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Kirby is now taking a stronger stance against these reckless drivers. Both Easley and Tuggle hit the portal as I thought they would. As you guys have said….let's go shoppin'.

I am not a fan of the Purina Nation by any means, but I applaud UT for standing up to the young QB trying to do a Jesse Jackson-style shakedown on them. College players' demands caused by a wimpy NCAA and a corrupt justice system are destroying our beloved sport of college football. I am a die hard Dawg, but even I am starting to lose interest based on the mercenary NIL/TP/booster "collective" money. It is really sad how Ohio State just went out and bought the NC last year with a bunch of money. If this continues, I predict that college football popularith will fall like a lead balloon. We are in the process of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Hats off to UT for a courageous stand to not surrender to this toxic environment.

Personally Mike, I don't think Nico was even worth the $2M a year that was already in his contract. Salary caps, whatever they end up being, can be easily worked around if a team has their NIL/ Collectives outside the program. Many elite teams will be setting up their Collectives in this manner. And Deloitte, the " gatekeeper " of deals, has no real legal leg to stand on if they try to restrict what players can get. Yes, it's a mess, and until this system gets some rules that will stick, I don't see things getting any better from a coaching perspective. It's unfortunate the legislative authorities and NCAA have not done what needs to be done to rein in the Wild West. I expect more controversial situations like Nicos to come up this season and beyond. I still love the game, and last year's playoffs were fantastic. But, despite the parity that the TP has brought to some aspects of the game, the money situation is leaving most people with a very bad taste in their mouth.

I think ultimately we are heading to players becoming employees. I don't see any other path forward that can realistically work.