Portal Thoughts

It's a good thread. The portal seems as light this year as it has been since it truly started. In the amount of top players in it and the quality of players. I think the lack of coaching changes, the running out of covid years, and a possible at least slight change in mindset on it have led to that.
You ideally clearly want to build your team with high school recruiting and plug and play some portals guys in there to fill some holes or if you can get the rare elite guy who goes into the portal. QB will also now forever be transfer heavy given only one can play at a time anywhere so you're frequently gonna have good ones looking to transfer.
Unless you're a team like Ohio State last year, UW in 2023, Texas recently, etc, who has a national championship caliber base of HS signed players who just needs the right portal guys to get them over the edge, it seems like relying on the portal is a short-term gain but possible long term loss instead of just playing a HS signed player.
 
Quietcowskee said:
Could anybody screen shot the thread for those of us not on X?🤔
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Sorry but I only have negative and hurtful fucks to give in response to a guy that played at Iowa.
Iowa deserves nothing.
 
Jedd told his players he only will replace through the portal after someone leaves, he won’t go shopping and then replace them. That’s a great message if he sticks to it
 
Joey said:
Jedd told his players he only will replace through the portal after someone leaves, he won’t go shopping and then replace them. That’s a great message if he sticks to it
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Except he did exactly that to Thad Dixon when he went after Taccario Davis in the portal
 
NEsnake12 said:
Joey said:
Jedd told his players he only will replace through the portal after someone leaves, he won’t go shopping and then replace them. That’s a great message if he sticks to it
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Except he did exactly that to Thad Dixon when he went after Taccario Davis in the portal
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I think they had set up or at least had major wheels in motion for Tacario before the announcement came that JC years didn't count and Thad could come back. Is it possible they knew that JC thing was coming? Possible
 
WoolleyDoog said:
It's a good thread. The portal seems as light this year as it has been since it truly started. In the amount of top players in it and the quality of players. I think the lack of coaching changes, the running out of covid years, and a possible at least slight change in mindset on it have led to that.
You ideally clearly want to build your team with high school recruiting and plug and play some portals guys in there to fill some holes or if you can get the rare elite guy who goes into the portal. QB will also now forever be transfer heavy given only one can play at a time anywhere so you're frequently gonna have good ones looking to transfer.
Unless you're a team like Ohio State last year, UW in 2023, Texas recently, etc, who has a national championship caliber base of HS signed players who just needs the right portal guys to get them over the edge, it seems like relying on the portal is a short-term gain but possible long term loss instead of just playing a HS signed player.
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Penn State is trying that in 2025, they had to portal in WRs because they missed so badly there and possibly a LB or 2 but they are mostly homegrown or portals in after a kid has decided to transfer after his first year. Franklin will ensure they fall short butt still
 
NEsnake12 said:
Joey said:
Jedd told his players he only will replace through the portal after someone leaves, he won’t go shopping and then replace them. That’s a great message if he sticks to it
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Except he did exactly that to Thad Dixon when he went after Taccario Davis in the portal
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As far as we know, Thad Dixon was completely out of eligibility. Jedd had already made a deal with Tacario when Thad became available again. Thad didn't want to come back and compete.

That's my script and I'm sticking to it.
 
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