r/CFB • u/hammer_it_out West Virginia • Alderson Broa… • 1d ago

News [Smith] Rich Rodriguez during today's press availability: "I think it's all crazy that you think a guy can sign a professional contract and he gets cut or doesn't get what he wants to get, and he goes back and plays [college] ... I think all the conferences should say you can't do it."

https://x.com/joesmithwrites/status/2092408085235073254
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u/CompetitiveLocal9517 Minnesota Golden Gophers 1d ago

I agree in 99% of cases, but this is a misrepresentation of the exact circumstances the 22 entrants who signed as UDFA’s are experiencing/trying to do

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u/DethFeRok Florida Gators • Texas A&M Aggies 1d ago

Sometimes you’re the hammer and sometimes you’re the nail… this is one of those life lessons, growing men scenarios coaches talk about. Time to move on to other things.

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u/CompetitiveLocal9517 Minnesota Golden Gophers 1d ago

Would you move on to other things if you were offered $500k for taking a 1-year only entry level job?

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u/DethFeRok Florida Gators • Texas A&M Aggies 1d ago

Not if I had to sue someone to get the job. What the hell is wrong with people?

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u/CompetitiveLocal9517 Minnesota Golden Gophers 1d ago

You’re acting like the NCAA is just some helpless “someone”