I'm not so sure he's more talented than Gabriel or Pickett and the experts in the NFL didn't seem to think so even before the draft. The NFL draft profile for Pickett was 6.4, Shedeur 6.3 & Gabriel 6.1. Most of the reason the shine has come off of Pickett is because he's been competing against...
https://www.sportico.com/personalities/athletes/2025/shedeur-sanders-nfl-draft-slide-contract-1234850068/
Don't get me wrong, I wish Shedeur nothing but the best. It looks like he's going to have to do it the hard way, relatively speaking, moving forward. A lot of competition to be the Browns...
It seems Shadeur made his dad a lot of money with his excellent college QB play and Deion lost his son a lot of money because NFL teams aren't sure they want the headaches of dealing with his reality TV family? Well, I guess Shadeur will likely get some of that money back as an inheritance...
We can only hope he's Jack Henderson, but it's unlikely.
https://gophersguru.com/2025/04/01/unheralded-to-undeniable-jack-hendersons-relentless-pursuit/
https://x.com/BOMMARITOS/status/1904515413922238703
Very few teams being able to stock their QB room is very good for college football parity. QB is the most important position and almost all the best ones are playing, not waiting their turn. It also means most teams are one starting QB injury away from possibly falling off a cliff. That's...
Another example, Ryan Browne transfers from Purdue to NC, things get too tough for him so transfers right back to Purdue.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/44740859/ryan-browne-transferring-north-carolina-back-purdue
We've all seen this many times now. How soon can they reduce...
Zach Pyron played the current system perfectly. He took a shot at winning the starting job at a high visibility P2 school and when he saw it wasn’t going to happen went G5. He obviously wants to start. That’s the problem with the current two portal window system.
Gophers did their best. Got...
B1G has to be the biggest beneficiary of the portal and NIL, right? A lot of money and mostly poor recruiting footprints. We were already "paying" kids to come here from the southeast with scholarships. Now, we can pay them a heck of a lot more!
The NBA play in tournament is pretty fun. We could do that for schools that are marginal B1G schools each year. The winners can play in our league for the next year. Play in games:
BYU - Utah
Iowa - Iowa State
Wisconsin - Nebraska - SDSU - NDSU
BC - Syracuse
Stanford - Cal
etc.
Won't real NIL opportunities usually be better near home? Like getting advertising gigs, etc., and building his brand? That would be especially true if he's actually good. He can be a hometown hero like Perich. Becoming a celebrity in a different state where you're starting from zero and the...
Based on the below, I imagine they think they'll make up for it with higher ticket sales and sales of beer and specialty foods. Interesting strategy. I do wonder how long the lines will be for the free stuff...
"Specialty items, food from outside vendors, and alcoholic drinks will still be...