I was able to take a trip to liberty university this past week and was able to see their athletic facilities how in the world did a school like them raise money to build all of that.
KQ- Televanglism basically. They have a ton of money that they have to spend so they are pouring the money into athletics viewing it as a way to more legitimize the school. The backbone of it was televangelists but they are trying to move away from that and the scandals there, but they are spending stupid money on athletics. They rebuilt those facilities by the way recently. They were not old or outdated and they just tore them down and built new ones anyway. It's crazy stuff.
It’s been mentioned a few times recently that we have been “too late” to a prospect. How early should we be getting in with these guys?
KQ- It really depends on the player and how they recruit him and whether or not they are local. Some kids take offense to other out of state schools jumping in and then GT coming in later. Same thing even happens with Bama or UGA with kids they recruit. It is the mindset of disrespect that is a big deal in the culture. It is sort of dumb if you ask me, but whatever.
Does the 25 scholarship limit rule per year still apply? Can we get more than one more player with 24 commits thus far? Are there exceptions with new head coaches, early enrollees and transfers?
This is getting like Chinese checkers.
KQ- The 25 cap was for HS players but there were carve-outs to replace transfers out of the program. With the transfer portal now that really isn't an issue. Some leagues also put caps on it because schools like Mississippi State would sign 34 players and park 15 at a JUCO for two years so that was part of why some of those counters were put into place. I'm not sure if they are gone or not, but it is not important or anything we hear about these days.
In the last JOL TV you pointed out a hard-ringing dynamic at play, "Nobody wants the sport to be fair." College football has been the wild west since way before NIL, and it's always been super deferential to blue bloods.
What will it take to get all these actors to put in a real parity measure that actually begins to level the playing field? Is there a Kelly/Russell-as-czar somewhat realistic dream scenario?
KQ- The only way that could possibly happen IMO is if you make all the SAs on the FBS level employees and there is a collective bargaining agreement and a salary cap. The players could force the hand of the schools, but they will not willingly go along with it. I have a hard time imagining this scenario actually working that way. I think it will end up more like Major League Baseball and you will have the Yankees/Mets/Red Sox payroll teams i.e. UGA, USC, Bama, Ohio State and you will have mid-market programs like GT, Miss State, Illinois that are the Twins, Nationals, Tigers and you will have the schools that focus their money on other revenue sports and are like the cheapest MLB teams like Vandy, Syracuse, Duke, Indiana and they will be like the As, Rays and Pirates.
How do I get signed up first for Georgia Tech lunch at whiskeys?
KQ- When I can get a date set up, we will post a sign up thing.
Who, of our current commits, do you think may be lined up to get a star bump by the end of the season? Any that you think may drop a star?
KQ- Tackling the last part first, Troy Stevenson would be the one most likely to drop. He is sort of a fringe measurables guy at a 4-star and the one RJ and I both think is the most likely to drop a little. Going up, Tah'j Butler (I think he is way underrated and have him on the agenda for RIvals to watch this fall), Aaron Philo, Trey Horne, Landen Marshall and Jameson Riggs are the ones to watch for that 4th star. I think RJ is big on Isiah Canion as well.
Where are you taking Gibbs in fantasy?
KQ- That is a tough one because his usage will really vary based on how the Lions are. I think I'd be in a wait-and-see mode with him and take him as your second RB later on or third RB depending on your draft.
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