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Re: James Johnson, 4-star DL, flips his commitment from Georgia to Texas
Texas Oil money strikes again. It is what it is and it ain't what it use to be…
NorthHallDawg
Re: James Johnson, 4-star DL, flips his commitment from Georgia to Texas
Though maybe not great for this site, I'm going to use an NHL analogy. Yes, top athletes get paid a ton of money on every team, but I like to think of the Georgia culture/management like the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers hockey team… players willing to take less (but still plenty) pay so the total payroll can be spread around to assemble a better team, reward all contributors, develop a more cohesive locker room, and make championship runs… versus other teams who pay out the **** for a few superstars. Go Dawgs!
khummel
Re: James Johnson, 4-star DL, flips his commitment from Georgia to Texas
Bottom line is coaches, AD’s, commissioners, the NCAA, agents, etc… have created these teenage monsters by stretching the so called rules of the Portal & NIL like Stretch Armstrong. They have no right to be crying about what’s happening or taking the holier than thou stance. “We build relationships”? Sure, as long as we have $40-$50 million to throw around. I certainly can’t blame the kids or the parents/guardians. If I was 17-18 yrs old & universities started throwing 7+ figures at me to sign with their program, I would be flipping like a gold medal gymnast during the Olympic floor exercise. The scary thing? If Universities like Texas are admitting to a payroll of $35-$45 million for the upcoming season, how much is truly being spent on their rosters that we don’t see? How long before we see an NFL salary cap of $279 million or more? Private equity, institutional, & corporate investments are next. You can say hello to the corresponding corporate ticket pricing & goodbye to the traditions of college football.
Betheredge
Re: Tyler Atkinson, No. 1 linebacker in the country, commits to Texas over Georgia
Money talks. No way a Georgia guy goes to Texas unless he’s chasing the money. I wanted us to get this young man, but if money is that important to him I prefer the young men who value other things higher.
JBMDawg46
Re: Texas puts on a show: Arch Manningâs ironic Steve Spurrier comment raises eyebrows
“Paying players is one thing, but not regulating the sport is just short sighted. Every team should be operating with the same budget”
I agree with this comment. I guess the House settlement won’t rein in the big money teams hungry to win a championship any way they can do it. It is unsustainable. Buying players in this way taints every championship that is won while using this tactic to win recruits. Just put an “asterisk” beside their name in the record books.
JayDog
Re: Texas puts on a show: Arch Manningâs ironic Steve Spurrier comment raises eyebrows
based on some of the recent driving debacles at UGA, perhaps we should be showing them cars with limited speed capability? Actually the whole darn thing is screwed up when college football becomes a bidding war. Not so sure I wouldn't opt for three and four star young folks that are interested in education and showing some loyalty to the program.
jamboogie
Re: Everything Kirby Smart said at 2025 SEC Media Days: âWe sell relationships over transcations
I really hope to see Ellis R. IV getting significant playing time this year. We can't hold the #2 overall and #1 CB off the field for 2 years, imo he will transfer if that's the case and it will be a bad look. I know Kirby knows best, I just haven't seen a lot of talk about him this spring/ summer and that's extremely concerning IMO. Hopefully it's one of those "look at this hand" and not the other type deals like Saban always had, every year. I love to hear the FIRE, PASSION AND ENERGY, I feel like we've missed that the past 2 years. Especially last year on offense, we haven't had the explosive players... or PLAYCALLING like we had in 21,22 the last 2 but this year WILL be different. I dare say this will be the best receiving (at any position barring Brock Bowers) core I've ever seen at Georgia. We have legitimate playmakers and size, I really hope Bobo can dial it up and they can execute. We can't go through the season sleeping through the 1st half and waking up the 2nd half on offense. It needs to be 4 QUARTERS. "You're either ELITE or your NOT!" So excited for this season, if we can just execute and not run a vanilla playbook... this year could be one of most exciting ones yet. Young, old, in-between, transfer or walk on, LET'S SEE SOME FLIPPIN FIRE UNDER SOME BUTTS AND GET TO CHOPPIN!
GO DAWGS! 🔴🐾⚫️
NissDawg
Re: James Johnson, 4-star DL, flips his commitment from Georgia to Texas
Well said MACDAWG. Johnson was only "committed" for 2 weeks. If he was so unsure why not wait? The answer: $$$$$ Guys know if they holdout, someone with a bag will call them. That's the sleezy part of this game I don't like.