2024 Transfer Thread - The Pedantic Circlejerk

[cochamps 1879]

2 minutes ago, crash_davis said:

Guess they didn't like that the B12 didn't running through Lubbutt.

Doesn't he know that Tech had the best QB room in the country? Are those stars ALL going to the NFL?

[BurntOrange&White 39962]

Edited December 1, 2023 by BurntOrange&White

[texifornia 57069]

 

[Vertigo 20305]

29 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

These aren’t depth players at WR Tech is losing. That’s basically their top two players. 

[Texas Flood 1356]

9 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Small hand size but he's a real coach on the field type.

[Vertigo 20305]

1 minute ago, Texas Flood said:

Small hand size but he's a real coach on the field type.

Locker Room Cancer

[Mitch Cumsteen 18551]

I'll take things that run through Lubbock for $200, Alex:

What is the transfer portal?

[TotallyLegit 3053]

14 minutes ago, Texas Flood said:

Small hand size but he's a real coach on the field type.

That's selling him short. He's more like an Athletic Director on the field.

[Redneck Mutha 8007]

48 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

These aren’t depth players at WR Tech is losing. That’s basically their top two players. 

[Mr. Drummond 2199]

90% of these wide receivers are in for a surprise.   

[Vertigo 20305]

5 minutes ago, Mr. Drummond said:

90% of these wide receivers are in for a surprise.   

Guys with high production are going to have a soft landing most of the time. It will be musical chairs at WR since these schools will have to replace their high production guys with other dudes from the portal. 

[texifornia 57069]

2 minutes ago, Vertigo said:

Guys with high production are going to have a soft landing most of the time. It will be musical chairs at WR since these schools will have to replace their high production guys with other dudes from the portal. 

Yeah, the high-tier G5/FCS guys will see a nice step up, and the good P5 ones will see a nice little payday. It's the P5 guys buried on the depth chart that think they're going to be getting their high school offer lists and instead are going to be staring at OVs to Las Cruces and Muncie.

[NoName 16369]

1 hour ago, closetojumping said:

Texas was interested in him. What the fuck are you trying to do on this one?

he held a Texas offer, sure. but he never took a virtual visit to Texas but took a bunch elsewhere:

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Due to the ongoing pandemic, Llewellyn hasn’t been able to visit the OU campus yet, but he enjoyed a virtual visit with the staff. He’s had virtual visit experiences with Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech and Oklahoma, but the Sooners stood out.

not calling out the dude but someone brought him up as a player Texas basically should have gone after but didn't push for. my point was he was considering lots of places, but not Texas even though he nominally held an offer.

he hasn't done shit at OU, so would be shocked if he ended up pulling a reverse Brennan Thompson (5 catch so far this year at OU)

 

[MonkeyDoughnut 10348]

1 hour ago, Newy25 said:

These aren’t depth players at WR Tech is losing. That’s basically their top two players. 

Tech bought in a shiny new puppy to their WR room and the existing players aren't feeling the same love.

[irishtexan 11522]

1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Your finest work. You should pull a Costanza and quit on a high-note. 

[Duane Moore 5248]

1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Big, if true

[C-Man 27253]

10 hours ago, ousux said:

11 hours ago, C-Man said:

Here's the dipshit Scott Salomon who wrote that god-awful article.

He looks like something produced in an aggy lab.

Says a lot that he -- or somebody at that stupid website -- chose this for his column pic is really remarkable. He looks like somebody who would write columns for shady gambling websites. Bio says he's a 1989 graduate of University of Miami so I know exactly how this douchebag sounds without even hearing him speak.

[HenryJames 66157]

1 hour ago, texifornia said:

 

Should've never left TCU.

[campcrunk 2503]

22 hours ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

Winner of the DeSean Hales “Good Camp” award.

I just had a flashback of all the camp reports we heard about what an "amazing connection" Hales had with Garrett Gilbert during camp. God, those were dark days

[closetojumping 62785]

29 minutes ago, NoName said:

he held a Texas offer, sure. but he never took a virtual visit to Texas but took a bunch elsewhere:

not calling out the dude but someone brought him up as a player Texas basically should have gone after but didn't push for. my point was he was considering lots of places, but not Texas even though he nominally held an offer.

he hasn't done shit at OU, so would be shocked if he ended up pulling a reverse Brennan Thompson (5 catch so far this year at OU)

 

HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!

Just stop, man. Texas was interested in the guy, not just "nominally" or "wasn't interested" as you've claimed and you were wrong positioning it otherwise. The player and discussion are otherwise completely irrelevant to a Texas board looking forward.

 

[irishtexan 11522]

11 hours ago, C-Man said:

Here's the dipshit Scott Salomon who wrote that god-awful article.

 

[HenryJames 66157]

11 hours ago, C-Man said:

Here's the dipshit Scott Salomon who wrote that god-awful article.

He looks like he should be laying in a casket.

[Tex-19 2872]

16 hours ago, RomaVicta said:

He looks the part.

I find it depressing, but we can't tell what it all means yet. At least, I don't think we can.

I'm wondering if all of these starting players leaving their schools are doing so based on what guys like them got paid last year in the portal. I don't think there was a glut last year. This year appears to be providing a look at what happens when the market is flooded with good players.

I gather from @closetojumping that Texas, a big-money player, is pressed to meet the payroll at current prices. Perhaps the current flood of players drives NIL payments down thus deterring so many players valuabe to their current teams from entering.

I'm not happy seeing medium size schools getting gutted. I'm not sure I like the feeling of picking over the free-agent market with NFL attitudes. But who cares, right? They were all mercenaries to start with. That or we've created a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Yeah I'm with you. As a fan of the sport in general, it's sad to see. It is quickly becoming impossible for low/mid-tier programs to even have a couple years of success because anytime they find a diamond in the rough, that player is immediately out the door.

[C-Man 27253]

16 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

Yeah I'm with you. As a fan of the sport in general, it's sad to see. It is quickly becoming impossible for low/mid-tier programs to even have a couple years of success because anytime they find a diamond in the rough, that player is immediately out the door.

[Constant 6753]

1 hour ago, NoName said:

he held a Texas offer, sure. but he never took a virtual visit to Texas but took a bunch elsewhere:

not calling out the dude but someone brought him up as a player Texas basically should have gone after but didn't push for. my point was he was considering lots of places, but not Texas even though he nominally held an offer.

he hasn't done shit at OU, so would be shocked if he ended up pulling a reverse Brennan Thompson (5 catch so far this year at OU)

 

He’s been injured practically the entire time he’s been at OU. I don’t know what some of these kids expect. You won’t play much if you can’t stay healthy. 

[Hiphopopotamos 20876]

*Never mind - non update*

Edited December 1, 2023 by Hiphopopotamos

[mannewers 551]

Just now, Hiphopopotamos said:

 

[Nigel Tufnel 199]

5 minutes ago, mannewers said:

He has already been making the rounds (Miss St and Neb. that I am aware of).  That $1MM number you have heard is not  his offers but it is his “ask.”

[Tex Pete 20430]

48 minutes ago, Tex-19 said:

Yeah I'm with you. As a fan of the sport in general, it's sad to see. It is quickly becoming impossible for low/mid-tier programs to even have a couple years of success because anytime they find a diamond in the rough, that player is immediately out the door.

Just making it a lot more like college basketball. Rosters are going to change significantly from year to year. Makes talent identification that much more crucial.

[Getafix 28757]

This is really interesting. 

First - they do say this - "If he enters and stays in the portal, Texas seems like the likely destination."

Then they get into some interesting specifics re: Wells' NIL situation, and they have a very clear position on his decision. 

I'll follow up with a series of posts from a diff thread, that also get pretty specific on Wells/NIL.

(I think this site is officially part of an NIL entity - if I find the notes that refer to that, I'll post them.)

 

Team Scoop - Latest Portal scuttlebutt

Tony Morrell (South Carolina 247 / The Big Spur)

 

Spoiler

 

Team Scoop - Latest Portal scuttlebutt

Tony Morrell (South Carolina 247 / The Big Spur)
 

On Thursday, all signs pointed to South Carolina wide receiver Juice Wells entering the transfer portal as a graduate transfer, which would allow him to enroll elsewhere and be eligible to play immediately. If he enters and stays in the portal, Texas seems like the likely destination. There were multiple factors leading him in the direction of the portal, including his unhappiness with some internal aspects of the program related to his injury and subsequent failed recovery from surgery to repair a broken bone in his foot suffered over the summer. Also at play was his concern about next season in Columbia and whether hitching his wagon to freshman quarterback playing behind a questionable offensive line was the right move for him to improve his NFL stock.

Wells is also under the questionable impression that he was due even more money on the NIL front despite missing almost the entire 2023 season due to injury. Wells was already one of the most well-compensated players in the SEC and is undoubtedly a talented player. Still, it is hard to understand why he would think he should receive additional money when his production this season does not warrant it. I can tell you the lines of communication remained open between Wells and the staff as of yesterday, evening and they are still working on trying to persuade him to stay in Columbia, but that did not seem like a likely outcome as of my last few times checking on it.  The feeling is he is listening to the wrong people and could end up ina worse situation in terms of targets and beating the featured receiver. He is thinking too much about the short term and not enough about the long term.

Assuming Wells does follow through on his plans to leave, the staff will have to work to fill the hole through the transfer portal with another big-time player. They will also likely take multiple receivers from the portal to try to serve existing needs for playmakers even if Wells stayed in Columbia.

While I know yesterday was a roller coaster ride regarding players entering the portal and rumors of others who may follow suit, I think the overall outcome was a win for the Gamecocks. The vast majority of the core returning players appear set to stay in Columbia, and the staff is in a position to succeed in adding players of their own from the portal. I anticipate them continuing to be active and aggressive in the coming days and weeks.

 

 

 

[Getafix 28757]

 

Follow up to the SC 247 post above - these posts from a diff thread, that also get pretty specific on Wells/NIL.

 

(Also - lulz at his statements on money, when someone immediately points out the inconsistency.  And the refusal to acknowledge that anything else may be playing some part ... .)

 

 

 

(Below - Wells related, I think.)

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 1, 2023 by Getafix

[Bigpoppapump 532]

[Reese Bennett 3615]

Reading this thread, I get a little excited when I see the numbers in these tweets, but then I realize they are over multiple years. 

[C-Man 27253]

Re: Juice from above: "The feeling is he is listening to the wrong people and could end up ina worse situation in terms of targets and beating the featured receiver. He is thinking too much about the short term and not enough about the long term."

Staying in Columbia to be the #1 target of a freshman QB behind an inexperienced OL is a better situation that going to a place like Texas and being a 1B or 2A option for Quinn/Arch in Sark's offense? Pass me some of that good shit, man!

[Hiphopopotamos 20876]

Gerry & Bobby (IT) said this morning that there has been no communication between Wells and Texas, back-channel, front channel or any other. Bobby thinks this is an agent getting Texas name out there to get other schools to bump up their offer. Said to expect this a lot. 

Edited December 1, 2023 by Hiphopopotamos

[thepop 4409]

14 hours ago, Hank Scorpio said:

If a less than 5 star WR even sets foot on campus I will attack them. 

[jw4381 3094]

3 hours ago, HenryJames said:

He looks like he should be laying in a casket.

He's not?

[HenryJames 66157]

8 minutes ago, jw4381 said:

He's not?

[Pato del Muerto 52558]

So now I’ve got this in my head:

 

🎵Here comes the rake stepper 

(burnt orange)

posting bullshit content 

(burnt orange)

 

[Texasrocks 2149]

So is "don't worry about receiver" the new "don't worry about the numbers"?

[Serak The Preparer 3431]

SIAP:

/closetohumping

[Hiphopopotamos 20876]

Antwane Wells latest Instagram follows:

 

He's also being followed by Worthy and Quinn.

Edited December 1, 2023 by Hiphopopotamos

[closetojumping 62785]

6 minutes ago, Serak The Preparer said:

SIAP:

/closetohumping

Why are you giving closetohumping credit? I thought @BurntOrange&White constructed this. Compared to all of his idiocy in getting accidentally trolled on twitter/x, I thought this one was actually funny. 

[Serak The Preparer 3431]

4 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

Why are you giving closetohumping credit? I thought @BurntOrange&White constructed this. Compared to all of his idiocy in getting accidentally trolled on twitter/x, I thought this one was actually funny. 

In the great tradition of making a joke funny by explaining it, was making fun of closetohumping for reposting transfer tweets that he saw online. The joke being that the only possible way to have seen this was in this very thread. There, now I made it funny.

[Zhorn96 1773]

As expected.  3rd leading tackler in the Pac12 despite being dinged up the last third of the season.  Dude is really good.  We need ILBs?

[Sir Ulrich 5188]

Me about to jump on twitter to see what troll account can dupe me today. 

[Fondren & Main 6732]

22 minutes ago, Serak The Preparer said:

In the great tradition of making a joke funny by explaining it, was making fun of closetohumping for reposting transfer tweets that he saw online. The joke being that the only possible way to have seen this was in this very thread. There, now I made it funny.

Everything about this page fucks minus this post.

[Rickylovesweed 14536]

6 hours ago, Newy25 said:

These aren’t depth players at WR Tech is losing. That’s basically their top two players. 

Kittley is a joke and will get McGuire fired if he doesn't make a change. 

[tejas60 3534]

 

54 minutes ago, Serak The Preparer said:

In the great tradition of making a joke funny by explaining it, was making fun of closetohumping for reposting transfer tweets that he saw online. The joke being that the only possible way to have seen this was in this very thread. There, now I made it funny.

 

31 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said:

Everything about this page fucks minus this post.

you can only understand Serak if your tongue is pulled out.

[Thiefery 5017]

26 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said:

Kittley is a joke and will get McGuire fired if he doesn't make a change. 

who cares, got Hudson