Dia del DougO said:

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boognish_bear said:

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J - Jesus
O - Others
Y - Yourself

We will find our IDENTITY in JESUS and not our Performances

— Coach Khenon Hall (BAYLOR) (@CoachK_Hall) January 18, 2026

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I really hate to blame Jesus for the team's performance.

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Jesus may be remembering our BOR from a few years ago... Christian - closet - real Christian.

Saban explains why the B1G has an advantage in the NIL era...

Quote:

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"People from the south would never go to the north unless you paid them"

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https://www.facebook.com/reel/902859488797414

Dia del DougO said:

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boognish_bear said:

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J - Jesus
O - Others
Y - Yourself

We will find our IDENTITY in JESUS and not our Performances

— Coach Khenon Hall (BAYLOR) (@CoachK_Hall) January 18, 2026

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I really hate to blame Jesus for the team's performance unless He's in the portal..

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boognish_bear said:

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J - Jesus
O - Others
Y - Yourself

We will find our IDENTITY in JESUS and not our Performances

— Coach Khenon Hall (BAYLOR) (@CoachK_Hall) January 18, 2026

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When your team sucks - post this crap.

Also post this crap if you are really good, so the powers that be don't freak out and blow it up.

BearBall said:

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boognish_bear said:

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J - Jesus
O - Others
Y - Yourself

We will find our IDENTITY in JESUS and not our Performances

— Coach Khenon Hall (BAYLOR) (@CoachK_Hall) January 18, 2026

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When your team sucks - post this crap.

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The Pollyannas are jerking to the tweet as we speak.

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Dia del DougO said:

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BluesBear said:

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Connor Hawkins to the portal.

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Yep.

pic.twitter.com/Ku929mcqWW

— Connor Hawkins (@connor_hawk1ns) January 14, 2026

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Connor - take God and Baylor out of your post. You had an agreement with Baylor and used that to find a sweeter deal.

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To Connor Hawkins: I don't blame you for going for the cash, but you're not part of the BU family. You apparently think of this as a transactional relationship, which I understand. So please understand if I don't return any warm feelings and instead also take a transactional view of our relationship.

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Good point.

Today's CFB makes it really hard for fans to be committed. There are only a rare few that stick with the program for four years or so and become like family.

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What I've said elsewhere and I truly believe is that the modern college football landscape is awesome for casual fans and terrible for diehards.

If you just want to watch entertaining games without any real investment in the outcome, college football has never been better because parity has finally hit the sport in a way it never could before NIL and transfer portal.

But there is almost no reason to emotionally invest in your own favorite team to the degree that you did before NIL and the portal because nothing means anything. Nothing's ever being built that's not an offseason away from being destroyed, and that sucks.

College football has become a fast food sport -- a quick hit of dopamine on demand with no lasting benefits whatsoever.

Unfortunately, the only solution for fans is to divest so you can enjoy the sport the way it's being presented. There's no reason anymore to live and die with a program that's not even a program. It's just an endless rotation of teams -- some of which will be worth following closely and most of which won't.

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This is the best summary I have seen on this topic. There is no denying that the talent on display in the CFP was off the charts. As you put it, divestment is the best path. It's like an endless loop of weekends when your team has a bye or is knocked out :-)

True Grit said:

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Roster construction and retention is the way. Some have figured it out... BU in football and basketball, not so much.

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up to this season, Baylor had a fantastic retention record. Baylor's has actually had some coveted players these last several seasons, and until 2025 we had kept all of them: Bett was the first true painful transfer loss...now we've lost studs Thomas and Price, along with a handful of solid players like DK Kalu.

"some have figured it out" You can only keep the majority of a roster together if they're not highly coveted players or you have a truly massive budget (and even the bluest of bloods lose a few players they'd have preferred to keep).

Indiana needed both scenarios to create this magical season: Cignetti was able to keep the quality core of his JMU squad together at IU because that first year they weren't coveted NIL prizes, and the second year he got Mark Cuban & Larry Ellison money to keep the band together once the rest of the CFB world realized how good those players were...that's not a model he can magically replicate, because now the market is going to price his players very differently. Unless, of course, Cuban and Ellison just start dropping mountains of cash on the program, then they'll sail on in dynasty mode if he can keep team chemistry cooking properly.

AFAIK this is the list of coaches who have a chance to mirror the Cignetti Model* over the next two seasons:

• Eric Morris - UNT to Okie Lite
• Jon Sumrall - Tulane to the UF
• Matt Campbell - ISU to PSU
• James Franklin - PSU to VT

I don't include Lane Kiffin on that list because I don't think enough Ole Miss players are coming to LSU for it to count as the Cignetti Model.


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*this could be the Chadwell model as he sort of did it first going from CCU to LU, but doing it at that level isn't the same as going from G5 to B1G.

Bearknuckle said:

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True Grit said:

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Roster construction and retention is the way. Some have figured it out... BU in football and basketball, not so much.

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up to this season, Baylor had a fantastic retention record. Baylor's has actually had some coveted players these last several seasons, and until 2025 we had kept all of them: Bett was the first true painful transfer loss...now we've lost studs Thomas and Price, along with a handful of solid players like DK Kalu.

"some have figured it out" You can only keep the majority of a roster together if they're not highly coveted players or you have a truly massive budget (and even the bluest of bloods lose a few players they'd have preferred to keep).

Indiana needed both scenarios to create this magical season: Cignetti was able to keep the quality core of his JMU squad together at IU because that first year they weren't coveted NIL prizes, and the second year he got Mark Cuban & Larry Ellison money to keep the band together once the rest of the CFB world realized how good those players were...that's not a model he can magically replicate, because now the market is going to price his players very differently. Unless, of course, Cuban and Ellison just start dropping mountains of cash on the program, then they'll sail on in dynasty mode if he can keep team chemistry cooking properly.

AFAIK this is the list of coaches who have a chance to mirror the Cignetti Model* over the next two seasons:

• Eric Morris - UNT to Okie Lite
• Jon Sumrall - Tulane to the UF
• Matt Campbell - ISU to PSU
• James Franklin - PSU to VT

I don't include Lane Kiffin on that list because I don't think enough Ole Miss players are coming to LSU for it to count as the Cignetti Model.


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*this could be the Chadwell model as he sort of did it first going from CCU to LU, but doing it at that level isn't the same as going from G5 to B1G.

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Tell us you're envious without saying it outright.

Bearknuckle said:

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True Grit said:

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Roster construction and retention is the way. Some have figured it out... BU in football and basketball, not so much.

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up to this season, Baylor had a fantastic retention record. Baylor's has actually had some coveted players these last several seasons, and until 2025 we had kept all of them: Bett was the first true painful transfer loss...now we've lost studs Thomas and Price, along with a handful of solid players like DK Kalu.

"some have figured it out" You can only keep the majority of a roster together if they're not highly coveted players or you have a truly massive budget (and even the bluest of bloods lose a few players they'd have preferred to keep).

Indiana needed both scenarios to create this magical season: Cignetti was able to keep the quality core of his JMU squad together at IU because that first year they weren't coveted NIL prizes, and the second year he got Mark Cuban & Larry Ellison money to keep the band together once the rest of the CFB world realized how good those players were...that's not a model he can magically replicate, because now the market is going to price his players very differently. Unless, of course, Cuban and Ellison just start dropping mountains of cash on the program, then they'll sail on in dynasty mode if he can keep team chemistry cooking properly.

AFAIK this is the list of coaches who have a chance to mirror the Cignetti Model* over the next two seasons:

• Eric Morris - UNT to Okie Lite
• Jon Sumrall - Tulane to the UF
• Matt Campbell - ISU to PSU
• James Franklin - PSU to VT

I don't include Lane Kiffin on that list because I don't think enough Ole Miss players are coming to LSU for it to count as the Cignetti Model.


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*this could be the Chadwell model as he sort of did it first going from CCU to LU, but doing it at that level isn't the same as going from G5 to B1G.

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My money is on either of the G6 to P4 coaches. Pissed off, hungry (or humbled) kids are the way to do it.

canoso said:

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Bearknuckle said:

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True Grit said:

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Roster construction and retention is the way. Some have figured it out... BU in football and basketball, not so much.

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up to this season, Baylor had a fantastic retention record. Baylor's has actually had some coveted players these last several seasons, and until 2025 we had kept all of them: Bett was the first true painful transfer loss...now we've lost studs Thomas and Price, along with a handful of solid players like DK Kalu.

"some have figured it out" You can only keep the majority of a roster together if they're not highly coveted players or you have a truly massive budget (and even the bluest of bloods lose a few players they'd have preferred to keep).

Indiana needed both scenarios to create this magical season: Cignetti was able to keep the quality core of his JMU squad together at IU because that first year they weren't coveted NIL prizes, and the second year he got Mark Cuban & Larry Ellison money to keep the band together once the rest of the CFB world realized how good those players were...that's not a model he can magically replicate, because now the market is going to price his players very differently. Unless, of course, Cuban and Ellison just start dropping mountains of cash on the program, then they'll sail on in dynasty mode if he can keep team chemistry cooking properly.

AFAIK this is the list of coaches who have a chance to mirror the Cignetti Model* over the next two seasons:

• Eric Morris - UNT to Okie Lite
• Jon Sumrall - Tulane to the UF
• Matt Campbell - ISU to PSU
• James Franklin - PSU to VT

I don't include Lane Kiffin on that list because I don't think enough Ole Miss players are coming to LSU for it to count as the Cignetti Model.


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*this could be the Chadwell model as he sort of did it first going from CCU to LU, but doing it at that level isn't the same as going from G5 to B1G.

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Tell us you're envious without saying it outright.

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lmao - can't find anything wrong with my post per se, huh, so you went with 'you're just jealous'? Of course I wish Baylor felt like it was building towards a season as magical as Indiana's - literally what non-blueblood fan doesn't? Doesn't change the cogency of this analysis, does it?

PaperBear89 said:

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Bearknuckle said:

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True Grit said:

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Roster construction and retention is the way. Some have figured it out... BU in football and basketball, not so much.

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up to this season, Baylor had a fantastic retention record. Baylor's has actually had some coveted players these last several seasons, and until 2025 we had kept all of them: Bett was the first true painful transfer loss...now we've lost studs Thomas and Price, along with a handful of solid players like DK Kalu.

"some have figured it out" You can only keep the majority of a roster together if they're not highly coveted players or you have a truly massive budget (and even the bluest of bloods lose a few players they'd have preferred to keep).

Indiana needed both scenarios to create this magical season: Cignetti was able to keep the quality core of his JMU squad together at IU because that first year they weren't coveted NIL prizes, and the second year he got Mark Cuban & Larry Ellison money to keep the band together once the rest of the CFB world realized how good those players were...that's not a model he can magically replicate, because now the market is going to price his players very differently. Unless, of course, Cuban and Ellison just start dropping mountains of cash on the program, then they'll sail on in dynasty mode if he can keep team chemistry cooking properly.

AFAIK this is the list of coaches who have a chance to mirror the Cignetti Model* over the next two seasons:

• Eric Morris - UNT to Okie Lite
• Jon Sumrall - Tulane to the UF
• Matt Campbell - ISU to PSU
• James Franklin - PSU to VT

I don't include Lane Kiffin on that list because I don't think enough Ole Miss players are coming to LSU for it to count as the Cignetti Model.


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*this could be the Chadwell model as he sort of did it first going from CCU to LU, but doing it at that level isn't the same as going from G5 to B1G.

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My money is on either of the G6 to P4 coaches. Pissed off, hungry (or humbled) kids are the way to do it.

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agreed. That said, 24 21(?) ISU players followed Campbell, and I think mid-Big 12 to top tier B1G program could provide a real level of 'something to prove' too. He's always had a pretty solid team culture, and that's clearly key to the Cignetti Model.

Bearknuckle said:

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PaperBear89 said:

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Bearknuckle said:

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True Grit said:

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Roster construction and retention is the way. Some have figured it out... BU in football and basketball, not so much.

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up to this season, Baylor had a fantastic retention record. Baylor's has actually had some coveted players these last several seasons, and until 2025 we had kept all of them: Bett was the first true painful transfer loss...now we've lost studs Thomas and Price, along with a handful of solid players like DK Kalu.

"some have figured it out" You can only keep the majority of a roster together if they're not highly coveted players or you have a truly massive budget (and even the bluest of bloods lose a few players they'd have preferred to keep).

Indiana needed both scenarios to create this magical season: Cignetti was able to keep the quality core of his JMU squad together at IU because that first year they weren't coveted NIL prizes, and the second year he got Mark Cuban & Larry Ellison money to keep the band together once the rest of the CFB world realized how good those players were...that's not a model he can magically replicate, because now the market is going to price his players very differently. Unless, of course, Cuban and Ellison just start dropping mountains of cash on the program, then they'll sail on in dynasty mode if he can keep team chemistry cooking properly.

AFAIK this is the list of coaches who have a chance to mirror the Cignetti Model* over the next two seasons:

• Eric Morris - UNT to Okie Lite
• Jon Sumrall - Tulane to the UF
• Matt Campbell - ISU to PSU
• James Franklin - PSU to VT

I don't include Lane Kiffin on that list because I don't think enough Ole Miss players are coming to LSU for it to count as the Cignetti Model.


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*this could be the Chadwell model as he sort of did it first going from CCU to LU, but doing it at that level isn't the same as going from G5 to B1G.

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My money is on either of the G6 to P4 coaches. Pissed off, hungry (or humbled) kids are the way to do it.

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agreed. That said, 24 ISU players followed Campbell, and I think mid-Big 12 to top tier B1G program could provide a real level of 'something to prove' too. He's always had a pretty solid team culture, and that's clearly key to the Cignetti Model.

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But PSU lost pretty much its entire recruiting class. Next year's PSU will probably be a lot like last year's Iowa State . . . not bad but definitely not what they were before. Campbell is a good coach, but I think Penn State has reverted back to where it was before Franklin.

Franklin brought a lot of Penn St guys with him to Va Tech and has done pretty well in the portal. Not sure how much money Va Tech will have compared to other P4 teams, but I expect the Tech program to contend for titles in the ACC in the near future. There aren't many people who can recruit like Franklin . . . now if he can just get an innovative offensive coordinator.

Waco1947 said:

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boognish_bear said:

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BREAKING: Harding DB transfer Cole Redding (@coleredding) has committed to #Baylor. He is the Brother of star Baylor DB Jacob Redding. He will have 4 years of eligibility remaining.#SicEm #Committed pic.twitter.com/Q9LLqYTqXe

— Baylor Football Recruiting News (@SicemRecruiting) January 18, 2026

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From UMHB?

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Position:
Defensive Back
Height: 5-11
Weight:175
Class: Freshman
Hometown:New Braunfels, Texas
Prev School:
New Braunfels HS

Chuckroast said:

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Bearknuckle said:

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PaperBear89 said:

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Bearknuckle said:

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True Grit said:

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Roster construction and retention is the way. Some have figured it out... BU in football and basketball, not so much.

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up to this season, Baylor had a fantastic retention record. Baylor's has actually had some coveted players these last several seasons, and until 2025 we had kept all of them: Bett was the first true painful transfer loss...now we've lost studs Thomas and Price, along with a handful of solid players like DK Kalu.

"some have figured it out" You can only keep the majority of a roster together if they're not highly coveted players or you have a truly massive budget (and even the bluest of bloods lose a few players they'd have preferred to keep).

Indiana needed both scenarios to create this magical season: Cignetti was able to keep the quality core of his JMU squad together at IU because that first year they weren't coveted NIL prizes, and the second year he got Mark Cuban & Larry Ellison money to keep the band together once the rest of the CFB world realized how good those players were...that's not a model he can magically replicate, because now the market is going to price his players very differently. Unless, of course, Cuban and Ellison just start dropping mountains of cash on the program, then they'll sail on in dynasty mode if he can keep team chemistry cooking properly.

AFAIK this is the list of coaches who have a chance to mirror the Cignetti Model* over the next two seasons:

• Eric Morris - UNT to Okie Lite
• Jon Sumrall - Tulane to the UF
• Matt Campbell - ISU to PSU
• James Franklin - PSU to VT

I don't include Lane Kiffin on that list because I don't think enough Ole Miss players are coming to LSU for it to count as the Cignetti Model.


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*this could be the Chadwell model as he sort of did it first going from CCU to LU, but doing it at that level isn't the same as going from G5 to B1G.

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My money is on either of the G6 to P4 coaches. Pissed off, hungry (or humbled) kids are the way to do it.

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agreed. That said, 24 ISU players followed Campbell, and I think mid-Big 12 to top tier B1G program could provide a real level of 'something to prove' too. He's always had a pretty solid team culture, and that's clearly key to the Cignetti Model.

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But PSU lost pretty much its entire recruiting class. Next year's PSU will probably be a lot like last year's Iowa State . . . not bad but definitely not what they were before. Campbell is a good coach, but I think Penn State has reverted back to where it was before Franklin.

Franklin brought a lot of Penn St guys with him to Va Tech and has done pretty well in the portal. Not sure how much money Va Tech will have compared to other P4 teams, but I expect the Tech program to contend for titles in the ACC in the near future. There aren't many people who can recruit like Franklin . . . now if he can just get an innovative offensive coordinator.

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https://247sports.com/college/penn-state/season/2026-football/transferportalpositionranking/?institutionkey=24047

VaTech allegedly tanked for a couple of seasons to build up the war chest to make a splash, and the Franklin hire was step one...so I think they're going to take a leap forward next season and by '27 may be a juggernaut...but he's still Big Game James until proven otherwise. FWIW, 'only' 10 guys followed him to VT, that's far less than I expected.

For PSU - they have massive resources, so the number of 3-stars they have signed is intriguing. Is Campbell going for culture fit over production - trying to find relative diamonds in the rough - or are the PSU BMDs in a wait and see mode? Regardless, I think cultural is crucial in this era, and Campbell has a huge head start on importing his culture to PSU so far given that a third of the team came with him.

I think we need to go for a key wide receiver. Maybe one from Florida because we already have a linebacker and QB from there.

I'm jealous. Yep, I said it.

This article projects Pendergrass will be RB1. To me he seems better suited for the RB2 role.

Baylor lost Bryson Washington, but Dawson Pendergrass is ready to take over. A look inside the Baylor RB room. 🐻 ‼️ @BaylorBearsOnSI
Read more below ⬇️⬇️⬇️https://t.co/0LuK8i5WLV

— Jacob Haddadin (@Jacob252731) January 21, 2026

It’s ludicrous that you can sign with a program. Enroll into classes. Attend classes. Go to team meetings. Participate in workouts. And the enter the portal days later.

What are we doing! https://t.co/J8PwM13t6U

— Liam Blutman (@Blutman27) January 22, 2026

Per Dabo Swinney, Clemson talked to Ole Miss GM Austin Thomas and made it clear that if Ole Miss didn't stop communicating with Ferrelli, Clemson was going to turn them in. Austin Thomas reportedly said he wanted no part of this but that "Pete Golding just 'does what he does.'"

— Grace Raynor (@gmraynor) January 23, 2026

boognish_bear said:

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Per Dabo Swinney, Clemson talked to Ole Miss GM Austin Thomas and made it clear that if Ole Miss didn't stop communicating with Ferrelli, Clemson was going to turn them in. Austin Thomas reportedly said he wanted no part of this but that "Pete Golding just 'does what he does.'"

— Grace Raynor (@gmraynor) January 23, 2026

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Dabo and Pete should fight. Like in an official MMA setting. Matches would also be tremendous NIL-generating opportunities in and of themselves.

Coaches fighting for recruits, literally, would be good for us. Many of y'all will refuse to believe it, but we'd starting having Top 5 classes: Dave is an MMA practitioner and has ice in his veins, and he's got great reach.

When a team sues a player, they will have to sue the recruiting university, too.