Official 2017 College Football Thread

[Rubato Garcia]

It's sounding like Pat Hudson and the Duvernay bros will be Longhorns if the NCAA grants their releases, but it'll probably be weeks before we find out.

 

[Livefromclayco]

Verne been bad for a minute but it's gonna be weird not hearing him call the CBS game

 

[MR.CJ]

https://twitter.com/CoachJim4UM/status/737800130666057728

 

[Rubato Garcia]

Lmaoo

 

[Shizlansky]

He really tells it like it is.

Dude is great for sports

 

[Livefromclayco]

 

[Rubato Garcia]

 

[infamous114]

Kaaya is gonna have a good season. Just need that offensive line to keep him alive lol

 

[Rubato Garcia]

Charlie has his first real QB since Bridgewater
https://twitter.com/BGShaneBuechele/status/736724615368605698

 

[southsil4lil]

Charlie has his first real QB since Bridgewater
https://twitter.com/BGShaneBuechele/status/736724615368605698

Yessir

 

[Shizlansky]

I seen him play live. School is close by.

He played reckless like Johnny Manziel

 

[goodlookinout]

Roll Tide Yall

 

[southsil4lil]

Charlie has his first real QB since Bridgewater
https://twitter.com/BGShaneBuechele/status/736724615368605698

I just want solid qb play....not good, not great...solid but he already looks like the best QB we've had since Colt even though thats not saying much

The quarterback postion and the offensive play calling have been such a detriment to the teams success over the past few years that you cant help but feel some excitement and optimism about what Steve Buechele and Sterlin Gilbert can potentially bring to the table if everything goes smoothly

 

[Shizlansky]

Charlie has his first real QB since Bridgewater
https://twitter.com/BGShaneBuechele/status/736724615368605698

I just want solid qb play....not good, not great...solid but he already looks like the best QB we've had since Colt even though thats not saying much

The quarterback postion and the offensive play calling have been such a detriment to the teams success over the past few years that you cant help but feel some excitement and optimism about what Steve Buechele and Sterlin Gilbert can potentially bring to the table if everything goes smoothly

I know exactly how you you feel with that QB and play calling shit.

My squad got 4 to 7 potential first rounders and it all hangs on the QB and most importantly play calling

 

[stringer bell]

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/r...or-bears-recruits-ask-national-letters-intent

Sources: 7 Baylor recruits ask out from NLIs

Seven members of Baylor's 17th-ranked 2016 recruiting class are requesting to be released from their national letters of intent.

Baylor's class that signed in February ranked as the best in school history, but Patrick Hudson, J.P. Urquidez, Jared Atkinson, Kameron Martin, Parrish Cobb and Donovan Duvernay have already requested releases from the letters of intent that bind them to the university, sources close to all seven confirmed. Hudson, Urquidez and Atkinson are ESPN 300 recruits.

Fellow signee Devin Duvernay, the No. 3 receiver in the ESPN 300 and the top prospect in Baylor's class, intends to request his release and is close to completing that process.

All seven signees were supposed to enroll at Baylor on Monday but held off. They want to play college football at another school after Baylor announced last week that Art Briles will be fired in response to a scathing review of the university's handling of sexual assault allegations made against several football players.

"J.P. should be afforded the opportunity to go to a university that is not riddled with investigation, not labeled with sexual assault and rape," said Julian Urquidez, whose son is an offensive tackle from Copperas Cove (Texas) High School. "He should be afforded the opportunity to go to a university that is safe."

In other developments Wednesday, ESPN 300 quarterback Kellen Mond, No. 48 in the rankings, tweeted he is decommitting from Baylor. Mond was the last significant commit left in the Class of 2017.
https://twitter.com/TheKellenMond/status/738130814131544064

Once a recruit signs an NLI he is bound to that school, unless he doesn't meet admissions or eligibility requirements; he doesn't attend any institution for at least one academic year; the school has been charged with breaking NCAA recruiting rules; or he is released by the university.

National Letter of Intent director Susan Peal said signees are "bound by the provisions of the NLI" during coaching changes because they signed the document with the institution, not for a particular sport or coach, and it's not uncommon for coaches to leave their position.

Baylor has a 30-day deadline to respond to each recruit's request for a release. The school can grant a complete release or no release. It can also decide whether to lift the recruiting ban that prohibits contact between the recruit and coaches at other schools.

Some schools freely release recruits from their letters of intent when there is a coaching change made after signing day, but many schools also insist recruits honor the agreement.

"It's in Baylor's hands right now," Peal said.

If Baylor informs the signees their decision is no release, the recruit can appeal that decision to the NLI Policy and Review Committee. The time frame for that process is typically four to six weeks. A recruit submits in writing the reasons for requesting a release, and Baylor would submit its reasons for denying. The committee makes a determination based on that information.

If the committee denies the request, each recruit can make one more appeal to the NLI Appeals Committee, but he would have to provide a reason for appealing with new supporting documentation of extenuating circumstances.

Martin, Baylor's four-star signee from Port Arthur (Texas) Memorial, said he has no interest in enrolling at Baylor and would have not picked the school had he known about the Pepper Hamilton investigation that led to Briles' termination.

Martin has been committed to playing for the Bears since July 2014. His mother, Marion Harris, said Baylor coaches never mentioned the investigation or the school's sexual assault issues to her during Martin's recruitment.

"I don't feel comfortable at all sending my son to be in that type of environment," she said. "I didn't raise him like that. Whether the allegations are true or not, there's too much going on there. I'm sending him to school for an education and not for all the extra problems there at Baylor.

"I don't think Baylor is the fit for him."

Martin said he stayed in touch with Baylor running backs coach Jeff Lebby but has yet to hear from new interim coach Jim Grobe. Martin said Grobe's hiring doesn't alleviate any of his concerns about enrolling at Baylor.

"I'll tell you like I'll tell him: I've heard a lot of good things about him, but it's not about the coach," Martin said. "I don't want to be around that environment."

Urquidez echoed much of what Martin said. He, too, said he would not have signed with the Bears had he known about the sexual assault allegations and thought he was walking into a "stable program and university."

Julian Urquidez said he has visited face-to-face with Baylor athletic department officials twice about his son's intent to play football at another school. He met with Chad Jackson, Baylor's senior associate athletic director for compliance, in Waco on Tuesday.

"Chad Jackson told my father today that they will not be releasing anyone or making decisions until we speak with Coach Grobe," J.P. Urquidez said Tuesday. "My father said he is here and would be happy to talk to Coach Grobe, but Mr. Jackson said Coach Grobe was busy and couldn't talk today."

Martin has discussed his views with several of the Baylor signees who have requested releases and didn't enroll on Monday.

"In February, we were all talking about winning national championships," he said. "All of us, the guys who didn't show up, we're good guys and we want to do what's best for our family. It's just not a good environment. We just want Baylor to do the right thing by releasing all of us."

Baylor recruits are reacting to this whole situation like..

 

[Rubato Garcia]

More on the Baylor shit...2016 signee Parrish Cobb was told that if he still wanted a release after meeting with the new interim HC Grobe, he would get one. They met. Cobb still wants a release. Baylor has now changed their tune and is making him appeal to the NCAA.

 

[Rubato Garcia]

 

[bgoat]

 

[bgoat]

 

[Rubato Garcia]

Lmaooo it just keeps getting worse for Baylor
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/r...ernay-free-sign-elsewhere-nli-paperwork-error

Top-rated Baylor recruit Devin Duvernay is free to sign elsewhere after the university confirmed Thursday that it failed to submit his NLI paperwork to the Big 12 offices.

Duvernay, ESPN's No. 3-rated wide receiver in the 2016 class, had been seeking a release from his national letter of intent after the sexual assault scandal that has rocked Baylor and cost coach Art Briles his job.

A Baylor spokesman confirmed to ESPN on Thursday that its compliance department has determined that Duvernay does not have a valid NLI and said that information has been relayed to Duvernay's family and the Baylor coaching staff. Susan Peal, the director of the national letter of intent program told ESPN that she could not comment on the specific case.

According to NLI provisions, Baylor had to file Duvernay's letter to the conference office within 14 days of the final signature, otherwise the NLI would be deemed invalid.

Henry Duvernay discovered the error while attempting to submit his son's release request. He was unable to access Devin's account with the NLI database and reached out to Baylor and the NLI office for their help.

Henry Duvernay told ESPN that Peal looked into the situation and determined Baylor did not send in Devin's signed NLI.

"She said Devin is not in the system," he said. "She had her people verify that, and he is free to go."

That means schools are able to again recruit Duvernay.

His twin brother, Donovan Duvernay, also signed with Baylor in February. Baylor did send in his NLI, so the family has submitted paperwork to request Donovan's release. They're two of the seven Baylor signees who sources have confirmed are seeking releases from their letters of intent.

Before the school confirmed to ESPN that Devin's NLI was invalid, Henry Duvernay said conversations with Keith Miller, Baylor's associate athletic director for compliance, had led to his belief that his son was again available to sign elsewhere.

"He didn't know what happened either," Henry Duvernay said. "I had two conversations with Miller and he didn't know what had happened. He said it didn't sound like Baylor is bonded to Devin, so [Devin] should be good to go."

The Duvernay family spoke with representatives from multiple colleges Wednesday who confirmed that Devin is again open to recruitment. He did not use all of his official visits during his initial recruiting process and can still take one more.

TCU and Texas are now considered favorites to land Duvernay, an Under Armour All-American who accounted for nearly 5,000 all-purpose yards and 40 touchdowns during his career at Sachse (Texas) High School.