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Daniel Jeremiah: watch what the Panthers do tomorrow


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1 hour ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

You know, if this had come from Newton and Person, I would dismiss it as pure speculative fluff.  But these two are in the know....unless Gantt is just parroting DJ--both App St boys, so they are used to cheating / copying. 

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39 minutes ago, 45catfan said:

We are 22nd in cap space, so we can't make that big of a splash. If so, that's our entire FA as far a splashes go.

- I believe we have a little over $20 million as of Sunday.
 

- When we cut Miles Sanders and Shy Tuttle that will open up another $8.5 million. 

- if they cut T Yosh Nijman that will open up another $3.6 million 

- So that will put us at $32.1 million under the cap 

- Going into 2024 free agency last year we had $35 in cap space and look at all the players/massive contracts (Robert Hunt, DLewis) we signed/gave out

- Guys, we have plenty of cap space to do what we need to do 

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6 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

- I believe we have a little over $20 million as of Sunday.
 

- When we cut Miles Sanders and Shy Tuttle that will open up another $8.5 million. 

- if they cut T Yosh Nijman that will open up another $3.6 million 

- So that will put us at $32.1 million under the cap 

- Going into 2024 free agency last year we had $35 in cap space and look at all the players/massive contracts (Robert Hunt, DLewis) we signed/gave out

- Guys, we have plenty of cap space to do what we need to do 

Exciting?

It could be who we cut and/or trade and not who we sign.   It could involve Horn, Clowney, and or Wonnum, the Gamecocks of our Defense.

LONG SHOT:  I predict, on this ninth day of March in the year 2025 of our lord, that we trade Horn and sign a CB or two.  (Improbable, but hey...)

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1 hour ago, 45catfan said:

We are 22nd in cap space, so we can't make that big of a splash. If so, that's our entire FA as far a splashes go.

lol we can create about 30 to 40 mil in additional cap with some simple moves, cuts, and an extension to two players. Its no point in cutting them when you have as much cap as we do as you can resign them for cheaper if that is your plan in the 2nd or 3rd wave of FA.

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29 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

You know, if this had come from Newton and Person, I would dismiss it as pure speculative fluff.  But these two are in the know....unless Gantt is just parroting DJ--both App St boys, so they are used to cheating / copying. 

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Strange axe to grind.

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5 minutes ago, App Panther said:

Strange axe to grind.

Just kidding.  I played for WCU back when that was a rivalry.  We split when I played.  I was supposed to go to App but they rescinded my scholarship offer when another university lost its coach and players there transferred.  I held it against App, but it worked out.  I have many friends who went there, so we joke about it all the time.  It is a good school.  I have even joked with Gantt about it.

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36 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

Just kidding.  I played for WCU back when that was a rivalry.  We split when I played.  I was supposed to go to App but they rescinded my scholarship offer when another university lost its coach and players there transferred.  I held it against App, but it worked out.  I have many friends who went there, so we joke about it all the time.  It is a good school.  I have even joked with Gantt about it.

That's really cool! I remember the Western rivalry well. Always a fun game and had meaning. I was there starting in 1999. Maybe during your time.

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7 hours ago, App Panther said:

That's really cool! I remember the Western rivalry well. Always a fun game and had meaning. I was there starting in 1999. Maybe during your time.

I was there in the--80s---I am old.  In fact, I had to quit after my soph year (recurring shoulder surgeries) I was relieved--I was never getting past second team.  Anyhow, When we played in Boone, my friends and I stayed with my App St friends, tailgated, etc. and when App came to Cullowhee, they stayed with us.  It was a blast.

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