Watching the awful performance by the FSU QB last night and of course our own lacking QB performance in week 1, a couple thoughts came into my mind.
For NIL and transfers, if someone was a productive starter at a good program and just wants to do that at what they perceive is an even better program, there is a pretty good chance they will be solid (Cam Ward, Dillon, and many others).
If someone couldn't get a starting job or had ok numbers on a middling team, and then they transfer, you find out pretty quickly why they probably didn't deserve any more.
Second, with these kids now getting paid to play, all of the shackles are now off for fans. If you want to insult and berate these, let's face it, "pros", you have every right to do so. Gone are the days where you could protect them saying "they are just kids". No, some of these kids are making more money than the fans cheering for them.
Third, because collectives and schools are now paying players, they are even more trapped sticking to a bad player to keep the monies coming in. No donor wants to see their money sitting on the bench. Coaches like Norvell are essentially stuck torpedoing their team because of this new system. The law of unintended consequences.
One last unrelated thought. Stats that are accumulated against prevent defenses need to be put into a separate category. You know that coaches love to point to stats to say someone didn't do badly when most of those stats came when the other team was no longer trying. See "Bortles, Blake" for the Jags.
For NIL and transfers, if someone was a productive starter at a good program and just wants to do that at what they perceive is an even better program, there is a pretty good chance they will be solid (Cam Ward, Dillon, and many others).
If someone couldn't get a starting job or had ok numbers on a middling team, and then they transfer, you find out pretty quickly why they probably didn't deserve any more.
Second, with these kids now getting paid to play, all of the shackles are now off for fans. If you want to insult and berate these, let's face it, "pros", you have every right to do so. Gone are the days where you could protect them saying "they are just kids". No, some of these kids are making more money than the fans cheering for them.
Third, because collectives and schools are now paying players, they are even more trapped sticking to a bad player to keep the monies coming in. No donor wants to see their money sitting on the bench. Coaches like Norvell are essentially stuck torpedoing their team because of this new system. The law of unintended consequences.
One last unrelated thought. Stats that are accumulated against prevent defenses need to be put into a separate category. You know that coaches love to point to stats to say someone didn't do badly when most of those stats came when the other team was no longer trying. See "Bortles, Blake" for the Jags.
