Valdez in portal

[91catAlum]

I'm sure he got a big chunk of change to sign at Washington.

[nevadacat]

WHY did it have to be UW!?

Hope the dawgs lose every game next year. They are a prime example of what is ruining college football.

Hope Seabass has a big year though.

They also snagged the stud ASU edge rusher yesterday, to replace their stud (#1 in QB pressures). I'm really curious how much they're paying the players (I know, I'm a broken record here) to sign, but I guess that information probably isn't readily available.

There has been a lot of wrangling in recent years whether athletes are actually employees. If that comes to pass, then athletes at public colleges would be considered public employees. Not sure about other states, but in Nevada their total compensation would become public record.

[BelligerentBobcat]

I'm sure he got a big chunk of change to sign at Washington.

Fwiw, they don’t get paid for signing.

Of course it’s all legalese and semantics, but there are things they have to do (media appearances, advertisements, etc, etc) in order to get paid. It’s not a “sign here and you just get $100k”.

[AFCAT]

WHY did it have to be UW!?

Hope the dawgs lose every game next year. They are a prime example of what is ruining college football.

Hope Seabass has a big year though.

They also snagged the stud ASU edge rusher yesterday, to replace their stud (#1 in QB pressures). I'm really curious how much they're paying the players (I know, I'm a broken record here) to sign, but I guess that information probably isn't readily available.

There has been a lot of wrangling in recent years whether athletes are actually employees. If that comes to pass, then athletes at public colleges would be considered public employees. Not sure about other states, but in Nevada their total compensation would become public record.

Their salaries and compensation from the university would become public knowledge, but would any NIL money that comes from private company?

[91catAlum]

I'm sure he got a big chunk of change to sign at Washington.

Fwiw, they don’t get paid for signing.

Of course it’s all legalese and semantics, but there are things they have to do (media appearances, advertisements, etc, etc) in order to get paid. It’s not a “sign here and you just get $100k”.

It depends on the NIL deal they cut, but usually yes you're correct they don't get the full amount immediately.

[Duane]

UW starting QB is getting $1.3 mil and a backup frosh is getting $91k.
https://www.on3.com/nil/rankings/player ... -key=20319

[CatBlitz]

This is turning out to be the longest offseason of my life.

[AFCAT]

https://247sports.com/article/former-mo ... 223440988/

[seataccat]

https://247sports.com/article/former-mo ... 223440988/

That's the biggest loss for the cats but I am happy for him. It's a no brainer for him to go to Washington. He'll probably be a starter and an NFL draft pick the year after. Good for him

[JimboCat]

Wow. 4 star rating and 9th best transfer DL.

[The Butcher]

Wow. 4 star rating and 9th best transfer DL.

At least he demonstrated transparency on X (formerly Twitter). He prominently displayed a tweet featuring his email address exclusively for NIL offers—no mention of mental health, no graduate degree, just a straightforward pay-to-play approach.

[84CatGrad]

If we only lose (fingers crossed) Valdez, Reimer and Omar we are doing pretty good.

[AFCAT]

Wow. 4 star rating and 9th best transfer DL.

At least he demonstrated transparency on X (formerly Twitter). He prominently displayed a tweet featuring his email address exclusively for NIL offers—no mention of mental health, no graduate degree, just a straightforward pay-to-play approach.

That's what I like, integrity first. Just say the real reason why you are leaving. That NIL tweet has been up there for almost a year though.

[WalkOn79]

Maybe he won't take plays off at the next level. I would take guys with lesser talent, but with a higher motor any day.

[91catAlum]

Maybe he won't take plays off at the next level. I would take guys with lesser talent, but with a higher motor any day.

Ouch.

[WalkOn79]

Maybe he won't take plays off at the next level. I would take guys with lesser talent, but with a higher motor any day.

Ouch.

Just sayin! A guy shouldn’t get trucked by a freshman running back if he’s all that. He sure as heck wasn’t the same player as Benson or Yates.

[autocat]

Speaking of… what were his stats for this season?

Did he over or under perform? Was he double teamed much?

[WalkOn79]

I’m not a stats guys, but the eye test for me was that he underperformed most of the year.

[TomCat88]

Speaking of… what were his stats for this season?

Did he over or under perform? Was he double teamed much?

Double teamed virtually every play.

[91catAlum]

Maybe he won't take plays off at the next level. I would take guys with lesser talent, but with a higher motor any day.

Ouch.

Just sayin! A guy shouldn’t get trucked by a freshman running back if he’s all that. He sure as heck wasn’t the same player as Benson or Yates.

He didn't make as many plays as the year before but I just figured it was due to opponents doubling him more.
I mean he got NIL money to transfer to the #3 FBS team so he must have done something right.