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As the title says, these will be random thoughts in bullet format without much context. I am shooting straight from the hip, with a very shallow DOK.

1. NIL - The only way to control NIL is for the players to become university employees with contractual obligations. Until this is done, expect the price for top-tier talent to continue to skyrocket.

2. Collectives - The way forward that is best for CFB is for collectives to come under the university umbrella and NIL to become what it was supposed to be, extra money for players who are compensated for providing services such as advertising and appearances at events.

3. Transfer Portal - I defer this topic to Neal. His ideas about the portal are better than any other I have heard or thought about. He has spoken about this numerous times on podcasts and on this site.

4. Signing Period - Allow a player to sign when he commits, beginning with the 1st day of August of his senior year. If he won't sign, then he isn't committed. Ridiculous situations like what happened on signing day would be eliminated if this were allowed.

5. Eligibility - End the redshirting charade and give the players 5 years to play 5 years. Any exception to the rule must include serious medical hardship that is reviewed by an independent board to determine severity.

I wrote a post on this site a little over a year ago in which I expounded on some initial thoughts that I had about how to reign in NIL and create parity similar to the NFL model by including the NFL and having the schools become affiliated with NFL franchises (2 per NFL team in the Power 4, 2 per team in the G5), having a draft for players, and putting the players under contract. Make attending the university something that is part of the package, but not mandatory for the players while playing.
This board did not receive my thoughts very positively. I saw the comments made by the Milwaukee Bucks owner recently where he proposed the universities sell 51% stakes in the teams. This sounds very similar to what I proposed over a year ago.
That said, I am not sure I am as sold on the NFL taking ownership concept now as I was then. I still believe schools being affiliated with NFL franchises would grow the interest in the game (imagine Ole MIss gaining the entire city/region of Nashville as fans because of it being affiliated with the Titans) and would provide much-needed order and structure. However, the idea of schools "selling" controlling interest in their sports teams is a hard pill to swallow for a CFB fan like me.
It is my opinion that we have started down a slippery slope that does not seem to have a bottom in sight at the moment. I believe that the decision-makers need to start thinking about 2nd and 3rd order effects of the reactive measures that CFB ( and MBKB) have put in place and take proactive steps to slow this runaway train down before it crosses that proverbial Rubicon.
Otherwise, the arms race will only get larger, and young people, most under the age of 21, will suddenly come into huge sums of money with little to no knowledge of how to manage it or dispense it wisely. Shady characters, already a growing problem, will wield more influence now than they do in things that were initially a good idea, such as AAU.
The NBA invoked an age rule after so many young people who were drafted out of high school blew the money they had thrown at them and rarely developed the potential that got them drafted and paid at an age too young to understand what life was about (Kobe and LBJ are notable exceptions).

I suggested this after last week but also acknowledged that he’s our best offensive player. Thinking more about that I’d say that DART is better without Harris. He’s so much better when he utilizes all of his weapons. I still think Harris is our best player and hopefully he’ll really ball out next week and Dart will continue the mastery of the offense that he’s showing today.

That would heal some wounds and be a big game.

Just heard on the radio that Rebel great Tim Jumper passed away . Great guy .

Wild day

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#7 Alabama
#9 ...
#14 BYU
#15 A&M
#16 Colorado
#19 Army

Virgie Tovar, the author of 'You Have the Right to Remain Fat,' called the partnership an 'absolute dream come true'​

The San Francisco Department of Public Health has hired a self-described "anti-weight-based discrimination" expert to consult on "weight stigma and weight neutrality."

Virgie Tovar, the author of 'You Have the Right to Remain Fat" and other published works on "fat positivity and body acceptance" announced on her Instagram Monday that she was hired to consult for the department, calling the collaboration an "absolute dream come true."

"I'm unbelievably proud to serve the city I've called home for almost 20 years in this way!" she wrote. "This consultancy is an absolute dream come true, and it's my biggest hope and belief that weight neutrality will be the future of public health."

Tovar's website lists her as a "plus-size Latina author, lecturer, and leading expert on weight-based discrimination and body positivity with over a decade of experience." She is a contributor for Forbes, where she covers stories on the "plus size market." Her most recent articles include features about hosting a "size inclusive" Thanksgiving and alleged "fatphobia" in current TV shows.

It is unclear what role Tovar will play within the department. The San Francisco Department of Public Health did not respond when asked by Fox News Digital about details of Tovar's consultancy.

Tovar has been vocal against diet culture and BMI metrics on her social media platforms. In a video posted by Project Heal, Tovar discussed how medical professionals pressured her to lose weight since she was a child and that she had falsely believed they were doing so with her health in mind.

"I really believed that this was about my health. I really believed my doctor was right and so I was using the language of getting "better" but I was actually deeply in the throes of anorexia," she said.

In July, Tovar posted that she conducted a weight bias training for unidentified government workers, sharing 4 tips she taught to help decrease "stigma around food and bodies at work."




This is a prime example of why the Democratic Party fails.....

First one was the 48-0 stomping by Houston Nutt (his only Egg Bowl win). Both Freeze and Luke had their memorable ones but, more often than not, it was an even affair with State.

Kiffin is 3-1. He has the chance to bury State and keep kicking them while they are down. I expect more of the same today.

I won’t take it for granted though. The SEC is a bear and rivalry wins should always be treasured.

@Neal McCready @Chase Parham I'm cool with helping yahoo train it's AI every now and then, but can we get the frequency reduced?

What y'all think given the chaos that happened Saturday? Just curious on thoughts? If Rebs come in 13 ahead of Bama should tell a lot I think.

How many times has Weis called a QB Draw in the Red Zone & it has been a complete failure (even with a healthy QB)? 75…80% of the time? Plus, on the play Scott’s attempt at playing OL was abysmal. James completely abused him on this play.

Then on 4th down, we have JJ running towards Scott’s side, where…all he has to do is execute any semblance of a down block on Florida’s ILB. What does he do? BLOCKS NO ONE!!!!

This is the play where McElroy talks about Dart being the lead blocker. Genius analysis there by a former Bama player…as Dart had no blocking responsibility on this play whatsoever. Posted about this right after the play and got a text from my son w/in seconds, “WTH is Scott doing?” He had already “asked” about the QB Draw as well.

As many have questioned our use of offensive personnel, how is someone that bad playing in a game this important? Thank goodness Golding hit on almost all cylinders this season.

This is a playoff team of players with a C offensive coaching staff.

Indiana coach Cignetti on Gameday