2025 Transfer Portal Thread

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Originally Posted by maroonmania

Yep, at some point NIL is going to have to be prorated to games played. Kind of ridiculous like these coaches' salaries that are same whether they win 10 games or 2 games.

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I agree. Should be pay for performance in all aspects of coaching. Base salary low, with each win you get a chunk. Don't win, you get base salary. Not sure how the world is okay with college coaches making 5-10 mil a year. That in itself should reserve the right to fire them whenever you want. Contract should be null and void given poor performance.

1st DL committed Jamill Burroughs.
Former Alabama and Miami DT

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Originally Posted by BigDawg81

1st DL committed Jamill Burroughs.
Former Alabama and Miami DT

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This is a depth piece probably. But I will never turn down 6-3 323

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Originally Posted by BigDawg81

1st DL committed Jamill Burroughs.
Former Alabama and Miami DT

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Has never done anything in college but high 3 star with all the physical tools. Imagine this is a depth piece for us.

Pretty sure he got in hot water at Bama and was why he didn't play. Might be a good depth piece to solid contributor if his head get right.

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Originally Posted by DEDawg

Has never done anything in college but high 3 star with all the physical tools. Imagine this is a depth piece for us.

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He sat out 2024 at Miami. It?s something about missing out of the portal window

Burroughs was a rotational player at Bama. Got into some trouble in June of 23. Transferred to Miami but wasn?t eligible to play.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Yep. Leach's offense bailed him out at least a couple of times as well. 2022 Auburn comes to mind. Arnett's defense also almost choked away the 2022 Egg Bowl. Fortunately for us Kiffin decided to get cute and call a play that had about a 5% chance of working on the goal line.

Arnett also cost us a win against Georgia with an all out blitz call that we go burned on.

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And yet with all of that Arnett would still be a significant step up from Hutzler as a DC. Really the position coaches are normally the ones responsible for recruiting moreso than the coordinator. As I've said before, we just have way too many football coaches plus our past 2 ADs that just seem to getting on the job training at MSU since they have never done their specific job before at any college level.

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Originally Posted by KB21

Burroughs was a rotational player at Bama. Got into some trouble in June of 23. Transferred to Miami but wasn?t eligible to play.

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Sounds like he has not played since 2022

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

This is a depth piece probably. But I will never turn down 6-3 323

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It is a start and I bet that we got him for cheap if anything at all.

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Originally Posted by DEDawg

Imagine this is a depth piece for us.

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Same exact thing we said about every DL we got out of the portal last year.

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Originally Posted by maroonmania

Same exact thing we said about every DL we got out of the portal last year.

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Cannot miss this year

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Originally Posted by BigDawg81

It is a start and I bet that we got him for cheap if anything at all.

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I would think he is free. He hasnt played in two years.

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Originally Posted by TrapGame

I just heard Turner is telling people he's not leaving. He is currently talking to a recruit and told him the same thing.

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Of course he's not leaving because nobody else wants him. Now if we replace him I guess he is still welcome to stay in Starkville if he wants to.

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Originally Posted by maroonmania

And yet with all of that Arnett would still be a significant step up from Hutzler as a DC. Really the position coaches are normally the ones responsible for recruiting moreso than the coordinator. As I've said before, we just have way too many football coaches plus our past 2 ADs that just seem to getting on the job training at MSU since they have never done their specific job before at any college level.

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I don't disagree that Arnett was better than Hutzler. But I still wouldn't take him back.

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Originally Posted by maroonmania

Of course he's not leaving because nobody else wants him. Now if we replace him I guess he is still welcome to stay in Starkville if he wants to.

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I have a feeling this situation with Turner is going to get awkward.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

I have a feeling this situation with Turner is going to get awkward.

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Well we are not renewing his contract so he can make it awkward all he wants. He will be unemployed on Feb 1

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Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve

Well we are not renewing his contract so he can make it awkward all he wants. He will be unemployed on Feb 1

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Why don?t we just fire him?

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Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog

Why don?t we just fire him?

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Probably booster related if I had to guess. I'm sure he has some in his corner. If we let his contract expire we can always make him an analyst or something if he wants it. We can also make him leaving look like a retirement.

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Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog

Why don?t we just fire him?

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Wouldn’t it save you from a severance negotiation to just let it expire?