Football Transfer Portal Thread

[Bothrops]

I don't see much in the way of success in this portal cycle. Does anyone think we will get better in the portal while a third of the SEC has new coaching staffs, new energy, new money and all the press. We have to make new coaching hires and spend millions on that, but it has to happen quickly and we have to beat out wealthier competitors for their services. I don't see a way out from under the ice. Please change my mind!

[Pancho]

minimum 6 wins next year and noticeable improvement in 26 or Selmon will be conducting another search.

[StarkVegasSteve]

For the record they both played at the same high school. And I have noticed that alumni from that high school think that MSU should basically play guys that went there no matter what.

He doesn't seem very rational to be honest with you.

There has always been this aura around Starkville HS kids. I think the run of success from guys like AJ Brown and Willie Gay probably started to shape the narrative that every kid coming out of Starkville High was going to be an NFL guy.

Stonka, just from what I read and observed, never should've played WR. He never should've been recruited as a WR. But either he didn't listen or his people didn't listen to any advice people gave them when he was in HS. Had he come in as a safety last year, I think he would've seen some PT this year. Safety, at the P4 level, is not something you just pick up in a Spring. If he chooses to embrace being a safety, I think he'll be at the G6 level for one season and then rise back up to a lower level P4 team. However, this seems like it's so he can go play WR somewhere.

[BigDawg81]

Michigan State WR Nick Marsh enters the portal
100 catches for 1311 yards and 9 TDs in 2 seasons.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Jelani Watkins at LSU just entered the portal. He could be your Thompson replacement. He's legit 10.2 in the 100m. That's around 4.2 speed.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Jaron Glover has entered the portal. I really thought he was going to help us out a little but he could just never get consistent reps for us.

[KB21]

I'm curious to see if having a previous relationship has an effect this cycle. Former commit Stephen Miller, DB, is in the portal. He flipped from Mississippi State to USC last year. There's also Zavian Hardy, but I have my doubts that we revisit that.

[HancockCountyDog]

I'm curious to see if having a previous relationship has an effect this cycle. Former commit Stephen Miller, DB, is in the portal. He flipped from Mississippi State to USC last year. There's also Zavian Hardy, but I have my doubts that we revisit that.

My opinion is that a kid that we had a commit from, flipped to another school and has now gone to that school and done nothing, I say no chance.

If they played well, I say all is forgiven and come on back.

[Homedawg]

I'm curious to see if having a previous relationship has an effect this cycle. Former commit Stephen Miller, DB, is in the portal. He flipped from Mississippi State to USC last year. There's also Zavian Hardy, but I have my doubts that we revisit that.

Zero chance. We let him walk on signing day w zero resistance.

[RisperDawg]

A bit off topic but I didn't realize Ra Ra Thomas landed at Troy until now.

[HancockCountyDog]

Also - remember Jaheim Oatis who everyone said ?break the bank??

He had 4 tackles at Colorado this year.

It?s not always who you sign, but who you do not waste money on.

[ZedFedder]

Oatis went from being a regular player for Bama his freshman year to nothing. I am not sure what happened.

[KB21]

Jackson Arnold back in the portal.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Jackson Arnold back in the portal.

UNT is where he may end up. Went to HS 10 minutes from their campus. They also hired Neal Brown, who runs an offense he can be successful in.

[HancockCountyDog]

Oatis went from being a regular player for Bama his freshman year to nothing. I am not sure what happened.

Injuries which caused him to get out of shape again.

[Brobi-wan]

Jackson Arnold back in the portal.

Arnold made a bad decisions going to Auburn. There were several posters here that said he would never succeed in HF offense. They were right. I don’t think we would’ve been better off with him than Blake, but he would’ve been better off here than there.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Arnold made a bad decisions going to Auburn. There were several posters here that said he would never succeed in HF offense. They were right. I don’t think we would’ve been better off with him than Blake, but he would’ve been better off here than there.

Blake and him would've had similar success. He's far more mobile than Blake, which would've opened up the run game more. But at the same time, I don't know that he's as accurate pushing the ball downfield as Blake. I do think Freeze set him up for failure by trying to make him something he wasn't.