They were bad but not nearly as broken as our program was.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
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They were bad but not nearly as broken as our program was.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
I would look for a lot of portal entrants in the next week. I imagine we will also see some of our guys enter as well.
Have added a few names today. A couple I would watch who are getting a ton of attention are UAPB WR Javonnie Gibson and NW Mo State TE Zach Atkins. Gibson led the SWAC in receiving and will be receiving a ton of interest. Atkins has already received 4 P4 offers in about 12 hours. We are on both.
We are also on an OL from Harvard and an OL from Charlotte.
Have added some more names to the list so far. Don't be alarmed by all the FCS guys on the list. By and large, they are the only ones in the portal right now since their regular season has ended. We are on a few FCS guys, but so are a lot of other P4 programs right now.
Also added some UNC guys I believe we'll target with them moving on from Mack Brown.
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Added our transfers out to the original post.
Chrishon McCray from Kent St is officially in the portal. Would look for us to be a player for him. Wide Receiver. 40/705/9 for the year. Was the only bright spot for Kent St this year.
Kevin Concepcion from NC State and Micah Hudson from Texas Tech are two WRs I would go hard after.
Justus Boone from Florida in the portal. Edge rusher. We need to be all over him.
Harold Perkins is in the portal.
As expected, Chris Parson(still no S) is in the portal. IMO this all but guarantees we will bring in a transfer QB.
I'm surprised by this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
I'm not. LSU has replaced him and arguably looked better defensively since they did.Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldawg28
He was injured, he wasn't replacedQuote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Well then after they replaced him due to injury they got better. Perkins' problem is that he either has to play out of position at LB because that's where he'll play at the next level, and he's not as effective, or he plays D end and he can't get better at the position he's going to play at the next level. Oddly enough, the scheme we play would actually be great for him. Because we use Branden Jennings a lot in both roles and Perkins could take over that role.Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldawg28
Every time I get on social media I see Ole Miss people posting about our transfers to distract from the fact that they?re not going to the playoff. Misery loves company. Hate Parson didn?t work out. I feel like he could?ve been great in this offense.
Have been told to expect Trevion Williams to enter the portal when it opens.
Should be pretty easy to replace his production. This was his third season in the program and he didn?t really do anything besides be a warm bodyQuote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
One of those that are asking for $$$ way over their value?Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Agreed, want money? Have better resultsQuote:
Originally Posted by DEDawg
Guy had all physical tools, but two crappy DL coaches in Phelps and Turner.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
He came in with a lot of hype. We have waited for a couple of years for him to blow up and it never happened.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Hopefully they talk him out of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Perfect example of a player that we can?t over pay on to stay,Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldawg28
We did it last year with John Lewis and Anderson and they did nothing for us.
There are a handful of players we should pay to retain, he isn?t one of them.
John Lewis definitely would have helped us. That's coaching malpractice with his situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog
Then it's coaching malpractice by two different staffs. Lewis has trouble covering routes and doesn't wrap up when he tackles. This staff gave him every chance and Tillman outplayed him.Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldawg28
John Lewis went to SEC Media Days and a leader of the team. He was expected to be the next great Linebacker but it never happened.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
Ehh it was more that he'd just been here longer than Issac Smith, Stone, etc. and we needed a defensive guy to go since we already had Shapen and Reese.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigDawg81
He played under Arnett. The new DC could have have moved him to DE for pressureQuote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
John Lewis can't play at this level. It's as simple as that. He's a straight-line athlete that lacks instincts and quickness. Too small to be an edge rusher. Not agile enough to bend the corner as an edge rusher. Not athletic enough to help in coverage.Quote:
Originally Posted by bulldawg28
Good attrition so far on our roster. Need to lose about 25-30 more.
We can't lose that many and expect to fill all the holes with portal guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
First, there won't be as many quality portal guys because schools have more NIL money and they will retain more. We will be retaining most of the players that other schools will want.
Second, quality portal guys are expensive and we can't go out and sign 20-25 quality portal guys. Yes we have a solid NIL budget, but hey this past year's roster wasn't cheap.
Finally, its not like our HS/Juco recruiting is producing a bunch of instant impact guys. We may have a few, but for the most part they are depth pieces. We need to hang on to some guys on our roster that are in the two deep that could provide decent depth.
John Lewis in the portal.
Ty Cooper in the portal
Not all of the portal guys will be high dollar impact players. We have build a 2 deep, especially on defense. We will spend a lot because we need a lot and for the right guys we will have to overspend on some of them. But don't think every portal guy we sign are going to be top tier impact guys. But we will sign around 25 if at all possible and have the money to do so.Quote:
Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog
He was told that his NIL deal wasn't being renewed.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
I'm wondering what we tell Shapen. I can't imagine we renew his deal to be the backup.
You renew it if either A) You don't get Arnold or B) If MVB doesn't stay and you can't find a good backup. Otherwise you thank him for his services and help him find a new school.Quote:
Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog
I don't see Arnold hitting the portal. If he does, I can't imagine he comes here. I would think he would do the Dillon Gabriel move. Plus, spending 7 figures on a QB and letting MVB walk (Which would happen) doesn't make sense when we have so many other holes.Quote:
Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve
I haven't heard anything about MVB leaving. He showed flashes, but thankfully not consistent enough to where I think someone offers him a bag to leave.
I think he gets a solid raise, we tell Shapen that he either takes a pay cut or he walks. If Shapen does walk, we have to get a mid-tier back up QB in the portal.
We may not get him but Arnold is most likely transferring and we have a shot. MVB only walks of thinks he can get more money than we are willing to pay. Auburn is coming after so many QB's that it's creating some chaos in the market. We have multiple plans in place and money to do any of them. Get Arnold, keep Shapen as ins, or bring in a G5 guy...we already have had those discussions.Quote:
Originally Posted by HancockCountyDog
Brice Pollock in the portal. To say that is one we did not want to lose is an understatement. Need to find a way to get him back.