Duckley Palace

No seat at the table for you Beavis. No seat at the table means "NO SOUP FOR YOU!"

Is Belichick going to just say he has reservations about all the first round QB's other than Williams?

Deion is going to find out real quick what happens real quick about what happens when you try to hold a card over the NFL. He's stated that his son, and Travis Hunter aren't going to play for certain teams. Bill Belichick couldn't get a job this past hiring cycle, meanwhile his lackey Josh McDaniels got three jobs(he no showed the Colts). Robert Kraft had a hand in that. NFL owners run their multi billion dollar investments abiding by Burger King's motto. Deion has the media, but it's looking like a rehash of the Levar Ball nonsense a decade ago. The NFL isn't the NBA though, they'll move on real quick from anybody that becomes a headache. Hall of Famer or not.

You read it correctly, my writing was off the wall. What I mean by Georgia being the favorite isn't based off yearly schedule, more like that invisible force Miami had in the 80's or early 2000's. What USC had from '03-'08, or Alabama had from their first title under Saban in '09 to their last in '20. When I see Georgia on a big stage under Kirby, I expect them to win. Even if they're down double digits to a team that might be better than them. Like the Peach Bowl vs Ohio State. It's not quantifiable, although having fifteen five star studs each class helps. It's wave after wave of development. Lose five guys to the first round, replace them with even more talented guys. Oklahoma has the stench of softness to them. They get blown out every playoff, it's the complete opposite of Georgia. Texas is out of that boat to me because I saw them take the fight out of a Saban coached Tide in Tuscaloosa. That's a big confidence booster. Sorry if my post doesn't illustrate what I mean entirely. It's hard for me to speak on unproven players, but I trust the coaching staff at Georgia. I trust the program. I don't trust Oklahoma. As it relates to Oregon under Dan, he needs to close the deal. We all know he has the goods, but like Ryan Day, or Harbaugh up till last year. He needs to close the deal, beat the best and win it all.

They are going in without Saban at Alabama. Brian Kelly at LSU. Auburn and Florida with questionable coaches, and Tennessee as a more classic Big 12 light up the board type with former Sooner Heupel at the helm. Really it's Georgia, Texas, LSU, Ole Miss, and Missouri as the favorites right now. With Georgia being the new heavyweight. I would rank their hardest games as at LSU, at Missouri, at Ole Miss, vs Texas, and home to Alabama. Alabama will still have the remnant upperclassmen with that Saban lineage. Away games in Baton Rouge are an experience I hope to experience one day, possibly with a future scheduling alliance with the Big Ten/SEC down the road.

I had some free time this afternoon, clicked about and found the Oklahoma Sooner spring game. It made me realize that the soon to be defunct Pac Twelve has the worst media coverage period. Baker Mayfield returned in his Buccaneers uniform, and the announcers called Oklahoma "The QB Heisman Trophy Winners Club". They named off Jason White, Sam Bradford, Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, and Caleb Williams as Sooner alum that won the Heisman, and have/will be number 1 overall draft picks. Excluding Jason White(who want undrafted in 2005). Will Dillon Gabriel follow this lineage? We can hope.

If I were ASU, I'd stop getting quarterbacks from California named Jaden. At least Daniels played a couple seasons for them before transferring to LSU and winning the Heisman. Rashada backed out of playing for Florida because of a 13 million dollar NIL deal falling through. Jaden Rashada Wanted to Be at Florida, but His NIL Fiasco Ends With No Winners WWW.SI.COM The quarterback from California was let down by many people around him in the messiest... The transfer portal needs to be fixed. You must only look at the case of Kaydyn Proctor, a OT who transferred to home State Iowa ,only to transfer back a month later to Alabama. https://fansided.com/posts/one-aspect-kadyn-proctor-transfer-portal-entry-says-everything-01hvw0q7m4x2

Life is short. Don't just be nice to each other when sad news like this reminds us of how much we miss a loved one when they pass. Be kind everyday. As Mark wrote about his lovely wife passing, be there for each other. We can argue, get angry at each other. But don't let those silly things break up wonderful friendships, or whatever relationship you have. Be kind, be thoughtful. Remember today is a gift, and treat it as such. Give forgiveness, a friendly word. A couple bucks to a soul in need. As Kim lived her life, and is now in that great Duck pond above. Don't just wish her family well. Do it to everyone you know. Our body's are mortal. Our souls aren't. RIP Kim. Your life left a positive mark on your loved ones. Thank you!!

August 2nd will be here before we know it.

After an extensive bathing to get rid of that Beavis stench

Calipari once took UMASS to the Final Four. He turned Memphis into a National power, should've won a title in '08. So the guy can coach, but he got caught up with stacking McDonalds All Americans. He won on title in '12 , and had that undefeated season in '15 before losing to Wisconsin in the Final Four. Since then it's been losses to double digit seeds. The formula for winning is now having experience. Guys with two kids and a mortgage payment. Coach Cal just can't get past this fact. Just hit the transfer portal Cal, pay the established guys not wanting to be one and dones. Kentucky to Arkansas is a step down. That tells me this wasn't 100 percent his choice.

Very good points sir. Remember when Kirk Ferentz making four million a year was big news? The amount of money changing hands in college football is insane. It truly is becoming the NFL Lite. Just switch out transfer portal for free agency in wording. I'm glad we have a young energetic coach. Could you imagine Joe Paterno coaching in this era?

I wouldn't call a financial agreement that both parties entered into voluntarily, where the party performing duties for compensation , servitude. But you are correct in that there is a buyout. It gets negotiated down usually, but yes it gets worked out. I wouldn't want to keep a guy who doesn't want to be around anymore. It's toxic. I'm not able to put into words what my point is. Probably why I never went into marketing or law school. But there has always been a double standard to enforcement when it comes to amateur athletics. The coaches, institutions, and television networks could make millions. But a freshman couldn't receive a meal or board. I find it interesting how coaches making millions could object to their players getting compensated, especially in football. The portal needs to have guidelines though. That's my point. You and Jon have made very good points, and illustrated them better than me. College football has changed, and I'm trying to just enjoy seeing Oregon getting to that next level. Which is happening, so I'm gonna let the powers that be worry about the logistics.

Getting the government involved never goes well. We already don't know where our taxes go. Well that's not entirely true. Billionaire owners apparently need tax levies to keep their businesses afloat, build stadiums etc.. What I mean by enforce is to have to honor the paper you signed. The coaches don't pay those buyouts usually. There's always some proviso involved in their new teams contract. But why should Dabo, Jimbo, Lincoln, or Deboer not be held to their commitment?

I'm afraid Mullens suffers from Superior Duck guilt. The administrators won't tell the truth because of political nonsense. Oregon did the state dirty evidently. They forgot that they had to not only walk little brother to class, but also make sure they don't get picked last in dodgeball, get their lunch for them, and take notes for them in class. They're brothers after all.