We(?) Need Rhino

Would be a great addition, especially if his spunk helps our team get bigger, stronger, faster.
 
I know I'm a broken record but that we don't recruit high school and portal TEs better is brain breaking. We use the TE a ton, we have a long-term and recent track record, and the position is wide open next year for reps to go along with DeGraaf.
 
DeGraaf was a good get, Naone was a good get but Phil Knight came in and bought Vander Ploog (highest ceiling) last year. The good news is that Phil Knight won't be able to do that nearly much with the House settlement.
With that said, Rhino is a big piece of changing the narrative around Paopao's relatively weak recruiting compared to the success that Richardson (WR) and Graham (RB) have had.
 
HFNY said:
DeGraaf was a good get, Naone was a good get but Phil Knight came in and bought Vander Ploog (highest ceiling) last year. The good news is that Phil Knight won't be able to do that nearly much with the House settlement.
With that said, Rhino is a big piece of changing the narrative around Paopao's relatively weak recruiting compared to the success that Richardson (WR) and Graham (RB) have had.
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DeGraaf is solid but is a guy who usually at UW redshirts and doesn't start playing until year 3-4. Two injuries two Moore have pushed him into more action.
Come on, man. That is so doogy. Even money equal you can't say a recruit would have chosen Oregon over UW last cycle just because of cash. Especially since Ploog looked like he had their typical white chocolate vibe and they've really pushed their TEs in the media starting with the late great, Lyerla.
 
I agree about DeGraaf. He was a high 3 star but normally would have redshirted and then been a back-up for a year or two.
Regarding Ploog, one of the reasons why he committed to UW was his desire for a good education and specifically the forestry program. But when Phil Knight came with a big cash bag that UW couldn't match (before the House settlement), he couldn't say no. I'm not sure how telling it like it is is being doogy.
 
I don't remember that specific story with Ploog, but sure. The guy looked more like he would be interested in Oregon's Devon Allen/Terrance Ferguson White Boy with Flava Program than forestry.
I'm not sure to hang your hat on the House settlement thing. They had some high profile swings and misses in recruiting around the time that happened but I think they've done fine otherwise, which includes greasing the on3 wheels to bump up the ratings of their 3rd/4th choices when they commit.
 
Yeah the House settlement thing isn't the end all, be all but I still think it helps programs like Washington that have plenty of resources but don't have a billionaire booster who is willing to put in $30 million a year to buy players with very non market-value NIL deals. That's largely a thing of the past.
 
HFNY said:
Yeah the House settlement thing isn't the end all, be all but I still think it helps programs like Washington that have plenty of resources but don't have a billionaire booster who is willing to put in $30 million a year to buy players with very non market-value NIL deals. That's largely a thing of the past.
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the house settlement thing is the doogliest of hopes. Players are still going to be compensated with no cap in sight.
 
AtomicDawg said:
HFNY said:
Yeah the House settlement thing isn't the end all, be all but I still think it helps programs like Washington that have plenty of resources but don't have a billionaire booster who is willing to put in $30 million a year to buy players with very non market-value NIL deals. That's largely a thing of the past.
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the house settlement thing is the doogliest of hopes. Players are still going to be compensated with no cap in sight.
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So are you saying a few schools will find a way to cheat?
This has pretty specific details about the settlement:
https://www.ncsl.org/events/details/what-the-ncaa-settlement-means-for-colleges-and-state-legislatures
 
HFNY said:
AtomicDawg said:
HFNY said:
Yeah the House settlement thing isn't the end all, be all but I still think it helps programs like Washington that have plenty of resources but don't have a billionaire booster who is willing to put in $30 million a year to buy players with very non market-value NIL deals. That's largely a thing of the past.
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the house settlement thing is the doogliest of hopes. Players are still going to be compensated with no cap in sight.
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So are you saying a few schools will find a way to cheat?
This has pretty specific details about the settlement:
https://www.ncsl.org/events/details/what-the-ncaa-settlement-means-for-colleges-and-state-legislatures
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Imagine trying to put a cap on how much one can make through endorsements. No politician wants the optics of trying to limit which in many cases are low income families/kids can profit. The only thing that could save this is if they actually sign a cba which I would say is unlikely to limit what you can make for NIL

These are not amateurs any more and the toothpaste is not going back in the tube. And if you think it is only a few schools that would cheat that's even more far fetched. UW has a long history of cheating and we are far from what the sec has done for decades. Any school worth a crap cheats, some just have more funds than others.
 
I get that but there is a 3rd party clearing house that now has to approve NIL marketing deals. That was part of the settlement. It won't be the wild west of the last few years.
 
HFNY said:
I get that but there is a 3rd party clearing house that now has to approve NIL marketing deals. That was part of the settlement. It won't be the wild west of the last few years.
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a clearing house of old rich whites telling predominantly low income minorities what they are allowed to make for their own image and likeness? Sure, that sounds sustainable. Can't wait for the court cases because that is coming.
 
Any news on Rhino? It seems like On3.com believes he's going to pop to UW but I bet Florida is trying to convince him to stay in the boat.
 
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