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I do wonder who we will go after in the portal at QB. I love KT, but he is going to take some hits and we will need a quality backup.
I'm not saying it will be Arnold, in fact I'm almost positive it won't be. We will be paying KT a chunk, so the backup will need to be someone who is serviceable. A great example would be that AU QB that replaced Arnold. I can't remember his name and I'm too lazy to look it up.
Deuce Knight is a Mississippi kid who is backup QB at Auburn. I don?t think he is getting in the portal. He will have a great opportunity to win the job there.Quote:
Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog
Duece Knight iirc. He was pretty highly recruited.Quote:
Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog
May be talking about Ashton Daniels, not Knight.
Mario Nash is officially in the portal
Came to post this. I would think we make contact atleast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck3124
He has been added.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuck3124
I wonder when guys like Nash will stop listening to the handler.
Fluff is coming back in 2026. Player retention is going to be huge for us.
That's a big keep. He is guy we desperately needed to hold on to. We have about 5 more of those types of guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by KB21
We're currently at 8 outgoing players. I would honestly expect 12-15 more.
Was Burnside processed or his choice?
How many of the 8 are being encouraged to leave? How many would we prefer to stay?Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
So far.....all 8. I imagine we would've kept Burnside but I don't think anyone was hurting that he left. He got recruited over.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1bigdawg
Tony Mitchell out.
That's one we would've liked to have kept. But we also knew the chances of him staying were slim.Quote:
Originally Posted by KB21
[QUOTE=StarkVegasSteve;1686894]That's a big keep. He is guy we desperately needed to hold on to. We have about 5 more of those types of guys.[/QU
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Auburn don't you think? He was a Hutz guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Kelly Jones may have announced his return.
I keep seeing First and second round grades on him - i just don't see how we keep him with the NFL calling. I hope I'm wrong, but its not a bad thing for us to have a corner be a first round pick for us. Something we can sell to portal players.Quote:
Originally Posted by KB21
None of the draft guys I follow have him that high.
Is there a chance we get Thompson another year and bring back Evans and Ayden Williams?
The short answer is noQuote:
Originally Posted by bigplayslay
Ayden is being courted hard by the plantation again
Thompson is trying. But no. Of course the ncaa is powerless. So I guess 1%. But otherwise no.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigplayslay
Was it a NIL thing? I heard he got his NIL cut.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
College athletes exist in that world now. It's "produce or be cut". I hate it for the actual student athlete. The current system is not good for a young adult, but...it's what certain people wanted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
I thought it was because his ceiling is at safety and we want him to play there but he wasn?t to be a WRQuote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
That would be correct. We were paying him far too much for the amount of production we were getting in returnQuote:
Originally Posted by Todd4State
while i agree on the production part, he isn't/wasnt getting crazy money. Just more than money than he produced. Now, the crazy money comment is all relative. But we have lots of guys making more than stonka. As it should be. But we will pay someone the same as he was getting and that someone is just as likely to sit the bench too. And trust me, this isn''t defending him, at all. Nor bashing him. He's going to find out he's not worth what he thinks he is and have to play at a g5 for next to nothingQuote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
What about DL Ahmad Breaux from LSU? He?s in the portal
I wouldn't be shocked if he tried to come back. Not sure Lebby will take him back though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Homedawg
Saw at 247 that Stonka is apparently meeting with Zach Arnett, and they are trying to work out something where he comes back.
If he'll actually accept playing S and understand he's on a prove it deal, then I have no problem bringing him back. I wouldn't pay him much NIL at all though. I mean he's on scholarship so maybe 2K-3K/month after that. I just don't see any merit in keeping him anywhere near his old deal, which was rumored to be near 6 figures.Quote:
Originally Posted by KB21
It's interesting, because I was thinking about this the other day. I was thinking about Isaac Smith in the middle safety role in this defensive scheme, which is the DOG position. The thought crossed my mind that Stonka would have a great chance to play either weak safety or strong safety in this scheme if he would stay.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
You're also assuming we won't portal a safety or two, which I fully expect us to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by KB21
It was absolutely six figures.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Jadan Baugh RB would be a good one to get. It would be someone who could come in and make an impact immediately.
https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...22/jadan-baugh
Gonna likely be price tag that we don't want to pay for a #2(ish) RB. I imagine he'll want RB1 assurances as well. He's gonna be highly sought after!Quote:
Originally Posted by JimBobDawg
We're not really looking for an RB1 out of the portal and we're not going to pay RB1 price tag for an RB2.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimBobDawg