Underwood to Ann Arbor

[Bkmtnittany1]

10.5 million over 4 years…. Bryce Underwood commits to Michigan… Portnoy gets his man

 

[Marshall2323]

Try motivating that lockerroom to play team ball.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Try motivating that lockerroom to play team ball.

“College” Football!

 

[LionsAndBears]

Bob must be out enjoying a scone or two, so I'll do the honors.

This is what we're up against.

 

[Marshall2323]

I seriously wonder if 17-22 year old's are mature enough to handle this kind of "crowning" of an incoming freshman who hasn't played a snap.
NFL players are a few years older and wiser and have an established financial "road map" to help guide them.
While the money figure likely includes an entire 4 year commitment and performance incentives.....it has very good potential to create a schism on the team. There would be a different reaction if the money was distributed to entice a successful player to stay instead of declaring.

 

[psuro]

....and somewhere in the Dallas metroplex an SMU booster from the 1980s just shakes his head.....

 

[JWB389]

NFL players are a few years older and wiser and have an established financial "road map" to help guide them.

Not to mention, a lot of them still fail miserably at managing their money. Though I think it’s generally better now than it used to be.

 

[Marshall2323]

Not to mention, a lot of them still fail miserably at managing their money. Though I think it’s generally better now than it used to be.

To me it would make more sense to throw money at an accomplished QB who enters the portal. I don't see the wisdom in this.

 

[Marshall2323]

....and somewhere in the Dallas metroplex an SMU booster from the 1980s just shakes his head.....

There is still that sticky issue with Craig James and prostitutes.

 

[psuro]

There is still that sticky issue with Craig James and prostitutes.

If Craig James was getting sticky with prostitutes...he clearly was having a good time.....

 

[EricStratton-RushChairman]

 

[PSUFTG]

The chance that Underwood got a "$10.5 million wagon full of money dropped into his lap" are about 1 in 10.5 million . So, "there's a chance"

The entire provenance of that bit was:
1) Some website/message board guru pulled a number out of a hat and said during his recruitment "Underwood's NIL value is $10.5 million" Whatever the heck that is.
2) Portnoy, the guy from Barstool - who is pretty much nothing but a fool and a self-promoter - wants people to believe he somehow rescued Michigan football by slathering Underwood in a swimming pool of $ (check out Mr Portnoy: David Portnoy - Wikipedia)
3) The hard-charging journalists in sports media/blogosphere took off and ran with it as click bait.

Is Underwood getting $ shoved into his pockets to go to Michigan? Sure. Is it a large sum - by normal people terms? Probably. Would he also have gotten pockets stuffed with money to go to LSU, or anywhere else? Sure.
It is what it is. And that is the world of "college" football circa 2024.

To steal a phrase: That is what we are up against.

 

[psuro]

Too bad our LSU friends that showed up here a few months ago aren't around anymore.....would love their take on this.

 

[BVSt.Paul]

All that $ is going to make it difficult for the young man to concentrate on his studies.

 

[LionJim]

All that $ is going to make it difficult for the young man to concentrate on his studies.

Keeping the women at bay is going to be a full-time job.

 

[mmp121]

All that $ is going to make it difficult for the young man to concentrate on his studies.

 

[BiochemPSU]

Good for the kid, he’s using his body for everyone’s entertainment so get what you can. Bad for the “school” or whatever we are calling these programs now. I wouldn’t be too sure that the fact that it happened creates locker room problems per se; most of these guys seem to support each other via some unspoken code or self serving interest that says “that could be me some day.” What I would watch out for is the kid being taken advantage of by everyone, including teammates: big dinners, expensive gifts, loans, business ventures, etc. that could create some locker room problems.

 

[BobPSU92]

Keeping the women at bay is going to be a full-time job.

If only.

 

[Nitt1300]

 

[Marshall2323]

Keeping the women at bay is going to be a full-time job.

Wouldn't want to be in his shoes.

 

[Marshall2323]

If Craig James was getting sticky with prostitutes...he clearly was having a good time.....

Once and For All: Did Craig James Kill Five Hookers at SMU?

www.dmagazine.com

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Wouldn't want to be in his shoes.

He won’t be wearing shoes too long!