(01-26-2022 05:38 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(01-26-2022 05:28 PM)true_blue_thru_and_thru Wrote:  I'm really torn about the college game going forward. On the one hand, if I'm a surefire lottery pick why in the world would I risk anything by continuing to play. Assuming I don't have any financial penalties for quitting and if I do, my lottery pick money will turn that into an efficient breach of contract. On the other hand, I think there's something to holding up your end of the deal and playing while you can. There really is no perfect answer. Think the most pragmatic way to think about it is just to accept that if a player is happy where they are in the mock drafts and quitting won't hurt that, then they will duck out. Especially in Duren's case where its not like this team is trending upwards. I hate it but it is what it is.

They need to let these kids declare for the draft & lift the age restriction; or require them to stay in college through their junior year, like baseball. This one & done rule is just too disruptive.

Agree 100%

Hope not he should be back at least in a few weeks.

(01-26-2022 04:50 PM)oruvoice Wrote:  Is our roster, minus Deandre and Duren, still better than any team in the conference?

Yes, but it's not coached well

Its ok. This sends the right message to future recruits. It says we respect your pro career; and we will help you get ready. We wont ask you to put yourself at risk. Come to Memphis where everyone is in sync that you are just here as long as it improves your marketability.

This is the type of player our fans want Penny to recruit. Its the reason we hire the coaches we hire and fire the coaches who don't go after potential pros. We don't want the 5year red shirt guy with heart. We want future pros... who don't care who we are.

Why moderators are allowing this type of nonsense???.. Please close this thread

(01-26-2022 06:43 PM)ImaTiger Wrote:  Its ok. This sends the right message to future recruits. It says we respect your pro career; and we will help you get ready. We wont ask you to put yourself at risk. Come to Memphis where everyone is in sync that you are just here as long as it improves your marketability.

This is the type of player our fans want Penny to recruit. Its the reason we hire the coaches we hire and fire the coaches who don't go after potential pros. We don't want the 5year red shirt guy with heart. We want future pros... who don't care who we are.

You sure are using a lot of WEs when it seems to ME you should be saying "I". You definitely arent speaking for ME with your WEs.

This board has too many idiots on it.

(01-26-2022 07:28 PM)cmt Wrote:  This board has too many idiots on it.

You're just now figuring that out?

(01-26-2022 05:28 PM)TiminMem23 Wrote:  

(01-26-2022 04:03 PM)Stammers Wrote:  

(01-26-2022 03:55 PM)UMTiger02 Wrote:  Not going to be available for ECU. Would anyone be surprised if we’ve seen the last of him in a Tigers uniform? #BusinessDecision

Tool time.

Don't worry about Stammers. He said it's OK. We're 10-8 right now, but we are 18-0 if you only count the last 18 games we won dating back to last season.

Quote:ToolinMem23 Wrote: Minott was higher than MemphisTigerPawr’s mom and dad the night they decided to have kids!!!

On cue, one of the slow kids makes an appearance.

(01-26-2022 05:46 PM)Tigerx3 Wrote:  

(01-26-2022 04:03 PM)Stammers Wrote:  

(01-26-2022 03:55 PM)UMTiger02 Wrote:  Not going to be available for ECU. Would anyone be surprised if we’ve seen the last of him in a Tigers uniform? #BusinessDecision

Tool time.

Canada scores!

Canada never scores

(01-26-2022 03:58 PM)UMTiger02 Wrote:  Why play? On a .500 AAC team when you’re a projected Top 10 pick whether you play another college game or not..

Well aren't you just a little ray of sunshine.

(01-26-2022 07:16 PM)passat25 Wrote:  Why moderators are allowing this type of nonsense???.. Please close this thread

Why is it nonsense? No different than guys not playing in bowl games. A top of the lottery guy on a ratty team. Couple months til season is over. And his finger hurts? Come on . Keep those blue kool aid glasses on though.

(01-26-2022 07:56 PM)DallasTiger Wrote:  

(01-26-2022 03:58 PM)UMTiger02 Wrote:  Why play? On a .500 AAC team when you’re a projected Top 10 pick whether you play another college game or not..

Well aren't you just a little ray of sunshine.

Unfortunately it’s the same for kids not playing in bowl games. College sports isn’t what it use to be. Very few care about staying multiple years and winning a title. If it weren’t for the NIL we likely wouldn’t have Duren or Bates. That’s a fact. If they or their people feel like it’s not beneficial to keep losing to ratty American teams then they should leave.

(01-26-2022 07:28 PM)cmt Wrote:  This board has too many idiots on it.

Yeah. I guess its why its dead here now.

(01-26-2022 07:57 PM)UMTiger02 Wrote:  

(01-26-2022 07:16 PM)passat25 Wrote:  Why moderators are allowing this type of nonsense???.. Please close this thread

Why is it nonsense? No different than guys not playing in bowl games. A top of the lottery guy on a ratty team. Couple months til season is over. And his finger hurts? Come on . Keep those blue kool aid glasses on though.

Because it happens all the time, as in never.

(01-26-2022 07:28 PM)cmt Wrote:  This board has too many idiots on it.

(01-26-2022 06:43 PM)ImaTiger Wrote:  Its ok. This sends the right message to future recruits. It says we respect your pro career; and we will help you get ready. We wont ask you to put yourself at risk. Come to Memphis where everyone is in sync that you are just here as long as it improves your marketability.

This is the type of player our fans want Penny to recruit. Its the reason we hire the coaches we hire and fire the coaches who don't go after potential pros. We don't want the 5year red shirt guy with heart. We want future pros... who don't care who we are.

We hire coaches who who we think will win. We fire the ones that don’t. At the end of the day great recruiting classes create excitement but losing with 5* players is a lot less exciting than winning with 3* seniors. It always come down to winning and losing in the end.

(01-26-2022 05:38 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(01-26-2022 05:28 PM)true_blue_thru_and_thru Wrote:  I'm really torn about the college game going forward. On the one hand, if I'm a surefire lottery pick why in the world would I risk anything by continuing to play. Assuming I don't have any financial penalties for quitting and if I do, my lottery pick money will turn that into an efficient breach of contract. On the other hand, I think there's something to holding up your end of the deal and playing while you can. There really is no perfect answer. Think the most pragmatic way to think about it is just to accept that if a player is happy where they are in the mock drafts and quitting won't hurt that, then they will duck out. Especially in Duren's case where its not like this team is trending upwards. I hate it but it is what it is.

They need to let these kids declare for the draft & lift the age restriction; or require them to stay in college through their junior year, like baseball. This one & done rule is just too disruptive.

With the multitude of college alternatives this seems to be a very viable rule to implement. High level players who don’t want to play college ball can go to the NBA or G League for a year or two with the chance to be called up at any time. It is the MLB minor league system.

They have been repeating this shtick literally since the preseason.
Any time Duren or Bates is out, here we go again.
Granted, they've missed A LOT of time this year.
But they've come back every single time.
Much to the chagrin of some here.

(01-26-2022 05:52 PM)Tigerx3 Wrote:  

(01-26-2022 05:38 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(01-26-2022 05:28 PM)true_blue_thru_and_thru Wrote:  I'm really torn about the college game going forward. On the one hand, if I'm a surefire lottery pick why in the world would I risk anything by continuing to play. Assuming I don't have any financial penalties for quitting and if I do, my lottery pick money will turn that into an efficient breach of contract. On the other hand, I think there's something to holding up your end of the deal and playing while you can. There really is no perfect answer. Think the most pragmatic way to think about it is just to accept that if a player is happy where they are in the mock drafts and quitting won't hurt that, then they will duck out. Especially in Duren's case where its not like this team is trending upwards. I hate it but it is what it is.

They need to let these kids declare for the draft & lift the age restriction; or require them to stay in college through their junior year, like baseball. This one & done rule is just too disruptive.

That ship has sailed. An archaic, closed-minded, elitist NCAA leadership destroyed any chance of a logically managed college sports system.

One and done. Transfer portal gone crazy. NIL. Power 5 vs everybody else. Unlimited wealth for a few. All the results of a good ole boys network that thought things would never change.

Let me ask one simple question...

Do you think the NCAA has the power to stop a kid from going to the NBA.