2023 Transfer Thread - Texas Capitalized, ATM Victimized

Saw this in a Dennis Dodd article as to how the transfer portal has changed things for rebuilds....

Just check 247Sports transfer rankings from before the season. USC (20 transfers), Ole Miss (17) and LSU (16) were 1-2-3. They are a combined 25-5, all ranked in the top 14 of the CFP Rankings heading into Week 12. The Trojans and Tigers are realistic playoff hopefuls.

3 hours ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

Saw this in a Dennis Dodd article as to how the transfer portal has changed things for rebuilds....

Just check 247Sports transfer rankings from before the season. USC (20 transfers), Ole Miss (17) and LSU (16) were 1-2-3. They are a combined 25-5, all ranked in the top 14 of the CFP Rankings heading into Week 12. The Trojans and Tigers are realistic playoff hopefuls.

Experienced teams are usually pretty good. We aren't very experienced except DL and RB, maybe corner, the starters anyway.

SEC coaches weigh in on NCAA Transfer Portal: 'It's OK to top off the gas tank' via the Portal

Multiple coaches from college football's top conference say the Transfer Portal continues to dramatically change recruiting, roster management

JOHN BRICE       3 HOURS AGO

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Regardless of what happens anywhere this weekend in the Southeastern Conference, or next weekend for that matter, defending College Football Playoff champion Georgia is going to face SEC West resident LSU in Atlanta Dec. 3 for the league title.

It would be hard to present two more disparate pathways to the league's annual royal rumble inside the Atlanta Falcons' Mercedes-Benz Stadium. 

Top-ranked and undefeated Georgia, as coach Kirby Smart noted this week, doesn't have a single starter on offense or defense via the NCAA Transfer Portal.

“I think that there is a lot of thought that [adding a large number of players through the Portal] is the way to success," Smart told reporters this week. "And it certainly can help you. But it can hurt you. It’s one way or the other. We’ve certainly tried to get kids out of there. We’ve tried to get a couple out of there, and we didn’t, but it’s getting the right ones. It’s not how many or any, it’s ‘Does the guy fit your culture?’.

“I am proud of the kids that stayed here, competed, and wanted to improve and get better -- because we had quite a few leave, too.”

Brian Kelly's first-year LSU squad has approximately 26 players on its roster who started their careers at different NCAA Division I -- Football Bowls Subdivision or Football Championship Subdivision -- programs, including starting quarterback Jayden Daniels from Arizona State, starting safety Major Burns from Georgia and punter Jay Bramblett, from Notre Dame, among others.

The Tigers, as Kelly pointed out this week on the SEC coaches' teleconference, also had less than half the allotted number of scholarship players on roster when they played their bowl game to end the 2021 season.

So Kelly doesn't want to make a Portal pipeline a necessary way of life at LSU.

"I can give you my philosophy as to how I think it can be managed; you can top the tank off but the base, most of you tank, has to be through player development," Kelly said of roster construction. "Through freshmen, developing your program, getting the right standards set, the culture of your program. 

"Then you can bring in guys because they are going to assimilate to the culture that has been built. You don’t want the Transfer Portal and a number of those guys to set the culture, because they don’t know what it is. And it takes too long. To me, that’s where I think the Transfer Portal is great but I think you have to understand, it’s great if you top your tank off with it and fill in some needed positions but have the base of your program built through freshman recruiting." 

Both Georgia and LSU have a player in a significant role who began his career at the other school; Arik Gilbert is part of the Bulldogs' talent-laden tight end group after starting his career at LSU under former Tigers coach Ed Orgeron.

Fifth-ranked Tennessee similarly has a cast of key contributors via the Portal, most notably Heisman Trophy candidate Hendon Hooker at quarterback and wideout Bru McCoy.

Arkansas coach Sam Pittman wants to keep constructing his roster primarily with high school players, but Pittman doesn't deny that the presence of the Portal -- and NCAA legislation changing to allow programs to get to an 85-man scholarship roster and not be constrained by merely a 25-scholarship cap in each class -- influence the Razorbacks' approach.

"My mind has (changed). I still want to get 20 or so high school kids. What’s probably changed more than anything is availability to get to 85 (scholarship players) instead of 25," Pittman said. "Whereas my mind before, I always want to recruit high school kids and get to 20 if I can, minimum, and then go to the Portal.

"Well, now, you could have 30 scholarships, 32 scholarships in a year, whatever it may be, and now your Transfer Portal (signees) will be more numbers. I still want to recruit high school, but because of the change in the 25 to 85 rule, I’ve changed my mind little bit more to what we can do to address some areas on the team we need to address, numbers-wise and talent-wise."

Kentucky coach Mark Stoops, who has built his program upon player development and then infused select Transfer Portal additions such as current starting quarterback Will Levis, said roster management has become a significant part of the season's grind.

“I think there’s no easy answers with some of this, but that is definitely a part of it and as we go through all the different tasks we have throughout the week in our preparation, roster management and dealing with it is certainly something that we have to discuss," Stoops said. "I think with having that last week after the regular season to have these discussions and get things in place, I think with probably each of us, I can’t speak for the other teams but certainly with us, you probably know certain people that you know that are clear-cut, that will be in the Portal and you have those discussions and you’re prepared for them. 

"I think maybe different surprises or people that you don’t know, that gives you time to at least have a meeting and get organized for it before you get on the road in December and start your visits, because it’s always such a hectic time for all of us.”

Kelly's near-overhaul of the entire LSU program has afforded the Tigers the opportunity to lean on transfers, select members of its 2022 signing class and a core of veterans for its turnaround. 

But the former record-setting Notre Dame coach cautions against overreliance of a roster constructed from players whose careers began elsewhere.

"I think you have to be very careful, because chemistry is still the one thing that can really upset a locker room and finding the right guys and making sure that they’re good teammates," Kelly said, "just because they’re great players doesn’t make them great teammates. You still have to have 11 guys who trust each other and are accountable to each other.

"Sometimes you can’t find that through watching film; you’ve got to get to know them. And you don’t get that opportunity through the Transfer Portal."

In other words, don't let the gas tank hit empty.  

 

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Josh Pate On THE Transfer Portal & NIL Solution (Late Kick Cut)       
 

Not sure where he came from, but he basically talks for the sake of talking. No actual content, information, or value.

He apparently likes to hand out Academy gift cards, so that’s something.

On 11/17/2022 at 6:26 AM, Hookem2147 said:

FCB this morning 

— Xavier Worthy is engaged...

 

Congrats to the happy couple. Anyone have pics?

 

 

 

On 11/3/2022 at 8:33 PM, MH BEVO said:

Are they recovering from the flu?

 

Portal opens today at the FCS level. Not sure if any Texas level guys will become available but there were a few last year.

Edited November 21, 2022 by Hookem2147

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College football's new transfer portal windows, explained

Nov 9, 2022  Tom VanHaaren ESPN Staff 

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In early May, when Jordan Addison entered the transfer portal and made his intentions known that he was leaving Pitt, it shocked the college football world.

Addison had just won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's best wide receiver and had positioned himself as a top NFL prospect. Later that month, he transferred to USC, leaving Pitt's coaches scrambling for a replacement with only a few months left until the season started.

Addison's late decision to join new Trojans coach Lincoln Riley and fellow transfer Caleb Williams made the idea of college football free agency more real than ever.

Transferring -- and using the portal, which launched in the fall of 2018 -- has become a staple of college football, even more so after the NCAA eliminated a rule in April 2021 that required transfers to sit out a year at their new university. The rule granted them a one-time waiver to transfer without penalty and with immediate eligibility, and it opened the floodgates of player movement: 1,695 FBS players entered the portal in the 2019-20 cycle, and that number increased to 3,085 in 2021-22.

We've seen the results on the field: In 2020, 10.7% of FBS starters were transfers. This season, that number nearly doubled, to 20.9%, according to SportSource Analytics.

The new rule, however, has been an adjustment -- and opportunity -- for football programs, which now have to construct their rosters on a year-to-year basis. Coaches have to manage scholarship numbers, recruit their own roster to keep players happy and maintain the workload to evaluate potential transfers. Oh, and they also have to win games, too.

"We have to start thinking like NFL teams -- you're rebuilding every offseason," a personnel director for a Power 5 school said. "Your culture is changing every year and there's almost too much chaos to it."

Now, there's a twist to how the transfer portal works. To limit the uncertainty around scholarship numbers and streamline the process for players, the Division I Council approved in August new transfer window dates for when players can enter the portal. Instead of being able to leave a school at any time, players now have to enter the portal within set dates. The first window opens the day after the championship teams are selected, which will be Dec. 5, and closes 45 days later on Jan. 18, 2023. There is also a 15-day spring period from May 1-15.

How will these looming transfer window dates affect the sport, both now and in the future? How do coaches feel about the new rules? And what are the disadvantages? We talked to coaches and player personnel directors across the country to better understand the changing college football landscape.

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OK, what exactly is the transfer portal?

No, the transfer portal isn't something from "Quantum Leap." It's an online database created to allow opposing college coaches the ability to communicate legally with athletes who declare their intention to transfer.

Once a school's compliance department enters a player's name into the portal, that player is free to communicate with coaches from other schools but does not have to transfer.

Do players have to transfer during the new windows?

No. The windows are meant for players to enter their names into the portal, which is different from actually transferring. Once their name is in the portal, they can transfer whenever they want as long as they are able to gain admissions and meet academic requirement dates.

How did transferring work before the windows?

Players could enter the transfer portal whenever they wanted -- before the season, during the season, after the season, in the spring. There wasn't much warning as to when they would go in outside of notifying compliance.

That was an issue for coaches, because they were now required to recruit their own roster to make sure no one would unexpectedly leave. Keeping full rosters and maintaining depth throughout the season became the concern.

I thought you said they had to wait to enter the portal. A few names have popped up recently -- why are they allowed to enter?

There are a few exceptions to the portal windows. Graduate transfers can enter at any time. Even prior to the immediate-eligibility waiver, grad transfers had been able to play for another team right away because they fulfilled their undergraduate requirements.

Players whose head coaches were fired during the season will have an immediate 30-day window to enter the portal, allowing other coaches to talk and communicate with them if there's a future spot on their roster.

Among the players in the portal now because their coach was fired: Arizona State defensive backs Kejuan and Keon Markham, Georgia Tech linebacker Demetrius Knight II, Nebraska wide receiver Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda and Wisconsin offensive lineman Logan Brown.

Defensive back Kejuan Markham entered the transfer portal after Arizona State and coach Herm Edwards parted ways. Zac BonDurant/Icon Sportswire

If a player enters the portal now, can he transfer midseason and play for his new team?

No. It isn't like a professional sports trade. Players would need to wait to be eligible until the following season. Whether they can continue to play for their current team, or stay on scholarship, is up to the coach of their current program.

"Prior to this rule, somebody this week could say, 'I'm entering the portal' and they are removed from the team. Then they're just at the school, you're paying for the scholarship to the end of the semester, but they're visiting other places," an SEC personnel director said. "If you have an injury, now what if we need that player and they get to play? Does that change if they want to transfer?"

How do programs know who is going into the portal?

College scouting and personnel departments must be ready for anyone to enter the portal.

"We would evaluate anyone we thought could hit the portal," an SEC personnel director said. "Halfway through the year last year, we knew we were going to have a need at receiver and other positions, so we would just go through and find guys that we thought might end up in the portal or Group of 5 guys that were excelling that may want to jump to the next level."

Staffs also have to prepare for the opposite -- if one of their own players decides to leave.

"It kind of doubled the amount of prospects for evaluating -- with high school recruits and transfers -- and trying to get information," the personnel director said. "It has added a significant amount of work and as it continues to evolve, we continue to learn and adapt our process."

Why would coaches like the new rules?

The SEC personnel director said he and his staff believe the windows allow teams to keep their rosters intact throughout the season instead of losing players as it goes on, help with roster management and know what positions need to be filled.

Knowing how many scholarships are going to be allocated to transfers and how many are left for high school recruits is a big deal. In May, the NCAA allowed schools to go over the 25 initial counter limit, which capped teams at 25 transfers and recruits per year. Schools, however, still have to stay at or under the 85 total scholarship limit.

"I think having defined windows of time is good. I think the big thing that most coaches will probably tell you is that the length -- the longer that window is, the less certainty there is," Florida coach Billy Napier said. "You know, I think we all sleep better when that portal closes. And then obviously, if you're in need of a player, it creates opportunity, so I think it's good and bad."

Are there any drawbacks for coaches?

One Power 5 assistant told ESPN windows are merely a formality and that coaches will find out if a player wants to transfer or not ahead of time anyway.

"You're going to have kids on your campus and on your team, but the reality is they're not happy and they don't want to be there anymore," said Andy Frank, director of player personnel at Penn State. "You're going to keep them going through things they'd probably rather move on from, and that's not good for culture."

What about the scouting and personnel departments?

Frank also says it's going to put a strain on scouting and personnel staffs who are already stretched thin. Not knowing who is in the portal or who will go in the portal essentially means they have to evaluate every potential player on every roster who might transfer.

"I think you have to do your due diligence, similar to what an NFL board would do relative to people that are put on the waiver wire," LSU coach Brian Kelly said. "People that are free agents or anything like that, you better know the guys that are from the areas that you're interested in looking at. And so yeah, I think it expands your personnel department and puts more of an emphasis on understanding players that are in other programs."

What about the players?

Players are using high school coaches, trainers and intermediaries to explore options before going into the portal. Those conversations are going on behind the scenes so players know if there are spots open at other schools.

Isn't that tampering?

Tampering has happened all along with the portal, and the NCAA hasn't figured out a way to stop it. In May 2021, a prominent high school coach told ESPN he estimated that nearly 60% of college teams were tampering in his experience.

"With one player, last season I got four calls from four different conferences," the high school coach said. "'Is he happy? They're not using him like we would use him.' These are SEC, Big Ten and some big-name schools."

ESPN's Pete Thamel reported in April that Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi called Riley multiple times to express his displeasure with the possibility that tampering happened when Addison transferred to play for the Trojans, but no tampering violations have been brought forth by the school.

Jordan Addison transferring from Pitt to USC was among the biggest moves during last season's transfer cycle given caliber and the timing. AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez

So again, what about the players?

For players, entering the portal without knowing whether another team will offer a scholarship can be a dangerous gamble.

"If you just enter the portal with no plan, unless you were the man at your university, you can get lost so easily," the SEC personnel director said. "If you're a guy who -- even if you were premier before and had no production -- and you're about to just jump in there with no intel or nobody in your corner who at least put some feelers out, you'll be stuck."

Frank agrees it's not a positive for players to have to find options before entering the portal.

"That puts pressure on you to operate outside of the rules, and neither side wants that pressure," Frank said. "Now, I have to wait to the very end of the season to do this and to go into the portal. If I'm a player, I better start working on what my options are before that."

There isn't a scholarship available for everyone in the portal. In the 2021-22 cycle, only 61% of FBS players who entered the portal either found a new team or withdrew their name and stayed with their school. The other 39% did not find a scholarship position at an FBS school (although other variables, such as transferring to an FCS school or dropping out of the sport, factor into that).

Tampering seems to be a loophole. What else is happening to get around the windows?

Some players, including SMU safety Chace Cromartie, decided to take a redshirt season, not play and announce their intentions to enter the transfer portal to get around the windows. That's not a violation, and it still lets other coaches know they're transferring at the end of the season.

Notre Dame defensive lineman Jacob Lacey is a grad transfer, so he is allowed to enter now, but he also decided to take a redshirt this season to preserve a year of eligibility.

Indiana quarterback Jack Tuttle announced in October that he planned to enter the portal, but he ended up starting for the Hoosiers against Penn State on Nov. 5.

How are the windows enforced?

The windows won't prevent behind-the-scenes conversations; they just change when the players can go into the portal.

Given that some coaches, including Kelly, believe the transfer windows will help mitigate some of the previous concerns, "such as tampering or giving up on the season or doing things that just create distractions."

"And so, I think when all parties got together, and including student-athletes that weighed in on this, I think everybody felt like this was the best decision," he said.

Is this the 'best decision' moving forward?

Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin declared himself the "Portal King" in January, adding quarterback Jaxson Dart, running back Zach Evans, tight end Michael Trigg and a handful of others to build his roster. He acknowledged that SEC coaches discussed other avenues but believes the coaches and the NCAA won't really be able to fix the problems unless they move more toward a professional model.

"Until you create true free agency and these are real contracts and it can be multiyear and whatever it is, just like any professional sport, which is what we are in almost every area, that would solve it," Kiffin said. "Professional sports has certainly figured out how to handle free agency and have a window and the ability to move around."

Lane Kiffin (right) declared himself the "Portal King" last winter after landing big-name transfers like quarterback Jaxson Dart (left) and running back Zach Evans. John Rivera/Icon Sportswire

When the portal opens in December, what are people inside college football expecting? A free-for-all of players transferring?

If most of the best players already know where they're going to go, it will be a quick process. On the outside, yes, it will appear to be a mass of players entering the portal, but if a lot of them have a plan, they'll also exit quickly.

It will be difficult for coaches to manage it if they miss on players and need to scramble to fill a need. That process could be hectic, and it's adding a lot of pressure and work only a few weeks before the early signing period.

"It basically forces you to evaluate everybody out there that you think there's any chance [to transfer], which you don't know who they're going to be," Frank said. "So you're evaluating, to some degree or another, everybody trying to figure out if they did go in the portal, what would we do? Because now you have to act so much faster on all the things that it takes for offering the kid."

And that means a wild two weeks before national signing day on Dec. 21, right?

Yes. High school prospects will be impacted by these few weeks. Say there's a recruit that's on the edge of getting an offer. If that school fills the need with a transfer before signing day, that recruit might be out of a scholarship.

There are schools that would rather take a transfer with experience than take a chance on a high school prospect who hasn't proved anything yet.

If a big-name college player enters the portal at the last minute, that could impact current commitments and scholarship numbers, so it will definitely be something to watch on how coaches navigate the month of December.

Coaching changes could impact the list of names who decide to transfer late, like when Williams and receiver Mario Williams followed Riley from Oklahoma to USC, and a few other coaching changes this past offseason.

It will also put a strain on the entire department since most transfers will now take place in this small window. Administrators will have to work to get transfers admitted into school, while also doing paperwork on the players transferring out. Simultaneously, the staffs are trying to onboard high school prospects who are signing early and looking to enroll in January.

"Now you're asking academic departments on campus to do all of this during a holiday, and that was already happening, but now it's happening for everybody who is in the portal," Frank said. "As opposed to a percentage of them, it's everybody at once. It's going to be breakneck speed."

Are there schools that are setting up for a big transfer window?

New coaches will likely use the portal to rebuild rosters quickly. We saw that with Kelly at LSU, Napier at Florida and Riley at USC. It has become a faster way for them to build the program than waiting two to three years via recruiting.

Six Power 5 programs already have changed coaches: Nebraska, Arizona State, Wisconsin, Georgia Tech, Colorado and Auburn. Those schools, depending on whom they hire, could be in position to be more active in the portal.

Does that lead to success?

UCLA decided to go all-in on the transfer portal as opposed to high school recruiting. The Bruins have seven total high school recruits in the 2023 class, second fewest among all FBS schools behind Arizona State, which fired Herm Edwards in September.

UCLA is doing that on purpose, though, and banking on the number of transfers that will enter the portal will match up with their needs. It's proving effective this season, as the Bruins are off to an 8-1 start and are No. 12 in the College Football Playoff rankings.

For the Bruins, 37.6% of their starters are transfers, compared to the average of 20.9% for the rest of FBS teams. That's what has worked for UCLA and Chip Kelly, but taking in transfers doesn't guarantee success. Michigan State and coach Mel Tucker have used the portal to build their roster and saw success in 2021, winning 11 games and striking gold with running back Kenneth Walker III. It hasn't gone the same way this season, though, as the Spartans are 4-5 with three games remaining.

"The difficult part about all this is building your team's culture and sustaining that culture by bringing in new faces," an FBS personnel director said. "You have to do your homework and you also have to make sure you're getting the guys you want."

Not every team has gone the route of the portal, with Clemson and Dabo Swinney taking only three transfers on the roster. Some have used it to quickly fill a few needs, as Alabama brought in defensive back Eli Ricks and running back Jahmyr Gibbs to play immediately.

What is clear through the past two seasons is that there isn't one strategy that has proven to work. Each scenario and each coach's process differs. Coaching staffs must find the right balance and the right blueprint that will give their team success while navigating this new landscape that has dominated college football.

 

 

 

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34967085/college-football-new-transfer-portal-windows-explained

 

 

 

 

These two seem the most interesting so far.

Edited November 21, 2022 by BurntOrange&White

Picked up VA Tech, NC State, and Washington State offers so far.

 

8 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

 

 

 

 

These two seem the most interesting so far.

But can Truman Jones get into Texas? 

I thought he medically retired?  Long flu?

Meanwhile in Nebraska:

"Mathis, who notably received a massive NIL deal for coming to Lincoln, was supposed to anchor an improved defensive unit for the Cornhuskers in 2022, but it has been anything but that to this point in the year. When he entered the transfer portal, Mathis was considered one of the top defensive players available last offseason and was listed as a 94 in 247Sports’ portal rankings, making him a strong four-star player.

Prior to coming to Nebraska, Mathis recorded 15.5 sacks over three seasons of work in a Horned Frogs uniform, but in 2022 he has managed just 2.5 sacks and 21 solo tackles. Mathis’ inability to make a difference in the pass rush has been a contributing factor in the Huskers’ defense being so bad this season, the primary reason why they are just 3-6 on the year.

Meanwhile, Mathis’ old team is one game away from clinching a spot in the Big 12 Championship and is ranked fourth in the latest College Football Playoff rankings along with a perfect 9-0 record. Sometimes, the grass isn’t greener on the other side, even if you’re moving from Cowtown to the middle of a cornfield in Nebraska.

https://www.heartlandcollegesports.com/2022/11/11/former-tcu-de-ochaun-mathis-having-disappointing-season-after-big-nil-deal-at-nebraska/

 

6 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

Meanwhile in Nebraska:

"Mathis, who notably received a massive NIL deal for coming to Lincoln, was supposed to anchor an improved defensive unit for the Cornhuskers in 2022, but it has been anything but that to this point in the year. When he entered the transfer portal, Mathis was considered one of the top defensive players available last offseason and was listed as a 94 in 247Sports’ portal rankings, making him a strong four-star player.

Prior to coming to Nebraska, Mathis recorded 15.5 sacks over three seasons of work in a Horned Frogs uniform, but in 2022 he has managed just 2.5 sacks and 21 solo tackles. Mathis’ inability to make a difference in the pass rush has been a contributing factor in the Huskers’ defense being so bad this season, the primary reason why they are just 3-6 on the year.

Meanwhile, Mathis’ old team is one game away from clinching a spot in the Big 12 Championship and is ranked fourth in the latest College Football Playoff rankings along with a perfect 9-0 record. Sometimes, the grass isn’t greener on the other side, even if you’re moving from Cowtown to the middle of a cornfield in Nebraska.

https://www.heartlandcollegesports.com/2022/11/11/former-tcu-de-ochaun-mathis-having-disappointing-season-after-big-nil-deal-at-nebraska/

 

These petty assholes just can’t help themselves. You’re in the driver’s seat for the CFP, just STFU and enjoy it . 

If anyone has on worthy

11 minutes ago, utexas8 said:

 

 

If anyone has on worthy

 

What are you hearing about the rumor of Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy possibly transferring?

I’m hearing there’s definitely a possibility of that happening. I’m told by the same source who told me about Caleb Williams likely transferring to USC a year ago, that Worthy is seriously considering a transfer and USC is a top option. If he does ultimately enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, we believe USC will be the school to beat.

If anyone has on worthy

"What are you hearing about the rumor of Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy possibly transferring?"

"I’m hearing there’s definitely a possibility of that happening. I’m told by the same source who told me about Caleb Williams likely transferring to USC a year ago, that Worthy is seriously considering a transfer and USC is a top option. If he does ultimately enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, we believe USC will be the school to beat."



Literally everybody knew Caleb Williams was going to follow Lincoln Riley to USC...

That’ll be $9.95.

10 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

What are you hearing about the rumor of Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy possibly transferring?

I’m hearing there’s definitely a possibility of that happening. I’m told by the same source who told me about Caleb Williams likely transferring to USC a year ago, that Worthy is seriously considering a transfer and USC is a top option. If he does ultimately enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, we believe USC will be the school to beat.

Translation “I remember the saga from last year with worthy, and read some messages board rumors on him transferring this year.” 

In the short run, every player is going to be a free agent every year. And everyone knows that Lincoln Riley will tamper. So, I assume we will have to re-recruit current players every year. Supposedly, we are pretty well funded so hopefully we will play the game, too. Either way, it's going to be a bumpy ride.

Maybe the ncaa will try to tighten up their waivers now that there’s one free transfer, to curtail some of it and make it so it’s not every year for every player.  Could it actually result in players graduating more often, to unlock the grad transfer?

Edited November 22, 2022 by Pato del Muerto

51 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

What are you hearing about the rumor of Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy possibly transferring?

I’m hearing there’s definitely a possibility of that happening. I’m told by the same source who told me about Caleb Williams likely transferring to USC a year ago, that Worthy is seriously considering a transfer and USC is a top option. If he does ultimately enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, we believe USC will be the school to beat.

The USC side has made up the Worthy stuff this cycle based on them making a run at him last cycle. This cycle, a “you never know” response to an intermediary about him being interested has vaulted the view on their side to “we’re getting Worthy” and leaking that to their $9.95ers to gin up some concept of momentum. 

Worthy wouldn’t surprise me if he tested the portal and flirted with USC again, but there’s zero substance to anything with it right now. I believe Schrader was a guy caught paying recruits and making shit up on numerous occasions in the pass, so he should have the credibility of the lying criminal he is. 

11 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

The USC side has made up the Worthy stuff this cycle based on them making a run at him last cycle. This cycle, a “you never know” response to an intermediary about him being interested has vaulted the view on their side to “we’re getting Worthy” and leaking that to their $9.95ers to gin up some concept of momentum. 

Worthy wouldn’t surprise me if he tested the portal and flirted with USC again, but there’s zero substance to anything with it right now. I believe Schrader was a guy caught paying recruits and making shit up on numerous occasions in the pass, so he should have the credibility of the lying criminal he is. 

But also whores are gonna whore.

On 11/17/2022 at 10:16 AM, RomaVicta said:

Keep your shirts on.

I will not. 

Ketch teasing heavy on the 2 OB Monday livestreams about portal players that would be interested in UT.  Especially about an SEC WR that doesn't play for A&M.

I cannot wait for any parting words any gomer students have to say about the program after they transfer.

The gomers are probably willing to pay hush money. All of them will probably say some pre-prepared version of "hardest decision I've ever made in my life, will always be an aggy at heart etc etc"

Ketch teasing heavy on the 2 OB Monday livestreams about portal players that would be interested in UT.  Especially about an SEC WR that doesn't play for A&M.

Waddle????

55 minutes ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Waddle????

No ketch didn't waddle.  Sadly ambulation stopped when he lost his ham guy and resorted to injecting Velveeta into his veins.

Probably just guessing earle since he's ridden the bench despite bama receiver issues

1 hour ago, Chuckie Finster said:

Waddle????

Luther Burden

29 minutes ago, Acropora said:

No ketch didn't waddle.  Sadly ambulation stopped when he lost his ham guy and resorted to injecting Velveeta into his veins.

Probably just guessing earle since he's ridden the bench despite bama receiver issues

 

17 minutes ago, Bevo said:

Luther Burden

I don’t think Earle is a bad guess at all and I’ve already mentioned on here, I believe, that folks around the sport feel like Burden into the portal is a certainty. I assume fatfuck is guessing Burden and knows dick. 

Stewart into the portal is now a certainty for anyone holding out any doubt. I’m interested to see if he does what he’s been saying he’s going to do for months, or if he winds up at USC or OSU or something. 

1 minute ago, closetojumping said:

 

I don’t think Earle is a bad guess at all and I’ve already mentioned on here, I believe, that folks around the sport feel like Burden into the portal is a certainty. I assume fatfuck is guessing Burden and knows dick. 

Stewart into the portal is now a certainty for anyone holding out any doubt. I’m interested to see if he does what he’s been saying he’s going to do for months, or if he winds up at USC or OSU or something. 

This would be great news if we had someone who could throw the ball to him.

5 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

This would be great news if we had someone who could throw the ball to him.

I still believe Ewers is going to have a terrific season next fall and enters the draft after the season.  I expect a huge jump from this season to next season, hopefully he doesn't get his arm/clavicle hurt in Tuscaloosa

13 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

 

I don’t think Earle is a bad guess at all and I’ve already mentioned on here, I believe, that folks around the sport feel like Burden into the portal is a certainty. I assume fatfuck is guessing Burden and knows dick. 

Stewart into the portal is now a certainty for anyone holding out any doubt. I’m interested to see if he does what he’s been saying he’s going to do for months, or if he winds up at USC or OSU or something. 

IF Texas makes it clear to Evan that he is wanted AND he is going to get the ball he is going to Texas. He believes he would be the best WR on the team. “Someone” has convinced him he is a better fit in the offense than what we have and some of Quinn’s struggles he can fix. The hang up is going to be how many WR do we try to bring in and he needs to hear the message from “Texas” and not just parties who represent Texas’ interest. 
 

 

IF Texas makes it clear to Evan that he is wanted AND he is going to get the ball he is going to Texas. He believes he would be the best WR on the team. “Someone” has convinced him he is a better fit in the offense than what we have and some of Quinn’s struggles he can fix. The hang up is going to be how many WR do we try to bring in and he needs to hear the message from “Texas” and not just parties who represent Texas’ interest. 
 
 

So like, a petition?

34 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

This would be great news if we had someone who could throw the ball to him.

You mock the development of Max Wright at your own peril, sir. 

35 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

This would be great news if we had someone who could throw the ball to him.

Go back to the football board with this insufferable vaginal discharge.

8 minutes ago, utexas8 said:

So like, a petition?

 

14 minutes ago, FreeHorn said:

IF Texas makes it clear to Evan that he is wanted AND he is going to get the ball he is going to Texas. He believes he would be the best WR on the team. “Someone” has convinced him he is a better fit in the offense than what we have and some of Quinn’s struggles he can fix. The hang up is going to be how many WR do we try to bring in and he needs to hear the message from “Texas” and not just parties who represent Texas’ interest. 
 

 

Are you our resident Evan Stewart insider? Should I Venmo you 9.95? Sounds plausible if true. Not sure I want Evan after the way her acted last cycle but we need people why want and try to catch the football.

2 minutes ago, Longhornlove said:

 

Are you our resident Evan Stewart insider? Should I Venmo you 9.95? Sounds plausible if true. Not sure I want Evan after the way her acted last cycle but we need people why want and try to catch the football.

Evan Stewart is a clear upgrade over Worthy. He's a more complete WR.

2 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Evan Stewart is a clear upgrade over Worthy. He's a more complete WR.

Stewart has shown he can adjust and track back to the ball, at least.

7 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

You mock the development of Max Wright at your own peril, sir. 

Charles Wright. Max Wright is the aggy rapist with bad knees

2 minutes ago, RGBIII said:

Charles Wright. Max Wright is the aggy rapist with bad knees

Johnson, you are thinking of Johnson. How can you not remember Max Johnson. Doesn't everyone have a dirty mind like me?

3 minutes ago, Longhornlove said:

Johnson, you are thinking of Johnson. How can you not remember Max Johnson. Doesn't everyone have a dirty mind like me?

nope. everything he said was right

... *allegedly

Edited November 22, 2022 by TommyGufano

7 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Evan Stewart is a clear upgrade over Worthy. He's a more complete WR.

It appears that way. I went back and watched all the throws to Worthy. He has caught one 50/50 ball all year.Your "star" receiver should be better than that. I'm guessingg that is why we went and got Neyor.

1 minute ago, TommyGufano said:

nope. everything he said was right

So they have a Max Johnson and a Max Wright? I need to google that.

1 minute ago, Longhornlove said:

It appears that way. I went back and watched all the throws to Worthy. He has caught one 50/50 ball all year.Your "star" receiver should be better than that. I'm guessingg that is why we went and got Neyor.

No. We got Neyor because we wanted to have 3 good receivers on the roster. He was never a Worthy replacement.