[Charlie Foxtrot]

Dampier, no question. He has run Becks system as a starter and has clearly shown the ability to make decisions quickly. I’ve watched several New Mexico highlight games over the past few days, Dampier is decisive in what ever choice he is making in the RPO. Does his passing need to improve, yes, but as a total package Dampier is way ahead of Wilson at this point. Not saying Wilson can’t pick up the offense and do well, but it won’t be in the 2025 season unless it’s by QB injury attrition and that is not what we want to do again.

[Charlie Foxtrot]

Well, he will help with QB depth and hopefully at this point he will get a chance to actually learn the system before getting thrown out as the starting QB in the third game of the season. Here’s hoping that any playing time he gets in the future he is both prepared for as well as earned. Now knowing that his options are limited unless he vastly improves his performance, hopefully a change of attitude will come along with it as well. Maybe just a little maturity and age will help that aspect too.

[Charlie Foxtrot]

Wow, some legislator has waaaaaay too much free time on their hands.

[Charlie Foxtrot]

Honestly I don’t think the NIL wild west will continue mainly because it’s going to start impacting the big dogs. Do you think that Alabama’s donors and collective are happy this year with what they paid vs where the team currently sits? As soon as a few more Blue Bloods feel the pain of underachieving while over paying, changes will be forced sooner rather than later.

At some point the players will likely figure it out as well (see stbone above). More money may not equate to better future NFL opportunities. You may end up trading short term cash for long term opportunity loss.

[Charlie Foxtrot]

If he has a higher market value somewhere else, the U and the collective need to figure out if they are willing to match it or let him walk. Maybe they don’t even need to match it to get him to stay, they just need to offer more than they currently are and he may see a reason to stay if he thinks he will get better coaching or a better shot at the NFL.

Honestly this is the way the world works unless you are in a Union that does the negotiating for you. At the end of the day you need to do what is best for yourself. In your late teens or early 20’s you might not exactly know what is in your best interest past the bag you are being offered, which is really the part that concerns me the most. Sometimes more money in the short term isn’t the answer, but when it’s a lot more than you are currently getting you at least need to look at the options and weigh them out.

[Charlie Foxtrot]

Honestly, with a change in OC and overall what type of offense we run, I actually have some hope that the defense won’t get hung out to dry for multiple games in 2025. Who knows what players are going to be running the offense at this point, but I at least feel good about making changes and doing something different. Maybe a 5 – 7 season has opened the eyes of Whitt and he will be willing to give the offensive more leeway in 2025?

[Charlie Foxtrot]

Oregon’s QB makes decisions so fast that it negates most of the pressure that the Penn State D is trying to bring. I’m actually surprised that the Penn State offense is as good as it is as well. Pretty good game so far. Better offensive production than the SEC championship game.

[Charlie Foxtrot]

So true! After the second season of who’s going to be the QB because everything was put in to the Rising basket, all while being told that this team has the most talent we have ever had, how can fans not feel like we are being gas lit? The silence around Whit’s retirement decision and the OC situation is only adding further fuel to the gas lighting fire at this point.

[Charlie Foxtrot]

I thought Iowa State’s QB was in the portal, possibly following his father somewhere?

[Charlie Foxtrot]

I think this is the reality of the situation. I wouldn’t surprise me one bit to see him back after renewed negotiations. It also wouldn’t surprise me to see him somewhere else, BYU or otherwise.

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