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Sean98 said:

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Poorly stated perhaps. I simply meant a salary floor/cap that MLB is proposing. And in college that salary is primarily NIL.

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Salary Cap isn't legal unless the players are made employees and collectively bargain with the NCAA/conferences. And they currently have zero incentive to agree to anything as they hold all the power.

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The top 5-10% of about 20 teams may not have incentive, but I'd argue that the vast majority of college athletes would benefit greatly. So pure numbers could drive this.

The reality is that nothing is likely to get done absent Congressional action and if that actually happens then it could go any number of ways. So I won't be saying "this will/won't happen" because it's too uncertain. When your marketability is based solely on your eligibility, and your eligibility is determined by someone other than you there's always a reason to at least consider a middle ground.

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In other news trouble is probably ready to murder us for non transfer portal jibber jabber.

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Well nothing else has been happening lately

Sean98 said:

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In other news trouble is probably ready to murder us for non transfer portal jibber jabber.

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Bigger fish to fry today

Sean98 said:

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Kwall94 said:

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Sean98 said:

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Poorly stated perhaps. I simply meant a salary floor/cap that MLB is proposing. And in college that salary is primarily NIL.

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Salary Cap isn't legal unless the players are made employees and collectively bargain with the NCAA/conferences. And they currently have zero incentive to agree to anything as they hold all the power.

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The top 5-10% of about 20 teams may not have incentive, but I'd argue that the vast majority of college athletes would benefit greatly. So pure numbers could drive this.

The reality is that nothing is likely to get done absent Congressional action and if that actually happens then it could go any number of ways. So I won't be saying "this will/won't happen" because it's too uncertain. When your marketability is based solely on your eligibility, and your eligibility is determined by someone other than you there's always a reason to at least consider a middle ground.

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I'd keep in mind that the NCAA constructed the often celebrated industry of amateurism for athletes and huge flows of money for schools…

Ben Polleschultz has withdrawn his commitment

Blinn kid?

Yes

Mr.Ackar07 said:

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Hunter Bond has medically retired from baseball

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What happened to him?

Super talented player if Earley can help him take a sophomore leap

Outfield likely set with Blair/Wilson/Kiel unless there's an elite option that appears?

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annie88 said:

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Mr.Ackar07 said:

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Hunter Bond has medically retired from baseball

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What happened to him?

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Back injury. I don't know when it was injured, possibly well before he was here. He was told that it's progressive and degenerative so he's giving up baseball to be able to have a decent rest of his life.

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Well, that sucks for him, but I do understand the decision.

Hey...so.. um said:

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Alec Blair. Are we happy about this?

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I'm not not happy about it

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Kwall94 said:

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Outfield likely set with Blair/Wilson/Kiel unless there's an elite option that appears?

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Need 1 more that you expect to compete for ABs. It doesn't have to be an elite guy.

That has the potential to be a monster OF, but as of today, that is one of the worst OF in the SEC. I do trust Earley to develop hitters but some guys plateau, some get injured, etc.

I absolutely love the strategy of getting guys with very loud tools and trusting your development process, but you can't expect to hit on everyone.

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Agreed need 1 more OF. Kiel as an everyday starter is a scary proposition. He's a career low .200s hitter in the SEC and I'm not really sure I see the bat tools for that to improve. He's lacks power which probably isn't fixable with coaching and has shown a real tendency to either hit week pop flys or rollovers ground outs.

He's a utility guy imo.

Yes, but LSU gambled on guys with different profiles. They took a number of guys that had big success at lower levels but lacked above average athleticism. Guys like Yorke (Grand Canyon), Dardar (Kansas State), Yasmin (Dayton), and Simpson (High Point) were all >1.000 OPS guys at their prior stops.

Isn't Duer still appealing for another year? Maybe that's the 4th OF

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annie88 said:

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Mr.Ackar07 said:

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Hunter Bond has medically retired from baseball

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What happened to him?

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Back injury. I don't know when it was injured, possibly well before he was here. He was told that it's progressive and degenerative so he's giving up baseball to be able to have a decent rest of his life.

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Well, that sucks for him, but I do understand the decision.

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I wonder if Bond's status impacted Polleschultz's decision.

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Yes, but LSU gambled on guys with different profiles. They took a number of guys that had big success at lower levels but lacked above average athleticism. Guys like Yorke (Grand Canyon), Dardar (Kansas State), Yasmin (Dayton), and Simpson (High Point) were all >1.000 OPS guys at their prior stops.

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Different type of gambles yes, but both are still gambles

Kwall94 said:

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annie88 said:

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trouble said:

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annie88 said:

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Mr.Ackar07 said:

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Hunter Bond has medically retired from baseball

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What happened to him?

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Back injury. I don't know when it was injured, possibly well before he was here. He was told that it's progressive and degenerative so he's giving up baseball to be able to have a decent rest of his life.

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Well, that sucks for him, but I do understand the decision.

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I wonder if Bond's status impacted Polleschultz's decision.

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why would this affect his decision?

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Well, if I'm not mistaken they were teammates at Blinn. Maybe even friends.