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Do these scenarios ever happen?

A school signs a guy for $50k a year out of HS as a linebacker but after a couple of years, it is obvious he can't handle the position. However, he is a "terror" on Special Teams. A Coach tells him that he can either take his chances by going into the Portal or stay there but only be paid $25K since his versatility is limited.

A Five Star HS QB is paid $500K to sign with your school. He just doesn't work out and is relegated to back-up status. He enters the Portal and doesn't attract much attention. He goes bank to your school and asks for reinstatement. Your Coach takes him back because he knows the Offense ,
is a good practice player, liked by his teammates, and a decent backup. In this case, he will receive considerably less.

I have to believe that not every player seeking more money whether by staying or entering the portal is successful in getting more money. We know there are some players that are not picked up at all.

I think the "free market" is more at work than we think. Some guys entering the Portal are taking "pay cuts".when they land somewhere.

I also believe many players entering the Portal were told they would have no place on next year's team. In other words, they were cut.

PODCAST CPP: Ole Miss baseball coach Mike Bianco

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Chase Parham sits down with Mike Bianco for a different kind of conversation with the Ole Miss baseball coach. Chase turned 40 years old over the weekend, so it's a good time to visit with the coach he's covered the longest. Chase and Mike discuss family, Bianco's off-field interests and his memories and thoughts regarding certain parts of his career. This one isn't about the current baseball team. It's about the person behind the coach who has led the Rebels since the 2001 season.

Coverage note

Going to be out of pocket some tonight. Will get basketball coverage to you from tonight's game, but if recruiting stuff goes wild this evening, I'm going to be behind. If it happens, I'll catch up late.

Full transparency: I'm going to Desoto Central to watch my son's soccer game. I missed his game Saturday to cover Memphis, but tonight's foe should be a cupcake. I'll have OM game on my phone and will get postgame off combo of radio and OM's FTP. Frankly, the only potential news value today would be an update on Murray. Mount St. Mary's is 2-5.

I'll catch up on recruiting late, though, if there's anything. I've heard there's a visitor coming in tonight, but I don't know who it is.

So I have this young patient who is middle eastern. He’s in to for an appointment.

He said he had been gone 4 months this summer to travel to Palestine. I said man I’m glad you are here now instead of there. He said I’m not. I want to be over there fighting! I was dumbfounded. I said dude you’re you are too young to hate people. Love is way better. He just stared at me. Weird as crap. Our country is in trouble boys. Big trouble.
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