DoubleJDawg
New Fish
Pulling this out of the Toots thread -- I think @RaceBannon is right as usual: the combination of a big boy conference, available bag men and accessibility to THE PORTAL is increasing the attractiveness for top end kids to try out the SEC AND potentially, allegedly get paid.
I don't know if this is an intentional strategy on the part of SEC schools, but it seems like they could easily be telling (and may be telling) West Coast kids:
1) You should come play big boy football and you'll play early (sure.gif on the second part)
2) If you get homesick, of course we won't stand in the way of you transferring to schools that are closer to home (non-binding commitment, may change if you're actually good)
3) Money? We do not do pay-for-play (possibly, allegedly money might make its way to your father/coach/barber/etc.)
That's a pretty compelling value proposition! Try the SEC and come back home if it doesn't work out -- and maybe (allegedly) you get paid, too. Yeah, it *could* fuck up your long-term development and NFL prospects, but you'd still have 4 to play 4 if you left after one season, and you can improve a lot in 3-4 seasons if you land in the many solid to good programs who will take you no questions asked even after a year in the SEC meatgrinder.
What's our counter to that? Judging from the discussion in the To'oto'o thread, seems we could:
1) Drop any kid who appears caught up in the above value proposition and use the effort elsewhere (though please not Texas)
2) Don't drop anyone and just take it as a "cost of doing business" that we'll lose a small number of kids each year to the above value prop
3) Don't drop anyone, know you'll lose some kids, and come back around on them when they show up in the PORTAL (in other words, develop a PORTAL strategy as other poasters have noted in other threads)
Is this SEC thing a mirage, or is it going to become a more compelling option to West Coast kids in coming seasons? (especially as more West Coast players have success out there) What should Peterman do, and what will he do?
I don't know if this is an intentional strategy on the part of SEC schools, but it seems like they could easily be telling (and may be telling) West Coast kids:
1) You should come play big boy football and you'll play early (sure.gif on the second part)
2) If you get homesick, of course we won't stand in the way of you transferring to schools that are closer to home (non-binding commitment, may change if you're actually good)
3) Money? We do not do pay-for-play (possibly, allegedly money might make its way to your father/coach/barber/etc.)
That's a pretty compelling value proposition! Try the SEC and come back home if it doesn't work out -- and maybe (allegedly) you get paid, too. Yeah, it *could* fuck up your long-term development and NFL prospects, but you'd still have 4 to play 4 if you left after one season, and you can improve a lot in 3-4 seasons if you land in the many solid to good programs who will take you no questions asked even after a year in the SEC meatgrinder.
What's our counter to that? Judging from the discussion in the To'oto'o thread, seems we could:
1) Drop any kid who appears caught up in the above value proposition and use the effort elsewhere (though please not Texas)
2) Don't drop anyone and just take it as a "cost of doing business" that we'll lose a small number of kids each year to the above value prop
3) Don't drop anyone, know you'll lose some kids, and come back around on them when they show up in the PORTAL (in other words, develop a PORTAL strategy as other poasters have noted in other threads)
Is this SEC thing a mirage, or is it going to become a more compelling option to West Coast kids in coming seasons? (especially as more West Coast players have success out there) What should Peterman do, and what will he do?
