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I wonder how many kids, and a bunch of Texas kids, will use an early commitment to LSU to get more NIL money out of UT or aTm? Kind of like Tom Herman in the coaching derby a few years back, although that didn't work out well for UT.

We didn't catch the big fish DT's, but at least we caught a fish. He's a bit light, maybe he provides depth and part time player?

May 11, 2024 - Odell Beckham Jr.’s one-year deal with the Miami Dolphins will only count for $2.1 million against the 2024 salary cap. The contract was originally announced as a $3 million deal that could reach $8.25 million due to incentives. Beckham caught 35 passes for 565 yards last season with the Baltimore Ravens and his 16.1 yards per reception ranked eighth among receivers. Beckham caught five touchdowns in eight games with the Los Angeles Rams in 2021 but found the end zone just three times last season in Baltimore’s run-heavy offense. He reportedly chose to sign with the Dolphins to play in Mike McDaniel’s offense, according to Josina Anderson. Miami offered him multiple contracts and eventually convinced the 2014 offensive rookie of the year to sign in South Florida — at a price they could afford. Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle will continue headlining Miami’s passing attack but the three-time Pro Bowler will fit right into McDaniel’s quick-strike offense with something to prove in 2024. Throughout the process #Dolphins players continued to reach out to @obj to let him know he was wanted in Miami. Odell Beckham Jr. harvested a good kinship with head coach Mike McDaniel during his initial visit with the team in March. OBJ was genuinely excited about discussions over the Dolphins offense & coach's analysis of his skill-set during his time in town. He's worked tremendously hard to comeback from injury since winning a Super Bowl.

25 minute interview with BK, state of the program today.

Picture of Clint Eastwood and Donna Douglas, probably early 60's, on the set of the TV show "Mr. Ed", you know, the talking horse. Clint was big on Rawhide, and Donna had not made it big on Beverly Hillbilly's yet.

The story on the DT search. Turning to football, coach Brian Kelly addressed LSU’s D-line recruitment yesterday in an interview with WAFB in Baton Rouge, which will be posted in its entirety later today on their YouTube Channel. In an excerpt shared by Jacques Doucet, Kelly shared some interesting comments about NIL and the transfer portal. Here’s what he said: “Well, I think I made it pretty clear that we were in the market, in recruiting, in the transfer portal, looking for defensive linemen. It hasn’t fared very well, quite frankly, because we’re selling something a little bit differently. That is, we want to recruit, we want to engage, and build relationships. We want to develop, retain and have success. We’re not in the market of buying players. Unfortunately, right now, that’s what some guys are looking for. They want to be bought. And look, I understand NIL is part of this. And we have an incredible collective. We have very, very generous opportunities around the greater Baton Rouge area for NIL opportunities. They are here. But we’re not going to go out and buy players… We will develop you and get you ready for the next step, as we did with Jayden Daniels, Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas. We developed three defensive linemen that all got drafted this year, and we’ll do that again. But if you’re just looking to get paid, you’re looking at the wrong place. If you like all the things we do here in developing our players, bringing you into a championship program, playing in front of the best fanbase in America, playing for championships and having an opportunity for NIL, you should be a Tiger. But if you just want to get paid, this is not the place for you.”

I'm going to wait until a team from the bottom ranked 6 teams wins the natty. Absent that, if the committee gets the top six teams right, and one of them always wins the natty, all else is moot.

I came across the video below, and Pete finally found a good situation his final NBA season, helping the Celtics win their division and advance to the playoffs. Here is the history: "The Utah Jazz began play in the 1979–80 season. Maravich moved with the team to Salt Lake City, but his knee problems were worse than ever. He appeared in 17 games early in the season, but his injuries prevented him from practicing much, and new coach Tom Nissalke had a strict rule that players who didn't practice were not allowed to play in games. Thus, Maravich was parked on the bench for 24 straight games, much to the dismay of Utah fans and to Maravich himself. During that time, Adrian Dantley emerged as the team's franchise player. The Jazz placed Maravich on waivers in January 1980. He signed with the Celtics, the top team in the league that year, led by rookie superstar Larry Bird.[24] Maravich adjusted to a new role as part-time contributor, giving Boston a "hired gun" on offense off the bench. He helped the team post a 61–21 record in the regular season, the best in the league. And, for the first time since his early career in Atlanta, Maravich was able to participate in the NBA playoffs. He appeared in nine games during that postseason, but the Celtics were upended by Julius Erving and the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference finals, four games to one. Realizing that his knee problems would never go away, Maravich retired at the end of that season. The NBA instituted the 3-point shot just in time for Maravich's last season in the league. He had always been famous for his long-range shooting, and though injury-dampened, his final year provided an official statistical gauge of his abilities. Between his limited playing time in Utah and Boston, he made 10 of 15 3-point shots, giving him a career 66.7% completion rate."

Excellent interview with Roger Clemens, the Rocket. He was old when he came to Houston to pitch for the Astros. I think it was his first of two seasons with the Astros, he had a special deal. He didn't have to go to spring training, and he didn't travel with the team if he was not pitching on the road trip. He was semi retired. The Astros had to win 12 out of 15 games to make the playoffs, so every game was a playoff atmosphere, the Astros got hot late in the season. I had the "company" seats right above the Astros dugout. Clemens on the mound, he was a tough customer. Game face on all the time. I thought when he closed out an inning and came to the dugout he would smile or look relaxed. Nooooo. He trotted back to the dugout with a look that could kill, he couldn't wait to get out there next inning, put them out and win the game. If he didn't like the ump's call, he waited before his next pitch and glared at the ref, telling him he made the wrong call.

John Emery's been at LSU a long time, never broke through. Then he had an injury last season, went out for the season. With Josh Williams and Kaleb Jackson ahead of him, and Caden Durham coming in, John just has one season (on account of covid I think) to show the pros what he can do. He needs to go somewhere that he can get significant carries, and its not LSU.

Eq4bits, thanks for the coverage. If LSU plays for the natty in anything, I will be watching. I watched the whole meet and all the girls were excellent, LSU and others. It came down to rotation 4 and LSU was in second place to Utah. LSU finished on the balance beam, considered a tough draw because of the risk of a fall. It got exciting. The Utah ladies were not sticking their landings on the vault. LSU first lady on the beam did very well. I the second lady on the beam had a fall. You get to drop one score, so if another LSU lady had a poor routine, they would have lost. 4 more LSU ladies stepped up and nailed their routines to win! Gutsy!!! I watched us lose to Oklahoma enough times, this war really sweet!