Former Coach

Great idea but to much $$$ generated by bowl games, even with bad attendance.

Freeman is getting NFL interest.

And he came in at a time when the SEC didn't do State any favors with the schedule. Texas, TN,GA, all playoff teams as well as OM, who should have been had they taken care of business, MZ. Then through in ASU and State played against 1/4 of the playoff teams. State could be way better this coming year and still not win a SEC game because it's the same schedule.

No, that's why we are in the situation we are in. Got to give him at least his full 4 year contract.

And then what happens when the guy that hasn't seen the field in two years decides to sue for those extra years of eligibility since he hasn't technically used eligibility in a game. At some point the craziness has to stop. Hopefully the judge changes his ruling or it gets overturned on appeal.

Most definitely opens Pandora's box. This is an asinine ruling. What now keeps a player that played two years at Juco, then a year or two at a Power 4 school, then gets drafted or signs a free agent deal and gets cut after a year or two from saying hey I have two years of eligibility left because my Juco years didn't count. So now I should be allowed to play two more years of college football. Hopefully that judge, or an appellate will come to there senses and overturn the decision.

That's exactly what it is becoming. I'll give Kiffin credit, he had a plan from the get go. And I think his time in the NFL laid the ground work. He goes to the portal (free agency) to fill his immediate needs at positions then uses HS recruiting as the draft to build his team. If recruits don't work out they are encouraged to enter the portal and he replaces the with a portal (free agent). My question with this approach, is it sustainable? You look at the NFL teams that rely heavily on free agency and they usually only have 2 or 3 good seasons before crashing. Those teams that build in the draft sustain success for a longer period of time. Look at the playoff teams this year. How many relied heavily on the portal? I think almost every team did it with the majority of the players they recruited and signed. Maybe a portal guy in a few spots. I'm not bashing OM but how many portal guys did they have? Or let me say 1st year portal guys, I don't really consider Dart a portal guy, he transferred after his FR. year and stayed 3 years.

There has never been much enforcement of the rules, unless you were the little guy that got caught, but now the NCAA's hands are tied with all the court rulings so there is absolutely no enforcement. And probably only going to get worse.

Don't think it can. A federal judge ruled it was illegal. Said athletes should be able to transfer schools as often as want just like regular students. Tell me how many "regular" students changes schools every year.

On track for a degree. That's the thing I can't figure. Most universities only accept 60 transfer hours. There's no way any of these guys transferring multiple times are on track for degrees. People need to call it what it is, minor league football.

That's the way it should be. I know Leach's last year, which seems like forever ago, State did that. That's why the didn't have any opt outs by there better players.

OM non conference is a little tougher with Tulane and Wash St. Still gotta go to GA. Outside of non conference games these are the exact games for the SEC from this past year with home sites flipped. For State to be able to compete in the immediate future they are going to try and schedule 4 definite cupcake wins and hope they can get an easier SEC schedule next go around.

That's what I was told. Also heard State actually offered him a better deal to stay than he's getting from MO, but he's from St. Louis so he's basically going home.

With the court ruling last year, that athletes can transfer as many times as they want without losing eligibility, this will be the norm from now on. If they are going to be paid, schools need figure out a way to have multi year contracts signed by the athlete with some sort of $$ penalty if they leave before end of the contract.

All NIL money should be 4 year contracts. Let's say a player signs a $250,000 deal, come up with an amount, say $2500 a month that the player gets. Finish the season and get a $10,000 bonus. That's $40 grand. If you complete 3 years you have made $120,000. Give a $25 grand bonus after 3rd year. If player leaves at any time, remaining contract is voided. If they "redshirt" contract is voided, unless they stay for the next year. If the player returns for the forth he receives the remainder of the contract.

I was told during Craver's suspension that he was headed to the portal and that there would not be a big push to keep him. Sometimes talent isn't worth the issues. I don't know how true it is but I trust my source.

Outside of Velma Jackson and Lumberton Simmons played no one this year. They could not handle Baldwyn's front 7 the whole game and once they were forced to throw I think Baldwyn caught as many as Simmons. Biggest difference in game was Baldwyn stopped 2 0f 3 Simmons 2pt. conversions and made all 3 of their extra points. It has always amazed me at the teams that make it to championship games, and sometimes win, that can't kick a simple 20 yd extra point.

Everybody is sleeping on Baldwyn. I've seen them play a couple of times. Big and physical up front on both sides of the ball, physical down hill rb, and good speed at the wr positions. LB's get to the ball and secondary is ball hawks. Only down side, looking at their schedule, they haven't had to play a full game since around week 4 or 5.

The only teams that are safe will be the top 10 when released tonight. One team outside the top 12, A State or IState, definitely getting in and possibly a second if Clemson wins. Of the top 10 Ga would be the only one that might drop out if they lose. Teams guaranteed to be in Oregon, Texas, Penn State, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Indiana. Add A State-I State winner, Clemson- SMU winner, Boise- UNLV winner. If SMU and Boise win then there are two spots left. You would have Miami, Georgia, Alabama, OM, S Carolina fighting for those last two spots. Almost all projections have Georgia in even with a loss since they're in SEC Championship game, I'm not sure, and many have Miami still in. If SMU or Boise were to lose then they are thrown in that mix for the last two spots.

I would think if he were going to fired it would have happened Saturday. Heard one of the State beat guys say earlier last week that they have the money now to get quality guys out of portal but people he had talked with said no one wants to come play for Hutzler.

I'm a one man band but for all of his issues as a first time P5 coach all of our problems started when we fired him. Should have called him in and strongly told him get control or your out after next year. Two winning seasons, beat OM twice, two bowl games. Two winning seasons since.

I don't know just second hand info.

Actually the first two rounds and maybe third also uses assigners from the host school association. North/South State games are assigned by MHSAA to outside association and that assigner chooses officials and clock operators for the game.