2025 Transfer Portal Thread

[HancockCountyDog]

On3 has us as the favorite for Nico Davillier. On3 really needs to update the size of the players in their data base.

We aren't in his final two.

[1bigdawg]

This year coming up will be similar to this season. Dillingham flipped it in two years, we will not. We can end that comparison right there.

He was not playing our schedule, either. 6-6 would be a real turnaround next year.

[KB21]

This year coming up will be similar to this season. Dillingham flipped it in two years, we will not. We can end that comparison right there.

Dillingham had a much easier schedule, and no. This year will not be like last year. We will be better. May not win more than 5, but the talent on the team will be better than the shit Lebby inherited.

[KB21]

Also, Dillingham's first portal class was rated 17th in the country and produced 3 wins while playing a Pac 12 schedule. His second portal class was rated 30th, and the two classes combined to produce this season along with a light schedule.

[StarkVegasSteve]

He was not playing our schedule, either. 6-6 would be a real turnaround next year.

I think we can get to 6-6. We're not as far off FROM THAT as people think. Arizona St will be down next year. Cam Skattebo's don't come around every day. No one will fear their offense next year like they did with him. And we get Arky next year, who may be worse than we were this year. That means we just have to pick someone off. I think Tennessee will be in a bit of flux next year. They lose a lot off that D. TBD on how OM will look. Losing Dart is bigger than their fans want to realize it is. They also will lose Nolan, Paul, Amos, Umanmielen, Ivey, and Pegues off their D. That's a lot of replacement they'll need to do and they have to hit at the same rate as last year. I mean the younger Umanmielen is nowhere near the talent of Princely. He's more a project than a bonafide SEC guy.

[Cooterpoot]

I see no path to 6 wins with us completely rebuilding the offense and struggling to sign DL/Edge/CB. I was optimistic last year, I'm not this year after seeing this staff at work.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Starting to break a little in some circles that Kromenhoek will be announcing his commitment to us pretty soon. Nothing official from anyone with some clout, but I think we could see a Nakos or Wiltfong tweet before too long announcing it.

[KB21]

It's starting to leak out that Luke Kromenhoek will transfer to Mississippi State. Hell of a job by Jeff Lebby!!

[BigDawg81]

We got a QB

[StarkVegasSteve]

I see no path to 6 wins with us completely rebuilding the offense and struggling to sign DL/Edge/CB

Shapen will start again. He was/is better than Van Buren and would've started regardless of what Van Buren elected to do. So you're not losing anything there.

You have replaced Craver with Thompson. Someone would need to step up to replace the Coleman production but I don't think we'll struggle to find that tbh. This offense lends itself to receivers putting up big numbers.

You do need to replace Miner but that's about it on the OL. You're just getting better up front. Not really a rebuild.

On D, you definitely need to find a starting CB and two war daddies up front at DT. But you already have one EDGE guy who could also play JACK in Sanders. You also have a true EDGE in Hibbler.



The lack of DT visitors and the Arnold miss is clouding everyone's judgement that through 7 days, this is a good portal class. Now, you can't stay with these same guys for the next 10-12 days. But this is a good start.

[Pinto]

Any chance we could bring Fletcher Cox back as a d line coach or at least off the field analyst?

[StarkVegasSteve]

And........there it is. Luke Kromenhoek.

Number 4 overall player in the portal and no 2 QB accd to 247

Number 18 overall player in the portal and no 2 QB accd to On3


Edit: Mateer was added to On3 portal, was already in 247, so Kromenhoek dropped to 19 and no 3 QB on there.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Any chance we could bring Fletcher Cox back as a d line coach or at least off the field analyst?

Fletcher has less than zero desire to coach. He's retired to Yazoo City with 100 million plus in the bank.

[KB21]

Fletcher has less than zero desire to coach. He's retired to Yazoo City with 100 million plus in the bank.

I bet he has some land that he's going to spend a majority of his time hunting on as well.

[bulldawg28]

Fletcher has less than zero desire to coach. He's retired to Yazoo City with 100 million plus in the bank.

He could be our Warren Sapp

[StarkVegasSteve]

I bet he has some land that he's going to spend a majority of his time hunting on as well.

Fletcher has A LOT of land.

[StarkVegasSteve]

He could be our Warren Sapp

He doesn't want to. Maybe in 5-10 years, but right now he just wants to relax and hunt. He deserves it.

[bulldawg28]

He doesn't want to. Maybe in 5-10 years, but right now he just wants to relax and hunt. He deserves it.

Agreed

[StarkVegasSteve]

Agreed

And btw, I would love to have Fletcher on staff in any capacity he wanted to be. Would be a huge boom for us to have a guy on staff that was the highest paid defensive player in NFL history at one point.

[RisperDawg]

And........there it is. Luke Kromenhoek.

Number 4 overall player in the portal and no 2 QB accd to 247

Number 18 overall player in the portal and no 2 QB accd to On3

Awesome.