BillySee58

Because this would be a profitable minor league

Very true. Also, this is coming off of the 2020 class in which we signed 3 defensive linemen who each had multiple P5 offers.

Woah! Huge

We did not make his top 8

Good catch

P5 players have the leverage because of how much they generate. G5 players don’t have anywhere near that leverage. P5 players could, in a free-market system, go to another P5 school and make the money they are worth, or choose to band together and play hardball and threaten to boycott playing which would financially screw over the universities. With G5 players, they don’t have the potential free-market demand of a P5 player and the leverage that creates like, save for a select group of players. They could boycott as a group but in the end they’d probably be screwing themselves more by not taking the scholarship. Although even G5 players are worth more than those scholarships on average.

They don’t have to afford it. Just offer only scholarships if that’s all you can afford. If players don’t have P5 offers or their P5 offers dried up and they can’t get those P5 salaries plus scholarship, then a D1/FBS/G5/whatever it’s called at that point scholarships will still be appealing. You know, like it works now.

Why would they no longer be around?

At these P5 programs college players are worth much more than $15/hr, because they generate much more revenue than Starbucks baristas. If they were paid for 60 hours a week, every week of the year, at $15/hr, and still had their scholarships and housing paid for, their compensation would still be a fraction of what their market would be at a P5 in a free-market system. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/college-football-player-value-2017-11%3famp

https://247sports.com/Player/Joe-Maytubby-46103222/

Wow, even one from one of our insiders. Would be big for them. edit: looks like Collin is probably just piggybacking off the Illinois insider’s prediction of ULM. But still seems to be trending that way regardless.

No one said anyone can’t have an opinion. You absolutely can have one and people can disagree with it. Nearly every FBS signee in the country is not offered by a majority of FBS programs. Certainly true for everyone we sign. Doesn’t change the fact that the consensus among FBS coaches who scouted him is that he is FBS caliber as an o-line prospect but not a d-line prospect. You can disagree with that evaluation, but I don’t see how projecting a 6’5” 250 lb junior as an o-lineman is being cute when you watch the film. Regarding his speed, the 40 time isn’t verified but the pursuit speed, or lack thereof, is evident in his film. He had just 5.5 sacks in 16 games. There are plenty of plays in his film where an FBS DE prospect gets to the QB on time but Barr doesn’t. That’s the lack of pursuit speed I’m mentioning. And as for Siggers, we recruited him to play RB and have had him there for 2 of his 3 seasons. Reffett wanted him at safety where he was at for just one year. Wasn’t a situation where the coaching staff thought he was a better safety than RB, although you’re right that it was a poor decision.

2 days out from his commitment and still no crystal balls on 247 or forecasts on Rivals anywhere for him. Could just mean he isn’t opening up much to insiders but I was half expecting crystal balls to Illinois to start rolling in by now.

Guess every other FBS school who offered him is being too cute too. They all offered him to play offensive line as well. No official verification on that 40 time and looks pretty clear he doesn’t have legit FBS defensive end pursuit speed in his film. This dude’s an o-line prospect all the way.

He definitely seems to like the recruiting game. He has been tweeting the love he’s getting from Houston and from us. Can’t fault him for that. I don’t expect him to commit anywhere anytime soon.

Also picked up a crystal ball to us from Collin Kennedy, one of our 247 insiders, about an hour and a half ago. And he liked the tweet from Walerius announcing the commitment. Just waiting on the official annoucement from Ward himself at this point.

Alma mater is Collins High School in Klein, so my guess is Trent Ward

Ward is from the same HS as Bloesch

Commits! Impressive prospect at a very big position of need.

Listed as Warm to us on 247. We are the only team he is currently showing as warm to

Missed Bloesch sounding the alarm yesterday

I think I subscribed back when they had one of those deals in fall 2018. All of that effort sounds pretty over the top for this subscription so I get that frustration.

Not sure who yet. Will update.

Commits to CU. Hope we at least put ourselves in good position for a transfer if that should happen down the line.

I think he’s a UNT Grad and was an OU insider on 247, and now he’s doing work for us and OU. The more guys covering us, the better imo