You need more leg than Meyer. Good up to 40 is solid, but you’re going to need a bigger leg on KO’s to get touchbacks and anything over 45.
If you’re going to contend for championships, you are going to have to make kicks over 45. Meyer can’t do that. Not sure McGough can either, tbh, at least not consistently.
True, but if the coach puts Uncle Rico in, we are definitely winning state ;-)... on a serious note I wonder if they might play Mason Mini at receiver some?
I feel like we have a Gronk / Hernandez situation going on at TE that could work. Mini isn't effectively a WR like Hernandez was, but feels like a matchup problem regardless.
Glad to have the depth at tight end, but this is his 4th school and he has 2 years of eligibility left? The system is screwed up. There's gotta be some limits on transfers.
I don't have a problem with transferring in general, but you have to admit, four schools in four years is ridiculous. There's still the student part of "student athlete" (except apparently for Carson Beck 😉). Plus, I don't think it's good for the game for players to transfer every year.
I was sad to see Mendoza, Uluave and Ferelli go, but I'm happy for each of them that they found landing spots that are right for them. Still that's one transfer each, and in Mendoza's case he already earned a degree.
I won't pretend to have all the answers, but college football needs a commissioner and a collective bargaining agreement to bring some order to the process.
Exactly. If coaches, professors, administrators and students can "transfer" at will, why not the players? Indentured servitude was supposed to be a thing of the past, except in college sports as far as some people are concerned. I hate it as much as anyone when good players like Ulave, Mendoza or Ferelli transfer but can you really hold it against them? Would Mendoza have won the Heisman if he had stayed? Would Bill Walton be the basketball legend that he was if he had followed in his parent's footsteps and gone to Cal? I think that we all know the answers to both of those questions. We live in a country where the pursuit of self-interest has been present since the beginning, for better and worse. Now, it has finally caught up to the world of college athletics.
Peet: No areguments from me that the system is a mess and needs to be fixed. A system that respects player autonomy without reducing them to indentured servitude is what needs to happen. Transfers every two years? Collective bargaining and a players union? I'm open to any suggestions.
In the regular working world, it is often advantageous to change employers every couple years or so, to gain breadth of experience. That should be an option for athletes too, but it messes with the concepts of loyalty and school spirit.
I’m a bit nervous abt our kicks
We have 3 kickers now (Meyer, McGough, Peters) so hope one of them figures it out. For punting we have Davies (and Peters apparently can punt too).
Meyer is our short distance FG kicker and was 10/13 last year with a long of 45. He was perfect inside 40 with 7/7. He was 3/6 beyond 40.
McGough was 0/1 last year and 5/12 with a long of 32 two years ago, both at Auburn.
Luckhurst was 1/1 with a long of 36 in 2022 and 3/9 with a long of 39 in 2023. He was 3/4 inside 40 and 0/5 beyond 40 that year.
Peters has not attempted a FG at college level.
You need more leg than Meyer. Good up to 40 is solid, but you’re going to need a bigger leg on KO’s to get touchbacks and anything over 45.
If you’re going to contend for championships, you are going to have to make kicks over 45. Meyer can’t do that. Not sure McGough can either, tbh, at least not consistently.
You are so right Two years ago we lost 3 games due to poor FG kicking. We NEED a consistent kicker who can hit from over 45 yards.
No Luckhurst?
I think he has another year of eligibility so yes him too. My bad for missing the obvious one lol.
If you want an update to the departures list: Okafor (Wazzu) https://www.instagram.com/p/DTRHt5UEgG8/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Taggart (Utah State, where there's a Taggart student center) https://bigblueusuaggienews.com/2026/01/19/utah-state-football-receives-a-verbal-commitment-from-california-linebacker-harrison-taggart/
Owens (Central Arkansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/DTYnuLFEapw/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Osondu (UTSA) https://x.com/i/status/2008955378499993826
Harley (FIU) https://x.com/i/status/2010113807830720989
Cook (Jacksonville State) https://x.com/i/status/2013714899243761810
Dazmin James and his muscles (Appalachian State) https://x.com/i/status/2014011354982781304
Plummer (Georgia Tech) https://x.com/i/status/2012672264559358446
TE is always hard to predict with a new coaching staff because the role is so dependent on scheme. Glad we have talent!
True, but if the coach puts Uncle Rico in, we are definitely winning state ;-)... on a serious note I wonder if they might play Mason Mini at receiver some?
I feel like we have a Gronk / Hernandez situation going on at TE that could work. Mini isn't effectively a WR like Hernandez was, but feels like a matchup problem regardless.
Mini can pass pretty decently too
Good get but we need DB's, ILB's and edge LB's. Then the defense will be ready to destroy ACC offenses.
Glad to have the depth at tight end, but this is his 4th school and he has 2 years of eligibility left? The system is screwed up. There's gotta be some limits on transfers.
Why?
I don't have a problem with transferring in general, but you have to admit, four schools in four years is ridiculous. There's still the student part of "student athlete" (except apparently for Carson Beck 😉). Plus, I don't think it's good for the game for players to transfer every year.
I was sad to see Mendoza, Uluave and Ferelli go, but I'm happy for each of them that they found landing spots that are right for them. Still that's one transfer each, and in Mendoza's case he already earned a degree.
I won't pretend to have all the answers, but college football needs a commissioner and a collective bargaining agreement to bring some order to the process.
Not sure if Ferrelli found a landing spot that is right for him.
Exactly. If coaches, professors, administrators and students can "transfer" at will, why not the players? Indentured servitude was supposed to be a thing of the past, except in college sports as far as some people are concerned. I hate it as much as anyone when good players like Ulave, Mendoza or Ferelli transfer but can you really hold it against them? Would Mendoza have won the Heisman if he had stayed? Would Bill Walton be the basketball legend that he was if he had followed in his parent's footsteps and gone to Cal? I think that we all know the answers to both of those questions. We live in a country where the pursuit of self-interest has been present since the beginning, for better and worse. Now, it has finally caught up to the world of college athletics.
“Indentured servitude” is definitely exaggeration and lest you defend this mess of a system any further I leave you with Exhibit A which is but one of a multitude of examples of why this mess needs reform ASAP! https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47708737/swinney-slams-ole-miss-hypocrisy-calls-school-whole-other-level-tampering
Peet: No areguments from me that the system is a mess and needs to be fixed. A system that respects player autonomy without reducing them to indentured servitude is what needs to happen. Transfers every two years? Collective bargaining and a players union? I'm open to any suggestions.
In the regular working world, it is often advantageous to change employers every couple years or so, to gain breadth of experience. That should be an option for athletes too, but it messes with the concepts of loyalty and school spirit.
Thank you for giving me motivation to quit my job
Sometimes it's the right thing to do! Although it's better if you have a place to land before you quit. Speaking from experience.