OleMissCub

fair enough. I'll concede to that.

Clever, but that wouldn't be honest; I want this to be the new mascot.

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Goes to show how much body types matter regarding your perception of size. I've never thought Wilson looked drastically undersized as a QB. He seemed to be shortish like Brees, but nothing too dramatic. However, something about Murray's frame makes him look like a dwarf out there.

Given Theo's propensity to draft dudes who just mash, I'll bring up Ole Miss junior Thomas Dillard (C/OF) as a name to watch the rest of the year. He led the nation in HR his high school senior year. So far this year after 7 games he's at: .522/.607/1.217, 23 AB, 12 hits, 2 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs, 15 RBI, 5 BB, and 2 SB. This one on Saturday to take the lead in the 9th was obliterated.

An old billionaire would never get with a hooker. Are there any other examples of this? Oh wait...

That’s one hell of a coincidence https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5c6db034e4b0e37a1ed44c2e

Well look at the Padres reminding everyone they still exist

So apparently Michael Vick is the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Legends. :-s

- character issue college guys - JUCO guys that just want to start making money - 4th string/practice squad types who want to play and have film One good thing about there only being 8 teams is that the talent won't be so diluted. Most everyone on those rosters are legit NFL-ish talents.

There may also be scenarios where certain players just really need to start making ends meet for their families. I'm sure it would be enticing for some players if they were offered 100k with full health insurance and with a stipulation that college would be paid for if they were ever went back to finish their degree. Although if we're being honest, the elite players in the mold of a Trevor Lawrence are already being compensated, along with their families. So the scenario where a super stud leaves college for the AAF because they really, really need the money is going to be rare. fwiw, with these current AAF players, in addition to their 3year/250k salary, the league will also pay for 2 years of post-graduate schooling, which is pretty cool.

It was just their first games, so some of the play in the AAF was sloppy given that they hadn't been practicing that long, but the quality of play of the AAF will certainly be better than the NCAA. According to the NCAA's website, only 1.6% of college football players make it to the NFL. Let's say that the guys who make AAF rosters are the next percentile down, then that basically means that the guys on AAF rosters are still better than 97% of college football players. Watching the games, the players are playing at NFL speed and have NFL size. It was obvious from the 3 games that I watched that the physicality of the product is much, much closer to the NFL than to your average college game. As I said earlier, I think the league could legitimately be a viable league save for the attendance problem. Who knows, maybe the teams really catch on in those markets and people actually go to the games, but I doubt it.

Hmmm, if the XFL has a guaranteed NFL escape clause like AAF, that could really get interesting for some players XFL contracts are all for 1 year so no clause needed Makes sense. I bet the AAF goes to mostly 1 year deals after this season. I’m guessing a main reason the AAF chose to offer all of their initial players 3 year deals was just to keep them from participating in the XFL’s startup season. Smart move. Speaking of the XFL, I’m gonna go ahead and go out on a limb here and all but guarantee that Chad Kelly will be the starting QB for an XFL team next year.

AAF and XFL have both said they won’t take players directly out of high school. I Don’t know about HS but XFL said they’ll take players not yet eligible for NFL with Trevor Lawrence being used as an example Hmmm, if the XFL has a guaranteed NFL escape clause like AAF, that could really get interesting for some players

AAF and XFL have both said they won’t take players directly out of high school.

well that's one way to ask for a trade

Arizona's QB can sling it. https://twitter.com/ftbeard_17/status/1094771798493655040

Basically it's the NFL's version of the D-league. All of the players in the league signed 3 year deals worth 250k, but they have an NFL escape clause guaranteed. There were apparently a bunch of guys who were or would have been on NFL practice squads but chose to play in the AAF because they'll at least have game film to shop around.

Speaking of that, I saw that the Dallas XFL team (the fighting Stoops’) will be playing in the Rangers park. I wasn’t even aware that the Rangers were building a new park, but it will open in 2020, and they are converting the Ballpark into a football stadium.

Had the flu last weekend so actually watched a few of these games. Some takeaways: - I like forcing teams to go for 2 instead of an extra point. It's much more exciting to see an extra legit football play as opposed to a kick. - Eliminating the kickoff is great. They just start at the 25. Seems to move the game along faster. - They have an interesting "onside kick" rule. You start out at your own 28 and have to complete a 4th and 12 to get to the 40. - The teams remind me of Any Given Sunday - Having the NFL involved and therefore having NFL production quality (for the most part) seemed to add an air of legitimacy to it. The announcers were all guys who call NFL games, so your brain hearing recognizable voices that you associate with NFL helped. - It felt like watching a preseason game, but that may be more a reflection on how they've only been practicing for a couple of months as opposed to player quality. There's obviously a player dropoff from the NFL, but it's still a better product than college football as far as the physicality and speed of the players is concerned. - I'm not sure I want football in the Spring. It feels unnatural. - I don't think the league survives because I don't know who is actually going to go to the games. It's one thing to watch it on TV, but to spend the money to go to the games is quite another, especially since some of the stadiums they are playing in aren't all that great (Liberty Bowl in Memphis and Legion Field in Birmingham are dumps) - This was a pretty cool hit - Judging them simply by aesthetics, San Antonio is the only team that looks like it could possibly be an NFL team.

maybe it's just the way he's built, but he looks to be a good deal shorter than Mayfield or even guys like Brees or Wilson. Regardless, he's got crazy arm talent and seems to have a high football IQ, so he's as good a candidate as any to be a successful NFL QB at his size. I'd have advised him to play baseball because there aren't any 240lb linebackers slamming into you in centerfield, but it's his life and he needs to do what makes him happy. Everyone else can piss off.

Only player to win MVP in both leagues. Also won a Triple Crown and Rookie of the Year.

They got some significant blowback apparently. Shame. That would have been fun to watch. Their head coach at USM seems pissed that they cut ties with Briles http://footballscoop.com/news/southern-miss-president-says-no-art-briles-jay-hopson-however/

Southern Miss hires Art Briles.