2025 Transfer Portal Thread

[Todd4State]

If Shapen never had a season ended injury, we wouldn?t even have this discussion about MVB

Truth.

[RockyDog]

But continuously crying in the club over a kid who transferred to ride the pine is stupid. He was serviceable at best. BEST. He had flashes and that was all. You don?t pin your hopes on a kid who didn?t perform better than he was expected. If he had come in during the 4th quarter of the egg bowl and won it in OT, while coming off an injury, we wouldn?t be having this conversation.

Some of y?all are willing to give MVB a pass for looking like sh!t sometimes for playing in tough games, but not willing to give Lebby the same leeway for coaching in the same game.

Yep. Those fans trying to anoint MVB a 4 year starter after a couple of starts are just delusional. Give credit to the kid for doing an admirable job against big time odds, but he showed nothing that tells you he was a game changer.

I wish we could have seen a full season of Shapen and Coleman together. He?s going to be just fine next season and make a lot of people eat their words calling him Mr Plastic

[CaptainObvious]

Yep. Those fans trying to anoint MVB a 4 year starter after a couple of starts are just delusional. Give credit to the kid for doing an admirable job against big time odds, but he showed nothing that tells you he was a game changer.

I wish we could have seen a full season of Shapen and Coleman together. He?s going to be just fine next season and make a lot of people eat their words calling him Mr Plastic

Shapen will be held together by Duct Tape if he makes it to the end of the season. He may not be plastic man, but his history says he is likely to miss games due to injury. No NFL team is going to put a guy with his history on a roster without it being as a 3rd guy free agent. Now to be fair, he cannot have Matadors in front of him like he did early this past year!

[RockyDog]

Shapen will be held together by Duct Tape if he makes it to the end of the season. He may not be plastic man, but his history says he is likely to miss games due to injury. No NFL team is going to put a guy with his history on a roster without it being as a 3rd guy free agent. Now to be fair, he cannot have Matadors in front of him like he did early this past year!

His NFL prospects mean nothing. He just needs to stay somewhat healthy and rack up yards and points for Mississippi State

[msu15]

His NFL prospects mean nothing. He just needs to stay somewhat healthy and rack up yards and points for Mississippi State

Agreed

[BigDawg81]

If my aunt had nuts, she'd be my uncle.

expect in Oxford. In Oxford, if their aunt had nuts then it would still be their aunt. It is almost 2025 and anything goes now.

[Cowbell]

Yep. Those fans trying to anoint MVB a 4 year starter after a couple of starts are just delusional. Give credit to the kid for doing an admirable job against big time odds, but he showed nothing that tells you he was a game changer.

I wish we could have seen a full season of Shapen and Coleman together. He?s going to be just fine next season and make a lot of people eat their words calling him Mr Plastic

You willing to money where your mouth is on Shapen?

[Cowbell]

expect in Oxford. In Oxford, if their aunt had nuts then it would still be their aunt. It is almost 2025 and anything goes now.

This is true ya know

[DEDawg]

You willing to money where your mouth is on Shapen?

I?m interested. What?s the terms?

[RockyDog]

You willing to money where your mouth is on Shapen?

No. Because what the phuck do YOU get out of betting against your own QB? Glee? Grabbing your nuts and saying I told you so? That is stupid. I would rather see a healthy Shapen throw for 3000+ yards and a couple dozen TDs.

[CaptainObvious]

No. Because what the phuck do YOU get out of betting against your own QB? Glee? Grabbing your nuts and saying I told you so? That is stupid. I would rather see a healthy Shapen throw for 3000+ yards and a couple dozen TDs.

Me too. I hope he throws for 3000+ and runs for 300+.

[bulldawg28]

Me too. I hope he throws for 3000+ and runs for 300+.

There's no way I'd call a run play for him.

[Brobi-wan]

Is there any real possibility with that Luke K getting all the reps that he?s the starter in the fall?

[bulldawg28]

Is there any real possibility with that Luke K getting all the reps that he?s the starter in the fall?

There has to be a Qb controversy. Unless Luke is just flat out terrible there's no way he gets all the reps, performs well, and then given a clipboard to sit. Shapen hasn't beaten anyone in the SEC to solidify an automatic starter. He didn't perform like a 5th year senior last year.

[CaptainObvious]

There's no way I'd call a run play for him.

Then he isn't the QB for Lebby's offense. Who's got next?

[bulldawg28]

Then he isn't the QB for Lebby's offense. Who's got next?

The transfer and freshman. Shapen is bound to be injured with called run plays let alone scrambles on broken down pass plays.

[Todd4State]

If Shapen makes it through the season healthy I think we will have a good year. It won't be a surprise if he doesn't.

And never say never but I would be a little surprised if Kromenhoek beats him out.

[Todd4State]

There has to be a Qb controversy. Unless Luke is just flat out terrible there's no way he gets all the reps, performs well, and then given a clipboard to sit. Shapen hasn't beaten anyone in the SEC to solidify an automatic starter. He didn't perform like a 5th year senior last year.

8 TD passes, 1 INT, and a 68.9% completion percentage isn't performing like a fifth year senior?

MVB had 11 TD passes, 7 INT's and a 54.7% completion percentage for reference.

[bigbub50]

If Shapen makes it through the season healthy I think we will have a good year. It won't be a surprise if he doesn't.

And never say never but I would be a little surprised if Kromenhoek beats him out.

Kro’s shot at being a day 1 starter is lighting up in the spring if Shape can’t go. But even then, it’s an up hill battle because shape now knows this offense and kro is learning from scratch. Experience in the system is a big deal.

[Pancho]

expect in Oxford. In Oxford, if their aunt had nuts then it would still be their aunt. It is almost 2025 and anything goes now.

8 TD passes, 1 INT, and a 68.9% completion percentage isn't performing like a fifth year senior?

MVB had 11 TD passes, 7 INT's and a 54.7% completion percentage for reference.

Blake is fine if we protect. Loadholt will improve us.