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Are Spring games soon to be going the way of the Dodo bird?

Author: ELP (9578 Posts - Joined: Oct 18, 2020)

Posted at 2:30 pm on Feb 21, 2025
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Texas has now cancelled theirs because of the long 2024 schedule. Others have made modifications. Of course, I wonder how this will affect ND's Blue/Gold game in years to come if they continue to make long runs in the playoffs.

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Kinda sucks. Hope ND doesn’t. Would like to go this yr.

Author: LanceManion (7940 Posts - Joined: Jul 16, 2010)

Posted at 9:01 pm on Feb 22, 2025
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Imposing corporate abuse, neglect and greed on deserving victims.
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Yes. Nebraska and SC cancelled more on the way

Author: DonMiller (3087 Posts - Joined: Dec 20, 2016)

Posted at 12:38 pm on Feb 22, 2025
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There's another issue for some: It's a showcase for poaching.

Author: jakers (13888 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 8:14 am on Feb 22, 2025
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The portal window is right after spring ball. Programs watch these games looking for talent in the 2nd/3rd string, and then start enticing these guys. Coaches want to eliminate that opportunity.

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Here an article on “tampering” and cancelling spring games.

Author: LanceManion (7940 Posts - Joined: Jul 16, 2010)

Posted at 8:17 am on Feb 26, 2025
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Link: Rules r needed

Imposing corporate abuse, neglect and greed on deserving victims.
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Snake oil salesmen would have a field day.

Author: ndunabomber (6473 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 5:00 pm on Feb 24, 2025
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I can imagine Urban Meyer, during his Florida tenure, poaching the talented folks on the second string rosters of many a program, and these spring games would have been a fashion show for him.

He was able to sway a ton of folks by being his usual slimy self back when our committed recruits were often times the target of his poaching, and these were guys at positions of need.

In this day and age of the transfer portal, he would have definitely looted plenty of developed talent with his slickness.


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I tend to think Urban Meyer most likely would have thrived in this environment.

Author: jakers (13888 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 9:22 am on Feb 25, 2025
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He tended to select schools where the resources were abundant, which would have made quite a few things easy for him in terms of roste building. And as you noted, he was a master poacher, so his tactics not being limited to pre-Signing Day would have expanded his slimy reach.

Other things may have worked against him: Guys he made the bogus promises to wouldn't have been stuck on the roster and limited by the transfer/sit-a-season-out rule....they'd have been able to jump ship right away. This also would have impacted his practice depth, as the non-stars he treated like dirt would never have stuck around. And, the fact that everyone would've been getting paid would've limited his under-the-table deals.

On the balance, I believe he'd have come out ahead and probably been about as successful as he was.


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Poaching is a risk. Especially since the portal opens right after the spring game

Author: bobdrake (738 Posts - Joined: Sep 30, 2021)

Posted at 9:34 am on Feb 24, 2025
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That a very sad state of affairs

Author: ndphysics (3931 Posts - Joined: Sep 17, 2016)

Posted at 5:47 pm on Feb 22, 2025
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Absolutely. The whole “system” is a disaster.

Author: TakethetrainKnute (33496 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 3:31 pm on Feb 22, 2025
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sounds like! basketball

Author: cubsfanin16 (5500 Posts - Joined: Aug 25, 2016)

Posted at 11:27 pm on Feb 24, 2025
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Yes. There are many articles out there right now predicting it.

Author: faircatchcorby (9808 Posts - Joined: Jan 26, 2011)

Posted at 8:05 pm on Feb 21, 2025
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Probably…and that sucks…like a lot of the rest of this crap…

Author: TakethetrainKnute (33496 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 2:39 pm on Feb 21, 2025
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Purely my take of course…

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Here comes

Author: hipND (4138 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 4:58 pm on Feb 21, 2025
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Spring relay races and cornhole.

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Don't forget pickleball.

Author: faircatchcorby (9808 Posts - Joined: Jan 26, 2011)

Posted at 8:03 pm on Feb 21, 2025
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And women’s flag football!

Author: murph78 (1929 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 2:33 pm on Feb 22, 2025
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What was the 40 time of our WR's three-legged potato sack race?

Author: BaronVonZemo (59926 Posts - Joined: Nov 19, 2010)

Posted at 9:06 pm on Feb 21, 2025
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About the same as a game of croquet.

Author: faircatchcorby (9808 Posts - Joined: Jan 26, 2011)

Posted at 9:04 am on Feb 22, 2025
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