Jon Joseph

Breaking down Jordan Addison's decision to enter the portal and how it could reshape college football WWW.ESPN.COM What does Jordan Addison's seismic move to the transfer portal say about college football in 2022? The Addison decision to transfer has been roundly discussed on the Forum. This article includes a brief opinion of George Kliavkoff on the Addison situation. Basically, GK believes that if the NCAA can't regulate the improper use of NIL and the transfer portal, than a smaller group will have to do so. This follows GK's line of thinking when it comes to the playoff. Does the playoff really need an 11 person committee? Pitt is the defending ACC Champion. Pitt nurtured Addison to the point where the young man won the 2021 Biletnikoff Award. Yet, Addison is in the portal. He is there to make money playing football in 2022 and to find a place to play that, with his Pitt QB Pickett drafted by the Steelers, improve his chances of being among the top draft picks in 2023. A resolution to all of these issues will come in one form or another. But GK for one is not optimistic that any relief will be coming from the NCAA. Personally, I think Addison in the portal says one heck of a lot about the administration of the game and the loyalty of players and head coaches. However, Addison leaving Pitt significantly hurts Pitt, but I don't believe his transfer is likely to decide the teams that make this season's final 4.

Bill Connelly is one of the best and the brightest when it comes to analyzing CFB stats. His SP+ is usually far better at predicting game results than is ESPN's FPI. The human being doing the ESPN preseason rankings, Mark Schlabach, projects Oregon in the top 20. Sorry to say that Connelly's SP+ preseason 2022 rankings have the Ducks at 32. Puddles will just have to prove this the SP+ ranking is simply wrong.

Another gem Joshua, thank you.

THIS is why the SEC leads CFB in recruiting and sending players to the NFL.

No comprende? Except for last season he won all the B12 titles when HC at OK and took OK to 3 PO games. % wise he left OK with better W/L record than Bob Stoops. Strange circumstances indeed but 'his team' did pound Oregon in the Alamo Bowl. He has 'been there' as an HC far more than has Dan Lanning.

Although for some reason a stud DE from TCU just chose the Cornhuskers over Texas? The portal giveth and the portal taketh away.

Great take. But in the Pac-12 on most game days SC will have the superior talent. Riley is likely being over-hyped but regardless, he is a far, far better coach than the clueless Clay Helton.

Best in the country? How about, "NO!" But I have read on multiple sites that SC run game averaged 4.4 yards per carry in 2021, and gave up 18 sacks in 12 games which is a respectable number. 4 OL starters are back and the OT transfer from UVA was a very good player in the ACC. Thin? Yes, but not without talent. The RB position at SC has (SIGH) improved. London was a stud but there are a number of quality receivers on the roster even without Addison. The QB will be far more elusive behind the LOS than both Slovis and Dart and is much more of run threat than these two. USC fans obnoxiously pumping the team up? What's new. The OK O sputtered last season mainly due to Rattler trying to do too much and there was no Hollywood Brown like receiver on the field. As evidenced by the draft (Baylor had 2 guys picked before the first OK player came off the board) 2021 was far from the Sooners best and deepest roster. As a HC, Riley took OK to the PO 3 times. 2 blow out Ls to 2 teams that blew everyone out and a double OT L vs Georgia. The B12 top to bottom in 2021 was deeper and better than the Pac-12, going 5-2 in its bowl games and winning 2 NY6 bowls in the process. In the Pac-12? Go to Hades SC fans but I think SC has a legit conference title shot in 2022, and if players stay healthy, a very good shot at defeating Notre Dame at season's end. This will not be an easy team to out-score. I can envision the SC/Utah game looking a lot like the Utah/OH ST Rose Bowl game? 1st team to 50 wins?

Or, will it screw up an already quality group of receivers at SC? SC has not only brought in guys to help on O but also on D. But this is the name of today's game. Sit back, relax and enjoy.

Love it! It wasn't an athletic scam because 'regular students' were also part of the scam. Kind of like CAM didn't know his Dad was shopping Him?

Thurston Veblen: Conspicuous Consumption personified. But as DR Jack points out above, today, people are not only looking for prestige but also for security. Lots of folks got paid to build this place and I imagine a broker or 2 got paid for selling this place. Thus, the world turns. Thus, CFB/CBB guys bringing in $ to their schools, paying the salaries of administrators and paying for non-revenue sports, are finally beyond the value of free-schooling, are getting paid. Kind of like coaches today being paid multi-million and not tens of thousands of dollars. THIS is capitalism. This is the result when you prevaricate for decades and then lose 9-0 vs the Supreme Court.

The Reggie Bush deal today would be completely kosher. Compare the penalty SEC Ole Miss got for a play for pay program to SC's sanctions.. Compare to the NOTHING UNC received for running 2 decades of academic fraud It took next to no time for Chip and Oregon being dinged for using a recruiting runner. THIS was not going on in the SEC. The Pac-12 has been the NCAA's dough boy for decades. Add Ohio State. Trade football prowess for tattoos and that = an undefeated team missing post season? We do not need to attack teams in our conference for violations. If any conference has tried to play by the rules for decades it has been the Pac-12.

I disagree with this in general; NOT. But no school got more hosed over by the NCAA than USC and the entire conference, including the Pac-12 network, suffered in the back wash. WE need a leader of the PAC! For this to happen the Ducks have to stop tripping over webbed feet and play to the level of the roster. USC, an LA team, also has to stop dicking around, win the south and beat Notre Dame. At UGA? That's a tough wake up call. But if properly prepared and organized there is no reason why this team, if Nix comes through, should not decisively win the north division and have a final 4 shot. The athletes are there. Will they be ready to show and play to their ability? Including defeating the Trojans in the champ game. The Ducks and the conference needs 2 studs. Something to get the nation caring about Pac-12 football. The 2 need to be Oregon and USC and not Utah. It is a sad but oh so true truth. The conference needs a 'player' in LA. GK will never come forth with this admission. But final 4 contenders Oregon vs SC for a Pac-12 title is a media renegotiation dream.

AMEN!

Not looking good for the Panthers.

I have no idea regarding the number of players who annually suffer extreme dehydration in practice? I do know that tragically, a player or 2 die every year as a result of practicing football. Even with every safeguard in place. I certainly respect your opinion. I just don't believe the young man should receive $120M based on the hypothesis that his life has been significantly shortened. As far as I know that as of today the young man's quality of life has not been affected at all? To the best of my knowledge he is not bed ridden or confined to a wheel chair.? Please correct me if I am in error. I believe McCormack was one of the guys hospitalized. He was cleared to return to play ball. And he returned to play ball without bringing a law suit. If you believe $120M is appropriate for having to spend a few days in the hospital for excessive dehydration than so be it. The jury in the case is likely to agree with you.

Very good take. But I believe at the end of the Stanford HUGE upset of SC it was Carroll who asked Harbaugh, 'What's your deal?' This after Harbaugh went for a 2 point conversion late with 40 point dog Stanford in the lead? Regardless, totally agree that Carroll personally did not draw the negative attention Riley is drawing. 1 reason, Carroll was hired 'off-the-shelf' and not 'stolen away' from a blue blood program. You are in LA and you make the moves SC has made recently in an attempt to return to CFB blue blood status and you will generate publicity, good and bad. BTW - Terrific article up on The Athletic by David Ubben that mirrors Charles philosophy regarding all the changes to CFB. This is the way the game today is so sit back, relax and enjoy! I like it. Good or bad it helps but the Pac-12 on the national radar. BTW - looking at SC's existing WR group Addison not signing with SC may be better for the Trojans team chemistry?

OK. 3 guys were hospitalized. Not good. But that's 3 out of how many? And 2 of the 3 are not bringing suit. When 3 out of 85+ in any endeavor suffer do you change the entire modus operandi? Player safety has been universally addressed by the NCAA. Players practice for fewer hours now and contact in practice is limited. Both of these make sense and both are fine with me. The same practice restraints have been adopted in the NFL. Tragically, every year a player dies of heart failure when the rest of the team suffers no lingering injury. This is the nature of our game and our species. As for losing years and years off of his life? According to whom? The Doctor hired to testify by the plaintiff's attorney? I suffered dehydration twice while practicing football in high school. I am 75 years old. Frankly and by no means pejoratively, I think there are generational differences as to how this matter is being viewed? I don't see handing the plaintiff 60 to 70% of $125M, his lawyers will collect the balance, will make a material difference as to how CFB practice in today's environment is conducted, beyond what has already been addressed and implemented.

Terrific take. NFL scouts will find players everywhere, including FCS. But it doesn't help recruiting when games are played after dark and often on an irrelevant network. Like the game vs Ohio State last season the game in Atlanta will be, far and away, the most watched game in the Ducks 2022 regular season.

6 is pretty darn good. By Bama standards, spring attendance was bad. Ditto Clemson. Of course, there could have been weather issues?

With the addition of LB Gentry from ASU, SC has now moved past Ole Miss to No. 1 in the transfer rankings. With Gentry, SC has brought in 3 very good LBs including a guy from Bama and a guy from Auburn.

Deadline to be eligible in 2022 was officially May 1 with a couple of days extension to complete paper work. But any player is still free to enter the portal when ever he so desires. Guys who are not starting or walk-ons may decide to enter the portal to get an early jump on being 'drafted' from the portal for the 2023 season?

Thanks Darren, great take; I completely agree regarding Mario. The draft more or less mirrors recruiting. Recruit the best players and you send the most players to the NFL. IF the players are coached up. The SEC has so much going for it. Including a network owned and operated by CFB media 'cartel' ESPN. As Coach Bellotti recently pointed out, it does Just Mean More in the SEC. It also doesn't hurt to be in the middle of rich recruiting country. In both the CBS/YB mock drafts lots of guys from the Pac-12 footprint are expected to go in the 1st round in 2023; Sewell is the only one who plays in the Pac-12.