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I find the “tampering” cries to be whiney sore loser cries. Now that the NIL floodgates are open, it seems hyper-technical and silly to create some arbitrary boundary as to when an individual is allowed to talk to another individual. I question whether such a rule is even enforceable.

NIL is a free for all at this point. If a player gets offered…[Read more]

I kind of feel like it is a no win situation either way. You can never really prove who initiated the contact.
I feel it is like if you caught your spouse cheating. Does it matter how it happened? Best to move forward and find someone else or work on your relationship. Maybe not a 1:1 comparison because there are much deeper feelings in a…[Read more]

This. I love these coaches speaking out. Sometimes it’s the Kiffin types that lead to attention and hopefully some change, but really, the NCAA enforcement is dead. FB needs a new oversight group that sets up collective NIL caps (can’t cap the actual endorsements, which is totally fine), portal timing/rules (only in April, no spring practice, only…[Read more]

As much as I don’t like it, I don’t think contacting missionaries is technically tampering. Ethically, probably, but poaching kids that are sign and send is a little easier with the influence of friends, mission presidents, etc. connecting with the kid coming off an experience they claim can be continued in the TDS environment, which appeals to…[Read more]

For those unsure, tampering involves contacting a player who is not in the portal to lure him into the portal. It isn’t negotiating with a player who is already in the portal. Apparently, it is against NCAA rules, but the NCAA isn’t going to bother policing it because they have lost their power. It also appears that there are coaches speaking out…[Read more]

Very good point krindor.

At first I was angry at him but now I just feel sorry for him.

He’ll miss out on bring a legacy guy. Ute fans and players loved him. Now he’s throwing that away. Sure he can be loved by BYU fans but now he has to learn a new system and take the time to be effective there. He was a defensive leader at Utah and now he…[Read more]

BYU feeling invincible right now with their football team …

What I feel is BYU has taken it personal with Utah joining the Pac12 a decade ago and are seeking revenge beyond belief and hell-bent on personally destroying Utah doing it slowly to avoid making it appear as such and any legal ramifications.

This is exactly how their fans feel. I…[Read more]

Completely agree. Everyone is doing this – including Utah. The cries about tampering seem whiney to me. Sign players to NIL deals or don’t. Whining about whether there was tampering is asinine.

I am not sure we can find better. Can you say it again just to reassure us?

Winning matters. We poached them when they were down now it’s their turn. They have an advantage with the LDS kids especially the RMs. We have an advantage of non LDS kids. Money can trump both.

8 solo tackles in a year. You can find better.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/4912270/keanu-tanuvasa

8 solo tackles in a year. You can find better.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/4912270/keanu-tanuvasa

8 solo tackles in a year. You can find better.

While I’m certainly not happy about losing Tanuvasa to Provo Community College, I do like that Utah’s not buying into the idea that they have to win the headline war over TDS in December. I’m just fine with them winning offseason championships- in fact, their fanbase seems to thrive on it.

I’m sure for the # TDS threw at Tanuvasa, Utah can go…[Read more]

Portal could actually be fun if there was any transparency. Would I read into it? Probably not. But at least the figures would be out there. Players wouldn’t get absolutely shafted like that Rashada kid with the Florida collective, and fans would get to see things like Cam was paid like 50 grand to appear in three MACU ads, Ryan Smith is naming…[Read more]

Good post krindor. BYU must have a better political science program. He might have a future in politics. He can be bought and is all talk. He said all the right things to win the fans over at Utah then sells out to the rival.

I keep hearing references to “tampering” – what even does that mean? And who really cares? It seems so trivial to concern oneself with such an arbitrary rule (to the extent there even is one). Is the NCAA actually enforcing some rules about tampering? Does the NCAA even really exist as an entity anymore in the NIL college football landscape? This…[Read more]

@Utah you’ve had some good takes in the past but you come off as a little bitch in this post