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In defense of these Zips portal losses...Purdue did finish 18th in the Big 10 last year. We're not exactly losing anyone to Alabama or Ohio State. 🙂 P4 teams are paying stupid money for G5 starters to become their 2nd stringers. That seems impossible to compete with for the Zips.

Marcus Moore joining Nunnally at Purdue. We should have won more games last season with the amount of players we’ve had transfer to P4.

Amanda Garrett got paid to type a lot of words that ultimately provided zero details. The 30 seconds I spent skimming that article are lost forever. Bummer.

This looks to be a good hire for CMU. Bronkema seems to be what CMU is and wants in a coach.

Several NBA players are also doing this for the basketball programs. Steph Curry and Trey Young.

EMU named Maxx Crosby assistant GM. I assume this role is more assisting the program in getting donations and appealing to recruits. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/44673506/eastern-michigan-tabs-raiders-maxx-crosby-assistant-gm

The article stated CMU is near or at the bottom of the MAC in NIL. Probably the only way for them to succeed is being able to identify D2 players who are overlooked and then landing them. I wouldn't bet on him succeeding unless financial support steps up for the program, but he's probably the type of candidate that gives them their best chance.

Other than he's being paid much more than most of the Ducks players.

Hope this isn't firewalled. It is the Beacon article on the info they learned through a public records request about Burns firing. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/kent-state/2025/04/14/kent-state-football-coach-kenni-burns-termination-letter-why-fired/83087102007/?tbref=hp

He gets paid to perform a task. He is a professional football player the same way players on the Akron Rubber Ducks are professionals.

Solid hire for the school and the situation. If CMU is committed to an old school 5-year plan the Chippewas should ultimately have some level of success. Upper Michigan has more than its share of talent as the plethora of success D-2 programs show. CMU is the kind of place where area kids from that region are not likely to jump ship (NIL/Portal) as quickly as others. Establish the program, then fill in with the portal; 2-3 years then solid MAC program. It's been done there before.

They're going the Drake/Ben McCollum route. Interesting.

CMU has a head coach now. They only have 1 scholarship players on the roster so this will be a year 0 build situation. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/more-colleges/2025/04/14/central-michigan-to-hire-andy-bronkema-as-new-mens-basketball-coach/83086164007/

Hull played quite a bit. For a Freshman, he more than held his own. Definitely looks like he was born to play NT. Physically, he's a drop in replacement for Marcus Moore. Need to pay more attention to him this week.

Looks like Graham is no longer listed on the roster

Thanks for all the info @Captain Kangaroo! Looks like we have several guys with new numbers that are not updated on the official roster. From the limited social media clips, Hull looks like he’s going to make some noise this year. How did he look in the scrimmage? Was DeWalt playing Nickel? It would be exciting if he could lock that spot down with his size and athleticism. I’m glad reinforcements are on the way along the DL. Too many walk-ons listed on the two deep at the moment. Did you happen to catch whether Shor (OL) or Graham (DE) were involved in the scrimmage—either on the field or even just present on the sideline? With the recent offers going out to DEs and OL, I’m wondering who has left.

Also, like the pros the better you are the more teams are willing put up with. He was fairly mid last season. Would he be a upgrade at a lot of schools? Sure, but not a big enough one to give him the $4 million he's asking for or dealing with his antics.

Yep, you know that is coming.

Can't wait until no one signs him and we get the first "collusion" law suit. That will be so cool.🙄

Isn't it funny how when you start treating college players like professional players that they start acting like professional players,

This is the money top schools pay. Is Utah a top school, no but probably has a decent budget. You can’t blame the kid for making life changing money if he invests it right!

My OL positives out of the first scrimmage - We were able to field a full 1st and 2nd team OL. With the additions this summer, we should have a stable of 8-10 serviceable OL's to choose from. That's much better than Joe's Year #1. #78 Darrell Johnson looked good at LT. He's a Jr. from Western Kentucky. The scrimmage was officiated, and there were few OL penalties. Seems like a disciplined group. Tough to glean anything deeper than that from scrimmage #1. My biggest takeaways overall from the scrimmage were - Broughton seems like an exciting player. Has some "special" qualities. He won't unseat Finley, but next year it wouldn't be a surprise to see him behind center. Alex Adams looked healthy and in-shape. He could definitely lessen the blow from Norton's departure.

Thanks as always Captain. How did the OLine look?

Is 98 really that big or is there a depth issue from the photo? I'd think a dude that size would be on the first team.

I think the unidentified WR that caught the ball from Finley in pic 8 appears to be Broughton, based on a comparison to pic 9