2025 Transfer Portal Thread

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

We have visits lined up for this weekend when the dead period ends. I think Sunday may be the first day we can have visitors. Visits will begin again and be full throttle for the next 7-10 days after that.

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It seems like we're bringing in a bunch of WR's and I'm guessing after that maybe some cornerbacks the next weekend.

Visitors when the dead period ends:
Squirrel White/WR/Tennessee
Markus Allen/WR/Eastern Michigan
Cam Vaughn/WR/Jax State
Cam Thompson/WR/Northern Illinois
Mi?Quise Grave/Edge/South Dakota
Denver Harris/CB/UTSA

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Originally Posted by KB21

Visitors when the dead period ends:
Squirrel White/WR/Tennessee
Markus Allen/WR/Eastern Michigan
Cam Vaughn/WR/Jax State
Cam Thompson/WR/Northern Illinois
Mi?Quise Grave/Edge/South Dakota
Denver Harris/CB/UTSA

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Man we need all of these guys. I'm greedy.

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Originally Posted by msu15

Man we need all of these guys. I'm greedy.

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All of them + 2 more OL + 2 more DBs and we'd have every right to be wooly as hell and try to recreate the ASU/Indiana blueprint with transfer success. Schedule be damned, that team would have the talent for 10+ wins. Would have a very exciting 2-deep at every position then.

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Originally Posted by Tater

All of them + 2 more OL + 2 more DBs and we'd have every right to be wooly as hell and try to recreate the ASU/Indiana blueprint with transfer success. Schedule be damned, that team would have the talent for 10+ wins. Would have a very exciting 2-deep at every position then.

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I would feel that way if we got Arnold at QB. Not confident Shapen can stay healthy and because of that I would still be happy with six wins.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

I would feel that way if we got Arnold at QB. Not confident Shapen can stay healthy and because of that I would still be happy with six wins.

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5+ wins is still the bar regardless on happiness. 10+ wins is a perfect scenario pipe dream. But college football runs on hope. And this roster would give us miles and miles of hope.

I don't want some poster to come back later and say I was setting lebby up for failure by saying he should have 10 wins with that roster. I'm saying if everything broke right we could have it. I still see a team fighting for bowl eligibility realistically.

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Originally Posted by Tater

5+ wins is still the bar regardless on happiness. 10+ wins is a perfect scenario pipe dream. But college football runs on hope. And this roster would give us miles and miles of hope.

I don't want some poster to come back later and say I was setting lebby up for failure by saying he should have 10 wins with that roster. I'm saying if everything broke right we could have it. I still see a team fighting for bowl eligibility realistically.

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Yea there are teams next year with definite question marks on our schedule that we could pick off if things broke right(Tennessee, OM, A&M, and Mizzou) but I am still realistic that the ceiling is probably 8 next year and the floor is probably 4. I think our floor is higher next year, which is a good thing. I also like having Kromenhoek instead of Van Buren as a backup if/when Shapen goes down. I almost would not mind getting Kromenhoek in early in games next year, at least in non con, if we were able to get a lead. I think he will have a good grasp on the offense and personnel with how many of the first team snaps he will take in the spring.

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Originally Posted by Tater

All of them + 2 more OL + 2 more DBs and we'd have every right to be wooly as hell and try to recreate the ASU/Indiana blueprint with transfer success. Schedule be damned, that team would have the talent for 10+ wins. Would have a very exciting 2-deep at every position then.

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What? 10 plus wins? In the regular season? No.

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Originally Posted by msu15

Man we need all of these guys. I'm greedy.

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No we don't

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Originally Posted by Brobi-wan

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.

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Oh, I'm all on board with how Lebby handled the MVB situation. MVB probably rides the pine for a year or 2 and winds up in G5.

NM

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Originally Posted by KB21

Visitors when the dead period ends:
Squirrel White/WR/Tennessee
Markus Allen/WR/Eastern Michigan
Cam Vaughn/WR/Jax State
Cam Thompson/WR/Northern Illinois
Mi?Quise Grave/Edge/South Dakota
Denver Harris/CB/UTSA

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Yes on Squirrel
Slight yes on Allen
Yes on Vaughn
No on Thompson
Yes on Grace
No on Harris

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Originally Posted by KOdawg1

Yes on Squirrel
Slight yes on Allen
Yes on Vaughn
No on Thompson
Yes on Grace
No on Harris

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I wouldn't be surprised if we end up with Thompson as a return specialist. He would have been top 10 in the country if he had enough returns to qualify in the rankings. 28.3 yards per kickoff return with a 1 TD

Everyone but Denver Harris...Hard PASS

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Originally Posted by Really Clark?

I wouldn't be surprised if we end up with Thompson as a return specialist. He would have been top 10 in the country if he had enough returns to qualify in the rankings. 28.3 yards per kickoff return with a 1 TD

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That guy is a unicorn. With the new kickoff rules passed a couple of years ago, a KO Return Specialist is a luxury, not a need. Well over 70% of KO are going through the end zone and most others are fair caught or end up not even getting to the 20.

Give me a punt return specialists who uses glue gloves and Velcro jerseys and isn't afraid of contact. But a KO specialist? A waste!

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Originally Posted by Dawg-gone-dawgs

Everyone but Denver Harris...Hard PASS

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May I ask why? If it's his past, I agree what happened at TAM and LSU is very much a concern. Would need to be vetted but at UTSA he has been very different. The coaches reporting there he has been good in the locker room. It's not a question of talent.

What's wrong with Denver Harris?

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

What's wrong with Denver Harris?

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I just think there are more proven guys with less baggage available. If we swing and miss on those guys, then sure, take Harris.

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Originally Posted by CaptainObvious

That guy is a unicorn. With the new kickoff rules passed a couple of years ago, a KO Return Specialist is a luxury, not a need. Well over 70% of KO are going through the end zone and most others are fair caught or end up not even getting to the 20.

Give me a punt return specialists who uses glue gloves and Velcro jerseys and isn't afraid of contact. But a KO specialist? A waste!

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He would be both. He was their #2 punt return guy behind Patridge who was returning punt return guy for NIU

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Originally Posted by KOdawg1

I just think there are more proven guys with less baggage available. If we swing and miss on those guys, then sure, take Harris.

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Harris is a take. I can tell you that for a fact. We want to go ahead and have him in the boat so we do not have to panic if we miss on Hall.