Granted, I can never keep up with the everchanging NCAA regs, but I thought that a school was not allowed to talk about, mention, or publicize a recruit unless they were officially signed.
Gabble Steveson to Iowa?
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Granted, I can never keep up with the everchanging NCAA regs, but I thought that a school was not allowed to talk about, mention, or publicize a recruit unless they were officially signed.
The Cuban had a signing ceremony at ISU before he bolted to tOSU the next day.
That must have left a few marks on Dresser’s ego.
I applaud the guy for giving it a try. In the end he just doesn't likely have the size. I honestly thought he was a little bigger than he is. It'll be interesting to see if he sticks on a practice squad or not.
How well does the practice squad pay? I suspect that G.S. is looking for better money, and Pro football is far better for that than wrestling.
He may have a chance if he could play linebacker, although alittle short for that also.
Found this on the google:
Players with two or fewer seasons will be paid $12,500 per week in 2024 and that will steadily increase through the 2030 season. Unlike players with two or fewer years, veterans of three or more seasons don't have a set salary but instead have a range and can negotiate their deals.
pretty well
What is the NFL Practice Squad Salary?
A look at how much NFL practice squad players make.
Gable could have won Olympic Gold this year. Crazy that he traded that opportunity for Fake wrestling and a slim chance of being a rotational football player.
I wonder if he would change things if he could go back.
Easy for me to say now.. right?
I wonder if he would change things if he could go back.
Easy for me to say now.. right?
YES, looking at it from the OUTSIDE. It would appear that this guy just keeps making mistakes? I get the lure of easy money sort a speak, but he kinda had the world in his hands with wrestling. ALREADY a GOLD medal winner, I just am not understanding his logic? The NIL numbers being thrown around, make it very hard to believe that he would not have commanded a HUGE pay day to use his last NCAA year of eligibility.
ADD to that a possibility of winning another GOLD, a possible coaching job, camps, seminars, clinics, shirts etc..... Not sure what I am missing and what is going thru his thick skull!?!?!??! ONLY thing I can assume, is maybe the HARD WORK to stay on top in wrestling was TWOOOOO much???
Somebody whoop him upside his head and get him to IOWA!!!!!
From the games I saw him play in, Gable lacks quickness off the ball, which is death in the NFL. I saw a number of plays in which he was out of it as soon as the ball was snapped. Linebacker may be a better position given his lack of speed, but that position is more instinctual in nature and requires a high football IQ to anticipate the likely offense play. Again, I think his lack of football experience hurts him a lot here.
He has a year of eligibility left. I suggest he grab a bag of money from some team, and then go freestyle. Obviously though, wrestling seems to be in his rearview mirror. Is what it is.
He has a year of eligibility left. I suggest he grab a bag of money from some team, and then go freestyle. Obviously though, wrestling seems to be in his rearview mirror. Is what it is.
1. He DID command a big pay day. He asked for too much.
2. We got Keuter. Absolutely no need for the Gabble drama
3. He’s probably going to be on a practice squad - which means he made the right decision.
Do you just roll a die to decide what words to caps?
He’s an idiot. I get the try for WWE. But once he realized he didn’t have the acting chops, he should have RAN back to campus, gotten paid stupid NIL money, and made the Olympic team/won gold.
Yeah. lets not compare Gable to a generational talent. And even coming out of college, size was a concern for Donald. See below just one scouting report. (there a bunch more using the google machine)
https://walterfootball.com/scoutingreport2014adonald.php
Weaknesses:
- Limited scheme projection
- Lacks scheme flexibility
- Undersized
- Frame is maxed out
- Could improve his run defense for when teams run straight at him
Summary: If Donald were bigger, he would be the top-rated tackle and a high first-round pick. Over the past three seasons, Donald was one of the best interior defensive linemen in college football. He was phenomenal in 2013.
No. He'll be on someone's practice squad. I didn't realize it, but they can sign 16 guys now. That's a huge number.
If he is serious about football, which it seems he is, he should have played college ball this year to develop and he could have wrestled as well and earned some NIL $.
1) then like I said, he made a mistake
2) Keuter could redshirt I believe, or did he last year? Not sure how that works being he was on Football?
3) Practice squad aint chump change but certainly he could have been doing much better!!! TWOOOO olympic GOLDS and he would be pretty much set for life!
It is an ART form!!!! I believe I ALREADY explained this VERY clearly!?!?!?!
Agreed on 3.
He really should have done 3 cycles. he'd be a 3 time Olympic champ AND finish in Los Angeles. Can you imagine the opportunities in Hollywood if he wins there? Dumb dumb.
Aaron Donald also left Pitt after playing football for many years including being a first team all-state his Jr & Sr years in High School.
People foolishly buy into the skilled vs unskilled positions in football. At the higher levels of college and the NFL, all positions require an enormous amount of skill. The NFL waiver wire history is littered with tremendous athletes who have played football since they were in grade school.
Yes there have been undersized lineman in the NFL, but they are few and far between. Undersized linemen with almost no football experience are even rarer.
Even with not so good evaluation, he was drafted #13 in first round.
Carlton Haselrig was same size 6-1, 260 when he was taken as the last pick of the draft by the Steelers. It took one year on practice squad and 2 more years before he was all pro.
Different era. Back then, that size was middle of the pack. Nowadays it's at the low end.
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And that’s pretty much where the similarities start and end
Again, Haselrig, like Donald, grew up playing football. Haselrig started college as a football player at Lock Haven before getting hurt in practice and transferring to UPJ after one semester. Steveson has never played football before.
Correct.
Not every team has signed all 16 players though. So we'll see if he makes it.
He was not selected on waivers by any team. Meaning the Bills and no other team feel he is worth practice squad money. Which all makes sense since it was a stunt.
That's why I thought Gable had a shot. But he's less than 6-1 and Donald was a workout warrior. Ido think athletically Gable is right there with an Aaron Donald but when you're both undersized and inexperienced, and not in elite physical condition, the NFL isn't going to happen.
