The alarm bells are going off because I assumed we didn’t have much money for big ticket acquisitions because we paid a premium to retain guys like this. I feel like that’s been the narrative from the media at least.
Koen Entringer to the portal
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The problem is we have no idea what any of these guys are really getting from NIL. Does a starting safety from Iowa make 500-600K? I have no idea. Is he worth 800-1M to someone else? I’m guessing he’s been tampered with (though of course there’s no such thing anymore) and already has an offer for more money or he wouldn’t have gone. The whole situation sucks.
I think it was against Indiana he had back to back TFL that were huge. I don’t think that was the only game either.
I don’t recall him ever getting burnt certainly not as much as X did. Part of being a good safety is not being noticed.
I’ll just say I’d much rather have him back then count on a sophomore safety from Villanova that we have no idea can compete this level.
Entringer was good against the run. Excellent angles and big hitter. Pretty sure tackler as well. His pass coverage was average at best though.
You must have slept through the first quarter of the Indiana game.
yeah, that’s why it’s circumstantial certainly. Even if you know what the market is maybe Iowa wasn’t paying anywhere near market rate for him.
At least we know now while we are out hunting players.
And didnt Kolerik leave to the portal??? I thought he had a chance at starting next year.
He was a starter, a permanent team captain, selected to represent the team at media days, and indicated a week ago that he was coming back.
So yeah, I’d say him deciding at the last minute to leave seems fishy.
So yeah, I’d say him deciding at the last minute to leave seems fishy.
Not excited that a team captain decided to bail. He's from the state of Michigan..... and one of our coaches just joined a program there.......hmmmm
I honestly didn’t think he was that great all year. Lasting memory of him will be Emmet Johnson leaving him in the dust against Nebraska on that 70 yard run. I think Koen might have been hurt though.
I like this idea. Blacklist the agents. Not sure how that would fly, but there are hundreds of agents in college football, get rid of the bad apples. This is about the money. You know Iowa offered him a good package.
The paranoid side of me wonders if having Levarr and Fitzgeralds boys on the team is a good thing at this point. What if a less than happy player wonders if he could make more elsewhere? If they become good players and Michigan State needs them will they stay at Iowa then? Might be dramatic and definitely unfair to them but I don't love the dynamics
I’m not so worried from the standpoint of starters. I think Lutmer and the kid from Villanova will fill in nicely at safety. Put Godfrey at cash, with Wallace/Watson and Lee at corners and that’s a pretty good starting secondary. The problem is depth. With Kolarik and Koen gone, we need some help with depth.
He's a really good college safety. I don't think his pro prospects are great thought, so he probably needs to go make as much as he can right now with one more year of eligibility left. I suspect that is his thinking at this point. Can't say I blame him.
Meh, it's the weird new college football. I'll just assume unless the kid is from Iowa that there's a decent chance free agency pulls him elsewhere.
Basically other teams started offering more $$$ than he was getting at Iowa and he jumped for cash elsewhere.
Is it illegal to contact his agent during the season? My guess is Michigan State is all over him.
Disagree, Geno Stone has made a nice career in the NFL. I think Entringer is better than Geno was. Could’ve seen Entringer on the Amani Hooker path, in my opinion (4th-5th rounder).
any chance that's part of why he's leaving? thought his spot was challenged and left for a sure spot and a payday?
Guess we know why he went through Senior Day.
Go chase a natty.
Go chase a natty.
Maybe Entringer leaving was in the works for longer than today... We got a good replacement before this was even announced.
The only way I will condemn him to damnation is if he goes to Nebraska. Anywhere else good for him.
would prefer that entringer stay but stone and hooker were far better players
"We" aren't responsible for it. Many of us were calling for the NCAA to meet NIL demands when they first were made. You can't have everyone making big money off the players while denying ANY money to the people who make it all possible--the players. The fault lies 100 percent with the NCAA. Because they wouldn't treat players fairly, everything now is a mess. Simple as that.
A wealthy couple just dumped $400 million into athletics at MSU
"Everyone"? Please do not presume to speak for anyone but yourself. There are people who don't follow the money. There just aren't many of them. But "everyone" is wrong as soon as you say it. "Easy money"? I'm not sure how easy the money is, but it is money.