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Trevor Etienne, Carson Beck latest examples of roster management challenges
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Trevor Etienne, Carson Beck latest examples of roster management challenges
ATHENS — Carson Beck was headed to the NFL, until he wasn’t, and Trevor Etienne was returning to Georgia, until reversing field Tuesday night and announcing his departure.
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I would be very surprised if Etienne gets a 4th round draft pick. Maybe if he's invited to the Combine he can show some impressive stats (something that hindered Holyfield) but otherwise, most sites seem to think he'll be undrafted and honestly I don't blame them. I think he is making things more difficult for himself and will probably have to fight hard to get a stable position on an NFL team.
Saban got out at just the right time.
Coaching and roster management has gotten exponentially harder, and honestly I think the days of a team dominating FBS year-after-year may be gone. I believe there will not be another Bama dynasty or any other dynasty like it in the future. There is too much competition for the best players now and too much money involved. Roster management requires more luck now and much deeper pockets. Guys are seeing their teammates making bank and you can't blame them for wanting the same. Do I sit on the bench with the Dawgs or go play immediately for another team and possibly make more money?
Development will still be in the forefront for Kirby, rightfully so, but there is a fine line between developing players who want to stay in the program and being able to still play deep into the playoffs - which means having enough star power in your (22) starters to be able to make a legitimate NC run. Oh yes, but then you need enough talent on your bench to plug and play as injuries mount with longer and tougher seasons. But will those guys on the bench be good enough to replace the starters? Will the Dawgs have enough great players or just a lot of good to very good players?
I don't blame Etienne one bit and understand his reasoning. Beck and Damon Wilson's decisions, however, still have me scratching my head.
I don't think you will see any more coaches retiring at 71 like Saban, anymore. This version of college football is completely unsustainable for any coach that wants to have a normal life. I fully predict that at the end of his current contract, Kirby will say, "Enough," and call it a day.
I will be surprised if Kirby stays through his current contract given the way college football is going.
Looks like Trevor's draft stock has dropped since announcing his intentions. Sitting at #206 overall. Possibly a late round pickup at best. Maybe he got taken in by an agent who sold him a bag of rocks. Money is a easy lure when you are young. Then again, he may change his mind and end up elsewhere, even Miami. Who knows.
Carson made out like a bandit. Balked at the NFL when he realized he could make so much more than a lot of starting pro QBs. So guess the goal is to pad his stats and become a first rounder next year. Again, money talks, and that's where his mind is.
I think it's a good move for them both. I doubt Etienne would ever be a second round pick let alone, a first rounder so playing another year in college carries more injury risk than anything else. If Beck had played lights out in '24 like he did in '23, then I could see a NFL team drafting him no later than the second round in spite of the injury. The interceptions in '24 killed any chance of a team overlooking it and drafting him within the first two rounds...in my opinion.
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/the-big-tens-weaponization-of-clean-cash-and-lots-of-it-is-shifting-power-dynamics-from-south-to-north/
Going forward I don't see how a coach will be able to build or maintain a strong cohort with the transfer portal and NIL deals. Each year will be a circus. A player who as a junior in high school commits, then de-commits and then recommits and then later hits the transfer portal if he can get more playing time and money elsewhere. Schools with tons of wealthy alums who are obsessed with the sport will have an advantage over the other programs. So, the game has undergone a radical change from what it originally was. The NFL is the ultimate beneficiary, they have a nice semi-pro league, farm system, funded and run by someone else who ultimately feeds their system. Add the gambling business as a partner and what a money making team that is!
Because of all these challenges and more, the Dawgs are on a solid glide path to mediocrity. It's no one's fault … just the reality of NCAA sports in today's world. This new reality is, however, pushing me ever closer to really not caring any more and just becoming a passive fan. Unless and until structured deals with minimum commitment time requirements are implemented, it will be annualized chaos brought to you by the NCAA.
"Commit to the G" is beginning to ring very hollow, as fewer and fewer really will."
I agree with several comments that HCKS will finish his contract and declare himself "done". So somewhere between 2028 and 2033, he will be gone. Enjoy while you can because the product will continue to deteriorate and decline. That is just the reality of today's business environment. Fewer and fewer athletes will sign with, play for and graduate from their original choice.