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That's Connor getting busted for copying and pasting from one of his articles to another to save time. He forgot to delete that part I guess. LOL
I don’t know if he got a raise or not, it’s a hugely good news regardless.
He just avoided making a Big mistake by reversing course and staying. Gotta respect that. He’ll be glad that he did when he’s ready to go to the NFL.
But this is proof perfect what a powerful magnetic pull the NIL has on these young guys. And when I was their age if someone were waving a bunch of ( short term though) green at me I’d probably have been Foolish enough to fall for the bait and Ruin my future. I’ve never proclaimed myself being the sharpest knife in the drawer and I Sure wasn’t at his age !!
Now he needs to roll his sleeves up and bust his butt in class and on the field in practices. Do all he can to prepare himself for the coming year, build some good film up for the NFL to see. Repeat of the same in 2025, then at the end of his Jr. year IF he’s had a great year he’ll get money that’ll make the NIL look like chump change !!
I can see how tempting the NIL money would be though. It’s hard for a guy his age to have patience when there’s allot of green being waved at you !!
Out of curiosity do any of y’all know what the approximate range of a NIL deal is ?? Highest vs Lowest ?? Is $5 million highest vs $300,000 lowest sound about right ??
I Know there’s no set parameters, it depends on how good and how popular a player is, how much publicity surrounds him, what companies are involved, as well as college booster clubs etc. I’m guessing he was probably looking at a million $$ Plus. Allot of money Short Term !!
But if he’s looking at 1st, 2nd, 3rd. round draft Staying at UGA vs. 4th, 5th, 6th, or even 7th draft by going to another school that Wouldn’t coach him up as well, he could and probably Would lose millions upon millions of $$$ for every round he drops !! In the end he did the Smart thing to do, and I imaging K. Smart is glad he made that Smart decision !! 😀 Go Dawgs !!
P.S. Because of NIL, the TP, the potential to go to the NFL as a Jr. course that’s been that way, but more and more these college HCs are earning their money !! If you think about it a HC trying to build an Elite program rarely gets Any time off !!
Bwahaha !!! That was funny right there !!! But True to !!!
If you think that Everette will start next year then don't think. Mark my words it will be Ellis and Humphrey
Maybe by the end of the year. Maybe. Everette is a really good corner. You will see that this year. Do you remember Campbell? Same thing. Baker, same thing. It's called earning your position and at corner when you get targeted 2x as much because the guy on the other side is a lockdown corner then that's what happens.
It’s interesting that he admits it was money. That indicates to me these kids are getting approached or they’re shopping around while they’re still on the team. In the NFL they call it tampering I believe. This nonsense is off the rails. I guess we’re going to need college “contracts”?
Editor, where are you?
If you think that playing CB in the SEC is just like making 1 handed INT's in a HS all star game practice then don't think. UGA CB's have to support the run D and tackle. Robinson will have to put on 15 lbs of muscle before he can even be considered to be a starter. Sure he'll play some in certain situations and mop up duty. But it will take a while for him to move Everette out of the starting line up. Physically he is not ready to be an every down player in the SEC.
First good point I've seen in awhile. IV will play this year and may even start by the end of the year however he is only 185 and needs to get stronger and add some muscle and prove he can take down a 230 lb running back in practice first and shed a block from a tight end or a wr that outweighs him by 30-50 lbs.
Covering wrs is only part of the job.
To piggyback on your point, BigDawg: Ellis is actually listed as 175. I think Kelee was around 200 when he came to Georgia, and if I remember right he didn't start until partway through the season.
Seems like more bluechip safeties (Malaki, Caleb Downs) than bluechip CBs get starts early in their freshman year -- I assume because putting on weight and muscle isn't as urgent for them. So -- assuming both do well in the preseason -- wouldn't Bolden be more likely to get early starts? Especially because it looks like we'll loose both Tykee and Bullard, and there's not an heir apparent -- as there is at CB (Humphreys).
The good thing about both 5-star DBs: They're enrolling for spring semester.
Saftey is easier, not easy, to start at as a freshman. I expect KJ and Aguero to flip flop at nickel and safety. Whoever is better at safety will start and the other one probably will be at nickel. Rhett impresses some people as well so he will be in the mix. KJ, Aguero, Starks, and Rhett. That is a really strong 4.
Corner is just so difficult to start as a freshman especially in the SEC with the talented wrs and top notch OC's. Plus the running backs are big and fast and small corners can get eaten alive. OC's love to see coaches put out a freshman as a corner because it's easy first downs most of the time and potentially big play tds.
Don't bet on Ellis starting. In everyone of those interception clips he would have gotten called for DPI. Holding like that won't fly in college ball. (Unless its a certain school a few hours west of Athens.)
As for Humphrey, it's pretty **** clear that there needs to be an investigation for tampering. NIL and portal is one thing, tampering is another. NCAA needs to step up.