and contracts in college athletics. Make transfer portal and NIL almost obsolete.

That would be like telling professional teams that their player's endorsements must be counted toward the salary cap. That's not going to happen. This is one reason why teams in major markets have advantages over small market teams. Regardless of salary caps, the athletes have far more endorsement opportunities in major markets.

[RaginDave]

I know it is small potatoes, but UL did hit the portal this year in a couple of cases.

Trey Fite LB from SMU
Glenn Brown CB from Southern

and most recently a Punter from the SEC, but I forgot the exact details on this one. It's not like Dez is not using the portal at all, I know in the past he has said they need to be strategic about when and where they use it.

[CajunVic]

For one thing, Des is limited to the use of the portal with athletes who expect little to no NIL money.

[Turbine]

For one thing, Des is limited to the use of the portal with athletes who expect little to no NIL money.

Only those who have sat behind All-Americans for two or three years yet respect their own potential enough to expect a pro career "if given a chance to improve" will be ready to play for little or no NIL money.

GO get EM Des, this is not a hard to desipher group.