Are Spring games soon to be going the way of the Dodo bird?
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.
Replies to: Are Spring games soon to be going the way of the Dodo bird?
Kinda sucks. Hope ND doesn’t. Would like to go this yr.
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Yes. Nebraska and SC cancelled more on the way
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There's another issue for some: It's a showcase for poaching.
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.
Here an article on “tampering” and cancelling spring games.
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Link: Rules r needed
Snake oil salesmen would have a field day.
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.
I tend to think Urban Meyer most likely would have thrived in this environment.
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.
Poaching is a risk. Especially since the portal opens right after the spring game
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That a very sad state of affairs
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Absolutely. The whole “system” is a disaster.
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sounds like! basketball
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Yes. There are many articles out there right now predicting it.
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Probably…and that sucks…like a lot of the rest of this crap…
Purely my take of course…
Here comes
Spring relay races and cornhole.
Don't forget pickleball.
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And women’s flag football!
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What was the 40 time of our WR's three-legged potato sack race?
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About the same as a game of croquet.
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