2025 Transfer Portal Thread

[Goldendawg]

I've been off Hutzler since Florida, but I will say Arkansas was the only game where we didn't keep getting better and it was the only one without all of your DL (Dinkins, Trevion, KBJ, and Russel). In games where Trevion and Russell have been back, the upward trajectory has continued. Will see how Mizzou goes.

Dinkins has been out since the first game. I think the same thing happened last year. Hurt two years in a row.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Getting back to actually reporting transfer news, which is what the thread was created for, Jayven Williams from Kennesaw State is visiting this weekend. I actually added him to the list yesterday. Pretty good numbers for a corner and he's 6'2 so he'll be in that Emerson and Forbes mold. I wouldn't say he's a starter candidate or anything, but he's better than a lot of the guys currently in that room.

[Johnson85]

Wow, seems like Hutzler was coaching ST/LB at bama, and we give him $1 million for 3 years to learn to be our DC (did something similar under Arnett but maybe not $1 million per). Who continues to sign off on our "On the Job Training Program" for AD's, HC's and DC's at State?*****

It's incredibly frustrating. We're not getting proven head coaches, but we are not in such a bad position that we have to pair first time Head Coaches with first time or even inexperienced coordinators.

Mullen is one of the most arrogant coaches we've had who had zero doubts in his coaching ability, and he made it a point to get a DC not just with DC experience, but with prior head coaching experience. If you are a first time head coach and Dan Mullen is more humble than you, you really ought to consider whether you are maybe over confident.

I liked Arnett, but being a young first time head coach and bringing in an inexperienced OC to completely change the offensive scheme when you have an offensive roster full of upper classmen doesn't even qualify as arrogant. It's just stupid. He took what was already a difficult situation and made it impossible to succeed.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Guys I mean no disrepect, but let's try to keep this to transfer portal stuff. I get we're all pissed with the defense, but let's try to post about it in the 583 other threads discussing it.

[Cooterpoot]

I've been off Hutzler since Florida, but I will say Arkansas was the only game where we didn't keep getting better and it was the only one without all of your DL (Dinkins, Trevion, KBJ, and Russel). In games where Trevion and Russell have been back, the upward trajectory has continued. Will see how Mizzou goes.

We gave up a season high for points in an SEC game for TN, Georgia QB broke records against, Arkansas QB went off, us, etc. etc. we haven't gotten better, our overall ranking in defense has gotten worse actually. It's fallen like 9 spots since earlier this season. We are bottom 6 in college football now.

[Walkerhill]

Could we pin this so it stays at the top of page 1?

[StarkVegasSteve]

Could we pin this so it stays at the top of page 1?

Scooba is going to pin it in the next week or so. It will be pinned by the time the portal officially opens on December 9. Although I imagine next Sunday we will start to see a lot of names say they are entering.

[msstate7]

Use the money on the LOS. You can mask a lot of holes if you're good on the LOS

[Cowbell]

Use the money on the LOS. You can mask a lot of holes if you're good on the LOS

This is correct / average at skill positions with GOOD in the trenches gives you a chance in every game.

[BankerDog]

First Portal haul is the CB out of Kennesaw State.

[StarkVegasSteve]

First Portal haul is the CB out of Kennesaw State.

Like I said the other day, like his game. I do not believe he starts for us, but he is a long athletic corner. It is a solid first pickup. Now we need about 20 more defensive players.

[MetEdDawg]

Like I said the other day, like his game. I do not believe he starts for us, but he is a long athletic corner. It is a solid first pickup. Now we need about 20 more defensive players.

This might be a dumb question, but if he doesn't start for us, how is he a solid pickup?

[Bothrops]

This might be a dumb question, but if he doesn't start for us, how is he a solid pickup?

We'll lose a lot.

[RezDog7]

We'll lose a lot.

Doesn't matter if we don't lose the coach.

[msstate7]

We'll lose a lot.

Maybe this should concern me, but with a team this awful, I wouldn't hate completely resetting like prime time did 2 years ago at Colorado

[RockyDog]

Maybe this should concern me, but with a team this awful, I wouldn't hate completely resetting like prime time did 2 years ago at Colorado

But he totally whiffed on defense in year 1. Their defensive line was almost as porous as ours this year. We need Deion’s 2nd haul.

[Bothrops]

Maybe this should concern me, but with a team this awful, I wouldn't hate completely resetting like prime time did 2 years ago at Colorado

This transfer stuff makes everything complicated. I suspect we will have a largely brand new team next year on both sides.

[StarkVegasSteve]

We'll lose a lot.

We need to lose a lot.

[Walkerhill]

This transfer stuff makes everything complicated. I suspect we will have a largely brand new team next year on both sides.

I think that is probably because most of the transfer dealings are done off the table through representatives or family in the fall before the coaching changes in late November and December. We always hear you can overhaul a roster and win toght away, but it seems much more likely in the second year when a new coach has a full recruiting cycle. Colorado, Arizona State and Georgia Tech are examples.

[StarkVegasSteve]

I think that is probably because most of the transfer dealings are done off the table through representatives or family in the fall before the coaching changes in late November and December. We always hear you can overhaul a roster and win toght away, but it seems much more likely in the second year when a new coach has a full recruiting cycle. Colorado, Arizona State and Georgia Tech are examples.

OM with Kiffin in year 2 had some impact transfers. They go 10-3 in year 2. It was also because they were year 2 in a system.