Hongbit

They way that NIL currently works it’s very possible for a group of boosters to start their own collective outside of the university. A group of rich UM alums could start their own program right now and start paying players regardless of what the university says. I believe something like this is already in motion at UM but I don’t know how deep it goes. A bunch of the Texas schools have had success with this type of model but they do it in conjunction with the school. NIL has a bigger impact on recruiting though if it can be done in conjunction with the program and with athletic department involvement.

It was going to have to happen sometime. Might as well do it at a circuit where you can overtake.

Goff was good enough to build a team around to get to the playoffs and win. He may still be good enough to do this again but he needs to play better. We have no idea what he’s going to bring this year. The nice thing is the Lions have options either way. They aren’t locked into him and can dump him easily if it goes poorly this year. Goff’s play will determine the next move at QB and when they pull the trigger.

They have a nice out on Goff’s contract if they want after the season. $10M dead cap that could be split over 2 years to free $25M for 2023.

Wow. This is a truly frightening read.

They need to have a 50 ft inflatable of Al Bundy right in front of Buckingham Fountain.

Let’s hope not. This team is due some good news on injuries

Sucks on Brieske but he was running out of innings pretty quickly. Not sue how many more turns he was going to get anyway.

Murray can be elite if they can find a way to still incorporate his mobility and running ability into the offense and keep him upright. If they want to make him an in the pocket QB then this may go down as one of the worst signings. He hasn’t shown Russ Wilson accuracy in the pocket and his presence for such small guy is a work in progress to say the least.

This is 100% correct on both counts.

His health a bigger challenge than Oz.

I’m not sure what we have in Skubal. Is he a potential top end starter or is he Matthew Boyd. Dunno. I’d prefer to keep himself little longer to tell but if someone offered the moon then I’d deal him.

Is this an argument on if the Lions were a better franchise than two baseball teams from 1950 - 2016 even though now all agree the Lions have been worse for the last 6 years?

I believe the Texas CCW test consists of a quick check for a pulse and then an intensive 20 minutes conversation to find out if you’ve had an abortion, know anyone who had an abortion, or god forbid know of a doctor that does abortions.

One step closer for Daniel

I’ve got them at 7 or 8 wins which with a few unfortunate injuries can easily become a bet losing 6 wins.

He does not want to come to Detroit but I made the assumption that Stevie can lay out his plan and talk him into it.

If they add Tkuchuk, I don’t see them finishing low enough to have more than a 2% chance of moving up. Granted the way things have gone, they will probably finish 14th worse and then finally get lucky and move up. You have to play the percentages and 98% is pretty good. The latter is without question. A long term deal needs to be agreed to before any trade.

There’s a big advantage in a rebuild playing in the easiest division in hockey. Calgary may not have to tear it all the way down.

Antibiotics are so important in containing the spread of Chlamydia.

In addition to Bert and Hronek and in lieu of a 1st rounder next year.

If I were Calgary, I’d insist that Berggren is in the deal and maybe Elmer or Wallinder too.

The Athletic lists the Wings as a possible suitor for Matthew Tkuchuk. They talk about a trade package centered around Bert or Vrana that also has either Hronek or Zadina and one of their good prospects not named Edvinsson or Kasper. Replacing Bert with Tkachuk on the top line and PP would be huge. I’m sure Stevie can sell Tkachuk on the plan and if they could pull it off it would accelerate the timeline to make them a legit playoff contender now.

I’ve got to walk this one back after thinking it over a bit more. USSS are entitled idiots. There have been so many incidents of agents behaving badly on assignment over the past 10 years. Drinking on the job, getting caught with prostitutes, and just general shitty behavior. They just had another one last week in Israel with an agent assaulting a women during a night on the town.