Portal thread. Who’s leaving, who’s coming.

[Thin Red Swine]

I'm no Nostradamus...but I can see into the next bowl season.

The Backs of the Razor...even though weak and depleted of strength shall meet on the field of battle with the ones who make the boilers on the field of Music City. The swine shall fight...but in the end the one who was cast out named Singleton shall prevail with much vengeance. The swine will falter...and then the Boss of the Pitt shall go into the realm of the sloth in the Lake which is Hamilton.

Hogelujah.

[vegashog]

sategna to ou.

should get a chance as their receivers were terrible this season. he's the 3rd one they have signed out of the portal.

[uagrad2007]

My understanding is that is being done in some places, even Arkansas.  Calipari is supposedly pushing it to his players and has professional advisors talking to them.

I hope that's the case everywhere.  My kids are more mature than most their age, but we still put in our trust that, if something happens to both of us in the next several years, they don't have unfettered access to the money until they turn 30.

[FNG]

we still put in our trust that, if something happens to both of us in the next several years, they don't have unfettered access to the money until they turn 30.

Same; but my kids are all past thirty now and I don't like the way they've been eyeing me lately.

[Mazeppa Pompazoidi]

The other night I was watching the UNLV bowl game and Dan Mullen mentioned something I haven't seen discussed.  Apparently, there are quite a few players in the portal who don't give a rat's ass about playing time and are only in it for the money.  They may have had a certain amount of success at their previous school, but they know they are not pro prospects and they don't have the competitive desire to develop and seriously challenge for playing time.  Mullen mentioned it's just one more thing that coaches have to try and evaluate, when recruiting a portal player.

[The Whyte Boar]

The other night I was watching the UNLV bowl game and Dan Mullen mentioned something I haven't seen discussed.  Apparently, there are quite a few players in the portal who don't give a rat's ass about playing time and are only in it for the money.  They may have had a certain amount of success at their previous school, but they know they are not pro prospects and they don't have the competitive desire to develop and seriously challenge for playing time.  Mullen mentioned it's just one more thing that coaches have to try and evaluate, when recruiting a portal player.

I mean some of these kids will NEVER have the opportunity to make as much as they do now and for the rest, they are apt to be 50 years old before they do.  So, I don't blame some of them for recognizing that.  But, it is just another thing to evaluate.

[egregious]

never thought of that but it makes sense

[Show-Me Hog]

It could be a lot funnier with a rewrite but at least it's something.

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[animal]

The other night I was watching the UNLV bowl game and Dan Mullen mentioned something I haven't seen discussed.  Apparently, there are quite a few players in the portal who don't give a rat's ass about playing time and are only in it for the money.  They may have had a certain amount of success at their previous school, but they know they are not pro prospects and they don't have the competitive desire to develop and seriously challenge for playing time.  Mullen mentioned it's just one more thing that coaches have to try and evaluate, when recruiting a portal player.

Ty'Kiester Crawford could have stayed and probably played in the bowl game but didn't. Is there a market for a career backup OL? I doubt it maybe at a lower level but there won't be much of a bag... unless it has Arby's on it

[Natty_Ice]

It could be a lot funnier with a rewrite but at least it's something.

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He forgot to start out with, "First and foremost,".

[Thin Red Swine]

I guess it's a good thing Ole Miss has stocked up. Look at this line.

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[Barton Fink]

Looks like they're getting an out of shape OL and 2 kickers.

[DirkPiggler]

We got a DT from Abilene Christian.  David Oke. 

https://x.com/hogfanpage/status/1870252817622929635?s=46&t=VKUX0KEsVDEwvBGk5nonyA

[Show-Me Hog]

All right, so I saw a video clip from Dorkowitz. Mizzou.

He said the business model now is 6-month teams with complete free agency at the end of those 6 months. Coaches have to be used to it, because this is the world now, and this is how you build teams. It's not exactly clean 6 month periods, but like this.

At the end of a season, the portal opens, and you build a completely new team with free agents from your school and other schools.

You have that team through spring practice, then you rebuild again during the new portal period.

After that one, you have your team for the fall. Only to wash, rinse, repeat again in December.

[Son of Spam]

All right, so I saw a video clip from Dorkowitz. Mizzou.

He said the business model now is 6-month teams with complete free agency at the end of those 6 months. Coaches have to be used to it, because this is the world now, and this is how you build teams. It's not exactly clean 6 month periods, but like this.

At the end of a season, the portal opens, and you build a completely new team with free agents from your school and other schools.

You have that team through spring practice, then you rebuild again during the new portal period.

After that one, you have your team for the fall. Only to wash, rinse, repeat again in December.

Yeah, screw that. I figure there will be more "Saban's" to retire when they get tired of that crap. Hopefully, one will be Pittman.

[vegashog]

We got a DT from Abilene Christian.  David Oke. 

visited uscw, texas tech, rutgers, and was supposed to visit north carolina this weekend.

[DrMongoose]

It could be a lot funnier with a rewrite but at least it's something.

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Kannel is annoying and sounds like a 15 year who just sucked helium.

[buff2.0]

We picked up a Second Team CUSA All-Conference RB from New Mexico State.  Michael Washington Jr.  6'2", 215 lbs.  This season had 725 yards on 157 carries for a 4.6 ypc average and 8 td's.

Per ESPN he hasn't fumbled in college.  Looks like a good receiver out of the backfield too.

[Natty_Ice]

We picked up a Second Team CUSA All-Conference RB from New Mexico State.  Michael Washington Jr.  6'2", 215 lbs.  This season had 725 yards on 157 carries for a 4.6 ypc average and 8 td's.

Per ESPN he hasn't fumbled in college.  Looks like a good receiver out of the backfield too.

2nd team on the CUSA team or our team?

[Loma]

We picked up a Second Team CUSA All-Conference RB from New Mexico State.  Michael Washington Jr.  6'2", 215 lbs.  This season had 725 yards on 157 carries for a 4.6 ypc average and 8 td's.

Per ESPN he hasn't fumbled in college.  Looks like a good receiver out of the backfield too.

He's from New York. Welcome to the country!