Recent content by BalloonsTheElephant

Not sure where to put this, but since this is a stadium discussion, it's semi-prevalent. Here's a hypothetical question: Say you are seated in a row and say your family takes seats 1-4 of 12 total seats. A couple takes 11/12. Then a couple comes and sits in 5/6. Even halfway through the game...

Any sort of pay restrictions will put us right back to an era where teams that can/will exploit rules and loopholes will and gain an advantage. There is no way to enforce it, and more importantly it never gets enforced evenly. It's hard to start a union because the leadership/representation is...

Are we sure this wasn't part of a PIP and what seemingly is a punishment for not living up to expectations.

What's the football equivalent for Bargain Buying in the Baltics when we lose out on our top guys? I think we'll be fine, but it seems we are always surprised by the inflation of NIL costs.

Player names from year 50 of an NCAA Basketball Dynasty simulation.

Calf soreness can lead to Achilles tears. Not that Ayo would ever avoid competition, but he's probably a week away from teams falling over themselves to pay him generational wealth levels of money. An Achilles tear would sit him for at least a year and probably tens of millions.

128 is the right number. 4 regions, 32 teams. It only adds one more game. I joke, but I'm sure my grandkids will love May Madness with 256 teams in 30 years.

I think we can agree that he was not a good college coach and probably an NFL coach as well post-Bears. We were such a mess that we weren't getting a guy that comes and fixes us day 1. He got some good recruits but failed to adapt to the college game on the field and couldn't develop what he...

I know you're having problems processing your big feelings, but who is coming here to clean up after Mike Thomas and Lasagna Man? We're lucky to be where we are now after it was ran into the ground. Within 10 years we went from an absolute dumpster fire to nationally successful in football...

I've been very vocal about adding a couple more pieces. It's been hinted at that we will be getting another guy. I'm sure Brad will find the pieces to fill out the roster. He's got every core piece back. I'm sure he can find a couple of guys to fill out for injury/depth.

It was the right hire for the right time. He came in on the heels of Beckman's player abuse lawsuits and Cubit's tenure which was always just a bridge to the next guy. Lovie was beloved in Illinois by being the best Bears coach since Ditka. He had immediate name recognition. He was known as a...

Imagine playing 30+ games for BYU, all are televised and professional photographers are taking thousands of pictures of you all season. You are a projected #1 pick. Then an article comes out telling the world of your draft stock, and they use a picture of you that looks like you are about to...

How about the Final Four teams from the previous season all play each other in an MTE. Winners of the games play for the championship, losers play for 3rd. Make it an annual charitable event. Same conference opponents on opposite sides. If they do play, it doesn't count against conference record.

Didn't Icon have something like this set up?

I'm fine without adding Blackwell. That would have been a massive get, but I feel like our roster is good enough without adding someone that could potentially cause more selfish styles of play. I would like to add a veteran guard and a change of pace big that can just be a large man under the...