2025 Transfer Portal Thread

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Originally Posted by MetEdDawg

Center from Colorado just entered the portal. Started 9 games for them. Hank Zilinskas.

I would assume a possible target for us with Loadholt onboard.

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Not a fan of only being 285lbs, but if he can play he can play.

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Originally Posted by Really Clark?

He didn't enter the portal

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https://www.essentiallysports.com/nc...a-usc-clemson/

Am I missing something? Did he withdraw?

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Any chance at Tru Edwards from La Tech?

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He doesn't have interest in us right now.

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Originally Posted by DEDawg

https://www.essentiallysports.com/nc...a-usc-clemson/

Am I missing something? Did he withdraw?

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He never reached the portal officially. He was going to enter but changed his mind before hitting the portal.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Any chance at Tru Edwards from La Tech?

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Probably not. I have a feeling I know where he is going. He is a Louisiana kid who had a good year. You can kind of connect the dots there.

We desperately need a playmaker or 2 at WR. Need a starting OT. A starting cornerback. And need to close the deal on Grace. Everywhere else is fine/decent.

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Originally Posted by HoopsDawg

We desperately need a playmaker or 2 at WR. Need a starting OT. A starting cornerback. And need to close the deal on Grace. Everywhere else is fine/decent.

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We have a very solid haul already. And the makings to turn it into a great overhaul. Lebby has proven his recruiting prowess over again. It's a double edged sword in my opinion though because the product on the field better reflect it. The question on him is coaching. Can he do that? With the way the two deep is looking - he's got no excuse to be under 5 wins. Schedule be damned.

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

Probably not. I have a feeling I know where he is going. He is a Louisiana kid who had a good year. You can kind of connect the dots there.

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He was born in Shreveport but raised in Texas.

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Originally Posted by Tater

We have a very solid haul already. And the makings to turn it into a great overhaul. Lebby has proven his recruiting prowess over again. It's a double edged sword in my opinion though because the product on the field better reflect it. The question on him is coaching. Can he do that? With the way the two deep is looking - he's got no excuse to be under 5 wins. Schedule be damned.

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There's no double edged sword at all. You start getting the players, you start winning games. This thread is about portal recruiting.

Looking at the transfers out, the way I assess it:

We lost 3 guys to other SEC schools.

Crown jewel of hiring Lebby and his first class was one of them. It's a major negative to have what happened with Van Buren happen. I look at that as strike 2 towards saying he can't do this. (Strike 1 was the Toledo blowout.)

Coleman was a rental and went home. Craver wanted a payday that we didn't have the luxury to spend on. Hate it, but can't hold that against him.

Get some more OL bodies, get another 2 DBs, get another 2 WRs. Then I have optimism for 2025 into 2026. Win 5 games or more next year and 2026 looks exciting not just to fans, but to prospects as well. Don't and it would be strike 3. But up or shut up.

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Originally Posted by Tater

Looking at the transfers out, the way I assess it:

We lost 3 guys to other SEC schools.

Crown jewel of hiring Lebby and his first class was one of them. It's a major negative to have what happened with Van Buren happen. I look at that as strike 2 towards saying he can't do this. (Strike 1 was the Toledo blowout.)

Coleman was a rental and went home. Craver wanted a payday that we didn't have the luxury to spend on. Hate it, but can't hold that against him.

Get some more OL bodies, get another 2 DBs, get another 2 WRs. Then I have optimism for 2025 into 2026. Win 5 games or more next year and 2026 looks exciting not just to fans, but to prospects as well. Don't and it would be strike 3. But up or shut up.

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Completely could not disagree more concerning MVB. That's a positive for Lebby with how he handled that situation.

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

WR
Cam Vaughn-Jax State
Markus Allen-Eastern Michigan
Squirrel White-Tennessee


CB
Stephen Hall-Wazzu
Denver Harris-UTSA
Michael Coats Jr-Nevada
Dwight Lewis-Marian

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How are you feeling about Vaughn and Squirrel? I know Vaughn has a visit scheduled around the 6th, and we?ve made a solid offer to Squirrel.

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Originally Posted by Tater

Looking at the transfers out, the way I assess it:

We lost 3 guys to other SEC schools.

Crown jewel of hiring Lebby and his first class was one of them. It's a major negative to have what happened with Van Buren happen. I look at that as strike 2 towards saying he can't do this. (Strike 1 was the Toledo blowout.)

Coleman was a rental and went home. Craver wanted a payday that we didn't have the luxury to spend on. Hate it, but can't hold that against him.

Get some more OL bodies, get another 2 DBs, get another 2 WRs. Then I have optimism for 2025 into 2026. Win 5 games or more next year and 2026 looks exciting not just to fans, but to prospects as well. Don't and it would be strike 3. But up or shut up.

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Van Buren is not a loss in the least

MVB got way to big for his pants and I figure will end up somewhere other than LSU in a year or 2

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Originally Posted by Tater

Looking at the transfers out, the way I assess it:

We lost 3 guys to other SEC schools.

Crown jewel of hiring Lebby and his first class was one of them. It's a major negative to have what happened with Van Buren happen. I look at that as strike 2 towards saying he can't do this. (Strike 1 was the Toledo blowout.)

Coleman was a rental and went home. Craver wanted a payday that we didn't have the luxury to spend on. Hate it, but can't hold that against him.

Get some more OL bodies, get another 2 DBs, get another 2 WRs. Then I have optimism for 2025 into 2026. Win 5 games or more next year and 2026 looks exciting not just to fans, but to prospects as well. Don't and it would be strike 3. But up or shut up.

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How can you give Lebby a strike for losing a player he wanted to upgrade (and did on paper at least)?

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Originally Posted by Tater

Looking at the transfers out, the way I assess it:

We lost 3 guys to other SEC schools.

Crown jewel of hiring Lebby and his first class was one of them. It's a major negative to have what happened with Van Buren happen. I look at that as strike 2 towards saying he can't do this. (Strike 1 was the Toledo blowout.)

Coleman was a rental and went home. Craver wanted a payday that we didn't have the luxury to spend on. Hate it, but can't hold that against him.

Get some more OL bodies, get another 2 DBs, get another 2 WRs. Then I have optimism for 2025 into 2026. Win 5 games or more next year and 2026 looks exciting not just to fans, but to prospects as well. Don't and it would be strike 3. But up or shut up.

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We were far and away the best offer for Craver. His handlers thought they had more bargaining power than they did with us. He will be in the portal in 11 months once again. His handlers are going to ruin that kid.

If Shapen never had a season ended injury, we wouldn?t even have this discussion about MVB

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Originally Posted by Really Clark?

Completely could not disagree more concerning MVB. That's a positive for Lebby with how he handled that situation.

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Don't burn the taters

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Originally Posted by BigDawg81

If Shapen never had a season ended injury, we wouldn?t even have this discussion about MVB

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If my aunt had nuts, she'd be my uncle.

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Originally Posted by MrCoachKlein

If my aunt had nuts, she'd be my uncle.

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But continuously crying in the club over a kid who transferred to ride the pine is stupid. He was serviceable at best. BEST. He had flashes and that was all. You don?t pin your hopes on a kid who didn?t perform better than he was expected. If he had come in during the 4th quarter of the egg bowl and won it in OT, while coming off an injury, we wouldn?t be having this conversation.

Some of y?all are willing to give MVB a pass for looking like sh!t sometimes for playing in tough games, but not willing to give Lebby the same leeway for coaching in the same game.