Brad Cesmat
“I think there’s going to be a complete blowup,,, and there needs to be” – Clemson Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney.
Does it make sense to have the same rules in place for an athletic department in Tempe or Tucson versus one in Pocatello, Idaho, or Las Cruces, New Mexico? No.
Whether you love or loathe the colorful Clemson head coach, he’s dead, flat, right about where we are heading and what changes should be coming to the landscape of the college sports world.
If you believe that Alabama and Washington State are playing on the same level playing field, you have another thing coming. Add in the transfer portal along with Name Image Likeness, and the chances for many, many colleges to compete for the same talent pool have shrunk dramatically just in the last ten months.
Jalen Graham played well at Arizona State this past season for Bobby Hurley. Today, Graham is a part of the Arkansas Razorbacks. According to reports, Graham bolted the Sun Devils for bigger NIL money coming out of the SEC.
We are moving at light speed towards a have and have not’s world in college football. Swinney spoke on Friday about the future of the sport being 40-50 teams with a commissioner setting the rules. It’s not the first time that I’ve heard this scenario, but it is the first time that a coach as high up the food chain as Swinney(who makes more than $8.5 million per year) has spoken so openly about what is coming down the tracks…
This and That…
Oregon offensive lineman Jaylen Jeffers(Saguaro high school) put his name into the transfer portal Saturday. This move happened before the Ducks even made it to their April 23rd spring game. The portal is always open when there’s a bunch of players at the same competing at the same position…
Saturday night in the 2nd inning the Diamondbacks sent up three players who were rookies. Usually, you see this type of lineup in September, not game three of the regular season. Thing is, I would much rather see Beer, Perdomo, and Alcantara get the at bats versus some veterans just getting AB’s before they are traded away at the deadline. Play the kids! Fans know what they are walking into with the hometown nine…
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver openly complaining about “star” players not playing in enough games is a pretty simple fix. Shorten the season. Nothing like the poor fans in Oklahoma City showing up this past week to watch the Thunder vs Suns game only to learn no Ayton, Crowder, or Booker. I don’t think the ticket prices will be rolled back on the fans for a product that is “starless”…
I’m not partaking in who would be best for the Suns to open the playoffs against next week. When you have the best record in the NBA, and set a franchise record for regular-season victories, trying to have the best matchup shouldn’t matter. Show up, stomp on the opponents in the first and second round and get ready for a long Western Conference Finals…
Dylan Raiola is a name that you need to know if you claim to be a fan of football.
https://sports360az.com/2022/04/get-to-know-chandler-qb-and-2024-no-1-prospect-dylan-raiola/
With what we’re seeing on the high school front about quarterbacks reclassifying or getting million dollar NIL offers, enjoying a top talent while we can is the way to go…
